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I chose Rubik's Cube (Wikipedia) as a symbol for metaphors as it represents well, what metaphors are.
There are SIX sides to a cube. There is only ONE solution where all sides are the same color. However, depending on the
perspective, the cube may appear to be solved when say, THREE sides are all the same color.
(Though a fellow traveler suggested that it may not be possible to have only 3 sides solved at the same time. I don't know - any
Rubik's Cube experts want to let me know? In any case -- it is just a metaphor!)
When a metaphor is created there maybe a single message, or many messages - who knows but the author
unless it is clearly explained. Or the message may change over time. IF the intent was only a single message, then
only ONE interpretation is correct. Many interpretations can be almost, or "seem correct" when viewed from one perspective.
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metafora |
metáfora |
métaphore |
metafora |
metafora |
metafor |
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locución |
expressão idiomática |
locution idiomatique |
espressione idiomatica* |
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idiom |
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alegoría |
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parábola |
parábola |
parabole |
parabola |
parabola |
parabel |
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metaphor (Dictionary) - same in almost all Roman character based languages.
Do you remember someone else in history who spoke using many parables / metaphors?
Don´t think too hard, it might just be on the Tip_of_the_tongue (Wiki)!
He wasn´t liked either, because if he was, he wouldn´t have been killed!
Meditate on that.
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giraffe, horse, different bulldog
Stick it out --- and look in the mirror! tongue (Wikipedia)
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Speaking of the tongue - get ready for some TONGUE TWISTING!
Time to go back to school! Except - you are here BY CHOICE - not BY LAW, FORCE or CONsent.
There are no grades in this school. And there are no teachers. Wayne is just sharing some knowledge with you.
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sCHOOL -1 (n) |
esCUELa |
esCOLa |
éCOLe |
sCUOLa |
şCOALă |
sKOLa |
sKOLe |
sCHULe |
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sKOLa |
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sCHOOL |
sKOLe |
šKOLa |
isKOLa |
KOOL |
KOULu |
szKOLa |
Slovak - šKOLa, Slovenian - / Indonesian - / Turkish - oKUL / Russian - школа ("dKOLa")
Latin - sCHOLa (advanced) / Greek - σχολείο, σχολή = sCHOLeio, sCHOLi
Most of the translations will have the "s / z" sound. But a few have ommited it - French, Estonian, Finnish, Turkish. Lithuanian is odd.
by the way -- did you just say "Oh my God" ?
...and if you didn't, you will say it later. And when the last (wo)man utters "Oh My God," we will BE in Heaven.
Allegory (Wiki) - Idiom - Wikipedia | Simple English Wikipedia - Idiom - Metaphor
idiom: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com - Idioms, Analogies, Metaphors and Similes
Difference Between Metaphor and Idiom - Idioms vs. metaphors
Wordwizard Clubhouse - simile and metaphor
Metaphors of/for Language in Popular Culture - Metaphor Examples for teachers, students and writers.
