How is the word metafora translated from Italian to English

English translation
metaphor
noun

Il descrivere una cosa come un'altra per mostrarne la somiglianza.

Describing something as another thing to show similarity.

Examples with “metafora”

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  • «Il tempo è denaro» è una metafora molto usata. — Time is money is a common metaphor.

  • Ha spiegato la metafora centrale della poesia. — He explained the poem's central metaphor.

  • È una metafora o devo prenderlo alla lettera? — Is that a metaphor or should I take it literally?

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