figura

Definitions of figura
  1. noun
    game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
    synonyms: ficha, pieza
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    roque, torre
    (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
    caballo
    a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
  2. noun
    one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face
    synonyms: cromo
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    criado, jota, sota, valet
    one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince
    type of:
    naipe
    one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games
  3. noun
    a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
    synonyms: fantoche, marioneta, muñeco, títere
  4. noun
    a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
    synonyms: cuadro, cuadro sinóptico, diagrama, esquema, gráfica, gráfico
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    horóscopo
    a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place
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    dibujo
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
  5. noun
    alternative names for the body of a human being
    synonyms: armazón, carne, forma, físico, hechura, percha, silueta, soma, talle, tipo
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    persona
    a human body (usually including the clothing)
    cuerpo adulto
    the body of an adult human being
    cuerpo masculino
    the body of a male human being
    cuerpo femenino
    the body of a female human being
    cuerpo de niño
    the body of a human child
    cuerpo adulto femenino, cuerpo de mujer
    the body of an adult woman
    cuerpo adulto masculino, cuerpo de hombre
    the body of an adult man
    type of:
    cuerpo
    the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
  6. noun
    a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
    synonyms: dibujo
  7. noun
    a well-known or notable person
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    gerifalte, personaje, primate, prócer
    a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
  8. noun
    a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
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    escultura
    a three-dimensional work of plastic art
    polígono
    a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
    cuadrilongo, rectángulo
    a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
    semicírculo
    a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
    elipsoide
    a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles
    árbol
    a figure that branches from a single root
    type of:
    forma
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
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