What does cycle in French mean?

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

The word cycle in French means season, cycle, rotation, cycle, cycle, BEPC, brevet, benzenic ring, cardiac cycle, education, carbon cycle, citric acid cycle, nitrogen cycle, hydrologic cycle, cycle of study, cycle of reflection, life cycle, seasonal cycle, economic cycle, V model, cooling cycle, refrigeration cycle, hydrologic cycle, lunar cycle, menstrual cycle, estrous cycle, primary education, degree, degree, sixth form, second university cycle, doctorate, end of the cycle, undergraduate studies, further education. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cycle

season

nom masculin (période déterminée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cycle des inscriptions universitaires démarre en mai.
The university enrolment season begins in May.

cycle, rotation

nom masculin (répétition de phénomènes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cycle des saisons voit printemps, été, automne, hiver se succéder sans discontinuer.
The cycle of seasons sees spring, summer, autumn and winter follow one another continuously.

cycle

nom masculin (processus de transformation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A chaque cycle, l'élément revient à son état initial.
After each cycle, the element returns to its original state.

cycle

nom masculin (appareil de locomotion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chacun son cycle, Constance a un tricycle et moi une bicyclette.
We each have our own cycle of choice, Constance's is a tricycle, mine a bicycle.

BEPC

nom masculin (abr, France, vieilli (brevet des collèges) (French qualification, acronym, obsolete)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma mère a obtenu son BEPC avec un an d'avance.

brevet

nom masculin (France, vieilli (diplôme national du brevet) (French qualification)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le brevet d'études du premier cycle se passait en fin de collège.

benzenic ring

nom masculin (chimie: phényl) (Chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cycle benzénique est un liquide incolore très soluble dans les solvants organiques.

cardiac cycle

nom masculin (fréquence du rythme du cœur) (medical)

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

education

nom masculin (années d'études liées)

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

carbon cycle

nom masculin (cycle biogéochimique) (science)

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

citric acid cycle

nom masculin (processus métabolique cellulaire) (Chemistry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cycle de Krebs est une suite de réactions biochimiques utiles à la chaîne respiratoire.

nitrogen cycle

nom masculin (cycle chimique de l'azote)

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

hydrologic cycle

nom masculin (cycle chimique de l'eau)

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

cycle of study, cycle of reflection

nom masculin (projet : cycle d'étude)

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

life cycle

nom masculin (phases de la vie d'un produit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cycle de vie des produits devrait comprendre leur recyclage.

seasonal cycle

nom masculin (alternance des saisons)

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

economic cycle

nom masculin (durée d'un phénomène économique)

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

V model

nom masculin (concept de gestion de projet) (conceptual model)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le modèle du cycle en v est un modèle conceptuel de gestion de projet.

cooling cycle, refrigeration cycle

nom masculin (cycle thermodynamique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le cycle frigorifique s'effectue au moyen d'un évaporateur, un condenseur, un compresseur et un organe de détente.

hydrologic cycle

nom masculin (cycle de transformation de l'eau)

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

lunar cycle

nom masculin (phases de la lune)

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

menstrual cycle

nom masculin (cycle de l'ovulation)

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

estrous cycle

nom masculin (cycle rythmant la vie sexuelle) (biology)

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

primary education

nom masculin (France (années d'école primaire)

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

degree

nom masculin (études post-BAC)

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

degree

nom masculin (groupe d'années universitaires)

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

sixth form

nom masculin (France (années du lycée) (UK, equivalent (within a school)

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

second university cycle

nom masculin (master, années de spécialisation)

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

doctorate

nom masculin (dernier degré d'étude universitaire)

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

end of the cycle

nom masculin (dernière étape)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'essorage est la fin de cycle du lavage.

undergraduate studies

nom masculin (première partie des études)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le premier cycle universitaire se compose de trois années d'études après le baccalauréat.

further education

nom masculin (années du lycée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le premier cycle se déroule au collège et le second cycle au lycée.

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