go around

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de se déplacer d'un endroit à un autre, de contourner quelque chose, ou de se propager (par exemple, des nouvelles ou un objet).

A phrasal verb used to indicate moving from place to place, avoiding something, or circulating (e.g., news or an object).

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Circulate or spreadinformal

   To move from person to person or place to place; to be passed around.

   circuler

   • A rumor is going around about the company's closure.
   • The flu virus is going around the office.
   • News of the promotion went around quickly.

   Synonymescirculateget aroundgo aboutspread

   Antonymesceaseconfinehaltstagnatestop

2. Avoid or bypassinformal

   To avoid something or someone by taking a different route or approach.

   contourner

   • We went around the traffic jam by taking a side street.
   • He tried to go around the rules, but got caught.
   • She went around the problem by asking for help.

   Synonymesavoidbypasscircumventevadesidestepskirt

   Antonymesconfrontencounterfacemeet

3. Be sufficientinformal

   To be enough for everyone or for a particular purpose.

   suffire

   • There is enough food to go around for everyone.
   • The money won't go around if we buy expensive gifts.
   • We need more chairs to go around the table.

   Synonymescoverdoservesuffice

Verbe de basego