roundabout

roundabout
noun
1) (a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.) tiovivo
2) (a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.) rotonda, glorieta
roundabout n
1. rotonda / glorieta
you must give way at the roundabout debes ceder el paso en la rotonda
2. tiovivo
we went on the roundabout at the fair subimos al tiovivo en la feria
roundabout
tr['raʊndəbaʊt]
adjective
1 indirecto,-a
noun
1 tiovivo
2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL rotonda
roundabout ['raʊndə.baʊt] adj
: indirecto
to speak in a roundabout way: hablar con rodeos
roundabout
adj.
• ambagioso, -a adj.
• indirecto, -a adj.
n.
• chaqueta s.f.
• glorieta s.f.
• modo indirecto s.m.
• tiovivo s.m.

I 'raʊndəbaʊt
noun (BrE)
b) (in park) tiovivo m
c) (Transp) rotonda f, glorieta f, óvalo m (Per)

II
adjective <route> indirecto

he said it in a very roundabout way — lo dijo con muchos rodeos or circunloquios

['raʊndǝbaʊt]
1.
ADJ indirecto

by a roundabout way — dando un rodeo, por una ruta alternativa

to speak in a roundabout way — ir con rodeos, hablar con circunloquios

2. N
1) (Brit) (at fair) tiovivo m ; (in playground) carrusel m , plataforma giratoria que se instala en parques infantiles para que los niños la empujen y se monten
2) (Brit) (Aut) cruce m giratorio, glorieta f , rotonda f (S. Cone), redoma f (Carib)
* * *

I ['raʊndəbaʊt]
noun (BrE)
b) (in park) tiovivo m
c) (Transp) rotonda f, glorieta f, óvalo m (Per)

II
adjective <route> indirecto

he said it in a very roundabout way — lo dijo con muchos rodeos or circunloquios


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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