Sentence examples of "figure de rhétorique" in French

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Votre nom figure en première place sur ma liste. Your name stands first on my list.
En musique comme en rhétorique, une pause est souvent utilisée pour créer un effet dramatique. In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.
Peux-tu arranger le coup pour qu'elle figure dans cette émission de télé ? Can you make it so she can get on that TV program?
Une cascade de sueur commença à couler sur ma figure. A waterfall of sweat began to pour down my face.
Deux lycéens ont cassé la figure à Tom. Two high school boys beat Tom black and blue.
Elle se maquilla la figure en 20 minutes. She made up her face in 20 minutes.
Elle, à la figure tellement douce et pure, s'est sabordée en écorchant nos deux noms. She, with such a sweet and pure figure, killed herself while cursing both of our names.
Sur le drapeau étasunien figure une étoile pour chaque État. On the American flag there's a star for every state.
Cette personne a eu un étrange sourire sur la figure pendant un instant.Que pensez-vous que cela cache ? That person has had an odd grin on his face for a while. What do you suppose is behind it?
Elle s'essuya la figure avec un mouchoir. She wiped her face with a handkerchief.
Saviez-vous que "crédule" ne figure pas dans le dictionnaire ? Did you know "credulous" is not in the dictionary?
Il m'a dit de me laver la figure. He told me to wash my face.
Sa figure devint bleue à l'écoute des informations. His face turned pale to hear the news.
Ton nom figure en première place sur ma liste. Your name stands first on my list.
Ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure It's as plain as the nose on your face
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