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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Bring him back to the soil that nourished him, literally and figuratively.
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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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They have also been figuratively described as buzzing from one surface to another inside the aquarium.
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Howl is not naturally handsome, but he has charm, both literally and figuratively.
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Figuratively, it refers to the seriousness or depth of an idea or thought, or the danger and urgency of a situation.
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And the next time he packs a suitcase, figuratively speaking, therell be something to put inside.
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The term hour is used figuratively; the effect has no clearly defined duration and varies according to season and latitude.
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The term then became used figuratively to describe moving image material of any kind.
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It would proclaim to the worldboth figuratively and literallythat the path to the light of liberty is open to all.
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