Template:Literal translation

lit.

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Currently this template uses single quotation marks ('…'), because the present Wikipedia's Manual of Style (MOS:SINGLE) suggests that simple glosses be enclosed this way.

Usage

• {{literal translation}} → lit.
• {{literal translation|lk=yes}} → lit.
• {{literal translation|lk=no}} → lit.
• {{literal translation|a}} → lit. 'a'
• {{literal translation|''a'' A}} → lit. 'a A'
• {{literal translation|a|b}} → lit. 'a' or 'b'
• {{literal translation|a|b|c|d}} → lit. 'a' or 'b' or 'c' or 'd'

For now, the template takes up to four separate translations (|a|b|c|d). If each meaning is a single word, using serial commas is another stylistic choice: a, b, c, d.

Unlinking (lk=no) avoids cluttering the same paragraph or list with repetitive overlinking of "lit.".

Spacing demonstration

• a{{literal translation}}bcd → alit.bcd
• a{{literal translation|i=yes}}bcd → alit.bcd
• a{{literal translation|b}}cd → alit. 'b'cd
• a{{literal translation|b|i=yes}}cd → alit. 'b'cd
• a{{literal translation|b|c}}d → alit. 'b' or 'c'd
• a{{literal translation|b|c|i=yes}}d → alit. 'b' or 'c'd

<templatedata> { "params": { "1": { "label": "Literal meaning", "description": "Gloss for a term", "type": "string", "required": true }, "2": { "label": "2nd literal meaning", "description": "Another meaning, if any", "type": "string" }, "3": { "label": "3rd literal meaning", "description": "Another meaning, if any", "type": "string" }, "4": { "label": "4th literal meaning", "description": "Another meaning (last possible), if any", "type": "string" }, "sortable": { "label": "Sortable", "type": "string", "description": "In sortable tables, ignore 'lit.'" }, "i": { "label": "Italic", "description": "If 'yes', the prefix 'lit.' is italicized. The meaning is still not italicized. Italics of either is almost never necessary stylistically.", "type": "string" }, "lk": { "label": "Link", "type": "string", "description": "If 'yes' or 'on', linked to the article on literal translation. If 'no' or 'off', no links or dashed underlines." } }, "description": "Formats the literal translation of a word or phrase per Manual of Style guidelines." } </templatedata>

Redirects

Any of the following can be used instead of {{literal translation}}, with the same parameters and results:

• {{Lit}} / {{lit}}
• {{Lit.}} / {{lit.}}
• {{Literally}} / {{literally}}

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