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figură
figure /fiˈɡuɾə/
noun#2761 most common
Also: face, countenance, character (a notable or colorful person), prank, antic
Example sentences
Ea are o figură frumoasă.
She has a beautiful face.
Copiii fac multe figuri acasă.
The children play a lot of pranks at home.
Profesorul a desenat o figură geometrică pe tablă.
The teacher drew a geometric figure on the board.
Bunicul meu era o figură cunoscută în sat.
My grandfather was a well-known character in the village.
Poetul folosește figuri de stil pentru a crea imagini puternice.
The poet uses figures of speech to create powerful images.
Figura ei trăda o tristețe pe care cuvintele nu o puteau ascunde.
Her expression betrayed a sadness that words could not hide.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | figură | figuri |
| Genitive | figuri | figuri |
| Accusative | figură | figuri |
| Vocative | figură | figuri |
Word family
a figurato appear, to figure as
figurantextra (in film or theater)
figurativfigurative
desfigurato disfigure
configurațieconfiguration
Etymology
Figură comes from Latin figura, meaning shape, form, or appearance. Figura itself derives from the same root as the verb fingere, to shape or mold, which also gave Latin fictio and English words like fiction and feign. The word entered Romanian through Latin as part of the language's core inherited vocabulary, later reinforced by French figure during the modernization of Romanian in the 19th century.
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