What does figurant in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word figurant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use figurant in French.
The word figurant in French means extra, onlooker, appear, imagine, represent, depict. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word figurant
extra(Cinéma, Théâtre (comédien de second rôle) (film) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les figurants sont nombreux sur ce tournage de film historique. There are a lot of extras on this historical film shoot. |
onlooker(figuré (participant sans rôle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce participant n'était qu'un figurant. This stakeholder only plays a minor part. |
appearverbe intransitif (apparaître) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Son nom ne figure pas sur la liste des invités. His name does not appear on the guest list. |
imagineverbe pronominal (s'imaginer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Les enfants se figurent que la table se dresse toute seule. The children imagine the table lays itself. |
represent, depictverbe transitif (représenter) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ce symbole figure une église sur les cartes. This symbol represents a church on the map. |
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