realism

réalisme, pragmatisme

Accepter les faits et considérer ce qui est vraiment possible plutôt que ce qu’on souhaite.

En anglais simple : Accepting facts and thinking about what is actually possible, rather than what you wish were true.

• We need some realism here.
• Her realism helped us make a workable plan.
• He balanced optimism with realism about the costs.

Comment l'utiliser : realism about something (We need more realism about what we can afford.)

Synonymes : practicality, pragmatism

Contraires : idealism

Expressions courantes : political realism, dose of realism, realism about something, show some realism

réalisme

Représentation des personnes, lieux ou événements tels qu’ils sont dans la réalité, notamment dans l’art ou les récits.

En anglais simple : Showing people, places, or events as they are in real life, especially in art or stories.

• The film's realism impressed me.
• Her paintings combine realism with bright, unusual colours.
• Small details add realism to the story.

Synonymes : lifelikeness, verisimilitude

Expressions courantes : photographic realism, social realism, realism in art, sense of realism