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  1. figure of speech:
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Detailed Translations for figure of speech from English to French

figure of speech:

figure of speech [the ~] nomen

  1. the figure of speech
    la figure de style

Translation Matrix for figure of speech:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
figure de style figure of speech
- figure; image; trope

Synonyms for "figure of speech":


Related Definitions for "figure of speech":

  1. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense1

Wiktionary Translations for figure of speech:

figure of speech
noun
  1. word or phrase
figure of speech
noun
  1. rhéto|nocat=1 usage du langage figuré pour produire un effet stylistique.

Cross Translation:
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figure of speech locution RedewendungLinguistik: eine Verbindung von mehreren Wörtern („feste Wortverbindung“), die eine Einheit bilden. Die Gesamtbedeutung kann nicht aus der Bedeutung der Einzelelemente abgeleitet werden.

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