English to French Meaning of metaphor - métaphore

Metaphor :

métaphore

noun

métaphore, Parabole

Metaphor :: métaphoreMetaphoric :: métaphoriquesMetaphorical :: métaphoriqueMetaphors :: métaphores

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Definitions of metaphor in English

Noun(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 similarity

Examples of metaphor in English

(1) He is a recurring metaphor for the colour and movement of Australians at play.(2) This would be a good metaphor for something, no doubt, if I could only pin it down.(3) Smoking is an epidemic; it is a metaphor for cancer in its spread as much as it is for infecting people with cancer.(4) when we speak of gene maps and gene mapping, we use a cartographic metaphor(5) her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor(6) the amounts of money being lost by the company were enough to make it a metaphor for an industry that was teetering(7) The torso also includes the heart, a metaphor for your vital life force, as well as representing the bonds of love.(8) Never use a metaphor , simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.(9) The metaphor of consumption dominates this speech and connects each image.(10) It's almost a metaphor for immigrant life, which has to be retooled to succeed in America.(11) I like to think of the rats as a metaphor for the city's egalitarianism.(12) What kept me reading was how the novel worked as such a creepy metaphor for contemporary America.(13) Yet its importance as a metaphor for evil means that the coalition remains desperate to exorcise these demons.(14) In the story, this inability to finish a picture is a metaphor for being reluctant to commit to a relationship.(15) The book's title is, of course, a metaphor for what she as a writer does.(16) Images are often presented through figures of speech like simile and metaphor .

Related Phrases of metaphor

(1) extended metaphor ::

métaphore filée

Related Phrases of metaphor

(1) extended metaphor ::

métaphore filée

Synonyms

Noun

1. figure of speech ::

figure de style

2. image ::

image

3. trope ::

trope

4. analogy ::

analogie

5. comparison ::

Comparaison

6. symbol ::

symbole

Different Forms

metaphor, metaphoric, metaphorical, metaphors

Word Example from TV Shows

I believe the appropriate METAPHOR here involves a river of excrement...

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 8

Wow, was that your first ever sports METAPHOR?

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 10

That was a beautifully written penis METAPHOR.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 1

It's a sports METAPHOR.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7

- A sports METAPHOR? - Yes, baseball.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7

Examples of metaphor from TV Shows

I believe the appropriate METAPHOR here involves a river of excrement...

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 8

Wow, was that your first ever sports METAPHOR?

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 10

That was a beautifully written penis METAPHOR.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 1

It's a sports METAPHOR.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7

- A sports METAPHOR? - Yes, baseball.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7

English to French Dictionary: metaphor

Meaning and definitions of metaphor, translation in French language for metaphor with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of metaphor in French and in English language.

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What metaphor means in French, metaphor meaning in French, metaphor definition, examples and pronunciation of metaphor in French language.

English to French Dictionary: metaphor

Meaning and definitions of metaphor, translation in French language for metaphor with similar and opposite words. Also find spoken pronunciation of metaphor in French and in English language.

Tags for the entry 'metaphor'

What metaphor means in French, metaphor meaning in French, metaphor definition, examples and pronunciation of metaphor in French language.