bokstavligen
Meaning
literally (not figuratively, allegorically, etc. – in truth); literally (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s) (of for example a translation)); virtually, literally (as an emphasizer)
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bokstavligen in a sentence
- 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.
- "Mardi gras" betyder bokstavligen "fet tisdag""Mardi gras" literally means "fat Tuesday"
Questions
What does bokstavligen mean in English?
bokstavligen means “literally (not figuratively, allegorically, etc. – in truth), literally (exactly matching or corresponding to the original word(s) (of for example a translation))”.
Origin
bokstavlig + -en
Nearby common words
bokstavligen is number 3,919 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,915korpral corporal
- 3,916syrra sister
- 3,917kinesisk Chinese
- 3,918bedrägeri deceit, cheating; fraud
- 3,920avskedad fired, kicked (from a job)
- 3,921misstanke suspicion
- 3,922kidnappade kidnapped
- 3,923högkvarter headquarters
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