Significado
literally
- in a literal manner or sense; word for word
- used for emphasis to intensify a statement, even if figurative
En una frase
Ha tradotto la poesia letteralmente dal francese all'italiano.
He translated the poem literally from French into Italian.
Dopo la maratona ero letteralmente distrutto dalla stanchezza.
After the marathon I was literally exhausted.
Non dovresti prendere le sue battute così letteralmente.
You shouldn't take his jokes so literally.
Notas de uso
- Formed from the adjective 'letterale' plus '-mente'.
- Like in English, modern informal usage often employs it hyperbolically for non-literal situations.