B1🎨 Art & Culture
Italian word
metafora
metaphor
Looks like
metaphor
same — a figure of speech
⚠️ The trap
Same word, same meaning. The false friend trap: Italian 'metaforico' as an adjective is used MORE colloquially than English 'metaphorical'. Italians say 'non è metaforico, è reale!' ('it's not metaphorical, it's real!') in everyday speech.
To say "same — a figure of speech" in Italian:
metafora (correct)
"metafora" in English means:
metaphor
Example
"Usare la metafora della luce per rappresentare la speranza è molto comune."
"Using the metaphor of light to represent hope is very common."
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