hate figure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hate figure in the English»French Dictionary

hate figure N

hate figure

bète f noire

Translations for hate figure in the English»French Dictionary

I.hate [Brit heɪt, Am heɪt] N

hate

haine f

II.hate [Brit heɪt, Am heɪt] VB trans

1. hate:

hate (feel antagonism towards)

détester

hate (violently)

haïr

they hate each other

ils se détestent

to hate sb for sth/for doing

en vouloir à qn de qc/d'avoir fait

he's someone you love to hate

c'est quelqu'un sur qui on aime bien taper inf

2. hate (not enjoy):

hate sport, food, activity

avoir horreur de

to hate doing or to do

avoir horreur de faire

he hates to see me cry

il a horreur de me voir pleurer

he hates being corrected

il a horreur qu'on le corrige

I hate it when

je ne supporte pas quand

I'd hate it if he felt excluded, I'd hate (for) him to feel excluded

je n'aimerais pas du tout qu'il se sente exclu

3. hate (regret) (in apology):

to hate to do, to hate doing

être désolé de faire

I hate to interrupt you but…

je suis désolé de vous interrompre mais…

I hate (having) to say it but… (in criticism)

je regrette d'avoir à le dire, mais…

III.to hate oneself VB refl

to hate oneself refl:

to hate oneself

se détester

See also pet hate

pet hate Brit N

pet hate

bête f noire

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

hate figure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hate figure in the English»French Dictionary

I.hate [heɪt] N

hate

haine f

to feel hate for sb

éprouver de la haine pour qn

to give sb a look of hate

regarder qn avec des yeux pleins de haine

II.hate [heɪt] VB trans

hate

haïr

to hate doing sth/to do sth

détester faire qc

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