(เรานดฺ'อะเบาทฺ) adj. อ้อม, อ้อมค้อม, วกวน, เป็นวงกลม, อ้วนกระปุกหลุก n. ม้าเวียนขึ้นลงสำหรับเด็กเล่น, วงเวียนที่ต้องขับรอบ, คำพูดวกวน, การพูดวกวน, Syn. circular

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roundabout

(adj) วกวน, อ้อมค้อม, เป็นวงกลม

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ม้าหมุน

(n) roundabout, See Also: carousel, children's merry-go-round

วงเวียน

(n) roundabout, See Also: traffic circle, circus, traffic rotary, circular place, Example:รถนานาชนิดต่างแย่งกันที่จะจ่อหัวเข้าไปในวงเวียนเพื่อจะไปได้ก่อน, Thai Definition:ที่ซึ่งมีรูปกลมเป็นที่รวมแห่งถนนหลายๆ สาย

อ้อม

(v) go by an indirect or roundabout route, See Also: make a detour, go by a roundabout way, take a bypass, Ant. ตรง, ลัด, Example:พวกเรามาผิดทาง จริงๆ แล้วเราจะต้องอ้อมไปอีกด้านของตึก

วกไปวนมา

(adv) in a roundabout way, See Also: about the bush, Syn. วกวน, Example:เขาพูดวกไปวนมาจนฉันไม่เข้าใจว่าเขาต้องการจะบอกอะไรกันแน่, Thai Definition:อย่างไม่ตรงประเด็น, อย่างไม่ชัดเจน

พูดอ้อมค้อม

(v) periphrastically talk, See Also: say indirectly, speak roundabout, Syn. พูดอ้อม, Example:เขาจะถามก็เกรงใจจึงพูดอ้อมค้อม เพื่ออยากจะทราบว่าหล่อนทำงานที่ไหน, Thai Definition:พูดไม่ตรงไปตรงมา

ทางอ้อม

(n) detour, See Also: roundabout way, Syn. ทางเบี่ยง, ทางเลี่ยง, Ant. ทางตรง, Example:ทางที่เขาบอกให้พวกเราไปนั้นเป็นทางอ้อม, Thai Definition:ทางที่ไม่ใช่โดยตรงตามปกติ

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0 Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

ม้าหมุน

[māmun] (n) EN: merry-go-round ; carousel ; roundabout FR: manège [ m ] ; chevaux de bois [ mpl ] ; carrousel [ m ]

อ้อม

[øm] (v) EN: go by an indirect road ; take a circuitous road ; take a tortuous road ; make a detour ; go by a roundabout way ; take a bypass ; double FR: contourner ; tourner autour ; prendre un chemin détourné ; doubler

ทางอ้อม

[thāng øm] (n, exp) EN: detour ; roundabout way FR: détour [ m ] ; crochet [ m ]

วงเวียน

[wongwīen] (n) EN: roundabout ; traffic circle (Am.) ; circus ; traffic rotary ; circular place FR: rond-point [ m ] ; giratoire [ m ] (Sui.)

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roundabout

Don't say it in a roundabout way.

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roundabout

/R AW1 N D AH0 B AW2 T/ /ร้าว น เดอะ บาว ถึ/

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Roundabout

n. 1. A large horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round; a carousel. [ British ] Smart. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. A dance performed in a circle. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. a traffic circle. [ Chiefly British ] [ PJC ]

Roundabout

a. 1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

We have taken a terrible roundabout road. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. “Large, sound, roundabout sense.” Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Roundaboutness

n. The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

carousel

(n) a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride or amusement, Syn. roundabout, merry-go-round, whirligig, carrousel

circuitous

(adj) marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct, Syn. roundabout, Example:the explanation was circuitous and puzzling; a roundabout paragraph; hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend

detour

(n) a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked), Syn. roundabout way

devious

(adj) deviating from a straight course, Syn. roundabout, circuitous, Example:a scenic but devious route; a long and circuitous journey by train and boat; a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic

traffic circle

(n) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island, Syn. circle, roundabout, rotary, Example:the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

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曲线

[曲线 / 曲線, qū xiàn] curve; curved line; indirect; in a roundabout way #4927

环岛

[环岛 / 環島, huán dǎo] roundabout (traffic circle) #21657

迂回

[迂回, yū huí] a roundabout route; circuitous; to outflank #24116

取长补短

[取长补短 / 取長補短, qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn] lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (成语 saw from Mencius); to use this in place of that; what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts #29692

拐弯抹角

[拐弯抹角 / 拐彎抹角, guǎi wān mò jiǎo] lit. (of road) winding and turning (成语 saw); to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush #45156

转椅

[转椅 / 轉椅, zhuàn yǐ] swivel chair; children's roundabout #69636

迂曲

[迂曲, yū qū] circuitous; tortuous; roundabout #72165

转弯抹角

[转弯抹角 / 轉彎抹角, zhuǎn wān mò jiǎo] lit. (of road) winding and turning (成语 saw); to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush #91300

收之桑榆

[收之桑榆, shōu zhī sāng yú] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts #94836

支吾其词

[支吾其词 / 支吾其詞, zhī wú qí cí] (成语 saw) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive #195153

迂缓

[迂缓 / 迂緩, yū huǎn] dilatory; slow in movement; roundabout #250936

失之东隅，收之桑榆

[失之东隅，收之桑榆 / 失之東隅，收之桑榆, shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yú] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

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ロータリー

[ro-tari-] (n) (1) rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; (adj-f) (2) rotary; rotating; (P) #13117

迂遠

[うえん, uen] (adj-na, n) roundabout; devious

迂回生産

[うかいせいさん, ukaiseisan] (n) roundabout production

迂回貿易

[うかいぼうえき, ukaiboueki] (n) commodity shunting; roundabout trade

迂言

[うげん, ugen] (n) roundabout explanation

円曲

[えんきょく, enkyoku] (n) roundabout way (of speaking or working)

円形交差点

[えんけいこうさてん, enkeikousaten] (n) roundabout; traffic circle; rotary

遠まわし;遠回し

[とおまわし, toomawashi] (adj-na, n) indirect (roundabout) expression

遠回り

[とおまわり, toomawari] (n) detour; roundabout way

遠道

[えんどう;とおみち, endou ; toomichi] (n) long walk; roundabout way

奥歯に物が挟まる

[おくばにものがはさまる, okubanimonogahasamaru] (exp, v5r) to talk around something (exp. derived from having something stuck in your back teeth and thus be unable to speak clearly); to imply something in a roundabout way

回りくどい

[まわりくどい, mawarikudoi] (adj-i) circuitous; roundabout; indirect

回り遠い

[まわりどおい, mawaridooi] (adj-i) roundabout

回り込む

[まわりこむ, mawarikomu] (v5m) to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

曲がり道;曲がり路

[まがりみち, magarimichi] (n) roundabout road; curving road

言い回す;言回す

[いいまわす, iimawasu] (v5s, vt) to express in a roundabout way

婉曲

[えんきょく, enkyoku] (adj-na, n) euphemistic; circumlocution; roundabout; indirect; (P)