rodeo-1
circumlocution ; detour.
Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.
After a detour of a couple of miles, we turned around and found the rental office and a gas station.
andarse con rodeos
mince + words
go (a)round in + circles
beat about/around + the bush
prevaricate
Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems.
There is no excuse for beating about the bush when combating poverty and social exclusion.
I think it is about time the Tory party stopped prevaricating about Europe.
dar un rodeo
detour
take + a detour
make + a detour
Eastbound traffic will be detoured as a result of the road works.
A woman struggled to survive when she found herself at the mercy of a psychopathic killer after taking a detour into the backwoods outside New York City.
He was then forced to return the aircraft to Manchester airport after making a detour over the North Sea.
hablando sin rodeos
crudely put
Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data (numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.
no andarse con rodeos
call + a spade a spade
It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
sin rodeos
head-on
baldly
bluntly
outspokenly
no-nonsense
in plain + Lengua
in plain language
to the point
Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.
The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.
In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.
Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
When you daydream about conquests you'll never have, the no-nonsense guy daydreams about ladies within reach.
In plain English, it means we don't have enough students and expenses must be cut.
Clear writing in plain language saves time, money, and lives.
I also appreciate Mark's comments as he has a way of being to the point and direct.
tratar Algo sin rodeos
address + Nombre + head-on
meet + Nombre + head-on
tackle + Nombre + head-on
face + Nombre + head-on
The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.
