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21 lie around
lie around [person, object] traînerlie around [something] traîner dans [house] -
22 pass around
pass [something] around, pass around [something] faire circuler [document, photos]; faire passer [food, plates etc] -
23 swap around
swap [something] around, swap around [something] permuter -
24 get around
1) (move, spread) = get about2)to get around to doing —
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25 go around
1) (move, travel about) se promener, circuler2) ( circulate) [rumour] courirgo around [something] faire le tour de [house, shops] -
26 walk around
walk around lit se promener; ( aimlessly) traîner; walk around [something] ( to and fro) faire un tour dans; ( make circuit of) faire le tour de -
27 crowd around
crowd around s'attrouper; crowd around [something] se presser autour de -
28 centre around
centre around [something] [activities, person] se concentrer sur; [people, industry] se situer autour de [town]; [life, thoughts] être centré sur [person, work]; [demands] viser [pay] -
29 mess around
BrE also mess about (colloq)1) v + adva) ( misbehave) \<\<children\>\> hacer* travesuras, tontearshe found out he'd been messing around — descubrió que había tenido líos or enredos con otras
b) (fiddle, waste time)he enjoys messing around in boats — le gusta entretenerse or pasar el tiempo navegando
she didn't mess around: she told him straight out — no se anduvo con vueltas; se lo dijo sin más (fam)
c) ( interfere)to mess around (with something/somebody): stop messing around with my things! deja mis cosas tranquilas!; don't mess around with me — no juegues conmigo, no me tomes el pelo (fam)
2) v + o + adv (BrE)a) ( treat inconsiderately)don't mess me around: are you going to come or not? — no me fastidies or decídete de una vez ¿vienes o no? (fam)
b) ( muddle) armar un lío con (fam)*1.VT + ADV(Brit)all they do is mess me about, they won't give me a straight answer — no hacen más que jugar conmigo, no me dan una respuesta concreta
they were messing me about so much over the dates that I told them to forget it — me querían cambiar las fechas tantas veces que les dije que se olvidaran del asunto
2.VI + ADV (=play the fool) hacer tonterías; (=do nothing in particular) pasar el rato, gandulear; (=waste time) perder el tiempo"what are you doing?" - "just messing about" — -¿qué haces? -nada, pasando el rato
she's not one to mess about, she gets on with the job — no es de las que pierde el tiempo, saca el trabajo adelante
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stop messing about! — ¡déjate de tonterías!•
to mess about with sb, he isn't the kind of guy you mess about with — no es de los que se deja enredar or tomar el pelohe messed about with some lads from college for a while — salió con unos tíos de la universidad durante un tiempo
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to mess about with sth, he was messing about with his watchstrap — estaba jugueteando con la correa del relojwho's been messing about with the video? — ¿quién ha estado manoseando or toqueteando el vídeo?
* * *BrE also mess about (colloq)1) v + adva) ( misbehave) \<\<children\>\> hacer* travesuras, tontearshe found out he'd been messing around — descubrió que había tenido líos or enredos con otras
b) (fiddle, waste time)he enjoys messing around in boats — le gusta entretenerse or pasar el tiempo navegando
she didn't mess around: she told him straight out — no se anduvo con vueltas; se lo dijo sin más (fam)
c) ( interfere)to mess around (with something/somebody): stop messing around with my things! deja mis cosas tranquilas!; don't mess around with me — no juegues conmigo, no me tomes el pelo (fam)
2) v + o + adv (BrE)a) ( treat inconsiderately)don't mess me around: are you going to come or not? — no me fastidies or decídete de una vez ¿vienes o no? (fam)
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30 play around
intransitive verb(coll.) spielenplay around with somebody/somebody's affections/something — mit jemandem/jemandes Zuneigung spielen/mit etwas herumspielen (ugs.)
* * *vi1. (mess around) herumblödelnstop \play arounding around! hör mit dem Blödsinn auf! pej fam▪ to \play around around with sb mit jdm herummachen sl3. (experiment)▪ to \play around around with sth mit etw dat [( fam) herum]spielen [o experimentieren]; (try out) etw ausprobierento \play around around with ideas einige Ideen in Gedanken durchspielen4. (tamper with)* * *play around v/i1. herumspielen, sich amüsieren2. sich abgeben ( with mit)* * *intransitive verb(coll.) spielenplay around with somebody/somebody's affections/something — mit jemandem/jemandes Zuneigung spielen/mit etwas herumspielen (ugs.)
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31 look around
v.• curiosear v.1) v + adv v + prep + o (survey, investigate) mirarcould we look around the house? — ¿podríamos ver la casa?
2) v + adv ( seek)to look around for something — buscar* algo; see also look II 1) a)
1.VI + ADV echar una mirada alrededor2.VI + PREP* * *1) v + adv v + prep + o (survey, investigate) mirarcould we look around the house? — ¿podríamos ver la casa?
