Arctic Circle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Arctic Circle in the English»French Dictionary

Arctic Circle N

Arctic Circle

cercle m polaire arctique

Translations for Arctic Circle in the French»English Dictionary

cercle polaire arctique

Arctic circle

Translations for Arctic Circle in the English»French Dictionary

I.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] N

1. circle:

circle (shape)

cercle m

circle (of spectators, trees, chairs, flowers)

cercle m

circle (of fabric, paper, colour)

rond m

to form a circle objects:

former un cercle

to form a circle people:

faire un cercle (around autour de)

to sit in a circle

s'asseoir en cercle

to move/swim in circles

tourner/nager en rond

to go round in circles lit, fig

tourner en rond

2. circle (group):

circle

cercle m

circle

groupe m (of de)

to be in sb's circle

faire partie du cercle de qn

his circle of friends

le cercle de ses amis

in business/theatrical circles

dans les milieux d'affaires/du théâtre

literary circles

le monde littéraire

to move in fashionable circles

fréquenter le beau monde

3. circle THEAT:

circle

balcon m

to sit in the circle

être au balcon

II.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] VB trans

1. circle (move round):

circle plane, helicopter: airport, tower

tourner autour de

circle satellite: planet

graviter autour de

circle person, animal, vehicle: square, building

faire le tour de

circle person, animal

tourner autour de

they circled each other

ils se tournaient autour

2. circle (encircle):

circle word, mistake, answer

encercler

III.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] VB intr

circle helicopter, plane, vulture:

décrire des cercles (above, over au-dessus de)

circle predator, vehicle, horseman:

tourner en rond (around autour de)

as we walked along, the helicopter circled overhead

on marchait, et l'hélicoptère décrivait des cercles au-dessus de nous

IV.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l]

to come full circle person:

boucler la boucle

to come full circle situation:

revenir à son point de départ

the wheel has come or turned full circle

la boucle est bouclée

to have circles under one's eyes

avoir les yeux cernés

to square the circle

résoudre (le problème de) la quadrature du cercle

I.Arctic [Brit ˈɑːktɪk, Am ˈɑrktɪk, ˈɑrdɪk]

the Arctic

l'Arctique m

to/in the Arctic

dans l'Arctique

II.Arctic [Brit ˈɑːktɪk, Am ˈɑrktɪk, ˈɑrdɪk] ADJ

1. Arctic climate, animal:

Arctic

arctique

2. Arctic expedition, equipment:

Arctic

polaire

3. Arctic (icy) fig:

Arctic conditions, temperature

glacial

Arctic Circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Arctic Circle in the English»French Dictionary

Arctic Circle N

Arctic Circle

cercle m polaire arctique

Translations for Arctic Circle in the French»English Dictionary

le cercle polaire/l'océan arctique

the Arctic Circle/Ocean

Translations for Arctic Circle in the English»French Dictionary

I.circle [ˈsɜ:kl, Am ˈsɜ:r-] N

1. circle (round):

circle

cercle m

to go round in circles

faire des cercles

2. circle (group):

circle

cercle m

3. circle (professionals):

circle

milieu m

to move in exalted circles

fréquenter la haute société

4. circle no pl (in auditorium):

circle

balcon m

in the circle

au balcon

5. circle (under eyes):

circle

cernes fpl

to come full circle

revenir au point de départ

to run/go round in circles

tourner en rond

to square the circle

arrondir les angles

a vicious circle

un cercle vicieux

II.circle [ˈsɜ:kl, Am ˈsɜ:r-] VB trans

1. circle (move round):

circle

tourner autour de

2. circle (surround):

circle

entourer

III.circle [ˈsɜ:kl, Am ˈsɜ:r-] VB intr

circle

tourner

Arctic [ˈɑ:ktɪk, Am ˈɑ:rk-] N

the Arctic

l'Arctique m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The position of the Arctic Circle is not fixed.

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The equivalent line of latitude in the northern hemisphere is the Arctic Circle.

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Both locations are north of the Arctic Circle.

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It is 102km mi north of the Arctic Circle.

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It occasionally roosts inside shipping crates and this may account for reports of the species above the Arctic Circle.

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The party remained stranded north of the Arctic Circle for two years before being rescued, yet all but one of its members survived.

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Much of the area sits north of the Arctic Circle, and includes some of the world's northernmost communities.

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A beast is loose somewhere north of the Arctic Circle.

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The next day she crossed the Arctic Circle, and almost immediately encountered rough weather which resulted in flooded cabins and seasickness.

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The locations of the stations, all north of the Arctic Circle, meant long periods without sunlight all day or with sunlight all day.

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