figure

Pronúncia: ˈfɪgəʳ; US: ˈfɪgjər
    noun
  1. [statue] figura, estàtua.

  2. [form of body] tipus, figura, cos, cossatge.
  3. silueta.
  4. a fine figure of a man un home bencossat, un home d'un físic imponent.
  5. a fine figure of a woman una dona bencossada, una dona d'un físic imponent.
  6. she's got a nice figure té una silueta bonica.
  7. to keep one's figure guardar la línia.

  8. [important person] figura.
  9. public figure figura pública.
  10. the central figure in the crisis la figura central de la crisi.
  11. to cut a figure fer el paper.
  12. to cut a sorry figure sortir-se'n malament.

  13. [diagram] figura, dibuix.

  14. Mathematics [numeral] xifra, nombre, número.
  15. [quantity] xifra, nombre, quantitat.
  16. [price] preu.
  17. [sum] suma.
  18. in round figures en números rodons.
  19. to be good at figures saber de números, anar fort en aritmètica.
  20. to have a five figure income guanyar més de 10.000 lliures a l'any.
  21. to reach double figures arribar a deu.

  22. [in geometry, dancing, skating, etc.] figura

  23. figure of speech Grammar figura del discurs, trop.
    24. transitive verb
  24. [in diagram] representar.
  25. [picture mentally] representar-se, figurar-se.
  26. especially United States imaginar.
  27. I figure it like this United States jo m'ho imagino així.
  28. to figure out [problem] resoldre.
  29. (idem) [writing] desxifrar.
  30. (idem) [sum] calcular.
  31. I can't figure it out at all no hi ha manera d'entendre-ho, no m'ho explico.
  32. to figure up United States calcular.
    33. transitive verb
  33. [appear] figurar (among entre, as com a).
  34. it doesn't figure United States no té sentit.
  35. to figure on United States comptar amb, projectar, esperar.
  36. to figure out at éser aproximadament.



    37. FALSOS AMICS!

    When writing cheques, the amount has to be in both words and figures. Quan fem un xec, cal escriure la xifra en lletres i també en xifres.
    I’ve no head for figures. Els números no són el meu fort.