Translation of "surrounding" to French

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Dictionary translations for "surrounding"

surrounding [səˈraundɪŋ] noun

pl. surroundings

les alentours m pl

The rescuers searched the surroundings in hopes of finding the child.

Les sauveteurs ont cherché aux alentours dans l'espoir de trouver l'enfant.

l' action d'entourer f (encircling)

l' encerclement m

surrounding [səˈraundɪŋ] adjective

- / -

environnant

The marauders laid waste to the town and surrounding villages.

Les pillards ont dévasté la ville et les villages environnants.

surround [səˈraund] verb Conjugation

surrounded / surrounded / surrounding / surrounds

entourer

She sat surround by her grandchildren.

Elle était assise, entourée de ses petits enfants.

encercler (enemy)

The island was now surrounded by militia.

L'île était maintenant encerclée par la milice.

Contexts with "surrounding"

I saw them surrounding him. Je les ai vus l'entourer.

The marauders laid waste to the town and surrounding villages. Les pillards ont dévasté la ville et les villages environnants.

Most castles have a moat surrounding them. Les châteaux sont, en majeure partie, entourés par des douves.

The mystery surrounding his death was played up by the media. Le mystère entourant sa mort fut exagéré par les médias.

The smaller planets hovering around the planet Jupiter reminded him of the guards surrounding a king when he walked outdoors, and Kepler called them satellites. Les planètes plus petites flottant autour de la planète Jupiter lui rappelaient les gardes qui entourent un roi quand il se déplace dehors, et Kepler les appela des satellites.

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