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adverb

En cercle, autour

So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.

Examples :

"High above, vultures circled around."

En haut, les vautours tournaient en cercle.

adverb

Autour, environ

So as to surround or be near.

Examples :

"Everybody please gather around."

Tout le monde, rassemblez-vous autour, s'il vous plaît.

place direction essential

adverb

Environ, à peu près

Nearly; approximately; about.

Examples :

"An adult elephant weighs around five tons."

Un éléphant adulte pèse environ cinq tonnes.

amount number essential

adverb

Partout, de place en place

From place to place.

Examples :

"Look around and see what you find."

Regarde autour de toi et vois ce que tu trouves.

place direction essential

adverb

D'un état ou d'une condition à un état opposé ou très différent; avec un changement de direction métaphorique; suscitant la conscience ou l'accord

From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.

Examples :

"He used to stay up late but his new girlfriend changed that around."

Il veillait tard auparavant, mais sa nouvelle petite amie a changé cela.

attitude mind condition direction essential

adverb

Autour, en rond

(with turn, spin etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.

Examples :

"She spun around a few times."

Elle a tourné autour d'elle-même plusieurs fois.

direction action essential

adverb

Encore et encore, autour

Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.

Examples :

"I asked around, and no-one really liked it."

J'ai demandé autour de moi, et personne n'a vraiment aimé ça.

action time frequency essential

adverb

En vain, inutilement

Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.

Examples :

"The kids were round and round the playground, running but not really playing a game. "

Les enfants tournaient en vain sur l'aire de jeux, courant sans vraiment jouer à un jeu.

action language essential

preposition

Autour de

Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.

Examples :

"I planted a row of lilies around the statue."

J'ai planté une rangée de lys autour de la statue.

position area essential

preposition

Autour de

(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.

Examples :

"There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information."

Il y a eu beaucoup de controverse autour de la gestion des informations personnelles.

abstract position area essential

preposition

Autour de

Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.

Examples :

"She went around the track fifty times."

Elle a fait cinquante fois le tour de la piste.

area direction place essential

preposition

Autour de

Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.

Examples :

"The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on."

La route a fait un bref détour autour de la grande formation rocheuse, puis est allée tout droit.

direction place essential

preposition

Près de, autour de

Near; in the vicinity of.

Examples :

"The park is round the corner from my house. "

Le parc est au coin de ma maison.

place area position essential

preposition

Autour de

At or to various places within.

Examples :

"She went around the office and got everyone to sign the card."

Elle a fait le tour du bureau et a demandé à tout le monde de signer la carte.

area place direction essential

noun

Cercle, sphère

A circular or spherical object or part of an object.

Examples :

"The round of the clock was a big help to the family during their move. "

Le cercle de l'horloge a beaucoup aidé la famille pendant son déménagement.

appearance essential

noun

Tour, circuit

A circular or repetitious route.

Examples :

"The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon."

Les gardes ont commencé leur tournée ; le prisonnier devrait bientôt être attrapé.

way area essential

noun

Tonnerre d'applaudissements, salve

A general outburst from a group of people at an event.

Examples :

"The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two."

Le candidat a reçu un tonnerre d'applaudissements après chaque phrase ou presque.

event group sound entertainment essential

noun

Ronde, canon

A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.

Examples :

"The school choir practiced their round, with different groups starting their part at slightly different times. "

La chorale de l'école a répété sa ronde, avec différents groupes commençant leur partie à des moments légèrement différents.

music entertainment group essential

noun

Tournée, portion

A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.

Examples :

"They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes."

Ils nous ont apporté une tournée de boissons toutes les trente minutes environ.

food drink amount group essential

noun

Dose, portion

A single individual portion or dose of medicine.

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed a round of antibiotics for the student's sore throat. "

Le médecin a prescrit une dose d'antibiotiques pour la gorge irritée de l'étudiant.

medicine amount essential

noun

Un sandwich

One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).

Examples :

"My lunchbox contained a delicious ham and cheese round. "

Ma boîte à lunch contenait un délicieux sandwich au jambon et au fromage.

food essential

noun

Pinceau rond

A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.

