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Meanings of literal in anglès
portuguès
erro tipográfico català
errata A mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.
portuguès
textual Limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text.
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Examples for "figurative"
Examples for "figurative"
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Objection 1: It would seem that the ceremonial precepts are not figurative.
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Objection 1: It would seem that the judicial precepts were not figurative.
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In the first place, his expressions on this subject seem essentially figurative.
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This figurative representation correctly explains the ancient Brahmanical theory on the subject.
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Very probably, writers on yoga employ this language in a figurative sense.
Usage of literal in anglès
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The Christian literal movement is, of course, famous for its conservative politics.
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I know what you're thinking -in a very literal sense, actually.
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It was a safe house in the literal sense of the word.
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Seconds later, the opening appeared-andin the literal sense of the term.
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Yes, the first step into the internet is a literal echo chamber.
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Second, if not as literal fact, how should we take the story?
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That knowledge was now vital in the literal sense of the word.
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But a literal reading of the text without context can be misleading.
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These limits require that we reject the literal truth of the Bible.
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His association is not just god of the literal hunting of animals.
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To explain: I am a literal Christmas Carol, albeit an early one.
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Others will test the waters in the more literal and revealing sense.
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Freud said that the subconscious never speaks to us in literal language.
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In the most literal way I needed to find my feet again.
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The allegorical meaning of the poem is hidden under the literal one.
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A highly political spirituality, it is literal and intolerant in its vision.
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Translations for literal
català
Literal through the time
Literal across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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