réel

See also: reel

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɛl/

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Adjective

réel (feminine réelle, masculine plural réels, feminine plural réelles)

1. real (true, factual, not fictional)

   Synonyms: authentique, vrai

   Antonyms: faux, imaginaire, fictif

2. (mathematics) real (of a number)

Derived terms

• nombre réel
• sujet réel

Descendants

• → Danish: reel
• → Dutch: reëel
• → German: reell
• → Swedish: reell
• → Turkish: reel

Noun

réel m (uncountable)

1. (psychology) real (reality)

Related terms

• irréel
• réalité
• réellement

 

References

• Etymology and history of “réel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

• “réel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

From Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs.

Adjective

réel m

1. (Jersey) real

   Synonym: véthitabl'ye

Derived terms

• réellement (“really”)