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'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər
1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figura2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) figura3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cifra, número4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) diagrama
2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) aparecer, figurar2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) figurar•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out
figure n1. cifra / número2. figura3. tipo / cuerpotr['fɪgəSMALLr/SMALL, SMALLʊʃ/SMALL 'fɪgjr]1 (number, sign) cifra, número2 (money, price) cantidad nombre femenino, precio, suma3 (in art) figura4 (human form) figura, tipo, línea5 (personality) figura, personaje nombre masculino7 (shape) forma, figura8 (pattern) figura1 (appear) figurar, constar■ does you name figure in the list? ¿tu nombre figura en la lista?1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (think) suponer, imaginarse1 (arithmetic) matemáticas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthat figures! ¡ya me parecía a mí!, ¡eso tiene sentido!figure of speech figura retóricafigure skating patinaje nombre masculino artístico1) calculate: calcular2) estimate: figurarse, calcularhe figured it was possible: se figuró que era posiblefigure vi1) feature, stand out: figurar, destacar2)that figures! : ¡obvio!, ¡no me extraña nada!figure n1) digit: número m, cifra f2) price: precio m, cifra f3) personage: figura f, personaje m4) : figura f, tipo m, físico mto have a good figure: tener buen tipo, tener un buen físico5) design, outline: figura f6) figures npl: aritmética fn.• cifra s.f.• figura s.f.• formación s.f.• guarismo s.m.• ilustración s.f.• línea s.f.• papel s.m.• talle s.m.• tipo s.m.v.• calcular v.• figurar v.• imaginar v.'fɪgjər, 'fɪgə(r)
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1)a) ( digit) cifra finflation is now into double figures — la inflación pasa del 10%
b) ( piece of data) dato mrecent figures show that... — estadísticas or datos recientes muestran que...
c) (amount, price) cifra fshe's good at figures — es buena para las matemáticas, se le dan bien los números
2)a) ( person) figura fb) ( body shape) figura f, tipo m3) (Art, Math, Mus) figura f4) ( diagram) figura f
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1) ( feature) figurarto figure prominently — destacarse*
2) ( make sense) (colloq)
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vt ( reckon) (AmE colloq) calcularPhrasal Verbs:['fɪɡǝ(r)]1. N1) (=shape, silhouette) figura f2) (=bodily proportions) tipo m, figura fshe's got a nice figure — tiene buen tipo or una buena figura
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he's a fine figure of a man — es un hombre con un tipo imponente•
to keep/lose one's figure — guardar/perder la línea or el tipo•
to watch one's figure — cuidar la línea or el tipo3) (=person) figura f•
he cut a dashing figure in his new uniform — se veía muy elegante con su nuevo uniforme4) (=numeral) cifra fhow did you arrive at these figures? — ¿cómo has llegado a estas cifras?
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he was the only player to reach double figures — era el único jugador que marcó más de diez tantos•
we want inflation brought down to single figures — queremos que la inflación baje a menos del diez por cienthe latest figures show that... — las últimas estadísticas or los últimos datos muestran que...
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he's always been good at figures — siempre se le han dado bien los números, siempre se le ha dado bien la aritmética6) (=amount) [of money] cifra f, suma f ; (=number) [of items] cifra f, número mwhat sort of figure did you have in mind? — ¿qué cifra or suma tenías en mente?
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I wouldn't like to put a figure on it — no quisiera dar una cifrasome estimates put the figure as high as 20,000 dead — algunos cálculos dan una cifra or un número de hasta 20.000 muertos
7) (=diagram) figura f8) (Art) figura f9) (Geom, Dance, Skating) figura f10) (Ling)figure of speech — figura f retórica
2. VI1) (=appear) figurar (as como) ( among entre)this issue figured prominently in the talks — este tema ocupó un papel prominente en las negociaciones
2) (esp US)* (=make sense)it doesn't figure — no tiene sentido, no encaja
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that figures! — ¡lógico!, ¡obvio!3.VT (esp US) (=think) imaginarse, figurarse; (=estimate) calcularI figure they'll come — me imagino or me figuro que vendrán
she figured that they had both learned from the experience — pensaba or creía que los dos habían aprendido de la experiencia
4.CPDfigure skater N — patinador(a) m / f artístico(-a)
figure skating N — patinaje m artístico
* * *['fɪgjər, 'fɪgə(r)]
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1)a) ( digit) cifra finflation is now into double figures — la inflación pasa del 10%
b) ( piece of data) dato mrecent figures show that... — estadísticas or datos recientes muestran que...
c) (amount, price) cifra fshe's good at figures — es buena para las matemáticas, se le dan bien los números
2)a) ( person) figura fb) ( body shape) figura f, tipo m3) (Art, Math, Mus) figura f4) ( diagram) figura f
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1) ( feature) figurarto figure prominently — destacarse*
2) ( make sense) (colloq)
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vt ( reckon) (AmE colloq) calcularPhrasal Verbs:
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