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1 wander
wander [ˈwɒndər]1. nountour m• to go for a wander around the town/the shops (inf) aller faire un tour en ville/dans les magasinsb. ( = stray) s'égarer• sorry, my mind was wandering excusez-moi, j'étais distrait► wander about, wander around intransitive verb• to wander about the town/the streets (leisurely) flâner dans la ville/dans les rues* * *['wɒndə(r)] 1.noun promenade f2.to have ou take a wander — faire une balade (colloq)
transitive verb parcourir3.1) (walk, stroll) se promener2) ( stray) errerto wander away — s'éloigner ( from de)
3)to wander over to ou up to somebody — s'approcher tranquillement de quelqu'un
4) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) s'égarer; (through age, illness) divaguer; [eyes, hands] errer ( over sur)to wander off the point ou subject — s'éloigner du sujet
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2 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre, acerca de
2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de, alrededor de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por todas partes3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) alrededor (de)
3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) media vueltaabout1 adv1. más o menos / aproximadamenteabout five years ago hace aproximadamente cinco años / hace unos cinco años2. alrededor / a eso de / sobreat about eight o'clock a eso de las ocho / sobre las ocho3. por ahí / alrededorabout2 prep1. sobre / acerca dewhat's the book about? ¿de qué va el libro?2. porhow about? / what about? ¿qué tal? / ¿qué te parece?how about an ice cream? ¿qué tal un helado?what about? ¿y? / ¿qué pasa con?what about Susie? ¿y Susie?tr[ə'baʊt]1 (concerning) sobre, acerca de■ to speak about... hablar de...■ what is the book about? ¿de qué trata el libro?■ what did you do about...? ¿qué hiciste con...?2 (showing where) por, en; (around) alrededor de■ when I looked about me I saw that... al mirar a mi alrededor vi que...1 (approximately) alrededor de■ it cost about £500 costó unas quinientas libras3 (near) por aquí, por ahí■ where's Jean? --she's somewhere about ¿dónde está Jean? --andará por aquí4 (out of bed) levantado,-a5 (in all directions) de un lado a otro1 (around) por ahí, en existencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be about to... estar a punto de...how about «+ noun» ¿qué te parece + sustantivo?■ how about a pizza? ¿qué te parece una pizza?how about «+ -ing» ¿y si + subj?■ how about going to Paris ¿y si fuéramos a París?it's about time (that) « + past tense» ya va siendo hora de que + subjand about time too! familiar ¡ya era hora!about [ə'baʊt] adv1) approximately: aproximadamente, casi, más o menos2) around: por todas partes, alrededorthe children are running about: los niños están corriendo por todas partes3)to be about to : estar a punto de4)to be up and about : estar levantadoabout prep1) around: alrededor de2) concerning: de, acerca de, sobrehe always talks about politics: siempre habla de políticaadv.prep.• a eso de prep.adv.• acerca de adv.• como adv.prep.• acerca de prep.• alrededor de prep.• cerca de prep.• de prep.• por prep.• respecto a prep.• sobre prep.
I ə'baʊt1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
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1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de[ǝ'baʊt] When about is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring about, come about, turn about, wander about, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (=approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente, alrededor deabout £20 — unas 20 libras, 20 libras más o menos
there were about 25 guests — había unos 25 invitados, había como 25 invitados (esp LAm)
at about two o'clock — a eso de las dos, sobre las dos
it's about two o'clock — son las dos, más o menos
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that's about all I could find — eso es más o menos todo lo que podía encontrar•
that's about it — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's just about finished — está casi terminado•
that's about right — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's about time you stopped — ya es hora de que lo dejes2) (place)is anyone about? — ¿hay alguien?
is Mr Brown about? — ¿está por aquí el Sr. Brown?
to be about again — (after illness) estar levantado
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there's a lot of measles about — hay mucho sarampión, está dando el sarampión•
there isn't much money about — hay poco dinero, la gente tiene poco dinero•
to run about — correr por todas partes•
there's a thief about — por aquí anda un ladrón•
to walk about — pasearse3)to be about to do sth — estar a punto de or (LAm) por hacer algo
2. PREP1) (=relating to) de, acerca de, sobrea book about gardening — un libro de jardinería, un libro sobre la jardinería
about the other night, I didn't mean what I said — respecto a la otra noche, no iba en serio cuando dije esas cosas
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do something about it! — ¡haz algo!he was chosen out of 200, how or what about that! — entre 200 lo eligieron a él, ¡quién lo diría! or ¡fíjate!
how or what about coming with us? — ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?
how or what about a drink? — ¿vamos a tomar una copa?
how or what about a song? — ¿por qué no nos cantas algo?
how or what about it? — (=what do you say?) ¿qué te parece?; (=what of it?) ¿y qué?
how or what about me? — y yo, ¿qué?
what's that book about? — ¿de qué trata ese libro?
what did she talk about? — ¿de qué habló?
what's all this noise about? — ¿a qué se debe todo este ruido?
