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реальный

Translation of реальный

actual

Russian word in Latin letters: realnyy

Meaning of реальный

Russian

настоящий, подлинный, точно соответствующий действительности

English

real and exact, not imagined or guessed

actual

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[rʲɪˈalʲnɨj]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Реальный or актуальный?

актуальный

актуальный ≠ actual: relevant, up to date

Don't say актуальный for actual. Real — реальный; relevant now — актуальный.

Реальный срок — неделя, не день.

The actual deadline is a week, not a day.

Эта тема сейчас очень актуальна.

This topic is very relevant now (not actual).

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  1. What was the actual price?

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    Какой была реальная цена?

  2. The actual cost was higher.

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    Реальная стоимость была выше.

реальный synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between реальный, настоящий, and фактический

настоящий
🇷🇺Russian

Real, true; very common in speech.

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🇷🇺Russian
фактический

Formal: actual in documents, figures, costs.

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реальный meaning: what does it mean?

real and exact, not imagined or guessed

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What was the actual price? Translation: Какой была реальная цена?

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