literal

US: /ˈɫɪtɝəɫ/

UK: /lˈɪtəɹə‍l/


English - Vietnamese dictionary

literal /'litərəl/
  • tính từ
    • (thuộc) chữ; bằng chữ; theo nghĩa của chữ, theo nghĩa đen
      • a literal translation: bản dịch từng chữ theo nguyên văn
      • a literal error: chữ in sai
      • on a literal sense: theo nghĩa đen
      • a literal transcript: bản sao nguyên văn
      • literal interpretation: sự hiểu theo từng chữ, sự hiểu theo nghĩa đen
    • tầm thường, phàm tục
      • a literal man: người phàm phu tục tử
    • thật, đúng như vậy
      • a literal swarm of children: đúng là bầy con nít

Advanced English dictionary

+ adjective
1 [usually before noun] being the basic or usual meaning of a word or phrase: His story is incredible in the literal sense of the word (= it is impossible to believe it). + What is the literal meaning of this word?
Compare: FIGURATIVE, METAPHORICAL
2 [usually before noun] that follows the original words exactly: a literal translation + a literal transcript of a speech
Compare: FREE
3 (disapproving) lacking imagination: Her interpretation of the music was too literal.
literalness noun [U]

Thesaurus dictionary

adj.
1 word-for-word, verbatim, line-for-line, letter-for-letter, literatim, exact, precise, faithful, strict:
In a literal translation the spirit of the original is often lost.
2 denotative, etymological, semantic, dictionary, lexical, basic, essential, pure, simple, simplistic, real, objective, true, genuine, bona fide, unvarnished, unadulterated, unembellished, simple-minded, uncomplicated, unbiased, unprejudiced, Colloq honest-to-goodness, honest-to-God:
'Female parent' may be the literal definition of mother, but it doesn't convey the emotional and connotative senses of the word.
3 prosaic, matter-of-fact, colourless, dull, down-to-earth, literal-minded, unimaginative, humdrum, boring, tedious:
His literal approach to everything spoils the conversation for those who have any spirit.

Concise dictionary

'lɪt(ə)rəl
noun
+a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
adj.
+being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
+without interpretation or embellishment
+limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
+avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

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