What does figura in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word figura in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use figura in Spanish.

The word figura in Spanish means statue, figure, figure, outline, figure, leading figure, note, figure, figure, figurine, figure, figure, belong, represent, figure, Knight of the Woeful Countenance, action figure, infanticide, authority figure, extrajudicial detention, legal entity, legal concept, geometric shape, rhetorical device, maternal figure, father figure, author's tone. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word figura

statue, figure

nombre femenino (pintura, escultura (representación humana o animal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Le regalamos otra figura para su colección. No me gustan tanto estas pinturas porque las figuras se ven un poco emborronadas.

We gave her another statue (or: figure) for her collection.

figure, outline

nombre femenino (silueta, cuerpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Con esa figura te puedes poner lo que quieras. Necesito una faja que estilice mi figura.

With that figure you can wear whatever you want.

figure

nombre femenino (representación geométrica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El ejercicio consiste en hallar el área de una figura geométrica.

The exercise consists of finding the area of a geometrical figure.

leading figure

nombre femenino (persona prominente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Pedro Infante es una figura de la canción ranchera y del cine mexicano.

Pedro Infante is a leading figure of Ranchera music y Mexican films.

note

nombre femenino (signo musical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Aprende a colocar las figuras en el pentagrama.

Learn how to place the notes on the pentagram.

figure

nombre femenino (imprenta: ilustración, imagen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

En la figura 2.2 se puede apreciar el ciclo ya descrito.

You can see the described cycle in Figure 2.2.

figure, figurine

nombre femenino (muñeco, juguete)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Tomás tiene un anaquel lleno de figuras de cómics.

Tomas has a shelf full of comic figures (or: figurines).

figure

nombre femenino (función desempeñada) (literary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Acabaremos este análisis deteniéndonos de nuevo en la figura del autor en la autoficción.

We will conclude the analysis by focusing again on the figure of the author in autofiction.

figure, belong

verbo intransitivo (pertenecer, formar parte)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

Su familia figura entre las más ricas del país.

His family figures among (or: belongs to) the country's very wealthy..

represent

verbo transitivo (representar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

En este dibujo, las ondas en el cielo figuran las nubes.

In this drawing, the waves in the sky represent clouds.

figure

verbo pronominal (suponer, pensar algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

Luego de dos horas de espera se figuró que nadie vendría a buscarla.

After two hours of waiting, she figured that no one would come to get her.

Knight of the Woeful Countenance

nombre propio masculino (literario (apodo de don Quijote)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Cabalgaba cabizbajo y meditabundo el Caballero de la Triste Figura.

action figure

(muñeco, juguete)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Tengo varias figuras de acción: superhéroes, soldados y un par de personajes de manga.

infanticide

(tipo penal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Varias personalidades de la corriente provida han querido asimilar el aborto a la figura de infanticidio.

authority figure

(persona de autoridad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Podrás estar en desacuerdo con él pero tiene un punto válido: la conducta de estos chicos muchas veces se explica por la falta de una figura de autoridad.

You can disagree with him but he makes a valid point: the behaviour of these boys is often explained by the lack of an authority figure.

extrajudicial detention

(MX (medida cautelar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Extrajudicial detention, the holding of a person in the absence of any evidence against him, is controversial but is legal in some countries.

legal entity, legal concept

(concepto jurídico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

geometric shape

(representación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

El triángulo y el cuadrilátero son figuras geométricas.

Triangles and quadrangles are geometric shapes.

rhetorical device

(recurso estético y expresivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Esta autora maneja las figuras literarias con mucho refinamiento.

This author uses rhetorical devices in a refined way.

maternal figure

(persona que desempeña la maternidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Este psicólogo está llevando a cabo una investigación sobre el papel de la figura materna en el desarrollo infantil.

father figure

(persona que desempeña la paternidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Sandra se crió con la presencia de una figura paterna en el hogar.

Sandra was raised with the presence of a father figure in her home.

author's tone

(figura discursiva) (literary)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Todo lo que ha dicho no deja de ser un lugar común pero usó un par de figuras retóricas rescatables.

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