vicious circle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vicious circle in the English»French Dictionary

vicious circle N

vicious circle

cercle m vicieux

Translations for vicious circle in the English»French Dictionary

to break out of routine, vicious circle

sortir de

Translations for vicious circle in the French»English Dictionary

cercle vicieux

vicious circle

un cercle vicieux

a vicious circle

sortir d'un cercle vicieux

to break out of a vicious circle

Translations for vicious circle in the English»French Dictionary

vicious [Brit ˈvɪʃəs, Am ˈvɪʃəs] ADJ

vicious person, animal, power, system

malfaisant

vicious speech, attack, price cut, revenge

brutal

vicious rumour, sarcasm, version, lie

malveillant

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

vicious circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vicious circle in the English»French Dictionary

vicious circle N

vicious circle

cercle m vicieux

Translations for vicious circle in the English»French Dictionary

a vicious circle

un cercle vicieux

Translations for vicious circle in the French»English Dictionary

cycle infernal

vicious circle

Translations for vicious 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

vicious [ˈvɪʃəs] ADJ

1. vicious (malicious):

vicious

malveillant(e)

vicious fighting

haineux(-euse)

vicious gossip

méchant(e)

2. vicious (cruel):

vicious

violent(e)

3. vicious (able to cause pain):

vicious

pervers(e)

vicious animal

méchant(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Communities can be caught in poverty traps where pervasive violence and deprivation form a vicious circle that stifles economic growth.

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This adds a pronounced auto-toxin stimulation to that coming from overstimulating habits, and completes a vicious circle.

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You can see the vicious circle, and it's delicious (if a little maddening) to ponder.

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Terms of this kind give rise to vicious circle fallacies.

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Consequently, many systems of definitions are constructed according to the vicious circle principle in such a way that authors do not produce viciously circular definitions.

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Hence, good sleep hygiene is important to help break this vicious circle.

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And hence the argument is a vicious circle.

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Another side thinks this simply leads to a vicious circle.

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To avoid this vicious circle certain concepts must be taken as primitive concepts; terms which are given no definition.

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They were caught in a vicious circle imposed by the patriarchical society.

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