figure Signification, définition

Signification de figure en français

• 0 to think sth is true or will happen -- s’imaginer

  • I figured (that) he was too embarrassed to show up. Je m’imaginais qu’il était trop gêné pour se montrer.

• 1 indicates you think sth is likely or not surprising -- ça paraît logique

  • “He’s not here.” “Yeah, that figures – he hates these events.” “Il n’est pas là.” “Oui, ça paraît logique ; il déteste ces manifestations.”

• 2 a calculated number or amount -- chiffre [ masculine ]

  • What are the figures for sales last year? Quels sont les chiffres des ventes de l’année dernière ?

• 3 a numeral -- chiffre [ masculine ]

  • Write the number in words and figures. Ecrivez le nombre en lettres et en chiffres.

• 4 a person or type of person -- personne [ feminine ]

  • In the dark she saw a figure coming towards her. Dans l’obscurité, elle vit une personne s’avançant vers elle.

  • important figures in American history les personnages importants de l’histoire américaine

• 5 sb’s body shape -- silhouette [ feminine ]

  • a youthful figure une silhouette jeune

• 6 (in math) a shape -- figure [ feminine ]

  • une figure à deux dimensions

• 7 a diagram showing information -- figure [ feminine ]

  • Refer to figure 3 on page 56. Référez-vous à la figure 3 sur la page 56.

• 8 a phrase that uses figurative language -- une figure de style

  • To say you feel “like a fish out of water” is a figure of speech. Dire qu’on se sent “comme un poisson hors de l’eau” est une figure de style.

• 9 the form or shape of a person -- silhouette

  • A mysterious figure came towards me

  • That girl has got a good figure.

• 10 a (geometrical) shape -- figure

  • The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.

• 11 a symbol representing a number -- chiffre

  • a six-figure telephone number.

• 12 a diagram or drawing to explain something -- figure

  • The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.

• 13 to appear (in a story etc) -- figurer

  • She figures largely in the story.

• 14 to think, estimate or consider -- penser

  • I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.