Como Pronunciar "metaphor"

word

ME-tuh-for

ME-tuh-faw

Definição

A metaphor is a figure of speech where a word or phrase is used to describe something by saying it is something else, to show a similarity between them.

Transcrição IPA

Inglês Americano

/ˈmɛtəfɔɹ/

Inglês Britânico

/mˈɛtəfˌɔː/

Pronúncia Simplificada

EUA

ME-tuh-for

ME-tuh-faw

Ouça em Contexto

A common metaphor is 'time is money.'

Poems often use metaphor to create strong images.

'He has a heart of stone' is an example of a metaphor.

Writers love using metaphor to make their stories more vivid.