"I want to talk to you" - "what about?" — -quiero hablar contigo -¿acerca de qué?
2) (=particular to)3) (=doing)go about•
while you're about it can you get me a beer? — ya que estás en ello ¿me traes una cerveza?4) (=intending)5) (=around)to do jobs about the house — (=repairs) hacer arreglos en la casa
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he looked about him — miró a su alrededor•
somewhere about here — por aquí cerca•
to wander about the town — deambular por la ciudad* * *
I [ə'baʊt]1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
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1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
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[ə'baʊt]1. adv1) (place: here and there) qua e là, in giroto be about again — (after illness) essere di nuovo in piedi
to run about Brit — correre qua e là
it's the other way about Brit fig — è il contrario, è viceversa
2) (approximately) circa, quasi, pressappoco3)they were about to fire when... — erano sul punto di sparare quando..., erano lì lì per sparare quando...
2. prep1) (place) intorno aher clothes were scattered about the room — i suoi vestiti erano tutti sparsi or in giro per la stanza
2) (relating to) su, a proposito di, riguardo ahow about coming with us? — che ne dici or diresti di venire con noi?
how about a drink? — beviamo qualcosa?, e se bevessimo qualcosa?
there's something about a soldier which... — c'è qualcosa nei soldati che...
what about it? — (what do you say) che te ne pare?, cosa ne pensi?, (what of it) e allora?
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4 wander
wander ['wɒndə(r)]∎ she wandered into a café elle est entrée dans un café d'un pas nonchalant;∎ we wandered round the town nous avons flâné en ville, nous nous sommes promenés au hasard dans la ville;∎ I'll just wander down to the beach later j'irai faire un tour ou je descendrai à la plage plus tard;∎ her eyes wandered over the crowd elle a promené son regard sur la foule(b) (stray → person) s'égarer;∎ he's wandered off somewhere il est parti mais il n'est pas loin;∎ the tourists wandered into the red light district les touristes se sont retrouvés par hasard dans le quartier chaud;∎ don't wander too far, the bus will be here in ten minutes ne t'éloigne pas trop, le bus sera là dans dix minutes;∎ don't wander off the path ne vous écartez pas du chemin(c) (mind, thoughts) vagabonder, errer;∎ he wandered off the topic il s'est écarté du sujet;∎ her attention began to wander elle commença à être de moins en moins attentive;∎ his eyes wandered over the scene ses regards se promenaient sur cette scène;∎ I can't concentrate, my mind keeps wandering je ne peux pas me concentrer, je suis trop distrait;∎ my mind wandered back to when we first met mes pensées se sont reportées à l'époque où nous nous sommes connus;∎ her thoughts wandered to her holiday plans sa pensée erra sur ses projets de vacances(d) (become confused) divaguer, déraisonner;∎ her mother's mind or her mother has begun to wander sa mère commence à divaguererrer dans, parcourir (au hasard);∎ their children wander the streets at night leurs enfants errent dans les rues ou courent les rues le soir;∎ the nomads wander the desert les nomades parcourent le désert;∎ he spent his life wandering the world il a passé sa vie à parcourir le monde3 nounpromenade f, tour m;∎ we went for a wander round the town nous sommes allés faire un tour dans la ville(without destination) errer, aller sans but; (without hurrying) flâner, aller sans se presser -
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'wondə 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) vandre, streife omkring2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) komme bort/på avveier2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) streif, tur- wanderer- wanderlustvandreverb \/ˈwɒndə\/1) vandre omkring, vanke omkring, streife omkring2) gå (seg) vill, komme bort3) ( om vei eller elv) bukte seg, slynge seg4) ( om rykte) være i sving, sirkulere, gå5) gli, fare, gå, flakke6) tale usammenhengende, snakke over seg, fantasere, fablewander about vandre omkring, streife omkringwander away gå (seg) vill, komme bortwander from fjerne seg frawander off gå (seg) vill, komme borttale usammenhengende, fantasere prate seg bort, henge seg opp, fortape seg idu henger deg alltid opp i detaljer \/ du fortaper deg alltid i detaljerwander through streife rundt, vandre omkring, flakke rundt• do you want to wander through the world?wander up and down vandre fram og tilbake -
6 town
[taun]nгород, городокThey rebuilt many ruined towns. — Они заново отстроили многие города, разрушенные войной.
The town was completely destroyed. — Город был совершенно разрушен.
The flood threatened the town. — Городу угрожало наводнение.
