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noun

Circunloquio, rodeo

A roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.

"Instead of directly saying he was late, John used a lot of circumlocution, explaining in detail about traffic, his alarm clock, and his neighbor's dog. "

En lugar de decir directamente que llegaba tarde, John usó mucho circunloquio, explicando en detalle el tráfico, su despertador y el perro de su vecino.

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noun

Circunloquio, perífrasis

A roundabout expression.

"Instead of saying "I don't like that," he used a circumlocution, explaining in great detail why the idea was not appealing to him. "

En lugar de decir "No me gusta eso", usó un circunloquio, explicando con gran detalle por qué la idea no le resultaba atractiva.

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