English-Danish translations for metaphor

• metafor
  Denne mosaiklignende by var en gang og kan igen blive en levende metafor for Europa. This mosaic-like city was and can once more become the living metaphor for Europe.
  Denne metafor gælder faktisk på mange planer. As a matter of fact, this metaphor works on many levels.
  Deres metaforer stammer tydeligvis også fra Spanien: tyren og hornene. Clearly your metaphors also come from Spain: the bull and its horns.

Definition of metaphor

• The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described ; the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison
• The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks
• To use a metaphor

Examples

• desktop metaphor; wastebasket metaphor

Related words

• metaphorical
• metaphorically
• metaphoric
• metaphoricity
• metaphorize
• metaphorise
• antimetaphorical
• metaphorology
• extended metaphor