What does cerchio in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word cerchio in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cerchio in Italian.

The word cerchio in Italian means circle, circle, ring, circle, loop, hoop, encircle, circle-like, have a tension headache, circle of death, alloy wheel, close the circle, appease all sides, in a circle, squaring the circle, squaring the circle, home in on, close in on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cerchio

circle

sostantivo maschile (area in una circonferenza) (geometry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Colorare i cerchi di rosso e i rettangoli in verde.
Colour the circles red and the rectangles green.

circle, ring

sostantivo maschile ([qc] a forma di cerchio, circolo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La luce filtrata dalle tende disegnava un cerchio sulla parete.
The light coming through the curtains created a circle (or: ring) on the wall.

circle, loop

sostantivo maschile (movimento circolare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I bambini si muovono in cerchio e cantano.
She danced in a circle.

hoop

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (stringere con un cerchio) (barrel, cart wheel)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
In questo esercizio dobbiamo cerchiare tutti gli aggettivi.

encircle

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (non comune (circondare, cingere)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La città fu cerchiata d'assedio da parte dai soldati mercenari.

circle-like

have a tension headache

circle of death

alloy wheel

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I cerchi in lega sono più robusti di quelli in metallo.

close the circle

(literal)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

appease all sides

in a circle

squaring the circle

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

squaring the circle

home in on, close in on

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