figurative russian
лес
woods, forest
timber, lumber (singular only)
scaffolding, (plural only)
much, many (figurative)
во́здух
air (usually uncountable)
(figuratively) atmosphere
(religion) veil
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
о́бразность
figurativeness, picturesqueness
imaginary
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.