Category:French figures of speech

French terms whose interpretation is not strictly literal, but are used in figurative ways or for special effect.

• Category:French dysphemisms: French dysphemisms (offensive, vulgar or otherwise negative terms used in place of a neutral alternative).
• Category:French euphemisms: French terms that indirectly refer to something unpleasant or controversial.
• Category:French hyperboles: French terms used as exaggerations for emphasis, rather than being taken literally.
• Category:French idioms: French phrases understood by subjective, as opposed to literal meanings.
• Category:French litotes: French litotical expressions or terms commonly used in litotes (stating something by denying its opposite).
• Category:French proverbs: French phrases popularly known as representations of common sense.
• Category:French sarcastic terms: French terms that are used sarcastically.
• Category:French similes: French figures of speech in which one thing is compared to another.