literal translation

collocation in English

meaningsofliteralandtranslation

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literal
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪt.ər.əl/us
/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.əl/
The literal meaning of a word is its original, ...
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translation
noun[C or U]
uk
/trænzˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/trænsˈleɪ.ʃən/
something that is translated, or the process of translating something, from one language ...
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(Definition ofliteralandtranslationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofliteral translation

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Literaltranslationis the 'outer suburbs of detached houses'.
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Aliteraltranslationrisks less in loss of meaning, but can be clumsy.
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Theliteraltranslation, 'addition of frequencies', has not entered general usage.
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Many languages have no directliteraltranslationf or person-centred care.
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An interesting question is whetherliteraltranslationcan be subsumed under this category.
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That is not aliteraltranslation.
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The mostliteraltranslationis "poison-tongue".
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It has noliteraltranslation.
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The authors identify var ious 'degrees of freedom' in translation, leading to four prominent translation methods: word-for-word translation,literaltranslation, semantic translation, and communicative translation.
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I began with a fairlyliteraltranslationto keep as close as possible to the original, but it was a pain to read.
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Thus, in applyingliteraltranslation, a substitution process is followed not so much by morphological or phonological encoding but rather by lexical encoding.
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Indeed, aliteraltranslationof the wordperestroikais "rebuilding".
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Aliteraltranslationhas not been found.
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But that is onlyliteraltranslation.
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Itsliteraltranslationwas free state.
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Theliteraltranslationis crushed meat.
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Theliteraltranslationis to me light.
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The name has noliteraltranslation.
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However,literaltranslationis more difficult.
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Literaltranslationis the beautiful river.
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Aliteraltranslationis field captain.
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Aliteraltranslationwould be "little apple".
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The item teartear does not only involve loan/literaltranslationfrom the vernacular; it also takes the tone of the vernacular item from which it is translated.
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Aliteraltranslationof "fidyn" might be martyrs.
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