Figura in english
Figure
pronunciation: fɪgjɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: fɪgjɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
figura1 = figure ; icon ; shape ; bod.
Example: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.Example: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.Example: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.Example: She is one of those girls who believe their bod is for public consumption.more:
» buena figura = curvaceous .
Example: Women are indeed blessed with a curvaceous body, so a bit of revealing here and there doesn't do much harm.» Caballero de la Triste Figura, el = Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the ; Knight of the Rueful Countenance, the .
Example: The novel tells the story of a present day advertising executive who travels back in time and meets the Knight of the Doleful Countenance. Example: The Knight of the Rueful Countenance, accompanied by his faithful squire, continued his never-ending journey through the centuries and continents.» con figuras en movimiento = animated .
Example: Students have responded enthusiastically to the animated display, and the library staff believes that this technology greatly enhances the training.» escultura de figura humana = figure sculpture .
Example: The author examines the background to Ireland's public memorials (crosses, obelisks, cenotaphs and figure sculptures) to those who died in World War I.» figura de ánfora = hourglass figure .
Example: The stereotypic female hourglass figure has often been attributed to sexual selection.» figura de cartón = cardboard cutout .
Example: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.» figura de cartón recortada = cardboard cutout ; standee ; cardboard standee .
Example: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body. Example: A standee is usually a life-size cut-out of a person or object that can be used as a high-impact point of sale promotional tool. Example: Movie theatres often use cardboard standees to promote movie.» figura de cera = waxwork .
Example: She has become so popular in just in two years that eight of her waxworks have been unveiled at Madame Tussauds museums worldwide.» figura decorativa = figurehead .
Example: Brodetsky is portrayed here as an active determinant of the tone of the Zionist struggle & not merely as a figurehead.» figura de guitarra = hourglass figure .
Example: The stereotypic female hourglass figure has often been attributed to sexual selection.» figura geométrica = geometric shape ; geometric pattern .
Example: His writings are filled with references to mysticism relating religious concepts to darkness, geometric shapes, and cruciform imagery. Example: The ease with which thin cigar-box cedar could be cut contributed to the proliferation of complex geometric patterns combining many different shapes.» figura recortada = cutout [cut-out] .
Example: The aim of the scheme is to organise a central pool of library displays (posters, polystyrene cutouts, mobiles, letter sets etc.) = El objetivo de este sistema de clasificación es organizar un fondo común central de objetos utilizados en las exposiciones de la biblioteca (posters, recortables de poliestireno, juguetes móviles colgantes, juegos de letras, etc.).» figura recortada de cartón = cardboard cutout ; standee ; cardboard standee .
Example: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body. Example: A standee is usually a life-size cut-out of a person or object that can be used as a high-impact point of sale promotional tool. Example: Movie theatres often use cardboard standees to promote movie.» figura retórica = figure of speech ; trope .
Example: The same spelling may arise by a figure of speech such as metonymy or synecdoche, in which we use part of a description to mean the whole = La misma ortografía puede ocurrir en las figuras retóricas como, por ejemplo, la metonimia o el sinécdoque, en donde utilizamos parte de una descripción para referirnos al todo. Example: The most familiar trope is that of 'the active audience', a terme which is used often in relevant literature.» genio y figura hasta la sepultura = old habits die hard .
Example: It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest -- it scares the hell out of me.» mejorar la figura = improve + Posesivo + figure ; enhance + Posesivo + figure .
Example: A boob job should have improved her figure and given her back her confidence but instead she has painful, lopsided boobs and an addiction to painkillers. Example: She wore a bright pink ankle-length dress, laden with bows and lace enhancing her figure.» naipe de figura = face card .
Example: Each suit contains four face cards, called ace, king, queen, and jack, in diminishing order of importance.» realzar la figura = flatter + Posesivo + figure ; improve + Posesivo + figure ; enhance + Posesivo + figure .
Example: Our dress pants are available in a variety of great fits that will flatter your figure. Example: A boob job should have improved her figure and given her back her confidence but instead she has painful, lopsided boobs and an addiction to painkillers. Example: She wore a bright pink ankle-length dress, laden with bows and lace enhancing her figure.figura2 = figure ; outstanding leader.
Example: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.Example: The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work.more:
» figura de culto = cult figure ; cult hero .
Example: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris. Example: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.» figura destacada = leading figure .
Example: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.» figura histórica = historical figure .
Example: While Lillian Smith was the major historical figure in the development of Canada's children's library services, the work of Patricia Spereman d. 1946 merits recognition.» figura materna = mother figure .
Example: Almost invariably, good mother figures produce good children while bad mothers yield sinister offspring.» figura mediadora = mediating figure .
Example: In anthropology, there has been concern with mediating figures and other ritual specialists who tread across natural and cultural boundaries.» figura paterna = father figure ; parental figure .
Example: That simply doesn't jibe with sociological and psychological facts since most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader = Eso simplemente no cuadra con los factores sociológicos y sicológicos pues la mayoría de la gente desea, y necesita, una figura paterna idealizada como líder. Example: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.» figura política = political figure .
Example: Material has also been received from Congressman Madden (the central political figure in the area).» figura prominente = outstanding leader .
Example: The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work.» figura relevante = outstanding leader .
Example: The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work.» figura venida a menos = fallen star .
Example: From shooting stars to fallen stars, we look at the top 5 celebrites who've fallen out with fame.figurar = appear ; feature ; figure.
Example: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.Example: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.Example: It is important not to let the early sections figure disproportionately in the final abstract merely because they are encountered first.more:
» no figurar = be not included .
Example: A simple blood test to detect a mutant gene that causes cystic fybrosis is not included in the basket of health services subsidized by the government.» ya + Pronombre + lo + figurar = Pronombre + guess + as much .
Example: She said she guessed as much and she half expected it actually.» ya + Pronombre + lo figuraba = Pronombre + thought as much .
Example: Sakura realised she must have sounded like an idiot and Ino's expression showed she thought as much too.