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Is there an expression in Italian that you use when referring to something being taken or translated "literally" or "word for word", as the French expression "au pied de la lettre"?
Is there an expression in Italian that you use when referring to something being taken or translated "literally" or "word for word", as the French expression "au pied de la lettre"?
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umhh... I don't think so, we do have both the expressions "translated literally" (tradotto letteralmente) and "word for word" (tradotto parola per parola),
but I can't recall of any other particular expression.
EDIT: Wait, nevermind, we actually have something very similar to that french expression:
Tradurre (to translate) "alla lettera"
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