figurative russian
лес
woods, forest
timber, lumber (singular only)
scaffolding, (plural only)
much, many (figurative)
во́здух
air (usually uncountable)
(figuratively) atmosphere
(religion) veil
замере́ть
Become completely still
(figurative) to stop or stop acting
на устах/на губах/в груди - to remain unspoken
перегоро́дка
partition
(figuratively) that which separates one thing from another
бесси́лие
lack of physical strength or extreme weakness
(figurative) inability to do something
стопа́
sole (of the foot), (figurative) footstep
stack, pile
засо́хнуть
become hard from drying out
(colloquial and figuratively) lose freshness beauty etc
бре́дить
be delirious, rave, be mad, be infatuated
(figurative) to say nonsense
су́дорожный
caused by convulsion/cramp
(figurative) too restless (about a person)
(figurative) involuntary and abrupt (about movement)
образно́й
Figurative
о́бразно
figuratively, graphically
прошелесте́ть
to rustle
(figurative) to whisper
отлежа́ться
to lie (in a horizontal position) for some time
to convalesce, recover one's strength by lying down
(figurative) to ripen (after lying for some time)
отлёживаться
to lie (in a horizontal position) for some time
to convalesce
(figurative) to ripen (after lying for some time)
наполео́новский
Napoleonic
(figuratively) grand, ambitious
фигуральный
figurative, metaphorical, tropical
метафори́ческий
metaphorical, figurative
о́бразный
figurative, picturesque, image-bearing, graphic
засыха́ть
to become hard from drying out
(colloquial and figuratively) lose freshness beauty etc
перено́сный
figurative
Examples
- Метафорический смысл уже не в хо́ду.The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.
- Мне нра́вится ложбан, потому что я мы́слю, образно выражаясь, в его мане́ре.I like Lojban because I think in a figuratively Lojbanic manner.
- В перено́сном смы́сле э́то уже не употребля́ется.The figurative meaning is no longer in current use.