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to circumvent
01
burlar, eludir
to evade an obligation, question, or problem by means of excuses or dishonesty
Transitive: to circumvent an obligation or problem
Ejemplos
Many companies circumvent their environmental responsibilities by outsourcing to suppliers in other countries.
Muchas empresas eluden sus responsabilidades ambientales subcontratando a proveedores en otros países.
Students often try to circumvent answering difficult exam questions by providing vague responses.
Los estudiantes a menudo intentan eludir responder preguntas difíciles de los exámenes dando respuestas vagas.
02
sortear, evadir
to find a way around something, especially through cleverness or strategy
Transitive: to circumvent an obstacle
Ejemplos
The hacker tried to circumvent the security system but was caught by the IT department.
El hacker intentó eludir el sistema de seguridad pero fue atrapado por el departamento de TI.
She managed to circumvent the traffic by taking a back road.
Ella logró sortear el tráfico tomando un camino alternativo.
03
rodear, circunvalar
to surround someone or something so as to prevent escape or effective opposition
Transitive: to circumvent sb/sth
Ejemplos
Soldiers circumvented enemy positions on the hill by scaling the cliffs above under cover of night and rolling grenades down in the morning.
Los soldados rodearon las posiciones enemigas en la colina escalando los acantilados superiores bajo la cobertura de la noche y lanzando granadas hacia abajo por la mañana.
The police were able to circumvent the suspect by cordoning off the entire block, cutting off all possible escape routes.
La policía pudo rodear al sospechoso acordonando toda la manzana, cortando todas las posibles rutas de escape.
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