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to circumvent
01
contourner
to evade an obligation, question, or problem by means of excuses or dishonesty
Transitive: to circumvent an obligation or problem
Exemples
Students often try to circumvent answering difficult exam questions by providing vague responses.
Les étudiants essaient souvent de contourner les questions difficiles des examens en fournissant des réponses vagues.
02
contourner, éluder
to find a way around something, especially through cleverness or strategy
Transitive: to circumvent an obstacle
Exemples
She managed to circumvent the traffic by taking a back road.
Elle a réussi à contourner la circulation en empruntant une route secondaire.
03
contourner
to surround someone or something so as to prevent escape or effective opposition
Transitive: to circumvent sb/sth
Exemples
The police were able to circumvent the suspect by cordoning off the entire block, cutting off all possible escape routes.
La police a pu contourner le suspect en bouclant tout le pâté de maisons, coupant toutes les voies d'évasion possibles.
Arbre Lexical
circumvention
circumvent
