polar circle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for polar circle in the French»English Dictionary

cercle polaire

polar circle

Translations for polar 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

polar [Brit ˈpəʊlə, Am ˈpoʊlər] ADJ

polar GEOG, ELEC icecap, lights, region

polaire

polar attraction (one)

du pôle

polar (both)

des pôles

to be polar opposites fig

être des pôles opposés

polar circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for polar circle in the English»French Dictionary

polar circle N

polar circle

cercle m polaire

Translations for polar 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

polar [ˈpəʊləʳ, Am ˈpoʊlɚ] ADJ

1. polar GEO:

polar

polaire

2. polar complete:

polar opposites

opposé(e)s complets(-ètes)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The polar circle is located at a latitude between these two areas, at the latitude of approx. 66.5 degrees.

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The duration of the midnight sun increases from one day during the summer solstice at the polar circle to approximately six months at the poles.

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This occurs only inside the polar circles.

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South of the polar circle people are going to have to charge this thing every few hours!

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The polar circles are not visible on the earth but it is shown on maps to be the areas that receives less sunlight due to less radiation.

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The term tropical region refers to regions situated on either side of the equator, whereas temperate region refers to regions that lie between the tropics and the polar circles.

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In the north, the range extends north of the polar circle.

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