Definition of "real" in Anglais

adjective

1. True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

   • City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.

2. Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

   • This is real leather.

3. Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

   • These are real tears!

4. Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

   • a description of real life

5. That has objective, physical existence.

   • No one has ever seen a real unicorn.

6. (economics) Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).

   • My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
   • What is the real GNP of this polity?

7. (economics) Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

8. (mathematics, of a number) Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

9. (law) Relating to immovable tangible property.

   • real estate; real property

10. Absolute, complete, utter.

    • This is a real problem.

11. (slang) Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.

    • I'm keeping it real.

adverb

1. (US, colloquial) Really; very.

   • When I told him the truth, he got real mad.
   • Se looked at me real strange.

noun

1. A commodity; see realty.

2. (grammar) One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

3. (mathematics, computing) A real number.

4. (obsolete) A realist.

noun

1. Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

2. A coin worth one real.

noun

1. (uncountable) A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.