literal
German translations
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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. Type: Adjective: Comparative: literalerSuperlative: am literalsten
Word details
- German meaning
- Übertragen, im Sinne einer Metapher; nicht wörtlich zu verstehen.
- English meaning
- Metaphorical
- Synonym
- bildlich, übertragen
- German example
- Seine Worte waren metaphorisch gemeint und sollten nicht wörtlich genommen werden.
- English example
- His words were meant metaphorically and should not be taken literally.
- Comparative
- metaphorischerSuperlative: am metaphorischsten
Related words
- wörtlich
literal
- sprichwörtlich
literally
- Literalist
literalist
- wörtlich
literally
- Literalismus
literalism
- buchstäblich
literally
- Literalismus
Literalism
- nicht wörtlich
nonliteral
- 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.
- buchstäblich
Literally
- dünnhäutig
Thin-skinned means being sensitive and easily offended; both figuratively and literally (in the case of very thin skin).
- denotativ
Denotative means relating to the literal, objective meaning of a word or phrase, without emotional or subjective associations.
- Fundamentalist
A fundamentalist is a person who adheres to a strict, literal interpretation of fundamental principles, often in a religious context.
- wortwörtlich
literally, verbatim
- wörtlich
literally