1 (Art) perspectiva (f) perspective is a drawing system which can create a convincing interpretation of the visual world, but it does not depict what you actually see a picture curiously flat in tone, without depth or perspective this shifting of perspective added greatly to the dramatic effect of each scene primitive rug makers were not concerned about perspective and careful shading
to be in/out of perspective estar/no estar en perspectiva
a painting with a road shown in perspective in what appears to be a lithograph a design is sketched out in perspective are you sure the table and chair are in perspective? the farmhouse in the background is clearly out of perspective
(view) vista (f) the perspective was dizzying: a sheer 400 ft drop the balcony's perspective foreshortened the dome's curve
2 perspectiva (f) it has given him a new perspective on life le ha dado una nueva perspectiva or visión de la vida; I would like to offer a historical perspective me gustaría ofrecer una perspectiva histórica
this report may have given me a distorted perspective two different perspectives on the nature of adolescent development he wanted to leave the country in order to get a better perspective on things it was impossible for me to identify with his religious perspective the rapidly growing number of women members will give the party a broader perspective
from our perspective desde nuestro punto de vista most literature on the subject of immigrants in France has been written from the perspective of the French themselves all of a sudden, I was looking at him from a different perspective /viewed [from] this perspective/ it's easy to understand why they failed the cost needs to be viewed in perspective
let's get things in perspective pongamos las cosas en su sitio I think we've got to get things in perspective
he gets things out of perspective ve las cosas distorsionadas
I let things get out of perspective it's all too easy to get things out of perspective remember to [keep] things in perspective
to keep sth in perspective guardar algo en su justa medida
to look at or see sth in perspective mirar or ver algo en su justa medida the situation has got to be seen in perspective adults have lived longer and can probably see things more in perspective
it helped me put things into perspective me ayudó a ver las cosas con cierta perspectiva or en su justa medida it helps to put their personal problems into perspective the experience has put life into perspective - I used to think the world revolved around football
that puts things in a different perspective eso le da otro cariz a las cosas
she had a tough time keeping her perspective how can the undergraduate college help students gain perspective? a grand strategy that is blind to the benefits of negotiation is lacking in perspective
try to keep a sense of perspective trata de ser objetivo