figuración

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin figūrātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /fiɡuɾaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /fiɡuɾaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: fi‧gu‧ra‧ción

Noun

figuración f (plural figuraciones)

  1. imagination
    • 2015 September 13, “Luis Gordillo: “Mi obra es realismo depurado, puro zumo de vida””, in El País:
      Su forma de entender la figuración me interesa muchísimo y me duele el trato que se da en algún sector de la crítica.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (cinematography) extras
    • 2015 July 30, “‘El share y la separata’ (4): ‘Sentirse una cucaracha’”, in El País:
      De pronto, cesa la barahúnda y hasta la figuración enmudece.
      Suddenly, the uproar stops and even the extras fall silent.

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