English-German translation for "detour"

"detour" German translation

detour
British English | britisches EnglischBr [ˈdeituə, diˈtuə] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [ˈdiːtur; diˈtur]noun | Substantiv s, détour

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Umweg VerkehrsUmleitung Umschweif
  • Umwegmasculine | Maskulinum m
    detour
    detour
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  • (Verkehrs)Umleitungfeminine | Femininum f
    detour for traffic
    detour for traffic
  • Umschweifmasculine | Maskulinum m
    detour figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    detour figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
detour
British English | britisches EnglischBr [ˈdeituə, diˈtuə] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [ˈdiːtur; diˈtur]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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einen Umweg machen
detour
British English | britisches EnglischBr [ˈdeituə, diˈtuə] American English | amerikanisches EnglischUS [ˈdiːtur; diˈtur]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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einen Umweg machen lassen
Es gab auf der Straße eine Umleitung.
There was a detour on the road.
Source: Tatoeba
Derartige Maßnahmen sind natürlich ein bedauerlicher Umweg.
Such measures are, of course, an unfortunate detour.
Source: News-Commentary
im Namen der S& D-Fraktion. - Herr Präsident!
Mr President, we do not need to take a detour with regard to this vote.
Source: Europarl
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