figur im Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Übersetzungen für figur im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] SUBST

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 KUNST

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 ugs

avoir une silhouette sensationnelle ugs

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] VERB trans

1. figure (suppose) ugs:

to figure (that) …

penser or se dire que …

2. figure LIT (express):

figure

symboliser

III.figure [Brit ˈfɪɡə, Am ˈfɪɡjər] VERB 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 ugs

se comprendre

that figures

ça se comprend

it doesn't figure

ça n'a pas de sens

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

figure in

inclure, compter

I.figure on VERB [Brit ˈfɪɡə -, Am ˈfɪɡjər -] ugs (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

hourglass figure SUBST

hourglass figure

taille f mannequin

ballpark figure SUBST

ballpark figure

chiffre m approximatif

double-figure ADJ

double-figure

à deux chiffres

rhetorical figure SUBST

rhetorical figure

figure f de rhétorique

hate figure SUBST

hate figure

bète f noire

authority figure SUBST

authority figure

symbole m de l'autorité

figur im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für figur im Englisch»Französisch-Wörterbuch

I.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] SUBST

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] VERB trans

figure

penser

III.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, Am -jɚ] VERB intr (appear)

figure

figurer

figure out VERB 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

figure skater SUBST

figure skater

patineur(-euse) m (f) artistique

figure skating SUBST

figure skating

patinage m artistique

father figure SUBST

father figure

modèle m paternel

I.augur [ˈɔ:gəʳ, Am ˈɑ:gɚ] VERB intr

augur

augurer

to augur badly/well for sb/sth

s'annoncer mal/bien pour qn/qc

II.augur [ˈɔ:gəʳ, Am ˈɑ:gɚ] VERB trans

augur

présager

fight off VERB trans

1. fight off (repel, repulse):

fight off

repousser

2. fight off (resist):

fight off

battre

fight on VERB intr

fight on

continuer à se battre

I.fight <fought, fought> [faɪt] VERB intr

1. fight (exchange blows):

fight

se battre

2. fight (wage war, do battle):

fight

combattre

to fight with/against sb

se battre avec/contre qn

3. fight (dispute, quarrel bitterly):

to fight over sth

se disputer pour qc

4. fight (struggle to overcome sth):

to fight for sth

se battre pour qc

to fight against sth

lutter contre qc

II.fight [faɪt] VERB trans

fight enemy, crime

combattre

fight person

se battre contre

fight a case, an action

défendre

to fight an election POL

mener une campagne électorale

Wendungen:

to fight shy of sth/doing sth

être frileux pour qc/pour faire qc

III.fight [faɪt] SUBST

1. fight (violent confrontation):

fight

bagarre f

to get into a fight with sb

se bagarrer avec qn

2. fight (quarrel):

fight

dispute f

3. fight (battle):

fight

combat m

4. fight (struggle, campaign):

fight

lutte f

to show some fight

ne pas se laisser faire

there's no fight left in him

il n'a plus de combativité

to put up a good fight

bien se défendre

5. fight SPORT:

fight

combat m