literal
literal; word-for-word.
Word details
- German meaning
- Literal bedeutet wörtlich oder buchstabengetreu. Es bezieht sich auf die genaue Bedeutung eines Wortes oder einer Aussage, ohne Interpretation oder Übertragung auf eine übertragene Bedeutung.
- English meaning
- Literal
- Synonym
- wörtlich
- German example
- Er hat das Zitat literal genommen, ohne den Kontext zu berücksichtigen.
- English example
- He took the quote literally, without considering the context.
- Comparative
- literalerSuperlative: am literalsten
Related words
- Literalismus
Literalism
- Literalismus
literalism
- Literalist
literalist
- wörtlich
literal
- buchstäblich
literally
- sprichwörtlich
literally
- wörtlich
literally
- nicht wörtlich
nonliteral
- denotativ
Denotative means relating to the literal, objective meaning of a word or phrase, without emotional or subjective associations.
- figurativ
Figurative
- wortgetreu
Literal
- Catachrese
catachresis
- allegorisch
Allegorical means that something has a deeper, symbolic meaning and is not to be taken literally.
- bildlich
Figurative means to represent something in the form of an image or metaphor, not literally.
- wortwörtlich
literally, verbatim
- buchstäblich
Literally
- wörtlich
literally
- Fundamentalist
A fundamentalist is a person who adheres to a strict, literal interpretation of fundamental principles, often in a religious context.
- dünnhäutig
Thin-skinned means being sensitive and easily offended; both figuratively and literally (in the case of very thin skin).
- metaphorisch
Metaphorical
Example sentences with “literal”
Das war keine literale Übersetzung. (That was not a literal translation.)
Frequently asked questions
When should you use 'literal' versus 'buchstäblich'?
'Buchstäblich' is the standard German word for 'literal'. 'Literal' is mostly used in academic or linguistic contexts.