in real life
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現実では, 実際には
in the physical world, not just in imagination or stories
Collocation
例
The haunted house looked creepy in the movie, but in real life, it ’s just an old building.
そのお化け屋敷は映画では不気味に見えたが、現実では、ただの古い建物だ。
The magic tricks were amazing in the show, but in real life, they ’re just clever illusions.
ショーでの手品は素晴らしかったが、現実では、それらはただの巧妙な錯覚に過ぎない。
in real life
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used to distinguish offline or face-to-face interactions from online ones
例
He has a lot of online friends, but he's never met them IRL.
Meeting your followers IRL can be exciting.
