"brosser un portrait" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \bʁɔ.se œ̃ pɔʁ.tʁɛ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-brosser un portrait.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-brosser un portrait.wav
  1. Expliquer quelque chose ; en rendre compte.
    Sense id: fr-brosser_un_portrait-fr-verb-MQx6V5JG Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brosser un tableau
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