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Estonian
Etymology
tõsi (“truth”) + -line
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɤe̯line/,
- Rhymes: -line
- Hyphenation: tõe‧li‧ne
Adjective
tõeline (genitive tõelise, partitive tõelist, comparative tõelisem, superlative kõige tõelisem or tõeliseim or tõelisim)
- real, actual (corresponding to reality; as opposed to illusory, imaginary, fictitious)
- Synonyms: päris, tegelik, reaalne
- Ma pole kindel, kas see, mis ma näen, ikka on tõeline. ― I'm not sure if what I'm seeing is real.
- Tähistaeva näiv pöörlemine on Maa tõelise pöörlemise peegeldus. ― The apparent rotation of the firmament is a reflection of the Earth's actual rotation.
1942, Karl Ristikivi, Rohtaed, Tartu: Noor-Eesti, →ISBN:Unistused kestavad seni, kuni nad pole muutunud tõeliseks, sest tõelisus pole enam unistus.- Dreams last until they become real, because reality is no longer a dream.
- real, true, genuine (as opposed to artificial, fake)
- Synonyms: ehtne, päris, tegelik
- Paberist roosid tundusid tõelistena. ― The paper roses looked real.
- See on mängupüstol, mitte tõeline. ― It's a toy gun, not a real one.
- Keegi ei tea mu tõelisi mõtteid. ― No one knows my true thoughts.
- Sa ei tunne tema tõelist palet. ― You don't know the real him/her.
- real, true (exactly as it ought to be, fulfilling all requirements, corresponding to the typical nature of sth/sb; (emphatically) very good, perfect)
- Pandi alus küberneetikale selle sõna tõelises tähenduses. ― The foundations of cybernetics were laid in the true sense of the word.
- Kuidas käituks sellises olukorras tõeline daam? ― What would a real lady do in such a situation?
- Milline peaks olema tõeline juht? ― What should a true leader be like?
- Ta elu oli tõeline põrgu. ― His/her life was a living hell.
- Mind valdas tõeline hirm. ― I was genuinely frightened.
- Kas tõelist armastust ongi olemas? ― Is there such a thing as true love?
- Ta on oma ala tõeline meister. ― (S)he is a true master of his/her craft.
- Sa oled tõeline ingel! ― You are a true angel!
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Derived terms
References
- tõeline in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “tõeline”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009