figured in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for figured in the English»French Dictionary

figured bass [Brit, Am ˈfɪɡjərd beɪs] N MUS

figured bass

basse f chiffrée

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

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

figure on

s'attendre à

I hadn't figured on that!

je ne m'attendais pas à ça!

to figure on doing

compter faire

to figure on sb doing

s'attendre à ce que qn fasse

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

figure skating N

figure skating

patinage m artistique

hourglass figure N

hourglass figure

taille f mannequin

ballpark figure N

ballpark figure

chiffre m approximatif

double-figure ADJ

double-figure

à deux chiffres

figure skater N

figure skater

patineur/-euse m/f artistique

father figure N

father figure

image f du père

he's a father figure to her

pour elle, il incarne l'image du père

figured in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for figured in the English»French Dictionary

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

figure skater N

figure skater

patineur(-euse) m (f) artistique

figure out VB trans

1. figure out (understand):

figure out

(arriver à) comprendre

2. figure out (work out):

figure out

calculer

figure skating N

figure skating

patinage m artistique

single-figure ADJ

single-figure inflation rate:

single-figure

à un chiffre

father figure N

father figure

modèle m paternel

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a matronly figure

une vraie matrone

Translations for figured in the French»English Dictionary

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silhouette

figure

santon

Christmas crib figure

tout-puissant (toute-puissante)

all-powerful figure

figured Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to cut a fine figure, to cut quite a figure, [or Brit dash]

avoir beaucoup d'allure

to fall below a figure/level/standard

tomber en dessous d'un chiffre/niveau

to fall to a level/figure

tomber à un niveau/chiffre

a figure in the distance

une silhouette au loin

to have a good figure

avoir un beau corps

a leading figure in the movement

un personnage important dans le mouvement

a prominent figure in the movement

un personnage important dans le mouvement

horses figure predominantly in his paintings

il a peint surtout des chevaux

this figure is simply an indication

ce chiffre n'est qu'indicatif

recumbent figure (on a tomb)

gisant

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numéro d'identification

reference figure

indice de performance

figure of merit