circles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for circles 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

traffic circle N Am

traffic circle

rond-point m

crop circle [Brit, Am krɑp ˈsərkəl] N

crop circle

cercle m de culture

dress circle N THEAT

dress circle

premier balcon m

family circle N

1. family circle (group):

family circle

cercle m familial

2. family circle Am THEAT:

family circle

deuxième balcon m

magic circle N

magic circle

cercle m magique

meridian circle N

meridian circle

lunette f méridienne

upper circle N THEAT

upper circle

deuxième balcon m

vicious circle N

vicious circle

cercle m vicieux

turning circle N

turning circle

rayon m de braquage

circles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for circles 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

dress circle N THEAT

dress circle

premier balcon m

polar circle N

polar circle

cercle m polaire

traffic circle N Am

traffic circle → roundabout

See also roundabout

I.roundabout N Aus, Brit

1. roundabout (junction):

roundabout

rond-point m

2. roundabout Brit (ride):

roundabout

manège m

II.roundabout ADJ

roundabout

indirect(e)

to take a roundabout route

faire un détour

to ask sb in a roundabout way

demander a qn de manière détournée

vicious circle N

vicious circle

cercle m vicieux

inner circle N

inner circle

cercle m fermé

Antarctic Circle N

Antarctic Circle

le cercle polaire antarctique

Arctic Circle N

Arctic Circle

cercle m polaire arctique

Translations for circles in the French»English Dictionary

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demi-cercle

semi-circle

en demi-cercle

in a semi-circle

balcon

circle

circles Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to run round [or around Am] in circles (to be busy)

se mettre en quatre

to move in exalted circles

fréquenter les gens bien placés

to attempt to square the circle

chercher la quadrature du cercle

things have come full circle

la boucle est bouclée

to go round in circles

faire des cercles

to move in exalted circles

fréquenter la haute société

to run/go round in circles

tourner en rond

exclusive circles

cercles de la haute société

to gain entry to a family/a circle

s'introduire dans une famille/un milieu

restricted to a small circle/certain people

restreint à un petit cercle/certaines personnes

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Given an arbitrary point on a torus, four circles can be drawn through it.

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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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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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This can be called an accepted paradigm, which in some circles or societies takes the form of a denunciative stance towards revisionism of any kind.

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The standard is, however, contested largely among business circles which favor a view that directors should act in the sole interests of shareholder value.

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Sometimes they make concentric circles clockwise and anti-clockwise.

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In addition, the program facilitates the three circles method by using abstinence and routine as tools in rehabilitation.

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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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Another generalization is the dual of the first extension, namely, to construct circles with three specified tangential distances from the three given circles.

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The male performs winnowing display during courtship, flying high in circles and then taking shallow dives to produce a distinctive sound.

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