figurer

Definition: to represent, appear

Ces images figurent le soleil - These images represent the sun

Mon nom ne figure pas sur la liste - My name isn't on the list

se figurer - to believe, imagine

Il a gagné, figure-toi - He won, imagine that/if you can believe that

Figure-toi qu'il ne m'en a rien dit - Believe it or not, he didn't tell me anything about it

Related: figuré - figurative; un figurant - extra (in a movie)

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