rapetisser

De même, il créa l'illusion de présence d'objets lointains en les rapetissant, peignant leurs contours de façon plus indéfinie, et employant des tons plus éteints.
He also created the illusion that objects were in the distance by making them smaller, their outlines hazier, and their tones lighter.
Et là, je dois dire, Monsieur le Commissaire, que vous avez parfaitement pratiqué la rhétorique, en grossissant ce qui était petit et en rapetissant ce qui était grand.
And where these are concerned, Commissioner, you excelled in your rhetoric, building up what was small and playing down what was great.
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