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Summary

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figurehead:
- mascarón de proa
figure-head:
- manequí
Wiktionary:
- figurehead → hombre de paja, figura decorativa, testaferro, mascarón de proa
- figurehead → mascarón de proa, figurón de proa

English

Detailed Translations for figurehead from English to Spanish

figurehead:

figurehead [the ~] nomen

the figurehead
el mascarón de proa
- mascarón de proa [el ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for figurehead:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
mascarón de proa	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 → hombre de paja; figura decorativa; testaferro
carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship
- figurehead → mascarón de proa

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• figurehead	→ mascarón de proa; figurón de proa	↔ figure de proue — Sculpture à l’avant d’un navire

figure-head:

figure-head [the ~] nomen

the figure-head (lay figure; dummy; mannequin; puppet)
el manequí
- manequí [el ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for figure-head:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
manequí	dummy; figure-head; lay figure; mannequin; puppet

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University