bogstavelig talt

See also: bogstaveligt talt, bogstavelig taget, bogstaveligt taget, bogstavelig, and bogstaveligt

Danish

Etymology

Literally, “spoken literally”, from bogstavelig (“literal”) + talt (“spoken”)

Compare similar constructions with Norwegian Bokmål bokstavelig talt, Norwegian Nynorsk bokstaveleg talt, Swedish bokstavligt talat

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔkˈstæʊ̰lɪ ˈtæ̰ːlt/, /pɔkˈstæʊ̰ʊlɪ ˈtæ̰ːlt/, /pɔʊˈstæʊ̰lɪ ˈtæ̰ːlt/, /pɔʊˈstæʊ̰ʊlɪ ˈtæ̰ːlt/, /pɔkˈstæʊ̰əlɪ ˈtæ̰ːlt/, /pɔʊˈstæʊ̰əlɪ ˈtæ̰ːlt/

Adverb

bogstavelig talt

  1. Literally
  2. Strictly speaking
  3. Word for word
  5. Word for word, exactly as stated or written
  6. Used to emphasize a word or term's actual or literal (written) meaning, or to make a word or term
  7. Used to assure that a strong, striking, or surprising statement is not exaggerated or misleading

Synonyms

  • (taken literally, understood literally): bogstavelig taget (Danish)
  • (taken literally, understood literally): bogstaveligt taget (Danish)

Derived terms

  • (taken literally, understood literally): bogstavelig taget (Danish)
  • (taken literally, understood literally): bogstaveligt taget (Danish)

References

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