metaphorically

• Adverbio que significa «en sentido figurado» o «como una expresión figurada». Se usa para indicar que una palabra o frase no se entiende literalmente, sino que representa algo distinto mediante comparación o simbolismo.

An adverb meaning "in a metaphorical manner" or "as a figure of speech." It is used to indicate that a word or phrase is not meant literally but is used to represent something else by way of comparison or symbolism.

1. Figurative languageB2formal

   In a way that uses a metaphor; not literally true but symbolic or representative.

   En sentido metafórico

   • He was speaking metaphorically when he said the news was a bombshell.
   • The poet described the sunset metaphorically as a golden ocean.
   • When she said her heart was broken, she meant it metaphorically.

   Sinónimosallegoricallyfigurativelysymbolically

   Antónimosactuallyconcretelyliterally