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1 figuratively
adverb kuvaannollisesti -
2 figure
• olemus• olento• numeromerkki• numero (luku)• numero• ihmishahmo• tunnus• henkilö• henkilökuva• hinta• vartalo• veistos• asu• esiintyä• esiintyminen• figuuri• arvioida• arvella• ulkomuoto• ulkonäkö• kaavailla• kaavio• hahmo• habitus• muoto• muotoilu• muotoilla• patsas• malli• sovittaa• sävelkuvio• ääriviiva• kuva (• kuvata• kuvio• kuvioida• kuva• laskea• piirre• piirteet• luku* * *'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.) hahmo, vartalo2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) kuvio3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) numero4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) kuva2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) esiintyä2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) arvella•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out
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figuratively — adverb In a figurative manner. Shepherd A word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture. This word is used figuratively to represent the relation of rulers to their subjects and of God to his people. Ant: literally … Wiktionary
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figuratively — adverb in a figurative sense (Freq. 1) figuratively speaking,... • Ant: ↑literally • Derived from adjective: ↑figurative … Useful english dictionary
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