foreshorten

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de réduire ou de diminuer quelque chose dans le temps, l'échelle ou la perspective, souvent dans un contexte artistique ou figuré.

A verb used to indicate the act of shortening or reducing something in time, scope, or perspective, often in artistic or figurative contexts.

1. Perspective techniqueC1formalart

   To represent an object or figure in a picture as shorter than it actually is, in order to create an illusion of depth or distance.

   Réduction perspective

   • The artist foreshortened the arm to make it appear as if it was pointing directly at the viewer.
   • In Renaissance paintings, figures are often foreshortened to enhance realism.
   • He learned how to foreshorten limbs in his drawing class.

   Synonymescompresscontractshortentelescope

2. Shorten in timeC2formal

   To reduce or shorten the duration or extent of something.

   raccourcir dans le temps

   • The deadline was foreshortened due to budget constraints.
   • The project's timeline was foreshortened by unexpected delays.
   • They decided to foreshorten the meeting to just one hour.

   Synonymesabbreviateabridgecontractcurtailcut shortreduceshortentruncate