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.
Of course, Putin's success over the past few years in killing off any semblance of a free press - and when an ex-KGB man "kills off" a free press, it is not just a figure of speech - has helped mute open opposition. Несомненно, успех Путина в уничтожении любого проявления свободной прессы в последние годы (а когда бывший сотрудник КГБ "уничтожает" свободную прессу - это не просто образное выражение) помог ему заглушить открытую оппозицию.
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.
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