"chiffre" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃifʁ/ Forms: chiffres [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin cifra (“zero”), from Andalusian Arabic صِفر (ṣifr, “empty”). Doublet of zéro. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|ML.|cifra||zero}} Medieval Latin cifra (“zero”), {{uder|fr|xaa|صفر|صِفر|empty|tr=ṣifr}} Andalusian Arabic صِفر (ṣifr, “empty”), {{doublet|fr|zéro}} Doublet of zéro Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} chiffre m (plural chiffres)
  1. a digit i.e. 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-chiffre-fr-noun-epkgr~~E Disambiguation of Cryptography: 21 10 4 29 29 3 4 Categories (other): Andalusian Arabic links with redundant target parameters, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of Andalusian Arabic links with redundant target parameters: 35 2 2 34 12 8 7 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 1 1 32 28 6 5 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 20 1 1 29 32 9 8
  2. (colloquial or dated) a number Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-chiffre-fr-noun-0k8foW0S Disambiguation of Cryptography: 21 10 4 29 29 3 4
  3. figure (number) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chiffre-fr-noun-ndto1YNI
  4. cipher (method of transforming a text to conceal meaning) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-chiffre-fr-noun-KcQ1F3ry Disambiguation of Cryptography: 21 10 4 29 29 3 4 Categories (other): Andalusian Arabic links with redundant target parameters, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of Andalusian Arabic links with redundant target parameters: 35 2 2 34 12 8 7 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 1 1 32 28 6 5 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 20 1 1 29 32 9 8
  5. cipher (code) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cryptography
    Sense id: en-chiffre-fr-noun-nWmphuRS Disambiguation of Cryptography: 21 10 4 29 29 3 4 Categories (other): Andalusian Arabic links with redundant target parameters, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of Andalusian Arabic links with redundant target parameters: 35 2 2 34 12 8 7 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 28 1 1 32 28 6 5 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 20 1 1 29 32 9 8
  6. (music) figure Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-chiffre-fr-noun-iJOT-2ml Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  7. monogram Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-chiffre-fr-noun-7gC5O~Bj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chiffrable, chiffrage, chiffre arabe, chiffre d’affaires, chiffre romain, chiffrement, chiffrer, déchiffrer Related terms: nombre, numéro

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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          "expansion": "→ German: Chiffre",
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      "text": "→ German: Chiffre"
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      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: شیفره (şifre)"
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      "text": "→ Russian: шифр (šifr)"
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            "1": "sh",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian:",
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      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian:"
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          "_dis": "35 2 2 34 12 8 7",
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          "figure"
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis": "20 1 1 29 32 9 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French undefined derivations",
          "parents": [
            "Undefined derivations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 10 4 29 29 3 4",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Cryptography",
          "orig": "fr:Cryptography",
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            "Computer science",
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            "Mathematics",
            "Computing",
            "Sciences",
            "Technology",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "fr:Music",
          "parents": [
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            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
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            "Fundamental"
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          "figure",
          "figure"
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        "(music) figure"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "monogram"
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      "id": "en-chiffre-fr-noun-7gC5O~Bj",
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        [
          "monogram",
          "monogram"
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃifʁ/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "French 1-syllable words",
    "French countable nouns",
    "French doublets",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
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    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Andalusian Arabic",
    "French terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links",
    "French undefined derivations",
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    },
    {
      "word": "chiffre d’affaires"
    },
    {
      "word": "chiffre romain"
    },
    {
      "word": "chiffrement"
    },
    {
      "word": "chiffrer"
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          "expansion": "→ German: Chiffre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Chiffre"
    },
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    },
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      "text": "Turkish: şifre"
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      "text": "→ Russian: шифр (šifr)"
    },
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          "cipher",
          "cipher"
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      ],
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    },
    {
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        "figure"
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        [
          "music",
          "music"
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        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
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      ],
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        "(music) figure"
      ],
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        "masculine"
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        "lifestyle",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        [
          "monogram",
          "monogram"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "chiffre"
}

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