noun
metafora
/mɛtaˈfɔra/· rzeczownikDefinition
a word or phrase used to describe somebody/something else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the description more powerful, for example She has a heart of stone; the use of such words and phrases
Examples
a game of football used as a metaphor for the competitive struggle of life
mecz piłki nożnej użyty jako metafora konkurencyjnej walki o życie
Collocations
use a metaphorextended metaphorcommon metaphor
Word forms
metaphorsplural
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