figuration

fiɡyʁasjɔ̃
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Translation of figuration into English

Noun, feminine

1.

figurants

ensemble des acteurs qui jouent des rôles secondaires sans parler
extras background actors
  • La figuration de ce film compte plus de cent personnes.The extras in this film number over a hundred people.
2.

rôle mineur

rôle secondaire ou sans importance dans un groupe
bit part walk-on role background role extra
  • Il ne fait que de la figuration dans cette entreprise.He only has a bit part in this company.
3.

représentation

action de représenter quelque chose par une image ou un symbole
  • La figuration de cette bataille est très réaliste dans ce tableau.The depiction of this battle is very realistic in this painting.
4.

formation

Rare
action de former ou de créer quelque chose
Rare
  • La figuration de ce nouveau parti politique a pris du temps.The formation of this new political party took time.
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Expressions with figuration: examples in French and translations in English

be an extra
do extra work
Elle a fait de la figuration dans plusieurs films français.
non-representational art
abstraction
La non-figuration a révolutionné la peinture au XXe siècle.

Synonyms and analogies of figuration in French

Examples of figuration in a sentence

  • Il a commencé sa carrière par la figuration au théâtre.
  • Dans le film, elle n’a qu’une figuration sans dialogue.
  • Sa figuration au conseil n’a eu aucun impact.
  • La figuration du héros en statue inspire les visiteurs.
  • La figuration du mal par un serpent est fréquente.
  • La figuration d’un nouveau concept a nécessité plusieurs réunions.

Translations of "figuration" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
figurationn.

Entre figuration et abstraction, ses intrigantes peintures entendent provoquer une émotion.

Between figuration and abstraction, her intriguing paintings intend to provoke emotion.

representationn.

Ce logo propose une figuration simple de la ville grâce à quelques lignes géométriques.

This logo offers a simple representation of the city using just a few geometric lines.

extran.

La production a prévu une figuration différente pour chaque scène de foule.

The production planned to use different extras for each crowd scene.

depictionn.

La figuration de la justice par une femme aux yeux bandés est très connue.

The depiction of justice as a blindfolded woman is very well known.

figurativenessn.

Il n'est pas étonnant que la figuration vive et la plasticité de cette musique ont engendré les idées sur son interprétation scénique...

It is not surprising that bright figurativeness and plasticity of this music have generated thoughts on its scenic interpretation...

figuringn.

La page matérielle sur laquelle elle écrit - le codex féministe - n'est jamais une figure statique, mais une figuration.

The material page on which she writes - the feminist codex - is never a static figure, but a figuring.

walk-onn.

De la simple figuration.

Just a walk-on this time.

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Other translations for figuration:

  • numbersnpl.
  • walk-on partn.
  • walk-on partsnpl.
  • extra partn.
  • playing bit partsn.
  • bit partn.
  • working as an extran.
  • background rolen.

figuration: Examples and translations in context

Parallèlement, elle continue ses recherches formelles, alternant figuration et abstraction.

Meanwhile, she continues her formal research, alternating figuration and abstraction.

Sa peinture se modifie, un nouveau dialogue avec la figuration transparaît.

The style of his paintings changed, revealing a new dialogue with figuration.

Cette exposition assemble nos perceptions et nos outils de figuration du territoire.

This exhibition brings together our perceptions and tools of figuration of the territory.

La perte du sens laisse libre cours à la figuration généralisée.

The loss of meaning gives free rein to a «generalized figuration».

Dès lors, il me semblait incontournable d'explorer la figuration.

From then on, it seemed essential to me to explore figuration.

La musique décline peu à peu dans un chatoiement de figuration du clavier.

The music gradually ebbs in a shimmer of keyboard figuration.

Les images fantomatiques montrées occupent un espace entre l'abstraction et la figuration.

Its ghostly images come from a space between abstraction and figuration.

Les phénomènes d'influence apparaissent paradigmatiques de la figuration psychique de la pénétration.

Influence's phenomena seem paradigmatic of a psychic figuration of penetration.

See also:

non-figuration
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