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figure

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪgə(r); (US) ˈfɪgjər/

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French translation of figure

A. n

  • 1 chiffre (m) a four-figure number = un nombre de quatre chiffres in double figures = à deux chiffres
  • 2 (person) personnage (m) well-known figure = personnalité (f) célèbre father figure = image (f) du père
  • 3 (body shape) ligne (f) to lose one's figure = prendre de l'embonpoint

B. vi

Phrasal verbs

figure out

trouver [answer, reason] to figure out who/why = arriver à comprendre qui/pourquoi

figure in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of figure in the British & World English dictionary Definition of figure in the US English dictionary

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