tatsächlich
actually; in fact; real
English translations
- 01
actually
- 02
in fact
- 03
indeed
Word details
- German meaning
- In Wirklichkeit; wirklich.
- English meaning
- actually
- Synonym
- wirklich, tatsächlich
- German example
- Es ist tatsächlich so.
- English example
- It is actually like that.
Related words
- altmachen
To antique
- bagatellisieren
To downplay, to trivialize
- realsozialistisch
Real socialist refers to the actual, existing form of socialism as practiced in the Eastern Bloc states.
- maßstabgerecht
To scale
- maßstabsgerecht
Scaled means that something has been reduced or enlarged in a specific proportion to its actual size.
- maßstabsgetreu
To scale
- scheinselbstständig
falsely self-employed
- veritabel
Genuine, veritable, true
- Realität
Reality is the state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.
- Wirklichkeit
reality
- Maßstab
Scale
- Anhängekalkulation
Overhead allocation
- Selbstverkleinerung
self-deprecation
- Pauschale
lump sum, flat rate
- Schlaumeier
Smart aleck
- Leibhaftigkeit
Embodiment
- Zahlenspiel
A numbers game is a manipulative presentation of numbers or statistics to support or obscure a particular statement.
- Überproduktion
Overproduction
- Sprechsprache
Spoken language
- Lebensgrösse
Life-size
- Scheinheiligkeit
Hypocrisy
- Wegbegleiter
Companion
- Katalogwert
Catalog value
- herunterspielen
To downplay, to play down
- aufdatieren
to backdate
- banalisieren
To trivialize
- unterbewerten
To undervalue, to underestimate
- verharmlosen
to downplay
- etwas durch die rosarote Brille sehen
To see through rose-tinted glasses
- konkret
Concrete
- thatsächlich
Really, indeed
- rechnerisch
Calculated
- Bannstrahl
Excommunication, condemnation
- Massenunterschied
Mass defect
- Realpräsenz
Real presence refers to the actual, physical presence of people or things, as opposed to virtual or symbolic presence.
- Untertreibung
Understatement
- Unterschätzung
Underestimation
- Wichtigmacher
A person who tries to make themselves seem more important than they are.
- Wichtigtuer
Show-off, braggart
- Kryptokratie
cryptocracy
- Scheinlogik
Specious logic
- Realisat
Execution, realization
- Realwert
Real value
- Überblähen
To inflate
- Schlaumeierin
know-it-all (female)
- Poseur
Poseur
- Poser
"Poser" refers to a person who tries to impress others by pretending to be something they are not, often lacking genuine knowledge or experience.
- Vergrösserung
Magnification refers to the process or result of making something appear larger than it actually is, either optically through a device or in a figurative sense.
- aufbauschen
To embellish means to make something appear larger, more important, or more dramatic than it actually is.
Example sentences with “tatsächlich”
Das ist tatsächlich passiert. (That actually happened.)
Frequently asked questions
How is 'tatsächlich' used to express surprise?
It is often used as a question or exclamation: 'Tatsächlich?' (Really?).