la
feminine
/ˈθifɾa/
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Translation
figure, digit
Word origin
From Arabic sifr ('zero, empty'). The same root gives English 'cipher' and, through Italian, 'zero'.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- sifr
- English cognates
- cipher, zero
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcifras
Examples
casilla .
Write the figure in the correct box.
.
Sales reached a record figure this year.
¿ ?
What is the exact figure of inhabitants?
.
The number has six digits.
decirnos .
He would not tell us the final figure.
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