| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| ring | n | (jewellery) | bague nf |
| | | alliance nf |
| The couple exchanged rings. |
| Le couple échangea les bagues. |
| Le couple échangea les alliances. |
| ring | n | (circular band) | bague nf |
| | | anneau nm |
| There was a ring of metal around the bird's leg. |
| Il y avait une bague en métal autour de la patte de l'oiseau. |
| Il y avait un anneau en métal autour de la patte de l'oiseau. |
| ring | n | (sound of a bell) | sonnerie nf |
| The ring of the bell woke me up. |
| La sonnerie de la cloche m'a réveillé. |
| ring | vtr | UK (call on a phone) | appeler⇒ vtr |
| | | téléphoner à vtr |
| Edward rang all of his friends. |
| Edward appela tous ses amis. |
| Edward téléphona à tous ses amis. |
| ring | vi | (telephone: sound) | sonner⇒ vi |
| The phone rang twice. |
| Le téléphone sonna deux fois. |
| ring | vtr | (sound a bell) | sonner⇒ vtr |
| The monk rang the bell. |
| Le moine sonna la cloche. |
| ring | vi | (make a sound like a bell) | sonner⇒ vi |
| When hit with a spoon, the brass candlestick will ring. |
| Quand on le frappe avec une cuiller, le chandelier en laiton sonne. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| ring | n | (circular shape) | traduction non disponible |
| A ring of vines encircled the tree. |
| ring | n | (circle of people, objects, etc.) | cercle nm |
| | | ronde nf |
| The dancers formed a ring. |
| Les danseurs formèrent un cercle. |
| Les danseurs formèrent une ronde. |
| ring | n | (network of people, cartel) | réseau nm |
| The police broke up a drug ring. |
| La police a démantelé un réseau de drogue. |
| ring | n | (boxing) | ring nm |
| The boxer stepped into the ring. |
| Le boxeur monta sur le ring. |
| ring | n | (arena for circus, etc.) | piste nf |
| This circus has three rings. |
| Le cirque a trois pistes. |
| ring | n | (gymnastic rings: apparatus) sport : gymnastique | anneau nm |
| The gymnast held onto the rings. |
| Le gymnaste se tenait aux anneaux. |
| ring | n | (gymnastic rings: event) sport : gymnastique | anneaux nmpl |
| Kurt is the best at the rings. |
| Kurt est le meilleur aux anneaux. |
| ring | n | (tree ring) | traduction non disponible |
| Old trees have many rings. |
| ring | n | (gas burner) | plaque nf |
| Place the saucepan on the ring and heat gently for five minutes. |
| Mets la casserole sur la plaque et chauffe doucement pendant cinq minutes. |
| ring | n | (around a planet) | anneau nm |
| Saturn has the most rings. |
| Saturne a le plus d'anneaux. |
| ring | n | (act of ringing) | sonnerie nf |
| The class starts at the ring of the bell. |
| Les cours commencent à la sonnerie de la cloche. |
| ring | n | (telephone call) | coup de fil nm |
| Give me a ring when you get home. |
| Passe-moi un coup de fil quand tu arrives chez toi. |
| ring | n | (tone, note) | sonnerie nf |
| The telephone has a loud ring. |
| Le téléphone a une forte sonnerie. |
| ring | vi | (be filled with sound) | résonner de vi |
| The church rang with the sound of music. |
| L'église résonnait du son de la musique. |
| ring | vi | (summon by ringing a bell) | sonner⇒ vtr |
| The queen rang for her servant. |
| La reine sonna sa servante. |
| ring | vi | (ears) | bourdonner⇒, siffler⇒ vi |
| My ears are ringing. |
| Mes oreilles bourdonnent (or: sifflent). |
| ring | vi | (sound a particular way) | sonner⇒ vi |
| His words rang true. |
| Ses mots sonnèrent vrai. |
| ring | vtr | (noses of livestock) | traduction non disponible |
| The farmer ringed his cattle so that they could be led. |
| ring | vtr | (birds) | baguer⇒ vtr |
| The birds were ringed so that they could be identified later. |
| Les oiseaux ont été bagués afin qu'on puisse les identifier plus tard. |
| ring | vtr | (draw a circle around) | entourer⇒ vtr |
| Ring the answer that you think is correct. |
| Entoure la réponse qui te semble correcte. |
| ring | vtr | (round up, surround) | encercler⇒ vtr |
| The police ringed in the gang. |
| La police encercla la bande. |
