circle Signification, définition

Signification de circle en français

• 0 a round shape, or the line of this shape -- cercle [ masculine ]

  • children sitting in a circle des enfants assis en cercle

  • Cut out a circle of fabric. Découpez un cercle dans le tissu.

• 1 a group of friends or people with a common interest, etc. -- cercle [ masculine ]

  • a wide circle of friends un large cercle d’amis

  • the New York circle of translators le cercle new-yorkais de traducteurs

• 2 to return to an original state -- revenir à son point de départ

  • Back in Detroit, I felt my life had come full circle. De retour à Détroit, j’ai senti que ma vie était revenue à son point de départ.

• 3 to repeat actions so you fail to make progress -- tourner en rond

  • He knew he was just going around in circles. Il comprit qu’il ne faisait que tourner en rond.

• 4 to draw a circle around -- entourer

  • Circle the correct answer. Entourez la réponse correcte.

• 5 to continuously move around -- décrire des cercles

  • The eagle circled above. L’aigle décrivait des cercles au-dessus.

  • Soldiers circled the town. Des soldats encerclaient la ville.

• 6 a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre/center -- cercle

  • How do you work out the circumference of a circle?

• 7 something in the form of a circle -- cercle

  • She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.

• 8 a group of people -- cercle, milieu

  • a circle of close friends

  • wealthy circles.

• 9 a balcony in a theatre/theater etc -- balcon

  • We sat in the circle at the opera.

• 10 to move in a circle round something -- tourner autour de

  • The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.

• 11 to draw a circle round -- encercler

  • Please circle the word you think is wrong.