Figurative
//ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv//
Translations of "figurative" (37 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | figuurlik(art) | — | |
| Ancient Greek | τροπικός(metaphorical; not literal), ἀλληγορικός(metaphorical; not literal) | tropikós, allēgorikós | |
| Arabic | اِسْتِعَارِيّ(metaphorical; not literal), رَمْزِيّ(metaphorical; not literal), مَجَازِيّ(metaphorical; not literal) | istiʕāriyy, ramziyy, majāziyy | |
| Armenian | փոխաբերական(metaphorical; not literal) | pʻoxaberakan | |
| Azerbaijani | məcazi(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Bulgarian | метафоричен(metaphorical; not literal), образен(with many figures of speech), преносен(metaphorical; not literal), преносен(metaphorically so called) | metaforičen, obrazen, prenosen, prenosen | |
| Catalan | figuratiu(metaphorical; not literal), figuratiu(art) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 比喻(metaphorical; not literal), 象徵 /象征(metaphorical; not literal) | bǐyù, xiàngzhēng | |
| Czech | obrazný(metaphorical; not literal), přenesený(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Danish | billedlig(metaphorical; not literal), figurativ(art), overført(metaphorical; not literal), symbolsk(metaphorically so called), såkaldt(metaphorically so called) | — | |
| Dutch | figuurlijk(metaphorical; not literal), overdrachtelijk(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Estonian | kujundlik(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Finnish | kuvaannollinen(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| French | figuratif(metaphorical; not literal), figuré(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Galician | figurativo(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Georgian | გადატანითი(metaphorical; not literal), გადატანითი მნიშვნელობით(metaphorically so called), მეტაფორული(metaphorical; not literal), ხატოვანი(metaphorical; not literal) | gadaṭaniti, gadaṭaniti mnišvnelobit, meṭaporuli, xaṭovani | |
| German | bilderreich(with many figures of speech), bildlich(metaphorical; not literal), figürlich(metaphorical; not literal), im übertragenen Sinne(metaphorically so called), metaphorisch(metaphorical; not literal), sinnbildlich(emblematic), symbolisch(metaphorical; not literal), symbolisch(emblematic), uneigentlich(metaphorical; not literal), verblümt(metaphorical; not literal), übertragen(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Greek | εικαστικός(emblematic), μεταφορικός(metaphorical; not literal), πολύσημος(with many figures of speech) | eikastikós, metaforikós, polýsimos | |
| Hungarian | jelképes(metaphorical; not literal), jelképes(emblematic), képletes(metaphorical; not literal), szimbolikus(emblematic), átvitt(metaphorical; not literal), átvitt értelemben(metaphorically so called) | — | |
| Italian | figurativo(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Japanese | 比喩的な(metaphorical; not literal) | hiyuteki-na | |
| Latin | tropicus(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | billedlig(metaphorical; not literal), figurativ(art) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | biletleg(metaphorical; not literal), figurativ(art) | — | |
| Occitan | figurat(metaphorical; not literal), figurat(metaphorically so called), figurat(with many figures of speech), figurat(emblematic), figuratiu(emblematic) | — | |
| Old English | hīewlīċ(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Persian | استعاری(metaphorical; not literal), انگاری(metaphorical; not literal), پراستعاره(with many figures of speech) | este'âri, engâri, porâste'âre | |
| Polish | przenośny(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Portuguese | figurativo(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Romanian | figurativ(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Russian | метафори́ческий(metaphorical; not literal), о́бразный(metaphorical; not literal), перено́сный(metaphorical; not literal), фигура́льный(metaphorical; not literal) | metaforíčeskij, óbraznyj, perenósnyj, figurálʹnyj | |
| Scottish Gaelic | samhlachail(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Spanish | figurado(metaphorical; not literal), figurativo(metaphorical; not literal), traslaticio(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Swedish | figurativ(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Turkish | mecazi(metaphorical; not literal), sembolik(metaphorical; not literal), şekilli(metaphorical; not literal) | — | |
| Ukrainian | о́бразний(metaphorical; not literal), перено́сний(metaphorical; not literal) | óbraznyj, perenósnyj | |
| Vietnamese | nghĩa bóng(metaphorical; not literal) | — |
figuurlik
məcazi
figuratiu, figuratiu
obrazný, přenesený
billedlig, figurativ, overført, symbolsk, såkaldt
figuurlijk, overdrachtelijk
kujundlik
kuvaannollinen
figuratif, figuré
figurativo
გადატანითი, გადატანითი მნიშვნელობით, მეტაფორული, ხატოვანი
gadaṭaniti, gadaṭaniti mnišvnelobit, meṭaporuli, xaṭovani
bilderreich, bildlich, figürlich, im übertragenen Sinne, metaphorisch, sinnbildlich, symbolisch, symbolisch, uneigentlich, verblümt, übertragen
jelképes, jelképes, képletes, szimbolikus, átvitt, átvitt értelemben
figurativo
tropicus
billedlig, figurativ
biletleg, figurativ
figurat, figurat, figurat, figurat, figuratiu
hīewlīċ
przenośny
figurativo
figurativ
метафори́ческий, о́бразный, перено́сный, фигура́льный
metaforíčeskij, óbraznyj, perenósnyj, figurálʹnyj
samhlachail
figurado, figurativo, traslaticio
figurativ
mecazi, sembolik, şekilli
nghĩa bóng
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