metaphors in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for metaphors in the English»Italian Dictionary

metaphor [Brit ˈmɛtəfə, ˈmɛtəfɔː, Am ˈmɛdəˌfɔr, ˈmɛdəˌfər] N

metaphor

metafora f

to mix one's metaphors

fare metafore stravaganti

mixed metaphor [Brit, Am ˈˌmɪks(t) ˈmɛdəfər] N

mixed metaphor

metafora f stravagante

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flyblown joke, metaphor

logoro

crude attempt, belief, metaphor, expression

grossolano

employ method, technique, expression, term, metaphor

impiegare

use language, metaphor

usare, servirsi di

Translations for metaphors in the Italian»English Dictionary

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metafora

metaphor

parlare per metafore

to speak in metaphors

fare metafore stravaganti

to mix one's metaphors

traslato

metaphor

parlare per traslati

to speak figuratively or in metaphors

Stellone

Since the Risorgimento the star, as a symbol of an illustrious future, has been used to personify Italy (a woman with a star on her forehead or her crown). It was part of the coat of arms of the unified kingdom of Italy and then became the emblem of the Italian republic. The big star, the stellone d'Italia (or Italic star) is quickly understood as a metaphor of good luck that helps the country in its most difficult times in history. It is mainly used today to be ironic or challenging, to criticize the ingrained habit some Italians have (a sign of energy but also of superficiality and fatalism), of often putting their faith in good luck in preference to effort and hard work in order to get through moments of crisis for the nation.

metaphors in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for metaphors in the English»Italian Dictionary

metaphor [ˈme·t̬ə·fɔ:r] N

metaphor

metafora f

Translations for metaphors in the Italian»English Dictionary

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metafora

metaphor

traslato

metaphor

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Posters were like grand canvases filled with fanciful figures, mirthful metaphors, cool colors, and artful letters.

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It contained 1,655 hand written proverbs, metaphors, aphorisms, salutations and other miscellany.

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The song is lyrically composed of braggadocios metaphors and punchlines.

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The poetry depends on extended, sometimes elaborate metaphors and conceits, and the language is often rhetoricalwritten for actors to declaim rather than speak.

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He used the most extravagant metaphors, the most forced antitheses and the most far-fetched conceits.

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These metaphors suggest an implied meaning ("iaicci") which goes beyond the plain meaning of the words of poem.

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These models may be considered loosely as metaphors which are used to describe internal processes and to generate hypotheses that are falsifiable.

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The work abounds in metaphors and similes and brings home the thought that all living beings will eventually evolve into perfect beings.

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The metaphors in the two parables were drawn from contemporary culture.

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His prose is magnificent and sonorous, but abounds in neologisms and strange metaphors.

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