contourne in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for contourne in the French»English Dictionary

I.contourné (contournée) [kɔ̃tuʀne] VB pp

contourné → contourner

II.contourné (contournée) [kɔ̃tuʀne] ADJ

1. contourné:

contourné (contournée) pied de meuble, coquille

(elaborately) curved

contourné (contournée) jambe

deformed

2. contourné raisonnement, style:

contourné (contournée)

convoluted

See also contourner

contourner [kɔ̃tuʀne] VB trans

1. contourner (passer à côté):

contourner ville, obstacle

to by-pass

2. contourner (faire le tour de):

contourner colline

to skirt (around)

3. contourner (éviter) lit, fig:

contourner obstacle, difficulté

to get round

4. contourner:

contourner (façonner) vase

to shape

contourner (tracer) volutes

to trace

contourner [kɔ̃tuʀne] VB trans

1. contourner (passer à côté):

contourner ville, obstacle

to by-pass

2. contourner (faire le tour de):

contourner colline

to skirt (around)

3. contourner (éviter) lit, fig:

contourner obstacle, difficulté

to get round

4. contourner:

contourner (façonner) vase

to shape

contourner (tracer) volutes

to trace

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contourner l'obstacle

to get around the obstacle

Translations for contourne in the English»French Dictionary

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skate round

contourner

skirt round

contourner

circumvent law, problem, embargo, sanctions

contourner

bypass town, city

contourner

bypass law, procedure

contourner

finesse objections

contourner

detour

contourner

skirt

contourner

contourne in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contourne in the French»English Dictionary

contourner [kɔ̃tuʀne] VB trans

1. contourner (faire le tour):

contourner qc route, voiture

to bypass sth

contourner qc personne

to go round sth

2. contourner (éluder):

contourner

to get round

Translations for contourne in the English»French Dictionary

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circumvent regulations

contourner

get round

contourner

skirt path

contourner

circumnavigate (by yacht)

contourner

bypass

contourner

to find a way round a problem fig

arriver a contourner un problème

round

contourner

to bend the law

contourner la loi

contourne Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

contourner qc route, voiture

to bypass sth

contourner qc personne

to go round sth