circle

cercle

Une forme plate et ronde dont tous les points du bord sont à la même distance du centre.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : rotary, roundabout

Expressions courantes : draw a circle, small circle, perfect circle

cercle, rond

Des personnes ou des choses disposées de manière à former un rond.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a circle of someone/something (A circle of children stood around the teacher.)

Synonymes : ring

Expressions courantes : form a circle, circle of chairs, sit in a circle

cercle, boucle

Un trajet ou un mouvement qui fait le tour et revient à son point de départ.

En anglais simple : 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?

Synonymes : loop

Expressions courantes : in a circle, full circle, wide circle

tourner autour de, survoler

Se déplacer autour de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, souvent en suivant un trajet circulaire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : circle someone/something (The birds circled the boat.); circle around someone/something (The dogs circled around their owner.)

Synonymes : orbit

Expressions courantes : circle something, circle overhead, circle around something, circle the earth

entourer, encercler

Former une limite en rond autour de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : circle something (A stone wall circles the village.)

Synonymes : surround, encircle, enclose

Expressions courantes : circle the garden, circle the lake, circle something