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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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circonscrire [siʀkɔ̃skʀiʀ] VB trans

1. circonscrire MATH:

circonscrire
to circumscribe

2. circonscrire (limiter):

circonscrire incendie, épidémie
to contain
circonscrire sujet, domaine
to limit (à to)

3. circonscrire (délimiter):

circonscrire
to define
cercle circonscrit
circumcircle, circumscribed circle
English
English
French
French
circumscribe (define)
circonscrire
circumscribe
circonscrire

in the PONS Dictionary

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circonscrire [siʀkɔ̃skʀiʀ] VB trans irreg

1. circonscrire (délimiter):

circonscrire
to delimit

2. circonscrire (borner):

circonscrire les recherches à un secteur
to limit the search to one area

3. circonscrire (empêcher l'extension de):

circonscrire incendie
to contain

4. circonscrire (cerner):

circonscrire sujet
to define
English
English
French
French
circumscribe
circonscrire
containment
action f de circonscrire
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English

circonscrire [siʀko͂skʀiʀ] VB trans irreg

1. circonscrire (délimiter):

circonscrire
to delimit

2. circonscrire (borner):

circonscrire les recherches à un secteur
to limit the search to one area

3. circonscrire (empêcher l'extension de):

circonscrire incendie
to contain

4. circonscrire (cerner):

circonscrire sujet
to define
English
English
French
French
circumscribe
circonscrire
containment
action f de circonscrire
Présent
jecirconscris
tucirconscris
il/elle/oncirconscrit
nouscirconscrivons
vouscirconscrivez
ils/ellescirconscrivent
Imparfait
jecirconscrivais
tucirconscrivais
il/elle/oncirconscrivait
nouscirconscrivions
vouscirconscriviez
ils/ellescirconscrivaient
Passé simple
jecirconscrivis
tucirconscrivis
il/elle/oncirconscrivit
nouscirconscrivîmes
vouscirconscrivîtes
ils/ellescirconscrivirent
Futur simple
jecirconscrirai
tucirconscriras
il/elle/oncirconscrira
nouscirconscrirons
vouscirconscrirez
ils/ellescirconscriront
See further verb tables
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