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adverb1) wörtlichtake something/somebody literally — etwas/was jemand sagt, wörtlich nehmen
2) (actually) buchstäblich3) (coll.): (with some exaggeration) geradezu* * *adverb We had literally a minute to catch the train.) buchstäblich* * *lit·er·al·ly[ˈlɪtərəli, AM -t̬ɚ-]1. (in a literal manner) [wort]wörtlich, Wort für Wortto take sth \literally etw wörtlich nehmento translate \literally wörtlich übersetzen2. (actually) buchstäblich, wirklichquite \literally in der Tat\literally speaking ungelogenthere were \literally a million tourists in the village over the weekend übers Wochenende kamen sage und schreibe eine Million Touristen ins Dorf* * *['lItərəlI]adv1) (= word for word, exactly) (wort)wörtlichto take sb/sth literally — jdn/etw wörtlich nehmen
2) (= really) buchstäblich, wirklichthe best meal I've ever had, literally — wirklich das Beste, was ich je gegessen habe
it was literally impossible to work there — es war wirklich or einfach unmöglich, dort zu arbeiten
he was quite literally a giant — er war im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ein Riese
* * *literally adv1. wörtlich:translate literally wörtlich übersetzen;take sth literally etwas wörtlich nehmen2. buchstäblich:he did literally nothing at all er hat buchstäblich überhaupt nichts gemachtlit. abk2. literary3. literature* * *adverb1) wörtlichtake something/somebody literally — etwas/was jemand sagt, wörtlich nehmen
2) (actually) buchstäblich3) (coll.): (with some exaggeration) geradezu* * *adv.wörtlich adv. -
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1) ( in a literal manner) [wort]wörtlich, Wort für Wort;to take sth \literally etw wörtlich nehmen;to translate \literally wörtlich übersetzen2) ( actually) buchstäblich, wirklich;quite \literally in der Tat;\literally speaking ungelogen3) invthere were \literally a million tourists in the village over the weekend übers Wochenende kamen sage und schreibe eine Million Touristen ins Dorf -
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См. также в других словарях:
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
