mot à mot — meaning in English
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English meaning
- literally adv In a literal, exact sense; word for word, without exaggeration.
- verbatim adv Word for word, using exactly the same wording as the original.
- word for word adverb In exactly the same words as the original, with nothing changed, added or left out.
Senses
mot à mot is used for these senses in English:
- literally With phrasings that might normally be used or understood as figurative: truly; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor.
- verbatim Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
- word-for-word Using exactly the same words (as were originally used).
literally — full definition
- adv In a literal, exact sense; word for word, without exaggeration.
- adv (informal) Used to add emphasis to a statement, even when it isn't meant word for word.