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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (statue)
a. figure
Compré estas figuras en una tienda de antigüedades cuando estuve en Francia.I bought these figures in an antique shop while in France.
2. (form)
a. shape
Le regaló un colgante con figura de corazón.He gave her a pendant in the shape of a heart.
3. (contour)
a. outline
Entre la niebla se divisaba la figura de un puente.I could make out the outline of a bridge in the fog.
4. (body shape)
a. figure
Ese vestido te resalta mucho la figura.That dress really accentuates your figure.
5. (mathematics)
a. figure
Determina el área de las figuras que aparecen a continuación.Find the surface area of the figures below.
6. (important person)
a. figure
Hemingway fue una de las figuras literarias más destacadas del siglo XX.Hemingway was one of the most prominent literary figures of the 20th century.
7. (theater)
a. character
El personaje del doctor es la figura cómica de la obra.The character of the doctor is the comic figure in the play.
8. (playing cards)
a. face card
En el rummy, las figuras valen diez puntos cada una.In rummy, the face cards are worth ten points each.
9. (chess)
a. piece
Las únicas figuras que me quedaban eran el rey, un alfil y dos peones.The only pieces I had left were the king, a bishop, and two pawns.
10. (fine arts)
a. figure (skating or dancing)
Necesita perfeccionar la figura final de su rutina.She needs to perfect the final figure of her routine.
11. (literature)
a. figure
La metáfora es una de las figuras retóricas más utilizadas.Metaphor is one of the figures of speech most commonly used.
12. (music)
a. rhythmic figure (group of notes equal to a quarter)
Esta figura se repite a lo largo de la pieza como acompañamiento de la melodía.This rhythmic figure is repeated throughout the piece to accompany the melody.
b. note (value)
No olviden tocar el staccato escrito sobre la figura al final del tercer compás.Please remember to play the staccato written above the note at the end of the third bar.
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figura
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (objeto, de persona)
a. figure
2. (forma)
a. shape
una figura en la oscuridada shadowy form
figura geométricageometrical figure o shape
figura paternafather figure
figura de porcelanachina o porcelain figure
3. (personaje destacado)
a. (well-known) figure
figuras del mundo del deportewell-known figures from the sporting world
4. (en naipes)
a. picture card, face card
5. (linguistics)
a.
figura retóricafigure of speech
6. (law)
a.
figura jurídicalegal concept
7. (general)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a.
es un figurahe's really something
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figura
1 (estatua) figure
una figura de porcelana a porcelain figure
de figura entera
figura decorativa decorative motif; figurehead
figura de nieve snowman
2 (forma) shape; form
una chocolatina con figura de pez a fish-shaped chocolate; a chocolate in the shape of a fish
3 (silueta) figure
tener buena figura to have a good figure
4 (personaje) figure
una figura destacada an outstanding figure; es una figura del toreo he's a big name in bullfighting; he's a famous bullfighter; la figura del partido de hoy (Dep) today's man of the match
figura de culto cult figure
figura paterna father figure
5 (Matemáticas) figure
figura geométrica geometric figure
6 (ademán)
hacer figuras to make faces
7 (Naipes) face card; (Ajedrez) piece; man
8 (Lingüística) figure
figura de dicción figura retórica figure of speech
9 (Teat) character; role
en la figura de in the role of
10 (Baile) (Patinaje) figure
11 (Música) note
12 (Astronomía)
figura celeste horoscope
13 (rostro) countenance
ser un figura to be a big name; be somebody
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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