inner circle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for inner circle in the English»French Dictionary

the charmed (inner) circle

les initiés mpl

the inner circle

le petit groupe

Translations for inner circle in the French»English Dictionary

cénacle form

inner circle

petite/grande ceinture (de ville)

inner/outer circle

Translations for inner circle in the English»French Dictionary

I.inner [Brit ˈɪnə, Am ˈɪnər] N

inner

cercle m intérieur (d'une cible)

II.inner [Brit ˈɪnə, Am ˈɪnər] ADJ attr

1. inner room, courtyard, wall, layer:

inner

intérieur

2. inner:

inner voice, conflict, life

intérieur

inner emotion, thought

intime

the inner circle

le petit groupe

the inner man (spirit)

l'homme m intérieur

the inner man hum

l'estomac m

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

inner circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for inner circle in the English»French Dictionary

inner circle N

inner circle

cercle m fermé

Translations for inner 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

inner [ˈɪnəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

1. inner (inside, internal) a. PSYCH:

inner

intérieur(e)

in the inner London area

dans le centre de Londres

2. inner (private):

inner

intime

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The top cards of the outer circle are available for play to the inner circle or around the outer circle.

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Students in the outer circle are much like scientific observers watching and listening to the conversation of the inner circle.

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After this, he reveals to the inner circle that his family was trusted with a message from the archangels.

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The leader can gain power by being a member of his or her manager's inner circle, which the leader can then share with subordinates.

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The inner circle has a width of 64 ft.

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Reed was close to the inner circle of the new government.

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His increasingly feeble health meant that his inner circle effectively ruled the country, and greatly enriched themselves, in his name.

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His inner circle then began to fall apart.

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Everyone in his inner circle was devoted to the main enterprise of the kingdom: warfare.

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The inner circle consists of 12 men plus two women, for a total of 122 mandali.

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