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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
figure of speech n	(idiom)	figura retórica loc nom f
		figura literaria loc nom f
	Should I interpret that literally or is it only a figure of speech?
	¿Debería interpretarlo de manera literal o se trata de una figura retórica?

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'figure of speech' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

metonymy - synecdoche - trope - zeugma

Spanish:

catacresis - metonimia - expresión idiomática - forma de hablar - ser un decir

Synonyms: figure, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "figure of speech" in the title:

figure of speech
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hand holding (figure of speech)
a bleak time weatherwise and financially--figure of speech? - English Only forum
A deliberate run-on serves as a figure of speech? - English Only forum
A figure of speech - English Only forum
Better late than never figure of speech? - English Only forum
difference: idiom, figure of speech - English Only forum
figure of speech - English Only forum
Figure of Speech - English Only forum
figure of speech (symbolism or metaphor)? - English Only forum
Figure of speech. - English Only forum
highbrow / lowbrow realms of physics [acceptable figure of speech?] - English Only forum
That’s just a romantic figure of speech, a relic of the <swooning and die-away> romanticism - English Only forum
the figure of speech of colors - English Only forum
Which figure of speech is this? - English Only forum

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