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• يصف المعنى الحرفي والدقيق للكلمة أو العبارة، أي معناها الأساسي دون exaggeration أو metaphor، كما يطلق على الترجمة الحرفية أو الدقيقة.

Describes the exact, primary meaning of a word or phrase, without exaggeration or metaphor.

1. Exact meaning of wordsB2formal

   Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.

   حَرْفِيّ

   • The literal meaning of 'break a leg' is not about injury.
   • She took his comment literally and felt offended.
   • In a literal sense, the sun rises in the east.

   المرادفاتactualdenotativeexactplainprecisesimplestricttrueverbatimword for word

   الأضدادfigurativeidiomaticmetaphorical

2. Word-for-word translationB2formal

   Following the original words exactly, without interpretation.

   حرفي

   • A literal translation of the phrase sounds awkward in English.
   • The interpreter provided a literal rendering of the speech.
   • Literal translations often lose the cultural context.

   المرادفاتclosedirectexactfaithfulprecisestrictverbatimword for word

   الأضدادfreeidiomaticloose

3. Emphasizing truthB1informal

   Used to emphasize that something is actually true, even if it seems exaggerated.

   حرفيًا

   • I was literally dying of laughter at the joke.
   • He literally ran a marathon without training.
   • The room was literally packed with people.

   المرادفاتactualgenuinerealtrueveritable

   الأضدادfigurativemetaphorical