TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
literal, a. 1 Litriúil. In the literal sense of the word, sa bhrí is cruinne den fhocal; de réir bunbhrí an fhocail. He took it in a literal sense, bhain sé bunbhrí na bhfocal astu. A literal translation, aistriú focal ar fhocal. 2 a Alg: (Comhéifeacht) litriúil. b Typ: Literal error, dearmad litreach. ► literally, adv. Go litriúil. To take a sentence literally, abairt a thuiscint de réir bunbhrí na bhfocal. Literally speaking . . ., ag caint go beacht, go cruinn (dom, etc.)...