skirt around in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for skirt around in the English»French Dictionary

I.skirt [Brit skəːt, Am skərt] N

skirts npl → outskirts

III.skirt [Brit skəːt, Am skərt] VB trans

See also outskirts

I.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] ADV Around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures (come around, look around, turn around etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc.).
go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions. For translations see the entries go around, and get around.

3. around (in circulation):

II.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] PREP a. Brit round

III.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd]

See also turn, look, go around, get round, get around, come

I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

III.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB trans

I.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] N

1. look (glance):

4. look (appearance):

air m
il a l'air sympa inf

3. look (appear, seem):

+ subj it looks certain that

5. look:

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron

I.go around VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go around)

II.go around VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go around [sth])

get round → get around

get round → get around

1. get around (move, spread) → get about

II.get around VB (get around [sth]) (circumvent)

I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

12. come (be situated):

skirt around in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skirt around in the English»French Dictionary

I.skirt [skɜ:t, Am skɜ:rt] N

I.around [əˈraʊnd] PREP Am, Aus

around → round

See also up, round

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
They have a tendency to persist on the plant after withering, forming an irregular skirt around the trunk.
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Some diversions can be temporary - for example to skirt around a local storm cloud.
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So you can either look at it directly or you can skirt around it.
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