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Meanings of roundabout way in English

Portuguese
desvio
Catalan
volta
Spanish
desviación

A roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

        desvio
        Usage of roundabout way in English
        1
        Which was precisely his point, he supposed, in a long, roundabout way.
        Indecent suggestion
        2
        MPs laughed as Cameron replied: You could say, in a roundabout way.
        The Guardian
        3
        In a roundabout way I met the fellow who had the papers.
        Four Boy Hunters; Or, The Outing of the Gun Club
        4
        Is this a roundabout way of asking me if we slept together?
        The burglar who painted like mondrian
        5
        Dredging meat cubes in flour is another roundabout way of thickening stew.
        The cook's illustrated how-to-cook library
        6
        It ventures by the roundabout way, and listens to the low voice.
        No Thoroughfare
        7
        In a roundabout way I suppose it amounted to the same thing.
        Two for the dough
        8
        Nally seems to accept this is the case, albeit in a roundabout way.
        The Guardian
        9
        In a roundabout way, Inter might once again have had Barcelona to thank.
        The Guardian
        10
        We took a roundabout way to get back to the house.
        Explosive
        11
        He took a roundabout way to the target as a matter of habit.
        Shadow's son
        12
        In a roundabout way, perhaps John had something to do with Paddy's dismissal.
        Independent.ie
        13
        Rae Feather came a roundabout way to the world of fashion and accessories.
        The Irish Times
        14
        We can easily approach the wall in a roundabout way without being seen.
        The Adventures of Kathlyn
        15
        So Flash has made it to the iOS platform in a roundabout way.
        Wired
        16
        His mother began in a roundabout way which threatened long detention.
        Born in Exile
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        Translations for roundabout way
        Portuguese
        desvio
        Roundabout way through the time
        Roundabout way across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common