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1 about
about [ə'baʊt]à propos de ⇒ 1 (a) au sujet de ⇒ 1 (a) concernant ⇒ 1 (a) partout ⇒ 1 (d) autour de ⇒ 1 (e) environ ⇒ 2 (a) à peu près ⇒ 2 (a) dans les parages ⇒ 2 (b) par ici ⇒ 2 (b) sur le point de ⇒ 2 (e)(a) (concerning, on the subject of) à propos de, au sujet de, concernant;∎ she's had a letter about the loan elle a reçu une lettre concernant le prêt;∎ I'm worried about her je suis inquiet à son sujet;∎ what are they talking about? de quoi parlent-ils?;∎ what are you talking about? of course I remembered! qu'est-ce que tu racontes? bien sûr que j'y ai pensé!;∎ I don't know about you, but I fancy a drink toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi je boirais bien un verre;∎ I'm not happy about her going ça ne me plaît pas qu'elle y aille;∎ there's no doubt about it cela ne fait aucun doute, il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus;∎ now, about your request for a salary increase... bon, en ce qui concerne votre demande d'augmentation...;∎ OK, what's this all about? bon, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;∎ what's the book about? c'est un livre sur quoi?;∎ it's a book about the life of Mozart c'est un livre sur la vie de Mozart;∎ I don't know what all the fuss is about je ne vois pas pourquoi tout le monde se met dans cet état;∎ what do you want to see me about? vous voulez me voir à quel sujet?;∎ that's what life's all about c'est ça la vie;∎ he asked us about the war il nous a posé des questions sur la guerre;∎ she asked me about my mother elle m'a demandé des nouvelles de ma mère;∎ you should do something about your headaches vous devriez faire quelque chose pour vos maux de tête;∎ I can't do anything about it je n'y peux rien;∎ what do YOU know about it? qu'est-ce que vous en savez, vous?;∎ I don't know much about Egyptian art je ne m'y connais pas beaucoup en art égyptien;∎ I didn't know about your accident je ne savais pas que vous aviez eu un accident;∎ she talked to them about her holidays elle leur a parlé de ses vacances;∎ tell me about your holidays parle-moi de tes vacances;∎ what do you think about modern art? que pensez-vous de l'art moderne?;∎ I was thinking about my mother je pensais à ma mère;∎ I'd like you to think about my offer j'aimerais que vous réfléchissiez à ma proposition;∎ I warned them about the political situation je les ai mis en garde en ce qui concerne la situation politique;∎ how or what about a game of bridge/going to Paris? si on faisait un bridge/allait à Paris?∎ what I like about her is her generosity ce que j'aime en ou chez elle, c'est sa générosité;∎ what I don't like about the house is all the stairs ce qui me déplaît dans cette maison, ce sont tous les escaliers;∎ she found something amusing about the situation elle a trouvé que la situation avait quelque chose d'amusant;∎ there's something about the house that I don't like il y a quelque chose que je n'aime pas dans cette maison;∎ there's something about the place that reminds me of Rome il y a quelque chose ici qui me fait penser à Rome;∎ there's something strange about her il y a quelque chose de bizarre chez elle∎ while I'm about it pendant que j'y suis;∎ be quick about it! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!(d) (in phrasal verbs) partout;∎ there were clothes lying all about the room il y avait des vêtements qui traînaient partout;∎ you mustn't leave money lying about the house il ne faut pas laisser de l'argent traîner dans la maison;∎ the children were running about the garden les enfants couraient dans le jardin(e) (surrounding) autour de;∎ the people about us les gens auprès de nous, les gens qui nous entourent;∎ it's good to have a few new faces about the place c'est bien de voir de nouvelles têtes par ici;∎ there is a high wall about the castle un rempart entoure le château∎ to have sth about one's person avoir qch sur soi;∎ he had a dangerous weapon about his person il portait une arme dangereuse2 adverb(a) (more or less) environ, à peu près;∎ about a year environ ou à peu près un an;∎ about £50 50 livres environ;∎ about five o'clock vers cinq heures;∎ she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge;∎ that looks about right ça a l'air d'être à peu près ça;∎ he's about as tall as you il est à peu près de ta taille;∎ you've got about as much intelligence as a two-year-old! tu es à peu près aussi futé qu'un gamin de deux ans!;∎ I've just about finished j'ai presque fini;∎ I've had just about enough! j'en ai vraiment assez!;∎ it's about time il serait ou est temps;∎ it's about time you started il serait grand temps que vous vous y mettiez;∎ that's about it for now c'est à peu près tout pour l'instant(b) (somewhere near) dans les parages, par ici;∎ is there anyone about? il y a quelqu'un?;∎ is Jack about? est-ce que Jack est là?;∎ there was no one about when I left the building il n'y avait personne dans les parages quand j'ai quitté l'immeuble;∎ my keys must be about somewhere mes clés doivent être quelque part par ici;∎ there's never a policeman about when you need one il n'y a jamais un seul agent de police dans les parages quand on en a besoin;∎ there weren't many people about il n'y avait pas grand monde(c) (in all directions, places)∎ there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de grippe en ce moment;∎ watch out, there are pickpockets about méfie-toi, il y a beaucoup de pickpockets qui traînent;∎ have you seen many of the new coins about? tu en as vu beaucoup de ces nouvelles pièces?;∎ there are some terrible rumours going about il court des rumeurs terribles;∎ to run about courir dans tous les sens;∎ to follow sb about suivre qn partout;∎ don't leave your money lying about ne laissez pas traîner votre argent;∎ they've been sitting about all day ils ont passé toute la journée assis à ne rien faire;∎ she was waving her arms about elle agitait les bras dans tous les sens∎ to turn about se retourner;∎ the other way about en sens inverse, dans le sens contraire∎ to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;∎ what were you about to say? qu'est-ce que vous alliez dire?;∎ I was just about to leave j'allais partir, j'étais sur le point de partir∎ I'm not about to answer that kind of question je ne suis pas prêt à répondre à ce genre de question;∎ he's not about to change his ways just because of that il n'y a pas de risque qu'il change ses manières de faire rien que pour ça -
2 agitar
v.1 to shake.agitar los brazos/un pañuelo to wave one's arms/a handkerchiefagítese antes de usar shake before use2 to get worked up (poner nervioso a).3 to stir up (masas, pueblo).Pedro agita el cóctel Peter stirs the cocktail.4 to agitate, to upheave, to cause unrest in, to incite.El comunicado agitó al pueblo The press release agitated the people.5 to flap, to flutter.El avecilla agitó su alita The little bird flapped its winglet.6 to fling about, to wave.Noel agitó los brazos Noel flung his arms about.7 to perturb, to confuse by haste, to flurry.La noticia agitó a Silvia The news flurried Silvia.8 to rustle, to move.* * *■ 'Agítese antes de usarlo' "Shake before use"2 (intranquilizar) agitate, excite1 (moverse) to move restlessly2 (inquietarse) to become agitated/disturbed3 (mar) to become rough* * *verb1) to shake, agitate2) wave, flap•- agitarse* * *1. VT1) [+ mano, bandera, arma] to wave2) [+ botella, líquido] to shakeagité al herido para que volviera en si — I shook the injured man o I gave the injured man a shake to bring him round
3) (=inquietar) to worry, upset4) (=convulsionar) [+ multitud] to stir up5) (=esgrimir) to use2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <líquido/botella> to shakeb) <brazo/pañuelo> to wave; < alas> to flapc) <sociedad/país> to cause unrest in2.agitarse v pronb) ( inquietarse) to get worked up* * *= shake up, stir up, stir, flail, roil, swish.Ex. This will shake up library managers no end.Ex. The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Ex. The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.Ex. The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.Ex. Financial markets, which had been roiled Tuesday by a falling dollar and soaring energy prices, recovered some of their losses Wednesday.Ex. Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.----* agitar los brazos = wave + Posesivo + arms.* agitarse = churn, flutter, wave, slosh around.* agitarse en el viento = rustle.* agitar una bandera = wave + flag.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <líquido/botella> to shakeb) <brazo/pañuelo> to wave; < alas> to flapc) <sociedad/país> to cause unrest in2.agitarse v pronb) ( inquietarse) to get worked up* * *= shake up, stir up, stir, flail, roil, swish.Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Ex: The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.Ex: Financial markets, which had been roiled Tuesday by a falling dollar and soaring energy prices, recovered some of their losses Wednesday.Ex: Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.* agitar los brazos = wave + Posesivo + arms.* agitarse = churn, flutter, wave, slosh around.* agitarse en el viento = rustle.* agitar una bandera = wave + flag.* * *agitar [A1 ]vt1 ‹líquido/botella› to shake[ S ] agítese antes de usar shake well before use2 ‹brazo/bandera/pañuelo› to waveel pájaro agitaba las alas the bird was flapping its wingsel viento agitaba las hojas the leaves rustled in the wind, the wind rustled the leaves3 ‹sociedad/país› to cause unrest in■ agitarse1 «barca» to toss; «toldo» to flap2 (inquietarse) to get worked up* * *
agitar ( conjugate agitar) verbo transitivo
‹ alas› to flap
agitarse verbo pronominal
[ barca] to toss;
[ toldo] to flap
agitar verbo transitivo
1 (el contenido de un envase) to shake
2 (alterar a una multitud) to agitate, stir up
' agitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agitador
- agitadora
- alborotar
- mover
- sacudir
English:
agitate
- churn
- flap
- flourish
- flutter
- shake
- shake up
- stir
- swish
- throw about
- throw around
- wave
- whip
* * *♦ vt1. [sacudir] to shake;[remover] to stir;agitar los brazos/un pañuelo to wave one's arms/a handkerchief;agítese antes de usar [en etiqueta] shake before use2. [poner nervioso a] to get worked up3. [inquietar] to worry, to upset4. [masas, pueblo] to stir up* * *v/t1 shake; figstir up* * *agitar vt1) : to agitate, to shake2) : to wave, to flap3) : to stir up* * *agitar vb2. (pañuelo, brazos) to wave
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