figure skating in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for figure skating in the English»French Dictionary

figure skating N

figure skating

patinage m artistique

Translations for figure skating in the French»English Dictionary

patinage artistique

figure skating

Translations for figure skating in the English»French Dictionary

skating [Brit ˈskeɪtɪŋ, Am ˈskeɪdɪŋ] N SPORTS

skating

patinage m

to go ice/roller skating

faire du patin à glace/à roulettes

to go ice/roller skating attr championship, club, competition

de patinage

I.skate [Brit skeɪt, Am skeɪt] N

1. skate SPORTS:

skate (ice)

patin m à glace

skate (roller)

patin m à roulettes

2. skate ZOOL (fish):

skate

raie f

II.skate [Brit skeɪt, Am skeɪt] VB trans

skate figure:

skate

exécuter

III.skate [Brit skeɪt, Am skeɪt] VB intr

skate

patiner (on, along sur)

to skate across or over pond, lake

traverser [qc] en patins

IV.skate [Brit skeɪt, Am skeɪt]

get your skates on inf!

grouille-toi! inf

we'd better get our skates on inf!

il va falloir qu'on se grouille! inf

to be skating on thin ice

s'aventurer sur un terrain glissant

I.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] N

1. figure (number, amount):

figure

chiffre m

a provisional/disappointing figure

un chiffre provisoire/décevant

a figure of 15 million

un chiffre de 15 millions

a figure of £150

la somme de 150 livres

government/official figures

les chiffres gouvernementaux/officiels

a four-/six-figure sum

un montant de quatre/six chiffres

her salary runs into six figures Brit

elle gagne plus de 100 000 livres

her salary runs into six figures Am

elle gagne plus de 100 000 dollars

inflation is in single/double figures

le taux d'inflation est à un chiffre/à deux chiffres

to have a head for figures, to be good with figures

être doué pour le calcul

2. figure (known or important person):

figure

personnalité f

figure

personnage m

controversial/well-known/political figure

personnalité controversée/célèbre /politique

a minor or marginal figure

une personnalité peu importante

a legendary figure in rugby/rock music

un personnage légendaire du rugby/du rock

3. figure:

figure (person, human form)

personnage m

figure (in painting, sculpture)

figure f

a familiar/diminutive/an imposing figure

un personnage familier/minuscule/imposant

human/reclining figure ART

figure humaine/allongée

a figure appeared through the mist

une silhouette est apparue dans le brouillard

to cut a sorry/fine figure

faire piètre/bonne figure

to cut a dashing figure

avoir l'air fringant

4. figure (representative or symbol):

mother/father figure

image f de la mère/du père

she is something of a Cassandra/Lady Macbeth figure

c'est une sorte de Cassandre/Lady Macbeth

5. figure (body shape):

figure

ligne f

to keep one's figure

garder la ligne

to lose one's figure

prendre de l'embonpoint

to watch one's figure

surveiller sa ligne

to have a great figure inf

avoir une silhouette sensationnelle inf

made for a man's/woman's figure

fait pour une silhouette masculine/féminine

6. figure (geometric or other shape):

figure

figure f

plane/solid figure

figure plane/à trois dimensions

7. figure (diagram):

figure

figure f

see figure 4

voir figure 4

8. figure (in dance, skating):

figure

figure f de style

II.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB trans

1. figure (suppose) inf:

to figure (that) …

penser or se dire que …

2. figure LIT (express):

figure

symboliser

III.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VB intr

1. figure (feature, appear):

figure

figurer

to figure in or on a list

figurer sur une liste

to figure in a novel/report

figurer dans un roman/rapport

2. figure (make sense):

figure inf

se comprendre

that figures

ça se comprend

it doesn't figure

ça n'a pas de sens

figure skating in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for figure skating in the English»French Dictionary

figure skating N

figure skating

patinage m artistique

Translations for figure skating in the English»French Dictionary

skate¹ [skeɪt] N

skate

raie f

I.skate² [skeɪt] N

1. skate (ice):

skate

patin m à glace

2. skate (roller):

skate

patin m à roulettes

3. skate (skateboard):

skate

planche f à roulettes

skate

skate-board m

Phrases:

to get one's skates on Brit inf

se manier

II.skate² [skeɪt] VB intr

1. skate (on ice):

skate

patiner

2. skate (on roller skates):

skate

faire du patin à roulettes

3. skate (on rollerblades):

skate

faire du roller

4. skate (ride on a skateboard):

skate

faire du skate-board

Phrases:

to be skating on thin ice

s'aventurer en terrain glissant

I.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] N

1. figure (outline of body):

figure

silhouette f

a figure in the distance

une silhouette au loin

to have a good figure

avoir un beau corps

to keep one's figure

garder la ligne

2. figure (personality):

figure

personnalité f

a leading figure in the movement

un personnage important dans le mouvement

a figure of fun

un personnage dont on se moque

3. figure (digit):

figure

chiffre m

to be good at figures

être bon en calcul

4. figure pl (bookkeeping, economic data):

figure

chiffres mpl

5. figure (diagram, representation):

figure

figure f

II.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] VB trans

figure

penser

III.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] VB intr (appear)

figure

figurer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Computers were used for the first time during the figure skating competitions to help tabulate the judges' marks and relay the results instantaneously.

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Figure skating is not a ballet but a sporting competition.

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Though this was not the first time figure skating had been held indoors, it would never be contested outdoors again.

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She started her sporting career in figure skating, something she used to show when celebrating her victories as a speed skater.

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Her figure skating started when she was 4 years old.

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Swimming, figure skating, ice hockey, track and field, orienteering, soccer, handball and floorball are some of the more popular sports.

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Three turns are considered basic turns in figure skating.

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It features ice for hockey, figure skating and open skating.

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It contains four arenas -- two are used primarily for ice hockey and figure skating; the other two are used primarily for indoor soccer.

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Figure skating doesn't even have points or goals, and lies in the hands of potentially corruptible judges.

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