Translations for „skirt around“ in the English » German Dictionary

skirt around, skirt round VB intr Brit, Aus

1. skirt around (encircle):

to skirt around [or round] sth path, road

um etw acc herumführen

to skirt around [or round] sth path, road

an etw dat entlang verlaufen

to skirt around [or round] sth (proceed around edge of)

etw umfahren

to skirt around [or round] sth (proceed around edge of)

um etw acc herumfahren

take the road that skirts around the village

nimm die Straße, die um das Dorf herumführt

2. skirt around (avoid):

to skirt around [or round] sth questions

etw [bewusst] umgehen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

wrap-around skirt

Wickeljupe m CH

you've got your skirt on the wrong way around

du hast deinen Rock falsch herum an[gezogen]

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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