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fac·tu·al

(făk′cho͞o-əl)
adj.
1. Of the nature of fact; real.
2. Of or containing facts.

fac′tu·al′i·ty (-ăl′ĭ-tē) n.
fac′tu·al·ly adv.
fac′tu·al·ness n.
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factual

(ˈfæktʃʊəl)
adj
1. of, relating to, or characterized by facts
2. of the nature of fact; real; actual
ˈfactualism n
ˈfactualist n
ˌfactualˈistic adj
ˈfactually adv
ˈfactualness, ˌfactuˈality n
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fac•tu•al

(ˈfæk tʃu əl)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to facts.
2. based on facts.
fac′tu•al•ly, adv.
fac`tu•al′i•ty, fac′tu•al•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. factual - existing in act or fact; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
2. factual - of or relating to or characterized by facts; "factual considerations"
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factual

adjective true, objective, authentic, unbiased, close, real, sure, correct, genuine, accurate, exact, precise, faithful, credible, matter-of-fact, literal, veritable, circumstantial, unadorned, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), true-to-life Any comparison that is not strictly factual runs the risk of being interpreted as subjective.
true imaginary, unreal, fanciful, embellished, fictitious, figurative, fictive
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factual

adjective
Based on fact:
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Translations
حَقيقي
skutečný
faktuelsaglig
staîreyndalegur
gerçeğe dayalı

factual

[ˈfæktjʊəl] ADJ [report, description] → objetivo, basado en datos objetivos ; [error] → de hecho
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

factual

[ˈfæktʃuəl] adj [information, evidence] → factuel(le); [account, description] → basé(e) sur les faits ; [error, inaccuracy] → de fait
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

factual

adj evidenceauf Tatsachen beruhend ; account, speechsachlich ; factual informationSachinformationen pl; (= facts)Fakten pl; factual errorSachfehler m; factual knowledgeFaktenwissen nt; factual reportTatsachenbericht m; to have a factual basisauf Tatsachen beruhen ; the book is largely factualdas Buch beruht zum größten Teil auf Tatsachen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

factual

[ˈfæktjʊəl] adj (report, description) → che si limita ai fatti ; (error) → che riguarda i fatti
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fact

(fӕkt) noun
1. something known or believed to be true. It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health. feit حَقيقَه факт fato pravda die Tatsache kendsgerning; faktum γεγονός hecho tõsiasi حقیقت tosiasia fait עובדה तथ्य činjenica tény kenyataan staðreynd fatto 事実 진실, 진상 faktas fakts kenyataan feit kjensgjerning, faktum fakt رښتيا، حقيقت، واقعيت، پيښه facto fapt факт fakt dejstvo činjenica faktum ข้อเท็จจริง gerçek, hakikat 事實 факт حقیقت sự việc 事实
2. reality. fact or fiction. waarheid, werklikheid واقِع، حَقيقَه действителност fato skutečnost die Wirklichkeit virkelighed πραγματικότητα realidad tegelikkus واقعیت todellisuus réel עוּבדוֹת वास्तविकता istina, stvarnost valóság realitas veruleiki realtà 事実 사실, 현실 tikrovė, tiesa īstenība; realitāte realiti werkelijkheid realitet, faktum prawda واقعيت facto realitate реальность skutočnosť stvarnost stvarnost verklighet, sanning, fakta ความจริง gerçek, hakikat 實情 дійсність سچائی sự thật 实情
the facts of life
information about sex and how babies are born (in sex education). feite van die lewe حقائِق الحياه полови въпроси fatos da vida základní poučení (o pohlavním životě) die Tatsachen des Lebens seksualundervisning σεξουαλική διαπαιδαγώγηση los misterios de la vida seksuaalkasvatus حقایق زندگی sukupuolikasvatus les choses de la vie עוּבדוֹת הַחַיִים जीवन का तथ्य životna stvarnost, činjenice o stvarnom životu nemi felvilágosítás informasi tentang pendidikan seks i fatti riguardanti la vita sessuale 性にかんする事実 성(性)·생식에 관한 사실 žinios apie lytinį gyvenimą/iš kur atsiranda vaikai dzimumdzīves noslēpumi informasi tentang pendidikan seks bijzonderheden van voortplanting (bij seksuele voorlichting) seksualundervisning sprawy seksualne د ژوند حقیقت сведения о половой жизни sexuálna výchova resnica o spolnem življenju istina o polnom životu hur ett barn kommer till ข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับเพศศึกษา hayatî gerçekler, cinsel bilgiler 生活方面的基本知識 інформація про статеве життя زندگی کے حقائق những điều cần biết về giới tính 生活方面的基本知识
factual (ˈfӕktʃuəl) adjective
of or containing facts. a factual account. feitlik حَقيقي действителен fatual skutečný Tatsachen-... saglig; faktuel πραγματικός, τεκμηριωμένος objetivo, factual faktidel põhinev واقعی tosiasiallinen basé sur des/les faits עובדתי तथ्यात्मक stvaran, činjenicama potvrđen tényleges mengandung fakta staðreyndalegur reale 事実の 사실의 faktinis, faktiškas, tikras faktu-; uz faktiem balstīts berdasarkan fakta feitelijk faktisk, virkelig, saklig faktyczny, wierny واقعی factual bazat pe fapte (reale) фактический skutočný dejanski činjenični verklig, faktisk เกี่ยวกับข้อเท็จจริง gerçeğe dayalı 真實的 фактичний حقیقی thực sự 真实的
ˈfactually adverb
feitelik حَقيقةً действително factualmente skutečně sachlich sagligt; faktuelt τεκμηριωμένα ateniéndose a los hechos tegelikult از نظر واقعیات tosiasiallisesti en s'en tenant aux faits עובדתית गुट, दल stvarno ténylegesen secara nyata staðreyndalega basato sui fatti 実際には 실제로 faktiškai, tikrai balstoties uz faktiem dengan fakta feitelijk saklig faktycznie, wiernie د واقعیت توګه factualmente ţinând cont de fapte фактически skutočne dejansko činjenično verkligt อย่างแท้จริง gerçeklere dayanarak 真實地 опираючись на факти واقعتہً dựa trên sự thật 真实地
as a matter of fact, in fact, in point of fact
actually or really. She doesn't like him much – in fact I think she hates him! in werklikheid, eintlik, om die waarheid te sê في الحَقيقَه в действителност de fato ve skutečnosti, vlastně tatsächlich rent faktisk; faktisk στην πραγματικότητα en realidad, de hecho tegelikult در واقع itse asiassa en fait למעשה वास्तव में zapravo, u stvari valójában sesungguhnya í raun in effetti 実際は 사실은 iš tikrųjų, faktiškai īstenībā; faktiski sebenarnya in feite faktisk, egentlig, i virkeligheten właściwie په واقعیت de facto de fapt в сущности; фактически v skutočnosti pravzaprav zapravo faktiskt, i själva verket แท้จริง; อันที่จริง aslında, aslını ararsan 事實上 по суті, фактично در اصل thực tế là 事实上
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factual

a. objetivo-a, real.
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