simile

[US]/ˈsɪməli/
[UK]/ˈsɪməli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sebuah ungkapan yang melibatkan perbandingan antara satu hal dengan hal lain yang berbeda, menggunakan kata-kata seperti "seperti" atau "sebagai".
Word Forms
Pluralsimiles

Example Sentences

Similes usually start with “like” or “as”.

Perumpamaan biasanya dimulai dengan "like" atau "as".

PETRUCHIO. A good swift simile, but something currish.

PETRUCHIO. Sebuah perumpamaan yang bagus dan cepat, tetapi agak kurang ajar.

Check for similes, metaphors, metonymy and synecdoche.

Periksa persamaan, metafora, metonimi, dan sinekdoke.

affin di far egli stesso comparire dinanzi a sé questa Chiesa, gloriosa, senza macchia, senza ruga o cosa alcuna simile, ma santa ed irreprensibile.

affin di far egli stesso comparire dinanzi a sé questa Chiesa, gloriosa, senza macchia, senza ruga o cosa alcuna simile, ma santa ed irreprensibile.

The king, insulted by this homely simile, banishes the youngest daughter and divides his kingdom between the older two, who promptly kick him out on his royal heinie.

Raja, tersinggung dengan perumpamaan sederhana ini, mengusir putri bungsu dan membagi kerajaannya di antara dua kakak yang segera mengusirnya dari pantat kerajaan.

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