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The old windmills were circling in the wind.
Les vieux moulins à vent entouraient dans le vent.
These doors were circling in front of me as if they were on a Merry-Go-Round.
Ces portes m’entouraient en cercle comme si elles s’étaient trouvées sur un manège.
The children were circling the fountain screaming and laughing.
Les enfants tournaient autour de la fontaine en criant et en riant.
Vultures were circling over the roadkill.
Les vautours tournoyaient au-dessus de la carcasse sur la route.
The vultures were circling the dying antelope.
Les vautours tournaient autour de l'antilope mourante.
There was no doubt that I had nothing to contribute on the ground other than to take up valuable space when planes were circling the airfield unable to land because of the state of the airfield at the present time.
Il était clair que je n'avais rien à faire sur le terrain à part occuper un espace précieux, alors que des avions décrivaient des cercles au-dessus de l'aéroport, incapables d'atterrir en raison de l'état actuel des pistes.
Two condors were circling above the Andean town.
Deux condors volaient en cercle au-dessus du village andin.
Some turkey vultures were circling overhead menacingly.
Quelques urubus tournoyaient menaçamment dans le ciel.
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