figuratively in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

figuratively in the PONS Dictionary

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figuratively Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

figuratively speaking
au sens figuré
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These things may be taken figuratively, for the women represent two covenants.
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It might well be that, figuratively speaking, the jury had gotten its second wind.
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The most obvious derivation is from the tool for drilling small holes, whose name is also used figuratively to describe something as sharp or piercing.
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Some reviewers have noted that the title refers more figuratively to a bridging of people of different races, and a span across time.
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Submitting artists may interpret these themes both literally and figuratively.
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The book's title shows in the story figuratively and literally.
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Figuratively it means the place within the mind where one goes in order to work on spiritual development.
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Bring him back to the soil that nourished him, literally and figuratively.
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These clusters drew comparisons both to the biologic imagery of blood clots and spermazoa, and more figuratively to strategic maps and prom corsages.
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One may also figuratively leave one's family and village by deviating in opinion or values.
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