"figure" meaning in French

See figure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fi.ɡyʁ/ Audio: Fr-figure.ogg Forms: figures [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin figūra. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|figūra}} Learned borrowing from Latin figūra Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} figure f (plural figures)
  1. face Tags: feminine Synonyms: visage
    Sense id: en-figure-fr-noun-AoLZt59C Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 70 27 1 1
  2. figure Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-figure-fr-noun-iJOT-2ml Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  3. figure Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-figure-fr-noun-iJOT-2ml1
  4. figure Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-figure-fr-noun-iJOT-2ml1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cas de figure, configurer, défigurer, faire bonne figure, faire pâle figure, figuratif, figuration, figure de proue, figure de style, figurer

Inflected forms

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      "word": "cas de figure"
    },
    {
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      "word": "configurer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "défigurer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faire bonne figure"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faire pâle figure"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "figuratif"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "figuration"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "figure de proue"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "figure de style"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Latin figūra.",
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "word": "cas de figure"
    },
    {
      "word": "configurer"
    },
    {
      "word": "défigurer"
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    {
      "word": "faire bonne figure"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire pâle figure"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "figuration"
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "figure de style"
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