Circulait (en. Was circulating)

/siʁkylɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To move or to travel from one place to another.

Cars were circulating in the streets of the city.

Les voitures circulaient dans les rues de la ville.

To pass something from one person to another.

Rumors were circulating among the company's employees.

Les rumeurs circulaient entre les employés de l'entreprise.

To be in circulation or in use, particularly for a document or means of payment.

The new banknotes were circulating in commerce.

Les nouveaux billets de banque circulaient dans le commerce.

From Latin 'circulare', meaning to make a circle, to surround.

circuit was circulating

Refers to information that is widely spread.

circuit circulait

the rumor was circulating

A sound or rumor that spreads.

le bruit circulait

circulation

Movement or flow of people or things.

circulation

to circulate

The action of moving or passing from one place to another.

circuler

circulatory

Relating to blood movement in the body.

circulatoire

A common joke about traffic.

It is often said that in this city, traffic never circulated!

On dit souvent que dans cette ville, la circulation ne circulait jamais!

Referring to rumors spreading quickly.

The news was circulating so fast that it was like a forest fire.

Les nouvelles circulaient si vite qu'on aurait dit un feu de forêt.