The French expression “ne pas tourner autour du pot” translates literally to “to not turn around the pot”.
English meaning:
- to not beat around the bush
French meaning:
- parler avec des détours – to speak with digressions
- hésiter à dire les choses – to hesitate to say things
Example sentence:
- Je vous demande de ne pas tourner autour du pot. Répondez à ma question tout de suite. I’m asking you not to beat around the bush. Answer my question right away.
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- noyer le poisson – to evade the issue, to sidestep the question
- aller par quatre chemins – to not beat around the bush, to get strait to the point
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