detour in Finnish
detour in Finnish is kiertotie, mennä kiertotietä, tulla kiertotietä — detour means an indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
detour in Finnish
kiertotie
A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
mennä kiertotietä
(intransitive) To make a detour.
tulla kiertotietä
(intransitive) To make a detour.
käyttää kiertotietä
(intransitive) To make a detour.
ohjata kiertotietä
(transitive) To direct or send on a detour.
What does "detour" mean?
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noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
"We took a detour to avoid the accident on the motorway."
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verb To take, or send someone on, an indirect route.
"Roadworks forced drivers to detour through the village."
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detour in a sentence
- We took a detour to avoid the accident on the motorway.
- Roadworks forced drivers to detour through the village.
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What is "detour" in Finnish?
"detour" in Finnish is kiertotie, mennä kiertotietä, tulla kiertotietä. detour means: An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
How do you use "detour" in a sentence?
Example: "We took a detour to avoid the accident on the motorway." In Finnish, "detour" is kiertotie, mennä kiertotietä, tulla kiertotietä.
Are there other ways to say "detour" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 5 translations listed for "detour": kiertotie, mennä kiertotietä, tulla kiertotietä, käyttää kiertotietä, ohjata kiertotietä.
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