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waxwork, wax figure meaning in Italian

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wax [waxed, waxing, waxes] (apply wax to)
verb
[UK: wæks]
[US: ˈwæks]

cerareverbWax the floor. = Dai la cera al pavimento.

incerareverb

wax [waxed, waxing, waxes] (literary: grow)
verb
[UK: wæks]
[US: ˈwæks]

crescereverb

wax (made of wax)
adjective
[UK: wæks]
[US: ˈwæks]

di ceraadjective

wax [waxes] (oily, water-resistant substance)
noun
[UK: wæks]
[US: ˈwæks]

ceranoun
{f}
Wax the floor. = Dai la cera al pavimento.

wax [waxed, waxing, waxes] (to assume specified characteristic)
verb
[UK: wæks]
[US: ˈwæks]

divenireverb

diventareverb

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

wax tablet (tablet covered with wax)
noun

tavoletta ceratanoun

wax museum (museum featuring statues made of wax)
noun

museo delle cerenoun
{m}

carnauba wax (yellow-brown wax)
noun

cera di carnaubanoun
{f}

ski wax (wax for skis and snowboards)
noun

sciolinanoun
{f}

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}

lost wax (method of casting using wax)
noun

cera perdutanoun
{f}

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

rendersi contoverb

scoprireverb

action figure (children's toy)
noun

figura di azionenoun
{f}

go figure (expression of perplexity or surprise)
phrase

vai a capirephrase

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}

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

figura retoricanoun
{f}

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

figura di meritonoun