Слово англійською: real

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real

adjective, /rɪəl/
/ˈriːəl/

    existing/not imagined

  1. actually existing or happening and not imagined or pretended
    • a real danger/risk/threat/concern
    • All the characters are based on real people.
    • It wasn't a ghost; it was a real person.
    • pictures of animals, both real and mythological
    • In the movies guns kill people instantly, but it's not like that in real life.
    • Politicians seem to be out of touch with the real world.
    • The growth of violent crime is a very real problem.
    • There's no real possibility of them changing their minds.
    • We have a real chance of success.
    • By the end of it I had a real sense of achievement.
  2. true/not false

  3. not false or artificial
    • Are those real flowers?
    • real leather
    • Pinocchio wanted to be a real live boy.
  4. [only before noun] actual or true, rather than what appears to be true
    • Tell me the real reason.
    • The real story is even more amazing.
    • Judy Garland's real name was Frances Ethel Gumm.
    • The real problem is a lack of investment in infrastructure.
    • The real issue was whether the accused knew the goods were stolen.
    • The real question here is how he is going to accomplish this.
    • See the real Africa on one of our walking safaris.
    • I couldn't resist the opportunity to meet a real live celebrity.
    • I do my best to hide my real feelings from others.
    • The only real complaint I have about the film is that it's a little too slow.
  5. [only before noun] having all the important qualities that it should have to deserve to be called what it is called
    • She never had any real friends at school.
    • his first real kiss
    • I had no real interest in politics.
    • He was making a real effort to be nice to her.
    • These measures have made a real difference to people's lives.
    • She has not shown any real regret for what she did.
  6. for emphasis

  7. [only before noun] used to emphasize a state or quality
    • He looks a real idiot.
    • This accident could have produced a real tragedy.
    • Her next play was a real contrast.
    • This is a real privilege.
    • It's been a real challenge, but we're determined to succeed.
    • He made a real cock-up of it.
  8. money/income

  9. [only before noun] when the effect of such things as price rises on the power of money to buy things is included in the sums
    • Real wage costs have risen by 10 per cent in the past year.
    • The real value of the country's exports has grown little since the 1970s.
    • This represents a reduction of 5 per cent in real terms.
  10. Word Originlate Middle English (as a legal term meaning ‘relating to things, especially real property’): from Anglo-Norman French, from late Latin realis, from Latin res ‘thing’.
Idioms
for real
  1. what somebody claims it is or serious
    • This is not a fire drill—it's for real.
    • (North American English) He managed to convince voters that he was for real.
    • I don’t think her tears were for real.
get real!
  1. (informal) used to tell somebody that they are behaving in a stupid or unreasonable way
keep it real
  1. (informal) to act in an honest and natural way
the (real) power behind the throne
  1. the person who really controls an organization, a country, etc. in contrast to the person who is legally in charge
    • His assistant was thought to be the real power behind the throne.
the real McCoy
  1. (informal) something that is what somebody claims it is and that has value, not a copy
    • It's an American flying jacket, the real McCoy.
the real thing
  1. (informal) actually what somebody claims that something is
    • Are you sure it's the real thing (= love), not just infatuation?
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