English-Portuguese translations for metaphor

metáforaPela primeira vez, a metáfora é totalmente pertinente. For once, the metaphor is entirely apposite. De facto, esta metáfora aplica-se a muitos níveis. As a matter of fact, this metaphor works on many levels. Tratase de uma metáfora reveladora do trabalho que realizou na comissão. It is a telling metaphor for the work she did in committee.

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

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