metaphorical

• Diz-se de linguagem ou sentido figurado, simbólico ou analógico, em oposição ao sentido literal.

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.

   Metafórico

   • 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.

   Sinônimosallegoricalallusiveanalogicalconnotativeemblematicfigurativenonliteralrepresentativesymbolic

   Antônimosactualliteralreal

2. Symbolic meaningB2formal

   Representing something else, often abstract, through comparison.

   Metafórico

   • 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.

   Sinônimosallegoricalemblematicfigurativerepresentativesymbolic

   Antônimosactualconcreteliteral