translate literally

Frequency: 6.25.8 per million words

To convert text from one language to another on a word-for-word basis.

literallyADVERB + VERB

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Examples (10)

  • You shouldn't translate legal documents literally.
  • It's often difficult to translate poetry literally without losing its essence.
  • The phrase cannot be translated literally into another language.
  • If you translate the idiom literally, it won't make sense.
  • She tried to translate the song lyrics literally for her friend.
  • The software attempts to translate text literally, which can lead to errors.
  • He warned not to translate the ancient text literally due to cultural nuances.
  • When learning a new language, avoid trying to translate every word literally.
  • A good translator knows when not to translate a phrase literally.
  • The machine translation program tends to translate sentences literally.