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Zahl, Betrag

Zahl, die eine Menge, einen Preis oder einen Messwert angibt.

In einfachem Englisch: A number that shows an amount, price, or measurement.

• The figures show higher sales.
• Can you give me an exact figure?
• Her salary is a six-figure sum.

So benutzt man es: a figure of something (They reported a figure of ten thousand.)

Synonyme: number, amount

Häufige Wendungen: sales figure, exact figure, figure of something

Persönlichkeit, Gestalt

Person, die wegen ihrer Rolle oder Bedeutung in einem bestimmten Bereich bekannt ist.

In einfachem Englisch: A person known for their role or importance in a particular area.

• He is a famous political figure.
• Several public figures attended the ceremony.
• She became a major figure in British science.

So benutzt man es: a figure in something (She is a leading figure in medicine.)

Synonyme: personality, person

Häufige Wendungen: public figure, leading figure, political figure

Gestalt, Silhouette

Person, die man vor allem als Umriss erkennt, etwa aus der Ferne oder bei wenig Licht.

In einfachem Englisch: A person seen mainly as a shape, especially from far away or in poor light.

• A figure stood by the gate.
• Two dark figures crossed the field.
• She could barely see his figure in the fog.

Synonyme: shape, silhouette

Häufige Wendungen: dark figure, distant figure, hooded figure

Abbildung, Schaubild

Nummeriertes Bild oder Schaubild, das etwas in einem Buch oder Artikel erklärt.

In einfachem Englisch: A numbered picture or diagram that explains something in a book or article.

• See Figure 2 for details.
• The figure shows how water flows.
• All figures have captions below them.

Synonyme: illustration, diagram

Häufige Wendungen: see figure, figure caption, figure below

Figur, Darstellung

Bild, Modell oder Schnitzerei, die einen Menschen, ein Tier oder eine andere Form darstellt.

In einfachem Englisch: A picture, model, or carving of a person, animal, or other shape.

• A wooden figure stood on the shelf.
• The artist painted three human figures.
• Small animal figures decorated the bowl.

Synonyme: representation, image

Häufige Wendungen: bronze figure, human figure, carved figure

Figur, Form

Form, die in der Mathematik untersucht wird, etwa ein Kreis oder ein Quadrat.

In einfachem Englisch: A shape, such as a circle or square, studied in mathematics.

• Draw a figure with three sides.
• These figures all have equal areas.
• A cube is a solid figure.

Synonyme: shape

Häufige Wendungen: geometric figure, plane figure, solid figure

herausfinden, verstehen, lösen

Etwas durch Nachdenken verstehen oder herausfinden.

In einfachem Englisch: To understand something after thinking about it.

• I can't figure out this puzzle.
• She figured out why the lights were off.
• We'll figure it out together.

So benutzt man es: figure out something (We figured out the answer.); figure something out (I can't figure it out.); figure out how to do something (She figured out how to open the box.)

Synonyme: work out, understand, solve

Häufige Wendungen: figure something out, figure out why, figure out how

denken, annehmen

Denken, dass etwas wahrscheinlich stimmt.

In einfachem Englisch: To think something is probably true.

• I figure she's about forty.
• We figured you would need help.
• Do you figure the shop is still open?

So benutzt man es: figure that… (I figured that you were busy.)

Synonyme: think, suppose, reckon, assume

Häufige Wendungen: figure that, figure someone will