circle

círculo

Una figura plana y redonda cuyo borde está siempre a la misma distancia del centro.

En inglés sencillo: A round, flat shape whose edge is the same distance from its centre all the way around.

• Draw a circle on the paper.
• She cut three circles from the card.
• Is this shape a circle?

Sinónimos: rotary, roundabout

Expresiones frecuentes: draw a circle, small circle, perfect circle

círculo, corro

Personas o cosas colocadas formando una línea o un grupo redondo.

En inglés sencillo: People or things arranged in a round line or group.

• The children formed a circle.
• We placed the chairs in a circle.
• A circle of stones surrounded the fire.

Cómo se usa: a circle of someone/something (A circle of children stood around the teacher.)

Sinónimos: ring

Expresiones frecuentes: form a circle, circle of chairs, sit in a circle

círculo, vuelta

Un recorrido o movimiento que da una vuelta y regresa al punto de partida.

En inglés sencillo: A route or movement that goes around and returns to where it started.

• We walked in a circle.
• The boat made a wide circle and returned.
• Are we driving in circles again?

Sinónimos: loop

Expresiones frecuentes: in a circle, full circle, wide circle

rodear, dar vueltas

Moverse alrededor de alguien o algo, generalmente siguiendo un recorrido circular.

En inglés sencillo: To move around someone or something, often following a round path.

• Birds circle above the lake.
• The plane circled the airport twice.
• Wolves were circling their prey.

Cómo se usa: circle someone/something (The birds circled the boat.); circle around someone/something (The dogs circled around their owner.)

Sinónimos: orbit

Expresiones frecuentes: circle something, circle overhead, circle around something, circle the earth

rodear, cercar

Formar un límite circular alrededor de alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: To form a round boundary around someone or something.

• Trees circle the pond.
• A high fence circled the garden.
• Low hills circle the small town.

Cómo se usa: circle something (A stone wall circles the village.)

Sinónimos: surround, encircle, enclose

Expresiones frecuentes: circle the garden, circle the lake, circle something