LEARNit Dictionary
de facto
noun
/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/
UK
/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/
US
1
a person who lives with somebody as their husband or wife, although they are not officially married
همسر عرفی, شریک زندگی غیر رسمی
adverb
/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/
UK
/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/
US
1
in a way that exists as a fact although it may not be legally accepted
در عمل, در حقیقت, عملاً
compare
de jure
adjective
/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/
UK
/ˌdeɪ ˈfæktəʊ/
US
1
existing as a fact although it may not be legally accepted as existing
در عمل, در واقعیت, غیررسمی ولی اجرایی
2
in which two people live together as if they are married, without actually being married
زوج خارج از ازدواج
John was in a de facto relationship with Dawn for 22 years.
3
living in a de facto relationship
عملاً, غیررسمی
her de facto husband