إنها حقيقة وليست مجازا

English translation: it is a fact, not a metaphor

11:18 Feb 15, 2021
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / A novel
Arabic term or phrase: إنها حقيقة وليست مجازا
it came in the context of a literary novel.
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English translation:it is a fact, not a metaphor
Explanation:
مجاز is metaphor. The phrase expresses that something is to be taken literally, i.e. as a fact, rather than metaphorically.
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Tom Leijnse
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Local time: 10:10
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4 +3it is a fact, not a metaphor
Tom Leijnse
3It is real and not virtual
Sadek Bakdach
3It is a truth, not a fantasy
Abdelmajid Bouyzrou


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
it is a fact, not a metaphor


Explanation:
مجاز is metaphor. The phrase expresses that something is to be taken literally, i.e. as a fact, rather than metaphorically.

Tom Leijnse
Netherlands
Local time: 10:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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agree  TargamaT team
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agree  Morano El-Kholy
6 hrs

agree  Youssef Chabat
9 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It is real and not virtual


Explanation:
Reality not virtually

Sadek Bakdach
United States
Local time: 04:10
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It is a truth, not a fantasy


Explanation:
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Abdelmajid Bouyzrou
Morocco
Local time: 09:10
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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