Examples :

"The artist carefully loaded the round onto the palette with a generous amount of oil paint. "

L'artiste a soigneusement chargé le pinceau rond sur la palette avec une généreuse quantité de peinture à l'huile.

art utensil essential

noun

Cartouche, balle

A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.

Examples :

"My grandfather's collection included many different types of rounds, from old musket balls to modern rifle cartridges. "

La collection de mon grand-père comprenait de nombreux types de cartouches, des anciennes balles de mousquet aux cartouches de fusil modernes.

military weapon war essential

noun

Manche

One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.

Examples :

"The boxing match had three rounds. "

Le match de boxe a duré trois manches.

sport time event period essential

noun

Manche, tour

A stage, level, set of events in a game

Examples :

"The final round of the school's chess tournament was very exciting. "

La dernière manche du tournoi d'échecs de l'école était très excitante.

stage game essential

noun

Arrondi

(drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.

Examples :

"The carpenter added a small round to the edge of the wooden table to make it look more appealing. "

Le menuisier a ajouté un petit arrondi au bord de la table en bois pour la rendre plus attrayante.

technical building essential

noun

Bande, garniture

A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.

Examples :

"All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices."

Tous les meubles de la chambre d'enfant avaient des bandes sur les bords et dans les crevasses.

material architecture building essential

noun

Cuisse

(butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.

Examples :

"The butcher ordered a fresh round of beef for the family's dinner. "

Le boucher a commandé une cuisse de bœuf fraîche pour le dîner de la famille.

food animal essential

noun

Barreau

A rung, as of a ladder.

Examples :

"The old wooden ladder had many worn round, making it difficult to climb. "

La vieille échelle en bois avait de nombreux barreaux usés, ce qui rendait l'escalade difficile.

part structure building essential

noun

Entretoise

A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.

Examples :

"The old wooden chair had a sturdy round that kept the legs from spreading apart. "

La vieille chaise en bois avait une entretoise robuste qui empêchait les pieds de s'écarter.

architecture part building essential

noun

Cycle, série, tour

A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.

Examples :

"the round of the seasons a round of pleasures"

Le cycle des saisons ; une série de plaisirs

time process event period system essential

noun

Tournée, cycle

A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.

Examples :

"The teachers' round of student evaluations was completed by each teacher interviewing students one by one. "

La tournée d'évaluations des élèves par les enseignants a été complétée, chaque enseignant interrogeant les élèves un par un.

action group process organization essential

noun

Tournée, série

A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.

Examples :

"The weekly chores are a round of tasks that everyone must complete. "

Les corvées hebdomadaires sont une série de tâches que chacun doit accomplir.

process action job time system essential

noun

Ronde, danse en cercle

A circular dance.

Examples :

"The children formed a lively round during the school's annual spring festival. "

Les enfants ont formé une ronde animée pendant le festival de printemps annuel de l'école.

dance music culture entertainment tradition essential

noun

Rotation, cycle, tour

Rotation, as in office; succession.

Examples :

"The round of student council officers is completed every year. "

La rotation des responsables du conseil étudiant est complétée chaque année.

organization business government essential

noun

Décharge, salve

A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.

Examples :

"The soldiers practiced a precise round, firing one shot each. "

Les soldats ont pratiqué une décharge précise, tirant un coup chacun.

military war weapon action group essential

noun

Assemblée, groupe, cercle

An assembly; a group; a circle.

Examples :

"a round of politicians"

Un groupe de politiciens.

group number essential

noun

Cuve de fermentation

A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.

Examples :

"The brewer used the round to finish the fermentation process for his homemade beer. "

Le brasseur a utilisé la cuve de fermentation pour terminer le processus de fermentation de sa bière maison.

drink utensil food industry essential

noun

Récipient, coupe

A vessel filled, as for drinking.

Examples :

"My grandmother filled the round with water for the thirsty cat. "

Ma grand-mère a rempli le récipient d'eau pour le chat assoiffé.

drink utensil essential

noun

Tour, ronde

A round-top.

Examples :

"The bakery's round displayed a beautiful, freshly baked loaf of bread. "

La vitrine de la boulangerie présentait une belle miche de pain fraîchement cuite.

architecture part essential

noun

Morceau de boeuf

A round of beef.

Examples :

"We ordered a round of beef for dinner. "

Nous avons commandé un morceau de bœuf pour le dîner.

food essential

verb

Arrondir

To shape something into a curve.

