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1 figure of speech
(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) ozdoba -
2 figure
['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.) postava2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) obrazec3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cifra4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) obrázok2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurovať2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) myslieť•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *• usúdit• výplod• vzor• vyjadrit císelne• vyznacit císlicami• vyobrazit• vyskytovat sa• vyzdobit• vystupovat• výtvor• zamýšlat sa• zdat sa normálny• zobrazit• znacka• znázornit• znak• schéma• symbol• tabulka• suma• tvar• predstavovat si• príst k záveru• prehliadnut• figurovat• figúra• horoskop• cena• císlica• ciastka• diagram• cifra• robit figúru• pocítat• osobnost• pocty• považovat• podoba• postava• používat metafory• povinné cviky• nejaký clovek• odhadnút• obrázok• nieco podobné cloveku -
3 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) záznam, zápis2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) gramofónová platňa3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) rekord; rekordný4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) minulosť, povesť2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) zapísať2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) nahrať3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) ukázať4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) zaznamenať, zapísať•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record* * *• venovat úvahu (comu)• usporiadavat vecierky• uvážit• veta• výkaz• vystupovat pred divákmi• zachytit• vziat do úvahy• zapisovat• zápis• zaoberat sa• zaznamenat• záznam• zaregistrovat• zapísat• zaniest• zachycovat• zaprotokolovat• spomienka• udržiavat• upomienka• urobit zápis• prechovávat• prepisovat• bavit hostí• dokument• doklad• rekord• registrovat• rekordný• pamiatka• pamiatka z minulosti• pocastovat• pestovat• opisovat• pohostit• nahrat• najlepší výkon• nahrávka
См. также в других словарях:
figure of speech — Figure Fig ure (f[i^]g [ u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See {Feign}.] 1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. [1913 Webster] Flowers have all exquisite figures. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
figure of speech — index phrase Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
figure of speech — n a word or expression that is used in a different way from the normal meaning, to give you a picture in your mind … Dictionary of contemporary English
figure of speech — noun count an expression in which the words are used FIGURATIVELY, not in their normal LITERAL meaning … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
figure of speech — is any of several recognized linguistic devices used to make language lively or more colourful, such as metaphor and simile … Modern English usage
figure of speech — [n] communication that is not meant literally; stylistic device adumbration, allegory, alliteration, allusion, analogue, anaphora, anticlimax, antistrophe, antithesis, aposiopesis, apostrophe, asyndeton, bathos, comparison, conceit, echoism,… … New thesaurus
figure of speech — ► NOUN ▪ a word or phrase used in a non literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect … English terms dictionary
figure of speech — n. an expression, as a metaphor or simile, using words in a nonliteral sense or unusual manner to add vividness, beauty, etc. to what is said or written … English World dictionary
Figure of speech — A figure of speech, sometimes termed a rhetoric, or locution, is a word or phrase that departs from straightforward, literal language. Figures of speech are often used and crafted for emphasis, freshness of expression, or clarity. However,… … Wikipedia
figure of speech — noun language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑trope, ↑figure, ↑image • Derivationally related forms: ↑tropical (for: ↑trope) … Useful english dictionary
figure of speech — figures of speech N COUNT A figure of speech is an expression or word that is used with a metaphorical rather than a literal meaning. Of course I m not. It was just a figure of speech … English dictionary
