Polyglot Dictionary

Metapher

/meˈtafɐ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Metaphern

Meaning

  1. metaphor

    • „Zeit ist Geld“ ist eine Metapher.

      "Time is money" is a metaphor.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

métaphore

métaphore is the French word for the same thing — both mean "metaphor."

Portuguese

metáfora

metáfora is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "metaphor."

Practice

1 What does Metapher mean?

2 Fill the gap: „Zeit ist Geld“ ist eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Metapher?

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