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1 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) títere2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) figura de proatr['fɪgəhed]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL mascarón nombre masculino de proa2 figurative use figura decorativafigurehead ['fɪgjər.hɛd, -gər-] n: testaferro m, líder mf sin podern.• león s.m.• testaferro s.m.['fɪɡǝhed]N (on ship) mascarón m de proa; (fig) testaferro m* * * -
2 figurehead
s.1 mascarón de proa (on ship); testaferro (sentido figurado) (of country, party)2 figura decorativa, suplente sin autoridad, testaferro.3 figurón de proa, mascarón de proa. -
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4 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.) 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: -
5 hombre
hombre sustantivo masculino◊ hombres, mujeres y niños men, women and children;no es lo bastante hombre para … he's not man enough to …; ¡hombre al agua! man overboard!; este hombre no sabe lo que dice this guy doesn't know what he's talking about; hombre de confianza right-hand man; hombre del tiempo weatherman; hombre de negocios businessman; hombre lobo werewolf; hombre medio man in the street; hombre rana frogman, diver; hombre precavido vale por dos forewarned is forearmedb) ( especie humana):■ interjección:◊ ¡hombre! ¡qué sorpresa! well! what a nice surprise!;¿te gustaría venir? — ¡hombre! would you like to come? — you bet! what do you think?; hombre, no es lo mismo come off it, it's not the same thing at all (colloq)
hombre
I sustantivo masculino
1 (individuo) man
hombre de Estado, statesman
hombre de paja, dummy, figurehead
hombre lobo, werewolf
hombre rana, frogman
2 (género, especie) mankind, man
II interj
1 (en un saludo) hey!, hey there!: ¡hombre, José!, ¿qué tal te va?, hey, José! how are things?
2 (enfático) ¡hombre, claro que iré!, sure, of course I'll go! (incredulidad) ¡sí hombre!, ¿te crees que soy tonto, o qué?, oh, come on! do you think I'm stupid? Locuciones: ser muy hombre, to be every inch a man
de hombre a hombre, man-to-man ' hombre' also found in these entries: Spanish: A - abominable - acción - acomodador - acomodadora - adúltera - adúltero - aferrada - aferrado - agente - albacea - amante - aparte - artesana - artesano - asesina - asesino - autor - autora - bañador - bienhechor - bienhechora - blanca - blanco - bombera - bombero - cabrón - cabrona - calle - cámara - camarera - camarero - campesina - campesino - capataz - cartera - cartero - casera - casero - cerdo - cobrador - cobradora - coco - comedianta - comediante - cómica - cómico - compatriota - confidente - conquistador English: A - aged - alone - ascot - average - bear down on - bogeyman - brief - businessman - chase - come up - common - conviction - decision - decoy - discard - doze - elegantly - ethical - evening dress - excommunicate - frogman - grief-stricken - grown - guffaw - hairpiece - hurt - in - inch - inhibited - intrigue - jacket - let out - madman - man - manhood - masculine - masseur - mate - misgiving - nipple - nobleman - of - one-man band - open-minded - ordinary - overboard - pants - parent - point out 'ɑːmbreɪ, 'ɒmbreɪnoun (AmE sl) tipo m (fam), tío m (Esp fam)* * *['ɑːmbreɪ, 'ɒmbreɪ]noun (AmE sl) tipo m (fam), tío m (Esp fam)
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Figurehead — Fig ure*head , n. 1. (Naut.) The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a ship. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or duties; a nominal, but not real … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
figurehead — index ineffective, ineffectual, nonentity, powerless, token Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
figurehead — 1765, from FIGURE (Cf. figure) + HEAD (Cf. head). Originally the ornament on the bow of a ship; sense of leader without real authority is first attested 1883 … Etymology dictionary
figurehead — [n] person who is leader in name only cipher, front*, mouthpiece*, nominal head, nonentity, nothing, puppet*, straw boss*, straw person, titular head, token; concepts 354,423 … New thesaurus
figurehead — ► NOUN 1) a carved bust or full length figure set at the prow of an old fashioned sailing ship. 2) a nominal leader without real power … English terms dictionary
figurehead — [fig′yər hed΄] n. 1. a carved figure on the bow of a ship 2. a person put in a position of leadership because of name, rank, etc., but having no real power, authority, or responsibility … English World dictionary
figurehead — /fig yeuhr hed /, n. 1. a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority or responsibility: Most modern kings and queens are figureheads. 2. Naut. a carved full length figure or bust built into the bow… … Universalium
Figurehead — In politics, a figurehead, by metaphor with the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship, is a person who holds an important title or office yet executes little actual power. Common figureheads include constitutional monarchs, such as the… … Wikipedia
figurehead — [[t]fɪ̱gə(r)hed, AM gjə(r) [/t]] figureheads 1) N COUNT If someone is the figurehead of an organization or movement, they are recognized as being its leader, although they have little real power. The President will be little more than a… … English dictionary
figurehead — noun 1) the president was just a figurehead Syn: titular head, nominal leader, leader in name only, front man, cipher, token, mouthpiece, puppet, instrument 2) the figurehead on the ship Syn: carving, bust … Thesaurus of popular words
figurehead — UK [ˈfɪɡə(r)ˌhed] / US [ˈfɪɡjərˌhed] noun [countable] Word forms figurehead : singular figurehead plural figureheads 1) a leader who has no real power or influence, especially a leader of a political party 2) a wooden model of a person fixed to… … English dictionary