circumlocution in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for circumlocution in the English»French Dictionary

circumlocution [Brit ˌsəːkəmləˈkjuːʃ(ə)n, Am ˌsərkəmˌləˈkjuʃ(ə)n] N

circumlocution

circonlocution f

circumlocution

périphrase f

Translations for circumlocution in the French»English Dictionary

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périphrase

circumlocution, periphrasis spec

circonlocution

circumlocution form

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circumlocution in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for circumlocution in the English»French Dictionary

circumlocution [ˌsɜ:kəmləˈkju:ʃən, Am ˌsɜ:r-] N form no pl

circumlocution

circonlocution f

he always speaks with circumlocution

il tourne toujours autour du pot quand il parle

let me tell you without circumlocution that ...

permettez-moi de vous dire sans détours que ...

circumlocution Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he always speaks with circumlocution

il tourne toujours autour du pot quand il parle

let me tell you without circumlocution that ...

permettez-moi de vous dire sans détours que ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An early way out was to carry the circumlocutions one degree furtherfinding impersonal ways of saying what was needful, avoiding both personal pronoun and title.

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

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In particular, phrasing a sentence in a gender neutral way may require the passive voice, singular "they", pluralising, "you", or circumlocution.

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He greets tough questions from reporters with hypnotic circumlocution.

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There are no circumlocutions, he gives factual and historical proof of the assertions he makes, for he is well versed in history.

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Steeped in history, it is formed on precedents of circumlocution.

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They spoke out their convictions freely and frankly without circumlocution, but also without obtrusiveness.

www.workersliberty.org

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

abovethelaw.com

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

Today, it is used as a euphemism or circumlocution meaning a lie or untruth.

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