From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishliteral translationliteral translationSLa translation that translates each word exactly instead of giving the general meaning in a more natural way OPP free → literal
Examples from the Corpus
literal translation• For example, a literal translation by some one not familiar with its deeper cultural meaning may result in serious mistakes.• A literal translation is given of the Arabic themes to highlight the partial loss of orientation through discontinuity of theme.• A literal translation would be estrangement. 