No transliteration: Dutch uses the Latin alphabet.
Maybe word for word translation is the phrase we're looking for? As opposed to an idiomatic translation. Transliteration means phonetically translating from one alphabet to another, in order to p
reserve the pronunciation.
Exactly this — I thought that’s what “transliteration” meant, but I was wrong. I appreciate the pointer.
Thanks, I didn’t realize that I’ve been using that word incorrectly. I should have said ‘literal translation’.