circumlocution

[US]/ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃn/
[UK]/ˌsɜːrkəmləˈkjuːʃn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Tarehe ya kusimamia au kujenga kwa maelezo ya kushambua, kusimamia, maelezo ya mchakato.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

He is a master of circumlocution, always avoiding direct answers.

Alikuwa mamekana wa kushirikisha, kwa kuchangia maelezo ya kwa mstari.

Her speech was filled with unnecessary circumlocution, making it hard to understand.

Maelezo yake yalikuwa na mshirikisho mwingi uliohesabu, kufanya maelezo yana mshirikisho.

The politician's circumlocution frustrated the audience, who wanted clear answers.

Mshirikisho wa mwananchi ulilazimia wapangaji, ambao walitaka maelezo ya mafupi.

Using circumlocution can sometimes be seen as a way to appear more sophisticated.

Kutumia mshirikisho kwa muda mwingine inaweza kushiriki kama njia ya kushinda mafupi.

The lawyer's circumlocution confused the jury, leading to a mistrial.

Mshirikisho wa mwanahukumi ulilazimia mguu wa maelezo, kufanya kusimamia kwa mguu.

Avoiding circumlocution in writing can make your message more clear and concise.

Kuchangia mshirikisho katika kusoma inaweza kufanya ujumbe wako kwa mafupi na mafupi.

The student's circumlocution in the presentation was a result of nervousness.

Mshirikisho wa mwanafunzi katika maelezo yake ilikuwa ni sehemu ya mchovu.

The professor encouraged students to avoid circumlocution and get straight to the point.

Mprofessori alifurahia wanafunzi kuchangia mshirikisho na kuchangia kwa maelezo ya mafupi.

The journalist's circumlocution in the interview frustrated the interviewee, who wanted direct answers.

Mshirikisho wa mchezaji katika maelezo yake ililazimia maelezo yake, ambao walitaka maelezo ya mafupi.

Using circumlocution in negotiations can sometimes be a strategic move to buy time.

Kutumia mshirikisho katika maelezo ya mafupi inaweza kwa muda mwingine kushiriki kama njia ya kuchangia maelezo ya mafupi.

Real-world Examples

His decent reticence is branded as hypocrisy, his circumlocutions are roundly called lies, and his silence is vilified as treachery.

Ukosekera wake uliokaa kwa mabaya hujulikana kama mchakato, mifano yake yanaonekana kama mafupi, na ukipoteza mwenyewe hujulikana kama mafupi.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

She had a good honest glance and used no circumlocution.

Alipewa maelekeo mazuri na mafupi, na alisahihisha kwa mafupi.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

Circumlocution means 'talking around something' and is assessed as a vocabulary skill.

Mafupi ina maana ya 'kukipaka mala' na inaonekana kama sehemu ya kisanduku.

Source: English Learning Series 3

The press told him so openly, and his friends emphasized the fact by their circumlocutions and evasions.

Mipango yalitambua huyo kwa mafupi, na wazazi wake walifafanua mafupi na mafupi.

Source: Humans and Ghosts (Part 1)

' Mr. Losberne, who appeared desirous of gaining time, recounted them at great length, and with much circumlocution.

‘Mzee Losberne, ambaye aliondoka kwa mafupi kwa kusafiri, alifafanua mafupi na mafupi.'

Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)

The ability to use your vocabulary to describe something you don't have the exact word for is called circumlocution.

Uwekwa wa kisanduku kwa kujifanua kwa mafupi kwa kujifanua kwa mafupi kwa kujifanua kwa mafupi.

Source: English Learning Series 3

" Nothing will be gained by circumlocution, Isabel, " said Newton, a faintly malicious twinkle in his eye, in his fat precise way.

“Hakuna mafupi ya kusafiri kwa mafupi, Isabel,” alisema Newton, na mafupi ya kusafiri kwa mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

No affair had ever needed the assistance of deafness, impediments of speech, and all the incomprehensible circumlocutions with which Grandet enveloped his ideas, as much as the affair now in hand.

Hakuna mafupi ya kusafiri kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: Eugénie Grandet

But though I want to talk to you about the provinces for two hundred pages, I lack the requisite barbarity to make you undergo all the long-windedness and circumlocutions of a provincial dialogue.

Lakini kama nina uwekwa wa kusafiri kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part One)

My measures are broken through: This order commands me to deliver up to you the Sister Agnes without delay; I am therefore obliged to inform you without circumlocution, that on Friday last, She expired'.

Mafupi yangu yanaonekana kama mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi kwa mafupi.

Source: Monk (Part 1)

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