re·al 1 (r   l, rl)adj. 1. a. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence: real objects; a real illness. b. True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal: real people, not ghosts; a film based on real life. c. Of or founded on practical matters and concerns: a recent graduate experiencing the real world for the first time. 2. Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious: real mink; real humility. 3. Being no less than what is stated; worthy of the name: a real friend. 4. Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation: tourists hoping for a real experience on the guided tour. 5. Not to be taken lightly; serious: in real trouble. 6. Philosophy Existing objectively in the world regardless of subjectivity or conventions of thought or language. 7. Relating to, being, or having value reckoned by actual purchasing power: real income; real growth. 8. Physics Of, relating to, or being an image formed by light rays that converge in space. 9. Mathematics Of, relating to, or being a real number. 10. Law Of or relating to stationary or fixed property, such as buildings or land. adv. Informal Very: I'm real sorry about that. n. Idiom: 1. A thing or whole having actual existence. Often used with the: theories beyond the realm of the real. 2. Mathematics A real number. for real Slang Truly so in fact or actuality: "Is this place for real? A wolf in a ... leisure suit and a cow in a print dress wait patiently on the couch in the lobby" (Teresa Carson). [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin re  lis, from Latin rs, thing; see r- in Indo-European roots.]real ness n.Synonyms: real1, actual, true, existent These adjectives mean not being imaginary but having verifiable existence. Real implies authenticity, genuineness, or factuality: Don't lose the bracelet; it's made of real gold. She showed real sympathy for my predicament. Actual means existing and not merely potential or possible: "rocks, trees ... the actual world" (Henry David Thoreau). True implies consistency with fact, reality, or actuality: "It is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true" (Bertrand Russell). Existent applies to what has life or being: Much of the beluga caviar existent in the world is found near the Caspian Sea. See Also Synonyms at authentic. |
| re·al 2 (r-äl) n. pl. re·als or re·al·es (-ä l s) A silver coin formerly used in Spain and Latin America. [Spanish, royal, real, from Latin r glis, royal, from rx, rg-, king; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] |
| re·al 3 (r-äl) [Portuguese, royal, real, from Latin r glis, royal; see real2.] |
shreal 1
Adjective
1. existing or occurring in the physical world
2. actual: the real agenda
3. important or serious: the real challenge
4. rightly so called: a real friend
5. genuine: the council has no real authority
6. (of food or drink) made in a traditional way to ensure the best flavour
7. Maths involving or containing real numbers alone
8. relating to immovable property such as land or buildings: real estate
9. Econ (of prices or incomes) considered in terms of purchasing power rather than nominal currency value
10. the real thing the genuine article, not a substitute or imitation [Latin res thing]
real 2
Noun
a former small Spanish or Spanish-American silver coin [Spanish, literally: royal]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | real - any rational or irrational number dot product, inner product, scalar product - a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number - (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 rational, rational number - an integer or a fraction irrational, irrational number - a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number |
| 2. | real - the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal Brazilian monetary unit - monetary unit in Brazil | |
| 3. | real - an old small silver Spanish coin coin - a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money | |
| Adj. | 1. | real - 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 concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship" unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news" |
