Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
circulade
English translation:
built in a circle
Added to glossary by
Allan Jeffs
Aug 3, 2004 09:13
20 yrs ago
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French term
circulade
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Tourism & Travel
Le vieux village en « circulade » se compose de ruelles étroites et tortueuses, vous y verrez ses maisons anciennes typiquement méditerranéennes qui en font l’un des plus beaux villages de France.
The village is Gruissan in the Languedoc. Any ideas about circulade? Built in a circle?
The village is Gruissan in the Languedoc. Any ideas about circulade? Built in a circle?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | built in a circle |
Allan Jeffs
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| 4 +4 | "circulade" |
Francis MARC
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| 5 | built on a circular plan |
Brian Gaffney
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| 3 +1 | circular |
Paul Lambert
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| 2 | constructed in a series of concentric circles |
Peter Freckleton
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Proposed translations
+2
25 mins
Selected
built in a circle
Absolutely Lydia
... Santé | Sciences | Société | Sports | Portugues | Italiano | Inglés | English
Sites. ... Nézignan l'Évêque - Village bâti en circulade, ancienne résidence ...
www.brujula.net/.../Europe/France/R%E9gions/ Languedoc_Roussillon/H%25E9rault/Villes_et_villages/
Encyclopedie
Circulade
Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.
Le mot circulade a été utilisé dans le journal la dépêche du midi du 19 octobre 2003. Il est également utilisé par l'association des villages circulaires. Le dictionnaire Larousse étudie l'entrée de ce mot dans son dictionnaire.
Ce mot désigne des villages du Languedoc qui sont batis en cercle autour d'une église ou d'un chateau fort central. Ces villages datent du Moyen-Age. Un village circulaire n'est donc pas une Bastide.
Ce concept est cependant attaqué par des historiens qui ne le trouvent pas scientifique.
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Note added at 30 mins (2004-08-03 09:44:23 GMT)
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This site has kept the word \"circulade\":
Bienvenue à Puisserguier
Puisserguier, \"une circulade\", fait parti de l\'un des 90 villages circulaires du Languedoc, héritage de l\'urbanisme romain de 1000 ans d\'histoire. C\'est un village qui célèbre son passé, et qui en même temps se tourne vers l\'avenir.
http://www.ville-puisserguier.com/
Welcome to Puisserguier
Puisserguier is a circulade, one of 90 circular villages in France with over a 1,000 years of history. It is a village that celebrates its past, yet looks to the future.
http://www.ville-puisserguier.com/en/indexe.htm
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Note added at 35 mins (2004-08-03 09:48:30 GMT)
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Here too:
Les plus
Maison indépendante situé à l\'orée d\'un village pittoresque (circulade).
http://www.homelidays.com/FR-Locations-Vacances/190_Opt/6/1/...
Best points
Detached house located at edge of a picturesque village (circulade).
http://www.homelidays.com/EN-Holidays-Rental/190_Opt/6/1/861...
... Santé | Sciences | Société | Sports | Portugues | Italiano | Inglés | English
Sites. ... Nézignan l'Évêque - Village bâti en circulade, ancienne résidence ...
www.brujula.net/.../Europe/France/R%E9gions/ Languedoc_Roussillon/H%25E9rault/Villes_et_villages/
Encyclopedie
Circulade
Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre.
Le mot circulade a été utilisé dans le journal la dépêche du midi du 19 octobre 2003. Il est également utilisé par l'association des villages circulaires. Le dictionnaire Larousse étudie l'entrée de ce mot dans son dictionnaire.
Ce mot désigne des villages du Languedoc qui sont batis en cercle autour d'une église ou d'un chateau fort central. Ces villages datent du Moyen-Age. Un village circulaire n'est donc pas une Bastide.
Ce concept est cependant attaqué par des historiens qui ne le trouvent pas scientifique.
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Note added at 30 mins (2004-08-03 09:44:23 GMT)
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This site has kept the word \"circulade\":
Bienvenue à Puisserguier
Puisserguier, \"une circulade\", fait parti de l\'un des 90 villages circulaires du Languedoc, héritage de l\'urbanisme romain de 1000 ans d\'histoire. C\'est un village qui célèbre son passé, et qui en même temps se tourne vers l\'avenir.
http://www.ville-puisserguier.com/
Welcome to Puisserguier
Puisserguier is a circulade, one of 90 circular villages in France with over a 1,000 years of history. It is a village that celebrates its past, yet looks to the future.
http://www.ville-puisserguier.com/en/indexe.htm
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Note added at 35 mins (2004-08-03 09:48:30 GMT)
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Here too:
Les plus
Maison indépendante situé à l\'orée d\'un village pittoresque (circulade).
http://www.homelidays.com/FR-Locations-Vacances/190_Opt/6/1/...
