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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 -
2 circuitous
circuitous [sɜ:ˈkjʊɪtəs][journey] plein de détours* * *[sɜː'kjuːɪtəs]adjective [route, means] indirect; [argument] tortueux/-euse; [procedure] compliqué -
3 circuitous
circuitous adj [route, means, method] indirect ; [argument] tortueux/-euse, alambiqué ; [procedure] compliqué. -
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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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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. -
6 circuitous
explanation, means umständlich;\circuitous route Umweg m
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