Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Figuratively"
The meaning of "Figuratively" in various phrases and sentences
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O que significa figuratively ?
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O que significa figuratively ?
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opposite of literally
figuratively: he's burning up the stage
(he's putting on a great performance)
literally: he's burning up the stage
(he just poured gasoline on the stage and is lighting a match)
figuratively: he's burning up the stage
(he's putting on a great performance)
literally: he's burning up the stage
(he just poured gasoline on the stage and is lighting a match)
Q:
O que significa figuratively and literally ?
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Figuratively means something that can be symbolic or metaphorical. Usually they are used as figures of speech such as "my hands are frozen". That phrase would be use figuratively. Even though your hands aren't actually frozen it means they are very cold.
Literally means something that is actual or precise. If you were to drive somewhere and it took you an hour to get there because of traffic, you could say "the traffic was so bad the drive literally took me an hour."
However, literally is becoming more colloquial in the US and people tend to use it as emphasis. So if you hear someone say it and it doesn't seem like that actually happened, it probably didn't. An example would be "he literally texted me a thousand times"
Literally means something that is actual or precise. If you were to drive somewhere and it took you an hour to get there because of traffic, you could say "the traffic was so bad the drive literally took me an hour."
However, literally is becoming more colloquial in the US and people tend to use it as emphasis. So if you hear someone say it and it doesn't seem like that actually happened, it probably didn't. An example would be "he literally texted me a thousand times"
Example sentences using "Figuratively"
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Mostra-me frases de exemplo com figuratively.
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Figuratively speaking, he couldn't kiss her hand.
Both figuratively and literally, there is war to fight.
She figuratively compared the apple and orange.
Hope this helps:)
Figuratively speaking, he couldn't kiss her hand.
Both figuratively and literally, there is war to fight.
She figuratively compared the apple and orange.
Hope this helps:)
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Mostra-me frases de exemplo com "figuratively".
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The sky is figuratively crying when it rains.
Translations of "Figuratively"
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Como é que se diz isto em Inglês (EUA)? figuratively
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Como é que se diz isto em Inglês (EUA)? figuratively
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Other questions about "Figuratively"
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Por favor, mostra-me como pronunciar figuratively.
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Thank you!😊
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Por favor, mostra-me como pronunciar figuratively and literally.
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Figuratively
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Por favor, mostra-me como pronunciar figuratively.
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