borrador
eraser, draft
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Something that erases, or a draft that's made to be erased and redone
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borrar
to erase
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-dor
something that does
Borrador means eraser, literally a thing that erases. It also means draft, like a first draft of something, because a draft is a version you write expecting to erase it and write it again.
borrador
eraser, rubber, board duster
The object you use to take writing off a page.
Se me perdió el borrador del lápizI lost the eraser off my pencil
Pásame el borrador para limpiar la pizarraPass me the board duster to clean the whiteboard
draft, rough draft (of a text)
A provisional version of a text, written knowing it can still be erased and rewritten.
Este es solo el primer borrador del contratoThis is only the first draft of the contract
Guardé el correo en borradores sin enviarloI saved the email in drafts without sending it
sketch, rough drawing (of a drawing)
A first drawing done quickly, meant to be erased and redone until the real version appears.
Hizo un borrador del edificio antes de los planos finalesHe made a sketch of the building before the final plans
El artista enseñó sus primeros borradores del cartelThe artist showed his first rough drawings of the poster