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literal(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (verbatim)
a. literal
Tom's literal translation fails to convey the underlying cultural assumptions.La traducción literal de Tom no transmite los supuestos culturales subyacentes.
b. al pie de la letra
They say they're following a literal interpretation of their holy book, but they ignore contradictory passages.Dicen que siguen al pie de la letra su libro sagrado, pero ignoran pasajes contradictorios.
2. (authentic)
a. literal
Kenny lives in a literal dump. His house is filled with piles of junk.Kenny vive en un literal basurero. Su casa esta llena de montañas de basura.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Elliot is too literal; you have to explain jokes twice to him.Elliot no tiene imaginación; tienes que explicarle los chistes dos veces.
Liz is very literal and won't get the hidden meaning of your drawing.Liz es poco imaginativa y no va a captar el significado oculto de tu dibujo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
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