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"Literal" in a Sentence (18 examples)
I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.
I took it in a literal sense.
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
He explained the literal meaning of the sentences.
"Literally" can literally mean "metaphorically". "Literal" meaning "metaphorical" is also a literal irony.
My pastor and I don't see eye to eye on the question of the literal interpretation of the bible.
She explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
Should this be understood in something other than the literal sense?
He explained the literal meaning of the sentence.
A literal boatload of new computers were recalled for inefficient power use.
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The literal translation of Spanish irse al otro barrio is "to go to the other neighbourhood" but it means "to die".
A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent.
a middle course between the rigour of literal translations and the liberty of paraphrasts
Within the constraints set by the original texts and by the mandates of the Division, the Committee has followed the maxim, 'As literal as possible, as free as necessary.' As a consequence, the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) remains essentially a literal translation.
Mechanically, operating this hybrid vehicle is sort of a cross between driving a car and taming an animal, which means the movie treats the audience to the sight of a man (pretending to be a teenager) driving a literal monster truck in a field next to a woman (also pretending to be a teenager) riding a horse.
It is most important to distinguish literalistic from literal interpretation. [...] ‘Literalistic’ interpretation is like word-for-word translation that yields the verbally exact or ‘formally equivalent’ versions but also runs the risk of overlooking the main (illocutionary) point. Literal interpretation, on the other hand, is more like a translation that strives for dynamic equivalence and yields the literary sense.
a literal equation
Telemarketers are the literal worst.
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