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literally

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɪtərəli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈlɪtərəli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lit′ər ə lē)

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literally adv (word for word)literalmente adv
 Translate the letter as literally as you can.
 Traduce la carta lo más literalmente posible.
literally adv (truly, really)literalmente adv
 His fingers were literally frozen so they had to be amputated.
 Sus dedos estaban literalmente congelados, así que tuvieron que amputárselos.
literally adv figurative, informal (intensifier)literalmente adv
  seguro adv
Note: The use of "literally" in this figurative sense, for emphasis, is controversial but extremely common.
 If I don't get home 'til 3am, my parents will literally kill me!
 Si no llego a casa antes de las 3 de la mañana, mis padres literalmente me van a matar.
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'literally' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
figuratively - figuratively speaking - in a very real sense - literal-minded - metaphorically - to the letter
Spanish:
literal - textualmente - literalmente - tomar al pie de la letra

Collocations: literally [hundreds, thousands] of, is literally [impossible, full, packed], I literally [fell, collapsed], more...

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