Circumvent in French : circonvenir

Translations of « circumvent » in French

Most common translations :

• circonduire
• circonvenir

Verb

circumvent transitif

1. Circonvenir, éviter.
   It might appear that we can circumvent the diffi culty by postulating a higher, second-order type ‘Macavity’, but this violates the proviso that ‘Macavity’ is unique. — (Linda Wetzel, Types and Tokens, The MIT Press, 2009) La traduction en français de l’exemple manque. (Ajouter)

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Examples of usage of « circumvent » in English/French

• The ruling requires substantial changes to member state practices - but the Council, in time-honoured fashion, is looking at how to circumvent it, and to ensure the greatest possible freedom of manouevre for law enforcement authorities.

  Cette décision exige des changements substantiels dans les pratiques des États membres, mais le Conseil, comme le veut la tradition, étudie les moyens de la contourner et de garantir la plus grande liberté de manœuvre possible aux services répressifs. Statewatch | EU: Travel surveillance: member states seek to circumvent court judgment on PNR