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circle

1. noun
   1. gen cercle m;
      to go round in ~s tourner en rond;
      to have ~s under one's eyes avoir les yeux cernés;
   2. (in theatre) balcon m;
      in the ~ au balcon.

2. transitive verb
   1. (plane) tourner autour de (airport);
      (person, animal, vehicle) faire le tour de (building);
      tourner autour de (person, animal);
   2. (surround) encercler.

3. intransitive verb tourner en rond (around autour de).

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'circle' found in these entries:

English:

dress circle - form - in - ring - stone circle - vicious circle

French:

balcon - boucler - cercle - corbeille - disposer - encercler - entourage - former - giratoire - quadrature - rond - rond-point - sens - sérail - tourner - vicieux

circle: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations
circle	(geometry)	nm	cercle (figure géométrique)
circle	(party) figurative	nm	groupe (de personnes : amis…)
circle	(party, group) figurative	nm	cercle (d'amis)
circle	(astronomy)	nf	orbite (astronomie)
circle	(make circles: movement)	vi	décrire des cercles
circle	(encircle)	vtr	encercler ⇒ (entourer des mots, etc.)
circle	(in a theatre) UK	nm	balcon (théâtre)
Additional Translations:
circle	(sphere: of knowledge)	nf	sphère (domaine de connaissance)
circle	(circumscription)	nm	cercle (circonscription)
circle	(entourage)	nm	entourage (d'une personne)
circle	(gymnastics)	nm	soleil (gymnastique)
circle	(of onlookers)	nm	cercle (de spectateurs)
circle	(under eye)	nm	cerne (œil)
circle	(an obstacle)	vtr	contourner ⇒
Compound Forms/Formes composées
arctic circle			cercle polaire
center circle (US)			cercle central
circle cutter		nm	trépan
circle in		v	encercler ⇒
circle of influence		nf	mouvance
circle theater (US)		nm	amphithéâtre
dress circle		nf	corbeille (Théâtre)
dress circle		nm	premier balcon
family circle		nm	cercle familial
full circle		nm	cercle complet
great circle			grand cercle
great-circle			grand cercle
half circle		nm	demi-cercle
in a circle			dans un cercle
inner circle			petit groupe
inner circle		nm	cénacle (cercle club)
innermost circle		nm	sérail (entourage)
magic circle			cercle magique
polar circle			cercle polaire
small circle		petit groupe	petit cercle, petit club, petite société
stone circle		nm	cercle de monolithes
the inner circle			le cercle rapproché
traffic circle		nm	rond-point
turn in a circle		v	virevolter ⇒
turning circle		nm	rayon de braquage
vicious circle		nm	cercle vicieux
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