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Meaning of figura | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
fiˈɣuɾa̝

Definitions

  1. figure, representation
    feminine
  2. figure, aspect, shape
    feminine
  3. illustration
    feminine
  4. character (notable or eccentric person)
    feminine

Equivalents

English figure

Examples

“1288, E. Duro Peña (ed.), El Monasterio de San Esteban de Ribas de Sil. Ourense: Instituto de Estudios Orensanos "Padre Feijóo", page 260”

a privilege, sealed with a hanging seal, in which seal it was on one side the figure of a king riding his horse, holding a sword in his right hand, and on the other side a figure of a lion

“Os çenoçéfalis an o rrostro moy longo en figura de cã; et nõ falã cõmo homes, mays ladrã cõmo cães, pero que an todo seu siso entrego.”

The Cynocephali have a very long face, in the shape of a dog['s face]; and they don't speak as men, but they bark as dogs do, but still they have the whole of their intelligence

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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