FIG LEAF - Αγγλικά-Γαλλικά μετάφραση

fig leaf ΟΥΣ

fig leaf ΒΟΤ

feuille θηλ de figuier

fig leaf (in painting)

feuille θηλ de vigne

μτφ it's just a fig leaf!

c'est juste pour la forme

feuille de vigne ΤΈΧΝΗ

fig leaf

fig. ΟΥΣ abrév écrite

fig. → figure

fig.

fig.

see fig. 3

voir fig. 3

I. figure [βρετ ˈfɪɡə, αμερικ ˈfɪɡjər] ΟΥΣ

1. figure (number, amount):

figure

chiffre αρσ

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 βρετ

elle gagne plus de 100 000 livres

her salary runs into six figures αμερικ

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 θηλ

figure

personnage αρσ

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 αρσ

figure (in painting, sculpture)

figure θηλ

a familiar/diminutive/an imposing figure

un personnage familier/minuscule/imposant

human/reclining figure ΤΈΧΝΗ

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 θηλ 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 θηλ

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 οικ

avoir une silhouette sensationnelle οικ

made for a man's/woman's figure

fait pour une silhouette masculine/féminine

6. figure (geometric or other shape):

figure

figure θηλ

plane/solid figure

figure plane/à trois dimensions

7. figure (diagram):

figure

figure θηλ

see figure 4

voir figure 4

8. figure (in dance, skating):

figure

figure θηλ de style

II. figure [βρετ ˈfɪɡə, αμερικ ˈfɪɡjər] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. figure (suppose) οικ:

to figure (that) …

penser or se dire que …

2. figure ΛΟΓΟΤ (express):

figure

symboliser

III. figure [βρετ ˈfɪɡə, αμερικ ˈfɪɡjər] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

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 οικ

se comprendre

that figures

ça se comprend

it doesn't figure

ça n'a pas de sens

I. fig [βρετ fɪɡ, αμερικ fɪɡ] ΟΥΣ (fruit)

fig

figue θηλ

dried/fresh figs

figues sèches/fraîches

II. fig [βρετ fɪɡ, αμερικ fɪɡ] ΕΠΊΘ

fig → figurative

fig

figuré

figurative [βρετ ˈfɪɡ(ə)rətɪv, αμερικ ˈfɪɡjərədɪv] ΕΠΊΘ

1. figurative ΓΛΩΣΣ:

figurative

figuré

in the figurative sense

au sens figuré

2. figurative ΤΈΧΝΗ:

figurative

figuratif/-ive

I. leaf <pl leaves [liːvz]> [βρετ liːf, αμερικ lif] ΟΥΣ

1. leaf (of plant):

leaf

feuille θηλ

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 θηλ

leaf (of book)

page θηλ

leaf (of book)

feuillet αρσ ειδικ ορολ

3. leaf (of gold, silver):

leaf

feuille θηλ

4. leaf (of table):

leaf (sliding, removable)

rallonge θηλ

leaf (hinged)

abattant αρσ

II. -leafed, -leaved ΣΎΝΘ

red-leaf

à feuilles rouges

III. leaf [βρετ liːf, αμερικ 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 [fɪg] ΟΥΣ

fig

figue θηλ

I. fig. ΟΥΣ

fig. → figure

fig.

fig θηλ

II. fig. ΕΠΊΘ

fig. → figurative

fig.

fig

I. figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, αμερικ -jɚ] ΟΥΣ

1. figure (outline of body):

figure

silhouette θηλ

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 θηλ

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 αρσ

to be good at figures

être bon en calcul

4. figure πλ (bookkeeping, economic data):

figure

chiffres mpl

5. figure (diagram, representation):

figure

figure θηλ

II. figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, αμερικ -jɚ] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

figure

penser

III. figure [ˈfɪgəʳ, αμερικ -jɚ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (appear)

figure

figurer

figurative [ˈfɪgjərətɪv, αμερικ -jɚət̬ɪv] ΕΠΊΘ

1. figurative (metaphorical language):

figurative

figuré(e)

2. figurative ΤΈΧΝΗ:

figurative

figuratif αρσ

leaf <leaves> [li:f] ΟΥΣ

1. leaf a. ΒΟΤ, ΤΕΧΝΟΛ:

leaf

feuille θηλ

2. leaf (table part):

leaf

rallonge θηλ

ιδιωτισμοί:

to take a leaf from sb's book

en prendre de la graine sur qn

to shake like a leaf

trembler comme une feuille

fig [fɪg] ΟΥΣ

fig

figue θηλ

I. fig. ΕΠΊΘ

fig. → figurative

fig.

fig.

II. fig. ΟΥΣ

fig. → figure

fig.

fig. θηλ

I. figure [ˈfɪg·jər] ΟΥΣ

1. figure (outline of body):

figure

silhouette θηλ

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 θηλ

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 αρσ

to be good at figures

être bon en calcul

4. figure πλ (bookkeeping, economic data):

figure

chiffres mpl

5. figure (diagram, representation):

figure

figure θηλ

II. figure [ˈfɪg·jər] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

figure

penser

III. figure [ˈfɪg·jər] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (appear)

figure

figurer

figurative [ˈfɪg·jər·ə·t̬ɪv] ΕΠΊΘ

1. figurative ΓΛΩΣΣ (metaphorical):

figurative

figuré(e)

2. figurative ΤΈΧΝΗ:

figurative

figuratif(-ive)

leaf <leaves> [lif] ΟΥΣ

1. leaf a. ΒΟΤ, ΤΕΧΝΟΛ:

leaf

feuille θηλ

2. leaf (table part):

leaf

rallonge θηλ

ιδιωτισμοί:

to take a leaf out of sb's book

en prendre de la graine sur qn

to shake like a leaf

trembler comme une feuille

to turn over a new leaf

tourner la page

Present

I	leaf
you	leaf
he/she/it	leafs
we	leaf
you	leaf
they	leaf

Past

I	leafed
you	leafed
he/she/it	leafed
we	leafed
you	leafed
they	leafed

Present Perfect

I	have	leafed
you	have	leafed
he/she/it	has	leafed
we	have	leafed
you	have	leafed
they	have	leafed

Past Perfect

I	had	leafed
you	had	leafed
he/she/it	had	leafed
we	had	leafed
you	had	leafed
they	had	leafed

Μονόγλωσσα παραδείγματα (μη ελεγχόμενα από το λεξικογραφικό τμήμα)

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

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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.

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

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

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

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