metaphor

• Figure de style consistant à appliquer un mot ou une expression à un objet ou à une action auquel il ne se rapporte pas littéralement, en suggérant une ressemblance ou une comparaison symbolique.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, suggesting a resemblance or symbolic comparison.

1. B2formal

   A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, suggesting a resemblance.

   métaphore

   • 'Life is a journey' is a common metaphor.
   • The poet used a metaphor to describe the storm as a raging beast.
   • She explained the concept using a metaphor about a garden.

   Synonymesanalogyconceitfigure of speechimagetrope

2. Symbolic representationB2formal

   Something used to represent or symbolize something else, often in a more abstract way.

   Métaphore (représentation symbolique)

   • The broken bridge was a metaphor for their failed relationship.
   • In the novel, the dark forest serves as a metaphor for fear.
   • The artist's painting is a metaphor for the struggle for freedom.

   Synonymesallegoryemblemfigure of speechimagesymbol