foreshorten

We have foreshortening in this left leg.
Sa jambe gauche est raccourcie.
From this point, you can see a very enchanting foreshortening: the walls of the castle reflected on the waters of the moat.
Ici, vous pourrez admirer une vue particulièrement remarquable : les remparts du château se reflètent dans les eaux du fossé.
The termination indemnity was offered on termination, i.e., the foreshortening of a fixed-term or continuing contract by the organization, thus carrying the element of compensating for the loss of continued employment.
L'indemnité de licenciement était versée lorsqu'il était mis fin précocement à un engagement de durée déterminée ou continu ; elle avait donc valeur de compensation pour la perte d'emploi continu.
The Cubist style emphasized the flat, twodimensional surface of the picture plane, rejecting the traditional techniques of perspective, foreshortening, and modeling as well as refuting time-honored theories of art as imitation of nature.
Le style cubiste récupère la surface lisse, bidimensionnelle, du plan pictural et rejette les techniques traditionnelles de la perspective, du raccourci et du modelé tout en s'écartant des théories académiques sur l'art comme imitation de la nature.
The painter gave the image on the painting more depth with the foreshortening.
Le peintre a donné plus de profondeur à l'image du tableau grâce au raccourci.
The Cubist style emphasized the flat, twodimensional surface of the picture plane, rejecting the traditional techniques of perspective, foreshortening, and modeling as well as refuting time-honored theories of art as imitation of nature.
Le style cubiste met l’accent sur la surface lisse, bidimensionnelle du plan pictural et rejette les techniques traditionnelles de la perspective, du raccourci et du modelé, remettant ainsi en cause les théories régnantes sur l’art comme imitation de la nature.
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