je contourne

goes around, bypasses

→ contourner
contourn go around + e present tense 1st/3rd person, subjunctive 1st/3rd person, or singular imperative
verb · first singular · present indicative Rare #41,191
goes around, bypasses
FR: Il contourne les travaux en prenant une autre rue.
EN: He bypasses the roadwork by taking another street.
Conjugation of contourner
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First contourne
Third contourne
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First contourne
Third contourne
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second contourne

Arrête Tucker, on ne contourne pas les règles.

Stop, Tucker. We don't bend the rules.

— The Machinist (2004)

Compris, je contourne.

Understood, I'll find a way around it.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Tous le contourne.

Everyone avoids him.

— Senna (2010)

Prends deux hommes et contourne-les.

Take two men and go around them.

— Pour une poignée de dollars (1964)

Contourne le panneau central.

Go around the central panel.

— Salyut-7 (2017)