- big town- chief towns
- oriental town
- small town
- strange town- port town- deserted town
- ghost town
- medium-sized town
- trading town
- mining town
- noisy town
- besieged town
- neglected town
- rebuilt town
- market town
- shanty town
- rapidly growing town
- densely populated town
- out-of-the-way town
- typically southern town
- third largest town
- well-planned layed-out town
- town library
- town authorities
- town services- town water supply- town with little population
- town with the population of 20 thousand inhabitants- town on the river- town at the foot of the mountain
- town across the river- utility service of the town- heating system of the town
- sights of interest of the town
- bird's eye view of the town
- within the town - out of town
- on the outskirts of the town
- wander about a town
- restore a town
- raise the town from the ashes
- go to town
- move to town
- drive about the town
- short of the town
- be town bred
- live in town
- build up develop new areas of the town
- come down from town
- lay out plan a town
- settle down in a town
- show smb around the town
- defend the town
- visit a town
- enclose the town with a wall
- go sightseeing around the town
- attack a town
- lose one's way in the town
- found out a town
- secure a town against assault
- protect the town
- find one's way in a town
- capture a town
- conquer a town
- take the town by surprise
- lay siege to the town
- raze the town out
- sweep the town from the face of the earth
- town lies on a hill
- town is located on both banks of the river
- town stretches along the bank of the river
- town is named after...
- town is famous for its architecture
- town borders on a forest
- town withstood the siege
- town fell
- town passes over from hands to hands
- town passed over to the enemyUSAGE:(1.) Существительное town противопоставлено существительному city. Существительное city обозначает большой, промышленный город или город, независимо от его размеров, в котором есть собор. (2.) Существительное town, обозначающее "не в деревне", "не в сельской местности", употребляется без артикля в оборотах типа to go to town, go out of town, be in town, live in town. (3.) Русское выражение "поехать за город" соответствует английскому выражению to go to the country -
7 wander
A n promenade f, balade ○ f ; to go for a wander partir en balade ○ ; to have ou take a wander faire une balade ○ ; a wander round the park une balade ○ dans le parc ; to have a wander round the shops faire un tour dans les magasins.B vtr parcourir [countryside, town] ; to wander the world courir le monde ; to wander the streets traîner dans la rue.C vi1 (walk, stroll) se promener, se balader ○ ; the patients/the chickens are free to wander les patients/les poulets sont libres d'aller et de venir ; to wander around town/in the park/along the beach se balader en ville/dans le parc/sur la plage ; to wander in and out of the shops flâner dans les magasins ;2 ( stray) [animal, lost person] errer ; to wander up and down the road errer dans la rue ; to wander into the next field s'égarer dans le champ voisin ; to wander away s'éloigner (from de) ; I had wandered into the wrong room j'étais entré sans faire attention dans la mauvaise pièce ;3 ( arrive nonchalantly) to wander in se pointer ○, arriver tranquillement ; he wandered into work two hours late il s'est pointé ○ or est arrivé tranquillement au travail avec deux heures de retard ; to wander over to ou up to sb s'approcher tranquillement de qn ;4 ( drift) [mind, thoughts, attention] (through boredom, inattention) s'égarer ; (through age, illness) divaguer ; [eyes, gaze, hands] errer (over sur) ; her mind wandered back to son esprit revenait sur ; let your mind wander laisse ton esprit errer ; to wander off the point ou subject s'éloigner du sujet, faire des digressions ; her eyes wandered along the row/among the crowd son regard a erré sur la rangée/sur la foule.1 [child, animal] s'éloigner ;2 hum [object, belongings, scissors] disparaître. -
8 about
❢ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc). about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, rummage about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, rummage, lie etc).A adj1 ( expressing future intention) to be about to do être sur le point de faire ;2 ( rejecting course of action) I'm not about to do je ne suis pas près de faire ;3 ( awake) debout ; you were (up and) about early this morning tu étais debout tôt ce matin.B adv1 ( approximately) environ, à peu près ; it's about the same as yesterday c'est à peu près pareil qu'hier ; at about 6 pm à environ 18 h ; it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron c'est aussi utile qu'un parapluie dans un ouragan ; ⇒ round ;2 ( almost) presque ; to be (just) about ready être presque prêt ; that seems about right ça a l'air d'aller, ça devrait aller ; I've had just about enough of her! j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle! ; I've had about as much as I can take! j'en ai plus qu'assez! ; ⇒ just ;3 ( in circulation) there was no-one about il n'y avait personne ; there are few people about il y a peu de gens