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indirect

French → English

adj//ɛ̃.di.ʁɛkt//

(pathway) Roundabout: describing a route, method, or effect that is not straight or immediate; circuitous

Cette nouvelle m’est parvenue par une voie indirecte et mystérieuse.

(English) This news reached me through an indirect and mysterious channel.

Nous avons dû prendre un itinéraire indirect car la route principale était bloquée.

(English) We had to take a roundabout route because the main road was blocked.

adj//ɛ̃.di.ʁɛkt//

(grammar) Indirect: relating to a grammatical object linked via a preposition (COI); non-direct

Le complément d'objet indirect commence souvent par la préposition 'à' ou 'de'.

(English) The indirect object complement often begins with the preposition 'to' or 'from'.

Une interrogation indirecte ne se termine pas par un point d'interrogation.

(English) An indirect question does not end with a question mark.

Entry ID: fr:en:indirect · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary