 | English  | German | |
 | divisive {adj} [figure, issue] | 1245 umstritten | |
| ballpark {adj} [attr.] [figure, cost, etc.] [coll.] | 623 geschätzt [Zahl, Kosten etc.] | |
| trim {adj} [figure, waist, organisation, etc.] | 375 schlank [schmal: Figur, Taille etc.; auch: Organisation] | |
| athletic {adj} [figure, build, person] | 267 sportlich [durchtrainiert, athletisch] | |
| father {adj} [attr.] [e.g. figure, fixation, substitute] | 117 Vater- [z. B. Figur, Fixierung, Ersatz] | |
| material porcelain {adj} [attr.] [e.g. artist, cement, figure, furnace, painter] | 106 Porzellan- [z. B. Künstler, Kitt, Figur, Brennofen, Maler] | |
| clay {adj} [attr.] [e.g. content, cylinder, deposit, figure, idol, mineral, mining] | 57 Ton- [z. B. Gehalt, Zylinder, Lagerstätte, Figur, Idol, Mineral, Abbau] | |
| squat {adj} [stocky body figure] | 55 gesetzt [gedrungen] | |
| ivory {adj} [attr.] [e.g. carving, figure, tablet, trade] | 47 Elfenbein- [z. B. Schnitzerei, Figur, Tafel, Handel] | |
| hourglass {adj} [attr.] [figure of a woman] | 39 feminin [Figur: schlank und mit Wespentaille] | |
| voluminous {adj} [figure] | 13 üppig [Figur] | |
| expanding {adj} [figure, stature, crown (of tree), etc.] | 7 ausladend [Figur, Baumkrone etc.] | |
| angel {adj} [attr.] [e.g. figure, hair, shark] | Engels- [z. B. Figur, Haar, Hai] | |
| plumpish {adj} [face, figure] | rundlich [Gesicht, Figur] | |
| standing {adj} [attr.] [e.g. cuvette, figure, leg, microphone, mirror] | Stand- [z. B. Küvette, Figur, Bein, Mikrofon, Spiegel] | |
| synchronized {adj} [e.g. figure skating, synchronized swimming] | Synchron- [z. B. Eiskunstlauf, Synchronschwimmen] | |
| Verbs |
| art to figure [represent as a figure] | 1183 abbilden | |
| math. to circumscribe sth. [to construct one regular geometrical figure around another so as to touch as many points as possible] | 9 etw.Akk. umbeschreiben | |
| math. to inscribe sth. [to draw a regular figure within another so as to touch in as many places as possible] | 8 etw.Akk. einbeschreiben [einen Kreis bzw. Vieleck so in ein Vieleck bzw. Kreis zeichnen, dass die Ecken den Kreis berühren] | |
| to ballpark sth. [Am.] [coll.] [e.g. a ballpark estimate or figure] | etw. (grob) schätzen [Menge, Zeitaufwand, etc.] | |
| Nouns |
| gastr. [spiced biscuit in the shape of a human or other figure, eaten at Christmas] | 75 Spekulatius {m} | |
| dread [person, figure] | 74 Schreckgestalt {f} | |
| character [person, figure] | 37 Gestalt {f} [Person, Figur] | |
| jobsworth [Br.] [coll.] [pej.] [overbearing petty authority figure] | 31 Überzwerg {m} [ugs.] [pej.] [Bürokrat] | |
| sports exhibition [figure skating] | 28 Schaulaufen {n} | |
| bibl. type [figure of something to come] | 28 Vorbild {n} [Urbild] | |
| sports gate [attendance figure] | 10 Zuschauerzahl {f} | |
| hist. theatre Pantaloon [figure of the commedia dell'arte] | 8 Pantalone {m} | |
| two <2> [the digit / figure] | 8 Zwei {f} <2> [die Ziffer] | |
| buffoon [traditional carnival figure] | 5 Bajass {m} [regional] | |
| sports crossover [figure skating] | 5 Übersetzen {n} [Eiskunstlauf] | |
| sports lift [figure skating] | 5 Hebung {f} | |
| [a number or figure provided that is unrealistic, with a negative connotation] | Mondzahl {f} | |
| myth. Borussia [female allegorical figure as personification of Prussia] | Borussia {f} [allegorische weibliche Figur als Personifikation Preußens] | |
| myth. bucentaur [mythological figure - half bull, half man] | Buzentaur {m} [Sagenungeheuer - halb Stier, halb Mensch] | |
| mus. cell [figure, motif] | (motivische) Zelle {f} | |
| herald. charge [heraldic figure] | Wappenbild {n} | |
| eight [figure or symbol; also: playing card with eight pips] | Acht {f} [Zahl oder Ziffer; auch: Spielkarte mit acht Zeichen] | |
| bibl. Esther [Old Testament figure] | Ester {f} | |
| lit. myth. Hadubrand [figure in the Song of Hildebrand] | Hadubrand {m} [Gestalt im Hildebrandslied] | |
| relig. Mahdi [eschatological Islamic figure] | Mahdi {m} | |
| Unverified man [long-term companion/ husband figure] | Lebensgefährte {m} | |
| rhet. meiosis [rhetorical figure] | Meiose {f} [Stilfigur] [seltener] [Meiosis] | |
| myth. Pallas [female figure] | Pallas {f} | |
| myth. Pallas [male figure] | Pallas {m} | |
| myth. Picus [mythological figure] | Picus {m} [mythische Figur] | |
| bibl. name Shulammite [central figure in the Song of Songs] | Sulamit {f} | |
| relig. Trickster [supernatural figure] | Trickster {m} | |
| sports twizzle [figure skating] | Twizzle {m} [wandernde Drehungen im Eiskunstlauf] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| heavily built {adj} [figure] | klobig | |
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