metaphor

/ˈmetəfər/ noun [C, U]

Translation

› a way of describing something by comparing it with something else which has some of the same qualities

mecaz, benzetme

She used a computer metaphor to explain how the human brain works.159

metaphorical

/ˌmetəˈfɒrɪkəl/ adjective › using a metaphor

mecazî

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(Definition of metaphor noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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