abstraction

abstracción, concepto abstracto

Una idea general que se considera aparte de personas, objetos o hechos concretos.

En inglés sencillo: A general idea that is considered separately from real people, objects, or events.

• Freedom is more than an abstraction.
• The lecture was full of difficult abstractions.
• For him, poverty became a reality rather than a distant abstraction.

Sinónimos: abstract idea, concept

Expresiones frecuentes: pure abstraction, mere abstraction, theoretical abstraction

abstracción, arte abstracto

Arte que usa formas, líneas y colores en vez de representar personas o cosas tal como se ven.

En inglés sencillo: Art that uses shapes, lines, and colors instead of showing people or things as they really look.

• Her paintings explore abstraction.
• The gallery displays colorful examples of geometric abstraction.
• His later work moved away from portraits toward abstraction.

Sinónimos: abstract art

Antónimos: realism

Expresiones frecuentes: geometric abstraction, pure abstraction, move toward abstraction

abstracción

Proceso de considerar una sola característica de algo, dejando de lado las demás.

En inglés sencillo: The process of considering one feature of something while leaving its other features aside.

• Abstraction lets us study shape alone.
• Through abstraction, we consider size without discussing color.
• The model uses abstraction to separate useful features from unnecessary details.

Cómo se usa: abstraction of something from something (This involves the abstraction of shape from color and texture.)

Expresiones frecuentes: process of abstraction, conceptual abstraction, abstraction of something

ensimismamiento, abstracción

Estado de estar tan metido en tus pensamientos que no notas lo que pasa alrededor.

En inglés sencillo: A state of being so deep in thought that you do not notice what happens around you.

• She sat in quiet abstraction.
• His abstraction made him miss the question.
• A sudden noise broke her abstraction, and she looked up.

Sinónimos: absent-mindedness, reverie

Antónimos: attentiveness

Expresiones frecuentes: in abstraction, air of abstraction, moment of abstraction

retiro, apartamiento

Estado de apartarse de la vida cotidiana y de lo que se percibe con los sentidos.

En inglés sencillo: A state of living apart from everyday life and turning away from what your senses tell you.

• The hermit lived in abstraction.
• Prayer helped him achieve abstraction from worldly affairs.
• Her spiritual abstraction involved long periods of solitude.

Cómo se usa: abstraction from something (The monk sought abstraction from worldly concerns.)

Sinónimos: withdrawal, seclusion

Expresiones frecuentes: spiritual abstraction, abstraction from life, complete abstraction