figure of speech in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for figure of speech in the English»French Dictionary

I.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] N

II.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB trans

III.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB intr

speech [Brit spiːtʃ, Am spitʃ] N

I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

2. course (route):

cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

See also late, old

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

figure of speech in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for figure of speech in the English»French Dictionary

I.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] N

III.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] VB intr (appear)

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

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Translations for figure of speech in the French»English Dictionary

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English
This usage is considered an optional figure of speech; it is also in decline, and advised against by most journalistic style guides.
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A figure of speech that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, or represents an absent person as being present.
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The figure of speech is a metonymy of a metonymy.
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This is such a common literary device that it is almost never even noted as a figure of speech.
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However, clarity may also suffer from their use, as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation.
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It is a figure of speech that compares two or more things not using like or as.
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A figure of speech which substitutes one word or phrase for another with which it is closely associated.
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A figure of speech where emphasis is achieved through exaggeration, independently or through comparison.
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Others understand a literal age of peace, but think the thousand years is a figure of speech.
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Interjection as a figure of speech refers to the use of one word.
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