Examples :

"The carpenter rounded the edges of the table."

Le menuisier a arrondi les bords de la table.

action essential

verb

Arrondir, s'arrondir

To become shaped into a curve.

Examples :

"The sculptor carefully rounded the clay into a smooth bowl shape. "

Le sculpteur a soigneusement arrondi l'argile en forme de bol lisse.

appearance essential

verb

Achever, compléter, remplir

(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.

Examples :

"She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class."

Elle a complété son éducation avec un seul cours de mathématiques.

achievement action process essential

verb

Arrondir

To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.

Examples :

"Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred."

Quatre-vingt-quinze s'arrondit à cent.

math number essential

verb

Contourner, faire le tour de

To turn past a boundary.

Examples :

"Helen watched him until he rounded the corner."

Hélène l'a regardé jusqu'à ce qu'il contourne le coin.

action direction essential

verb

S'en prendre à, attaquer

To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).

Examples :

"As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm."

Alors qu'un groupe de policiers passait devant lui, l'un d'eux s'en est pris à lui, le saisissant par le bras.

action military essential

verb

Faire le tour du marbre

To advance to home plate.

Examples :

"And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones."

Et les coureurs font le tour des bases sur le double de Jones.

sport essential

verb

Entourer, faire le tour de

To go round, pass, go past.

Examples :

"The car rounded the corner slowly. "

La voiture a lentement fait le tour du coin.

direction action place essential

verb

Entourer, encercler

To encircle; to encompass.

Examples :

"The fence rounds the entire garden, encompassing all the flowers and vegetables. "

La clôture entoure tout le jardin, englobant toutes les fleurs et les légumes.

area space essential

verb

Arrondir, parfaire

To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.

Examples :

"The harvest moon rounded the farmer's cheeks with its glow of fulfillment. "

La lune des moissons a arrondi les joues du fermier avec son éclat d'accomplissement.

achievement process condition essential

verb

Faire des tournées

To do ward rounds.

Examples :

"The doctor will round the hospital wards tomorrow morning. "

Le médecin fera sa tournée des services de l'hôpital demain matin.

medicine job work essential

verb

Faire une ronde, patrouiller

To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.

Examples :

"The security guard rounds the school building every hour to check for any problems. "

L'agent de sécurité fait le tour du bâtiment scolaire toutes les heures pour vérifier s'il y a des problèmes.

police job action essential

verb

Tourner, faire le tour

To go or turn round; to wheel about.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to round the classroom to collect their books. "

Le professeur a demandé aux élèves de faire le tour de la salle de classe pour ramasser leurs livres.

action way essential

adjective

Rond, circulaire

(physical) Shape.

Examples :

"The table has a round top. "

La table a un dessus rond.

appearance essential

adjective

Complet, entier

Complete, whole, not lacking.

Examples :

"The baker sold us a round dozen."

Le boulanger nous a vendu une douzaine complète.

quality amount essential

adjective

Arrondi

(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

Examples :

"One hundred is a nice round number."

Cent est un beau nombre arrondi.

number math essential

adjective

Arrondi

Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.

Examples :

"My grandmother has a round face, with her lips often pursed in a thoughtful expression. "

Ma grand-mère a un visage arrondi, avec les lèvres souvent pincées dans une expression pensive.

appearance body phonetics essential

adjective

Franc, direct, sans détour

Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.

Examples :

"a round answer; a round oath"

Une réponse franche ; un serment direct.

character attitude communication essential

adjective

Achevé, poli, soigné

Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.

Examples :

"The author's writing style was very round, making it easy to understand. "

Le style d'écriture de l'auteur était très soigné, ce qui facilitait la compréhension.

style writing literature language quality essential

adjective

Juste, équitable

Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.

Examples :

"The teacher's grading was round; everyone received similar marks for comparable work. "

La notation du professeur était juste ; tout le monde a reçu des notes similaires pour un travail comparable.

moral character value essential

adjective

Important, considérable

Large in magnitude.

Examples :

"a round sum"

une somme importante

amount number essential

adjective

Bien écrit, complexe

(authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.