dans les parages ; there is a lot of food poisoning about il y a beaucoup d'intoxications alimentaires en ce moment, les intoxications alimentaires ne manquent pas en ce moment ; there's a lot of it about ça ne manque pas ;4 ( in the vicinity) to be somewhere about être dans les parages ; she must be somewhere about elle doit être dans les parages, elle doit être quelque part par là ;5 ( indicating reverse position) the other way about l'inverse, le contraire ; ⇒ put about (put), turn about (turn).C prep1 (concerning, regarding) a book/film about sb/sth un livre/film sur qn/qch ; to talk about parler de [problem, subject] ; what's it about? (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi? ; it's about… il s'agit de… ; may I ask what it's about? pourriez-vous me dire de quoi il s'agit? ; I'm ringing about my results j'appelle pour mes résultats ; it's about my son's report c'est au sujet du bulletin scolaire de mon fils ; about your overdraft… pour ce qui est de votre découvert… ;2 ( in the nature of) there's something weird/sad about him il a quelque chose de bizarre/triste ; there's something about the place that intrigues me l'endroit a quelque chose qui me fascine ; what I like about her is ce que j'aime chez elle c'est ;3 ( bound up with) business is about profit ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices ; teaching is all about communication enseigner, c'est communiquer ; that's what life is all about c'est la vie ;4 ( occupied with) to know what one is about savoir ce qu'on fait ; mind what you're about! GB fais attention or fais gaffe ○ à ce que tu fais! ; while you're about it… tant que tu y es…, par la même occasion… ; and be quick about it! et fais vite! ;5 ( around) to wander/run about the streets errer/courir dans les rues ; strewn about the floor éparpillés sur le sol ;6 (in invitations, suggestions) how ou what about some tea? et si on prenait un thé? ; how about going into town? et si on allait en ville? ; how about it?, how about you? ça te or vous dit? ;7 ( when soliciting opinions) what about the transport GB ou transportation US costs? et les frais de transport? ; what about us? et nous alors? ; ‘what about the dinner?’-‘what about it?’ ‘et le repas alors?’-‘quoi, le repas?’ ; what about you? et toi? ; what about Natasha? et Natasha? ; how about it? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ;9 GB ( surrounding) autour de ; there were trees about the house il y avait des arbres autour de la maison.it's about time (that) il serait temps que (+ subj) ; about time too! il était temps!, ce n'est pas trop tôt ○ ! ; that's about it ( that's all) c'est tout ; ( that's the situation) en gros, oui, c'est à peu près ça. -
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1. intransitive verb2) (stray) [Katze:] streunen; [Schafe:] sich verlaufen3) (fig.): (stray from subject) abschweifen2. transitive verb 3. nounI'll go for or take a wander round or through the town — ich werd' mal einen Bummel durch die Stadt machen
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/121097/wander_about">wander about* * *['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) ziehen2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) abschweifen2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) das Herumziehen- wanderer- wanderlust* * *wan·der[ˈwɒndəʳ, AM ˈwɑ:ndɚ]to go for [or have] [or take] a \wander through the park/town einen Bummel durch den Park/die Stadt machen famII. vtto \wander the streets (leisurely) durch die Straßen schlendern; (being lost) durch die Straßen irrenIII. vi1. (lose concentration) abschweifenmy attention is \wandering ich bin nicht bei der Sache2. (become confused) wirr werdenher mind is beginning to \wander sie wird allmählich wirr [im Kopf fam]* * *['wɒndə(r)]1. nSpaziergang m; (through town, park also) Bummel m2. vthills, world durchstreifen (geh)to wander the streets — durch die Straßen wandern or (looking for sb/sth also) irren
3. vi1) (= walk around casually) herumlaufen; (more aimlessly) umherwandern (through, about in +dat); (leisurely) schlendern; (to see the shops) bummelnhe wandered past me in a dream — er ging wie im Traum an mir vorbei
he wandered over to speak to me — er kam zu mir herüber, um mit mir zu reden
his hands wandered over the keys — seine Hände wanderten über die Tasten
the bus wandered along the lanes for a couple of hours — der Bus zuckelte ein paar Stunden durch die Sträßchen
if his hands start wandering... (hum) — wenn er seine Finger nicht bei sich (dat) behalten kann...
2)the cattle must not be allowed to wander —
he wandered too near the edge of the cliff — er geriet zu nahe an den Rand des Abhangs
I accidentally wandered into Squire Thomas' property — ich bin aus Versehen in das Gelände von Squire Thomas geraten
3) (fig thoughts, eye) schweifen, wandernduring the lecture his mind wandered a bit — während der Vorlesung wanderten seine Gedanken umher or schweiften seine Gedanken ab
to wander off a point/the subject — von einem Punkt/vom Thema abschweifen or abkommen
