English-Italian translations for circus

• circo
  All'esterno dell'Aula abbiamo forse un circo? Outside this Chamber do we have a circus?
  Questo posto si sta trasformando in un circo ed è ora di finirla. The place is becoming a circus and it has to stop.
  Noi ci battiamo per i cittadini, e vogliamo far risuonare la nostra voce in questo circo degli sprechi. We fight for the citizen, and want to be a voice in this costly circus.

Definition of circus

• A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
• A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet
• A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place
• In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing
• Circuit; space; enclosure
• To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus

Examples

• The circus will be in town next week
• Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street

Related words

• circusless
• circus director
• circus ring
• circus performer
• circus menagerie
• circus parade
• media circus
• flying circus
• flea circus