Translation of "figure of speech" to Spanish

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Dictionary translations for "figure of speech"

figure of speech noun

pl. figures of speech

la forma retórica f (ling)

Contexts with "figure of speech"

I saw the figure of a man. Vi la figura de un hombre.

Man is different from animals in that he has the faculty of speech. Los humanos se diferencian de los animales en la capacidad de hablar.

The most important figure of mathematics of the nineteenth century is, undoubtedly, Gauss. La figura más importante de la matemática del siglo XIX es, sin lugar a dudas, Gauss.

A great number of students battled for freedom of speech. Un gran número de estudiantes luchó por conseguir libertad de expresión.

The shock deprived her of speech. El shock le dejó sin habla.

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