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figurer

French → English

verb//fi.ɡy.ʁe//

(existence) To be present, included, or listed in a specific place or document; to appear / be listed

Ce terme ne figure pas dans le dictionnaire de l'Académie.

(English) This term does not appear in the Academy's dictionary.

Son nom figure parmi les tués lors de la bataille de Sy.

(English) His name is listed among those killed during the battle of Sy.

verb//fi.ɡy.ʁe//

(mental) To imagine or picture something in one's mind, especially when reflexive; to imagine

Tu te figures qu'il travaille, mais il passe son temps à jouer.

(English) You imagine that he is working, but he spends his time playing.

Je me figurais que tout le monde connaissait cette histoire à Paris.

(English) I imagined that everyone in Paris knew this story.

verb//fi.ɡy.ʁe//

(appearance) To have the shape or look of a particular thing; to represent / look like

Le prolongement de cette fleur figure un petit capuchon.

(English) The extension of this flower looks like a small hood.

Le peintre a figuré une danse de bergers au premier plan du tableau.

(English) The painter represented a dance of shepherds in the foreground of the painting.

Entry ID: fr:en:figurer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary