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actuality

/ˌæk.tʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/

actualitynoun

actualities

/ˌæk.tʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/

Translations

The actuality of the situation was far more complex than anyone had anticipated.

La réalité de la situation était bien plus complexe que quiconque ne l’avait prévu.

Additional translations

acteSens philosophique ; opposition à la potentialité.

faitSurtout dans un contexte factuel ou analytique.

images d’actualitéCinéma, télévision ; séquence filmée montrant des événements réels.

Definitions

The state of existing in reality or fact.

The actuality of the situation was far more complex than anyone had anticipated.

A fact or condition that is objectively real.

The report failed to capture the actuality of the economic crisis.

(Philosophy, often contrasted with potentiality) The condition of being actual; the realization or fulfillment of potential.

In Aristotelian metaphysics, motion is the passage from potentiality to actuality.

(Broadcasting, film) A segment of recorded audio or video capturing real events, used especially in news reports or documentaries.

The reporter included live actuality from the protest in her segment.

Synonyms

actualityadjective

/ˌæktʃuˈæl.ɪ.ti/

/ˌæk.tʃuˈæl.ə.ti/

Used attributively in phrases such as "actuality footage"; functions as a descriptive modifier.

Translations

documentaireCinéma, télévision ; se dit d’images ou de séquences non jouées, prises sur le vif.

The production team relied on actuality footage to give the film a sense of authenticity.

L’équipe de production s’est appuyée sur des images documentaires pour donner au film un sentiment d’authenticité.

Definitions

Relating to or consisting of real, unscripted events or footage.

The production team relied on actuality footage to give the film a sense of authenticity.