figural in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for figural in the English»French Dictionary

circulation figures N npl

circulation figures

chiffres mpl de tirage

unemployment figures N npl

unemployment figures

chiffres mpl du chômage

crime figures N npl

crime figures

statistiques fpl de la criminalité et de la délinquance

sales figures N npl

sales figures

chiffre m de ventes

sales figures

chiffre m d'affaires

trade figures N npl

trade figures

résultats mpl financiers

double figures N npl

to go into double figures inflation:

passer la barre des 10%

figurative [Brit ˈfɪɡ(ə)rətɪv, Am ˈfɪɡjərədɪv] ADJ

1. figurative LING:

figurative

figuré

in the figurative sense

au sens figuré

2. figurative ART:

figurative

figuratif/-ive

inaugural [Brit ɪˈnɔːɡjʊr(ə)l, Am ɪnˈɔɡ(j)ərəl] ADJ

1. inaugural (first in series):

inaugural meeting, session

inaugural

2. inaugural (of an inauguration):

inaugural ceremony, address

d'inauguration, inaugural

I.figure out VB [Brit ˈfɪɡə -, Am ˈfɪɡjər -] (figure out [sth], figure [sth] out)

figure out answer, reason, best way:

figure out

trouver

to figure out who/why/how etc

arriver à comprendre qui/pourquoi/comment etc

I can't figure him out

je ne comprends rien à cet homme-là

she's got her future figured out

elle a son avenir tout tracé

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

figural in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for figural in the English»French Dictionary

sales figures N pl

sales figures

chiffres mpl de vente

jobless figures N pl

the jobless figures

le nombre de demandeurs d'emploi

viewing figures N pl

viewing figures

indice m d'écoute

figurative [ˈfɪg·jər·ə·t̬ɪv] ADJ

1. figurative LING (metaphorical):

figurative

figuré(e)

2. figurative ART:

figurative

figuratif(-ive)

inaugural [ɪ·ˈnɔg·jʊ·r ə l] ADJ

inaugural

inaugural(e)

I.figure [ˈfɪg·jər] 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 [ˈfɪg·jər] VB trans

figure

penser

III.figure [ˈfɪg·jər] VB intr (appear)

figure

figurer

figure out VB trans

1. figure out (understand):

figure out

(arriver à) comprendre

2. figure out (work out):

figure out

calculer

single-figure ADJ

single-figure inflation rate:

single-figure

à un chiffre

disfigure [dɪs·ˈfɪg·jər] VB trans

disfigure

défigurer

prefigure [ˌpri·ˈfɪg·jər] VB trans form

prefigure

préfigurer

prefigure change

annoncer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Occasionally, whole figures are added as appliques, i.e. as thin figural reliefs attached to the body of the vase.

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The column is significant for the vitality of the figural relief, which is unusual for the time.

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The two pairs of slabs that form the north part of the frieze share the same general figural pattern.

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Painted with an underglaze of blue, purple, turquoise and green, the series consists of white, star-shaped figural panels alternating with turquoise crosses.

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During the orientalising period, such tripods were frequently decorated with figural protomes, in the shape of griffins, sphinxes and other fantastic creatures.

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Scholars have observed that, to the modern eye, the figural pieces, with their bulging eyes and glum expressions, have a distinct comical character.

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All of these figural sculptures were modelled in a naturalistic and strongly expressionistic manner.

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The term in fact came from the figural sense of black, that is ghastly, lugubrious or dreadful.

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The figural inspiration was more evident in earlier versions, which had the symbol's segments billowing out like bell-bottoms where they met the outer circle.

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Such medium-size vases offered more space for his figural paintings.

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