realistic

réaliste

Possible à réaliser compte tenu de la situation réelle et des moyens disponibles.

En anglais simple : Something is possible to do because it fits the facts and the resources available.

• We need a realistic plan.
• Is that deadline realistic?
• They set realistic targets for the next year.

Synonymes : practical, achievable, feasible

Contraires : unrealistic

Expressions courantes : realistic goal, realistic budget, realistic expectations

réaliste

Qui comprend la situation telle qu’elle est et ce qui a des chances de fonctionner.

En anglais simple : You understand what a situation is really like and what is likely to work.

• Try to be realistic.
• She is realistic about her chances of winning.
• A realistic manager accepts that mistakes happen.

Comment l'utiliser : be realistic about something (We must be realistic about our limited time.)

Synonymes : practical, sensible, clear-eyed

Contraires : unrealistic

Expressions courantes : be realistic, realistic about something, realistic attitude

réaliste

Qui représente les choses comme elles apparaissent ou se passent dans la vie réelle.

En anglais simple : A picture, story, or other work shows things as they look or happen in real life.

• The drawing looks very realistic.
• The film gives a realistic picture of village life.
• Her characters speak in realistic ways.

Synonymes : lifelike, true to life

Contraires : unrealistic

Expressions courantes : realistic portrait, realistic dialogue, realistic depiction