What does roundabout in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word roundabout in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use roundabout in Spanish.

The word roundabout in Spanish means rotonda, tiovivo, con rodeos, mediante circunloquios. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word roundabout

rotonda

noun (UK (traffic, roads)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
The council is putting in a roundabout at that dangerous junction.
El municipio pondrá una rotonda en el cruce peligroso.

tiovivo

noun (fairground: carousel)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
The children were riding on the roundabout.
Los niños estaban en el tiovivo.

con rodeos

adjective (indirect)

(locución adjetiva: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como adjetivo ("de fácil manejo", "a contraluz", "de fiar").)
Peter took a very roundabout route to get to his destination.
Peter tomó una ruta con rodeos para llegar a su destino.

mediante circunloquios

adverb (figurative (circuitously)

(locución adverbial: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como adverbio ("en vilo", "de seguido", "a quemarropa").)
What I'm asking, in a roundabout way, is whether you'd like to go out with me tonight?
Lo que estoy tratando de preguntarte, de manera indirecta, es si quieres salir conmigo esta noche.

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