metaphorical

• Décrit un langage ou un sens qui est symbolique ou imagé, plutôt que littéral.

Describes language or meaning that is symbolic or figurative, not literal.

1. Figurative languageB2formal

   Relating to or using a metaphor; not literal but symbolic or representative.

   Métaphorique

   • The poet used a metaphorical description of love as a rose.
   • His speech was full of metaphorical expressions.
   • She explained the concept in a metaphorical way.

   Synonymesallegoricalallusiveanalogicalconnotativeemblematicfigurativenonliteralrepresentativesymbolic

   Antonymesactualliteralreal

2. Symbolic meaningB2formal

   Representing something else, often abstract, through comparison.

   métaphorique (sens symbolique)

   • The journey was a metaphorical representation of his life.
   • The dark clouds were metaphorical for his sadness.
   • The painting is a metaphorical commentary on society.

   Synonymesallegoricalemblematicfigurativerepresentativesymbolic

   Antonymesactualconcreteliteral