Translation meaning & definition of the word "literally" into Spanish language

adverb

1. In a literal sense

• "Literally translated"

• "He said so literally"

synonym:
• literally

1. En sentido literal

• "Traducido literalmente"

• "Lo dijo literalmente"

sinónimo:
• literalmente

2. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration

• "Our eyes were literally pinned to tv during the gulf war"

synonym:
• literally

2. ( intensificador antes de una expresión figurativa ) sin exageración

• "Nuestros ojos estaban literalmente clavados en la televisión durante la guerra del golfo"

sinónimo:
• literalmente

Examples of using

Don't take it too literally.

No te lo tomes al pie de la letra.

I literally danced until my shoes came off!

¡Yo baile literalmente hasta que se me salieron los zapatos!

You take everything too literally.

Lo has entendido literalmente.

You take everything too literally.

Te lo has tomado al pie de la letra.

We know it's difficult, but please don't translate literally.

Sabemos que es difícil, pero por favor, no traduzcas literalmente.

We know it's difficult, but please don't translate literally.

Sabemos que es difícil, pero por favor, no traduzcas de forma literal.

I was literally stunned by what I saw.

Estaba literalmente aturdido por lo que vi.

"Literally" can literally mean "metaphorically". "Literal" meaning "metaphorical" is also a literal irony.

"Literalmente", literalmente, puede significar "metafóricamente". El que "literal" signifique "metafórico" es también una literal ironía.

He is literally stupid.

Él es literalmente un estúpido.

Don't take that too literally.

No lo tomes tan literalmente.

Don't take it literally. He is inclined to exaggerate.

No lo tome literalmente. Él tiende a exagerar.