Английский разговорный словарь (основной) - metaphor

ˈmetəfə n. 1 the application of a name or descriptive term or phrase to an object or action to which it is imaginatively but not literally applicable (e.g. a glaring error). 2 an instance of this. øømetaphoric adj. metaphorical adj. metaphorically adv. [F m÷taphore or L metaphora f. Gk metaphora f. metaphero transfer]