"figure" meaning in French

See figure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fi.ɡyʁ/ Audio: Fr-figure.ogg Forms: figures [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin figūra. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|figūra|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin figūra, {{bor+|fr|la|figūra}} Borrowed from Latin figūra Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} figure f (plural figures)
  1. face Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-figure-fr-noun-AoLZt59C Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. figure Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-figure-fr-noun-iJOT-2ml Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: visage

Inflected forms

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      "word": "défigurer"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "faire bonne figure"
    },
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      "word": "faire pâle figure"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "figuratif"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "figure de proue"
    },
    {
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      "word": "figure de style"
    },
    {
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      "word": "figure d’autorité"
    },
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      "word": "figure paternelle"
    },
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "configurer"
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      "word": "défigurer"
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    },
    {
      "word": "faire pâle figure"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "figuration"
    },
    {
      "word": "figure de proue"
    },
    {
      "word": "figure de style"
    },
    {
      "word": "figure d’autorité"
    },
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      "word": "visage"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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