English-Estonian translations for metaphor

• metafoor
  Ometi kord on kasutatud metafoor täiesti sobiv. For once, the metaphor is entirely apposite.
  Ning metafoore segades, ütlen, et tulistagem seda valget elevanti ülevalt taevast. And if I may mix my metaphors, let us shoot this white elephant from the sky.
  Ma jätkan Itaalia kolleegi metafoori nii: supp on kahtlemata hea, kuid ärgem pangem sinna tsüaniidi. To continue the metaphor started by my Italian colleague: we are, of course, in favour of the soup, but against putting cyanide in it.

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