"figure" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- When Mr. Gordon moved a violin up an octave, the aural imagery changed completely: now the figure evoked whale song.
- The female figure evokes contained melancholy that can be perceived subtly; her pose hides much of the inner world of the character.
- Others, like Abstract Expressionism, use outer-worldly figures and colors to evoke an emotional response.
- Certainly the central figure here evokes Brecht's Mother Courage.
- The problem with most statuary is that neither the figures nor the remarks under them evoke much conversation.
- In 1996 his figure evoked many controversies because his embroidery firm has falsified trade marks of Adidas and Nike.
- A melancholy figure doomed to do evil deeds so he can live for all eternity, the vampire evokes sympathy - even empathy.
- Near the end of her book she does raise questions - "What dialectic requires that the small humorous figure evoke its opposite?"
- Few public figures in the US raise evoke such visceral reactions as Mr Trump.
- Yet once the viewer looks closely, her curvaceous figure evokes a womanly power only enhanced by the deep black of her skin.
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