roundabout

roundabout
1. noun
1) (Brit.): (road junction) Verkehrskreisel, der
2) (Brit.): (merry-go-round) Karussell, das

it's swings and roundabouts — es gleicht sich aus

2. adjective

a [very] roundabout way — ein [sehr] umständlicher Weg

the taxi went a roundabout way — das Taxi machte einen Umweg

2) (fig.): (indirect) umständlich
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noun
1) (a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.) das Karussel
2) (a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.) der Kreisverkehr
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round·about
[ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt]
I. n
1. BRIT, AUS (traffic) Kreisverkehr m
2. BRIT (for funfair) Karussell nt
to ride the \roundabout Karussell fahren
II. adj umständlich
to take a \roundabout approach umständlich an etw akk herangehen
to take a \roundabout route einen Umweg machen
to give a \roundabout statement eine unklare Aussage machen
to ask sb in a \roundabout way jdn durch die Blume fragen
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['raUndəbaʊt]
1. adj
answer, question umständlich

roundabout route — Umweg m

we came a roundabout way or by a roundabout route — wir sind auf Umwegen gekommen, wir haben einen Umweg gemacht

he has a roundabout way of going about things — er geht sehr umständlich an die Dinge heran

what a roundabout way of doing things! — wie kann man nur so umständlich sein!

by roundabout means —

roundabout phrase she gave a roundabout reply — (umständliche) Umschreibung sie antwortete auf Umwegen

to say sth in a roundabout way — etw auf Umwegen sagen

2. n (Brit
at fair) Karussell nt; (in children's playground) Karussell nt; (MOT) Kreisverkehr m
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roundabout
A adj
1. weitschweifig, umständlich (Erklärungen etc):
what a roundabout way of doing things! wie kann man nur so umständlich sein!
2. roundabout way (oder course, route) Umweg m;
take a roundabout course einen Umweg machen;
in a roundabout way fig auf Umwegen
3. rundlich, plump
B s
1. Umweg m
2. fig Umschweife pl
3. Br Karussell n:
go on the roundabout Karussell fahren;
lose on the swings what one makes on the roundabouts fig genauso weit sein wie am Anfang;
you make up on the swings what you lose on the roundabouts fig was man hier verliert, macht man dort wieder wett
4. Br (Verkehrs)Kreisel m
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1. noun
1) (Brit.): (road junction) Verkehrskreisel, der
2) (Brit.): (merry-go-round) Karussell, das

it's swings and roundabouts — es gleicht sich aus

2. adjective
1) (meandering)

a [very] roundabout way — ein [sehr] umständlicher Weg

the taxi went a roundabout way — das Taxi machte einen Umweg

2) (fig.): (indirect) umständlich
* * *
n.
Karussell n.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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