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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
Many companies circumvent their environmental responsibilities by outsourcing to suppliers in other countries.
De nombreuses entreprises contournent leurs responsabilités environnementales en sous-traitant auprès de fournisseurs dans d'autres pays.
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
The hacker tried to circumvent the security system but was caught by the IT department.
Le pirate a tenté de contourner le système de sécurité mais a été attrapé par le service informatique.
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
Soldiers circumvented enemy positions on the hill by scaling the cliffs above under cover of night and rolling grenades down in the morning.
Les soldats ont contourné les positions ennemies sur la colline en escaladant les falaises au-dessus sous le couvert de la nuit et en faisant rouler des grenades en bas le matin.
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
