What does chiffres in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word chiffres in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chiffres in French.
The word chiffres in French means number, put a cost on, put a cost to, come to, amount to, cost, encode, encrypt, code, numeral, figure, number, character, total, combination, code, monogram. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word chiffres
numberverbe 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 toverbe 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. |
costverbe 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, codeverbe 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. |
numeral, figure, number, characternom 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. |
totalnom 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. |
combinationnom 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? |
codenom 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. |
monogramnom 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. |
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