2 (circle) [of people] círculo (m); (in game, dance) corro (m); [of objects] anillo (m); (in water) onda (f); (around planet, on tree, of smoke) anillo (m); (around bathtub) cerco (m) to stand/sit in a ring ponerse/sentarse en círculo; a ring of hills un anillo de colinas; he always leaves a dirty ring round the bath siempre deja un cerco de suciedad en la bañera
the children formed a ring round her he was prevented from entering the building by a ring of campus policemen Ralph looked for confirmation round the ring of faces grilled fish surrounded by a ring of spinach the sixteen ambassadors seated themselves around a ring of tables she dropped a stone in the pond, which sent rings spreading out across the water a ring of blue smoke weather satelites have sent pictures showing a ring of volcanic ash circling the Earth you can tell how old a tree is by the number of rings inside the trunk he had to jump through a ring of fire
to have rings round one's eyes tener ojeras
exhaustion and sleepless nights had left her with dark rings around her eyes
the rings of Saturn los anillos de Saturno
to run rings round sb dar mil vueltas a algn (informal) she runs rings round all the other students mentally, he can still run rings round men half his age! the government's confidence has allowed them to run rings round the opposition the new rear-engined Cooper runs rings round the Lotus we took her out for a game of football and she ran rings round us
3 (group) [of criminals, drug dealers] banda (f); red (f); [of spies] red (f); (Comm) cartel (m); cártel (m) on large scale
there's a ring operating in Italy, an alleged nuclear smuggling ring has been discovered a 35 million pound gold smuggling ring I believe your escape ring was used for many years as a cover to smuggle over agents from the East among the genuine refugees police are investigating the suspected drug ring at the school an international spy ring the raid was part of a national operation to smash a ring of video dealers they are involved in a ring of several big companies which fixes prices
4 (arena) (Boxing) cuadrilátero (m); ring (m); (at circus) pista (f); (bullring) ruedo (m); plaza (f); (at horse race) cercado (m); recinto (m); (in livestock market) corral (m) (de exposiciones) he will never again be allowed inside a British boxing ring both wrestlers leaped into the ring and began to crouch and spring about he climbed back into the ring the blow sent him staggering across the ring two clowns came into the ring the ponies rode around the ring the first bull of the afternoon entered the ring they are leading their horses into the ring before the race starts
the ring el boxeo
he told us stories of his time in the ring
to throw or toss one's hat or cap into the ring echarse or lanzarse al ruedo if Mr Heseltine does throw his hat in the ring, there will be other candidates and that will do no harm she lost the nomination in a party caucus after /Kinkel threw his hat into the ring/ at the last moment he said straightaway that he would play - I am delighted that /he has decided to throw his cap into the ring/
