Polyglot Dictionary

métaphore

/me.ta.fɔʁ/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les métaphores

Meaning

  1. metaphor

    • L'auteur utilise une belle métaphore.

      The author uses a beautiful metaphor.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Metapher

Metapher is the German word for the same thing — both mean "metaphor."

Spanish

metáfora

metáfora is the Spanish 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 métaphore mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'auteur utilise une belle ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches métaphore?

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