figure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for figure in the English»French Dictionary

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

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

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

Translations for figure 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

I.figuré (figurée) [fiɡyʀe] ADJ

sens figuré

figurative sense

II.figuré N m

figuré m LING:

figuré

figurative sense

au figuré, cela signifie…

in the figurative sense ou figuratively, this means…

au propre comme au figuré

both literally and figuratively

I.figurer [fiɡyʀe] VB trans

figurer

to represent

II.figurer [fiɡyʀe] VB intr

figurer nom, chose:

figurer

to appear

ne pas figurer dans un rapport

not to appear in a report

faire figurer qc dans un rapport

to include sth in a report

un pompier figure parmi les victimes

a fireman is among the casualties

ce plat ne figure plus au menu

this dish is no longer (included) on the menu

cette mention ne figure plus dans le contrat

this clause is no longer in the contract

III.se figurer VB refl

se figurer refl:

se figurer

to imagine

je me figure le travail que cela présente

I can well imagine the amount of work it involves

s'il se figure que…

if he thinks that…

figure-toi que j'allais justement t'appeler

as it happens ou funnily enough I was just about to call you

j'avais compris, figurez-vous!

I had actually got the point!

figure-toi que je l'ai revu dix ans après!

I saw him again ten years later, can you imagine!

figure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for figure in the English»French Dictionary

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

father figure N

father figure

modèle m paternel

figure skating N

figure skating

patinage m artistique

figure out VB trans

1. figure out (understand):

figure out

(arriver à) comprendre

2. figure out (work out):

figure out

calculer

figure skater N

figure skater

patineur (-euse) m (f) artistique

single-figure ADJ

single-figure inflation rate:

single-figure

à un chiffre

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figuratively

au figuré

figuratively speaking

au sens figuré

Translations for figure in the French»English Dictionary

figure [figyʀ] N f

1. figure (visage, mine):

figure

face

2. figure (personnage) a. math:

figure

figure

3. figure (image):

figure

illustration

4. figure SPORTS:

figure

figure skating

figures imposées

compulsory figures

figures libres

freestyle skating

Phrases:

faire bonne/mauvaise figure (se montrer sous un bon/mauvais jour)

to make a good/bad impression

faire bonne/mauvaise figure (s'en sortir bien/mal)

to do all right/badly

casser la figure à qn inf

to smash sb's face in

se casser la figure inf

to have a bad fall

se casser la figure projet

to fail miserably

faire figure de favori

to look like the favorite

figuré(e) [figyʀe] ADJ

1. figuré (↔ concret):

figuré(e) sens

figurative

2. figuré (riche en figures):

figuré(e) langage

full of imagery

I.figurer [figyʀe] VB intr

1. figurer THEAT:

figurer

to have a walk-on part

2. figurer CINE:

figurer

to be an extra

3. figurer SPORTS, POL:

ne faire que figurer

to play a minor role

ne faire que figurer (dans un classement)

to be an also-ran

4. figurer (être mentionné):

figurer

to appear

II.figurer [figyʀe] VB trans (représenter)

figurer

to represent

III.figurer [figyʀe] VB refl

se figurer qn/qc

to imagine sb/sth

je l'aime, figure-toi!

I love her, if you can believe that!

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Translations for figure in the French»English Dictionary

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numéro d'identification

reference figure

indice de performance

figure of merit

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The industry agreed figure of 1/3 of 1 per cent of revenue to counties is risible and risks delaying shale gas exploitation.

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With the increasing rapidity of discovery, these are now six-figure numbers.

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The lake shape resembles a slight figure eight with several distinct areas.

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The figure eight has become a general term used for all boat-side tactics used to catch a following fish.

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The ship could be named after a local historical figure, movement, or landmark - or a famous polar explorer or scientist.

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Bishop, in her designer suits and stiletto heels, cuts a striking figure on the world stage.

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The main (or only) public figure who makes announcements is usually called a press secretary, press officer or spokesperson.

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Two particularly poignant examples are the sixty-fourth note runs near the beginning, and the trembling half-step figure that appears at the beginning and end.

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The figure shows a screenshot of the administrative interface of the content management application in a running instance.

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How professional players, many of whom are paid six-figure salaries, can not even give and time a pass properly, bewilders me.

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