literally

ˈlɪtrəli
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Translation of literally into German

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Adverb

1.

exact meaning

in a literal manner or sense
  • He literally exploded with rage.!Er ist buchstäblich vor Wut explodiert
2.

figurative exaggeration

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used to emphasize something that is not actually true
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  • I literally died of embarrassment.!Ich bin buchstäblich vor Verlegenheit gestorben
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Expressions with literally: examples in English and translations in German

buchstäblich und im übertragenen Sinne
He was literally and figuratively on fire during the game.
wortwörtlich nehmen
buchstäblich verstehen
He tends to take literally everything I say.

Synonyms and analogies of literally in English

Examples of literally in a sentence

  • The book literally fell apart in my hands.
  • She literally jumped out of her skin when she saw the surprise.
  • I literally can't even handle this right now.

Translations of "literally" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
buchstäblichadv.

My grandma told such outrageous stories that we literally died laughing.

Meine Oma erzählte so verrückte Geschichten, dass wir uns buchstäblich totlachten.

wörtlichadv.

Her sarcastic comment was lost on him; he took it literally instead.

Ihre sarkastische Bemerkung kam bei ihm nicht an; er nahm sie wörtlich.

wortwörtlichadv.

And I was literally about to kill myself five minutes ago.

Und ich war wortwörtlich vor fünf Minuten dabei, mich umzubringen.

förmlichadv.

Everybody knows them, the ads that are literally following you.

Jeder kennt sie, die Anzeigen, die einen förmlich verfolgen.

wirklichadv.

The heartbreaking ending of the novel literally drove me to tears tonight.

Das herzzerreißende Ende des Romans brachte mich heute Abend wirklich zum Weinen.

regelrechtadv.

I literally have nightmares in which what just happened happens.

Ich habe regelrecht Albträume, in denen genau das passiert.

tatsächlichadv.

So the whole is literally more than the sum of its parts.

Also ist das Ganze tatsächlich mehr als die Summe seiner Teile.

geradezuadv.

It literally pains me to watch them struggle with that junk.

Es schmerzt mich geradezu, sie mit diesem Zeug ringen zu sehen.

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literally: Examples and translations in context

I was literally on the way out when the important email arrived.

Ich war buchstäblich im Begriff zu gehen, als die wichtige E-Mail ankam.

The sudden rain literally rained on our parade and canceled the street festival.

Der plötzliche Regen hat uns buchstäblich die Laune verdorben und das Straßenfest abgesagt.

She piled it on, saying the traffic was literally a never-ending nightmare.

Sie hat übertrieben und gesagt, der Verkehr sei buchstäblich ein nie endender Albtraum.

The comedy show was so hilarious that people were literally rolling in the aisles.

Die Comedy-Show war so urkomisch, dass die Leute sich buchstäblich vor Lachen bogen.

In the film, the defeated king lies literally at the conqueror's feet.

Im Film liegt der besiegte König buchstäblich zu den Füßen des Eroberers.

Some video games let players literally step through the fourth wall and influence narratives.

Einige Videospiele lassen Spieler buchstäblich durch die vierte Wand treten und Erzählungen beeinflussen.

The river is literally the country's lifeblood, supplying drinking water to almost everyone.

Der Fluss ist buchstäblich das Rückgrat des Landes und versorgt fast alle mit Trinkwasser.

The stress was so intense that she could literally sweat out her worries.

Der Stress war so intensiv, dass sie buchstäblich ihre Sorgen ausschweißen konnte.

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