Translation of "dead metaphor" into Catalan

metàfora morta is the translation of "dead metaphor" into Catalan.

dead metaphor noun grammar

(linguistics) A former metaphor which has in effect lost its metaphorical status and become literal, e.g. "electric current" (electricity was at first thought to be analogous to water). Not to be confused with stale metaphor (a type of cliché), although it often is. [..]

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  • metàfora morta

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