simile

ˈsɪmɪli
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Translation of simile into German

Noun

literary device

TECH.
figure of speech comparing two different things using like or as
TECH.
  • Her smile was as bright as the sun, a perfect simile..Ihr Lächeln war so hell wie die Sonne, ein perfekter Vergleich
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Expressions with simile: examples in English and translations in German

epischer Vergleich
Homer's epics are filled with epic similes.

Synonyms and analogies of simile in English

Examples of simile in a sentence

  • His speech was filled with similes that painted vivid pictures.

Translations of "simile" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasGleichnisnn.

I have given you this simile to illustrate a meaning.

Ich habe Euch dieses Gleichnis zum Darstellen einer Bedeutung gegeben.

I have given this simile to convey a meaning.

Ich habe dieses Gleichnis gegeben, um eine Bedeutung zu vermitteln.

derVergleichnm.

A rhetorical device like a simile can make descriptions more relatable and vivid.

Ein rhetorisches Mittel wie ein Vergleich kann Beschreibungen nachvollziehbarer und lebendiger machen.

Sometimes I like to use the simile of watching a movie.

Ich mag es manchmal den Vergleich mit dem Ansehen eines Films zu nutzen.

dasGleichnissnn.

On every simile dost thou here ride to every truth.

Auf jedem Gleichniss reitest du hier zu jeder Wahrheit.

But even your best love is only an enraptured simile and a painful ardour.

Aber auch noch eure beste Liebe ist nur ein verzücktes Gleichniss und eine schmerzhafte Gluth.

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simile: Examples and translations in context

We can take a simile just to understand it.

Um es verständlicher zu machen, können wir ein Gleichnis zu Hilfe nehmen.

There is a well-known simile about a monkey trap.

Da gibt es ein bekanntes Gleichnis von einer Affenfalle.

Which is a simile, not a metaphor.

Das ist ein Gleichnis, keine Metapher.

It is the world seen as a simile.

Es ist die Welt als Gleichnis gesehen.

Again, that simile of the piece of paper.

Nochmals, das Gleichnis mit dem Papier.

A simile for a mind that's pliant.

Ein Gleichnis für einen Geist der geschmeidig ist.

A simile is a metaphor that admits it's making a comparison.

Ein Simile ist eine Metapher, die zugibt, einen Vergleich zu machen.

Her laughter sparkled like diamonds, a simile of pure joy.

Ihr Lachen funkelte wie Diamanten, ein Vergleich für pure Freude.

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epic simile
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