figurar

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figurar
intransitive verb
1 to appear, to figure (aparecer) (en in)
  • figura en los títulos de crédito como productor -> he appears o is listed in the credits as the producer
  • figura entre los artistas más destacados de su época -> he was one of the most outstanding artists of his day
2 (informal) (destacar, sobresalir)
  • le encanta figurar -> he likes to seem important
transitive verb
3 to represent (representar)
4 to feign, to simulate (simular)
figurarse
pronomial verb
1 to imagine (imaginarse)
  • me figuro que vendrá en tren -> I imagine she'll come by train
  • ya me lo figuraba yo -> I thought as much
  • ¿se rió? — figúrate -> did she laugh? — and how!

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figurar [fe-goo-rar']
article & verb transitive
1 To figure, to form into a determinate shape.
2 To adorn with figures.
verb neuter
3 To figure (incluirse). (n)
  • Los nombres no figuran aquí -> the names do not appear here
4 To show off, to cut a dash. (Figurative) (n)
verb reflexive
5 To fancy, to imagine, to believe without being able to prove.
  • Ya me lo figuraba, I thought as much. Me figuro que es caro, -> fancy it's dear

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figurar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (aparecer) to figure; appear;como as;entre among
tu nombre no figura en la lista your name doesn't figure appear on the list;o
2 (destacar)
es un don nadie, pero le encanta figurar he's a nobody, but he likes to show off; una joven que figura mucho en la alta sociedad a young lady who is prominent in high society
verbo:transitivo
(formal)
1 (representar) to represent
cada círculo figura un planeta each circle represents a planet
2 (fingir) to feign
figuró una retirada he feigned a retreat
verbo:pronominal
figurarse to imagine
me figuro que Ana ya habrá llegado I imagine that Ana will have arrived by now; ¡figúrate lo que sería con un solo coche! imagine what it would be like with just one car!; ¿qué te figuras que me preguntó ayer? what do you think he asked me yesterday?; no te vayas a figurar que ... don't go thinking that ...; —¿te dio vergüenza decírselo? —¡pues, figúrate! "were you embarrassed to tell him?" — "well, what do you think?"; ya me lo figuraba I thought as much

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Verb Conjugation for "figurar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo figuro figuré figuraba figuraré figure
Tú figuras figuraste figurabas figurarás figures
Ella/Él/Usted figura figuró figuraba figurará figure
Nosotros figuramos figuramos figurábamos figuraremos figuremos
Vosotros figuráis figurasteis figurabais figuraréis figuréis
Ellos/Ustedes figuran figuraron figuraban figurarán figuren
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