http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenWordWord-TranslationLiteralTranslation/gdqjb/post.htm#520643Thu, 29 May 2008 18:54:19 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:520643Jackson66120http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenWordWord-TranslationLiteralTranslation/gdqjb/post.htm#520643http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-520643.xmlThank you.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenWordWord-TranslationLiteralTranslation/gdqhg/post.htm#520614Thu, 29 May 2008 16:50:29 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:520614Philip1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenWordWord-TranslationLiteralTranslation/gdqhg/post.htm#520614http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-520614.xml1.&nbsp; I&#39;m not aware of a term for the difference between the two.&nbsp; Just use the two terms.<br /><br />2.&nbsp; You might say &#39;liberal&#39;, &#39;free&#39; or &#39;up-to-date/modern/vernacular&#39;.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenWordWord-TranslationLiteralTranslation/gdqhr/post.htmThu, 29 May 2008 16:39:07 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:520608Jackson66122http://www.englishforums.com/English/DifferenceBetweenWordWord-TranslationLiteralTranslation/gdqhr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-520608.xmlIs there a difference between a word for word translation and literal translation?<br /><br />And what is called the translation that gives the general meaning in a more natural way?<br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>