family circle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for family circle in the English»French Dictionary

family circle N

1. family circle (group):

family circle

cercle m familial

2. family circle Am THEAT:

family circle

deuxième balcon m

Translations for family circle in the French»English Dictionary

entourage (famille)

family circle

l'entourage familial

the family circle

le cercle de famille

the family circle

Translations for family 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

family [Brit ˈfamɪli, ˈfam(ə)li, Am ˈfæm(ə)li] N

family (gen) LING, ZOOL (group)

famille f

family (children)

enfants mpl

to run in the family

tenir de famille

to be one of the family

faire partie de la famille

to start a family

avoir un (premier) enfant

do you have any family?

avez-vous des enfants?

a family of four

une famille de quatre personnes

a family of four attr affair, feud, home

de famille

a family of four member, friend

de la famille

a family of four responsibilities, accommodation

familial

for family reasons

pour raisons familiales

to be in the family way inf, hum

être enceinte

family circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for family circle in the French»English Dictionary

s'introduire dans une famille/un milieu

to gain entry to a family/a circle

Translations for family 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

family [ˈfæməli] N

1. family <-lies> + sing/pl vb (group):

family

famille f

a family of four/six

une famille de quatre/six personnes

2. family no pl (relations, family members):

family

famille f

to be family

être de la famille

to be (like) one of the family

faire partie de la famille

to run in the family

être de famille

to start a family

avoir des enfants

do you have family? children

vous avez des enfants?

do you have family? relatives

vous avez de la famille?

do you have family? (for families with children) show

familial(e)

family viewing

des émissions pour toute la famille

a family fare

un billet famille

a family hotel

un hôtel pour familles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was obsessively timid outside the family circle to the point of turning her back on her partners in conversation without saying a word.

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Furthest from the stage and up against the theatre ceiling, the family circle offered the cheapest accommodations.

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