Usage examples of "official figures" in English with translation to French

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Young girls' desire for slim figures is strong. L'attrait des femmes pour la minceur est puissant.
A Transitional Council official told the press that he expects oil production to reach 1.6 million barrels per day within a year. Un fonctionnaire du Conseil de Transition a déclaré à la presse qu'il prévoit que la production de pétrole atteigne un million six cent mille barils par jour d'ici un an.
These figures don't add up. La somme de ces chiffres ne colle pas.
The government official spoke to the reporter on condition of anonymity. Le fonctionnaire du gouvernement a parlé au reporter sous couvert d'anonymat.
All at once, I saw two figures: one a little man who was stumping along eastward at a good walk, and the other a girl of maybe eight or ten who was running as hard as she was able down a cross street. Soudainement, je vis deux silhouettes : l'une d'un petit homme qui marchait d'un bon pas lourd en direction de l'est et l'autre d'une fille de peut-être huit ou dix ans qui courait à perdre haleine au long d'une rue de traverse.
As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution. En tant qu'officier public, vous avez prêté serment de soutenir et défendre la constitution.
Great figures don't meet high standards, but rather make their own. Les grands personnages ne se plient pas aux hautes exigences, mais créent plutôt les leurs.
A customs official asked me to open my suitcase. Un agent des douanes me demanda d'ouvrir ma valise.
The figures add up to 230. Les chiffres ont un total de 230.
The European Union has 23 official languages, theoretically with the same rights, but in practice only 3 working languages: English, French and German. L'Union Européenne a 23 langues officielles qui ont théoriquement les mêmes droits mais en pratique il y a seulement 3 langues de travail : l'anglais, le français et l'allemand.
She said that her life was so boring. It figures because all she did was watch TV all day. Elle dit que sa vie était tellement ennuyeuse. Ça paraît logique parce que tout ce qu'elle faisait était de regarder la télé toute la journée.
Thai is the official language in Thailand. La langue officielle de la Thaïlande est le thaï.
I deal in facts and figures, not vague impressions. Je raisonne sur des faits et des chiffres, et non pas sur de vagues impressions.
Can we trust his words if he uses non official stems? Peut-on se fier à ses mots s'il emploie des racines non officielles ?
He amused himself by drawing figures. Il se divertit en traçant des silhouettes.
This news is official. Cette nouvelle est officielle.
Did you double-check these figures? Avez-vous contre-vérifié ces chiffres ?
The Pope Benedict the 16th arrived in Germany on an official visit. Le pape Benoit XVI est arrivé en Allemagne en visite officielle.
The sumptuous residence of a government official was pillaged. La somptueuse résidence d'un fonctionnaire du gouvernement a été pillée.
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