literal

literal
adjective
1) wörtlich

take something in a literal sense — etwas wörtlich nehmen

2) (not exaggerated) buchstäblich

the literal truth — die reine Wahrheit

3) (coll.): (with some exaggeration) wahr
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['litərəl]
adjective
1) (following the exact meaning with no exaggeration: the literal truth.) buchstäblich
2) (understanding the meaning by taking one word at a time: a literal translation.) wörtlich
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- literally
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lit·er·al
[ˈlɪtərəl, AM -t̬ɚ-]
I. adj
1. (not figurative) wörtlich
\literal meaning/sense eigentliche Bedeutung
to take sth in the \literal sense of the word etw wörtlich nehmen
2. (word-for-word)
\literal translation/transcript wörtliche Übersetzung/Abschrift
3. (not exaggerated) buchstäblich, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes präd
the \literal truth die reine Wahrheit
4. (fam: for emphasis)
fifteen years of \literal hell fünfzehn Jahre lang die reinste Hölle
a \literal avalanche of mail eine wahre Flut von Zusendungen
5. LING
\literal mnemonics Gedächtnisstützen pl, Eselsbrücken pl fam
\literal error BRIT TYPO Schreib-/Tipp-/Druckfehler m
II. n
1. BRIT TYPO Schreib-/Tipp-/Druckfehler m
2. (computer instruction) Literal m o nt
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['lItərəl]
1. adj
1) (ESP TYP)

literal error — Schreib-/Tipp-/Druckfehler m

2) translation, meaning, sense wörtlich

in the literal sense (of the word) — im wörtlichen Sinne

3)

(= real) that is the literal truth —

it was a literal disaster — es war im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes eine Katastrophe

the literal impossibility of working there — die völlige or buchstäbliche Unmöglichkeit, dort zu arbeiten

4) (= prosaic) nüchtern, prosaisch

he has a very literal mind or is very literal-minded — er denkt sehr nüchtern, er ist sehr prosaisch

2. n
Schreib-/Tipp-/Druckfehler m
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literal [ˈlıtərəl; -trəl]
A adj
1. wörtlich (Übersetzung etc)
2. genau, wahrheitsgetreu (Bericht etc)
3. nüchtern, trocken, prosaisch (Methode etc)
4. wörtlich, eigentlich:
the literal meaning of a word
5. buchstäblich:
a literal annihilation buchstäblich eine Vernichtung
6. Buchstaben…:
literal equation MATH Buchstabengleichung f, algebraische Gleichung;
literal error → B
7. wahr:
a literal flood
B s Druck-, Schreibfehler m
lit. abk
1. literal (literally)
2. literary
3. literature
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adjective
1) wörtlich

take something in a literal sense — etwas wörtlich nehmen

2) (not exaggerated) buchstäblich

the literal truth — die reine Wahrheit

3) (coll.): (with some exaggeration) wahr
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adj.
wörtlich adj. n.
Buchstabensymbol n.

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