picturing

• Nom désignant l'action ou le processus de former une image mentale ou de créer une représentation visuelle, par exemple par la photographie ou la peinture.

A noun referring to the act or process of forming a mental image or creating a visual representation, such as through photography or painting.

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1. Visual imageryB2formalart

   The process or act of forming mental images or visual representations of something.

   imagerie mentale

   • Picturing the scene in her mind helped her write the description.
   • The artist's picturing of the landscape was incredibly vivid.
   • He struggled with picturing the layout from the verbal description alone.

   Synonymesenvisioningimageryimagingmental imageryvisualization

2. Visual representationB2formalart

   A visual depiction or representation of something, such as a photograph, painting, or drawing.

   Représentation visuelle

   • The gallery displayed a picturing of the city from the 19th century.
   • Her picturing of the event was captured in a series of photographs.
   • The picturing of the mountain range was the highlight of the exhibition.

   Synonymesdepictionillustrationimagelikenesspictureportrayalrenderingrepresentation

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de se former une image mentale de quelque chose ou de représenter visuellement quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of forming a mental image of something, or representing something visually.

1. Imagine or visualizeB1formal

   To form a mental image of something; to imagine.

   imaginer

   • She pictured herself living in a small cottage by the sea.
   • Can you picture the scene he described?
   • He tried to picture what the finished house would look like.

   Synonymesconceivedreamenvisageenvisionfancyimaginesee

2. Describe or depictB2formal

   To describe something vividly in words.

   décrire ou dépeindre

   • The author pictures a dystopian future in his novel.
   • The report pictures a grim economic outlook.
   • She pictured the events of the day in great detail.

   Synonymescharacterizeconjure updepictdescribeevokeillustratepaintportrayrenderrepresent