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Summary

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metaphor:
- Metapher; Bildersprache
Wiktionary:
- metaphor → Metapher
- metaphor → Metapher

English

Detailed Translations for metaphor from English to German

metaphor:

metaphor [the ~] nom

the metaphor (metaphorical language; imagery)
die Metapher; die Bildersprache
- Metapher [die ~] nom
- Bildersprache [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for metaphor:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Bildersprache	imagery; metaphor; metaphorical language
Metapher	imagery; metaphor; metaphorical language	metaphorical

Related Words for "metaphor":

metaphors

Synonyms for "metaphor":

trope; figure of speech; figure; image

Related Definitions for "metaphor":

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

countable: word or phrase used in metaphor
- metaphor → Metapher
uncountable: figure of speech
- metaphor → Metapher

metaphor

noun

bildhafte Umschreibung
- Metapher → metaphor

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• metaphor	→ Metapher	↔ 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	→ Metapher	↔ métaphore — figure de style qui consister à remplacer un mot par un autre, alors qu’entre ces mots il y a un rapport d’analogie.

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