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je contourne

go around, get around, bypass, circumvents, gets around

→ contourner
contourn go around + e je/il/elle present or subjunctive; tu command
verb · 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #43,884
go around, get around, bypass In these examples, contourne is a present-tense form or an informal singular command of contourner.
FR: Je contourne la maison pour éviter les travaux.
EN: I go around the house to avoid the construction work.
circumvents, gets around Used figuratively for avoiding a rule or obstacle.
FR: Il contourne les règles pour gagner du temps.
EN: He gets around the rules to save time.
Conjugation of contourner
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First contourne —
Third contourne —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First contourne —
Third contourne —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second contourne —

Compris, je contourne.

Understood, I'll find a way around it.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

On contourne l'extérieur de Manhattan, on atterrit sur Liberty Island.

We go around the outside of Manhattan and land on Liberty Island.

— X-Men (2000)

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)

Moi, je le contourne.

I go around it.

— Predator (1987)

Arrête Tucker, on ne contourne pas les règles.

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

— The Machinist (2004)