figure
noun
/ˈfɪɡjɚ/
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/ˈfɪɡə/
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/ˈfɪɡɚ/
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/ˈfɪɡɪu̯ɹ/
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- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
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Figur
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- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
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Abbildung
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Ziffer
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- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
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Gestalt
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Form
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figurative
adjective
/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/
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- Metaphorically so called.
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übertragen,
bildlich,
figürlich,
im übertragenen Sinne,
metaphorisch,
symbolisch
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- Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
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übertragen,
bildlich,
figürlich,
metaphorisch,
symbolisch,
uneigentlich
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- With many figures of speech.
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bilderreich
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- Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
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sinnbildlich,
symbolisch
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figuratively
adverb
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- (manner) In a figurative manner.
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figürlich,
bildlich
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