figurehead

ˈfɪɡjərˌhɛd
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Translation of figurehead into Russian

Noun

1.

symbolic leader

leader with no real power
  • The president was merely a figurehead in the organization.Президент был лишь номинальным лидером в организации.
2.

maritime

Rare
carved figure on the bow of a ship
Rare
гальюнная фигура резная фигура на носу корабля
  • The old ship had a lion as its figurehead..На старом корабле в качестве гальюнной фигуры был лев.
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Expressions with figurehead: examples in English and translations in Russian

номинальная фигура
марионетка
The president was a mere figurehead in the new government.

Images of figurehead

  • figurehead: carved figure on the bow of a ship
    (maritime) гальюнная фигура

Synonyms and analogies of figurehead in English

n.figurepuppetMore synonyms

Examples of figurehead in a sentence

  • In the company, the CEO was just a figurehead.
  • The ship's figurehead was a mermaid.
  • A dragon figurehead adorned the ancient vessel.

Translations of "figurehead" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
подставное лицоnn. - podstavnoye litso

But then I realized the only reason you kept him there was as a figurehead.

Но единственная причина ты держишь его только как подставное лицо.

марионеткаnf. - marionetka

I have a brilliant figurehead that will do everything I say.

У меня есть замечательная марионетка, которая сделает всё, что я скажу.

носовая фигураnf. - nosovaya figura

The figurehead for Terra Nova was removed in 1913 and sent to the National Museum of Wales.

Носовая фигура была снята с «Терра Нова» в 1913 году и выставлена в «Национальном музее Уэльса».

номинальный главаnm. - nominal'ny glava

I want to assure you he is merely a figurehead, a concession to the male orthodoxy of our culture.

Я хочу заверить вас, он просто номинальный глава, уступка патриархальности нашей культуры.

нос корабляnm. - nos korablya

Legend claimed that the figurehead could protect the ship from danger.

Легенда утверждала, что нос корабля мог защитить корабль от опасности.

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Other translations for figurehead:

  • номинальный лидерnm.

figurehead: Examples and translations in context

The buyer was allegedly a figurehead of the presidential family.

Покупателем якобы было неизвестное подставное лицо от президентской семьи.

They chose him as a figurehead and told him what to write about.

Они выбрали его в качестве подставного лица и говорили ему, о чем писать.

You would be more than just a figurehead.

Вы будете больше чем подставное лицо.

Can the protesters topple a president, or will the replacement of a figurehead without meaningful structural change achieve anything?

Могут ли протестующие свергнуть президента, или замена подставного лица без значительных структурных изменений приведет к чему-либо?

Trump is far more than a figurehead, but to focus on him alone is to miss the big picture.

Трамп гораздо больше, чем подставное лицо, но сосредоточиться на нем одном - значит упустить общую картину.

You created the armorer, a figurehead to take the fall for you if the gun deal went bad.

Вы создали оружейника, подставное лицо которое ответит за все, если сделка с оружием пойдет не так, как планировалось.

I'm not going to be your figurehead while those thugs force their way there.

то я не собираюсь быть марионеткой, пока эти бандиты штурмуют здание.

That supply of strong female roles has translated to a new generation of strong female actresses, even if the overall climate has made it nearly impossible for them to make the jump from franchise figurehead to bona fide movie star.

Это предложение сильных женских ролей сформировало новое поколение сильных актрис, даже если общая атмосфера делает почти невозможным для них сделать скачок от марионетки во франшизе к настоящей звезде кино.

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