How do you pronounce metaphor?

metaphor is pronounced as /ˈmɛtəfɔːr/.

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metaphor

🖼️metaphor (happiness)

noun

/ˈmɛtəfɔːr/

felicidad (felicidad)

metamorphosis metaphorical

Meaning

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable.

Traducción del significado

El estado de ser feliz, sentir o mostrar placer o satisfacción.

El estado de ser feliz, sentir o mostrar placer o satisfaccion.

Oraciones de ejemplo

Time is a thief is a common metaphor for how quickly life passes.

No pudo esconder su felicidad cuando recibió el premio.

No pudo esconder su felicidad cuando recibio el premio.

Expresiones de ejemplo

mixed metaphor

búsqueda de la felicidad

busqueda de la felicidad

Synonyms

analogy, symbol, image, comparison, allegory

Antonyms

literalness, fact, reality

Colocaciones

common metaphor, extended metaphor, metaphor for, use a metaphor

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