English to Latin Meaning of metaphor - metaphora

Metaphor :
metaphora

metaphora, imagini

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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 ::
extended metaphor
Synonyms
Noun
1. figure of speech ::
alio genere loquendi
2. image ::
imagini
3. trope ::
schemate
4. analogy ::
analogiam
5. comparison ::
collatio
6. symbol ::
signum
Different Forms
metaphor, metaphoric, metaphorical, metaphors
Word Example from TV Shows
I believe the back-scratching metaphor describes a quid pro quo situation...

I believe the back-scratching METAPHOR describes a quid pro quo situation...

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 16

I believe this is an extension of the death metaphor.

I believe this is an extension of the death METAPHOR.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 8

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

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

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 8

They say it's the perfect metaphor for my incandescent talent.

They say it's the perfect METAPHOR for my incandescent talent.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 4

- A sports metaphor? - Yes, baseball.

- A sports METAPHOR? - Yes, baseball.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 7

English to Latin Dictionary: metaphor

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