Meaning

3 senses
  1. A check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.

    Near-synonyms: sanity check, sanity test; sniff test

    Be sure to do a reality check on the idea before releasing it.

    производить проверкуproizvoditʹ proverku

  2. A check or review to make sure something is consistent, reasonable, etc.

    A test done to establish if one is dreaming

  3. (idiomatic)A wake-up call; a reminder.

    осознать реальностьosoznatʹ realʹnostʹ

More definitions
  • an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world

Examples

5 sentences
  1. It's time for a reality check.

  2. We need a reality check.

  3. Brazil suffered a reality check when they played Germany.

    deDas Spiel gegen Deutschland bescherte Brasilien ein böses Erwachen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. You need a reality check.

    deDu brauchst mal einen Reality Check. — Vortarulo

  5. You think you're tough? Well, get ready for a brutal reality check.

Translations

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By meaning 2
check to make sure something is consistent:
wake-up call:
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