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figuratively

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/ /ˈfɪɡərətɪvli/

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adverb

Figuradamente

(manner) In a figurative manner.

Examples :

""The teacher said the student's idea was figuratively a gold mine, meaning it was very valuable and full of potential, but not actually made of gold." "

“La maestra dijo que la idea del estudiante era figuradamente una mina de oro, lo que significaba que era muy valiosa y llena de potencial, pero no hecha realmente de oro.”

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adverb

Figurativamente, en sentido figurado

Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.

Examples :

"My brother is figuratively a walking encyclopedia; he knows a lot, but he's not actually made of books. "

Mi hermano es, figurativamente, una enciclopedia andante; sabe mucho, pero en realidad no está hecho de libros.

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