detour
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The meaning (definition) of the word detour
a longer way that goes around a closed road
The word detour used in a sentence
“We took a detour because the road was closed.”
How the word detour is said around the world
| French | détour (day-TOOR) |
| Spanish | desvío (dehs-BEE-oh) |
| Mandarin | 绕道 (raow daow) |
| Hindi | चक्कर वाला रास्ता (CHUK-kur VAA-laa RAA-staa) |
| Arabic | طَرِيقٌ اِلْتِفَافِيٌّ (ta-REE-qun il-ti-FAA-fee-yun) |
| Russian | объезд (ahb-YEST) |
| Portuguese (EU) | desvio (duhzh-VEE-oo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | desvio (jeez-VEE-oh) |
| Japanese | まわりみち (mah-wah-ree-MEE-chee) |
| German | Umweg (UUM-vayk) |
| Urdu | متبادل راستہ (mu-TAH-ba-dil RAAS-ta) |
| Punjabi | ਬਦਲਵਾਂ ਰਾਹ (ba-dal-VAHN rah) |
| Korean | 돌아가는 길 (DOH-rah-gah-nuhn GEEL) |
| Hebrew | מעקף (mah-ah-KAHF) |
| Greek | παράκαμψη (pah-RAH-kahm-psee) |
| Dutch | omweg (OM-vekh) |
| Tagalog | ibang daan (EE-bahng dah-AHN) |
| Vietnamese | đường vòng (duuhng VAWNG) |
| Turkish | dolambaçlı yol (doh-lahm-bahch-LUH yohl) |
| Persian | مسیر انحرافی (ma-SEER en-heh-rah-FEE) |
| Polish | objazd (OB-yahst) |
| Ukrainian | об'їзд (ohb-YEEZD) |
| Bengali | ঘুরপথ (GHOOR-pawth) |
| Swedish | omväg (OM-veg) |
| Italian | deviazione (deh-vyah-TSYOH-neh) |
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