What does chiffré in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word chiffré in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chiffré in French.

The word chiffré in French means backed up by figures, encrypted, encoded, numeral, figure, number, character, total, combination, code, monogram, number, put a cost on, put a cost to, come to, amount to, cost, encode, encrypt, code, financial report, quantitative assessment, decimal place, Arabic numeral, turnover, hundreds, tens, units digit, Roman numeral, round number, hit your targets, make money, magic number, quantified target, achieve a turnover. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chiffré

backed up by figures

adjectif (renforcé à l'aide de données numériques)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les candidats présentent un programme chiffré aux électeurs.
The candidates present voters with a manifesto backed up by figures.

encrypted, encoded

adjectif (codé avec un chiffre)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'émissaire envoya une lettre chiffrée.
The envoy sent an encrypted letter.

numeral, figure, number, character

nom masculin (signe servant à écrire les nombres) (numbers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous écrivons en chiffres arabes et en chiffres romains.
We write in Arabic and Roman numerals.

total

nom masculin (total d'une évaluation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel est le chiffre de la population française ? 65 millions d'habitants. Le ministère du Travail vient de publier les chiffres du chômage et ils sont encore alarmants.
The Ministry of Employment has just published the unemployment figures and they are still worrying.

combination

nom masculin pluriel (combinaison d'une serrure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Connais-tu les chiffres du coffre fort ?
Do you know the combination for the safe?

code

nom masculin (code cryptographique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chiffre de notre ambassade change tous les mois.
The code for our embassy changes every month.

monogram

nom masculin (entrelacement d'initiales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils font graver leur chiffre sur les invitations.
They're having their monogram engraved on the invitations.

number

verbe transitif (numéroter)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Occupée à chiffrer les dossards, Lise sifflotait.
Lisa whistled as she got on with numbering the competitors' bibs.

put a cost on, put a cost to

verbe transitif (fournir un devis)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
J'ai demandé au plombier de chiffrer le remplacement de la chaudière.
I asked the plumber to put a cost on (or: to) the boiler replacement.

come to

(montant : s'élever)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Au final, les travaux se chiffrent à 10 000 €.
In the end, the work came to 10,000 euros.

amount to

(se compter)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Le nombre de morts se chiffre en milliers.
The death toll stands at thousands.

cost

verbe intransitif (familier (coûter cher) (informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Une montre pareille, ça doit chiffrer !
A watch like that must really have cost you!

encode, encrypt, code

verbe transitif (coder, encoder)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les espions avaient chiffré leur message.
The spies had encoded (or: encrypted) their message.

financial report

nom masculin (rapport financier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

quantitative assessment

nom masculin (rapport quantifié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

decimal place

nom masculin (décimales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Écrivez les résultats 2 chiffres après la virgule.
Write out the results to two decimal places.

Arabic numeral

nom masculin (chiffre de l'écriture décimale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chiffres arabes et chiffres romains sont deux façons d'écrire les nombres.

turnover

nom masculin (total des ventes) (business: revenue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chiffres d'affaires des réseaux sociaux sont considérables.

hundreds

nom masculin (Maths : place des centaines) (Mathematics)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Dans 841, 1 est le chiffre des unités, 4, le chiffre des dizaines et 8, le chiffre des centaines.

tens

nom masculin (Maths : place des dizaines) (Mathematics)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Dans 34, le 4 est le chiffre des unités et 3, le chiffre des dizaines.

units digit

nom masculin (Maths : place des unités)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le nombre 5724 est pair parce que le chiffre des unités est pair.

Roman numeral

nom masculin (chiffre utilisé par les Romains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les cadrans des horloges portent ordinairement des chiffres romains et les montres électroniques des chiffres arabes.

round number

nom masculin (chiffre arrondi, sans décimale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hit your targets

locution verbale (atteindre un objectif élevé)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le commissaire a demandé à ses agents de faire du chiffre en décembre sur les contraventions pour boucler les objectifs.

make money

locution verbale (commerce : vendre beaucoup)

L'été, les hôteliers font du chiffre dans les zones touristiques.

magic number

nom masculin (sports : potentiel de qualification) (Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

quantified target

nom masculin (but quantifié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

achieve a turnover

locution verbale (atteindre un nombre de ventes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En 2012, la presse écrite française a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de près de 9 milliards d'euros.

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