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1 virtual
1 ( almost complete) [collapse, failure, disappearance, standstill] quasi-total (after n) ; the virtual disappearance of this custom la disparition quasi-totale or la quasi-disparition de cette coutume ; he was a virtual prisoner il était quasiment ○ or pratiquement prisonnier ; it's virtual slavery c'est presque de l'esclavage ; she is the virtual ruler of the country de fait c'est elle qui dirige le pays ; -
2 virtual
virtual [ˈvɜ:tjʊəl]1. adjectivea. ( = near) quasi-2. compounds* * *['vɜːtʃʊəl]1) ( almost complete) quasi-totalto be a virtual prisoner — être pratiquement prisonnier/ière
2) Computing, Physics virtuel/-elle
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