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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
Noun
a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power
Example: She is the real leader of the party — he is only a figurehead.
| Arabic: | رَئيس صُوَري |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 挂名头头，傀儡 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 掛名頭頭，傀儡 |
| Czech: | loutka |
| Danish: | kransekagefigur |
| Dutch: | (hoofd in) naam |
| Estonian: | nimeline juht |
| Finnish: | keulakuva |
| French: | prête-nom |
| German: | das Aushängeschild |
| Greek: | εικονικός ηγέτης |
| Hungarian: | báb |
| Icelandic: | valdamaður að nafni til, toppfígúra |
| Indonesian: | pemimpin hanya namanya saja, boneka |
| Italian: | prestanome |
| Japanese: | 名ばかりの頭首 |
| Korean: | 유명 무실한 대표 |
| Latvian: | nomināls vadītājs |
| Lithuanian: | statytinis |
| Norwegian: | gallionsfigur, toppfigur |
| Polish: | figurant |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | figura decorativa |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | figura de proa |
| Romanian: | persoană cu funcţie onorifică |
| Russian: | номинальный глава |
| Slovak: | bábka, figúrka |
| Slovenian: | lutka |
| Spanish: | títere |
| Swedish: | galjonsfigur |
| Turkish: | göstermelik kimse, kukla |
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
Noun
an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship
| Arabic: | تِمثال في مُقَدَّمَة السَّفينَه |
| Chinese (Simplified): | 船头雕饰 |
| Chinese (Traditional): | 船頭雕飾 |
| Czech: | galionová figura |
| Danish: | gallionsfigur |
| Dutch: | boegbeeld |
| Estonian: | käilakuju |
| Finnish: | keulakuva |
| French: | figure de proue |
| German: | die Galionsfigur |
| Greek: | ακρόπρωρο |
| Hungarian: | orrszobor (hajón) |
| Icelandic: | stafnslíkan |
| Indonesian: | patung haluan |
| Italian: | figura di prua |
| Japanese: | 船首飾り |
| Korean: | 선수상(船首像) |
| Latvian: | rotājums kuģa priekšgalā |
| Lithuanian: | drožinys laivo pirmagalyje |
| Norwegian: | gallionsfigur |
| Polish: | rzeźba dziobowa |
| Portuguese (Brazil): | figura de proa |
| Portuguese (Portugal): | figura de proa |
| Romanian: | galion |
| Russian: | носовое украшение |
| Slovak: | galionová figúra |
| Slovenian: | figura na kljunu |
| Spanish: | figura de proa |
| Swedish: | galjonsfigur |
| Turkish: | gemi aslanı |
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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