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1 Translation result for
metaphor
in Spanish
noun
metaphor
noun
metaphors
metáfora
Drowning in paperwork is a metaphor used to say that you have a lot of paperwork to deal with.
Example sentences of
metaphor
noun
•
“He was drowning in paperwork” is a
metaphor
in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of wat
•
Her poems include many imaginative
metaphors
.
•
a poet admired for her use of
metaphor
•
"He was drowning in paperwork" is a
metaphor
in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.
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Reverse translation for
metaphor
metáfora
- metaphor
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