How is the word метафора translated from Russian to English

English translation
metaphor
noun

Описание одного через другое ради сходства.

Describing something as another thing to show similarity.

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  • «Время — деньги» — распространённая метафора. — Time is money is a common metaphor.

  • Он объяснил главную метафору стихотворения. — He explained the poem's central metaphor.

  • Это метафора или понимать буквально? — Is that a metaphor or should I take it literally?

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