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circuler

French → English

verb/siʁkyle/

(transport) To travel: the movement of vehicles or people along a route

Les camions circulent par milliers sur les routes de Sâo Paulo.

(English) Trucks travel by the thousands on the roads of Sâo Paulo.

Les tramways ont cessé de circuler à cause de la tempête.

(English) The streetcars stopped traveling because of the storm.

verb/siʁkyle/

(social) To mingle: to go from place to place or hand to hand

Les danseuses circulaient de table en table pour distribuer des cadeaux.

(English) The dancers mingled from table to table to hand out gifts.

L’argent et les effets de commerce circulent rapidement ici.

(English) Money and commercial bills circulate quickly here.

verb/siʁkyle/

(biology) To flow: to move in a continuous circuit, like blood or sap

Le sang circule dans les veines pour oxygéner le corps.

(English) Blood flows through the veins to oxygenate the body.

La sève circule dans les plantes dès l'arrivée du printemps.

(English) Sap flows through the plants as soon as spring arrives.

Entry ID: fr:en:circuler · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary