figurín
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el figurín
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (design)
a. fashion sketch
Antes de que la fotografía se popularizara, en las revistas femeninas solo había figurines.Before photography became popular, there were only fashion sketches in women's magazines.
2. (magazine)
a. fashion magazine
A mi abuela le gustaba hacerse la ropa y en su casa había siempre un revistero lleno de figurines.My grandmother liked to make her own clothes and in her house there was always a magazine rack full of fashion magazines.
3. (colloquial) (impeccably dressed person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. model
Ana iba con un vestido negro muy elegante. Parecía un figurín.Ana was wearing a very elegant black dress. She looked like a model.
b. dandy (masculine)
A word or phrase that is masculine (e.g., el libro).
A Maribel no le preocupa su aspecto, pero su esposo es un figurín.Maribel doesn't care what she looks like, but her husband is a dandy.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Ana va hecha un figurín incluso cuando está en su casa.Ana is all dressed up even when she's at home.
Manolo estaba hecho un figurín en la boda de su hermano.Manolo was dressed like a model at his brother's wedding.
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