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Définitions

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figure out		©
1. v. Résoudre, trouver comment faire.
Don't worry. I'll figure out later where to find an apartment.
2. v. Arriver à comprendre, déduire, apprendre, calculer.
The machine isn't working, and I can't figure it out.
anglais > anglais
figure out		©
1. v. (informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
As soon as I figure out what is wrong with my car, I will fix it.
2. v. (informal) To calculate.
We'd already figured out that the trip would cost $1,000.
Analyse
figure		©
1. n. Ligne, silhouette.
She showed off her figure in her new bathing suit.
Elle fit admirer sa ligne dans son nouveau maillot de bain.
2. n. Figure, illustration.
3. n. Personnage.
out		©
1. v. Dehors, à l'extérieur.
2. n. Excuse.
I need an out.
3. n. Conséquence d'une discipline complexe. Essentiellement dans l'expression the ins and outs of something.
The ins and outs of politics : Les différents aspects de la politique.

Exemples de phrases

All we've got to figure out is how many bottles we need.  We've got to look at this very calmly and figure out what to do.  I've been trying to figure out why we ended up next to each other here, in adjacent rooms.  Until I can figure out a way to prolong the length of the day.  There's no way anyone in this theater tonight could possibly figure out the relation of these two melodies.

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