"faire piètre figure" meaning in Français

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Verb

IPA: \fɛʁ pjɛtʁ fi.ɡyʁ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-faire piètre figure.wav
  1. Être d'une apparence médiocre, ne pas faire bonne impression.
    Sense id: fr-faire_piètre_figure-fr-verb-gDqr1eCs Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    "(Siècle à préciser) Composé de faire, piètre et figure."
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