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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
noun
A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
mennä kiertotietä
verb
(intransitive) To make a detour.
tulla kiertotietä
verb
(intransitive) To make a detour.
käyttää kiertotietä
verb
(intransitive) To make a detour.
ohjata kiertotietä
verb
(transitive) To direct or send on a detour.

What does "detour" mean?

  1. noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
    "We took a detour to avoid the accident on the motorway."
  2. 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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