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to circumscribe
01
circonscrire, limiter
to limit the power, freedom, or activity of something to a set of boundaries
Transitive: to circumscribe freedoms or activities
Exemples
They are currently circumscribing the powers of the regulatory agency to prevent abuse.
Ils limitent actuellement les pouvoirs de l'agence de régulation pour prévenir les abus.
02
circonscrire, encercler, cerner
to draw a line around something
Transitive: to circumscribe sth
Exemples
Students were asked to circumscribe several shapes on their paper without lifting their pencils.
Les étudiants ont été invités à circonscrire plusieurs formes sur leur papier sans lever leurs crayons.
03
circonscrire, délimiter
to draw a shape around another so that it touches the inner shape at specific points without overlapping or cutting through it
Transitive: to circumscribe a geometric shape
Exemples
He circumscribed a square around the circle for the geometric diagram.
Il a circonscrit un carré autour du cercle pour le diagramme géométrique.
Arbre Lexical
circumscribed
circumscribe
