LITERAL


Meaning of LITERAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lɪtərəl ]

1.

The literal sense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense.

In many cases, the people there are fighting, in a literal sense, for their homes.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

A literal translation is one in which you translate each word of the original work rather than giving the meaning of each expression or sentence using words that sound natural.

A literal translation of the name Tapies is ‘walls.’

ADJ : usu ADJ n

3.

You use literal to describe someone who uses or understands words in a plain and simple way.

Dennis is a very literal person.

ADJ

4.

If you describe something as the literal truth or a literal fact, you are emphasizing that it is true.

He was saying no more than the literal truth.

ADJ : usu ADJ n [ emphasis ]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.