| ring | vtr | (cut into rings) | couper en rondelles vtr |
| Ring the onion and add to the salad. |
| Coupe les oignons en rondelles et ajoute-les à la salade. |
| ring | vtr | (apply a ring to) | traduction non disponible |
| She ringed the door handle with some Christmas tinsel. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| benzenic ring | | (Chemistry) Chimie | cycle benzénique nm |
| bird ring | n | (band or tag attached to bird's leg) | bague nf |
| A bird ring is used as an identification device in the annual bird census. |
| J'ai mis une bague de couleur différente à chacune de mes poules pour pouvoir les différencier. |
| black ring | | | cerne noir n |
| boxing ring | n | (sport: boxing arena) | ring (de boxe) nm |
| The two men faced off in the boxing ring, gloves held up and at the ready. |
| bull ring | n | (bullfighting arena) | arène nf |
| Madrid has a famous bull ring. |
| Les arènes sont un monument courant des villes espagnoles. |
| | | arène de corrida nf |
| Cette esplanade a été transformée en arène de corrida le temps d'une émission de télé.. |
| class ring | n | US (ring commemorating school and year of graduation) | chevalière universitaire nf |
| In those days you wore your boyfriend's class ring on a chain so everybody would know you were going steady. |
| cook ring | | cuisinière | fourneau nm |
| cook ring | | | fourneau nm |
| diamond ring | | | bague en diamant nf |
| engagement ring | n | (ring worn by bride-to-be) | bague de fiançailles nf |
| Her engagement ring has the biggest diamond I have ever seen. |
| eternity ring | | | bague de gage d'amour éternel nf |
| finger ring | | | bague nf |
| fire-ring | | | segment de feu nm |
| growth ring | | cercle d'un arbre | cerne nm |
| jump ring | | | anneau à ressort |
| key ring, keyring | n | (metal loop for holding keys) | porte-clés, porte-clefs nm |
| locking ring | | en métallurgie | bague de fermeture nf |
| locking ring | | | bague de verrouillage |
| magic ring | | | anneau magique |
| mood ring | n | (finger jewellery that changes colour) | bague d'humeur nf |
| I gave a mood ring to my girlfriend. |
| nail or bolt with a ring head | | clou, vis | piton nm |
| napkin ring | n | (band placed around a rolled serviette) | rond de serviette nm |
| Jessie bought six napkin rings shaped like sleeping tigers from the gift shop at the zoo. |
| Certains ronds de serviette sont triangulaires. |
| nose ring | n | (pierced jewellery worn in the nose) | piercing nasal nm |
| You will have to remove your nose ring if you want this job. |
| Anglicisme |
| | | piercing de nez nm |
| | | piercing au nez nm |
| Il faudra que tu enlèves ton piercing au nez si tu veux décrocher cet emploi. |
| | | anneau de nez nm |
| O-ring | n | (thin ring-shaped seal) | joint torique nm |
| The Challenger shuttle disaster was found to be due to failure of the O-ring in the booster rocket. |
| piston ring | | | segment de piston nm |
| riding ring | n | (arena for horseriding) | manège nm |
| Si le temps est sec, nous ferons une sortie en forêt, sinon nous resterons dans le manège. |
| ring a bell | v | figurative (sound familiar) fig | dire qch à qqn v |
| Have you heard of Mike Oldfield? Yes, the name seems to ring a bell. |
| Duschmoll, ce nom me dit quelque chose. |
| | | rappeler qch à qqn loc v |
| Ça me rappelle quelque chose. |
| ring a bell in one's mind | v | figurative (remind one of sth) fig | dire qch à qqn vtr |
| Note: often just "ring a bell", "in one's mind" is understood |
| I'm not sure that I know him but his name does ring a bell. |
| Son visage ne me dit rien, mais son nom me dit quelque chose... |
| ring back | | | rappeler v |
| ring bearer | n | (wedding attendant who carries ring or rings) | porteur d'alliances nm |
| La tradition du porteur d'alliances est plus ou moins vivace suivant les cultures. |
| ring binder | | | classeur à anneaux |
| ring fence | | fonds | réserver v tr |
| ring finger | n | (third finger from the thumb) | annulaire nm |
| He looked at her ring finger and was pleased to see that she probably wasn't married. |
