circle in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for circle in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] N

1. circle:

circle

cerchio m

to form a circle objects:

formare un cerchio

to form a circle people:

fare un cerchio (around attorno a)

to sit in a circle

sedersi in cerchio

to move, swim in circles

muoversi, nuotare in tondo

to go round in circles

girare in tondo also fig

2. circle (group):

circle

cerchia f

circle

gruppo m (of di)

to be in sb's circle

fare parte della cerchia di qn

his circle of friends

la sua cerchia di amici

in business, theatrical circles

nell'ambiente degli affari, del teatro

literary circles

il mondo or l'ambiente letterario

to move in fashionable circles

frequentare il bel mondo

3. circle THEAT:

circle

galleria f

to sit in the circle

sedersi in galleria

II.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] VB trans

1. circle (move round):

circle plane, helicopter: airport, tower

girare intorno a

circle satellite: planet

gravitare, orbitare intorno a

circle person, animal, vehicle: square, building

fare il giro di

circle person, animal

girare intorno a

they circled each other

si giravano intorno l'un l'altro

2. circle (encircle):

circle word, mistake, answer

cerchiare, fare un cerchio intorno a

III.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l] VB intr

circle helicopter, plane, vulture:

girare in tondo, volteggiare (above, over sopra)

circle predator, vehicle, horseman:

girare in tondo (around attorno a)

as we walked along, the helicopter circled overhead

mentre camminavamo l'elicottero volteggiava su di noi

IV.circle [Brit ˈsəːk(ə)l, Am ˈsərk(ə)l]

to come full circle person, situation:

ritornare al punto di partenza

the wheel has come or turned full circle

il cerchio si è chiuso

to have circles under one's eyes

avere gli occhi cerchiati

to square the circle

cercare la quadratura del cerchio

dress circle [Brit, Am ˈdrɛs ˌsərkəl] N THEAT

dress circle

prima galleria f

family circle [ˌfæməlɪˈsɜːkl] N

1. family circle (group):

family circle

cerchia f familiare

2. family circle Am THEAT:

family circle

seconda galleria f

meridian circle [Am məˈrɪdiən ˈsərkəl] N

meridian circle

cerchio m meridiano

crop circle [Brit, Am krɑp ˈsərkəl] N

crop circle

= in un campo coltivato a cereali, area circolare in cui i gambi sono stati schiacciati a terra

vicious circle [Brit, Am ˈvɪʃəs ˈsərkəl] N

vicious circle

circolo m vizioso

magic circle [ˌmædʒɪkˈsɜkl] N

magic circle

cerchio m magico

turning circle [Brit] N

turning circle

angolo m di sterzatura

stone circle [Brit] N

stone circle

cromlech m

traffic circle [Brit, Am ˈtræfɪk ˌsərkəl] N Am

traffic circle

rotatoria f

circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for circle in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.circle [ˈsɜ:r·kl] N

1. circle a. MATH:

circle

cerchio m

to go around in circles

girare attorno

to run around in circles fig

non riuscire a combinare niente

to have circles under one's eyes

avere le occhiaie

2. circle THEAT:

circle

galleria f

Phrases:

to come full circle

chiudere il cerchio

to square the circle

quadrare il cerchio

II.circle [ˈsɜ:r·kl] VB trans

circle

cerchiare

circle (move in a circle around)

girare attorno a

III.circle [ˈsɜ:r·kl] VB intr

circle aircraft:

circle

girare in tondo

traffic circle N

traffic circle

rotatoria f

dress circle N THEAT

dress circle

prima galleria f

polar circle N

polar circle

circolo m polare

vicious circle N

vicious circle

circolo m vizioso

Arctic Circle N

Arctic Circle

Circolo m Polare Artico

Antarctic Circle N

Antarctic Circle

Circolo m polare antartico

Translations for circle in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

cerchia

circle

cerchia di amici fig

circle of friends

circolo

circle

circolo vizioso fig

vicious circle

rotatoria

traffic circle

circle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come full circle

chiudere il cerchio

to square the circle

quadrare il cerchio

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It becomes sensible from an initial quiescence or emptiness (wuji, sometimes symbolized by an empty circle), and continues moving until quiescence is reached again.

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A pot can be supported above this with a circle of chicken wire or metal tent pegs.

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At a given signal, the circle could then fan out in all directions, trying to pick off individual enemy ships.

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The spider promptly walked out of the circle and off the table.

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Located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle and surrounded by a vast wilderness, its geographic location is ideal for many of these purposes.

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The negative shows that the acceleration is pointed towards the center of the circle (opposite the radius), hence it is called centripetal (i.e. center-seeking).

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He stressed that the rhumb line distance is an acceptable approximation for true great circle distance for courses of short or moderate distance, particularly at lower latitudes.

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This provides a natural realisation of the osculating circle to a curve, and the curvature spheres of a surface.

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She maintained a diary, and corresponded regularly with friends in her artistic circle.

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In the limit of many waves, the phasors must form a circle for destructive interference, so that the first phasor is nearly parallel with the last.

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