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101 figure
figure, US [transcription]["fIgj\@r"]A n1 (number, amount) chiffre m ; a provisional/disappointing figure un chiffre provisoire/décevant ; a figure of 15 million un chiffre de 15 millions ; a figure of £150 la somme de 150 livres ; government/official figures les chiffres gouvernementaux/officiels ; a four-/six-figure sum un montant de quatre/six chiffres ; her salary runs into six figures elle gagne plus de 100 000 livres GB or dollars US ; inflation is in single/double figures le taux d'inflation est à unchiffre/à deux chiffres ; to have a head forfigures, to be good with figures être doué pour lecalcul ;2 ( known or important person) personnalité f, personnage m ; controversial/well-known/political figure personnalité controversée/célèbre/politique ; a minor ou marginal figure une personnalité peu importante ; a legendary figure in rugby/rock music un personnage légendaire du rugby/du rock ;3 (person, human form) personnage m ; (in painting, sculpture) figure f ; a familiar/imposing/diminutive figure un personnage familier/imposant/minuscule ; human/reclining figure Art figure humaine/allongée ; a figure appeared through the mist une silhouette est apparue dans le brouillard ; to cut a sorry/fine figure faire piètre/bonne figure ; to cut a dashing figure avoir l'air fringant ;4 ( representative or symbol) mother/father figure image f de la mère/du père ; authority figure symbole m de l'autorité ; hate figure bète f noire ; she is something of a Cassandra/Lady Macbeth figure c'est une sorte de Cassandre/Lady Macbeth ;5 ( body shape) ligne f ; to keep one's figure garder la ligne ; to lose one's figure prendre de l'embonpoint ; to watch one's figure surveiller sa ligne ; to have a great figure ○ avoir une silhouette sensationnelle ○ ; made for a man's/woman's figure fait pour une silhouette masculine/féminine ;8 (in dance, skating) figure f de style.B vtrC vi1 (feature, appear) figurer ; to figure in ou on a list figurer sur une liste ; to figure in a novel/report figurer dans un roman/rapport ;2 ○ ( make sense) se comprendre ; that figures ça se comprend ; it doesn't figure ça n'a pas de sens.■ figure in US:▶ figure in [sth], figure [sth] in inclure, compter.■ figure on ○: figure on [sth] s'attendre à ; I hadn't figured on that! je ne m'attendais pas à ça! ; to figure on doing compter faire ; to figure on sb doing s'attendre à ce que qn fasse.■ figure out:▶ figure out [sth], figure [sth] out trouver [answer, reason, best way] ; to figure out who/why/how etc arriver à comprendre qui/pourquoi/comment etc ; I can't figure him out je ne comprends rien à cet homme-là ; she's got her future figured out elle a son avenir tout tracé. -
102 obscure
obscure [əb'skjʊə(r)](a) (not clear) obscur;∎ the meaning is rather obscure le sens n'est pas très clair;∎ an obscure feeling of unease un obscur ou vague sentiment de malaise;∎ for some obscure reason he thought it would help il pensait, pour d'obscures raisons, que ça serait utile;∎ of obscure birth de naissance obscure∎ she comes from an obscure little village elle vient d'un petit village perdu∎ to grow or become obscure s'obscurcir, s'assombrir∎ that building obscures the view ce bâtiment cache la vue;∎ to obscure the truth cacher ou dissimuler la vérité∎ to obscure the facts/the issue embrouiller les faits/la question -
103 apparent
apparent [ə'pærənt]∎ to make sth apparent indiquer qch clairement;∎ the tension between them had become apparent to us all nous sentions tous désormais la tension qui existait entre eux;∎ the truth became apparent to her la vérité lui apparut;∎ it was apparent to me that… pour moi il était évident que…;∎ for no apparent reason sans raison apparente∎ with apparent ease avec une facilité apparente;∎ I admire the apparent ease with which she does the work j'admire l'apparente facilité avec laquelle elle exécute le travail -
104 evidence
['evidəns]1) (information etc that gives reason for believing something; proof (eg in a law case): Have you enough evidence (of his guilt) to arrest him?) preuve(s)2) ((an) indication; a sign: Her bag on the table was the only evidence of her presence.) signe -
105 explain
[ik'splein]1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) expliquer2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) expliquer•- explanatory - explain away -
106 motive
['məutiv](something that makes a person choose to act in a particular way; a reason: What was his motive for murdering the old lady?) motif- motivate- motivation -
107 objection
[əb'‹ekʃən]1) (an expression of disapproval: He raised no objection to the idea.) objection2) (a reason for disapproving: My objection is that he is too young.) objection
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