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1 ♦ circle
♦ circle /ˈsɜ:kl/n.1 (geom.) cerchio; circonferenza; circolo2 cerchio: to form a circle, formare un cerchio; ( di persone) fare cerchio; to sit in a circle, sedere in cerchio; The boat described a circle, la barca descrisse un cerchio; widening circles, cerchi sempre più ampi4 (astron.) cerchio; orbita6 ambiente; cerchia; circolo: a circle of friends, una cerchia di amici; artistic circles, ambienti artistici; il mondo dell'arte; high circles, ambienti aristocratici; (polit.) inner circle, cerchia ristretta ( di chi detiene il potere); (fig.) charmed circle, gruppo di privilegiati; We move in different circles, frequentiamo ambienti diversi8 (archeol.) circolo di pietre monumentali● to come full circle, fare il giro completo; chiudere il cerchio □ family circle, ambito familiare; (teatr.) seconda galleria □ (geom.) great circle, cerchio massimo □ to go round in circles, girare in tondo; (fig.) girare a vuoto □ to have circles under one's eyes, avere gli occhi cerchiati □ (fam.) to run circles round sb., essere di gran lunga superiore a q.; dare dei punti a q. □ (fam.) to run round in circles, agitarsi senza costrutto □ ( anche fig.) to square the circle, trovare la quadratura del cerchio.(to) circle /ˈsɜ:kl/A v. t.1 girare intorno a; fare il giro di; circumnavigare (naut.): The earth circles the sun, la terra gira intorno al sole; Magellan circled the earth, Magellano circumnavigò la terra2 (spec. al passivo) circondare; cingere; racchiudereB v. i.1 muoversi in cerchio; girare in tondo● to circle back, tornare al punto di partenza descrivendo un cerchio □ ( ginnastica) to circle the bar, fare la grande volta □ (fam. USA) to circle the wagons, fare quadrato.
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