| Additional Translations |
| -figure adj | (having specified number of digits) | de x dígitos loc adj |
| | | de x ceros loc adj |
| Note: Used in combination |
| | The mansion sold for a seven-figure sum. |
| | La mansión se vendió por una suma de siete dígitos. |
| figure n | (shape) | figura nf |
| | | silueta nf |
| | I can just make out the figure of a horse in this cubist painting. |
| | Acabo de distinguir la figura de un caballo en esta pintura cubista. |
| | Acabo de distinguir la silueta de un caballo en esta pintura cubista. |
| figure n | (person seen as a shape) | figura, silueta nf |
| | In the semi-darkness, he saw the thin figure of a man. |
| | En la penumbra, vio la silueta de un hombre. |
| figure n | (personality, person with standing) | figura nf |
| | | personaje público nm + adj |
| | | personalidad nf |
| | Being a public figure, he was criticised by many people. |
| | Siendo una figura pública, lo criticaba mucha gente. |
| | Siendo un personaje público, lo criticaba mucha gente. |
| | Siendo una personalidad, lo criticaba mucha gente. |
| figure n | (drawing, sculpture) | figura nf |
| | The figure of a dog he made in art class was very impressive. |
| | La figura de un perro que dibujó en clase de pintura resultaba impresionante. |
| Figure n | (Fig.: image, graph in a text) | figura nf |
| | | ilustración nf |
| | For more clarification on this point, please see Figure One on the next page. |
| | Para más información sobre este punto, por favor vea la Figura 1 en la página siguiente. |
| | Para más información sobre este punto, vea la ilustración 1 en la página siguiente. |
| figure n | (numeral, not written form) | número nm |
| | Do not write the numbers out in full, use figures. |
| | No escribas las cifras en letras, usa números. |
| figure n | (part of a dance) (de baile) | figura nf |
| | Let's rehearse the second figure again, dancers! |
| | ¡Bailarines! Ensayemos de nuevo la segunda figura. |
| figure n | (geometric shape) | figura nf |
| | The students drew figures such as squares and triangles. |
| | Los alumnos dibujaron figuras tales como el cuadrado y el triángulo. |
| figure n | (sports racing time) | tiempo nm |
| | | marca nf |
| | That figure beat her best by three seconds. |
| | Ese tiempo bate su marca anterior por tres segundos. |
| | Esa marca baja la anterior por tres segundos. |
| figure n | (music: harmonic tune) (música) | motivo nm |
| | The figure you composed is beautiful! |
| | ¡El motivo que has compuesto es precioso! |
| figure n | (logic: syllogism form) (lógica) | figura nf |
| | The position of the middle term with respect to the two other terms is what determines the figure of a syllogism. |
| | La posición del término medio con respecto a los otros dos términos es lo que determina la figura del silogismo. |
| figure n | (music: short sequence of notes) | acorde nm |
| | The guitarist practised playing the figure until he got it right. |
| | El guitarrista practicó el acorde hasta que le salió bien. |
| figure in [sth] vi + prep | (be included) | estar incluido loc verb |
| | | figurar⇒ vtr |
| | Make sure the cost of lighting and heating figures in your tax calculations. |
| | Asegúrate de que los costos de luz y calefacción estén incluidos en tu deducción de impuestos. |
figure,
figure that vtr | US, informal (with clause: reckon) | creer que vtr + conj |
| | | parecerle a alguien que loc verb |
| | I figure that I better get my hair cut soon. |
| | Creo que debería cortarme el cabello pronto. |
figure,
figure that vtr | mainly US (with clause: assume, conclude) | suponer que vtr + conj |
| | | imaginar que vtr + conj |
| | | concluir que, asumir que vtr + conj |
| | When I didn't see him at school, I figured that he'd probably stayed home sick. |
| | Al no verlo en el colegio, supuse que estaba en casa enfermo. |
| figure [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (depict) | representar⇒ vtr |
| | The tribe's early style of dress is figured in the drawing. |
| | El antiguo estilo de vestir de la tribu está representado en el dibujo. |
| figure [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (decorate) | decorar⇒ vtr |
| | The wedding invitation was figured with an intricate design. |
| | La invitación de la boda estaba decorada con un complicado diseño. |
| figure on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | mainly US, informal (expect, plan) | calcular⇒ vtr |
| | | esperar⇒ vtr |
| | | planear⇒ vtr |
| | I figure on traveling around Europe when I'm through with college. |
| | Calculo estar viajando por Europa cuando termine el instituto. |
Compound Forms:
figure | -figure |
| action figure n | (character toy) | figura coleccionable, nf + adj |
| | | muñeco coleccionable nm + adj |
| | | figura de acción nf + loc adj |
| | | muñeco de acción nm + loc adj |
| | My nephew collects action figures; he must have at least twenty of Batman alone. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Ese coleccionista nunca saca sus figuras coleccionables de las cajas, porque pierden su valor. |
| authority figure n | ([sb] who commands obedience) | figura de autoridad nf + loc adj |
| | My mother was the authority figure in our household. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Muerta mi madre, mi hermana mayor tomó su lugar como figura de autoridad. |
ballpark figure,
ballpark number n | figurative, informal, mainly US (approximate number) | número aproximado nm + adj |
| | | cifra aproximada nf + adj |
| cut a ... figure v expr | (appear in certain way) | lucir⇒ vi |
| | | parecer⇒ v cop |
| | | dar la impresión loc verb |
