Antarctic Circle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Antarctic Circle in the English»French Dictionary

Antarctic Circle

Antarctic Circle

cercle m polaire antarctique

Translations for Antarctic Circle in the French»English Dictionary

cercle polaire antarctique

Antarctic circle

Translations for Antarctic 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.Antarctic [Brit anˈtɑːktɪk, Am æn(t)ˈɑrktɪk]

the Antarctic

l'Antarctique m

II.Antarctic [Brit anˈtɑːktɪk, Am æn(t)ˈɑrktɪk] ADJ a. antarctic

Antarctic

antarctique

Antarctic Circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Antarctic Circle in the English»French Dictionary

Antarctic Circle N

Antarctic Circle

le cercle polaire antarctique

Translations for Antarctic Circle in the French»English Dictionary

le cercle polaire/la péninsule antarctique

the Antarctic Circle/Peninsula

Translations for Antarctic 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

Antarctic [ænˈtɑ:ktɪk, Am -ˈtɑ:rk-] N

the Antarctic

l'Antarctique m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is no permanent human population south of the Antarctic Circle.

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It was the first land to have been spotted south of the Antarctic Circle, and was thus also the southernmost sighted land at the time of its discovery.

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With the extra days, passengers head further south for a possible crossing of the Antarctic Circle.

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This species is mainly distributed throughout the seas and oceans south of the Antarctic Circle.

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But bone analysis studied from dinosaurs that once lived in the Antarctic Circle suggests that the animals did not hibernate.

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The Antarctic Circle marks the northern extremity of the southern hemisphere 24-hour sunlit day, and 24-hour sunless night at sea level.

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He spent the next 10 years as a whaler in the Antarctic Circle.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

In the process she became the first steam vessel to cross the Antarctic Circle.

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This was the first time a human set foot south of the Antarctic Circle.

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This was the first expedition to overwinter within the Antarctic Circle.

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