fig leaf en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de fig leaf en el diccionario inglés»español

fig leaf SUST.

fig leaf BOT.

hoja f de higuera

fig leaf ARTE

hoja f de parra

Traducciones de fig leaf en el diccionario inglés»español

fig¹ [ingl. am. fɪɡ, ingl. brit. fɪɡ] SUST.

fig

higo m

it's not worth a fig

no vale nada

I don't care a fig!

¡me importa un bledo or un pepino or un comino! coloq.

atrbv. fig tree

higuera f

fig² [ingl. am. fɪɡ, ingl. brit. fɪɡ] SUST. U coloq., arcznte. (finery)

the judge entered in full fig

el juez entró luciendo todas sus galas

fig.

fig. → figure

Véase también: figure

I.figure [ingl. am. ˈfɪɡjər, ingl. brit. ˈfɪɡə] SUST.

1.1. figure (digit):

figure

cifra f

figure

guarismo m form.

figure

número m

a three-figure number

un número de tres cifras

add together this column of figures

suma esta columna de números

inflation is now into double figures

la inflación pasa del 10%

her salary is well into six figures

gana bastante más de 100.000 (dólares)

1.2. figure (amount, price):

figure

cifra f

I had a rather higher figure in mind

yo había pensado en una cifra or cantidad algo mayor

they were unable to put a figure on the number of wounded

no pudieron dar el número exacto de heridos

I wouldn't like to put a figure on it

no quisiera darle una cifra exacta

she's good at figures

es buena para las matemáticas

she's good at figures

se le dan bien los números

recent figures show that …

estadísticas or datos recientes muestran que …

2.1. figure (person):

figure

figura f

a public figure

un personaje público

he's looking for a mother figure

está buscando una figura materna

he's become a figure of fun

se ha convertido en un hazmerreír

2.2. figure (human shape, outline):

figure

figura f

he cuts an imposing figure

tiene mucha presencia

she's a fine figure of a woman

es una mujer de buena planta

2.3. figure (body shape):

figure

figura f

figure

tipo m

she's got a very good figure

tiene una figura estupenda or un tipo estupendo

they sell clothes for the fuller figure eufem.

venden ropa en tallas grandes

they sell clothes for the fuller figure eufem.

venden ropa en talles grandes Río Pl.

to keep/lose/watch one's figure

guardar/perder/cuidar la línea

she's lost her figure

ha perdido la línea

she's lost her figure

se le ha estropeado la figura

3. figure:

figure ARTE, MÚS.

figura f

figure MAT.

figura f

figure (solid)

cuerpo m

4. figure (diagram, illustration):

figure

figura f

II.figure [ingl. am. ˈfɪɡjər, ingl. brit. ˈfɪɡə] V. intr.

1. figure (feature):

figure

figurar

his name doesn't figure on this list

su nombre no figura en esta lista

to figure prominently

destacarse

this theme figures largely in her work

este tema ocupa un lugar prominente en su obra

2. figure (make sense) coloq.:

it just doesn't figure

no me lo explico

they're getting divorced — that figures!

se van a divorciar — ¡no me extraña nada!

III.figure [ingl. am. ˈfɪɡjər, ingl. brit. ˈfɪɡə] V. trans.

figure (reckon) ingl. am.:

figure coloq.

figurarse

figure coloq.

calcular

I figure it'll take us two hours

me figuro que or digo yo or calculo que tardaremos dos horas

she figured it was her only chance

calculó que era su única oportunidad

I.leaf <pl leaves> [ingl. am. lif, ingl. brit. liːf] SUST.

1. leaf C (of plant, tree):

leaf

hoja f

the trees are not in leaf yet

los árboles no tienen hojas todavía

the oak is coming into leaf

el roble está echando hojas

the oak is coming into leaf

al roble le están saliendo hojas

to shake or tremble like a leaf

temblar como una hoja

atrbv. leaf bud

yema f

leaf spinach

hojas fpl de espinaca (sin picar)

2. leaf C (page, sheet):

leaf

hoja f

to take a leaf out of sb's book

seguir el ejemplo de alguien

to turn (over) a new leaf

reformarse

to turn (over) a new leaf

hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

3. leaf C:

leaf (of table)

ala f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

leaf (of door, shutter)

hoja f

II.leaf [ingl. am. lif, ingl. brit. liːf] V. intr. ingl. am.

leaf

echar hojas

fig leaf en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de fig leaf en el diccionario inglés»español

fig [fɪg] SUST.

1. fig (fruit):

fig

higo m

2. fig (tree):

fig

higuera f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

I don't give [or care] a fig about it!

!me importa un comino!

to be not worth a fig

no valer nada

I.fig. SUST.

fig. → figure

fig.

fig.

II.fig. ADJ.

fig. → figurative

fig.

fig.

Véase también: figure, figurative

I.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, ingl. am. -jɚ] SUST.

1. figure (shape):

figure

figura f

mother figure

figura materna

a fine figure of a man

un hombre de físico imponente

to cut a fine figure

causar buena impresión

to cut a sorry figure

parecer ridículo

to keep one's figure

guardar la línea

2. figure ARTE:

figure

estatua f

figure (human being)

figura f

3. figure:

figure (digit)

dígito m

figure (numeral)

cifra f

column of figures

columna f de números

to have a head for figures

ser bueno para los números

to be good at figures

saber de aritmética

in round figures

en cifras redondas

single figures

cifras de un sólo dígito

double figures

cifras de dos dígitos

4. figure (price):

figure

precio m

a high figure

una gran suma de dinero

5. figure:

figure (diagram)

figura f

figure (illustration)

ilustración f

II.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, ingl. am. -jɚ] V. trans.

1. figure ingl. am. (think):

figure

figurarse

to figure that ...

figurarse que...

2. figure (in diagram):

figure

representar

3. figure (calculate):

figure

calcular

III.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, ingl. am. -jɚ] V. intr. (feature)

figure

figurar

to figure in sth

figurar en algo

to figure as sth/sb

figurar como algo/alguien

that figures ingl. am.

es natural

figurative [ˈfɪgjərətɪv, ingl. am. -jɚət̬ɪv] ADJ.

1. figurative LING.:

figurative

figurado, -a

2. figurative ARTE:

figurative

figurativo, -a

leaf <leaves> [li:f] SUST.

1. leaf of plant:

leaf

hoja f

2. leaf sin pl. (foliage):

leaf

follaje m

to be in [or come into] leaf

echar hojas

3. leaf (piece of paper):

leaf

hoja f

leaf of paper

hoja de papel

4. leaf of table:

leaf

tablero m

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to take a leaf from sb's book

seguir el ejemplo de alguien

to shake like a leaf

temblar como una pluma

to turn over a new leaf

hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

This review is just such a fig leaf.

reneweconomy.com.au

The infamous fig leaf has since been permanently removed, but has become an iconic part of the museum's collection.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Planning is already becoming a token fig leaf at the local level, and investment in transport is becoming centralised.

theconversation.com

Why has he been given a fig leaf?

www.spearswms.com

All she could offer was a coal-fired fig leaf so her boss didn't walk into the climate talks naked.

www.independent.co.uk

It's purely a fig leaf that covers the fact we need more money to throw at voters.

www.afr.com

Instead, opponents of this strategy argue for something far more demeaning, the fig leaf for the collaborationist.

www.onlineopinion.com.au

The world has come a long way since then, and now a fig leaf need not be literal.

www.digitaljournal.com

Fig leaf rust can cause defoliation which eventually weakens the tree.

www.stuff.co.nz

It is the fig leaf of their moral and intellectual respectability.

en.wikipedia.org