half-human in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for half-human in the French»English Dictionary

figure [fiɡyʀ] N f

1. figure (visage, mine):

figure

face

ma figure s'allongea

my face fell

elle changea de figure

her face fell

jeter à la figure de qn objet, vérité, défi

to throw [sth] in sb's face

ils s'envoient sans cesse des injures à la figure

they're always at each other's throats

qu'est-ce qu'il a pris dans la figure! fig

he got a real going-over inf

2. figure (apparence):

faire figure d'amateur

to look like an amateur

ne plus avoir figure humaine

to be unrecognizable

reprendre figure humaine hum

to look half-human again

3. figure (personnalité):

figure

figure

les grandes figures de l'Histoire

great historical figures

4. figure (schéma, photo, dessin):

figure

figure

figure géométrique

diagram, geometric figure

5. figure ART:

figure

figure

figure équestre

equestrian figure

6. figure GAMES (carte):

figure

court card

figure imposée

compulsory figure

figure de proue lit

figurehead

figure de proue fig

key figure

figure de rhétorique (gén)

figure of speech

figure de rhétorique HISTORY, LIT

rhetorical figure

figure de style

stylistic device

figures libres

freestyle uncountable

Phrases:

prendre figure

to take shape

faire bonne figure (faire bonne impression)

to make the right impression

faire bonne figure (réussir)

to do well

faire piètre ou triste figure (avoir l'air misérable)

to look ou cut a sorry figure

faire piètre ou triste figure (faire mauvaise impression)

to make a bad impression

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The animal elements in half-human, antlered deities suggest that the forest and its denizens possessed a numinous quality as well as an economic value.

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He subsequently impregnates the wolf which then gives birth to ten half-wolf, half-human boys.

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The tomb's architectural decor is considered to be unique, with polychrome half-human, half-plant caryatids and painted murals.

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The crouching, bedraggled, half-human half-animal form - downcast head obscured by matted hair - is one of his best known images.

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He has been genetically altered, making him half-human and half-animal.

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