French Meaning of dead metaphor
métaphore morte
Other French words related to métaphore morte
Nearest Words of dead metaphor
- dead nettle => lamier mort
- dead on target => En plein dans le mille
- dead person => Personne décédée
- dead reckoning => Calcul de la position
- dead ringer => imitation parfaite
- dead room => Chambre sourde
- dead sea => Mer Morte
- dead sea scrolls => Manuscrits de la mer Morte
- dead set => résolu
- dead soul => âme morte
Definitions and Meaning of dead metaphor in English
dead metaphor (n)
a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')
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métaphore morte
a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of
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No antonyms found.
dead march => Marche funèbre, dead mail => Courrier mort, dead load => Charge morte, dead letter => Lettre morte, dead language => Langue morte,