| Elle ne porte pas de bague à son annulaire, je pense qu'elle n'est pas mariée. |
| ring gauge | | calibre | bague nf |
| ring in | vtr | US (report to sb by telephone) | appeler⇒ vtr |
| I rang in to say I was ill. |
| J'ai appelé pour dire que j'étais malade. |
| ring in the New Year | v | (celebrate the arrival of 1st of January) | fêter le Nouvel An vtr |
| | | fêter la nouvelle année vtr |
| ring main | | | conduite de ceinture nf |
| ring main | | | circuit principal nm |
| ring off | vi | (telephone: hang up) | raccrocher⇒ vi |
| If you receive an unwelcome phone call, it's best to simply ring off. |
| ring out | | | retentir v |
| ring out | | | sonner v |
| ring road | n | UK (motorway around a city) grande ville | périphérique nm |
| The ring road around Washington D.C. is commonly known as the Beltway. |
| Le périphérique est souvent embouteillé aux heures de pointe. |
| | petite ville | rocade nf |
| Empruntez la rocade pour éviter le centre-ville. |
| ring spanner | n | (tool for turning screws) | clé à œil nf |
| ring the bell | v | (sound the doorbell) | sonner⇒ vi |
| When you ring the bell someone comes to open the door. |
| Quand vous sonnez, on vient vous ouvrir. |
| ring the changes | | sonner | changer v |
| ring true | vi | informal (sound or seem genuine) | avoir l'air vrai loc v +adj |
| Her explanation rings true, however strange it may seem. |
| Ton explication n'a pas l'air très vraie, mais je ne te poserai pas de questions pour cette fois. |
| ring up | vtr | informal (call on the telephone) | appeler⇒ vtr |
| Please ring up Patty tonight, and invite her to our party. |
| Appelle Patty ce soir et invite-la à notre soirée. |
| | | téléphoner à v + prép |
| J'ai téléphoné à Patty pour lui dire que la fête était annulée. |
| ring-a-ring-a-roses | | jeu enfantin | ronde nf |
| ring-around | | téléphoner partout | appeler v |
| ring-billed gull | | | goéland à bec cerclé |
| ring-fence | | fonds allocations | réserver nf |
| ring-in | | | téléphoner v |
| ring-necked duck | | | fuligule à collier |
| ring-necked pheasant | | | faisan de Colchide |
| ring-pull | | cannette | anneau d'ouverture nm |
| ring-shaped | | | annulaire adj |
| ring-shaped | | | en forme d'anneau |
| ring-up | | | téléphoner v |
| seal ring | | bague sur lequel sont gravées des initiales, armoires. | chevalière nf |
| signet ring | n | (ring with a name or stamp) | chevalière nf |
| A signet ring inscribed "E.A." was the only clue to his identity. |
| Dans sa famille, les hommes portent tous une chevalière avec leurs initiales. |
| snap ring | n | (circular fastening or clip) | bague de serrage nf |
| spring ring | | joaillerie | anneau à ressort |
| teething ring | n | (toy chewed by a baby cutting teeth) | anneau de dentition nm |
| the ring | | | l'anneau nm |
| three-ring circus | n | literal (circus with three performance areas) | cirque à trois pistes nm |
| Barnum & Bailey presents a three-ring circus every spring in New York City. |
| three-ring circus | n | figurative (chaotic scene) fam, fig | cirque nm |
| With all the children yelling and dogs barking, the party became a three-ring circus. |
| C'est pas bientôt fini tout ce cirque ? |
| | fig, fam | chantier nm |
| Mais c'est le chantier complet ! Rangez-moi ça et baissez la musique. |
| | fam, fig | bazar nm |
| C'est le bazar, ici ! |
| | très fam, fig | bordel nm |
| | fig | capharnaüm nm |
| | Marseille, argot | oaï nm |
| Ce petit, il nous met le oaï partout où il va ! |
| toe ring | | | bague d'orteil |
| token ring | | | anneau à jeton |
| tree ring | | botanique | cerne nm |
| wedding ring | n | (gold band worn by sb married) | alliance nf |
| The ring bearer dropped the wedding rings on his way to the alter. |
| Since he does not wear a wedding ring, I assume he is single. |
| Il a perdu son alliance très vite après le mariage. |
| wrestling ring | n | (enclosure or arena used by wrestlers) anglicisme | ring nm |
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