circumlocution in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for circumlocution in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

circumlocution [ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃn, Am ˌsɜːr-] N form

1. circumlocution no pl (expression):

circumlocution

многословност f

2. circumlocution (way of speaking):

circumlocution

увъртане nt

circumlocution

говорене nt със заобикалки

Translations for circumlocution in the Bulgarian»English Dictionary

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заобикалка

circumlocution

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I'll bet you can spot the places where force or simplicity has been sacrificed to second-best circumlocution.

abovethelaw.com

Stutter therapy or speech therapy helps the person to express these difficult words and avoid circumlocutions.

www.newsmax.com

So let's be quite clear what this week's visit means, behind the diplomatic circumlocutions and the promises to help with things like submarines.

www.theage.com.au

The newspapers were less squeamish, but their reports were necessarily shortened versions of the proceedings and filled with circumlocutions like "unnatural practices" and "indecent acts".

www.independent.co.uk

So they had to hide it in circumlocutions.

foreignpolicy.com

After 124 years of abysmal circumlocution the downward spiral of water waste, distortion and degradation is an epic national tragedy.

www.abc.net.au

So, to complete the circumlocution, which seems to be my favorite geometric form, you shouldn't confuse sallet with salad.

www.pressrepublican.com

It begins with the ritual invocation of the muse, and makes use of traditional epithets and circumlocutions.

en.wikipedia.org

This is why his poetry is purely formal, strictly following form and with many circumlocutions.

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Here there are no poetical circumlocutions, just ice-cold irony.

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