Literal
Translation- Literal
- Literal Lit"er*al (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al), a. [F. lit['e]ral,
litt['e]ral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a
letter. See {Letter}.]
1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not
figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a
phrase.
[1913 Webster]
It hath but one simple literal sense whose light the owls can not abide. --Tyndale. [1913 Webster]
2. Following the letter or exact words; not free. [1913 Webster]
A middle course between the rigor of literal translations and the liberty of paraphrasts. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
3. Consisting of, or expressed by, letters. [1913 Webster]
The literal notation of numbers was known to Europeans before the ciphers. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
4. Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of-fact; -- applied to persons. [1913 Webster]
{Literal contract} (Law), a contract of which the whole evidence is given in writing. --Bouvier.
{Literal equation} (Math.), an equation in which known quantities are expressed either wholly or in part by means of letters; -- distinguished from a {numerical equation}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Literal — puede referirse a: Lo relativo a la letra (no debe confundirse con literario) Lo que se lee o reproduce al pie de la letra (completamente y con exactitud) Lenguaje literal por oposición al lenguaje figurativo (que utiliza recursos que alteran la… … Wikipedia Español
literal — 1> буквенная опечатка 2> буквенный Ex: literal error полигр. опечатка или глазная (буквенная) ошибка Ex: literal marking буквенное обозначение (вместо порядковых номеров) 3> буквальный, дословный Ex: literal translation буквальный перевод 4>… … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Literal — may refer to:*Literal and figurative language, taken in a non figurative sense. *Literal translation, the close adherence to the forms of a source language text. *Terminal symbol in regular expressions and in descriptions of formal grammars.… … Wikipedia
literal — 1. adj. 1) буквенный; literal error 2) буквальный, дословный 3)точный 4) сухой, педантичный 2. noun опечатка … Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
Literal — Lit er*al, n. Literal meaning. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Literal — Ein Literal ist ein spezieller Bestandteil einer formalen Sprache. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Literale in Programmiersprachen 1.1 Beispiele für Literale 2 Literale in der mathematischen Logik 3 … Deutsch Wikipedia
literal — literalness, n. /lit euhr euhl/, adj. 1. in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word. 2. following the words of the original very… … Universalium
literal — ˈlɪtərəl 1. прил. 1) буквенный literal error Syn : in letters 2) а) буквальный, дословный; пословный the literal meaning of a phrase ≈ буквальное значение фразы literal understanding … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
literal — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin litteralis, from Latin, of a letter, from littera letter Date: 14th century 1. a. according with the letter of the scriptures b. adhering to fact or to the ordinary… … New Collegiate Dictionary
literal — adj буквальный, дословный traducción literal дословный перевод en el sentido literal de la palabra в буквальном смысле слова … Большой испано-русский и русско-испанский словарь