metáfora

/meˈtafoɾɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as metáforas

Meaning

  1. metaphor

    • É uma metáfora.

      It's a metaphor.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: 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."

French

métaphore

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

Practice

1 What does metáfora mean?

2 Fill the gap: É uma ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches metáfora?

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