Translation of "metaphor" into Finnish

metafora, Metafora, vertauskuva are the top translations of "metaphor" into Finnish.

metaphor noun grammar

(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it isn’t, 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 , which would imply a simile. [..]

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  • metafora

    noun

    countable: word or phrase used in metaphor [..]

    That's a fairly labored metaphor, but I appreciate the sentiment behind it.

    Tuo on melko väkisin tehty metafora, mutta arvostan sen sisäistä sanomaa.

  • Metafora

    kielikuva eli trooppi

    A metaphor refers to one thing as if it were another.

    Metafora esittää kaksi eri asiaa ikään kuin samana.

  • vertauskuva

    noun

    I'm not good with metaphors, but I do know one thing.

    Olen huono keksimään vertauskuvia, mutta tiedän yhden asian.

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    • kielikuva
    • vertaus

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