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Bypass
01
a highway or route built to divert traffic around a town or city center
Exemplos
Locals prefer the old road, even though the bypass is faster.
02
a low-resistance conductor connected in parallel with another device to divert part of the current
Exemplos
The power supply included a built-in bypass for redundancy.
03
a surgically created channel that diverts blood or another body fluid around an obstructed or damaged area
Exemplos
The liver bypass allowed toxins to be filtered more efficiently.
to bypass
01
contornar, evitar
to navigate around or avoid something by taking an alternative route or direction
Transitive: to bypass a route or area [adj]
Exemplos
With the bridge closed for repairs, pedestrians had to bypass it by taking a ferry across the river.
Com a ponte fechada para reparos, os pedestres tiveram que contornar pegando uma balsa para atravessar o rio.
02
contornar, evitar
to circumvent or avoid something, especially cleverly or illegally
Transitive: to bypass an obstacle or problem
Exemplos
The savvy negotiator found a way to bypass potential stumbling blocks in the contract negotiation.
O negociador experiente encontrou uma maneira de contornar os possíveis obstáculos na negociação do contrato.
