figurativement

fiɡyʁativmɑ̃

Definition

Definition of figurativement - Reverso French Dictionary

Adverb

symbolique

Rare

de manière symbolique ou métaphorique, pas au sens littéral

Rare

Il a dit figurativement qu'elle était un ange.

métaphoriquement

symboliquement

art

TECH.

en reproduisant des formes reconnaissables de la réalité

TECH.

Ce peintre travaille figurativement, contrairement aux abstraits.

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Origin of figurativement

latin, figura (forme, image) + suffixe -tivement

Terms with figurativement included in their meaning

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à un doigt de

prep.

proximité

très proche physiquement ou figurativement de quelque chose

en lambeaux

adv.

détruit

état de chose extrêmement déchirée ou abîmée, matériellement ou figurativement

Examples of figurativement in a sentence

On peut, figurativement, parler d’un mur entre eux.
L’artiste sculpte figurativement des animaux en bois.
Elle dessine figurativement des scènes de la vie rurale.

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English:figuratively, in a representational way, ...
German:im übertragenen Sinne, figürlich, ...
Italian:figurativamente, in modo figurativo, ...
Spanish:figurativamente, de manera figurada, ...
Portuguese:figurativamente, de forma figurativa, ...
Chinese:比喻地, 具象地, ...
Japanese:比喩的に, 具象的に, ...
Arabic:مجازيًا, بشكل تصويري, ...
Hebrew:בְּצוּרָה סִמְלִית, בְּאוֹפֶן פִּיגּוּרָטִיבִי, ...
Russian:фигурально, фигуративно, ...
Ukrainian:фігурально, фігуративно, ...
Catalan:figuradament, figurativament, ...
Danish:billedligt, ...
Dutch:figuurlijk, ...
Greek:μεταφορικά, εικονιστικά, ...
Khmer:ក្នុងន័យធៀប, តាមបែបតំណាង, ...
Korean:비유적으로, 구상적으로, ...
Polish:przenośnie, figuratywnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):figurativamente, figuradamente, ...
Romanian:figurativ, reprezentativ, ...
Swedish:bildligt, föreställande, ...
Thai:ในเชิงเปรียบเทียบ, อย่างเป็นรูปธรรม, ...
Turkish:mecazi olarak, betimleyici olarak, ...
Vietnamese:một cách ẩn dụ, theo lối hình tượng, ...

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