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circuitous [sɜ:ˈkjʊɪtəs][journey] plein de détours* * *[sɜː'kjuːɪtəs]adjective [route, means] indirect; [argument] tortueux/-euse; [procedure] compliqué -
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circuitous [sə'kju:ɪtəs](route) qui fait un détour, détourné; (journey) compliqué; figurative (reasoning, thinking) contourné, compliqué;∎ by circuitous means par des moyens détournés ou indirects -
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circuitous [sə:ˊkju:ɪtəs] aкру́жный, око́льный ( путь) -
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circuitous adj [route, means, method] indirect ; [argument] tortueux/-euse, alambiqué ; [procedure] compliqué. -
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adjective* * *[sə:'kjuitəs]* * *cir·cui·tous[səˈkju:ɪtəs, AM sɚˈkju:ət̬əs]adj explanation, means umständlich\circuitous route Umweg m* * *[sɜː'kjʊɪtəs]adjumständlich* * *circuitous [sə(r)ˈkjuːıtəs] adj (adv circuitously)1. einen Umweg machend oder bedeutend:by a circuitous route auf einem Umweg;the river’s circuitous course der gewundene Flusslauf2. weitschweifig, umständlich* * *adjective* * *adj.weitschweifig adj. -
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sə:'kjuitəsadjective (round-about; not direct: a circuitous route.) tortuoso, indirectotr[sə'kjʊːɪtəs]1 formal use tortuoso,-a, indirecto,-acircuitous [.sər'kju:ət̬əs] adj: sinuoso, tortuosoadj.• indirecto, -a adj.• tortuoso, -a adj.sər'kjuːətəs, sɜː'kjuːɪtəs[sɜː'kjʊɪtǝs]ADJ [route] tortuoso, sinuoso; [method] tortuoso, solapado* * *[sər'kjuːətəs, sɜː'kjuːɪtəs] -
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[sɜː'kjuːɪtəs]* * *[sə:'kjuitəs]adjective (round-about; not direct: a circuitous route.) indiretto, tortuoso* * *circuitous /sɜ:ˈkju:ɪtəs/a.1 non in linea retta; indiretto; tortuoso; che fa un lungo giro: We got there by a circuitous route, siamo arrivati là facendo un lungo girocircuitouslyavv.in modo indiretto; tortuosamente; facendo un lungo girocircuitousness, circuityn. [u]tortuosità; l'essere indiretto.* * *[sɜː'kjuːɪtəs] -
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sə:'kjuitəsadjective (round-about; not direct: a circuitous route.) som går omveier/krokveier, indirekteadj. \/səˈkjuːɪtəs\/1) ( om vei eller rute) omgående, ad omveier2) ( om fremgangs- eller væremåte) omstendelig, vag, indirekte, fordektcircuitous road eller circuitous route krokvei omvei -
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[sə:'kjuitəs]adjective (round-about; not direct: a circuitous route.) indirecto* * *cir.cu.i.tous[sə:kj'u:itəs] adj 1 que se movimenta em círculo, que dá voltas, tortuoso, desviado. 2 fig indireto, que emprega rodeios. by circuitous roads por meios indiretos, indiretamente. -
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{sa'kjuitas}
1. околен, заобиколен (за пъm и пр.)
2. околен, непряк, косвен* * *{sa'kjuitas} а 1. околен, заобиколен (за пъm и пр.), 2. ок* * *обиколен; заобикалки; заобиколен;* * *1. околен, заобиколен (за пъm и пр.) 2. околен, непряк, косвен* * *circuitous[sə´kju:itəs] adj обиколен; заобиколен; със заобикалки; непряк, косвен; a \circuitous mode of approach прен. заобикалки; FONT face=Times_Deutsch◊ adv circuitously. -
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sə:ˈkjuɪtəs прил. кружный, окольный, обходной (о пути) кружный, окольный (о пути) - the river's * course извилистое русло реки непрямой, обходный( о способе, действии) ;
косвенный circuitous кружный, окольный (путь)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > circuitous
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[sɜ:ʹkju:ıtəs] a1. кружный, окольный ( о пути)2. непрямой, обходный (о способе, действии и т. п.); косвенный -
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[sə:'kjuitəs]adjective (round-about; not direct: a circuitous route.) krókóttur -
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Adj1. घुमावदारHe gave a circuitous and puzzling explanation on the theory.
См. также в других словарях:
Circuitous — Cir*cu i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. {Cir*cu i*tous*ly}, adv. {Cir*cu i*tous*ness}, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circuitous — I adjective ambagious, anfractuous, anguilliform, anguine, circumfluent, circumambulating, circumfluous, circumlocutory, complicated, contorted, convoluted, convolution, crooked, curved, deviating, deviatory, devious, digressive, discursive, eel… … Law dictionary
circuitous — (adj.) 1660s, from M.L. circuitous full of roundabout ways, from L. circuitus a going round (see CIRCUIT (Cf. circuit)). Related: Circuitously … Etymology dictionary
circuitous — roundabout, *indirect Analogous words: *winding, serpentine, sinuous, tortuous, flexuous Antonyms: straight … New Dictionary of Synonyms
circuitous — [adj] going around, indirect back road*, by way of, circular, collateral, complicated, devious, labyrinthine, long way*, long way around*, meandering, oblique, rambling, roundabout, tortuous, winding around; concepts 544,581 Ant. direct, in line … New thesaurus
circuitous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a route) longer than the most direct way. DERIVATIVES circuitously adverb circuitousness noun … English terms dictionary
circuitous — [sər kyo͞o′ət əs] adj. [ML circuitosus < L circuitus: see CIRCUIT] roundabout; indirect; devious circuitously adv. circuitousness n … English World dictionary
circuitous — [[t]sə(r)kju͟ːɪtəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct. [FORMAL] They were taken on a circuitous route, from mainland China through Hong Kong to Europe and then to Panama... Stuart… … English dictionary
circuitous — adjective Etymology: perhaps from Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus Date: 1664 1. having a circular or winding course < a circuitous route > 2. not being forthright or direct in language or action < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
circuitous — circuitously, adv. circuitousness, n. /seuhr kyooh i teuhs/, adj. roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument. [1655 65; < ML circuitosus, equiv. to circuit(us) CIRCUIT + osus OUS] Syn. circular, winding, indirect,… … Universalium
circuitous — cir|cu|i|tous [ sər kjuıtəs ] adjective 1. ) a circuitous journey, path, etc. is longer than it needs to be because it is not direct: He took a circuitous route to the library, to avoid passing her house. 2. ) taking a long time to say what you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English