Translation of “circumlocution” to Russian

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Dictionary: "circumlocution" - translations and examples

circumlocution [ˌsə:kəmləˈkju:ʃən] noun

pl. circumlocutions

многословие ср.р. (paraphrase)

Exemples with "circumlocution"

They're fixing him up with something at the Circumlocution Office. Они решили устроить его на работу в Министерство околичностей.

Dear Edmund is to be one of the Lords of the Circumlocution Office. Дорогой Эдмунд - один из лордов Министерства околичностей.

Still, though the Circumlocution may not be ideally suited to Edmund's talents, it is a position - and not a disagreeable one. Хотя министерство околичностей не может идеально подойти талантам Эдмунда, это место не неприятное.

I've spent a good deal of time at the Circumlocution Office and I never heard one word of sense in all that time. Я провел много времени в Министерстве околичностей, и я никогда не слышал ни одного разумного слова за все это время.

Most public matters are referred to the Circumlocution Office. Многие публичные дела переданы в Министерство Волокиты.

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