No. 13,502 in German
bildlich
"Bildlich" means "figurative" or "pictorial" in English.
In a sentence
Er beschrieb die Szene so bildlich, dass ich sie mir genau vorstellen konnte.
He described the scene so vividly that I could picture it exactly.
Here, 'bildlich' is used to mean 'vividly' as an adverb, describing how the action of describing was carried out, aiming at evoking a clear mental image.
Die wissenschaftliche Illustration hilft, komplexe Inhalte bildlich darzustellen.
The scientific illustration helps to represent complex contents visually.
In this sentence, 'bildlich darstellen' means 'to represent visually,' as a method of presenting content in a visual medium, referring to illustrations or graphical representations.
Wir können das Problem bildlich betrachtet auch als einen Fluss sehen, der verschiedene Ströme hat.
We can also see the problem in a figurative sense as a river with different streams.
Here, 'bildlich betrachtet' means 'figuratively speaking,' representing concepts in imagery or metaphors, helping in abstract reasoning.
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