| Note: An adjective is always inserted before "figure" to describe the person's appearance. |
| | David cut a dashing figure in his new suit. |
cut a fine figure,
cut quite a figure v expr | (be physically admirable) | causar sensación loc verb |
| father figure | (fatherly man) | figura paterna nf + adj |
figure eight,
figure of eight n | (figure skating) (figura de patinaje) | ocho nm |
figure eight,
figure of eight n | (shape resembling 8) | ocho nm |
figure of fun,
object of fun,
object of ridicule n | (source of mockery) | hazmerreír nm |
| | | objeto de burla nm + loc adj |
| figure of speech n | (idiom) | figura retórica loc nom f |
| | | figura literaria loc nom f |
| | Should I interpret that literally or is it only a figure of speech? |
| | ¿Debería interpretarlo de manera literal o se trata de una figura retórica? |
| figure skate vi | (perform a dance on ice skates) | hacer patinaje artístico loc verb |
| | Since this is my first time on the ice, I hope you don't expect me to figure skate! |
| | Dado que esta es mi primera vez en el hielo, espero que no pretendas que haga patinaje artístico. |
| figure skater n | (dancer on ice skates) | patinador artístico, patinadora artística loc nm, loc nf |
| | | patinador sobre hielo, patinadora sobre hielo loc nm, loc nf |
| | The figure skater had to perform his routine in his brother's hockey skates. |
| | El patinador artístico tuvo que hacer su rutina con los patines de hockey de su hermano. |
| figure skating n | (performance ice skating) | patinaje artístico loc nom m |
| | | patinaje sobre hielo loc nom m |
| | Figure skating is my favourite Winter Olympics sport. |
| | Figure skating combines athletic jumps with graceful movement. |
| | El patinaje artístico es mi deporte favorito en los juegos olímpicos de Invierno. // El patinaje artístico combina saltos atléticos con movimientos gráciles. |
fine figure of a man,
fine figure of a woman n | (strong, attractive person) | hombre atractivo nm + adj |
| | | mujer atractiva nf + adj |
| Go figure interj | mainly US, informal (expression incomprehension) (irónico) | qué raro loc interj |
| | | qué sorpresa loc interj |
| | (irónico) | ¿quién lo hubiera imaginado?, ¿quién lo hubiera dicho? loc interj |
| Go figure interj | US, ironic, informal (expressing surprise) (irónico) | ¿quién lo hubiera imaginado?, ¿quién lo hubiera dicho? loc interj |
| | (irónico) | ¡qué raro! loc interj |
| | After years of reckless spending, now she's broke--go figure. |
| hourglass figure n | figurative (woman's body: curvy) | cintura de avispa loc nom f |
| | | cuerpo de guitarra loc nom m |
| | She has that hourglass figure that some men love. |
| key figure n | (important person) | figura clave nf + adj mf |
| | | personaje clave nm + adj mf |
| | Leonardo da Vinci was one of the key figures of the Renaissance. |
| lay figure n | (jointed body model) | muñeco articulado nm + adj |
| lay figure n | (costume display model) | maniquí nm |
| lay figure n | (unimportant person) (peyorativo) | don nadie loc nom m |
| | | persona sin importancia nf + loc adj |
| leading figure n | (important person) | personalidad nf |
| | En el velatorio estuvieron presentes importantes personalidades del ámbito político internacional. |
| | | persona relevante nf + adj |
| | Es una persona relevante del mundo de los negocios. |
matchstick man,
matchstick figure,
matchstick person n | UK (figure drawn with straight lines) | hombre de palitos loc nom m |
| | | figura de palitos loc nom f |
| | | monigote nm |
| | I'm no artist; I can barely draw matchstick men! |
| mother figure n | ([sb] maternal or nurturing) | figura materna loc nom f |
| mother figure n | (female guardian) (figurado) | madre nf |
| | | tutora, guardiana nf |
| plane figure n | (two-dimensional shape) | figura plana nf + adj |
| public figure n | (person the public knows) | figura pública nf + adj |
| | | personaje público nm + adj |
| salary figure n | (annual amount of pay) | sueldo anual nm |
| | Cobra un sueldo anual de seis cifras. |
| single figure n | often plural (numbers one through nine) | número de una sola cifra, número de una única cifra nm + loc adj |
| | | número de un solo dígito nm + loc adj |
| single-figure adj | (amounting to nine or less) | de una sola cifra, de una única cifra loc adj |
| | | de un solo dígito loc adj |
| six-figure income n | UK (earnings of thousands of pounds a year) (anual) | ingreso de seis cifras nm + loc adj |
| | I'll be earning a six-figure income in my new job. |
| | Ganaré un ingreso de seis cifras en mi nuevo empleo. |
| six-figure income n | US (earnings of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year) | ingreso anual de seis cifras nm + loc adj |
| six-figure salary n | (earnings of thousands of pounds a year) (al año) | sueldo de seis cifras nm |
| | I get paid a six-figure salary to sit in an office all day and do nothing. |
| | Me pagan un sueldo de seis cifras por estar sentado en una oficina todo el día sin hacer nada. |
| six-figure salary n | US (earnings of hundreds of thousands of dollars a year) (figurado) | ingresos millonarios nmpl + adj |
| | Tiene unos ingresos anuales millonarios. |
| stick figure n | (simple line drawing of a person) | hombre de palitos loc nom m |
| | | figura de palitos loc nom f |
| | | monigote nm |
stick man,
stick figure n | (simple line drawing of a person) | hombre de palitos loc nom m |
| | | figura de palitos loc nom f |
| | | monigote nm |
| unemployment figure n | usually plural (econ: jobless data) | tasa de desempleo loc nom f |
| | | cifra de desempleados loc nom f |
| | | nivel de desempleo loc nom m |