literally

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in Vietnamese Thực sự, hoàn toàn chính xác

BrE /ˈlɪt.ər.əl.i/ AmE /ˈlɪt.ər.əl.i/

adverb en → vi

1 ACTUALLY B1

Thực sự, hoàn toàn chính xác

used to emphasize that something is true and not exaggerated or imagined

  • [adv + clause]

Collocations literally true · literally impossible

  • He was literally scared to death.

    Anh ấy thực sự sợ đến mức muốn chết.

2 FIGURATIVELY B2

Ý nói là không thực sự, chỉ ví von

used when you are saying that something is not true and did not really happen, but it seems as if it might be true or have happened

  • [adv + clause]

Collocations literally a million miles away · literally falling apart

  • I was literally dying of boredom.

    Tôi thực sự cảm thấy chán đến mức muốn chết.