real in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.real [Am ˈri(ə)l, Brit riːl] ADJ

1.1. real (actual, not imaginary):

real
real
real
verdadero
in real life
en la vida real
the characters don't behave like real people
los personajes no se comportan como gente de verdad
in the real world
en la realidad
in the real sense of the word
en el verdadero sentido de la palabra
the party that offers a real alternative
el partido que ofrece una verdadera or auténtica alternativa
a job with real responsibility
un trabajo de mucha responsabilidad
her first real success
su primer éxito de importancia
for real inf
de verdad
they were fighting for real
estaban peleando de verdad
this time it's for real
esta vez va en serio
is he for real? Am
¿es posible que sea tan tonto (or ingenuo etc.)?
are you for real? Am
¿me estás tomando el pelo? inf

II.real [Am ˈri(ə)l, Brit riːl] ADV Am inf as intensifier

real property → real estate

See also real estate

real tennis → court tennis

See also court tennis

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número real
real number
salario real
real wage

real in the PONS Dictionary

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II.real [rɪəl, Am ri:l] ADV Am inf

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to be a (real) looker
ser muy guapa
he's a real fashionista inf
es muy fashion sl
to be a real turn-off
ser repugnante

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real Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it was a real eye-opener for me
me hizo abrir los ojos
this car has taken a real punishing
este coche está muy castigado
it was a real kicker for me
me dejó de piedra inf
to get real enjoyment out of doing sth
disfrutar realmente haciendo algo
to make a real spectacle of oneself
dar el espectáculo
I've got a real complex about spiders
tengo verdadera fobia a las arañas
to be a real blow for sb
suponer un duro golpe para alguien
he thinks he's a real heart-throb
va de guaperas
now that's a real piece of meat!
¡menudo cacho de carne! inf irón ex
this cleaning lady is a real treasure
esta mujer de la limpieza es una joya
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It's going brilliantly -- she's a wonderful woman, she's really smart, she's really strong, a real team player.
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The transliteration was done in real time and the transliterated page could be seen in browser immediately.
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I wanted it real simple, with just one pickup switch.
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Along with slaves, the market also sold real estate and stock.
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Real alarm clocks are not expensive, so by investing in one you'll remove one of the biggest distractions that's stopping you from getting shut-eye.
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Also, it isn't hard to generate random text with a frequency distribution similar to real text, artificially raising the coincidence count.
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Instead of a real culture where songs actually mean something, we have this junk culture of entertainment working on the principle of planned obsolescence.
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Real volunteers to put his check in the strongbox for his poor performance at the challenge.
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The scientist then designs a controlled experiment which will allow him to test the hypothesis against the real world.
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The dartboard's numbers are positioned just as they are in real darts.
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