circuler

Definitions of circuler
  1. verb
    cause be distributed
    synonyms: passer
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    répandre, étaler
    strew or distribute over an area
    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
  2. verb
    move around freely
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    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  3. verb
    walk around something
    synonyms: se promener
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    type of:
    tourner, tourner autour
    travel around something
  4. verb
    undergo transportation as in a vehicle
    synonyms: se déplacer
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    prendre l'avion, voler
    travel in an airplane
    prendre
    travel by means of an aircraft, bus, etc.
    aller, monter, venir
    be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
    voyager en chariot
    ride in a chariot
    faire de la bicyclette, faire du vélo
    ride a bicycle
    faire de la moto, rouler à moto
    ride a motorcycle
    aller en train, voyager en train
    travel by rail or train
    aller en traîneau
    ride (on) a sled
    naviguer, voyager en bateau
    ride in a boat on water
    aller en taxi, prendre un taxi
    ride in a taxicab
    prendre le bus, voyager en bus
    ride in a bus
    faire une virée
    ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
    faire de l'auto-stop
    travel by getting free rides from motorists
    se faire porter sur le dos de
    ride on someone's shoulders or back
    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  5. verb
    move along, of liquids
    synonyms: couler, s'écouler
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    jaillir
    flow freely
    couler à flots, jaillir
    issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth
    refluer
    rise or move forward
    tourbillonner, tournoyer
    flow in a circular current, of liquids
    se dissiper, se perdre
    run off as waste
    s'écouler
    move downward
    verser
    flow in a spurt
    se déverser, se renverser, se répandre
    flow, run or fall out and become lost
    couler à flot, ruisseler
    flow freely and abundantly
    dégouliner, dégoutter, filtrer
    run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
    faire écouler, évacuer
    flow off gradually
    laisser dégoutter, suinter
    pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
    couler
    flow in small streams
    jaillir
    stream in jets, of liquids
    déborder, s'épancher
    flow or run over (a limit or brim)
    type of:
    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  6. verb
    move around; move from place to place
    synonyms: se déplacer
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    type of:
    aller, se déplacer, se mouvoir
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
  7. verb
    move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point
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    type of:
    couler, s'écouler
    move along, of liquids
  8. verb
    cause to move around
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    type of:
    bouger, déplacer
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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