What does circulation in French mean?

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

The word circulation in French means circulation, traffic, train dispatcher, traffic officer, traffic police officer, traffic diversion, contraflow, alternate driving scheme, traffic, date of first registration, in circulation, area of free movement, take out of circulation, make disappear, have dealt with, traffic light, freedom of movement, free movement, free movement of people and of goods, poor circulation, put into circulation, traffic plan, remove from circulation, take out of circulation, road closed to traffic, direction of traffic flow, traffic flow direction, traffic lane. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word circulation

circulation

nom féminin (mouvement continuel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle a des problèmes de circulation sanguine.
She has problems with her blood circulation.

traffic

nom féminin (trafic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La circulation était très mauvaise et nous sommes arrivés en retard.
The traffic was very bad and we arrived late.

train dispatcher

nom masculin (opérateur du trafic ferroviaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

traffic officer, traffic police officer

nom masculin (policier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

traffic diversion

nom masculin (redirection du trafic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite aux travaux dans le centre-ville, un basculement de la circulation sera mis en place.

contraflow

nom féminin (travaux : trafic sur une seule voie) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

alternate driving scheme

nom féminin (pollution : circulation réservée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

traffic

nom féminin (trafic routier) (cars, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La circulation automobile concerne le trafic routier sur les différentes routes et autoroutes de France.

date of first registration

nom féminin (date première utilisation) (automobile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Votre voiture est assurée dès la date de première mise en circulation.

in circulation

locution adjectivale (utilisé)

area of free movement

nom masculin (aire sans restriction de passage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

take out of circulation

locution verbale (rendre [qch/qqn] introuvable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

make disappear, have dealt with

locution verbale (figuré (tuer [qqn]) (figurative, euphemism)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

traffic light

nom masculin (feu tricolore) (usually plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les feux de circulation gèrent le trafic aux carrefours routiers.

freedom of movement

nom féminin (liberté de se déplacer) (rights)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Union européenne à pour principe la liberté de circulation.

free movement

nom féminin (capacité à pouvoir aller où on veut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

free movement of people and of goods

nom féminin (droit de se déplacer) (rights)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La libre circulation des personnes et des biens est garantie dans l'espace européen.

poor circulation

nom féminin (trouble veineux) (medical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma grand-mère a une mauvaise circulation sanguine et va prendre un rendez-vous chez le cardiologue.

put into circulation

locution verbale (mettre en service) (money, goods)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La Banque de France a mis en circulation un nouveau billet de cinq euros.

traffic plan

nom masculin (façon dont les rues sont conçues)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

remove from circulation, take out of circulation

locution verbale (supprimer l'emploi de [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

road closed to traffic

nom féminin (rue interdite d'accès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

direction of traffic flow, traffic flow direction

nom masculin (direction de voirie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les rues à sens unique ne sont autorisées que dans un seul sens de circulation.

traffic lane

nom féminin (partie de route où circuler)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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