ils circulent

circulate, travel around

→ circuler
circul move around + ent 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #38,068
circulate, travel around Used for things or people moving around (in the streets, on the roads, or passing from person to person).
FR: Les bus circulent toute la nuit.
EN: Buses run all night.
Conjugation of circuler
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First circule
Second circulez
Third circule circulent
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First circule
Third circule circulent

Tu sais que les flingues circulent.

You know guns are circulating.

— Mystic River (2003)

Les trains ne circulent plus.

The trains are no longer running.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

C'est la vie, les choses circulent.

That's life; things come and go.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Les voitures circulent dans les deux sens.

Cars are traveling in both directions.

Aux États-Unis, les voitures circulent sur le côté droit de la route.

In the United States, cars drive on the right side of the road.

À Pékin, beaucoup de gens circulent à vélo.

In Beijing, many people ride bicycles.