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'''Literal translation''', '''direct translation''', or '''word-for-word translation''' is a [[translation]] of a text done by translating each word separately without looking at how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence.

In [[translation theory]], another term for literal translation is ''[[metaphrase]]'' (as opposed to ''[[paraphrase]]'' for an [[analogous]] translation). It is to be distinguished from an [[Language interpretation|interpretation]] (done, for example, by an [[interpreter]]).

Literal translation leads to mistranslation of [[idiom]]s, which can be a serious problem for [[machine translation]].

== See also ==
*[[Dynamic and formal equivalence]]
*[[Semantic translation]]
*[[Transliteration]]

==Further reading==
*Olive Classe, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=myLDA0_brhcC&dq=Literal+translation&pg=RA1-PA270 Encyclopedia of literary translation into English]'', vol. 1, Taylor & Francis, 2000, ISBN 1-884964-36-2, p. viii.

== References ==

[[Category:Translation studies]]
[[Category:Error]]

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