* * *1. wandern:a) ziehen, streifenb) schlendern, bummeln:wander in hereinschneien umg (Besucher);4. irregehen, sich verirren, fig auch sich verwirrenfrom von):6. fantasieren:a) irrereden, faselnb) im Fieber reden7. geistesabwesend sein* * *1. intransitive verb1) (go aimlessly) umherirren; (walk slowly) bummeln2) (stray) [Katze:] streunen; [Schafe:] sich verlaufen3) (fig.): (stray from subject) abschweifen2. transitive verb 3. nounI'll go for or take a wander round or through the town — ich werd' mal einen Bummel durch die Stadt machen
Phrasal Verbs:* * *v.irren v.umherschweifen v.wandern v. -
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I ['wɒndə(r)]nome passeggiata f., camminata f., giro m.II 1. ['wɒndə(r)]to have o take a wander fare una passeggiata; to have a wander round the shops — fare un giro per negozi
verbo transitivo vagare per, girovagare per, girare per [countryside, town, streets]2.1) (walk, stroll) passeggiare2) (stray) [animal, lost person] vagare, errare, vagabondareto wander over to o up to sb. — avvicinarsi tranquillamente a qcn
4) (drift) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) vagare, errare; (through age, illness) farneticare, vaneggiare; [ gaze] errare ( over su)to wander off the point o subject — allontanarsi dal tema, divagare
•* * *['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) vagare, errare2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) vagare2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) giro- wanderer- wanderlust* * *I ['wɒndə(r)]nome passeggiata f., camminata f., giro m.II 1. ['wɒndə(r)]to have o take a wander fare una passeggiata; to have a wander round the shops — fare un giro per negozi
verbo transitivo vagare per, girovagare per, girare per [countryside, town, streets]2.1) (walk, stroll) passeggiare2) (stray) [animal, lost person] vagare, errare, vagabondareto wander over to o up to sb. — avvicinarsi tranquillamente a qcn
4) (drift) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) vagare, errare; (through age, illness) farneticare, vaneggiare; [ gaze] errare ( over su)to wander off the point o subject — allontanarsi dal tema, divagare
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11 wander
'wondə
1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) recorrer; vagar, errar; pasearse sin propósito2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) extraviarse; divagar, viajar
2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) vuelta, paseo- wanderer- wanderlust
wander vb vagar / deambular / dar vueltastr['wɒndəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (stray) apartarse, desviarse, alejarse; (get lost) extraviarse3 (river, road) serpentear4 (mind, thoughts) desviarse, divagar; (person) apartarse, desviarse1 (streets, area) vagar por, recorrer1 vuelta, paseo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go for a wander ir a dar una vueltawander ['wɑndər] vi1) ramble: deambular, vagar, vagabundear2) stray: alejarse, desviarse, divagarshe let her mind wander: dejó vagar la imaginaciónwander vt: recorrerto wander the streets: vagar por las callesv.• barloventear v.• deambular v.• desviarse v.• divagar v.• errar v.• extraviarse v.• pasear v.• recorrer v.• recorrer a la ventura v.• vagabundear v.• vagar v.• vaguear v.
I
1. 'wɑːndər, 'wɒndə(r)a) (+ adv compl) ( walk - in a leisurely way) pasear; (- aimlessly) deambular, vagar*he wandered in at ten — llegó a las diez tan campante or como si tal cosa
b) ( stray)don't wander off! we're leaving in five minutes — no te vayas por ahí, que dentro de cinco minutos nos vamos
don't wander off the point — no divagues, no te vayas por las ramas
to have wandering hands — tener* las manos largas
2.
to wander the streets — deambular or vagar* por las calles, caminar sin rumbo fijo
II
noun (esp BrE) (no pl) vuelta f, paseo m['wɒndǝ(r)]we're going to have a wander around the shops — vamos a dar una vuelta or un paseo por las tiendas
1.N paseo mto go for or have a wander — pasearse, dar un paseo, dar una vuelta
2. VI1) (for pleasure) pasear; (aimlessly) deambular, vagar, errarthey wandered aimlessly through the streets — iban deambulando or vagando por las calles
to wander round the shops — curiosear or pasearse por las tiendas
2) (=stray)to wander from the path — desviarse or alejarse del camino
3) (fig) [person] (in speech) divagarto wander from or off the point — salirse del tema
his attention wandered for a moment and the milk boiled over — se distrajo or despistó un momento y se le salió la leche
my attention wandered a bit in the second half of the film — perdí un poco la concentración or me distraje or me despisté en la segunda mitad de la película
3.VT [+ streets, hills] recorrer, vagar porhe had wandered the seven seas in search of it — liter había surcado los siete mares en su busca liter
* * *
I
1. ['wɑːndər, 'wɒndə(r)]a) (+ adv compl) ( walk - in a leisurely way) pasear; (- aimlessly) deambular, vagar*he wandered in at ten — llegó a las diez tan campante or como si tal cosa
b) ( stray)don't wander off! we're leaving in five minutes — no te vayas por ahí, que dentro de cinco minutos nos vamos
don't wander off the point — no divagues, no te vayas por las ramas
to have wandering hands — tener* las manos largas
2.
