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roundabout ['raʊndəbaʊt](a) (at fairground, playground) manège mdétourné, indirect;∎ to take a roundabout route prendre un chemin détourné;∎ to hear of sth in a roundabout way apprendre qch indirectement;∎ to lead up to a question in a roundabout way aborder une question de biais;∎ he has a roundabout way of doing things il a une façon détournée de faire les choses;∎ by roundabout means par des moyens détournés
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