verb🔗ShareRaccourcirTo render the image of an object such that it appears to be receding in space as it is perceived visually."The artist was foreshortening the arm in the drawing to make it look like it was reaching out from the page. "L'artiste raccourcissait le bras dans le dessin pour donner l'impression qu'il sortait de la page.artappearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaccourcir, contracterTo abridge, reduce, contract."The editor decided to foreshorten the article by cutting out the less important details. "Le rédacteur a décidé de raccourcir l'article en supprimant les détails les moins importants.artappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRaccourcirTo make shorter."The artist used shading to foreshorten the arm in the drawing, making it appear shorter than it actually was. "L'artiste a utilisé des ombres pour raccourcir le bras dans le dessin, le faisant apparaître plus court qu'il ne l'était réellement.artChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRaccourciA technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn."The artist used dramatic foreshortening in the drawing of the arm, making it appear to reach out from the page. "L'artiste a utilisé un raccourci dramatique dans le dessin du bras, ce qui lui donnait l'impression de sortir de la page.arttechnicalappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRaccourcissementA similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc."The foreshortening of the photo made the small dog look much bigger than it really was. "Le raccourcissement de la photo a fait paraître le petit chien beaucoup plus grand qu'il ne l'était en réalité.artappearancemediatechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
