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Usage Note
aktuell is a false friend: it means 'current' or 'up-to-date', NOT English 'actual' (which is tatsächlich). It is everywhere in news contexts, as in aktuelle Nachrichten ('current news'). The adverb aktuell also means 'at the moment'.
Examples
"Das ist die aktuelle Version."
Natural Translation
That is the current version.
Literal Translation
That is the current version.

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