abstraction

abstraction, idée abstraite

Une idée générale envisagée indépendamment des personnes, des objets ou des événements concrets.

En anglais simple : A general idea that is considered separately from real people, objects, or events.

• Freedom is more than an abstraction.
• The lecture was full of difficult abstractions.
• For him, poverty became a reality rather than a distant abstraction.

Synonymes : abstract idea, concept

Expressions courantes : pure abstraction, mere abstraction, theoretical abstraction

abstraction, art abstrait

Un art utilisant formes, lignes et couleurs sans représenter les personnes ou les choses telles qu’elles apparaissent.

En anglais simple : Art that uses shapes, lines, and colors instead of showing people or things as they really look.

• Her paintings explore abstraction.
• The gallery displays colorful examples of geometric abstraction.
• His later work moved away from portraits toward abstraction.

Synonymes : abstract art

Contraires : realism

Expressions courantes : geometric abstraction, pure abstraction, move toward abstraction

abstraction

Le fait de considérer une seule caractéristique d’une chose en laissant les autres de côté.

En anglais simple : The process of considering one feature of something while leaving its other features aside.

• Abstraction lets us study shape alone.
• Through abstraction, we consider size without discussing color.
• The model uses abstraction to separate useful features from unnecessary details.

Comment l'utiliser : abstraction of something from something (This involves the abstraction of shape from color and texture.)

Expressions courantes : process of abstraction, conceptual abstraction, abstraction of something

distraction, rêverie

Le fait d’être tellement plongé dans ses pensées qu’on ne remarque plus ce qui se passe autour.

En anglais simple : A state of being so deep in thought that you do not notice what happens around you.

• She sat in quiet abstraction.
• His abstraction made him miss the question.
• A sudden noise broke her abstraction, and she looked up.

Synonymes : absent-mindedness, reverie

Contraires : attentiveness

Expressions courantes : in abstraction, air of abstraction, moment of abstraction

retrait du monde

Le fait de se détacher de la vie quotidienne et de ce que les sens font percevoir.

En anglais simple : A state of living apart from everyday life and turning away from what your senses tell you.

• The hermit lived in abstraction.
• Prayer helped him achieve abstraction from worldly affairs.
• Her spiritual abstraction involved long periods of solitude.

Comment l'utiliser : abstraction from something (The monk sought abstraction from worldly concerns.)

Synonymes : withdrawal, seclusion

Expressions courantes : spiritual abstraction, abstraction from life, complete abstraction