detour
To make a detourTo make a detour.
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» Tom had to take a detour.
Tom musste eine Umleitung nehmen. — peschiber
Том должен был совершить объезд. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(intransitive)To make a detour.
einen Umweg machen
объезжа́тьobʺjezžátʹ, объе́хатьobʺjéxatʹ
об’їжджа́тиobʺjiždžáty, об’ї́хатиobʺjíxaty
travel via a detour
(transitive)To direct or send on a detour.
umleiten
Examples
32 sentencesTom had to take a detour.
ruТом должен был совершить объезд. — odexed
deTom musste eine Umleitung nehmen. — peschiber
We need to make a slight detour.
Are there any detours up ahead?
ruЕсть впереди какие-нибудь объезды? — sharptoothed
Let's take a detour.
ruДавайте поедем в объезд. — Ooneykcall
We took a detour.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from French détour, from détourner (“turn away”).Borrowed from French détour, from détourner (“turn away”).
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Forms
detours, detouring, detoured, detouredLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.