| 2. | real - no less than what is stated; worthy of the name; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" unreal - not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary; "this conversation is getting more and more unreal"; "the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy"; "the unreal world of advertising art" | |
| 3. | real - not to be taken lightly; "statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems"; "to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real" serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!" | |
| 4. | real - capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor" concrete - capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; "concrete objects such as trees" | |
| 5. | real - 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" 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" | |
| 6. | real - of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation; "real prices"; "real income"; "real wages" economic science, economics, political economy - the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management nominal - of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation; "the nominal GDP"; "nominal interest rates" | |
| 7. | real - having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare material - derived from or composed of matter; "the material universe" | |
| 8. | real - (of property) fixed or immovable; "real property consists of land and buildings" tangible - (of especially business assets) having physical substance and intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery" | |
| 9. | real - coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson realistic - aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans" | |
| Adv. | 1. | real - used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted"; "he played very well"; "a really enjoyable evening"; "I'm real sorry about it"; "a rattling good yarn" |
real
adjective 1. true, genuine, sincere, honest, factual, existent, dinkum Austral., N.Z. (informal) unfeigned
Translations
real [rɪəl] adj [world, life] → réel(le) (= genuine); véritable (= proper); vrai(e)
adv (US) (inf) (= very); vraiment;
real [rɪəl] adj (reason, result etc) → wirklich;
(leather, gold etc) → echt;
(life, feeling) → wahr;
(for emphasis) → echt
adv (US) (inf) (very) → echt;
in real life → im wahren or wirklichen Leben;
in real terms → effektiv
adj real [riəl]
1 which actually exists There's a real monster in that cave. regte حَقيقي истински skutečný rigtig echt αληθινός de verdad, verdadero tõeline واقعی oikea vrai אֲמִיתִי यथार्थ stvaran, pravi igazi benar-benar ada raunverulegur vero 実在の 실재하는, 현실의 tikras īsts benar-benar echt virkelig, ekte prawdziwy verdadeiro adevărat, real реальный skutočný, naozajstný resničen stvaran verklig, riktig มีอยู่จริง gerçek, sahi 真實的 реальний, існуючий اصلی thực sự 真实的
2 not imitation; genuine real leather; Is that diamond real? eg حقيقي، غَيْر مُزَيَّف، أصْلي автентичен pravý ægte echt γνήσιος verdadero, auténtico ehtne اصل aito vrai אֲמִיתִי वास्तविक pravi, nepatvoren valódi asli ekta, ósvikinn vero 本物の 진짜의 tikras īsts tulen echt ekte prawdziwy verdadeiro veritabil натуральный, настоящий pravý pravi pravi äkta อย่างแท้จริง hakiki, sahici 真的 справжній; непідробний حقیقی thật 真的
3 actual He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss. werklike حَقيقي، فِعْلي действителен opravdový egentlig tatsächlich πραγματικός verdadero tegelik حقیقی todellinen véritable בְּאֶמֶת वास्तविक trenutan, pravi tényleges sesungguhnya raunverulegur vero 実際の 실제의, 실질적인 tikrasis, realus īsts; patiess sebenar echt virkelig, egentlig faktyczny, rzeczywisty verdadeiro adevărat истинный skutočný, naozajstný resničen pravi verklig จริง ๆ gerçek, asıl 實際的 справжній اصلی thực tế 实际的
4 great a real surprise/problem. groot حَقيقي، كَبير ، عَظيم голям skutečný stor wirklich πραγματικός, μεγάλος verdadero tõeline, suur بسیار؛ خیلی todellinen vrai מַמָשִי बड़ा pravo, pravi nagy; valódi besar virkilegur vero すごい 대단한 tikras, didelis īsts; patiess sebenar echt stor, virkelig prawdziwy total mare большой skutočný resničen veliki verklig, riktig อย่างจริง tam, büyük 大的 справжній بڑا lớn 大的
adv
(especially American) very; really a real nice house. baie جِدا наистина opravdu virkeligt äußerst πραγματικά muy; realmente väga واقعا tosi très; vraiment מַמָש यथार्थ में zaista, stvarno nagyon benar-benar reglulega, verulega molto; davvero とても 정말로, 참으로 tikrai patiesi sememangnya erg riktig, ordentlig naprawdę muito foarte, cu adevărat очень skutočne, veľmi zares zaista verkligt, riktigt แท้จริง çok; gerçekten 非常，真正地 дуже, справді بہت زیادہ thực sự 非常，真正地
n realist
a person who sees, or claims to see, life as it is, without being affected by emotion etc. realis إنْسان واقِعي реалист realista realist der/die Realist(in) ρεαλιστής realista realist واقع بین؛ واقع نگر realisti réaliste מְצִיאוּתִי यथार्थवादी realist gyakorlatias ember, realista realis raunsæismaður realista 現実主義者 현실주의자 realistas reālists realis realist virkelighetsnær person realista realista realist реалист realista realist realista realist ผู้ยอมรับความจริง gerçekçi 現實主義者 реаліст حقیقت پسند người có óc thực tế 现实主义者
n realism
realisme واقِعِيَّه реализъм realismus realisme der Realismus ρεαλισμός realismo realism واقع بینی؛ رئالیسم realismi réalisme רֵיאָלִיזם यथार्थवाद realizam realizmus realisme raunsæi; raunhyggja realismo 現実主義 현실주의 realizmas reālisms realisme realistisch realisme, virkelighetstroskap realizm realismo realism реализм realizmus realizem realizam realism การมองสิ่งต่าง ๆ ตามความเป็นจริง gerçekçilik 現實主義 реалізм حقیقت پسندی chủ nghĩa hiện thực 现实主义
adj reaˈlistic
(negativeunrealistic)
1 showing things as they really are a realistic painting. realisties واقِعي реалистичен realistický realistisk realistisch ρεαλιστικός realista realistlik واقعی realistinen réaliste נֶאֱמָן לַמצִיאוּת यथार्थवादी realno élethű; realista realistis raunsær, raunsæis- realistico 写実的な 있는 그대로 보여 주는, 사실적인 realistinis reālistisks realistik realistisch realistisk, virkelighetsnær, naturtro realistyczny realista realist реалистический realistický stvaren realističan realistisk เป็นแบบนั้นจริง ๆ gerçeğe uygun 現實主義的 реалістичний حقیقت پسندانہ hiện thực 现实主义的
2 taking a sensible, practical view of life I'd like to think we'd sell five of these a day, but it would be more realistic to say two. realisties واقِعي، عَمَلي، مَنْطِقي реалистичен realistický realistisk realistisch ρεαλιστικός realista realistlik واقع بینانه realistinen réaliste מַעֲשִׂי यथार्थवादी realno, realnije reális masuk akal raunhæfur, raunsær realistico 実際的な 현실적인 realistiškas reālistisks; reāls realistic (fikiran) realistisch realistisk, nøktern realistyczny realista realist практический realistický stvaren realističan realistisk ซึ่งปฏิบัติได้จริง gerçekçi 現實的 практичний, тверезий معقول thực tế 现实的
adv reaˈlistically
realisties واقِعِيّاً реалистично realisticky realistiskt realistisch ρεαλιστικά de forma realista realistlikult واقع گرایانه realistisesti d'une façon réaliste בְּאוֹפֶן מְצִיאוּתִי सजीवतापूर्वक, यर्थाथवादिता realno, realistično valóságosan, realisztikusan secara realistis raunsætt in maniera realistica 現実的に 사실[]적으로 realistiškai reālistiski secara realistik realistisch realistisk, nøkternt realistycznie de modo realista (în mod) realist реалистически realisticky stvarno realistično realistiskt อย่างแท้จริง gerçekçi bir şekilde 現實地 реалістично حقیقت پسندانہ طور پر một cách thực tế 现实地
n reality [riˈӕləti]
1 that which is real and not imaginary It was a relief to get back to reality after hearing the ghost story. realiteit حِقيقَه، واقِع действителност skutečnost virkelighed die Realität πραγματικότητα realidad tegelikkus حقیقت todellisuus réalité, réel מְצִיאוּת यथार्थ stvarnost valóság realitas raunveruleiki realtà 現実 현실, 사실 realybė realitāte; īstenība realiti werkelijkheid virkelighet rzeczywistość realidade realitate реальность skutočnosť stvarnost stvarnost verklighet[] ความเป็นจริง gerçek 現實 дійсність, реальність حقیقت thực tế 现实
2 the state of being real. egtheid واقِعِيَّه реалност skutečnost realitet die Wirklichkeit πραγματικότητα realidad tegelikkus موجودیت todellisuus réalité מְצִיאוּת यथार्थ realnost, stvarnost valószerűség keadaan nyata raunveruleiki realtà 現実 현실성 tikrovė īstenība; īstums keadaan sebenar werkelijkheid virkelighet prawdziwość realidade realitate подлинность; истинность skutočnosť resničnost realnost verklighet สถานการณ์จริง gerçek oluş 真實 дійсність اصلیت có thật 真实
