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circle ['sɜ:kəl]1 noun∎ we stood in a circle around him nous formions (un) cercle ou nous nous tenions en cercle autour de lui;∎ she had dark circles under her eyes elle avait les yeux cernés, elle avait des cernes sous les yeux;∎ he had us going or running round in circles trying to find the information il nous a fait tourner en rond à chercher les renseignements;∎ to come full circle revenir au point de départ, boucler la boucle(b) (group of people) cercle m, groupe m;∎ the family circle le cercle familial;∎ she has a wide circle of friends elle a beaucoup d'amis ou un grand cercle d'amis;∎ his circle of advisors son groupe de conseillers;∎ in artistic/political circles dans les milieux artistiques/politiques∎ stone circle cromlech m(a) (draw circle round) entourer (d'un cercle), encercler(b) (move round) tourner autour de;∎ the moon circles the earth la lune est en orbite autour ou tourne autour de la terre(c) (surround) encercler, entourer∎ to circle the wagons se préparer à se défendre(a) (bird, plane) faire ou décrire des cercles;∎ the plane circled overhead l'avion a décrit des cercles dans le ciel;∎ figurative she circled round the issue elle tournait autour du pot
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