synecdoque

Cette présentation n'est qu'un prétexte pour en arriver au point où je peux vous dire synecdoque.
This whole talk has just been an excuse to get me to the point where I could say "synecdochically" to all of you.
Identifie une métaphore et une synecdoque dans le poème suivant.
Find a metaphor and a synecdoche in the following poem.
Dire que vous voulez acheter des « talons » au lieu de dire « chaussures » est un exemple courant de synecdoque.
Saying you want to buy some new "heels" when you mean "shoes" is an everyday example of synecdoche.
Et je pouvais sentir qu'elle pensait que je parlais par synecdoque.
And I could sense that she thought I was speaking synecdochically.
Ils l'utilisent comme synecdoque -- et un des problème de connaître un mot comme "synecdoque", c'est que vous cherchez toujours une excuse pour dire synecdoque.
They use it synecdochically. And one of the problems of knowing a word like "synecdochically" is that you really want an excuse to say "synecdochically."
La synecdoque est l'une de mes figures littéraires préférées.
Synecdoche is one of my favorite literary devices.
Il est important que mes élèves d’anglais apprennent à reconnaître la métonymie et la synecdoque.
It's important that my English students learn how to recognize metonymy and synecdoche.
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