fig leaf en el diccionario francés Oxford-Hachette

Traducciones de fig leaf en el diccionario inglés»francés

fig leaf SUST.

fig leaf BOT.

feuille f de figuier

fig leaf (in painting)

feuille f de vigne

fig. it's just a fig leaf!

c'est juste pour la forme

Traducciones de fig leaf en el diccionario francés»inglés

feuille de vigne ARTE

fig leaf

Traducciones de fig leaf en el diccionario inglés»francés

fig. SUST. abrév écrite

fig. → figure

fig.

fig.

see fig. 3

voir fig. 3

Véase también: figure

I.figure [ingl. brit. ˈfɪɡə, ingl. am. ˈfɪɡjər] SUST.

1. figure (number, amount):

figure

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 ingl. brit.

elle gagne plus de 100 000 livres

her salary runs into six figures ingl. am.

elle gagne plus de 100 000 dollars

inflation is in single/double figures

le taux d'inflation est à un chiffre/à deux chiffres

to have a head for figures, to be good with figures

être doué pour le calcul

2. figure (known or important person):

figure

personnalité f

figure

personnage m

controversial/well-known/political figure

personnalité controversée/célèbre /politique

a minor or marginal figure

une personnalité peu importante

a legendary figure in rugby/rock music

un personnage légendaire du rugby/du rock

3. figure:

figure (person, human form)

personnage m

figure (in painting, sculpture)

figure f

a familiar/diminutive/an imposing figure

un personnage familier/minuscule/imposant

human/reclining figure ARTE

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. figure (representative or symbol):

mother/father figure

image f de la mère/du père

she is something of a Cassandra/Lady Macbeth figure

c'est une sorte de Cassandre/Lady Macbeth

5. figure (body shape):

figure

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 coloq.

avoir une silhouette sensationnelle coloq.

made for a man's/woman's figure

fait pour une silhouette masculine/féminine

6. figure (geometric or other shape):

figure

figure f

plane/solid figure

figure plane/à trois dimensions

7. figure (diagram):

figure

figure f

see figure 4

voir figure 4

8. figure (in dance, skating):

figure

figure f de style

II.figure [ingl. brit. ˈfɪɡə, ingl. am. ˈfɪɡjər] V. trans.

1. figure (suppose) coloq.:

to figure (that) …

penser or se dire que …

2. figure LIT. (express):

figure

symboliser

III.figure [ingl. brit. ˈfɪɡə, ingl. am. ˈfɪɡjər] V. intr.

1. figure (feature, appear):

figure

figurer

to figure in or on a list

figurer sur une liste

to figure in a novel/report

figurer dans un roman/rapport

2. figure (make sense):

figure coloq.

se comprendre

that figures

ça se comprend

it doesn't figure

ça n'a pas de sens

I.fig [ingl. brit. fɪɡ, ingl. am. fɪɡ] SUST. (fruit)

fig

figue f

dried/fresh figs

figues sèches/fraîches

II.fig [ingl. brit. fɪɡ, ingl. am. fɪɡ] ADJ.

fig → figurative

fig

figuré

Véase también: figurative

figurative [ingl. brit. ˈfɪɡ(ə)rətɪv, ingl. am. ˈfɪɡjərədɪv] ADJ.

1. figurative LING.:

figurative

figuré

in the figurative sense

au sens figuré

2. figurative ARTE:

figurative

figuratif/-ive

I.leaf <pl leaves [liːvz]> [ingl. brit. liːf, ingl. am. lif] SUST.

1. leaf (of plant):

leaf

feuille f

dock/oak/lettuce leaf

feuille de patience/de chêne/de salade

autumn leaves

feuilles d'automne

to come into leaf

se couvrir de feuilles

2. leaf:

leaf (of paper)

feuille f

leaf (of book)

page f

leaf (of book)

feuillet m espec.

3. leaf (of gold, silver):

leaf

feuille f

4. leaf (of table):

leaf (sliding, removable)

rallonge f

leaf (hinged)

abattant m

II.-leafed, -leaved COMPOSIT.

red-leaf

à feuilles rouges

III.leaf [ingl. brit. liːf, ingl. am. lif]

to shake like a leaf

trembler comme une feuille

to take a leaf out of sb's book

s'inspirer de qn

to turn over a new leaf

tourner la page

fig leaf en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de fig leaf en el diccionario inglés»francés

fig [fɪg] SUST.

fig

figue f

I.fig. SUST.

fig. → figure

fig.

fig f

II.fig. ADJ.

fig. → figurative

fig.

fig

Véase también: figure, figurative

I.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, ingl. am. -jɚ] SUST.

1. figure (outline of body):

figure

silhouette f

a figure in the distance

une silhouette au loin

to have a good figure

avoir un beau corps

to keep one's figure

garder la ligne

2. figure (personality):

figure

personnalité f

a leading figure in the movement

un personnage important dans le mouvement

a figure of fun

un personnage dont on se moque

3. figure (digit):

figure

chiffre m

to be good at figures

être bon en calcul

4. figure pl. (bookkeeping, economic data):

figure

chiffres mpl

5. figure (diagram, representation):

figure

figure f

II.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, ingl. am. -jɚ] V. trans.

figure

penser

III.figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, ingl. am. -jɚ] V. intr. (appear)

figure

figurer

figurative [ˈfɪgjərətɪv, ingl. am. -jɚət̬ɪv] ADJ.

1. figurative (metaphorical language):

figurative

figuré(e)

2. figurative ARTE:

figurative

figuratif m

leaf <leaves> [li:f] SUST.

1. leaf a. BOT., TÉC.:

leaf

feuille f

2. leaf (table part):

leaf

rallonge f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to take a leaf from sb's book

en prendre de la graine sur qn

to shake like a leaf

trembler comme une feuille

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

But the judges in their wisdom have allowed perpetrators to go free based on this legal fig leaf.

en.wikipedia.org

The sculptor suggested that he was not even sure what a fig leaf looked like, an often suggested addition, and no coverage was requested during the commission.

en.wikipedia.org

A metaphorical fig leaf is something visible but innocuous, as against a coverup in which the existence of something may be entirely hidden.

en.wikipedia.org

It's purely a fig leaf that covers the fact we need more money to throw at voters.

www.afr.com

Noble patronage was, at the very least, the legal fig leaf that allowed professional players to function in society.

en.wikipedia.org

Fig leaf rust can cause defoliation which eventually weakens the tree.

www.stuff.co.nz

This woman is a supercilious decorative fig leaf to hide a gigantic crime.

www.rferl.org

Planning is already becoming a token fig leaf at the local level, and investment in transport is becoming centralised.

theconversation.com

Instead, opponents of this strategy argue for something far more demeaning, the fig leaf for the collaborationist.

www.onlineopinion.com.au

The top notes of the men's fragrance are sky air, fig leaf, and green mango.

en.wikipedia.org