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figuratively

/ˈfɪɡjʊrətɪvli/

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/

Traductions

figurativelyadverb

/ˈfɪɡjʊrətɪvli/

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/

He was speaking figuratively when he said he could eat a horse.

Он говорил фигурально, когда сказал, что может съесть лошадь.

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Synonymes

figurativelyadverb

In a manner that is metaphorical or symbolic, not literal.

When she said she was drowning in work, she was speaking figuratively.

Used to signal that the following (or preceding) statement should be understood metaphorically rather than literally.

Figuratively, the project was a sinking ship long before it was cancelled.