"métaphore" meaning in French

See métaphore in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /me.ta.fɔʁ/ Audio: Fr-Paris--métaphore.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-métaphore.wav Forms: métaphores [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} métaphore f (plural métaphores)
  1. metaphor Tags: feminine Derived forms: métaphore filée, métaphorique, métaphoriquement
    Sense id: en-métaphore-fr-noun-Bl108nZl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Figures of speech

Inflected forms

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        },
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        }
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              71,
              81
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          ],
          "ref": "1932, Pierre Louÿs, La Femme dans la poésie arabe, dans Archipel:",
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    },
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    },
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