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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescircunvalación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seer-koon-vah-lah-syohn
"La circunvalación ayuda a descongestionar la ciudad."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A road constructed around a town or congested area to relieve traffic.
"The new bypass has significantly reduced traffic congestion through the town center."
- 1
To go around or avoid an obstacle, place, or system.
"We decided to bypass the heavy traffic by taking the rural back roads."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English preposition 'by' (meaning near or passing) combined with the verb 'pass', dating back to the late 16th century. Initially used to describe physically moving past something, it evolved in the 20th century to include architectural roadways designed to circumvent congested areas, as well as specialized medical and technological diversion techniques.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bypass" is said worldwide
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contournement
Transliteration: koo-toorn-mahn
"Le nouveau contournement permet d'éviter le centre-ville."
Umgehungsstraße
Transliteration: um-gay-oongs-shtrah-suh
"Die Umgehungsstraße entlastet den Verkehr im Ort."
tangenziale
Transliteration: tan-jen-tzyah-leh
"Prendiamo la tangenziale per evitare il traffico."
circunvalación
Transliteration: seer-koon-vah-lah-syohn
"La circunvalación ayuda a descongestionar la ciudad."
contorno
Transliteration: kohn-toor-noo
"O novo contorno viário melhorou o fluxo de veículos."
बाइपास
Transliteration: baipas
"शहर के यातायात को कम करने के लिए एक नया बाइपास बनाया गया है।"
绕行
Transliteration: ràoxíng
"这条公路可以绕过市中心。"
우회도로
Transliteration: u-hoe-do-ro
"우회도로를 이용하면 시간이 단축됩니다."
バイパス
Transliteration: baipasu
"新しいバイパスのおかげで渋滞が緩和されました。"
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