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figuurlijk meaning in English

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figuurlijk bijvoeglijk naamwoord

figurative(metaphorical; not literal)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪv] [US: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪv]

figuurlijk bijwoord

figuratively(in a figurative manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡjə.rə.tɪ.vli] [US: fɪ.ˈɡjʊ.rə.tɪ.vli]

figuurlijke uitdrukking substantief
{f}

trope [tropes](rhetoric: figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning)
noun
[UK: trəʊp] [US: troʊp]