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  1. metaphor:
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Detailed Translations for metaphor from English to French

metaphor:

metaphor [the ~] nomen

  1. the metaphor (metaphorical language; imagery)
    la métaphore; le langage figuré

Translation Matrix for metaphor:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
langage figuré imagery; metaphor; metaphorical language metaphorical
métaphore imagery; metaphor; metaphorical language metaphorical

Related Words for "metaphor":

  • metaphors

Synonyms for "metaphor":


Related Definitions for "metaphor":

  1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity1

Wiktionary Translations for metaphor:

metaphor
noun
  1. countable: word or phrase used in metaphor
  2. uncountable: figure of speech
metaphor
noun
  1. figure de style qui consister à remplacer un mot par un autre, alors qu’entre ces mots il y a un rapport d’analogie.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
metaphor métaphore metafoor — beeldspraak waarbij men een woord B zegt in plaats van het woord A terwijl er tussen A en B een verband is van gelijkenis
metaphor métaphore Metapherbildhafte Umschreibung