Metaphors - vocabulary

Metaphors
(x=the metaphor)

At first glance one could think … (auf den ersten Blick)

On the literal
level … (wörtliche Ebene)

Normally "x" denotes ... (wörtlich bedeuten)

X evokes associations of ... (Assoziationen wecken)

X makes me think of …
(an etwas denken lassen)

X reminds me of … (erinnern an)

The use of "x" gives the impression that ... (den Eindruck erwecken)

X probably refers to ... (sich beziehen auf)

For me "x" implies that ... (andeuten, implizieren)

In my view x suggests / hints at ... (andeuten, denken lassen an)

Perhaps the writer has x in mind when ... (an etwas denken)

On the figurativelevel … (übertragene Ebene)

X might symbolize / be a symbol of ... (symbolisieren)

Maybe x stands for ... (stehen für)

This metaphor conveys a feeling of ... (vermitteln)

This metaphor could mean that ... (bedeuten)

This phrase is supposed to allude to ... (soll anspielen auf)

In my opinion this is an allusion to ... (Anspielung auf)

X connotes ... (suggerieren)

X has positive connotations. (Konnotationen)

an ambiguousmetaphor ... (zwei-, mehrdeutig)

One might infer/ conclude that … (schließen, folgern)