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English

Etymology 1

From Latin realis

Pronunciation

Homophones

reel

Adjective

real

  1. That can be characterized as a confirmation of truth.
  2. That is a version of a fact or statistic (especially in economics) that is intended to reflect key fundamental trends , generally generated by the removal or nullification of irrelevant or "noisy" data from the input.
    real consumption
    real GNP
  3. (mathematics) Relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line; non-imaginary.
  4. (law) Relating to immovable tangible property.
    real estate
    real property
  5. That is an exemplary or pungent instance of a class or type.
    a real problem
    a real hero
  6. Genuine, not faked or artificial.
    real tears
    real leather
  7. Located in the shopping mall or high street, as opposed to on the web.
  8. Signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially in regards to enjoying life, prowess at sports and success wooing potential partners.
    keeping it real

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (that can be characterized as a confirmation of truth): imaginary, unreal
  • (relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line): imaginary
  • (genuine, not faked): feigned , sham, staged
  • (genuine, not artificial): artificial, counterfeit, fake, sham
  • (located in the shopping mall or high street): virtual

Translations

that can be characterized as a confirmation of truth

  • French: vrai m, vraie f
  • Italian: vero m, vera f

that is a version of a fact or statistic (especially in economics) that is intended to reflect key fundamental trends , generally generated by the removal or nullification of irrelevant or "noisy" data from the input

mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line

  • French: réel m, réelle f

law: relating to immovable tangible property

that is an exemplary or pungent instance of a class or type

  • French: vrai m, vraie f
  • Italian: vero m, vera f

genuine, not faked or artificial

  • French: vrai m, vraie f

located in the shopping mall or high street, as opposed to on the web

signifying meritorious qualities or actions especially in regards to enjoying life, prowess at sports and success wooing potential partners

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above, removing the numbers. The numbering is unreliable.

  • Bulgarian: истински m (1), действителен m (3), недвижим m (4), автентичен m (5)
  • Chinese: 的, 真实 的,真正 的 (1); 实数 的 (3); 不动产 的(4)
  • Dutch: echt (1,5,6), echte (1,5,6), reëel (1,3), reële (1,3), vast- (4), waar (5), ware (5)
  • Finnish: todellinen (1,2,5), reaali- (reaaliluku = real number) (3), aito (6), oikea(6)
  • German: wirklich (1), reell (3), echt (4)
  • Greek:
  • Interlingua: real
  • Japanese: 実際 の (じっさいの, jissai-no) (1), 本当 の (ほんとうの, hontou-no) (1), (5) 実数 (じっすう, jissuu) = real number (3), 不動産 (ふどうさん, fudousan) = real estate (4)
  • Portuguese: real m and f
  • Romanian: adevărat (1), real (3), imobiliar (4)
  • Spanish: real (1, 2, 3), auténtico m auténtica f (5)
  • Swedish: sann (1,5) verklig (1,5,8), reell (2,3), riktig (6), äkta (6)
  • Tamil: uNmai உண்மை

Adverb

real

  1. (colloquial, especially US) Really.

Translations

See really

Noun

real

  1. (mathematics) A real number.

Translations

See real number

Etymology

Portuguese, from Latin regalis

Pronunciation

Noun

real (plural reals or reis)

  1. A unit of currency used in Brazil, and formerly in Portugal.

Translations

  • Dutch: real m
  • French: real m
  • Bulgarian: реал m
  • Swedish: real

Portuguese

Adjective

real m

  1. real
  2. royal

Spanish

Adjective

real

  1. real
  2. royal

Swedish

Noun

  1. Abbreviation of realskola .



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