circuit

circuit, circuit électrique

Ensemble de connexions où circule l’électricité, généralement pour faire fonctionner un appareil.

En anglais simple : A connected path through which electricity can flow, usually to make a device work.

• The battery powers the circuit.
• Opening the switch breaks the circuit.
• The device contains several small electrical circuits.

Synonymes : electrical circuit

Expressions courantes : electric circuit, circuit board, complete a circuit, break the circuit

circuit, tour

Parcours qui ramène au point de départ, ou un tour effectué sur ce parcours.

En anglais simple : A route around a place that brings you back to where you started, or one journey along it.

• We ran one circuit of the park.
• The racing circuit has several sharp bends.
• She completed three circuits before stopping to rest.

Comment l'utiliser : a circuit of something (We walked a circuit of the lake.)

Synonymes : loop, lap, round

Expressions courantes : complete a circuit, race circuit, circuit of something