Englisch-Italienisch Übersetzung für metaphor

metaforaPer una volta la metafora è perfettamente calzante. For once, the metaphor is entirely apposite. Questa città mosaico era e può essere ancora la metafora vivente dell'Europea. This mosaic-like city was and can once more become the living metaphor for Europe. Per usare una metafora, ha un ultimo colpo da sparare. To speak metaphorically, it has one last shot.
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The use of a word or phrase to refer to something that it is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described ; the word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison
The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks
To use a metaphor

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