Statue (en. Statue)

/staty/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

An image, generally three-dimensional, of a person or an animal, often made of stone, metal, or wood.

The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom.

La statue de la Liberté est un symbole de liberté.

A sculpted work of art that has cultural or historical value.

This Roman statue is on display at the museum.

Cette statue romaine est exposée au musée.

An artistic representation of a character, often votive or commemorative.

They erected a statue in homage to the victims of the war.

Ils ont érigé une statue en hommage aux victimes de la guerre.

From the Latin 'statua', deriving from 'stare', which means 'to stand' or 'to be upright'.

to pose like a statue

To remain motionless, often due to shyness or astonishment.

poser comme une statue

salt statue

To refer to the transformation into stone or to a frozen state, often used metaphorically.

statue de sel

sculpture

A work of art created by shaping a material.

sculpture

bust

A representation of the upper body, usually of a person.

buste

To be as still as a statue.

He was so surprised that he stood there, a statue.

Il était tellement surpris qu'il est resté là, statue.

To refer to someone who is very quiet or seemingly unresponsive.

At the meeting, I expected him to speak, but he remained a statue.

Dans la réunion, je m'attendais à ce qu'il parle, mais il est resté une statue.