realism

realismo, pragmatismo

Aceptar los hechos y valorar lo que realmente es posible, en vez de dejarse llevar por deseos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: realism about something (We need more realism about what we can afford.)

Sinónimos: practicality, pragmatism

Antónimos: idealism

Expresiones frecuentes: political realism, dose of realism, realism about something, show some realism

realismo

Representación de personas, lugares o sucesos tal como son en la vida real, especialmente en el arte o los relatos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: lifelikeness, verisimilitude

Expresiones frecuentes: photographic realism, social realism, realism in art, sense of realism