an open book (in both regular or figurative meaning) means "un livre ouvert" in French.
The thunder as heard in thunderstorms is "le tonnerre" (masc.). The verb is "tonner". In a figurative sense, to express oneself loudly (as would the thunder) is "tonitruer"
To blow one's whistle is "siffler" in French in the literal sense of producing a whistling sound. In the figurative sense of "denouncing inappropriate behaviour / expose misconduct", it is translated "alerter / donner l'alerte"
The home is 'la maison' in French. In the figurative sense, it is translated 'le foyer'.
a statement or phrase not intended to be understood literally — is figurative. You say your hands are frozen, or you are so hungry you could eat a horse. That's being figurative.
Denis Donikian has written: 'Fragments de figures apatrides' -- subject(s): Armenian massacres, 1915-1923, Figurative art, French, French Figurative art, Influence, Psychology 'Vidures'
La TerreLe monde (figurative)La terre (the planet)
Literally, "un mauvais garçon." In a figurative sense, as in "the bad boy of American theater," the French equivalent is "enfant terrible."
"Entendre" is a verb in French that means "to hear" or "to understand." It can also have a more figurative sense of "to mean" or "to intend."
All metaphors are figurative (cannot be interpreted literally). If you say 'Mary is a block of ice', you take it as meaning 'Mary is an unemotional, perhaps cruel, person'. So metaphor is a figure of speech where words (here, 'block of ice') have figurative meaning, that is mean something different than they literally say.
She hung her head.
nothing...he/she just ribbets HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA