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figure meaning in Italian

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figure [figures] (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

personaggionoun
{m}

figure [figures] (drawing)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

figuranoun
{f}
He is a prophetic figure. = È una figura profetica.

figure [figures] (human figure; shape of human body)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

fisiconoun
{m}

figure [figures] (numeral)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

cifranoun
{f}

figure [figures] (shape)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

formanoun
{f}

figure [figured, figuring, figures] (to calculate, to solve a mathematical problem)
verb
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

calcolareverb

risolvereverbJohn is going to figure this out. = John risolverà questo.

figure [figured, figuring, figures] (to come to understand)
verb
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

capire; essere certoverb

figure of merit (a numerical value considered useful in comparing the quality of things)
noun

figura di meritonoun

figure of speech (rhetorical figure)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r) əv spiːtʃ]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ]

figura retoricanoun
{f}

figure out (come to understand)
verb
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r) ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər ˈaʊt]

rendersi contoverb

scoprireverb

figure skating (sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə(r) ˈskeɪt.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər ˈskeɪt.ɪŋ]

pattinaggio di figuranoun
{m}

figured bass (musical notation)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡəd ˈbeɪs]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjərd ˈbæs]

basso cifratonoun
{m}

basso numeratonoun
{m}

figurehead [figureheads] (carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə.hed]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər.ˌhed]

polenanoun
{f}

figurehead [figureheads] (someone in a nominal position of leadership)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪ.ɡə.hed]
[US: ˈfɪ.ɡjər.ˌhed]

fantoccionoun
{m}

prestanomenoun
{m}

uomo di paglianoun
{m}

action figure (children's toy)
noun

figura di azionenoun
{f}

go figure (expression of perplexity or surprise)
phrase

vai a capirephrase

reconfigure [reconfigured, reconfiguring, reconfigures] (arrange in a new configuration)
verb
[UK: ˌriːk.ən.ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: rik.ən.ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

riconfigurareverb

significant figure (a digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement)
noun
[UK: sɪɡ.ˈnɪ.fɪkənt ˈfɪ.ɡə(r)]
[US: sɪg.ˈnɪ.fɪkənt ˈfɪ.ɡjər]

cifra significativanoun
{f}