profile
/ˈpɹoʊ.faɪl/ nom B2En français : contour, profil
- The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object. · His fingers traced the profile of the handle.
- The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view. · The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.
- A summary or collection of information, especially about a person. · Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.
- A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems. · I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.
- Reputation, prominence; noticeability. · Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.
- The amount by which something protrudes. · Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.
- A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
- Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses). · What's the thermal profile on that thing?
Pluriel profiles
Dans la bibliothèque
It was indeed no longer the profile, but the back, which was turned towards us.
The cast was taken in two moulds from each side of the face, and then these two profiles of plaster of Paris were joined together to make the complete bust.
His profile was half turned towards me, and his face seemed to be rigid with expectation as he stared out into the blackness of the moor.
They sat with their profiles towards me on either side of the round table.
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