figurative

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪgərətɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɪgjərətɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fig′yər ə tiv)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
figurative adj (language: not literal)figurado/a adj
  metafórico/a adj
 He meant it in a figurative way when he said "Drop dead."
 Cuando dijo "muérete", lo decía en sentido figurado.
figurative adj (art: depicting figures)figurativo adj
  figurado/a adj
 I like figurative art because you can tell what it's about.
 Me gusta el arte figurativo porque puedes saber de qué se trata.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
figurative language n (non-literal expressions)lenguaje figurado nm + adj
 Metaphors and similes are examples of figurative language.
 Las metáforas son ejemplos de lenguaje figurado.
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'figurative' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
allegorical - fig - idiomatic expression - kingdom - literal - literal meaning - metaphorical - nonrepresentational
Spanish:
figurado - figurativo - traslaticio - metafórico - arte figurativo - figurativismo - lenguaje figurado - sentido figurado

Collocations: is known for her figurative [art, writing, descriptions], figurative [art], figurative and abstract, more...

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