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Pronúncia: rɪŋ
    noun
  1. [circle: of metal, etc.] cèrcol, rutlla.
  2. [on finger] anell.
  3. [on bird's leg, for curtain] anella, baga.
  4. [piece of jewellery] arracada.
  5. rings [gymnastics] anelles.
  6. bishop's ring anell pastoral.
  7. wedding ring aliança.
  8. ring of smoke anell de fum.
  9. (idem) [from mouth] glopada de fum.
  10. rings of Saturn anells de Saturn.
  11. to have rings round one's eyes fer ulleres.

  12. [of people] cercle, grup, colla.
  13. [of children, gossips, etc.] rotlle, rotllada.
  14. [coterie] camarila.
  15. [gang] banda, colla, càfila.
  16. Commerce confabulació.
  17. [on large scale] cartell.
  18. there was a ring of children round him estava voltat de canalla.
  19. they were sitting in a ring estaven asseguts en rotlle.
  20. to run rings round someone derrotar completament algú, vèncer algú fàcilment.
  21. to (keep \ hold) the ring deixar el camp lliure als adversaris, retirar-se.

  22. [arena, etc.] Boxing ring.
  23. [at circus] pista.
  24. [roman circus, bullfigthing] arena.
  25. [at horse race] clos, tancat.
  26. the ring figurative la boxa, el pugilisme.
    27. transitive verb
  27. encerclar, envoltar (by, with de).
  28. [bird] anellar.
  29. the town is ringed by hills la ciutat està voltada de turons.
  30. we are ringed by enemies estem voltats d'enemics, els enemics ens envolten.
  31. to ring round envoltar.



    32. Vegeu també:
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