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ringnoun
rings
pl
UK
/rɪŋ/
US
/rɪŋ/
bagueBijou porté au doigt.
She wore a beautiful diamond ring on her left hand.
Elle portait une belle bague en diamant à la main gauche.
anneauObjet ou forme circulaire; usage courant pour un cercle, une bande ou un contour.
Through the telescope we could clearly see the rings of Saturn.
À travers le télescope, nous pouvions voir clairement les anneaux de Saturne.
cercleGroupe de personnes ou de choses disposées en cercle.
The children formed a ring around the storyteller.
Les enfants ont formé un cercle autour du conteur.
réseauSurtout dans le sens d’organisation criminelle.
The police uncovered a smuggling ring operating in the city.
La police a démantelé un réseau de contrebande opérant dans la ville.
sonnerieSon semblable à celui d’une cloche.
The ring of the doorbell echoed through the house.
La sonnerie de la porte a résonné dans toute la maison.
anneauEn mathématiques, terme standard pour une structure algébrique.
In abstract algebra, a field is a special kind of ring in which every non-zero element has a multiplicative inverse.
En algèbre abstraite, un corps est un type particulier d’anneau dans lequel tout élément non nul a un inverse multiplicatif.
Additional translations
ringEmprunt courant dans le domaine de la boxe et du spectacle.
Synonyms
band
circle
hoop
loop
circlet
annulus
wreath
ringverb
rang
Past Simple
rung
Past Participle
ringing
Gerund
UK
/rɪŋ/
US
/rɪŋ/
(telephone/bell: rang, rung / encircle: ringed, ringed)
sonnerPour une cloche ou un son analogue.
The church bells ring every Sunday morning.
Les cloches de l’église sonnent tous les dimanches matin.
encerclerEntourer complètement.
The police ringed the building to prevent anyone from entering.
La police a encerclé le bâtiment pour empêcher quiconque d’entrer.
appelerAu téléphone.
I'll ring you later to discuss the plans.
Je t’appellerai plus tard pour discuter des plans.
Additional translations
baguerSurtout pour marquer des oiseaux ou d’autres animaux à des fins d’identification.
Synonyms
call
telephone
contact
buzz
alert
ringadjective
UK
/rɪŋ/
US
/rɪŋ/
Used attributively to denote something circular or surrounding, e.g., “ring road”.
circulaireQui a la forme d’un anneau ou forme un cercle.
A ring road encircles the city and keeps heavy traffic out of the center.
Une route circulaire encercle la ville et maintient le trafic lourd à l’extérieur du centre.
Synonyms
ring-shaped
annular
annulate
circular
toroidal
looped
hooped

Definitions

ringnoun
A small circular band, typically of precious metal, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority.
She wore a beautiful diamond ring on her left hand.
A sound of a bell or a similar sound.
The ring of the doorbell echoed through the house.
An enclosed area, often circular, for sports or entertainment, such as a boxing ring or circus ring.
The crowd cheered as the fighters entered the ring.
A group of people or things arranged in a circle.
The children formed a ring around the storyteller.
A group of people involved in a shared enterprise, especially one involving illegal activities.
The police uncovered a smuggling ring operating in the city.
A circular mark, line, or band, often one of several concentric circles.
Through the telescope we could clearly see the rings of Saturn.
A circular or spiral course, track, or path.
The athletes ran around the ring during their training session.
In mathematics, a set equipped with two binary operations (usually called addition and multiplication) satisfying specific axioms that generalize arithmetic.
In abstract algebra, a field is a special kind of ring in which every non-zero element has a multiplicative inverse.
ringverb
To make a sound like a bell.
The church bells ring every Sunday morning.
To call someone on the telephone.
I'll ring you later to discuss the plans.
To put a ring on or around something, especially for identification, decoration, or as a symbol of marriage or engagement.
The researchers ringed the birds so they could track their migration.
To surround or encircle something.
The police ringed the building to prevent anyone from entering.
ringadjective
Circular or surrounding; shaped like or forming a ring.
A ring road encircles the city and keeps heavy traffic out of the center.
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