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literalise

/ˈlɪt.ər.ə.laɪz/

Tradução: Verbo pouco usado que significa interpretar ou representar algo de forma literal; tornar literal, entender no sentido exato das palavras.

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verb

/ˈlɪt.ər.ə.laɪz/formalbritishobsoleto
  • ptVerbo pouco usado que significa interpretar ou representar algo de forma literal; tornar literal, entender no sentido exato das palavras.

An obsolete verb meaning to interpret or represent something in a literal manner; to make literal.

  1. Make literalC1formalbritish

    To express or interpret something in a literal manner, avoiding figurative or metaphorical meaning.

    ptLiteralizar

    • The translator chose to literalise the poet's metaphors, which lost some of their beauty.
    • In legal contexts, one must often literalise complex clauses to avoid ambiguity.
    • His attempt to literalise the joke made it unfunny.

    Sinônimosconcretizeliteralizereify

    Antônimosembellishimplypersonifysuggest

Formas
  • literalised past participle
  • literalised past simple
  • literalising present participle
  • literalises third person singular