metaphor
/ˈmɛt.ə.fɔː(ɹ)/
B2 · Upper Int.★★★☆☆
Simple Meaning
una forma de describir algo diciendo que es otra cosa, para hacer una comparación.
When to Use
📚Academic Writing📝Exam Vocabulary
Upper Intermediate — fluent in familiar topics
Examples in Conversation
“En el poema, 'la vida es un viaje' es una metáfora de crecer.”
“¿Puedes explicar la metáfora en esa canción? No la entiendo.”
Learning Path
▶Full Definition
The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described (but in the case of English without the words like or as, since use of those words would imply a simile); the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.
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metaphormetaphoricalmetaphorically