French-English translation for "contourner"

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contourner {verb}

contourner [contournant|contourné] {vb} (also: faire un détour, tourner, circuler)

to go round {vb}

Ils ne contournent pas les îlots d'approche.

They're not going round the islands.

contourner [contournant|contourné] {vb} (also: éviter, court-circuiter)

to bypass {vb}

Ainsi, la prise de décision ne consistera pas à contourner la démocratie, mais à l'étendre.

Decision making in this way is not to by-pass democracy, it is to extend democracy.

Elle autorise le gouvernement à contourner le Parlement, à prendre les règlements qu'il veut.

It enables the government to bypass parliament and put to regulation whatever it wishes.

Il est difficile de se contenter de contourner simplement les règles religieuses à cet égard.

It was difficult simply to bypass the religious rules in that regard.

Le gouvernement tend à contourner le parlement national en prenant des mesures par ordonnance.

Government tended to bypass the national parliament by adopting measures by executive decree.

Qui a décidé de contourner toutes les règles de la concurrence?

Who decided to bypass all the competition rules?

contourner [contournant|contourné] {vb}

to pass round {vb}

contourner [contournant|contourné] {vb} (also: arrondir, s'arrondir)

to round {vb}

Son but serait purement et simplement de contourner des interdictions nationales.

Its aim would be purely and simply to get round national prohibitions.

Chaque fois qu'il y a des règlements, on essaie de les contourner.

Whenever there are regulations people always try to get round them.

Il existe un moyen de contourner le problème que le Conseil devrait examiner.

There is a way round that which the Council should be discussing.

Ils doivent voyager seuls afin de ne pas avoir la possibilité d'essayer de contourner les règles;

They must travel alone so as to prevent them from trying to get round the rules;

Or, le danger existe que ceux -ci soient utilisés pour contourner la limitation sévère des émissions.

There is a real danger that these are being used as a means of getting round the strict emission limits.

contourner [contournant|contourné] {vb} [fig.] (also: déformer, fausser, altérer, distordre)

to distort {vb}

contourner [contournant|contourné] {v.t.} [aviat.]

to circle {v.t.} [aviat.]

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contourner un obstacle

to go around an obstacle

On a contourné la loi.

The law was circumvented.

On contourne leur autorité.

They are being bypassed.

Ces prix ont été contournés.

They have been circumvented.

Si, mais on peut les contourner.

There's also ways around those laws.

Pour contourner un ordre d'expulsion.

To beat a deportation certificate.

Nous ne pourrons pas contourner ce point.

We cannot get around this point.

Qui a décidé de contourner les règles?

Who made the decision to bend the rules?

Il existe trop de moyens de la contourner.

There are too many ways to get around it.

Ils ne contournent pas les îlots d'approche.

They're not going round the islands.

Aucune route ne permet de contourner ces faits.

There is no getting around these facts.

Autrement, il pourrait toujours être contourné.

Otherwise it could still be undermined.

Permettant de contourner le convertisseur NO2-NO.

To by-pass the NO2-NO converter.

Cela a poussé des gens à contourner le système.

It caused people to jump the queue.

Permettant de contourner le convertisseur NO2 - NO.

To by-pass the NO2 - NO converter.

Il ne faut pas qu'elle contourne pas la question.

We must not allow this skirting around of the issue.

Il a contourné les règles de la mise en concurrence.

It bypassed the rules on competitive bidding.

Il ne faut pas la contourner, mais l'attaquer de front.

We must not work around it, but address it head on.

Mais il y a des choses que l'on ne peut pas contourner.

But there are certain issues that cannot be avoided.

Ils ne peuvent être éludés, masqués ni contournés.

They cannot be bypassed, masked or circumvented.

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"contourner" English translation

contourner {verb}

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