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As Hetty approached the chiefs they opened their little circle, with an ease and deference of manner that would have done credit to men of more courtly origin.
Pendant que Hetty s’approchait des chefs, ceux-ci ouvrirent leur cercle avec une aisance et une déférence de manières qui eût fait honneur à des hommes d’une origine plus distinguée.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Next he had thought of the Bourse, where he might strike a blow at money, the great agent of corruption, and the capitalist society in whose clutches the wage-earners groaned. Only, here again the blow would fall upon a restricted circle.
Ensuite, il avait songé à la Bourse : là, il frappait l’argent qui corrompt, la société capitaliste sous laquelle râle le salariat ; seulement, n’était-ce pas encore bien restreint, bien spécial ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Sallying forward, as the serpent darts at its enemy even while receiving its own death wound, this man of powerful frame fell his length into the open area formed by the circle, quivering in death.
Le sauvage fit un saut pour s’élancer sur le prisonnier, mais il tomba de son long au milieu de l’espace vide laissé dans le demi-cercle, rendant le dernier soupir.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
But he bluntly broke through the circle and went away the first, saying but a brief word or two as he took his leave.
Mais lui, brutalement, rompant le cercle, s'en alla le premier, en prenant congé d'une parole brève.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
He was not too tired, however, to hold forth to his secretaries and other members of his close circle, summoned to join him for tea in the middle of the night.
Mais il n'était pas trop fatigué pour disserter en présence de ses secrétaires ou d'autres membres de son cercle rapproché, invités à prendre le thé avec lui au milieu de la nuit.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
When Rivenoak re-appeared in the circle, he occupied his old place at the head of the area.
Quand Rivenoak arriva dans le cercle, il y reprit la place qu’il y avait occupée la première fois.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
In a few minutes we have formed the arc of a circle, concave to the town.
En peu de minutes nous avons formé un grand arc de cercle autour de la ville.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
In the circle around the ex-minister and his girl-wife they were roaring with laughter.
Dans le cercle autour de l'ancien ministre et de sa femme-adolescente on pouffait de rire.
Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'Est
Requiem pour l'Est
Makine, Andreï
© 2000 by Mercure de France
Requiem For A Lost Empire
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2000 by Mercure de France
The animals of the model school dragged themselves moaning to the centre of the barn; there they ranged themselves in a circle.
Cependant, les bêtes de l’école modèle se traînèrent en gémissant au centre du hangar ; là, elles se rangèrent en cercle.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
'But by and by I discovered that there was an inner and an outer circle in this mystery.
Mais peu à peu, je découvris que ce mystère possédait un cercle intérieur et un cercle extérieur.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
In this bewildering circle of filth there are no bodies.
Dans ce cycle vertigineux de fange, pas de corps.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
You can move the circle by dragging its center point.
On déplace le cercle en déplaçant son centre.
© Copyright 1995-2010 Texas Instruments Incorporated.
© Copyright 1995-2010 Texas Instruments Incorporated.
The guests gradually drew their chairs closer to him, and formed a circle round him.
Peu à peu, les fauteuils s'étaient rapprochés, formant le cercle autour de lui.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
At length we all were seated upon opposite sides of the fire, each party forming the arc of a circle, concave to the other.
Nous nous trouvâmes enfin tous installés chaque côté du feu, de chaque groupe formant un arc de cercle et faisant face à l'autre.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He wore upon his head the war-eagle bonnet, with its full circle of plumes: the finest triumph of savage taste.
Son bonnet était garni d'un cercle complet de plumes d'aigles, ce qui, chez les sauvages, constitue la suprême élégance.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

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Collocations

quality circle
cercle de qualité
arctic circle
cercle polaire arctique
filled circle
cercle plein
circumscribed circle
cercle circonscrit
inner circle
cercle intérieur
centre circle
cercle central
centre circle
rond central
free hip circle
tour d'appui libre
hip circle
tour d'appui
jump circle
cercle central
jump circle
cercle de mise en jeu
jumping circle
cercle central
jumping circle
cercle de mise en jeu
leg circle
cercle des jambes
on-deck circle
cercle d'attente

Word forms

circle

verb
Basic forms
Pastcircled
Imperativecircle
Present Participle (Participle I)circling
Past Participle (Participle II)circled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I circlewe circle
you circleyou circle
he/she/it circlesthey circle
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am circlingwe are circling
you are circlingyou are circling
he/she/it is circlingthey are circling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have circledwe have circled
you have circledyou have circled
he/she/it has circledthey have circled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been circlingwe have been circling
you have been circlingyou have been circling
he/she/it has been circlingthey have been circling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I circledwe circled
you circledyou circled
he/she/it circledthey circled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was circlingwe were circling
you were circlingyou were circling
he/she/it was circlingthey were circling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had circledwe had circled
you had circledyou had circled
he/she/it had circledthey had circled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been circlingwe had been circling
you had been circlingyou had been circling
he/she/it had been circlingthey had been circling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will circlewe shall/will circle
you will circleyou will circle
he/she/it will circlethey will circle
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be circlingwe shall/will be circling
you will be circlingyou will be circling
he/she/it will be circlingthey will be circling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have circledwe shall/will have circled
you will have circledyou will have circled
he/she/it will have circledthey will have circled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been circlingwe shall/will have been circling
you will have been circlingyou will have been circling
he/she/it will have been circlingthey will have been circling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would circlewe should/would circle
you would circleyou would circle
he/she/it would circlethey would circle
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be circlingwe should/would be circling
you would be circlingyou would be circling
he/she/it would be circlingthey would be circling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have circledwe should/would have circled
you would have circledyou would have circled
he/she/it would have circledthey would have circled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been circlingwe should/would have been circling
you would have been circlingyou would have been circling
he/she/it would have been circlingthey would have been circling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am circledwe are circled
you are circledyou are circled
he/she/it is circledthey are circled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being circledwe are being circled
you are being circledyou are being circled
he/she/it is being circledthey are being circled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been circledwe have been circled
you have been circledyou have been circled
he/she/it has been circledthey have been circled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was circledwe were circled
you were circledyou were circled
he/she/it was circledthey were circled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being circledwe were being circled
you were being circledyou were being circled
he/she/it was being circledthey were being circled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been circledwe had been circled
you had been circledyou had been circled
he/she/it had been circledthey had been circled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be circledwe shall/will be circled
you will be circledyou will be circled
he/she/it will be circledthey will be circled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been circledwe shall/will have been circled
you will have been circledyou will have been circled
he/she/it will have been circledthey will have been circled

circle

noun
SingularPlural
Common casecirclecircles
Possessive casecircle'scircles'