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on tourne en rond

we're going round in circles

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we're going round in circles Often used figuratively when a discussion or situation is making no progress.
FR: On tourne en rond depuis une heure.
EN: We've been going round in circles for an hour.

On tourne en rond.

We're going around in circles.

On tourne en rond !

We're going in circles!

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

On tourne en rond depuis des semaines.

We've been going in circles for weeks.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Alors je me tais, et elle s'énerve, et on tourne en rond.

So I keep quiet, she gets angry, and we go round in circles.

— Scream 7 (2026)

On tourne en rond, monsieur.

We're going in circles, sir.

— The Host (2006)

On tourne en rond, merde !

We're going around in circles, damn it!

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)

J'ai l'impression qu'on tourne en rond.

I feel like we're going around in circles.

On tourne en rond, merde.

We're going around in circles, damn it.

— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)