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circular.

circular; round

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/siʁ.kuˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[sih.kuˈla(h)]Brazil/siɾ.kuˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/siʁ.kuˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. circular; round

    feminine · masculine
    Vimos um objeto circular sobrevoando a cidade.
  2. running in a loop

    Brazil · feminine · masculine
    Ônibus circular.
  3. circular (referring back to itself)

    feminine · masculine · rhetoric
    Definição circular.
  4. circular (distributed to a large number of people)

    feminine · masculine
    Carta circular.
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin circulāris (“circular round”), from Latin circulus, corresponding to círculo + -ar.

noun/siʁ.kuˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[sih.kuˈla(h)]Brazil/siɾ.kuˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/siʁ.kuˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. circular letter (official communication distributed to interested parties)

    feminine
  2. ring road

    Portugal · feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin circulāris (“circular round”), from Latin circulus, corresponding to círculo + -ar.

noun/siʁ.kuˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[sih.kuˈla(h)]Brazil/siɾ.kuˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/siʁ.kuˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. circular (shuttle bus that runs in a loop)

    Brazil · masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Late Latin circulāris (“circular round”), from Latin circulus, corresponding to círculo + -ar.

verb/siʁ.kuˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[sih.kuˈla(h)]Brazil/siɾ.kuˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/siʁ.kuˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to circle (to place a circle around)

    transitive
    Circulem a resposta correta.
  2. to circle (to move around an axis)

    intransitive
    Nosso planeta circula ao redor do Sol.
  3. to circulate (to move through a circuit)

    intransitive
    O sangue parou de circular em suas veias.
  4. to flow freely

    intransitive
    Abri as janelas para o ar circular.
  5. to move about; to walk around

    intransitive
    Depois que a neve derreteu, as pessoas começaram a circular pelo parque.
    Circulem!
  6. to circulate; to disseminate; to spread

    transitive
    Os alunos circularam um rumor muito maldoso.
  7. to circulate; to be disseminated; to be spread; to go around

    intransitive
    Circulava uma notícia sobre o acidente.
  8. to circulate; to be disseminated; to be spread; to go around to circulate (to be valid as currency)

    intransitive
    O euro deixará de circular no Reino Unido.
  9. to circulate; to be disseminated; to be spread; to go around to circulate (to be published and distributed)

    intransitive
    Este é o único jornal que ainda circula.
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin circulāre (“to make round”), post-Augustan form of Latin circulārī. By surface analysis, círculo + -ar.

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