- sober reality
- суровая реальность Syn : grim reality, harsh reality
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.
reality — n. 1) (the) grim, harsh, sober reality (the harsh reality of life) 2) in reality 3) (misc.) to accept reality; to deny reality * * * [rɪ ælɪtɪ] harsh to deny reality sober reality (the harsh reality of life) (misc.) to accept reality (the) grim… … Combinatory dictionary
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existence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being Nouns 1. existence, life, being, entity, ens, esse, subsistence, presence; ontology, existentialism. 2. (fact of existence) reality, actuality, authenticity; positiveness, fact, matter of… … English dictionary for students
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Existence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Existence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 existence existence being entity ens esse subsistence reality actuality Sgm: N 1 positiveness positiveness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 fact fact … English dictionary for students
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