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Metaphorik
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meta·phor [ˈmetəfəʳ, Am ˈmet̬əfɔ:r] N

1. metaphor (figure of speech):

metaphor for
Metapher f <-, -n> für +acc

2. metaphor no pl (figurative language):

metaphor
bildhafte [o. metaphorische] Sprache

mixed ˈmeta·phor N

mixed metaphor
Bildbruch m
mixed metaphor
Katachrese f <-, -n> spec
to mix one's metaphors
nicht zusammenpassende bildliche Ausdrücke kombinieren
German
German
English
English
Metaphorik (Stilkunde)
use of metaphor
Metaphorik (die verwendeten Metaphern)
metaphors pl
Metapher
metaphor
tote Metapher
dead metaphor
lexikalisierte Metapher
lexical metaphor
Bild
metaphor

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to mix one's metaphors
nicht zusammenpassende bildliche Ausdrücke kombinieren

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It contained 1,655 hand written proverbs, metaphors, aphorisms, salutations and other miscellany.
en.wikipedia.org
Posters were like grand canvases filled with fanciful figures, mirthful metaphors, cool colors, and artful letters.
www.theatlantic.com
These models may be considered loosely as metaphors which are used to describe internal processes and to generate hypotheses that are falsifiable.
en.wikipedia.org
He is a master of metaphors and deals with topics such as nature, the longing of someone special, birthday gifts, popcorn fights, hot phonecalls, etc.
en.wikipedia.org
Its gory depravity representing our feelings of triumph transforms into one of the most revealing metaphors in all of literature.
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