Literalmente (en. Literally)

/liteɾalˈmente/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

adverb

Indicates that something is taken in its most precise sense and without metaphors.

He said it was raining cats and dogs, and it was literally raining cats and dogs.

Dijo que estaba lloviendo a cántaros, y literalmentetamaño lloviendo a cántaros.

It is used to emphasize the truthfulness of a statement.

The car stopped literally in the middle of the road.

El coche se detuvo literalmentedan el medio de la carretera.

Denotes that an expression should be understood in its simplest form.

Literally, the phrase refers to an action, not to symbolism.

Literariamente, la frase se refiere a una acción, no a un simbolismo.

From Latin 'literalis', meaning 'of letters, literary'.

literally speaking

Speaking in a literal manner, without metaphor.

literalmente hablando

I'm telling you literally

I'm telling you exactly, without exaggerations.

te lo digo literalmente

almost literally

Almost in the literal sense, with a slight divergence.

casi literalmente

literal

That is used in its basic sense, without metaphors.

literal

literality

Quality of being literal; accuracy in meaning.

literalidad

Used to emphasize something incredible or surprising.

I was so tired that I literally fell asleep in the meeting.

Estaba tan cansado que, literalmenteme dormí en la reunión.

Refers to something that is so strong it cannot be ignored.

The movie was so good that I was literally left speechless.

La película fue tan buena que, literalmenteme quedé sin palabras.