metaphor
/ˈmetəfə(r)/noun
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रूपक (अलंकार)
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a word or phrase used to describe somebody or something else, in a way that is different from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities
रूपक (अलंकार)
- 'Time is money' is a metaphor.
- Calling life a journey is a common metaphor.
- The poet uses a storm as a metaphor for anger.
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- Calling the classroom a zoo is a metaphor, not a literal statement.
- Her essay was full of vivid metaphors.
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Synonyms
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met·a·phor
With -a- and ph (not 'metafor').
-a- और ph के साथ ('metafor' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective metaphorical ('in a metaphorical sense').
Metaphor का adjective रूप metaphorical है, जैसे 'in a metaphorical sense' (लाक्षणिक या आलंकारिक अर्थ में)। Metaphor में एक चीज़ को दूसरी चीज़ बताकर तुलना की जाती है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A metaphor says one thing is another ('He is a lion in battle', 'Life is a journey'); a simile compares using like or as ('as brave as a lion'); a mixed metaphor combines two metaphors that do not fit ('We must nip it in the bud before it snowballs').
अलंकार बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: metaphor (रूपक) कहता है कि एक चीज़ दूसरी है ('He is a lion in battle', 'Life is a journey'); simile (उपमा) like या as से तुलना करता है ('as brave as a lion'); mixed metaphor दो बेमेल रूपकों को जोड़ता है ('We must nip it in the bud before it snowballs')।