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Meaning of Actual | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈækʃuəl

Definitions

  1. an actual, real one; notably:
  2. something actually received; real receipts, as distinct from estimated ones.
  3. a radio callsign modifier that specifies the commanding officer of the unit or asset denoted by the remainder of the callsign and not the officer's assistant or other designee.
  4. Reality, usually with the definite article.

Equivalents

العربية حاضر حقيقي راهن فعلي واقعي
Bosanski vera
Català real
Čeština skutečný
Ελληνικά πραγματικός
Esperanto aktuala efektiva fakta kuranta nuna reala vera
Français effectif Réel
Hrvatski vera
日本語 実際の 現実の
Kurdî aktûel konkret konkret reel
Latina verus
Te Reo Māori tinana
Português actual actual efectivo real
Српски vera
Türkçe aktüel gerçek güncel hakiki şimdiki

Examples

“Bravo Six Actual, this is Charlie One. Come in, over.”
“There was that desolate air about the chamber which is peculiar to an ill-furnished London room: cities need luxuries, were it only to conceal the actual.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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