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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 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 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 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? 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 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 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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