faire pâle figure in French

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cut a figure"
      },
      "expansion": "English cut a figure",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare English cut a figure.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "faire pâle figure",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to pale in comparison, to pale into insignificance, not to hold a candle to"
      ],
      "id": "en-faire_pâle_figure-fr-verb-eBvbEWqF",
      "links": [
        [
          "devant",
          "devant#French"
        ],
        [
          "en face de",
          "en face de#French"
        ],
        [
          "face à",
          "face à#French"
        ],
        [
          "pale in comparison",
          "pale in comparison"
        ],
        [
          "pale into insignificance",
          "pale into insignificance"
        ],
        [
          "hold a candle",
          "hold a candle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive with devant or en face de or face à) (figuratively) to pale in comparison, to pale into insignificance, not to hold a candle to"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with devant or en face de or face à"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "arriver à la cheville"
        },
        {
          "word": "faire figure de"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ pal fi.ɡyʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ pɑl fi.ɡyʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire pâle figure.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/01/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-faire_p%C3%A2le_figure.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-faire_p%C3%A2le_figure.wav.mp3",
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faire pâle figure"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "cut a figure"
      },
      "expansion": "English cut a figure",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare English cut a figure.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "faire pâle figure",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "arriver à la cheville"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire figure de"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French multiword terms",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to pale in comparison, to pale into insignificance, not to hold a candle to"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "devant",
          "devant#French"
        ],
        [
          "en face de",
          "en face de#French"
        ],
        [
          "face à",
          "face à#French"
        ],
        [
          "pale in comparison",
          "pale in comparison"
        ],
        [
          "pale into insignificance",
          "pale into insignificance"
        ],
        [
          "hold a candle",
          "hold a candle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive with devant or en face de or face à) (figuratively) to pale in comparison, to pale into insignificance, not to hold a candle to"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with devant or en face de or face à"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ pal fi.ɡyʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fɛʁ pɑl fi.ɡyʁ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire pâle figure.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/01/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-faire_p%C3%A2le_figure.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-faire_p%C3%A2le_figure.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/01/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-faire_p%C3%A2le_figure.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-faire_p%C3%A2le_figure.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "faire pâle figure"
}

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"faire pâle figure" meaning in French

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