detour (ˈdiːtʊə
)
Definitions
noun
- a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action
verb
- to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action
Word Origin
C18: from French détour, from Old French destorner to divert, turn away, from des- de- + torner to turnSynonyms
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- British English:
detour
If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way.He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour.ˈdiːtʊə NOUN He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour.
- Spanish:
rodeo
nm
- French:
détour
nm
- German:
Umweg
nm
- Chinese: 迂回路 n
- Arabic: تـَحْوِيل n
- Portuguese: desvio nm
- Russian: объезд nm
- Croatian: zaobilaženje nnt
- Czech: oklika nf
- Danish: omvej nutr
- Dutch: omleiding nf
- Finnish: kiertotie n
- Greek: παράκαμψη nf
- Italian: deviazione nf
- Japanese: 回り道 n
- Korean: 우회 n
- Norwegian: omvei nm
- Polish: objazd nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: desvio nm
- European Spanish:
rodeo
nm
- Swedish: omväg nutr
- Thai: เส้นทางอ้อม n
- Turkish: güzergah değiştirme n
- Vietnamese: đường vòng n
Usage examples
I drove to Bush House, taking a detour to avoid Marble Arch for some reason.
, THE EXECUTION (2002)A serious accident and a detour into the world of modelling later, she found her feet in an event management company, Encore, in Bangalore.
India Today (1997)She made a brief detour to Hollywood in 1934, making five films in a few years, then returning to New York.
Globe and Mail (2003)But we took a 40-minute detour south to Athlone and discovered the magnificent Hodson Bay Hotel in County Westmeath.
Sun, News of the World (2004)Libya had been closed for transit to Egypt, and I had to make a detour through Sicily, Italy and Greece.
, Travels with Rosinante (1990)