Circuler (en. To circulate)

/siʁkyle/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To move, go from one place to another.

Cars circulate on the road.

Les voitures circulent sur la route.

To ensure that something passes through a system.

Water circulates in the pipes.

L'eau circule dans les tuyaux.

To be disseminated, to be communicated.

Information circulates quickly through the network.

L'information circule rapidement dans le réseau.

From Latin circulare, derived from circulus, which means a circle.

let ideas circulate

Allow ideas to spread and be discussed.

laisser circuler les idées

circulate on the left

Direction indication for a passage.

circuler à gauche

to pass around

To disseminate information or a document.

faire circuler

circulation

The action of circulating, movement of people or things.

circulation

circularization

The action of disseminating information usually in the form of letters or documents.

circularisation

circular

Document intended for wide dissemination.

circulaire

To be in motion, active.

This weekend, we're going to circulate all around town.

Ce week-end, on va circuler dans toute la ville.

To go out, to leave.

We're going out tonight, are you coming?

On circule ce soir, tu viens ?