to wander the streets — deambular or vagar* por las calles, caminar sin rumbo fijo
II
noun (esp BrE) (no pl) vuelta f, paseo mwe're going to have a wander around the shops — vamos a dar una vuelta or un paseo por las tiendas
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12 vagar
v.to wander about, to stroll, to wander, to gad.* * *————————1 (estar ocioso) to idle about, loaf around* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=errar) to wander (about), roam; (=rondar) to prowl about; (=pasear) to saunter up and down, wander about the streets; (=entretenerse) to loiter; (=gandulear) to idle, loaf2) (Mec) to be loose, move about2.SM (=tiempo libre) leisure, free time; (=pereza) idleness; (=calma) lack of anxiety, freedom from worry* * *verbo intransitivo to wander, roam* * *= bob about, meander, roam (about/around), range, wander, drift off, rove.Ex. 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.Ex. They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex. Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex. We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex. The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex. The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.Ex. The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.----* vagar libremente = roam + free.* * *verbo intransitivo to wander, roam* * *= bob about, meander, roam (about/around), range, wander, drift off, rove.Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.Ex: The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.Ex: The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.* vagar libremente = roam + free.* * *vagar [A3 ]vito wander, roam, drift* * *
vagar ( conjugate vagar) verbo intransitivo
to wander, roam
vagar vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to wander, roam: vagamos por la ciudad toda la noche, we wandered around the town all night long
vagaba por el desierto, he was wandering about in the desert
' vagar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
errar
- rondar
English:
drift
- mooch
- roam
- rove
- wander
- meander
* * *vagar vivagar (por) to wander (around), to roam;vagando por las calles de la ciudad wandering around o roaming the streets of the city* * *v/i wander* * *vagar {52} vierrar: to roam, to wander* * *vagar vb to wander -
13 streunen
v/i* * *to stray* * *streu|nen ['ʃtrɔynən]vi1) (= nicht sesshaft sein) to roam about, to wander about or around; (Hund, Katze) to stray2) aux seinstréúnen — to roam or wander through/around sth
* * *streu·nenvi1. Hilfsverb: haben o sein (umherstreifen) to roam about [or around]durch die Stadt \streunen to roam about the town\streunende Hunde/Katzen stray dogs/cats2. Hilfsverb: sein (ziellos umherziehen) to wander arounddurch die Straßen \streunen to roam [or wander] the streets* * *intransitives Verb; meist mit sein (oft abwertend) wander or roam about or arounddurch die Straßen streunen — roam or wander the streets
* * *streunen v/i1. (hat gestreunt) roam about, stray;streunender Hund stray dog2. (ist)durch die Straßen streunen roam ( oder wander) the streets* * *intransitives Verb; meist mit sein (oft abwertend) wander or roam about or arounddurch die Straßen streunen — roam or wander the streets
* * *v.to stray v. -
14 gironzolare
hang aroundgironzolare per negozi wander about the shops* * *gironzolare v. intr. to wander (around, about), to roam (around, about): ho gironzolato tutto il giorno per la città, I have been wandering about the town all day long // smettila di gironzolarmi attorno!, stop hovering around me!* * *[dʒirondzo'lare]gironzolare per le strade — to stroll around o roam the streets
gironzolare per casa — to drift o lounge around the house
* * *gironzolare/dʒirondzo'lare/ [1](aus. avere) to stroll (about, around), to wander (about, around); gironzolare per le strade to stroll around o roam the streets; gironzolare per casa to drift o lounge around the house. -
15 girandolare
girandolare v. intr. to wander (about), to saunter (about), to stroll, to ramble: girandolare per la città, to wander (o to stroll) about the town; girandolare per i campi, to ramble through the fields.* * *[dʒirando'lare]* * *girandolare/dʒirando'lare/ [1](aus. avere) to stroll (about, around), to wander (about, around), to roam. -
16 streunen
streu·nenvidurch die Stadt \streunen to roam about the town;\streunende Hunde/ Katzen stray dogs/catsdurch die Straßen \streunen to roam [or wander] the streets -
17 по
предл.
1) (на поверхности) on;
along (вдоль) ;
all along( по всей поверхности) идти по полу ≈ walk on the floor идти по траве ≈ walk on the grass ехать по дороге ≈ walk/drive along the path/road книги разложены по всему столу ≈ the books are lying all over the table чашки расставлены по всему столу ≈ the cups are standing all over the table
2) (посредством, при помощи) by, over по почте ≈ by post, by mail по железной дороге ≈ by road, by train по радио ≈ over the radio по телефону ≈ over the telephone
3) (на основании, в соответствии) by, according to (согласно), in accordance with (согласно занимаемому положению) по приказу ≈ by order по природе ≈ by nature по имени ≈ by name по его виду можно подумать... ≈ from his looks you might suppose по адресу
4) (вследствие) by, through по ошибке ≈ by mistake по невнимательности ≈ through carelessness не по его вине ≈ through no fault of his
5) (при обозначении времени) in, at, on по утрам ≈ in the morning по ночам ≈ at night по выходным ≈ on one's free days, on one's off days
6) (в значении до) to, up to по пояс ≈ up to one's waist с июня по сентябрь ≈ from June till September по сю сторону ≈ on this side по ту сторону ≈ on that side
7) (после) on по прибытии ≈ on one's arrival по окончании ≈ on one's termination
8) (в разделительном значении) по два ≈ in twos по десяти ≈ in tens по двое ≈ two by two, in twos по десяти человек ≈ in groups of ten, in tens
