Spanish Conversation · Level 188
15 words
Spanish word
textual
Pronunciation
IPA/teksˈtwal/
Meaning
- adjectiveverbatim
Example
Sus palabras son textuales.
His words are verbatim.
More examples
La cita textual reprodujo sus palabras exactamente.
The verbatim quotation reproduced his words exactly.
Core concept
A copied paragraph left unchanged from the original.
Common phrases
traducción textual
literal translation
cita textual
verbatim quotation
Similar words
literal: Interprets wording by its plain, dictionary sense, ignoring figurative readings.
fiel: Adheres closely to the original phrasing, maintaining style and nuance.
Definition in Spanish
Que reproduce exactamente las palabras de un texto o discurso sin cambiarlas ni parafrasearlas.
Word origin
The word comes from Latin textus plus -al, so it denotes relation to the words of a text and is commonly used to mark literal, unchanged reproduction of the words.
Usage tips
- In written Spanish textual commonly appears before nouns (for example, cita textual or transcripción textual) to mark an exact quotation.
Other meanings
- literaladjective
Opposites
- figurativofigurativeadjective
Related words
- textualmentetextuallyadverb