Meaning
circuit (all senses)
- track
In a sentence
Ho spento il circuito prima di cambiare la lampadina.
I switched off the circuit before changing the light bulb.
Conosci un bel circuito per andare in bici?
Do you know a nice track for biking?
Questo circuito non funziona bene oggi.
This circuit isn't working well today.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| circuito | masculine · singular |
| circuiti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use circuito for electrical/electronic circuits, racing circuits, and figurative networks. For a route or itinerary, giro or percorso is often more natural.
- For a sports or event series, circuito is common: circuito tennistico, circuito di festival. Don’t overuse rete unless you mean a network of connections.
- In electronics, common verbs are chiudere, aprire, and mandare in corto circuito. English speakers often wrongly calque with fare un circuito.