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Dictionary English German: metaphor

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NOUN   a metaphor | metaphors
ling. lit. rhet. metaphor
1441
Metapher {f}
ling. lit. metaphor
463
Bild {n} [Metapher]
metaphor
301
Gleichnis {n}
metaphor
132
Sinnübertragung {f}
ling. metaphorbildlicher Ausdruck {m}
metaphorübertragener Ausdruck {m}
2 Words
ling. absolute metaphorabsolute Metapher {f}
animal metaphorTiermetapher {f}
spec. design metaphorEntwurfsmetapher {f}
film film metaphorFilmmetapher {f}
growth metaphorWachstumsmetapher {f}
lit. leading metaphorLeitmetapher {f}
lit. philos. metaphor theoryMetapherntheorie {f}
ling. mixed metaphor [malapropism]Bildbruch {m}
3 Words
lit. philos. theory of metaphorMetapherntheorie {f}
ling. use of metaphorMetapherngebrauch {m}
4 Words
to use the same metaphorim Bild bleiben [sprachlich]
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» Dieses Gerät BL o.k. ieren metaphor/DEEN
 
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A 2023-09-15: US Navy metaphor:
A 2018-09-13: metaphor not well "adapted" ?
A 2017-10-28: similar English metaphor
A 2015-06-11: Mixed metaphor
A 2015-05-12: Google "extended workbench",metaphor, Country: the UK, yields hardly any r...
A 2014-01-03: +full plate of headaches+ - mixed metaphor - you cannot put +headaches+ on...
A 2013-12-12: Metaphor from items of horse harness
A 2013-08-15: If you want to stick to the "tax" metaphor...
A 2013-06-11: It's a (somewhat lame) metaphor for sex.
Q 2013-03-05: Allegoy or Metaphor?
A 2012-08-09: romy, yes, that's it. Is there a German equivalent metaphor?
Q 2012-07-29: here's another more tricky metaphor
A 2012-04-29: I think the writer wanted to say metaphor and got confused
A 2011-12-04: @wandle: I've always liked that metaphor. And it reminds me of an old Sout...
A 2011-11-30: It's a metaphor about an unfolding or a beginning. Perhaps: "Knospen, wie ...
A 2011-09-30: The metaphor is a little confusing then. So perhaps:
A 2011-09-30: looks like dancing is the metaphor he's after
A 2011-07-14: Sohn-Rethel courtroom metaphor
Q 2011-07-14: Sohn-Rethel courtroom metaphor
Q 2011-06-23: sunset limited (is this a metaphor) or how do I translate it?

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