Translation of "figure of speech" to Russian

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Dictionary translations for "figure of speech"

figure of speech noun

pl. figures of speech

фигура речи ж.р. (ling)

The “wisdom of crowds” would no longer be a mere figure of speech.

«Мудрость толпы» перестает быть простой фигурой речи.

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The “wisdom of crowds” would no longer be a mere figure of speech. «Мудрость толпы» перестает быть простой фигурой речи.

A misleading figure of speech has been applied literally to unleash a real war on several fronts, including Iraq, Gaza, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Somalia. Вводящая в заблуждение фигура речи была использована для развязывания настоящей войны на нескольких фронтах, включая Ирак, Газу, Ливан, Афганистан и Сомали.

Declaring war on terrorism was understandable, perhaps even appropriate, as a figure of speech. Объявленная война с терроризмом звучала понятно и, возможно, ее использование, как образного выражения, было обосновано.

In contrast to Hollywood's current box office slump, Netflix recently saw revenue from its streaming content service reach $1.2bn, almost doubling last year's figure of $837m. В отличие от текущего падения кассовых сборов в Голливуде, доход Netflix от сервиса потокового воспроизведения достиг $1,2 млрд, почти вдвое превысив прошлогоднюю цифру в $837 млн.

Many advantages accrue to society from the freedom of speech. Свобода слова приносит обществу многочисленные выгоды.

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