"true to life" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} true to life (not comparable)
  1. (of a model) Having the same dimensions as the original. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: life-size, full-size, full-scale Translations (having the same dimensions as the original): grandeur nature (French), lebensecht (German), lebensgroß (German), realistyczny (Polish), полноразме́рный (polnorazmérnyj) [masculine] (Russian), в натуральную величину (v naturalʹnuju veličinu) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-true_to_life-en-adj-c12Ynmgx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'having the same dimensions as the original': 100 0
  2. Realistic; natural. Tags: not-comparable Translations (realistic, natural): levensecht (Dutch), waarheidsgetrouw (Dutch), fidèle à la réalité (French), réaliste (French), lebensecht (German), z życia wzięty (Polish)
    Sense id: en-true_to_life-en-adj-cJkUjTqD Disambiguation of 'realistic, natural': 0 100

Download JSON data for true to life meaning in English (2.5kB)

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      "sense": "having the same dimensions as the original",
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      "sense": "having the same dimensions as the original",
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