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Examples of how to use "literal" in Portuguese

Portuguese
A tradução literal não faz sentido.
English
Literal translation doesn't make sense.
Portuguese
Ele falou no sentido literal da frase.
English
He spoke in the literal sense of the phrase.
Portuguese
Minha tradução foi muito literal hoje.
English
My translation was very literal today.
Portuguese
Não entenda de forma literal sempre.
English
Don't always interpret it literally.
Portuguese
O texto exige interpretação além do literal.
English
The text requires interpretation beyond the literal.
Portuguese
Ela usa exemplos muito literal nas aulas.
English
She uses very literal examples in class.

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