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Figur

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nounfeminine
  1. figure, figurine
  2. characterbeing in a story
  3. pieceone of the small objects played in board games
  4. figurea drawing or representation conveying information
  5. figurethe shape of human body

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeFigurFiguren
genitiveFigurFiguren
dativeFigurFiguren
accusativeFigurFiguren

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

  • Eine Figur aus Holz steht am Eingang des Museums.A wooden figure stands at the entrance of the museum.B1Noch einmal, bitte (15) — Once more, please (15) (B1)
  • Auf dem Schrank steht eine Figur aus Holz, ohne Nase.On the cupboard stands a wooden figure, with no nose.B1Noch einmal, bitte (8) — Once more, please (8) (B1)
  • Fast dreihundert Jahre später machte Heinrich von Kleist aus ihm eine literarische Figur.Almost three hundred years later Heinrich von Kleist turned him into a literary character.B1Das Recht des Michael Kohlhaas — The Justice of Michael Kohlhaas
  • Im Advent erfreuen die Figuren im Schaufenster Kinder und Erwachsene gleichermaßen.During Advent the figures in the shop window delight children and adults alike.B2Noch einmal, bitte (24) — Once more, please (24) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • Abbildungdepiction, image, figure, picture, illustration; mapping
  • Spielfigurman (piece in board games)
  • Steinstone, rock; any stone-like material such as brick or concrete

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