ring
/ɹɪŋ/ nom A2En français : anneau, bague, cercle, ring
- A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc. · His brother gifted him a ring for the engagement.
- A piece of food in the shape of a ring. · onion rings· calamari rings
- In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
- The rectum, anus, or anal sphincters. · Lick my ring!
- An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.
- A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
- A circular group of people or objects. · a ring of mushrooms growing in the wood
Pluriel rings
Verbes à particule et expressions
- ring around To call a number of people by phone, usually a circle of ...
- ring back rappeler
- ring in To encircle, to surround in a ring, engirdle.
- ring in To make a phone call to (this place).
- ring off Buzz off; go away; shut up.
- ring out To throw (an opponent) out of the arena, thereby winning.
- ring out To sound clearly and loudly.
- ring up To telephone; to call someone on the telephone.
Dans la bibliothèque
“Make yourself perfectly at home,” said the green girl, “and if you wish for anything ring the bell.
He had not gone to bed that night; but was in the pantry at the back of the house, putting away the silver, when he heard the bell ring violently.
“‘Here is a ring that will obtain audience of him, and remove every difficulty,’ said the captain.
At these words he gave me a ring.
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