0 (of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning, in order to create a special effect: --
1 (of a painting, drawing, etc.) representing something as it really looks, rather than in an abstract way --
2 (of words and phrases) used not with their basic meaning but to suggest part of that meaning: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.