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bukvalan

буквалан

bȕkvālan · /bûkʋaːlan/

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ADJECTIVE
  1. literal; word-for-word
    Bukvalan prevod često zvuči neprirodno. — A literal translation often sounds unnatural.
    Bukvalno značenje ove reči je sasvim drugačije. — The literal meaning of this word is quite different.
  2. (of a person) taking things literally
    Nemoj biti toliko bukvalan, samo sam se šalio. — Don't take it so literally, I was only joking.

The adverb bukvalno is often used colloquially as an intensifier, like English "literally".

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figurativan slobodan
AI Updated 6 October 2026