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Swedish
Etymology
bokstavlig + -en
Adverb
bokstavligen
- literally (not figuratively, allegorically, etc. – in truth)
Jag tror du har missförstått. Nisse är bokstavligen en kanin. Vi döpte vår kanin till Nisse.- I think you have misunderstood. Nisse is literally a rabbit. We named our rabbit Nisse.
- literally (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s) (of for example a translation))
- Synonym: ordagrant
"Mardi gras" betyder bokstavligen "fet tisdag"- "Mardi gras" literally means "fat Tuesday"
- virtually, literally (as an emphasizer)
Usage notes
See the usage notes for ordagrann.
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