rhetorical figure in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for rhetorical figure in the English»Italian Dictionary

rhetorical figure N

rhetorical figure

figura f retorica

Translations for rhetorical figure in the English»Italian Dictionary

rhetorical [Brit rɪˈtɒrɪk(ə)l, Am rəˈtɔrək(ə)l] ADJ

1. rhetorical LIT:

rhetorical

retorico

2. rhetorical pej style, speech:

rhetorical

ampolloso, enfatico, retorico

I.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] N

1. figure (number, amount):

figure

cifra f

figure

numero m

a provisional, disappointing figure

un numero provvisorio, deludente

a figure of 15 million

un numero di 15 milioni

a figure of £150

una somma di 150 sterline

government, official figures

le cifre del governo, ufficiali

a four-, six-figure sum

una somma a quattro, sei cifre

her salary runs into six figures

ha uno stipendio altissimo

inflation is in single, double figures

il tasso d'inflazione è inferiore al 10%, è a due cifre

to have a head for figures, to be good with figures

essere bravo in matematica, con i numeri

2. figure (known or important person):

figure

figura f

figure

personaggio m

a controversial, well-known, political figure

una figura controversa, nota, politica

a minor or marginal figure

un personaggio minore, marginale

a legendary figure in rugby, rock music

una figura leggendaria del rugby, del rock

3. figure:

figure (person, human form)

figura f

figure (person, human form)

forma f

figure (in painting, sculpture)

figura f

a familiar, imposing, diminutive figure

una figura familiare, imponente, minuscola

human, reclining figure ART

figura umana, distesa

a figure appeared through the mist

una figura apparve tra la nebbia

4. figure (representative or symbol):

mother, father figure

figura materna, paterna

she is something of a Cassandra, Lady Macbeth figure

è una specie di Cassandra, Lady Macbeth

5. figure (body shape):

figure

linea f

figure

figura f

to keep one's figure

mantenere la linea

to lose one's figure

perdere la linea

to watch one's figure

fare attenzione alla linea

to have a great figure inf

avere un gran bel fisico

made for a man's, woman's figure

fatto per la figura maschile, femminile

6. figure (geometric or other shape):

figure

figura f

plane, solid figure

figura piana, solida

7. figure (diagram):

figure

figura f

figure

illustrazione f

figure

diagramma m

see figure 4

vedi la figura 4

8. figure (in dance, skating):

figure

figura f

II.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB trans

1. figure (suppose) inf:

to figure (that) …

immaginare, figurarsi che …

2. figure LIT (express):

figure

raffigurare

figure

rappresentare

III.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB intr

1. figure (feature, appear):

figure

figurare

figure

apparire

to figure in or on a list

apparire in una lista

to figure in a novel, report

comparire in un romanzo, in un rapporto

2. figure (make sense):

figure inf

quadrare

figure inf

tornare

that figures

la cosa quadra

it doesn't figure

non quadra

IV.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər]

to cut a sorry figure

fare una brutta figura, una figuraccia

to cut a fine figure

fare una bella figura or un figurone

to cut a dashing figure

fare un figurone

rhetorical figure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rhetorical figure in the English»Italian Dictionary

rhetorical [rɪ·ˈtɔ:·rɪ·kl] ADJ

rhetorical

retorico, -a

I.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] N

1. figure (shape):

figure

figura f

mother figure

figura materna

a fine figure of a man

un uomo di bell'aspetto

to cut a fine figure

fare una bella figura

to cut a sorry figure

fare una bruta figura

to keep one's figure

mantenere la linea

2. figure ART:

figure

figura f

3. figure:

figure (digit)

cifra f

figure (numeral)

numero m

column of figures

colonna f di numeri

to have a head for figures

essere bravo con i numeri

to be good at figures

essere bravo con i numeri

in round figures

cifra tonda

4. figure (price):

figure

cifra f

a high figure

una cifra esorbitante

5. figure (diagram, illustration):

figure

figura f

II.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] VB trans

1. figure (think):

figure

immaginare

to figure that …

figurarsi che…

2. figure (in diagram):

figure

raffigurare

3. figure (calculate):

figure

calcolare

III.figure [ˈfɪg·jɚ] VB intr (feature)

figure

figurare

to figure in sth

figurare in qc

to figure as sth/sb

figurare come qc/qu

that figures!

lo sapevo!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A figure of speech is sometimes called a rhetorical figure or a locution.

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