"de fait" meaning in French

See de fait in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /də fɛ(t)/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-de fait.wav
Etymology: Calque of Latin de facto. Etymology templates: {{clq|fr|la|de facto}} Calque of Latin de facto Head templates: {{fr-adv}} de fait
  1. indeed Synonyms: en effet, effectivement
    Sense id: en-de_fait-fr-adv-2Iij5OqV

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /də fɛ(t)/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-de fait.wav
Etymology: Calque of Latin de facto. Etymology templates: {{clq|fr|la|de facto}} Calque of Latin de facto Head templates: {{fr-prep phrase}} de fait
  1. de facto (according to actual practice) Synonyms: de facto
    Sense id: en-de_fait-fr-prep_phrase-1e2hJkiA Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

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