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noun, feminine, inanimate
somewhat often used word
somewhat often used word
Noun basics
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Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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figure
Also: picture-card, face-card, court-card, chess-man, piece
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Examples
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- У Мэри хоро́шая фигу́ра. Mary has a nice figure.
- Том весьма ва́жная фигу́ра в нашем го́роде. Tom is a very important person in our town.
- У него краси́вая фигу́ра. He has a nice build.
- Э́то фигу́ра ре́чи. It's a figure of speech.
- У Маши́ тип фигу́ры «песо́чные часы». Mary has an hourglass figure.
- Э́то всего лишь фигу́ра ре́чи. It's just a figure of speech.
- Пентагон - э́то геометри́ческая фигу́ра, имеющая пять сторо́н. A pentagon is a shape with five sides.
- Для того́, чтобы занима́ться спо́ртом, нужна́ стро́йная фигу́ра. Sports activities require a slender figure.
- Ладья́ - э́то ша́хматная фигу́ра. A rook is a chess piece.
- Он стоя́л возле стены, его стро́йная фигу́ра отбра́сывала вы́тянутую тень через прихо́жую. He stood from the wall, his slender figure casting an elongated shadow across the hallway.
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nom. nominative | фигу́ра | фигу́ры |
gen. genitive | фигу́ры | фигу́р |
dat. dative | фигу́ре | фигу́рам |
acc. accusative | фигу́ру | фигу́ры |
inst. instrumental |
фигу́рой фигу́рою |
фигу́рами |
prep. prepositional | фигу́ре | фигу́рах |