Translations for circumvent in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

circumvent [Brit səːkəmˈvɛnt, Am ˌsərkəmˈvɛnt] VB trans form

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1. circumvent (avoid):

circumvent law, problem, embargo, sanctions

circumvent official

2. circumvent (frustrate):

circumvent plot

déjouer, faire échec à

circumvent adversary

faire échec à

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circonvenir

to circumvent form

Translations for circumvent in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

circumvent [ˌsɜ:kəmˈvent, Am ˌsɜ:r-] VB trans form

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circumvent

circumvent regulations

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circonvenir

to circumvent

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Improving morale and brazenly circumventing normal channels to obtain badly needed equipment, he makes the squadron operational again. en.wikipedia.org

He was also accused of circumventing state bid laws. en.wikipedia.org

The fact that there is no known density functional for the electron kinetic energy is generally circumvented in another way. en.wikipedia.org

Political actors circumvented national levels of control in order to establish a transnational cooperation among nation-states. en.wikipedia.org

The death of characters may also be circumvented by editorial means beyond storyline. en.wikipedia.org

Fluorescent protein can be made into a fusion protein with a desired protein, circumventing the labelling steps. en.wikipedia.org

However, her mind is later completely circumvented by the mutation. en.wikipedia.org

But even that principle was often circumvented or ignored in practice. en.wikipedia.org

Employers set about circumventing it and for a time were successful. en.wikipedia.org

The firing pin is static and the bolt moves around the firing pin, circumventing any need for a hammer. en.wikipedia.org

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