figure of speech

See also: figure-of-speech

English

figure of speech (plural figures of speech)

(idiomatic) A word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language.

word or phrase

Japanese: 言葉のあや (kotoba-no aya), 修辞 (しゅうじ, shūji), 文彩 (ぶんさい, bunsai), あや (ja) (aya)
Macedonian: стилска фигура f (stílska figúra)
Mongolian: зүйрлэл (mn) (züjrlel)
Persian: آرایهٔ ادبی‎‎ (ârâye-ye adabi)
Portuguese: figura de linguagem (pt)
Romanian: figură de stil (ro) f
Russian: ритори́ческая фигу́ра (ru) f (ritoríčeskaja figúra), фигу́ра ре́чи (ru) f (figúra réči)
Spanish: figura retórica (es) f
Swedish: talesätt (sv) n, stilfigur (sv) c
Tagalog: tayutay
Thai: ภาพพจน์ (pâap-pót)

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