"i was using the phrase in its literal figurative sense" in German I was using the phrase in its literal/figurative sense. Ich habe die Wendung im wörtlichen/übertragenen Sinn gebraucht. Detailed translations for "i was using the phrase in its literal figurative sense" I was using the phrase in its literal/figurative sense. I was using the phrase in its literal/figurative sense. Ich habe die Wendung im wörtlichen/übertragenen Sinn gebraucht.