actual

ac·tu·al  (kch-l)

adj.

1. Existing and not merely potential or possible. See Synonyms at real¹.

2. Being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current.

3. Based on fact: an actual account of the accident.

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[Middle English, from Old French, active, from Late Latin ctulis, from Latin ctus, past participle of agere, to drive, do; see ag- in Indo-European roots.]

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actual [ˈæktʃʊəl]

adj

1. existing in reality or as a matter of fact

2. real or genuine

3. existing at the present time; current

4. (usually preceded by your) Brit informal, often facetious (intensifier) that music's by your actual Mozart, isn't it? See also actuals

[C14 actuel existing, from Late Latin āctuālis relating to acts, practical, from Latin āctus act]

Usage: The excessive use of actual and actually should be avoided. They are unnecessary in sentences such as in actual fact, he is forty-two, and he did actually go to the play but did not enjoy it

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	actual - presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions" existent potential, possible - existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
	2.	actual - taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated; "we saw the actual wedding on television"; "filmed the actual beating" real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
	3.	actual - being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma" literal, genuine, real true - consistent with fact or reality; not false; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"- B. Russell; "the true meaning of the statement"
	4.	actual - existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" factual real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
	5.	actual - being or existing at the present moment; "the ship's actual position is 22 miles due south of Key West" current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

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actual

adjective

1. genuine, real, true, confirmed, authentic, verified, truthful, bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal) They are using local actors or the actual people involved.
genuine made-up, probable, untrue, unreal, fictitious

2. real, substantial, concrete, definite, tangible She had written some notes, but she hadn't started the actual work.
real supposed, theoretical, hypothetical

Translations

actual [ˈæktjʊəl]

A. ADJ

1. (= real) → real
the actual number is much higher than that → el número real es mucho más alto
the film was based on actual events → la película estaba basada en hechos reales
let's take an actual case/example → tomemos un caso/ejemplo concreto
there is no actual contract → no hay contrato propiamente dicho
you met an actual film star? → ¿has conocido a una estrella de cine de verdad?
in actual fact → en realidad
actual size → tamaño m real

2. (= precise) [amount, figure] → exacto; [words] → exacto, textual
I don't remember the actual figures → no recuerdo las cifras exactas
what were his actual words? → ¿cuáles fueron sus palabras exactas or textuales?

3. (= very) they couldn't find the actual gun that was used → no encontraron el arma que se utilizó
the film used the actual people involved as actors → la película utilizó como actores a los implicados

4. (= proper) the actual wedding procession starts at eleven → el desfile de boda propiamente dicho empieza a las once
on the actual day somebody will carry that for you → ese día alguien lo llevará por ti

B. CPD actual bodily harm N (Jur) → daños mpl físicos, lesiones fpl corporales
actual loss N (Comm) → pérdida f efectiva

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actual [ˈæktʃuəl] adj

(= real, genuine) [people, events] → réel(le), véritable; [number, words] → exact(e)
The film is based on actual events → Le film repose sur des faits réels.
What's the actual amount? → Quel est le montant exact?

(for emphasis) → à proprement parler
The actual wedding ceremony starts at 10am → La cérémonie du mariage à proprement parler commence à 10 heures.
actual bodily harm n → coups mpl et blessures fpl

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actual

adj

→ eigentlich; reason, price also, result → tatsächlich; case, example → konkret; in actual fact → eigentlich; what were his actual words? → was genau hat er gesagt?; this is the actual house → das ist hier das Haus; there is no actual contract → es besteht kein eigentlicher Vertrag; your actual … (inf) → ein echter/eine echte/ein echtes …, der/die/das echte …; actual size → wahre Größe

(= precise) → genau; I don’t remember the actual figures → ich erinnere mich nicht an die genauen Zahlen

(= existing now) → derzeitig; actual state or situation → Ist-Zustand m

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actual [ˈæktjʊəl] adj (amount, result) → reale, vero/a, effettivo/a; (example) → concreto/a
in actual fact → in realtà
what were his actual words? → cosa ha detto esattamente?

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actual

adj actual [ˈӕktʃuəl]

real; existing; not imaginary In actual fact he is not as stupid as you think he is. in werklikheid فِعْلِي، حَقِيقِي، رَاهِن действителен skutečný faktisk; virkelig tatsächlich πραγματικός real tegelik واقعی todellinen réel בְּפוֹעָל, מַמָשִי, אֲמִיתִי वास्तविक stvaran tényleges riil, sebenarnya raunverulegur reale 現実の 실제의 faktiškas, tikras īsts; patiess; faktisks hakikat sebenar werkelijk virkelig, faktisk rzeczywisty, faktyczny real real действительный; существующий skutočný resničen stvaran faktisk, verklig แท้จริง gerçek, gerçekte 實際的 дійсний; справжній حقیقی ، واقعی thực sự 实际的

n actuˈality [-ˈӕ-]

(a) reality the actuality of the situation. werklikheid حَقِيقَة، حَالِيَّة действителност skutečnost, realita virkelighed die Wirklichkeit πραγματικότητα realidad tegelikkus واقعیت todellisuus réalité מַמָשׁוּת वास्तव में/वस्तुत: stvarnost valóság benar-benar raunveruleiki realtà 現実 현존 tikroviškumas īstenība; realitāte kebenaran werkelijkheid virkelighet realność realidade realitate действительность realita stvarnost stvarnost verklighet, faktum ความจริง gerçek, hakikat 現實 дійсність, реальність واقعیت ،امر واقع sự thực 现实

adv actually

1 really She actually saw the accident happen. regtig فِي الوَاقِع، فِي الحَقِيقَة، فِعْلاً действително skutečně, opravdu faktisk; faktiskt; virkelig; virkeligt wirklich πραγματικά, όντως en realidad, realmente tõepoolest واقعاً؛ در عمل todella réellement בֶּאֱמֶת, מַמָשׁ, בֶּעֶצֶם, בְּפוֹעַל वास्तव में stvarno valóban benar-benar, sebenarnya raunverulega in realtà; veramente, realmente 実際に 실제로 iš tikrųjų īstenībā; patiesībā memang betul echt egentlig, faktisk rzeczywiście, faktycznie na realidade într-adevăr действительно skutočne, naozaj v resnici zaista verkligen, faktiskt อย่างที่เกิดขึ้นตามจริง gerçekten, hakikaten 實際上 справді, дійсно در اصل thực sự 实际上

2 in fact Actually, I'm doing something else this evening. eintlik فِي الحَقِيقَه всъщност ve skutečnosti, vlastně faktisk; i virkeligheden eigentlich στην πραγματικότητα de hecho tegelikult در واقع itse asiassa en fait לְמַעֲשֶׂה, לְאֲמִיתוֹ שֶׁל דָבָר zapravo a helyzet az, hogy... sesungguhnya raunar in realtà 本当のことをいうと 사실은 tiesą sakant faktiski sebenarnya eigenlijk faktisk, i virkeligheten właściwie de facto de fapt на самом деле v skutočnosti, vlastne pravzaprav zapravo faktiskt, egentligen ตามความเป็นจริง gerçekte, aslında 事實上 насправді در اصل ، فی الحقیقت thực tế 事实上

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actual → فعلي skutečný faktisk wirklich πραγματικός real varsinainen réel aktualan reale 実際の 실제의 daadwerkelijk faktisk rzeczywisty real фактический faktisk ที่จริง gerçek thực sự 实际的