No. 11,549 in French
réaliste
Realistic; practical or grounded in reality.
In a sentence
Il est réaliste de penser que nous pouvons y arriver avec suffisamment d'efforts.
It is realistic to think that we can achieve it with sufficient effort.
In this sentence, 'réaliste' is used as an adjective describing an idea or perspective that is grounded in reality and practical considerations.
Un peintre réaliste représente souvent des scènes de la vie quotidienne.
A realist painter often depicts scenes of everyday life.
Here, 'réaliste' acts as an adjective characterizing a style or approach in art that aims to portray things as they actually exist, without idealization.
Elle est réaliste et ne se fait pas d'illusions sur la difficulté du projet.
She is realistic and does not harbor illusions about the project's difficulty.
In this usage, 'réaliste' is an adjective describing a person's trait or attitude of being practical and aware of reality.
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