The workaround is surprisingly elaborate, but the good news is I've already done the heavy lifting.
Source: tatoeba (11129520)
Workaround
//ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd//
Synonyms for "workaround" (19 found)
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44 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- tijdelijke oplossing noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
Finnish
3 entries- temppu noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- viritys noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- väliaikainen korjaus noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
French
4 entries- bidouillage noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- contournement noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
- magouillage noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- solution noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
German
1 entries- Workaround noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
Italian
4 entries- espediente noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- marchingegno noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- scappatoia noun ((project management) an impromptu and temporary response)
- stratagemma noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
Polish
3 entries- obejście noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- obejście noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
- obejście noun ((project management) an impromptu and temporary response)
Portuguese
2 entries- ajuste noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- contornar noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
Russian
4 entries- костыль noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
- обходное решение noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- трюк noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- хак noun ((computing) a procedure or a temporary fix)
Serbo-Croatian
3 entries- alternativno rješenje noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- rješenje noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- zaobilazno rješenje noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
Spanish
4 entries- acomodación noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- ajuste noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- arreglo noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
- baipás noun (a temporary means of overcoming some obstacle)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
We hit a snag, but found a workaround.
Source: tatoeba (12713447)
More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.
Source: wiktionary
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