vicious circle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for vicious circle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

vicious circle N

vicious circle

círculo m vicioso

Translations for vicious circle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to break out of a vicious circle

salir de or romper un círculo vicioso

Translations for vicious circle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

círculo vicioso

vicious circle

es un círculo vicioso que se retroalimenta

it’s a self-fulfilling vicious circle

Translations for vicious circle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

vicious [Am ˈvɪʃəs, Brit ˈvɪʃəs] ADJ

1. vicious (savage, violent):

vicious dog

fiero

vicious dog

malo

vicious thug/criminal

despiadado

vicious thug/criminal

sanguinario

vicious crime

atroz

vicious crime

sanguinario

vicious attack/blow

feroz

vicious attack/blow

salvaje

he has a vicious temper

tiene muy mal genio

there's a vicious streak in him

tiene una veta violenta

their home-made vodka is pretty vicious stuff

hacen un vodka que es un veneno inf, hum

2. vicious (malicious):

vicious gossip/rumor

malicioso

she was very vicious about John

se ensañó con John

a vicious smear campaign

una despiadada campaña de difamación

he has a vicious tongue

tiene una lengua viperina

3. vicious (depraved) liter:

vicious habit

depravado

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

1.1. circle (shape):

circle

círculo m

to draw a circle

trazar un círculo or una circunferencia

to come/go full circle

volver al punto de partida

fashion has now come full circle

la moda ha dado un giro completo

to go/run around (and around) in circles the negotiations seem to be going around in circles

las negociaciones están estancadas or en un (or una) impasse

we're just running around in circles

así no vamos a llegar a ninguna parte

I was running around in circles trying to get everything ready

estaba (dando vueltas) como loco tratando de tenerlo todo listo

to square the circle

hacer lo imposible

to square the circle

tratar de lograr la cuadratura del círculo

1.2. circle (of trees, houses, mountains):

circle

círculo m

circle

cinturón m

1.3. circle (around eye):

circle

ojera f

2. circle Brit THEAT:

dress circle

primer piso m

dress circle

platea f alta

3. circle (group):

circle

círculo m

their circle of friends/acquaintances

su círculo de amigos/conocidos

in political/military circles

en círculos políticos/militares

in business circles

en el mundo de los negocios

in other circles

en otros medios

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

1. circle:

circle (move around)

dar vueltas alrededor de

circle (be around)

rodear

circle (be around)

cercar

we circled the landing site

sobrevolamos en círculo el lugar de aterrizaje

2. circle (draw circle around):

circle mistake/number

trazar un círculo alrededor de

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

circle

dar vueltas

circle aircraft/bird:

volar en círculos

circle aircraft/bird:

circunvolar form

to circle around sth

dar vueltas alrededor de algo

vicious circle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vicious circle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

vicious circle N

vicious circle

círculo m vicioso

Translations for vicious circle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

círculo vicioso

vicious circle

ser la pescadilla que se muerde la cola inf

to be a vicious circle

Translations for vicious circle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.circle [ˈsɜ:kl, Am ˈsɜ:r-] N

1. circle a. MATH:

circle

círculo m

to go round in circles

dar vueltas

to run round in circles fig

dar vueltas y más vueltas a algo

to have circles under one's eyes

tener ojeras

2. circle no pl THEAT:

circle

anfiteatro m

Phrases:

to come full circle

volver al punto de partida

to square the circle

buscar la cuadratura del círculo

II.circle [ˈsɜ:kl, Am ˈsɜ:r-] VB trans

circle

trazar un círculo alrededor de

circle (move in a circle)

dar vueltas alrededor de

circle (move in a circle)

rodear

III.circle [ˈsɜ:kl, Am ˈsɜ:r-] VB intr

circle

dar vueltas

circle aircraft

volar en círculos

vicious [ˈvɪʃəs] ADJ

1. vicious (malicious):

vicious

malo, -a

vicious fighting

salvaje

vicious gossip

malicioso, -a

2. vicious (cruel, violent):

vicious

despiadado, -a

3. vicious (able to cause pain):

vicious animal

feroz

4. vicious (extremely powerful):

vicious pain

atroz

vicious wind

devastador(a)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This leads to distress and further increases respiratory rate and heart rate, creating a vicious circle that can quickly lead to a life-threatening situation.

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The vicious circle can be broken by one agent stopping to react defensively and turn the game into cooperative one.

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Another side thinks this simply leads to a vicious circle.

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This may start a vicious circle, in which cardiac output is reduced as oxygen requirements are increased.

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The album was an attempt to break free from this vicious circle, which was a result of a deprived childhood.

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Terms of this kind give rise to vicious circle fallacies.

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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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In that case interactions result in conflicting developments or a vicious circle!

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

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Blood sugars rise, dehydration ensues, and resistance to the normal effects of insulin increases further by way of a vicious circle.

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