Actuelle(ment)

‘Actuellement’, instead of ‘actually’,  usually translates as ‘at this moment, now’. It can also mean ‘topical’. In a philosophical sense it can mean ‘actual’.

Examples of ‘actuel/actuelle/actuellement’:

À l’heure actuelle  : at the present time; à l’époque actuelle  : nowadays, in this day and age; le monde actuel  : the world today; l’actuel Premier ministre  : the current prime Minister. And a well-used phrase is: ‘actuellement en cinémas/en salle’ which means ‘in cinemas now’.

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