Original: Literal translation , or direct translation , is the rendering of text from one language to another '' word-for-word '' ( Latin : '' verbum pro verbo '' ) rather than conveying the sense of the original . ( This distinction is valid only when a literal translation does not accurately convey the sense , which is not invariably true . )
Simplified: Literal translation is the translation of text from one language to another '' word-for-word '' , rather than giving the sense of the original .