circles in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for circles 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

circles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for circles 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

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in upper-class circles

nell'alta società

Translations for circles in the Italian»English Dictionary

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tondo

circle

girare in tondo

to go around in circles

cerchia

circle

cerchia di amici fig

circle of friends

circles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

to come full circle

chiudere il cerchio

to square the circle

quadrare il cerchio

in exclusive circles

in circoli esclusivi

in upper-class circles

nell'alta società

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was very famous and is known in certain circles as the most persnickety food writer who ever lived.

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Vaulting horses had been chosen for their quiet temperament and spent their work time turning in circles, with voice orders.

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Obligingly, it circles back with grand, slow wingbeats and everyone sees it alight on a jagged snag.

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The centers of these two circles are offset, causing eccentricity.

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Not all human knots are solvable and can remain knots or may end up as two or more circles.

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Low, backless marble benches in concentric circles face the semi-circular main stage, which has three levels.

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The pupils are round, black circles and will widen during nocturnal activity to maximize light reception.

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There has also been speculation that crop circles have a relation to ley lines.

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There are several well-known formulas for the areas of simple shapes such as triangles, rectangles, and circles.

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More generally, for every pencil of circles there exists a unique pencil consisting of the circles that are perpendicular to the first pencil.

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