1. (на поверхности) on, over;
(в пределах чего-л.) through, about;
(вдоль) along, down;
идти по ковру walk on the carpet;
идти по улице walk down/along the street;
ходить по улицам walk the streets;
ходить no городу walk throuth the town;
ходить по комнате walk about the room;
(взад и вперёд) pace up and down the room;
бродить по свету wander about the world;
ползать по полу crawl about the floor;
книги разбросаны по всему столу the books are scattered all over the table;
2. (посредством чего-л.) by, over;
по железной дороге by rail;
по воздуху by air;
по суше by land;
по телефону, радио over the telephone, the radio;
послать что-л. по почте send* smth. by post;
3. (согласно) according to, by;
по праву by right: по моим часам by my watch;
по его желанию according to his wish;
пo приказу by order (of) ;
по мирному договору under the peace treaty;
по плану according to plan;
по собственному выбору of one`s own choice;
4. (вследствие чего-л.) due to, owing to;
по болезни due/owing to illness;
по любви for love;
по рассеянности through absent-mindedness, in a moment of absent-mindedness;
5. (пpи обозначении времени) in, on;
(в течение) for;
по воскресеньям on Sundays;
по вечерам in the evening;
не писать по месяцам not write* for months;
6. (в области чего-л., в сфере чего-л.) in, on;
специализироваться по физике specialize in physics;
книга по математике а book on mathematics;
работать по дому do* housework;
матч, встреча по теннису tennis match;
7. (на основании каких-л. признаков) by, in;
добрый по характеру kind by nature;
бухгалтер по профессии accoutant by profession;
человек по имени Александр а man* by the name of Alexander;
крестьянин по происхождению a peasant by origin;
первый по величине first in size;
отличный по качеству of excellent quality;
8. (в сочетании с числительными) in, by;
по два in twos;
по двое in twos, two by two, two and two;
по три in/by threes;
по десять in tens;
9. (указывает на количество чего-л. при распределении, обозначении цены и т. п.): по десяти рублей штука ten roubles each;
дать детям по конфете give* the children а sweet each, give* each child* a sweet;
10. (вплоть до) to, up to, inclusive;
по пояс up to the waist;
с десятого по двадцатое мая from the tenth to the twentieth of May inclusive;
11. (после чего-л.) on;
по прибытии on arrival;
по мне as for me, as far as I am concerned. -
18 around
1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) alrededor de2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) por ahí
2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) alrededor de, sobre, cerca de
3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) media vuelta2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) cercaaround1 adv alrededordo you know your way around the town? ¿conoces la ciudad?around2 prep1. alrededor de2. poris there a bank around here? ¿hay un banco por aquí?3. más o menos / sobre / cerca detr[ə'raʊnd]1 (near, in the area) alrededor■ is there anybody around? ¿hay alguien cerca?■ don't leave your money around, put it away no dejes tu dinero por ahí, guárdalo■ he's been around, he knows what's what ha visto mundo, sabe de qué va la cosa3 (available, in existence)■ £1 coins have been around for some time hace tiempo que circulan las monedas de una libra5 (approximately) alrededor de■ it costs around £5,000 cuesta unas cinco mil libras1 (near)3 (in a circle or curve) alrededor de4 (at) sobre, cerca de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLaround the corner a la vuelta de la esquinaaround [ə'raʊnd] adv1) : de circunferenciaa tree three feet around: un árbol de tres pies de circunferencia2) : alrededor, a la redondafor miles around: por millas a la redondaall around: por todos lados, todo alrededor3) : por ahíthey're somewhere around: deben estar por ahí4) approximately: más o menos, aproximadamentearound 5 o'clock: a eso de las 55)to turn around : darse la vuelta, voltearsearound prep1) surrounding: alrededor de, en torno a2) through: por, enhe traveled around Mexico: viajó por Méxicoaround the house: en casa3) : a la vuelta dearound the corner: a la vuelta de la esquina4) near: alrededor de, cerca deadv.• alrededor adv.• alrededor de adv.prep.• alrededor de prep.• cerca de prep.• en torno a prep.
I ə'raʊnd1)a) ( in a circle)she glanced around — echó un vistazo a su alrededor; see also look, turn around
c) ( on all sides)d) ( in circumference) de circunferencia2)a) ( in the vicinity)is John around? — ¿anda or está John por ahí?
(I'll) see you around! — (colloq) nos vemos!
b) ( in existence) (colloq)3) (from one place, person to another)she showed us around — nos mostró or enseñó la casa (or la fábrica etc)
he knows his way around — conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc)
I phoned around — hice unas cuantas llamadas, llamé a varios sitios
he's been around — (colloq) tiene mucho mundo
4) (at, to different place)5) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamentehe must be around 35 — debe (de) tener unos 35, debe (de) andar por los 35
at around five thirty — alrededor de or a eso de or sobre las cinco y media
II
1) ( encircling) alrededor dethe myths that have grown up around these events — los mitos que han surgido en torno a estos acontecimientos
2)a) ( in the vicinity of) alrededor dedo you live around here? — ¿vives por or cerca de aquí?
b) (within, through)[ǝ'raʊnd] When around is an element in a phrasal verb, eg look around, move around, potter around, look up the verb.she took them around the house — les mostró or enseñó la casa
1.ADV alrededor, en los alrededoresis he around? — ¿está por aquí?
•
all around — por todos lados•
she's been around * — (=travelled) ha viajado mucho, ha visto mucho mundo; pej (=experienced) se las sabe todasis there a chemist's around here? — ¿hay alguna farmacia por aquí?
