English

Etymology
OE. term|actuel, F. term|actuel, L. term|actualis, from term|agere||to do; to act.

Pronunciation
a|WEAE IPA|/�æk.t�u.l̩/
audio|en-us-actual.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real

#: the actual cost of goods
#: the actual case under discussion

1. In action at the time being; now exiting; present.

#: the actual situation of the country

1. Used to emphasise a noun or verb, whether something is real or metaphorical.

Usage notes
In some foreign languages term|actual means �modern�. This meaning sometimes occurs in English written by foreigners, but is nonstandard English.

Synonyms
sense|existing in act or reality certain, genuine, real
sense|in action at the time being present
positive

Antonyms
sense|existing in act or reality potential, possible, virtual, speculative, conceivable, theoretical, nominal

Translations
trans-top|existing in act or reality
Arabic: Arab|ح���� IPAchar|(ħaqíeqi), Arab|�ا�ع� IPAchar|(w�qi�i), Arab|�ع�� IPAchar|(fí�li)
Catalan: real
Chinese: 實��, ��� (shíjìde)
Dutch: t+|nl|werkelijk
Finnish: t+|fi|todellinen
French: t-|fr|réel
German: tatsächlich konkret
Italian: t+|it|reale, t-|it|effettivo
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Japanese: Jpan|��� (Jpan|�����, jissai no), Jpan|��� (Jpan|�����, genjitsu no)
Portuguese: t+|pt|real, t+|pt|efetivo
Russian: дей��ви�ел�н�й (dejstvítel�nyj), и��нинн�й (ístinnyj), на��о��ий (nastojáš�ij), �еал�н�й (reál�nyj)
Spanish: t+|es|real, t|es|existente, t-|es|verdadero
Swedish: faktisk, verklig, reell
Vietnamese: thật, thật sự, thực tế, có thật
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trans-top|in action at the time being
Arabic: Arab|حاضر IPAchar|(ħ��ir), Arab|را�� IPAchar|(r�hin)
Catalan: real
Chinese: �實�, ��� (xiànshí de)
Dutch: t+|nl|huidig
Finnish: nykyinen, tämänhetkinen
German: t+|de|gegenwärtig, t+|de|aktuell
Italian: t+|it|esistente
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Portuguese: (Brazil) atual, (Portugal) actual#Portuguese|actual, real#Portuguese|real
Russian: t+|ru|н�не�ний|trnýnešnij|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|real
Swedish: befintlig, rådande, aktuell
Vietnamese: hi�n tại, hi�n th�i, hi�n nay, �úng th�i
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trans-top|emphasise a noun
German: t+|de|tatsächlich
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ttbc|Hungarian: valóságos
mid
ttbc|Korean: ��� (silje-ui)

Noun
en-noun

1. finance Something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.

Catalan

Adjective
ca-adj|factual|plactuals

1. present, current
2. factual

Related terms
actualment
actualitat
actualitzar

Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|pl=actuales

1. present, current
2. factual
3. philosophy|lang=es actual, real

Usage notes
term|actual is a false friend, and does not mean the same as English word term|actual||real; non-imaginary. Spanish equivalents are shown above, in the �Translations� section of the English entry term|lang=en|actual.

Related terms
actualmente
actualidad
actualizar

See also
Appendix:Spanish false cognates with English

ar:actual
fa:actual
fr:actual
io:actual
id:actual
it:actual
lt:actual
hu:actual
ja:actual
pl:actual
pt:actual
ru:actual
simple:actual
fi:actual
sv:actual
ta:actual
te:actual
vi:actual
zh:actual

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