French Conversation · Level 9
88 words
French word
virtuel
Pronunciation
IPA/viʁtɥɛl/
Meaning
- adjectivevirtual
Example
Je joue dans un monde virtuel.
I play in a virtual world.
More examples
La réunion se tiendra dans un espace virtuel.
The meeting will be held in a virtual space.
Core concept
A functioning substitute that exists through simulation or representation rather than as a physical object.
Common phrases
monde virtuel
virtual world
espace virtuel
virtual space
serveur virtuel
virtual server
Similar words
réel: Actually existing and verifiable by sight or touch.
faux: Not genuine, but fake or based on an error.
imaginaire: Existing only in the imagination or in a story, not in reality.
Definition in French
Qui existe par simulation, représentation ou imitation plutôt que comme chose matérielle, souvent employé pour des environnements, objets ou situations non physiques.
Word origin
French virtuel comes from Latin virtualis, from virtus meaning power or effectiveness, and its modern nonphysical sense developed from the idea of something existing through its effects.
Usage tips
- The adjective agrees in gender: un monde virtuel but une réalité virtuelle.
Opposites
- réelrealadjective
- authentiqueauthenticadjective
Related words
- virtualiservirtualizeverb
- virtualisationvirtualizationnoun
- virtuellementvirtuallyadverb