3 (often in plural – reˈalities) a fact Death and sorrow are two of the grim realities of human existence. realiteit حَقائِق الحَياه истина realita realitet; kendsgerning die Realität γεγονός, αλήθεια realidad tõsiasi واقعیت tosiasia réalité מְצִיאוּת यथार्थ stvarnost (životna), činjenice tény(ek) kenyataan staðreynd realtà 事実 사실, 실존하는 것 realybė, realija realitāte; patiesība fakta realiteit realitet fakt realidade realitate факт realita stvarnost; dejstvo realnost realitet ความจริง gerçek 事實 реальність سچاءی điều có thật 事实
adv really
1 in fact He looks a fool but he is really very clever. inderwaarheid في الحَقيقَه، في الواقِع всъщност ve skutečnosti faktisk wirklich πραγματικά en realidad tegelikult واقعا؛ حقیقتا itse asiassa en réalité בְּאֶמֶת वास्तव में zapravo valóban sebenarnya í raun og veru in realtà 本当は 사실은, 실제로는 iš tikrųjų īstenībā; patiesībā sebenarnya echt i virkeligheten, faktisk, egentlig w rzeczywistości na verdade de fapt, în realitate в действительности v skutočnosti v resnici zapravo faktiskt ในความเป็นจริงแล้ว gerçekten, sahiden 真正地，事實上 дійсно, насправді اصل میں thực tế 真正地，事实上
2 very That's a really nice hat! baie جدا много opravdu virkelig; meget wirklich πολύ, πραγματικά realmente, muy tõesti بسلر todella vraiment בְּאֶמֶת सचमुच, वास्तव में zaista igazán sangat verulega molto; davvero とても 대단히, 매우 tikrai patiešām sememangnya erg veldig, virkelig naprawdę muito cu adevărat очень naozaj, skutočne zares veoma verkligen มากมาก çok, pek 非常 дійсно بہت rất 非常
interj
an expression of surprise, protest, doubt etc I'm going to be the next manager.' `Oh really?'; Really! You mustn't be so rude! o ja? حَقّا ! إنَّه لأمرٌ غَريب! наистина ли? opravdu virkelig! wirklich αλήθεια! μη μου πεις! (επιφ.) ¿de verdad?; de verdad, francamente (kas) tõesti!, ei või olla! در حقیقت؛ راستش را بخواهی ihanko totta!, kuulepas nyt vraiment בְּאֶמֶת! सचमुच doista, zbilja tényleg?, komolyan? sungguh! jæja, virkilega davvero あら,そう 정말요?, 그래요? nejaugi, tikrai []tiešām benarkah (secara terkejut) echt waar virkelig?; sier du det?; gi deg! czyżby, doprawdy deveras?/francamente! serios правда?; неужели?; право (же)! naozaj res zaista jaså []?, nej, vet du vad! โดยแท้จริง Yaa!; Öyle mi?; Ciddî misin? 當真 справді واقعی than từ 当真
real estate
(the buying and selling of) land and houses. eiendom عَقار، ملْك ثابِت недвижим имот nemovitost ejendomshandel die Immobilien (pl.) ακίνητη περιουσία inmobiliaria kinnisvara مستغلات kiinteä omaisuus immobilier מְקָרקעִין जमीन जायदाद nekretnina ingatlan bisnis tanah dan rumah fasteign (agenzia immobiliare) 不動産 부동산 nekilnojamasis turtas nekustams īpašums hartanah onroerend goed fast eiendom; eiendomsmekling nieruchomość (negócio de) bens imobiliários proprietate imobiliară недвижимость nehnuteľnosť nepremičnine, realitete nekretnine fast egendom อสังหาริมทรัพย์ gayrimenkul, taşınmaz mal 房地產 нерухоме майно جاءیداد غیر منقولہ bất động sản 房地产
for real
(especially American) genuine; true He says he's got a new bike, but I don't know if that's for real. waar حَقيقي، صَحيح، صادِق наистина doopravdy rigtigt; sandt wirklich αληθινός, στ' αλήθεια verdad tõsi واقعا؛ واقعی totta pour de vrai בְּאֶמֶת सच zaista, zapravo igaz benar í alvöru sul serio 本当で 사실의 iš tiesų tiešām; nopietni benar echt waar alvor, sann naprawdę, prawdziwy a valer adevărat; de-adevăratelea по-настоящему; всерьёз naozaj zares stvarno på riktigt ของแท้ sahiden; gerçek 真的，實在的 насправді اصلی xác thực 真的，实在的
in reality
really; actually He pretends to be busy, but in reality he has very little to do. eintlik في الواقِع، في الحَقيقَه، فِعْلِيّاً в действителност ve skutečnosti i virkeligheden in Wirklichkeit στην πραγματικότητα en realidad, en verdad, es que la verdad tegelikult در واقع؛ عملا tosiasiassa en réalité בַּמצִיאוּת वास्तव में u stvarnosti, zapravo valóban sebenarnya í raun og veru in realtà 実際は 사실은 iš tikrųjų īstenībā; patiesībā dalam keadaan sebenar in werkelijkheid i virkeligheten/realiteten w rzeczywistości, faktycznie na verdade de fapt, în realitate на самом деле v skutočnosti v resnici zapravo i verkligheten, i själva verket ในสภาพความจริง gerçekte, aslında 事實上 насправді حقیقت میں trên thực tế 事实上
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