literally

literally
adverb
1) wörtlich

take something/somebody literally — etwas/was jemand sagt, wörtlich nehmen

2) (actually) buchstäblich
3) (coll.): (with some exaggeration) geradezu
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adverb We had literally a minute to catch the train.) buchstäblich
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lit·er·al·ly
[ˈlɪtərəli, AM -t̬ɚ-]
adv
1. (in a literal manner) [wort]wörtlich, Wort für Wort
to take sth \literally etw wörtlich nehmen
to translate \literally wörtlich übersetzen
2. (actually) buchstäblich, wirklich
quite \literally in der Tat
\literally speaking ungelogen
3. inv (fig fam: for emphasis) wirklich, tatsächlich, echt fam
there 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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['lItərəlI]
adv
1) (= word for word, exactly) (wort)wörtlich

to take sb/sth literally — jdn/etw wörtlich nehmen

to be literally true — wortwörtlich stimmen

2) (= really) buchstäblich, wirklich

the 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

I was literally shaking with fear — ich zitterte regelrecht vor Angst

he was quite literally a giant — er war im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes ein Riese

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literally adv
1. wörtlich:
translate literally wörtlich übersetzen;
take sth literally etwas wörtlich nehmen
2. buchstäblich:
he did literally nothing at all er hat buchstäblich überhaupt nichts gemacht
lit. abk
1. literal (literally)
2. literary
3. literature
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adverb
1) wörtlich

take something/somebody literally — etwas/was jemand sagt, wörtlich nehmen

2) (actually) buchstäblich
3) (coll.): (with some exaggeration) geradezu
* * *
adv.
wörtlich adv.

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