1. A method or strategy that achieves a goal by not directly confronting or addressing it head-on, often using subtle, alternative, or circuitous means
She took an indirect approach to solving the problem by first understanding the root causes.
Ela adotou uma abordagem indireta para resolver o problema, primeiro compreendendo as causas raízes.
2. In military strategy, a tactic that avoids direct confrontation and instead targets vulnerabilities or uses deception
The general favored an indirect approach rather than a frontal assault on the enemy position.
O general preferia uma abordagem indireta em vez de um ataque frontal à posição inimiga.
3. A communication style that suggests or implies something rather than stating it explicitly
His indirect approach to criticism made it hard for people to understand what he really meant.
Sua abordagem indireta à crítica dificultava as pessoas entenderem o que ele realmente queria dizer.