Testaferro in english
Figurehead
pronunciation: fɪgjɜrhed part of speech: noun
pronunciation: fɪgjɜrhed part of speech: noun
In gestures
testaferro = straw man ; straw figure.
Example: This has long been known to be a straw man (i.e., an obvious fallacy) to be knocked down.Example: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.