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détour [detuʀ]masculine nouna. ( = déviation) detourb. ( = moyen indirect) roundabout meansc. ( = sinuosité) bend* * *detuʀnom masculin1) ( trajet) detour2) ( moyen indirect) roundabout means; ( dans le langage) circumlocutionêtre sans détours — ( explication) to be straight and to the point; ( personne) to be plain-speaking
3) ( tournant) bend* * *detuʀ nm1) (= chemin plus long) detour2) (= tournant) bend3) fig (= subterfuge) roundabout means* * *détour nm1 ( trajet) detour; faire un détour to make a detour; faire un détour par Oxford to make a detour via Oxford; ça vaut le détour it's worth the trip; faire du cinéma après un détour par le théâtre fig to go into films after a brief spell in the theatreGB; les négociations font un détour par les salaires fig the negotiations have branched off into discussions about salaries;2 ( moyen indirect) roundabout means; ( dans le langage) circumlocution; user de détours pour dire qch to say sth in a roundabout way; être sans détours ( explication) to be straight and to the point; ( personne) to be plain-speaking; il nous a parlé sans détours he spoke to us frankly; il me l'a dit sans détours he told me straight; il m'a expliqué son point de vue sans détours he told me straight out what his position was;3 ( tournant) bend; les détours d'une route/rivière the bends in a road/river; au détour de la route/rivière at the bend in the road/river; au détour de la conversation fig in the course of the conversation; faire des détours [route] to twist and turn; [rivière] to meander.[detur] nom masculinla route fait de nombreux détours jusqu'au bout/jusqu'en bas/jusqu'en haut de la vallée the road winds all the way through/down/up the valleyfaisons un petit détour par la psychanalyse (figuré) let's go off at a tangent for a minute and talk about psychoanalysisvaloir le détour [restaurant, paysage] to be worth the detour3. [faux-fuyant] roundabout way————————au détour de locution prépositionnelle1. [en cheminant le long de]2. [en consultant, en écoutant]au détour de votre livre/œuvre, on devine vos préoccupations leafing through your book/glancing through your work, one gets an idea of your main concerns————————sans détour locution adverbiale
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Glancing — Glan cing, a. 1. Shooting, as light. [1913 Webster] When through the gancing lightnings fly. Rowe. [1913 Webster] 2. Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glancing — [glan′siŋ] adj. 1. striking obliquely and going off at an angle [a glancing blow] 2. indirect or passing glancingly adv … English World dictionary
Glancing — Glance Glance, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glancing}.] 1. To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash. [1913 Webster] From art, from nature, from the schools, Let random influences glance, Like light in many a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
glancing — adjective Date: circa 1541 1. hitting so as to glance off < a glancing blow > 2. incidental, indirect < made glancing allusions to her past > • glancingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
glancing — glancingly, adv. /glan sing, glahn /, adj. 1. striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow. 2. brief and indirect: glancing references to his dubious past. [1485 95; GLANCE1 + ING2] * * * … Universalium
glancing — glanc|ing [ˈgla:nsıŋ US ˈglæn ] adj 1.) a glancing blow a hit that partly misses so that it does not have its full force 2.) a glancing reference/mention a short or indirect reference to something or someone >glancingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
glancing — glanc|ing [ glænsıŋ ] adjective hitting something quickly and lightly: a glancing blow: The falling branch struck him with a glancing blow … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
glancing — [[t]glɑ͟ːnsɪŋ, glæ̱ns [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A glancing blow is one that hits something at an angle rather than from directly in front. The car struck him a glancing blow on the forehead … English dictionary
glancing — UK [ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ] / US [ˈɡlænsɪŋ] adjective hitting something quickly and lightly a glancing blow: The falling branch struck him a glancing blow … English dictionary
glancing — glanc•ing [[t]ˈglæn sɪŋ, ˈglɑn [/t]] adj. 1) cvb striking obliquely and bouncing off at an angle: a glancing blow[/ex] 2) cvb brief and indirect: glancing references to a previous case[/ex] • Etymology: 1485–95 glanc′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
glancing — adjective /ˈɡlɑːnsɪŋ/ Making a superficial, obtuse contact with something. His fist caught a glancing blow to my jaw … Wiktionary
