noun🔗ShareRond-point(Australia and sometimes United States) A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island."To get to the park, we had to drive around the roundabout. "Pour aller au parc, nous avons dû faire le tour du rond-point.trafficwayvehiclestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManège, carrouselA horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus."The children were happily riding the roundabout in the park after school. "Les enfants faisaient joyeusement du manège dans le parc après l'école.entertainmentgameplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManègeA fairground carousel."The children screamed with delight as the roundabout spun faster and faster at the fair. "Les enfants ont crié de joie alors que le manège tournait de plus en plus vite à la fête foraine.entertainmentfestivalmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDétourA detour."Because of the accident, we had to take a roundabout to get to school, making us late. "À cause de l'accident, nous avons dû prendre un détour pour aller à l'école, ce qui nous a mis en retard.waytrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRedingote, jaquetteA short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, especially in the 19th century."My grandfather wore a tweed roundabout to the family reunion, a style popular in the 1800s. "Mon grand-père portait une redingote en tweed à la réunion de famille, un style populaire dans les années 1800.appearancewearstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRondeA round dance."The children formed a roundabout and sang a nursery rhyme, holding hands as they spun in a circle. "Les enfants ont formé une ronde et ont chanté une comptine, se tenant par la main tout en tournant en cercle.danceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareIndirect, détournéIndirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary."The teacher's explanation of the new math concept was roundabout, taking a long time to get to the main point. "L'explication du professeur sur le nouveau concept mathématique était indirecte, prenant beaucoup de temps pour arriver au point principal.communicationlanguagestylewayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCirculaire, enveloppant, completEncircling; enveloping; comprehensive."The teacher's explanation of the history of the Roman Empire was roundabout, covering all aspects of the civilization. "L'explication de l'enseignant sur l'histoire de l'Empire romain était complète, couvrant tous les aspects de la civilisation.waystyletypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
