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detoured

UK
/ˈdiː.tʊəd/
US
/ˈdiˌtʊrd/

Translations

detouredadjective
more detoured
Comp.
most detoured
Super.
UK
/ˈdiː.tʊəd/
US
/ˈdiˌtʊrd/
détournéSe dit d’un trajet, d’une circulation ou d’un itinéraire réorienté vers un autre chemin.
The detoured traffic caused delays for the morning commuters.
Le trafic détourné a causé des retards pour les navetteurs du matin.
Additional translations
déviéPour un cours d’eau, un chemin ou un flux qui a été dévié de son tracé initial.
Synonyms
deviated
redirected
diverted
rerouted
went around
off-route
off-course
indirect
roundabout
circuitous
detourverb

detoured

Past Simple

detoured
Past Simple
detoured
Past Participle
detouring
Gerund
UK
/ˈdiː.tʊə/
US
/ˈdiˌtʊr/
faire un détour
We had to detour around the construction site to reach the office.
Nous avons dû faire un détour pour contourner le chantier afin d'arriver au bureau.
dévierS’emploie surtout pour une route, un trafic ou une circulation dirigés vers un autre itinéraire.
Police detoured drivers through side streets after the accident.
La police a dévié les automobilistes par des rues secondaires après l’accident.
Synonyms
redirect
divert
bypass
circumvent
reroute

Definitions

detouredadjective
Having been redirected or taken on an alternative route.
The detoured traffic caused delays for the morning commuters.
Describing something that has been diverted from its original course or path.
The detoured river now flows through the newly constructed channel.
detourverb
To take a longer or less direct route in order to avoid something or to see something specific.
We had to detour around the construction site to reach the office.
To direct (traffic, a person, etc.) via an alternative route.
Police detoured drivers through side streets after the accident.
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