roundabout

round·a·bout  (round-bout)

adj.

Indirect; circuitous: "This conclusion was reached in a roundabout but nevertheless perfectly reliable way" (George Gamow).

n.

1. A short, close-fitting jacket.

2. Chiefly British A merry-go-round.

3. Chiefly British A traffic circle.

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roundabout [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt]

n

1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) Brit a revolving circular platform provided with wooden animals, seats, etc., on which people ride for amusement; merry-go-round

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a road junction in which traffic streams circulate around a central island US and Canadian name traffic circle

3. (Engineering / General Engineering) an informal name for boring mill

adj

indirect or circuitous; devious

adv & prep round about

1. on all sides spectators standing round about

2. approximately at round about 5 o'clock

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roundabout - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" rotary, traffic circle, circle junction - the place where two or more things come together road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
	2.	roundabout - a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement carousel, carrousel, merry-go-round, whirligig ride - a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement
Adj.	1.	roundabout - marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" circuitous indirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"
	2.	roundabout - deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" circuitous, devious indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"

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roundabout

adjective

1. indirect, meandering, devious, tortuous, circuitous, evasive, discursive, circumlocutory a roundabout route
indirect direct, straight, straightforward

2. oblique, implied, indirect, evasive, circuitous, circumlocutory, periphrastic indirect or roundabout language

Translations

roundabout [ˈraʊndəbaʊt]

A. ADJ → indirecto
by a roundabout way → dando un rodeo, por una ruta alternativa
to speak in a roundabout way → ir con rodeos, hablar con circunloquios

B. N

1. (Brit) (at fair) → tiovivo m; (in playground) → carrusel m plataforma giratoria que se instala en parques infantiles para que los niños la empujen y se monten

2. (Brit) (Aut) → cruce m giratorio, glorieta f, rotonda f (S. Cone), redoma f (Carib)

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roundabout [ˈraʊndəbaʊt]

n

(British) (AUTOMOBILES) → rond-point m

(at fair) → manège m

adj

[route, means] → détourné(e)
to take a roundabout route → faire un grand détour
The taxi driver took a very roundabout route → Le chauffeur de taxi a fait un grand détour.
to do sth in a roundabout way → faire qch de manière détournée
round arch n → arc m en plein cintre

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roundabout

adj answer, question → umständlich; roundabout route → Umweg m; we came a roundabout way or by a roundabout route → wir sind auf Umwegen gekommen, wir haben einen Umweg gemacht; he has a roundabout way of going about things → er geht sehr umständlich an die Dinge heran; what a roundabout way of doing things! → wie kann man nur so umständlich sein!; by roundabout means → auf Umwegen; roundabout phrase → (umständliche) Umschreibung; she gave a roundabout reply → sie antwortete auf Umwegen; to say something in a roundabout way → etw auf Umwegen sagen

n (Brit, at fair) → Karussell nt; (in children’s playground) → Karussell nt; (Mot) → Kreisverkehr m

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roundabout [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt]

1. adj (route, means) → indiretto/a
I heard the news in a roundabout way → ho saputo la notizia per vie traverse
to refer in a roundabout way to sth → accennare indirettamente a qc

2. n (Brit) (at fair) → giostra (Aut) → rotatoria

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roundabout [ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt]

1. adj (route, means) → indiretto/a
I heard the news in a roundabout way → ho saputo la notizia per vie traverse
to refer in a roundabout way to sth → accennare indirettamente a qc

2. n (Brit) (at fair) → giostra (Aut) → rotatoria

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roundabout → طريق ملتو kruhový objezd rundkørsel Kreisverkehr κυκλική διασταύρωση glorieta, rotonda liikenneympyrä rond-point kružni tok rotatoria 環状交差路 환상 교차로 rotonde rundkjøring rondo rotatória, rotunda кольцевая автотранспортная развязка rondell วงเวียนที่ต้องขับรถรอบ döner kavşak bùng binh 交通转盘