Pronúncia: ˈfɪgəʳ; US: ˈfɪgjər
noun
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[statue]
figura,
estàtua.
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[form of body]
tipus,
figura,
cos,
cossatge.
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silueta.
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a fine figure of a man
un home bencossat,
un home d'un físic imponent.
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a fine figure of a woman
una dona bencossada,
una dona d'un físic imponent.
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she's got a nice figure
té una silueta bonica.
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to keep one's figure
guardar la línia.
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[important person]
figura.
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public figure
figura pública.
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the central figure in the crisis
la figura central de la crisi.
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to cut a figure
fer el paper.
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to cut a sorry figure
sortir-se'n malament.
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[diagram]
figura,
dibuix.
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Mathematics [numeral]
xifra,
nombre,
número.
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[quantity]
xifra,
nombre,
quantitat.
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[price]
preu.
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[sum]
suma.
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in round figures
en números rodons.
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to be good at figures
saber de números,
anar fort en aritmètica.
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to have a five figure income
guanyar més de 10.000 lliures a l'any.
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to reach double figures
arribar a deu.
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[in geometry, dancing, skating, etc.]
figura
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figure of speech
Grammar
figura del discurs,
trop.
transitive verb
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[in diagram]
representar.
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[picture mentally]
representar-se,
figurar-se.
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especially United States
imaginar.
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I figure it like this
United States
jo m'ho imagino així.
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to figure out
[problem]
resoldre.
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(idem)
[writing]
desxifrar.
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(idem)
[sum]
calcular.
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I can't figure it out at all
no hi ha manera d'entendre-ho,
no m'ho explico.
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to figure up
United States
calcular.
transitive verb
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[appear]
figurar (among entre, as com a).
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it doesn't figure
United States
no té sentit.
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to figure on
United States
comptar amb,
projectar,
esperar.
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to figure out at
éser aproximadament.
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.