What does chiffrer in French mean?

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

The word chiffrer in French means number, put a cost on, put a cost to, come to, amount to, cost, encode, encrypt, code. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chiffrer

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.

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