metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily refers to one thing is used to refer to another, often with an implied comparison between the two.

metáfora

• a metaphor for something

Collocations a metaphor for change · use a metaphor in speech

• The world is a stage, and we are merely players.

  El mundo es un escenario y nosotros solo somos actores.

an idea or concept that is used to describe something in a way that is not literal but helps people understand it better.

idea figurativa, concepción

• a metaphor of something

Collocations metaphor of life · create a metaphor for an idea

• Her writing is full of metaphors that make her ideas more vivid.

  Su escritura está llena de metáforas que hacen sus ideas más vivas.