Best points
Detached house located at edge of a picturesque village (circulade).
http://www.homelidays.com/EN-Holidays-Rental/190_Opt/6/1/861...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the confirmation. I can see the point about leaving it in French, but decided to translate in this instance, as this is very brief info in a holiday brochure."
+1
21 mins
Paul Lambert
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Related KudoZ points
:
4
circular
this website has a picture which explains the concept of 'en circulade' - maybe something like 'the layout of the old town is circular is design...'
http://www.ville-gruissan.fr/uk/terroir/village.htm
http://www.ville-gruissan.fr/uk/terroir/village.htm
+4
25 mins
"circulade"
je le garderais tel quel entre guillemets
canal du midi , via domitia ( domitian way ) , circulades ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Les circulades A circular village or "Circulade" is a mediaeval village
where the circle is the base of the structure. Languedoc ...
www.decouvertes-herault.fr/US/patrimoine/ - 13k - 1 août 2004
Charming village house in the ancient circulade of Caux. Listed by
Posie McQueen. Click on the image to zoom Part of 22' long living ...
If you have seen the film “Chocolat” then you know what a circulade
village looks like. Although the film was not made here, Preixan ...
www.sidsmums.com/village.html - 3k - En cache - Pages similaires
Holiday house in Languedoc-Roussillon Aude France - [ Traduire cette page ]
... The house is situated in a very special context, a 'circulade', a
fine example of circular villages of the twelfth century. The ...
www.holidayfrance.com/index.cfm/property/12984.cfm - 23k
www.moving-to-france.com/ houses/listingview.php?listingID=443 - 17k
canal du midi , via domitia ( domitian way ) , circulades ... - [ Traduire cette page ]
... Les circulades A circular village or "Circulade" is a mediaeval village
where the circle is the base of the structure. Languedoc ...
www.decouvertes-herault.fr/US/patrimoine/ - 13k - 1 août 2004
Charming village house in the ancient circulade of Caux. Listed by
Posie McQueen. Click on the image to zoom Part of 22' long living ...
If you have seen the film “Chocolat” then you know what a circulade
village looks like. Although the film was not made here, Preixan ...
www.sidsmums.com/village.html - 3k - En cache - Pages similaires
Holiday house in Languedoc-Roussillon Aude France - [ Traduire cette page ]
... The house is situated in a very special context, a 'circulade', a
fine example of circular villages of the twelfth century. The ...
www.holidayfrance.com/index.cfm/property/12984.cfm - 23k
www.moving-to-france.com/ houses/listingview.php?listingID=443 - 17k
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Claudine Seynaeve
17 mins
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| agree |
Andre de Vries
: best not to translate; it's rather obvious what it means. You could add "built in a circle for protection from attackers"
1 hr
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| agree |
Dr Andrew Read
: Yep, agree with Andre - say one of the ancient "circulades" OR "circulade villages", and then add Andre's explanation..
12 hrs
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| agree |
PB Trans
: leave it in French with an explanation
1 day 4 hrs
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42 mins
Peter Freckleton
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Related KudoZ points
:
8
constructed in a series of concentric circles
Eg
"Explore Eguisheim, a unique medieval village built in concentric circles around a central fortress"
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Note added at 2004-08-03 11:35:14 (GMT)
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Actually, as the asker\'s text is about the village of Gruissan itself, how about this for a ref ?
\"The fishing village of GRUISSAN is a circulade - where houses are built in concentric circles to act as successive walls protecting a chateau\"
http://www.south-of-france.com/Tours/Tour1/Tour1.html
"Explore Eguisheim, a unique medieval village built in concentric circles around a central fortress"
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Note added at 2004-08-03 11:35:14 (GMT)
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Actually, as the asker\'s text is about the village of Gruissan itself, how about this for a ref ?
\"The fishing village of GRUISSAN is a circulade - where houses are built in concentric circles to act as successive walls protecting a chateau\"
http://www.south-of-france.com/Tours/Tour1/Tour1.html
Reference:
http://www.decouvertes-herault.fr/US/patrimoine/
xplore Eguisheim, a unique medieval village built in concentric circles around a central fortress,
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Andre de Vries
: are all circulades built in concentric circles?
1 hr
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Most of the refs indicate that - specifically for Gruissan itself. But I suppose some might be a single circle, probably not intersecting circles.
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22 hrs
built on a circular plan
Another option.
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