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figurative adjective

  /ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/
  • Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
 figurado, traslaticio, figurativo

figure noun

  /ˈfɪɡjɚ/ , /ˈfɪɡə/ , /ˈfɪɡɚ/
  • 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.
  • A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
  • A shape.
 figura
  • A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
 figura, talle
  • A numeral.
 cifra

figure verb

  /ˈfɪɡjɚ/ , /ˈfɪɡə/ , /ˈfɪɡɚ/
claro, claro que, no extrañarle, no extrañarle a, no extrañarle nada, no extrañarle nada a
  • (obsolete) To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.
 ocurrírsele

figuratively adverb

  • (manner) In a figurative manner.
 en sentido figurado, figuradamente, figurativamente
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