Circle, cycle - Cercle (The 2258th Most Common French Word)
In French, the word for Circle, cycle is Cercle. It can be used as noun. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 2258th most common word in French. This word often comes up when talking about activities & movements, materials & quality, family & relationships, communication, transport & travel, time & frequency. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.
Pronunciation
English: circle, cycle
French: cercle
Examples
Make a circle and hold hands. | Faites un cercle et tenez-vous la main. |
The answer leads us to a vicious circle. | La réponse nous mène à un cercle vicieux. |
Draw a circle. | Trace un cercle. |
We sat around the fire in a circle. | Nous nous sommes assis en cercle autour du feu. |
Draw a small circle. | Trace un petit cercle. |
Let's make a big circle. | Faisons un grand cercle. |
It's a vicious circle. | C’est un cercle vicieux. |
They formed a circle. | Ils formèrent un cercle. |
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We are entering a vicious circle. | Nous sommes tombés dans un cercle vicieux. |
It's not a pyramid scheme, it's a gifting circle | Ce n'est pas une chaîne d'argent, c'est un cercle de cadeaux |
They sat in a circle. | Ils s'assirent en cercle. |
I was trapped in a vicious circle. | Je me suis retrouvé piégé dans un cercle vicieux. |
The students sat in a circle. | Les étudiants se sont assis en cercle. |
Friends, let's make a circle. | Les amis, faisons un cercle. |
A circle is always round. | Un cercle est toujours rond. |
Our math teacher drew a circle on the blackboard. | Notre professeur de mathématiques traça un cercle au tableau. |
How can we break out of this vicious circle | Comment sortir de ce cercle vicieux |
The five of us stood in a circle holding hands. | Tous les cinq nous formâmes un cercle en nous tenant les mains. |
God is a circle whose circumference is a straight line. | Dieu est un cercle dont la circonférence est une droite. |
Put the filling inside and cover with another pastry circle. | Mettez le remplissage à l'intérieur et le couvrez d'un autre cercle de pâtisserie. |
Development means enabling people to escape from that vicious cycle. | Le développement, c'est permettre à ces personnes d'échapper à ce cercle vicieux. |
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This word appears in the following categories
Activities & Movements
Materials & Quality
Family & Relationships
Communication
Transport & Travel
Time & Frequency
Noun
B1