circonlocution

Je préfère ne pas demander à Henry parce qu'il répond toujours par une circonlocution.
I'd rather not ask Henry because he always answers with a circumlocution.
La circonlocution est une figure couramment utilisée dans les textes juridiques.
Circumlocution is a common device used in legal texts.
L'ambassadeur a utilisé le circonlocution en s'adressant au roi afin de détourner son attention vers d'autres sujets.
The ambassador used ambage when speaking with the king to divert his attention to other subjects.
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