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I [ə'baut] 1. adv1) навкруги́, довко́ла, навко́ло, круго́м; скрі́зь, всю́диto look about — огля́нутися (подиви́тися, обдиви́тися) навкруги́
rumours are about — хо́дять чутки́
2) неподалі́к, поблизу́, недале́коshe is somewhere about — вона́ десь тут
3) прибли́зно, бли́зько, ма́йжеthe lecture lasted about two hours — ле́кція трива́ла бли́зько двох годи́н
you are about right — ви, ма́бу́ть, ма́єте ра́цію
it is about three o'clock — за́раз бли́зько тре́тьої годи́ни
4) у зворо́тному на́пряміto face about — оберну́тися, поверну́тися
about turn! військ. — круго́м!
about face! амер. військ. — круго́м!
5) в обхва́ті••about and about амер. — ду́же схо́же; одна́ково
to be about — 1) захо́джуватися щось роби́ти 2) бу́ти за́йнятим чимсь 3) бу́ти на нога́х (не в лі́жку) 4) бу́ти прису́тнім
they were about to go — вони́ збира́лися піти́
2. prepMr. Green is not about — мі́стер Грін ви́йшов
1) проto talk about literature — говори́ти про літерату́ру
2) навко́ло; поблизу́look about you — подиві́ться навко́ло се́бе
3) поto walk about the streets — ходи́ти по ву́лицях
4) бли́зько ( про час)he went about four — він пішо́в бли́зько четве́ртої годи́ни
5) че́рез, за, з при́воду, у зв'язку́ зthey quarrel about trifles — вони́ сва́ряться за дрібни́ці
there is smth. wrong about it — тут щось не так
6) при, зII [ə'baut] v мор.she has no money about her — у не́ї при собі́ нема́є гро́шей
змі́нювати курс, поверта́ти на дру́гий галс
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