Draft

"Draft" in French

au fût

(referring to drinks on tap)

de trait

(referring to animals used for pulling loads)

à la pression

(referring to drinks on tap)

bière à la pression

(beer drawn from a cask or keg)

brouillon

(early version of a written work)

conscription

(conscription)

courant d'air

(current of air coming in)

gorgée

(amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow)

pression

(beer drawn from a cask or keg)

prise

(that which is drawn in; a catch, a haul)

repêchage

(system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams)

tirage

(draw through a flue)

tirant

(depth of water needed to float ship)

tirant d'eau

(depth of water needed to float ship)

traction

(action or act of pulling something along)

traite

(order for money to be paid)

ébauche

(early version of a written work)

conscrire

(to conscript a person)

embrigader

(to conscript a person)

enrôler

(to conscript a person)

esquisser

(to draw in outline; to make a sketch)

faire un brouillon

(to draw in outline; to make a sketch)

recruter

(to conscript a person)

ébaucher

(to write a first version)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.