Examples :

"The new student's character sketch was very round; it showed a complex and realistic picture of her personality. "

L'esquisse du personnage du nouvel étudiant était très complexe ; elle montrait une image complexe et réaliste de sa personnalité.

literature writing character essential

adjective

Voûté

Vaulted.

Examples :

"The round ceiling of the school auditorium was impressive. "

Le plafond voûté de l'auditorium de l'école était impressionnant.

architecture essential

verb

Murmurer, chuchoter

To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.

Examples :

"The teacher rounded to the students about the upcoming test, promising extra help if they studied hard. "

Le professeur a murmuré aux élèves au sujet du prochain test, promettant une aide supplémentaire s'ils étudiaient dur.

communication language sound essential

verb

Chuchoter, murmurer

To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

Examples :

"The teacher round instructions to the student, so no one else heard. "

Le professeur a chuchoté les instructions à l'élève, pour que personne d'autre n'entende.

communication language sound word essential

noun

Chuchotement, chuchotements

A whisper; whispering.

Examples :

"The teacher's round was barely audible, a soft whisper about the upcoming test. "

Le chuchotement du professeur était à peine audible, un doux chuchotement concernant le test à venir.

sound language communication essential

noun

Tour, ronde

Discourse; song.

Examples :

"The children's school choir practiced their round for the upcoming talent show. "

La chorale scolaire des enfants a répété sa ronde pour le prochain spectacle de talents.

music literature entertainment sound word communication essential

Meanings

En cercle, autour

Examples :

"High above, vultures circled around."

En haut, les vautours tournaient en cercle.

Autour, environ

Examples :

"Everybody please gather around."

Tout le monde, rassemblez-vous autour, s'il vous plaît.

Environ, à peu près

Examples :

"An adult elephant weighs around five tons."

Un éléphant adulte pèse environ cinq tonnes.

Partout, de place en place

Examples :

"Look around and see what you find."

Regarde autour de toi et vois ce que tu trouves.

D'un état ou d'une condition à un état opposé ou très différent; avec un changement de direction métaphorique; suscitant la conscience ou l'accord

Examples :

"He used to stay up late but his new girlfriend changed that around."

Il veillait tard auparavant, mais sa nouvelle petite amie a changé cela.

Autour, en rond

Examples :

"She spun around a few times."

Elle a tourné autour d'elle-même plusieurs fois.

Encore et encore, autour

Examples :

"I asked around, and no-one really liked it."

J'ai demandé autour de moi, et personne n'a vraiment aimé ça.

En vain, inutilement

Examples :

"The kids were round and round the playground, running but not really playing a game. "

Les enfants tournaient en vain sur l'aire de jeux, courant sans vraiment jouer à un jeu.

Autour de

Examples :

"I planted a row of lilies around the statue."

J'ai planté une rangée de lys autour de la statue.

Autour de

Examples :

"There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information."

Il y a eu beaucoup de controverse autour de la gestion des informations personnelles.

Autour de

Examples :

"She went around the track fifty times."

Elle a fait cinquante fois le tour de la piste.

Autour de

Examples :

"The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on."

La route a fait un bref détour autour de la grande formation rocheuse, puis est allée tout droit.

Près de, autour de

Examples :

"The park is round the corner from my house. "

Le parc est au coin de ma maison.

Autour de

Examples :

"She went around the office and got everyone to sign the card."

Elle a fait le tour du bureau et a demandé à tout le monde de signer la carte.

Cercle, sphère

Examples :

"The round of the clock was a big help to the family during their move. "

Le cercle de l'horloge a beaucoup aidé la famille pendant son déménagement.

Tour, circuit

Examples :

"The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon."

Les gardes ont commencé leur tournée ; le prisonnier devrait bientôt être attrapé.

Tonnerre d'applaudissements, salve

Examples :

"The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two."

Le candidat a reçu un tonnerre d'applaudissements après chaque phrase ou presque.

Ronde, canon

Examples :

"The school choir practiced their round, with different groups starting their part at slightly different times. "

La chorale de l'école a répété sa ronde, avec différents groupes commençant leur partie à des moments légèrement différents.

Tournée, portion

Examples :

"They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes."

Ils nous ont apporté une tournée de boissons toutes les trente minutes environ.

Dose, portion

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed a round of antibiotics for the student's sore throat. "