literally

Traductions

• littéralement
• textuellement
• texto
• mot à mot

Définitions

1. adverbe

   In the exact meaning of the words, not as a figure of speech.

   Exemples

   • He likes to exaggerate, so do not take what he says literally.
   • There are literally millions of pieces of space junk around Earth.
2. adverbe

   Really and truly, not as a figure of speech.

   Exemples

   • He literally jumped for joy and hit his head on the ceiling fan.
   • I did not have time to repair the wall, so I literally just papered over the cracks.
   ≈actually≈really≈unfiguratively≈unmetaphorically≈above a bit +47 de plus
3. adverbe

   Used to point out a joke based on the words used.

   Exemples

   • Her rabbit had babies, and now we have rabbits coming out of our ears, literally.
   • Profit and giving are, quite literally, two sides of the same coin.
4. adverbe

   Used to add emphasis, sometimes without much meaning.

   Exemples

   • I had no idea, so I was literally guessing.
   • I was literally having breakfast when she arrived.
5. adverbe

   Used for emphasis, even when it is not exactly true.

   Exemples

   • He was so surprised, he literally jumped twenty feet in the air.
   • People were literally glued to their TV sets.
6. adverbe

   Used to mean just or only.

   Exemples

   • It is not hard to make. You literally just put it in the microwave.
   • It will not take me long, because the store is literally two blocks away.
   ≈merely≈barely≈but≈just≈literally +5 de plus