roundabout. Is.1Áilleagán m intreach. 2Aut: Timpeall m. IIa.(Bóthar) míchóngarach. To take a roundabout way, cor m bealaigh, timpeall m, a chur ort féin. To lead up to a matter in a roundabout way, teacht timpeall chun scéil. Roundabout phrase, rá timpeallach.