- 回り道
- まわりみち
detour* * *まわりみち【回り道】detour〔フランス〕〖C〗遠回り;回り道;[比喩的に] 回り道.¶ → 回り道をする* * *まわりみち【回り道】a roundabout way [route]; a detour; a circuitous route; 《英》 a diversion.●人生の回り道 the roundabout route sb's life travels.
●彼の家に寄ると回り道になる. His house lies out of our way.
・家に帰るにはちょっと回り道になるが, こっちのほうが歩きやすい. It's a little out of the way, but this is the easiest route when walking to my house.
・回り道に見えても, 初めにこの技術を身につけておけば, きっと後で役に立つ. It may seem a roundabout approach, but if you master this technology at the outset, it's certain to stand you in good stead.
●回り道をする go round 《a place》; go by a roundabout way; take a detour [circuitous route]; make a detour 《of five miles》; go 《two miles》 out of one's way 《to…》
・回り道をして来る come the roundabout way 《to…》
・目的のビルは目の前だが, 一方通行のために回り道をしなければならない. The building we're going to is right before our eyes, but traffic is one-way so we have to go around.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.