1.
The ~ sense of a word or phrase is its most basic sense.
In many cases, the people there are fighting, in a ~ sense, for their homes.
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2.
A ~ 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 ~ translation of the name Tapies is ‘walls.’
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3.
You use ~ to describe someone who uses or understands words in a plain and simple way.
Dennis is a very ~ person.
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4.
If you describe something as the ~ truth or a ~ fact, you are emphasizing that it is true.
He was saying no more than the ~ truth.
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