Theo nghĩa đen, theo từng chữ

Thật vậy, đúng là

the enemy troops were literally swept away by the guerillas

quân địch đúng là đã bị du kích quét sạch

Word for word, verbatim, line for line, letter forletter, literatim, faithfully, strictly, exactly, precisely,closely; thus, sic: Generally cordon sanitaire means 'bufferzone', but literally it means 'sanitary line'.

Actually,truly, in fact, really: When I said he'd spilled the beans, Imeant it figuratively, not literally.