Polyglot Dictionary

tourner autour du pot

/tuʁ.ne o.tuʁ dy po/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
tourne autour du pot
past
a tourné autour du pot
perfect
tourné autour du pot

Meaning

  1. to beat around the bush

    • Arrête de tourner autour du pot et dis-moi la vérité.

      Stop beating around the bush and tell me the truth.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ne pas y aller par quatre chemins

tourner autour du pot means "to beat around the bush," to be indirect; ne pas y aller par quatre chemins means "to not beat around the bush," to be direct — opposite meanings, worth knowing together.

Practice

1 What does tourner autour du pot mean?

2 Fill the gap: Arrête de ___ autour du pot et dis-moi la vérité.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tourner autour du pot?

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