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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessurreal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /zʊʁeˈaːl/
"Es fühlte sich absolut surreal an, als ich den Preis gewann."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; bizarrely uncanny or fantastical.
"Walking through the empty neon-lit city at 3 AM felt completely surreal." - 2
Relating to or characteristic of the artistic movement surrealism, which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind.
"The gallery featured a stunning collection of surreal paintings by Salvador Dalí."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'surréel', coined in the early 1920s by poet Guillaume Apollinaire. The term combines the French prefix 'sur-' (meaning 'above' or 'beyond') with 'réel' (meaning 'real'), later becoming the foundation of the Surrealist artistic and literary movement initiated by André Breton to express the subconscious mind.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surreal" is said worldwide
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surréaliste
Transliteration: /sy.ʁe.a.list/
"Cette situation improbable a un aspect vraiment surréaliste."
surreal
Transliteration: /zʊʁeˈaːl/
"Es fühlte sich absolut surreal an, als ich den Preis gewann."
surreale
Transliteration: /sur.reˈa.le/
"Quella festa aveva un'atmosfera decisamente surreale."
surrealista
Transliteration: /su.re.aˈlis.ta/
"Las pinturas de Dalí tienen un estilo muy surrealista."
surreal
Transliteration: /su.ʁeˈaw/
"A quantidade de trabalho acumulada é simplesmente surreal."
अवास्तविक
Transliteration: avāstavik
"खाली सड़क पर चलना एक अवास्तविक अनुभव था।"
超现实的
Transliteration: chāoxiànshí de
"这个场景有一种超现实的美感。"
초현실적인
Transliteration: chohyeonshiljeogin
"그 영화의 결말은 매우 초현실적이었다."
シュール
Transliteration: shūru
"彼の描く世界観はとてもシュールだ。"
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