literal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪtərəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɪtərəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lit′ər əl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
literal adj (meaning: actual, not figurative)literal adj
 When I said 'explosion' I meant there was a literal explosion.
 Cuando dije explosión me refería a una explosión literal.
literal adj (word by word)literal adj
 The literal translation of this phrase doesn't make any sense.
 La traducción literal de esta frase no tiene ningún sentido.
literal adj (factual)literal adj
  al pie de la letra loc adj
 Reporters gave a literal description of conditions there.
 Los reporteros dieron una descripción literal de cómo eran las condiciones allí.
 Los reporteros dieron una descripción al pie de la letra de cómo eran las condiciones allí.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
literal meaning n (strict, not figurative sense)sentido literal nm + adj
 When people say they are dying to see you, they don't expect you to take the literal meaning.
 Cuando alguien te dice que se muere por verte, no piensa que lo vas a tomar en sentido literal.
literal translation n (word-for-word interpretation)traducción literal nf + adj
 The literal translation of guitarist Manitas de Plata's name is "Little hands of silver".
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Una traducción literal en este caso no se entendería, debes tratar de buscar una expresión equivalente.
literal-minded adj (thinking literally, unimaginative)de mentalidad literal loc adj
  de mentalidad poco creativa loc adj
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'literal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
chase - cryptic crossword - figurative - figurative language - free - lit - literalism - loan translation - loose - metaphorical - strict meaning
Spanish:
literal - cita textual - metonomasia - traducción literal


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