figurative

• يصف اللغة أو التعبير الذي يستخدم الصور البيانية كالاستعارات والتشبيهات لنقل معنى غير المعنى الحرفي. ويشمل أيضًا المعنى المجازي غير المباشر للكلام.

Describes language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphors or similes, to convey a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

1. Not literalB2formal

   Using words in a way that is different from their usual meaning to create a special effect or picture in the reader's mind.

   مجازي

   • The phrase 'a sea of troubles' is a figurative expression.
   • She used figurative language to describe her emotions.
   • Poetry often relies on figurative meanings rather than literal ones.

   المرادفاتallegoricalemblematicmetaphoricalnonliteralpoeticrepresentativesymbolic

   الأضدادexactliteralprosaic

2. RepresentationalB2formal

   Representing something by a figure or symbol; symbolic.

   تصويري

   • The painting is figurative, depicting a landscape rather than abstract shapes.
   • In figurative art, the subject is recognizable.
   • The statue is a figurative representation of justice.

   المرادفاتemblematicfiguralrepresentationalrepresentativesymbolic

   الأضدادactualconcreteliteral