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Summary

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figurehead:
- Galionsfigur
figure-head:
- Gelenkpuppe
Wiktionary:
- figurehead → Galionsfigur, Aushängeschild
- figurehead → Galionsfigur

English

Detailed Translations for figurehead from English to German

figurehead:

figurehead [the ~] nomen

the figurehead
die Galionsfigur
- Galionsfigur [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for figurehead:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Galionsfigur	figurehead
-	front; front man; nominal head; straw man; strawman

Related Words for "figurehead":

figureheads

Synonyms for "figurehead":

front man; front; nominal head; straw man; strawman; deceiver; cheat; cheater; trickster; beguiler; slicker
figure

Related Definitions for "figurehead":

figure on the bow of some sailing vessels¹
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity¹

Wiktionary Translations for figurehead:

figurehead

noun

someone in a nominal position of leadership
- figurehead → Galionsfigur
carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
- figurehead → Galionsfigur

figurehead

noun

übertragen: Mensch oder Objekt, welches vorbildlich für eine übergeordnete Gruppe stehen soll
- Aushängeschild → showpiece; figurehead; advertisement

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• figurehead	→ Galionsfigur	↔ figure de proue — Sculpture à l’avant d’un navire

figure-head:

figure-head [the ~] nomen

the figure-head (lay figure; dummy; mannequin; puppet)
die Gelenkpuppe
- Gelenkpuppe [die ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for figure-head:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Gelenkpuppe	dummy; figure-head; lay figure; mannequin; puppet	doll; dummy; mannequin; marionette; puppet; tailor's dummy

External Machine Translations:

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