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roundabout

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

/ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/

Translations

roundaboutnoun

roundabouts

/ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/

rond-pointSens routier.

The new roundabout has significantly reduced traffic congestion in the area.

Le nouveau rond-point a considérablement réduit les embouteillages dans le quartier.

tourniquetDans une aire de jeux.

The children laughed as they spun around on the roundabout in the park.

Les enfants riaient en tournant sur le tourniquet dans le parc.

détourSens de trajet ou de route indirecte.

We were forced to go by a roundabout to reach the village after the bridge collapsed.

Nous avons dû faire un détour pour להגיע au village après l'effondrement du pont.

Additional translations

veste courteSens historique, pour un vêtement masculin court des XVIIIe-XIXe siècles.

Synonyms

circuitous route

roundaboutadverb

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

/ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/

Archaic/rare use meaning "in a circuitous or indirect manner".

indirectementAu sens d'une manière non directe.

They travelled roundabout to avoid the toll road.

Ils ont voyagé indirectement pour éviter la route à péage.

Synonyms

in a roundabout way

by detour

roundaboutadjective

more roundabout

Comp.

most roundabout

Super.

/ˈraʊndəbaʊt/

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indirectSurtout pour une réponse, une explication ou une manière de s'exprimer.

He gave a roundabout answer to avoid revealing the truth.

Il a donné une réponse indirecte pour éviter de révéler la vérité.

Additional translations

détournéPlus littéraire ou plus rare ; peut s'employer au sens d'« indirect ».

Synonyms

Definitions

roundaboutnoun

A circular intersection or junction in which road traffic flows almost continuously in one direction around a central island.

The new roundabout has significantly reduced traffic congestion in the area.

A large revolving device in a playground, on which children can sit or stand and be spun around.

The children laughed as they spun around on the roundabout in the park.

A circuitous or indirect route; a detour.

We were forced to go by a roundabout to reach the village after the bridge collapsed.

A short, close-fitting jacket or coat, typically worn by men or boys in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The portrait shows the young sailor in a blue roundabout with brass buttons.

roundaboutadverb

In a circuitous or indirect manner.

They travelled roundabout to avoid the toll road.

roundaboutadjective

Not straightforward or direct; indirect.

He gave a roundabout answer to avoid revealing the truth.