circle

circle
circle [ˈsɜ:kl]
1. noun
cercle m ; (round eyes) cerne m ; ( = orbit) orbite f ; (British Theatre) balcon m
• to stand in a circle faire cercle
• to draw a circle tracer un cercle
• an inner circle of advisers un groupe de proches conseillers
• in political circles dans les milieux mpl politiques
• to come full circle revenir à son point de départ
• they were going round in circles ils tournaient en rond
2. transitive verb
   a. ( = go round outside of) contourner ; ( = keep moving round) tourner autour de
   b. ( = draw circle round) entourer
3. intransitive verb
[birds] tournoyer ; [aircraft] tourner (en rond)
► circle about, circle (a)roundintransitive verb
décrire des cercles
* * *
['sɜːkl] 1.
noun
1) (shape) cercle m; (of spectators, trees, chairs) cercle m; (of fabric, paper, colour) rond m

to form a circle — [objects] former un cercle; [people] faire un cercle

to sit in a circle — s'asseoir en cercle

to go round in circles — lit, fig tourner en rond

to have circles under one's eyes — avoir les yeux cernés

2) (group) cercle m, groupe m

his circle of friends — le cercle de ses amis

in business circles — dans les milieux d'affaires

literary circles — le monde littéraire

fashionable circles — le beau monde

3) Theatre balcon m

in the circle — au balcon

2.
transitive verb
1) (move round) [plane] tourner autour de [airport]; [satellite] graviter autour de [planet]; [person, animal, vehicle] faire le tour de [building]; tourner autour de [person, animal]
2) (encircle) encercler
3.
intransitive verb tourner en rond (around autour de)
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to come full circle — [person] boucler la boucle; [situation] revenir à son point de départ

the wheel has come full circle — la boucle est bouclée


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