Grammatical class
Noun
figure
face
Details
Syllables
fi-gu-re
Phonetics
fi.gyʁ
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
3571
Freq. (movies)
5054
Freq. (news)
1442
Sentences
Figure d’autorité
Authority figure
Il m'a cassé la figure.
He beat the shit out of me.
Ça va vous péter à la figure.
This is going to blow up in your face.
Va te débarbouiller la figure !
Go and clean up your face!
Il m'a dit de me laver la figure.
He told me to wash my face.
Se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure
To be plain as the nose on one's face
Je vais te mettre mon poing dans la figure.
I'm going to punch you in the face.
Ça leur a explosé à la figure.
it's blown up in their face.
Deux lycéens ont cassé la figure à Tom.
Two high school boys beat Tom black and blue.
Cela pourrait nous exploser à la figure.
This could blow up in our faces.
Il s’est lavé la figure avec de l’eau et du savon.
He washed his face with water and soap.
Tu as volé mon vélo, et maintenant je vais te casser la figure.
You stole my bike, and now I'm going to break your face.