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circle2

UK: /ˈsɜː.kl̩/ US: /ˈsɝː-/ [circled, circling]

Translation

v [t, i]
dar vueltas
The aeroplane circled the airport several times before landing
El avión estuvo dando vueltas sobre el aeropuerto antes de aterrizar
v [t]
rodear
Circle the right answers
Rodee la respuesta correcta
pron. La primera c se pronuncia como una s
(Definition of circle vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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