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virtual ['vɜ:tʃʊəl](a) (near, as good as)∎ the country is in a state of virtual anarchy c'est pratiquement l'anarchie dans le pays;∎ the strike led to a virtual halt in production la grève a provoqué une interruption quasi totale de la production;∎ it's a virtual impossibility/dictatorship c'est une quasi-impossibilité/une quasi-dictature;∎ he's a virtual prisoner il est quasiment prisonnier;∎ the virtual extinction of this species la disparition quasi-totale de cette espèce(b) (actual, effective)∎ they are the virtual rulers of the country en fait, ce sont eux qui dirigent le pays, ce sont eux les dirigeants de fait du pays►► Physics virtual image image f virtuelle;Computing virtual memory mémoire f virtuelle;virtual reality réalité f virtuelle;virtual reality helmet casque m de réalité virtuelle;Computing virtual reality simulator simulateur m de réalité virtuelle;Computing virtual storage mémoire f virtuelle -
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virtual [ˈvɜ:tjʊəl]1. adjectivea. ( = near) quasi-2. compounds* * *['vɜːtʃʊəl]1) ( almost complete) quasi-totalto be a virtual prisoner — être pratiquement prisonnier/ière
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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 ;
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