English-German translation for "metaphorical"

"metaphorical" German translation

metaphorical
[-ˈf(ɒ)rikəl] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUSalso | auch a. [-ˈfɔːr-], also | aucha. metaphoricadjective | Adjektiv adj

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Warum ist das so? Weil wir auch die metaphorische Bedeutung der Wörter nicht ignorieren können.
Why? Because we cannot ignore the metaphorical meaning of words either.
Source: TED
Und das ist nicht in irgendeinem metaphorischen Sinn gemeint
And this is not in some abstract metaphorical sense.
Source: TED
Sie haben die metaphorische Bedeutung also überhaupt nicht verstanden.
So, they completely miss the metaphorical meaning.
Source: TED
Nun vielleicht sollten wir es metaphorisch nehmen.
Now maybe we want to treat it as metaphorical.
Source: TED
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