noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
word-for-word translation; literal translation
Refers to a translation that follows the original wording very closely, often at the expense of naturalness in the target language. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to translate literally'.
この文を逐語訳すると不自然になる。
If you translate this sentence word for word, it becomes unnatural.
彼は英
He translated the English poem into Japanese literally.