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1 literally
literally ['lɪtərəlɪ]∎ to take sth literally prendre qch au pied de la lettre ou à la lettre;∎ to translate literally faire une traduction littérale;∎ literally speaking à proprement parler;∎ he was literally bleeding to death il se vidait de son sang(b) (in exaggeration) littéralement;∎ we've had literally hundreds of letters nous avons reçu littéralement des centaines de lettres -
2 literally
1 [mean, use] littéralement ; [translate, interpret] mot à mot ; to take sth literally prendre qch au pied de la lettre ;2 ( without exaggeration) bel et bien ; they quite literally danced all night ils ont bel et bien dansé toute la nuit ;3 ○ ( emphatic) littéralement ○ ; he literally exploded (with rage) il a littéralement explosé (de rage). -
3 literally
literally [ˈlɪtərəlɪ]• to take sb/sth literally prendre qn/qch au pied de la lettre━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The French word littéralement has a double t but only one l.* * *['lɪtərəlɪ]1) [mean] littéralement; [translate] mot à mot2) ( without exaggeration) bel et bien -
4 liberally
1 ( generously) libéralement ; liberally laced with vodka avec une bonne dose de vodka ;2 ( tolerantly) [think, treat, govern] de façon libérale ;3 ( not literally) [interpret, translate] librement.
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literally — /lit euhr euh lee/, adv. 1. in the literal or strict sense: What does the word mean literally? 2. in a literal manner; word for word: to translate literally. 3. actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy: The city was literally destroyed. 4. in … Universalium
literally — lit•er•al•ly [[t]ˈlɪt ər ə li[/t]] adv. 1) in the literal or strict sense: What does the word mean literally?[/ex] 2) in a literal manner; word for word: to translate literally[/ex] 3) actually: The city was literally destroyed[/ex] 4) cvb in… … From formal English to slang
literally — /ˈlɪtrəli/ (say litruhlee), /ˈlɪtərəli/ (say lituhruhlee) adverb 1. in a literal manner; word for word: to translate literally. 2. in the literal sense: parachutists dropping in, literally. 3. (an intensifier) a. (applied to a literal meaning):… …
literally — [lit′ər əl ē] adv. in a literal manner or sense; specif., a) word for word; not imaginatively, figuratively, or freely [to translate a passage literally] b) actually; in fact [the house literally burned to the ground ]: now often used as an… … English World dictionary
translate — verb 1 change sth from one language to another ADVERB ▪ literally ▪ ‘Tiramisù’ literally translates as ‘pull me up’. ▪ accurately, correctly ▪ freely, loosely … Collocations dictionary
literally — lit|er|al|ly [ lıt(ə)rəli ] adverb ** 1. ) used for showing that what you are saying is really true and not just an impressive way of describing something: Now there are literally thousands of companies using our software. a ) used when you are… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
literally */*/ — UK [ˈlɪt(ə)rəlɪ] / US adverb 1) a) used for showing that what you are saying is really true and is not just an impressive way of describing something Now there are literally thousands of companies using our software. b) used when you are… … English dictionary
literally — [ˈlɪt(ə)rəli] adv 1) used for showing that what you are saying is really true Now there are literally thousands of companies using our software.[/ex] 2) used when you are describing something in an extreme way that cannot be true When I told him… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
translate — trans|late [trænsˈleıt, trænz ] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(change languages)¦ 2¦(happen as result)¦ 3¦(have same meaning)¦ 4¦(change forms)¦ 5¦(use in new situation)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of transferre; TRANSFER1] 1.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
literally — adv. Literally is used with these adjectives: ↑impossible, ↑insane, ↑true, ↑unthinkable Literally is used with these verbs: ↑destroy, ↑disappear, ↑explode, ↑interpret, ↑save, ↑shake, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Translation — For other uses, see Translation (disambiguation). Translator redirects here. For other uses, see Translator (disambiguation). Contents 1 Etymology 2 Theory … Wikipedia