magic circle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for magic circle in the English»French Dictionary

magic circle N

magic circle

cercle m magique

Translations for magic 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.magic [Brit ˈmadʒɪk, Am ˈmædʒɪk] N

1. magic (supernatural power):

magic

magie f

to believe in magic

croire à la magie

as if by magic

comme par enchantement

to practise magic

pratiquer la magie

it works like magic!

c'est miraculeux!

to work magic

faire des miracles

black/white magic

magie f noire/blanche

to do sth by magic

faire qc par magie

2. magic (enchantment):

magic

magie f (of de)

the room had lost some of its magic

la pièce avait perdu un peu de sa magie

II.magic [Brit ˈmadʒɪk, Am ˈmædʒɪk] ADJ

magic

magique

it's magic!

c'est formidable!

the Magic Flute

la Flûte enchantée

magic circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for magic 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

I.magic [ˈmædʒɪk] N no pl

magic

magie f

(as if) by magic

comme par magie

II.magic [ˈmædʒɪk] ADJ

magic

magique

magic show

de magie

that's magic Brit inf

c'est génial

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are used at an altar, inside a magic circle.

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He draws the magic circle to receive her.

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Instead of being impenetrable, however, an examination of contemporary virtual worlds reveals that the magic circle is actually quite porous.

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In this, it states that items must be consecrated within a magic circle, at whose centre lies a paten.

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Arguably this was the first formal attempt to frame a defined offshore magic circle, although the directory pointedly did not use the term.

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The concept of an offshore magic circle was first suggested in the wake of a series of cross-jurisdictional mergers and expansions by various firms.

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It is included in the assemblage of firms referred to as the offshore magic circle.

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