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Current affairs; those events and issues of interest currently found in the news.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
Examples
- The teacher asked the students to write a report on current events.
- I like to stay informed about current events by reading the newspaper daily.
- He often brings up current events in conversation to spark debate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
時事 /时事
(si4 si6)
— news items
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Chinese Mandarin:
時事 /时事
(shíshì)
— news items
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Danish:
aktuelle begivenheder
— news items
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Dutch:
actualiteiten
— news items
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Finnish:
ajankohtaiset uutiset
— news items
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French:
actualités
— news items
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Georgian:
მიმდინარე მოვლენები
(mimdinare movlenebi)
— news items
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Georgian:
ახლანდელი მოვლენები
(axlandeli movlenebi)
— news items
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Georgian:
დღევანდელი მოვლენები
(dɣevandeli movlenebi)
— news items
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German:
aktuelles Tagesgeschehen
— news items
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Hebrew:
אֲקְטוּאַלְיָה
(aqtuálya)
— news items
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Japanese:
時事
(jiji)
— news items
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Navajo:
ádahooníłígíí
— news items
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Norwegian:
aktuelle hendelser
— news items
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Polish:
aktualia
— news items
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Portuguese:
eventos atuais
— news items
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Portuguese:
acontecimentos recentes
— news items
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Portuguese:
atualidades
— news items
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Russian:
но́вости
(nóvosti)
— news items
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Russian:
теку́щие собы́тия
(tekúščije sobýtija)
— news items
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Spanish:
actualidad
— news items
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Swedish:
aktualiteter
— news items
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Swedish:
aktuella händelser
— news items
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Telugu:
ప్రస్తుత ఘటనలు
(prastuta ghaṭanalu)
— news items
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Turkish:
aktüalite
— news items
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Ukrainian:
пото́чні поді́ї
(potóčni podíji)
— news items
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Vietnamese:
thời sự
— news items
