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literal

adjective lee-teh-RAHL Rare
Communication Language

Also means

word-for-word

Usage Note

Literal behaves the same as its English counterpart in most contexts: traducción literal is a word-for-word translation. Note the plural literales. The adverb is literalmente, which — like English 'literally' — is increasingly used as an intensifier in colloquial speech, a usage considered informal.

Examples

"Hizo una traducción literal del texto."

Natural Translation

He made a literal translation of the text.

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