detour

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• /ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/ pour–poor merger
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• /ˈdiː.tʊə(ɹ)/ without the pour–poor merger
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• obsolete: /dɪˈtʊə/
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• obsolete: /dɪˈtɔː/
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• General-American: /ˈdi.toɹ/
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• rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
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• rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: D IH0 T UH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: D IY1 T UH0 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Borrowed from French détour, from détourner (“turn away”).

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: отклонение (otklonenie) — diversion or deviation
• Bulgarian: заобикаляне (zaobikaljane) — diversion or deviation
• Bulgarian: обиколка (obikolka) — diversion or deviation
• Catalan: marrada — diversion or deviation
• Chinese Cantonese: 彎路 /弯路 (waan1 lou6) — diversion or deviation
• Hakka Chinese: 彎路 /弯路 (vân-lu) — diversion or deviation
• Chinese Mandarin: 繞行 /绕行 (ràoxíng) — diversion or deviation
• Chinese Mandarin: 彎路 /弯路 (wānlù) — diversion or deviation
• Czech: zajížďka — diversion or deviation
• Danish: omvej — diversion or deviation
• Dutch: omleiding — diversion or deviation
• Dutch: omweg — diversion or deviation
• Dutch: wegomlegging — diversion or deviation
• Finnish: kiertotie — diversion or deviation
• French: détour — diversion or deviation
• French: déviation — diversion or deviation
• Galician: rodeo — diversion or deviation
• German: Umleitung — diversion or deviation
• German: Umweg — diversion or deviation
• Greek: παράκαμψη (parákampsi) — diversion or deviation
• Hebrew: מעקף (ma'akaf) — diversion or deviation
• Hungarian: kerülőút — diversion or deviation
• Hungarian: elkerülő út — diversion or deviation
• Hungarian: kerülő — diversion or deviation
• Irish: malairt slí — diversion or deviation
• Irish: athbhealach — diversion or deviation
• Irish: cúrsa timpill — diversion or deviation
• Irish: cor bealaigh — diversion or deviation
• Irish: seachród — diversion or deviation
• Italian: deviazione — diversion or deviation
• Japanese: 迂回路 (ukairo) — diversion or deviation
• Latin: dēvortia — diversion or deviation
• Māori: autaki — diversion or deviation
• Māori: ara autaki — diversion or deviation
• Norwegian Bokmål: omkjøring — diversion or deviation
• Persian: بیراهه (birâhe) — diversion or deviation
• Persian: مسیر انحرافی (masir-e enherâfi) — diversion or deviation
• Polish: objazd — diversion or deviation
• Polish: nadłożenie drogi — diversion or deviation
• Portuguese: desvio — diversion or deviation
• Portuguese: distracção — diversion or deviation
• Russian: объе́зд (obʺjézd) — diversion or deviation
• Russian: обхо́д (obxód) — diversion or deviation
• Russian: око́льный путь (okólʹnyj putʹ) — diversion or deviation
• Russian: крю́к (krjúk) — diversion or deviation
• Southern Altai: айлаш јол (aylaš ǰol) — diversion or deviation
• Spanish: desvío — diversion or deviation
• Spanish: detur — diversion or deviation
• Swedish: omväg — diversion or deviation
• Ukrainian: об'їзд (obʺjizd) — diversion or deviation
• Māori: ara autaki — An temporary alternative route to the main route.
• Spanish: detur — An temporary alternative route to the main route.
• Bulgarian: заобикалям (zaobikaljam) — intransitive: to make a detour
• Chinese Mandarin: 繞道 /绕道 (ràodào) — intransitive: to make a detour
• Dutch: omlopen — intransitive: to make a detour
• Dutch: omrijden etc. — intransitive: to make a detour
• Finnish: mennä kiertotietä — intransitive: to make a detour
• Finnish: tulla kiertotietä — intransitive: to make a detour
• Finnish: käyttää kiertotietä — intransitive: to make a detour
• French: détourner — intransitive: to make a detour
• German: einen Umweg machen — intransitive: to make a detour
• Hungarian: kerülőt tesz — intransitive: to make a detour
• Japanese: 迂回する (ukai suru) — intransitive: to make a detour
• Portuguese: desviar — intransitive: to make a detour
• Russian: объезжа́ть (obʺjezžátʹ) — intransitive: to make a detour
• Russian: объе́хать (obʺjéxatʹ) — intransitive: to make a detour
• Ukrainian: об’їжджа́ти (obʺjiždžáty) — intransitive: to make a detour
• Ukrainian: об’ї́хати (obʺjíxaty) — intransitive: to make a detour
• Bulgarian: карам да заобиколи (karam da zaobikoli) — transitive: to direct or send on a detour
• Dutch: omleiden — transitive: to direct or send on a detour
• Finnish: ohjata kiertotietä — transitive: to direct or send on a detour
• German: umleiten — transitive: to direct or send on a detour
• Hungarian: elterel — transitive: to direct or send on a detour
• Hungarian: kerülőútra terel — transitive: to direct or send on a detour
• Japanese: 迂回させる (ukai saseru) — transitive: to direct or send on a detour
• Portuguese: desviar — transitive: to direct or send on a detour
• Spanish: desviar — transitive: to direct or send on a detour