metaphorically

• Adverbe signifiant « au sens figuré » ou « comme une expression imagée ». Il indique qu'un mot ou une phrase ne doit pas être compris littéralement, mais représente autre chose par une comparaison ou un symbolisme.

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.

   Au sens figuré

   • 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.

   Synonymesallegoricallyfigurativelysymbolically

   Antonymesactuallyconcretelyliterally