wörtlich
literal, word-for-word
English translations
- 01
literally
Word details
- German meaning
- Genau dem ursprünglichen Wortlaut entsprechend.
- English meaning
- literally
- Synonym
- genau, originalgetreu
- German example
- Ich habe seine Worte wörtlich genommen.
- English example
- I took his words literally.
Related words
- wortwörtlich
literally, verbatim
- sprichwörtlich
Proverbial
- ehrenwörtlich
On my honor, solemnly
- Nebenbedeutung
Connotation
- Sprachmystik
Language mysticism
- zitieren
To quote
- nachbeten
to repeat a prayer
- figürlich
Figurative
- metaphorisch
Metaphorical
- figurativ
Figurative
- präpositional
Prepositional
- sinngemäß
In essence
- Fundamentalist
A fundamentalist is a person who adheres to a strict, literal interpretation of fundamental principles, often in a religious context.
- Maturität
maturity
- Konnotation
Connotation
- Unreife
Immaturity
- adverbial
Adverbial
- 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.
- seicht
shallow
- aphoristisch
Aphoristic
- dünnhäutig
Thin-skinned means being sensitive and easily offended; both figuratively and literally (in the case of very thin skin).
- adverbiell
Adverbial
- buchstabengetreu
Verbatim
- Fundamentalismus
Fundamentalism
- Zitat
A quote is the exact repetition of a statement or text from another person, used to support one's own argument or for illustration.
- Anführungszeichen
Quotation marks
- abgrundtief
Profound, abysmal
- buchstäblich
Literally
- denotativ
Denotative means relating to the literal, objective meaning of a word or phrase, without emotional or subjective associations.
- idiomatisch
Idiomatic
- textlich
Textual
- Trope
trope
- textuell
Textual
- konnotieren
To connote
- literal
Literal
Example sentences with “wörtlich”
Nimm das nicht wörtlich. (Don't take that literally.)
Frequently asked questions
Difference from 'wortwörtlich'?
They are identical in meaning.