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1 encircling
encircling [ɪn'sɜ:kəlɪŋ]1 nounencerclement m∎ Military encircling movement manœuvre f d'encerclement -
2 around
around [ə'raʊnd]1 adverb(a) (in all directions) autour;∎ the fields all around les champs tout autour;∎ for five miles around sur ou dans un rayon de cinq miles∎ stay or stick around reste dans les parages;∎ he's around somewhere il n'est pas loin, il est dans le coin;∎ will you be around this afternoon? tu seras là cet après-midi?;∎ see you around! à un de ces jours!∎ that firm has been around for years cette société existe depuis des années;∎ he's one of the most promising actors around at the moment c'est un des acteurs les plus prometteurs que l'on puisse voir en ce moment;∎ there wasn't much money around in those days les gens n'avaient pas beaucoup d'argent à l'époque;∎ he won't be around long! il ne fera pas de vieux os!(d) (here and there) ici et là;∎ to travel around voyager;∎ to wander around faire un tour;∎ I don't know my way around yet je suis encore un peu perdu;∎ familiar he's been around (has travelled widely) il a pas mal roulé sa bosse; (is experienced) il n'est pas né d'hier(a) (encircling) autour de;∎ seated around a table assis autour d'une table;∎ the people around us les gens qui nous entourent ou autour de nous;∎ the area around Berlin les alentours mpl ou les environs mpl de Berlin;∎ the tree measures two metres around the trunk l'arbre mesure deux mètres de circonférence;∎ figurative find a way (to get) around the problem trouvez un moyen de contourner le problème;∎ my keys are somewhere around here mes clés sont quelque part par ici∎ they travelled around Europe ils ont voyagé à travers l'Europe;∎ we strolled around town nous nous sommes promenés en ville(c) (approximately) autour de;∎ around midnight autour de ou vers minuit;∎ around five o'clock vers cinq heures;∎ around 1920 vers ou aux alentours de 1920;∎ he's around your age il a environ ou à peu près votre âge
См. также в других словарях:
encircling — adj. surrounding. [prenominal] Syn: circumferential, skirting(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encircling — index comprehensive, inclusive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Encircling — Encircle En*cir cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en + circle: cf. OF. encercler.] To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encircling — adjective enclosing, skirting She felt safe in her mothers encircling arms … Wiktionary
encircling — adjective being all around the edges; enclosing his encircling arms the room s skirting board needs painting • Syn: ↑skirting • Similar to: ↑peripheral … Useful english dictionary
encircling — Synonyms and related words: ambient, assimilating, circling, circumambient, circumferential, circumflex, circumfluent, circumfluous, circumjacent, comprising, containing, counting, covering, embracing, enclosing, encompassing, enfolding,… … Moby Thesaurus
encircling — adj. surrounding, enclosing en·cir·cle || ɪn sÉœËkl v. surround, enclose, hem in, circumscribe, make a circle around … English contemporary dictionary
encircling gillnet — used in shallow water with the floatline remaining at the surface; after the fish have been encircled by the net, noise or other means are used to force them to gill or entangle themselves in the netting surrounding them … Dictionary of ichthyology
Encircling Mountains — The protective mountains of Gondolin. Also called the Echoriath and (in the south) the Crissaegrim; the circular mountain range that surrounded and concealed the valley of Tumladen and the city of Gondolin … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
Encircling Sea — The vast and bleak ocean that surrounded Arda. Ekkaia, the dark and endless sea that surrounded the lands of Arda, and in which Ulmo had his dwelling place … J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary
act of encircling — index coverage (scope) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary