efigie
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la efigie(
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fee
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hyeh
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. image
El artista pintó la efigie del emperador en un enorme lienzo.The artist painted the emperor's image on a huge canvas.
b. picture
En Egipto se acuñaron monedas con la efigie de Cleopatra.In Egypt, some coins were minted with Cleopatra's picture on them.
c. portrait
El pintor plasmó los rasgos característicos de María en la efigie.The painter captured Maria's characteristic features in the portrait.
d. effigy (sculpture)
La tumba de los reyes tiene una efigie de ambos agarrados de la mano.The king and queen's tomb bears an effigy of the two of them holding hands.
e. likeness
El escultor creó una efigie casi idéntica del modelo.The sculptor created an almost exact likeness of the model.
2. (embodiment)
a. personification
Desde que su madre murió Pablo ha sido la efigie del sufrimiento.Ever since his mother died, Pablo has been the personification of suffering.
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