Translation for "beating about the bush" to french

Beating about the bush

• tourner autour du pot

Translation examples

tourner autour du pot

The protection of life was the main concern of conscientious objectors; to talk of "lethal force" was simply to beat about the bush.
La protection de la vie est la principale préoccupation des objecteurs de conscience; parler "d'emploi de la force au prix de vies humaines", c'est tout bonnement tourner autour du pot.

Right, let's not beat about the bush
On va pas tourner autour du pot.

Walter, I won't beat about the bush.
Walter, je ne vais pas tourner autour du pot.

You are mincing words and beating about the bush.
Tu marmonnes et tu tournes autour du pot.

Why do you always beat about the bush?
Pourquoi tu tournes autour du pot?

I ain't gonna beat about the bush, then.
Je vais pas tourner autour du pot.

Listen, don't beat about the bush, Marcus.
Bon, arrête de tourner autour du pot, Marcus.

- That's still beating about the bush.
- Tu tournes autour du pot.