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figuratively Meaning in Spanish (figuratively significado en español)

figuradamente, en sentido figurado
figuradamente in English:figuratively
Phonetic:fi-gu-ra-da-MEN-te
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de figuratively en español es figuradamente, en sentido figurado. (De manera que se aparta de un significado literal; metafóricamente, usando figuras retóricas.)

Definitions of Figuratively

  1. 1
    adverb
    en sentido figurado

    In a way that departs from a literal meaning; metaphorically, using figures of speech.

    De manera que se aparta de un significado literal; metafóricamente, usando figuras retóricas.

Example Sentences

casual

“She said he was drowning in paperwork, speaking figuratively.”

Ella dijo que se estaba ahogando en papeleo, hablando en sentido figurado.

business

“Figuratively speaking, the project is a marathon, not a sprint.”

En sentido figurado, el proyecto es un maratón, no un sprint.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In English:

metaphoricallysymbolicallynon-literally

Antonyms (Antónimos)

Inflected Word Forms

nounfigure
nounfigurative language
adjectivefigurative
adverbfiguratively