•
we're looking around for a house — estamos buscando casa•
for miles around — en muchas millas a la redonda•
he must be somewhere around — debe de estar por aquí2. PREP1) alrededor deround, corner•
there were books all around the house — había libros en todas partes de la casa or por toda la casa2) (=approximately) aproximadamente, alrededor deit costs around £100 — cuesta alrededor de or aproximadamente 100 libras
around 1950 — alrededor de 1950, hacia 1950
* * *
I [ə'raʊnd]1)a) ( in a circle)she glanced around — echó un vistazo a su alrededor; see also look, turn around
c) ( on all sides)d) ( in circumference) de circunferencia2)a) ( in the vicinity)is John around? — ¿anda or está John por ahí?
(I'll) see you around! — (colloq) nos vemos!
b) ( in existence) (colloq)3) (from one place, person to another)she showed us around — nos mostró or enseñó la casa (or la fábrica etc)
he knows his way around — conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc)
I phoned around — hice unas cuantas llamadas, llamé a varios sitios
he's been around — (colloq) tiene mucho mundo
4) (at, to different place)5) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamentehe must be around 35 — debe (de) tener unos 35, debe (de) andar por los 35
at around five thirty — alrededor de or a eso de or sobre las cinco y media
II
1) ( encircling) alrededor dethe myths that have grown up around these events — los mitos que han surgido en torno a estos acontecimientos
2)a) ( in the vicinity of) alrededor dedo you live around here? — ¿vives por or cerca de aquí?
b) (within, through)she took them around the house — les mostró or enseñó la casa
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19 по
I прийм.Ex:1) ( на поверхні) on; over; ( у межах чогось) through, about; ( уздовж) along; all along ( по всій поверхні)по всій довжині — along the ( whole) length, all along the length
по всьому контуру — over the entire circuit, throughout the circuit
по дорозі — on the way, in passing
2) ( за допомогою) by, overпо пошті — by post, by mail
по радіо (телефону) — over (by) the radio ( the telephone)
3) (на підставі, відповідно до чогось) by; ( згідно з) according to, in accordance withпо блату — on the quiet, illicitly, through good connections, by backstair(s) influence
по суті справи — at bottom of fact, as a matter of fact, in point of fact
висловлюватися по суті чогось — to speak on the subject; to speak to the point
по пільговій ціні — at a cut/reduced price
по порядку — one after another; in order, step by step
по пунктах — point by point, paragraph after paragraph, item after item
по черзі — in/by turn, one after another; taking turns, by turns
4) ( відправлятися за чимось) for5)по правді кажучи — to tell/say the truth, truth to tell/say
по секрету — in secret, in ( strict) confidence, secretly, confidentially, privately, as a great secret
II прийм.по совісті — honestly, in good conscience; in all honesty, frankly, truthfully, honestly, to be quite frank
(з давальним, знахідним відмінком у розділовому значенні)по два, по двоє — in twos
III прийм.по троє в ряд — in rows of three; three in a row
Ex:1) up to; to; tillпо коліна — to the knees, knee-deep
2)по цей бік чогось — on this side (of)
по праву (ліву) руку — at the right ( left) hand
IV прийм.по обидві сторони — on both sides; on either side
(з місцевим відмінком в значенні після) on, after -
20 pokrę|cić2
pf Ⅰ vt 1. (zniekształcić) to twist out of shape [drut, spinacz]- palce pokręcone reumatyzmem a. od reumatyzmu fingers misshapen a. gnarled with rheumatism- pokręcone korzenie sosen tangled roots of pine trees- pokręciło go/ją (lumbago) pot. he/she could hardly move (because of lumbago)2. pot. (pomylić) to muddle up- jest tak roztargniony, że zawsze coś pokręci he’s so absent-minded that he always muddles things up- chyba coś pokręciłam z jego nazwiskiem I seem to have got his name muddled up a. wrongⅡ pokręcić się pot. 1. (powyginać się) [gałęzie, korzenie] to get twisted 2. (pogmatwać się) [plany, rozkład] to be thrown into disarray- wszystko się pokręciło everything became a muddle- coś ci się pokręciło a. pokręciło ci się w głowie you’ve got it all wrong a. mixed up3. (obracać się) [koło, wiatrak] to turn (around), to spin- pokręcili się trochę na karuzeli they took a ride on the merry-go-round4. (potańczyć) to strut one’s stuff pot. 5. (pochodzić) to walk around; (pokrzątać się) to potter around a. about GB, to putter around a. about US- pokręcić się po mieście to wander around the town- pokręcił się koło stołu he pottered around the table6. (poczynić starania) to try- jak się dobrze pokręcisz, znajdziesz dobrze płatne zajęcie if you try hard, you’ll get a well-paid job- musisz się koło niego trochę pokręcić you must work on him- spróbuj pokręcić się koło tej wycieczki try to become involved in this tripThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > pokrę|cić2
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