- speak in roundabout way
- Общая лексика: говорить обиняками
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
pe|riph|ra|sis — «puh RIHF ruh sihs», noun, plural ses « seez». a roundabout way of speaking or writing; circumlocution: »“The wife of your father s brother” is a periphrasis for “your aunt.” ╂[< Latin periphrasis < Greek períphrasis < periphrázein speak … Useful english dictionary
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