2) v + adv ( seek)to look around for something — buscar* algo; see also look II 1) a)
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32 swing around
BrE also swing round1) v + adva) (change direction, turn) \<\<vehicle\>\> dar* un viraje, girar or virar (en redondo)b) ( change views)to swing around to something — dar* un giro or un viraje hacia algo
2) v + o + adva) \<\<car/boat\>\> hacer* girar en redondob) ( change)we hope to swing them around to our point of view — esperamos poder convencerlos de que tenemos razón
1. VI + ADV1) (lit) [person] girar sobre sus talones, girar en redondo; [car, plane, procession] girar en redondo2) (fig) [voters] cambiar de opinión; [opinion] cambiar2.VT + ADV [+ object on rope etc] hacer girar; [+ sword, axe] blandir; [+ car, ship, procession, horse] hacer girar en redondo* * *BrE also swing round1) v + adva) (change direction, turn) \<\<vehicle\>\> dar* un viraje, girar or virar (en redondo)b) ( change views)to swing around to something — dar* un giro or un viraje hacia algo
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33 cast around for someone or something / cast about for someone or something
Cast around for someone or something / cast about for someone or somethingподыскивать кого-то, либо что-тоJohn is casting around for a new cook. The old one quit.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > cast around for someone or something / cast about for someone or something
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34 talk around
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35 fiddle around
BrE fiddle about v + adv1) ( touch)to fiddle around with something — \<\<with pencil/ruler\>\> juguetear con algo
2) ( do little jobs) hacer* un poco de esto y un poco de aquello*VI + ADV perder el tiempo* * *BrE fiddle about v + adv1) ( touch)to fiddle around with something — \<\<with pencil/ruler\>\> juguetear con algo
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36 kick around
1) Общая лексика: грубо обращаться, пережёвывать, мусолить (какую-л. тему), плохо обращаться (с кем-л.), подробно обсуждать (что-л.)2) Разговорное выражение: перебрасывать, быть живым, существовать3) Сленг: (something) "обкатать" идею в небольшом масштабе, (something) апробировать идею, (something) доминировать, (something) использовать превосходство своего положения, (something) медитировать, (something) менять места работы, (something) обращаться грубо, (something) обращаться нечестно, (something) размышлять, (something) решать, (something) словесно оскорблять, (something) словесно поносить, (something) становиться бывалым, (something) становиться "стреляным воробьём" (из-за разнообразного, особенно неудачного жизненного опыта), (something) "поиметь" (кого-то), рассматривать (какой-л.) вопрос, не углубляясь, рассматривать со всех сторон, (something) апробировать план, (something) обретать знание жизни, (something) обсуждать, (something) переезжать с места на место, (something) "иметь" (кого-то) -
37 scout around
v + advto scout around (for something) — buscar* (algo)
VI + ADV (Mil) ir de reconocimiento, reconocer el terrenoto scout around for sth — (Mil) hacer un reconocimiento or explorar buscando algo; (fig) buscar algo
* * *v + advto scout around (for something) — buscar* (algo)
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38 work around
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39 get around to doing something
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > get around to doing something
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40 hang around
phrvi infml1)Hang around in case we need you — Будь где-нибудь рядом, может быть, ты нам понадобишься
I hung around for an hour but he didn't come — Я проторчал там целый час, а он так и не пришел
Don't just hang around. Get busy with something — Что ты слоняешься без дела? Займись чем-нибудь
2)Don't hang around, we have a train to catch — Не копайся, нам нужно успеть на поезд
3)This cough has been hanging around for two weeks now — Этот кашель привязался ко мне. Уже две недели как не проходит
См. также в других словарях:
toss around (something) — 1. to consider or think about something. Some of us have been tossing around suggestions for improving the show. The morning newspapers print the news, and then commentators toss it around on the evening TV news shows. 2. to use words without… … New idioms dictionary
send around something — send around (something) to cause something to be seen by a number of different people. The teachers sent around a letter comparing their salaries to the teachers in neighboring towns. He finished the manuscript and began sending it around to… … New idioms dictionary
know your way around (something) — phrase to be very familiar with a particular place or activity Ellie knew her way around pretty well. He seems to know his way around the shipping industry. Thesaurus: to know something or someonesynonym Main entry: way … Useful english dictionary
get (your) arms around (something) — to feel confident that you have a good understanding of something that is complicated. There are so many different aspects of the energy situation that it s hard to get your arms around it. Related vocabulary: get your mind around something … New idioms dictionary
get (your) mind around (something) — to succeed in understanding something difficult or strange. I still can t get my mind around the cruel things she said last night. Related vocabulary: get your arms around something … New idioms dictionary
know (your) way around (something) — to have knowledge about how something works. You don t have to know your way around a slide rule to enjoy these exhibits … New idioms dictionary
get your head around something — If you get your head around something, you come to understand it even though it is difficult to comprehend … The small dictionary of idiomes
bat around something — bat around (something) to discuss an idea or opinion. A bunch of us batted around ideas at the annual meeting … New idioms dictionary
get around something — get around (something) to find a way to avoid a problem. He was trying to get around paying tax on that income … New idioms dictionary
get your head around something — If you get your head around something, you come to understand it even though it is difficult to comprehend. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
run rings around something — run rings around (someone/something) to show much more skill or ability than someone or something else. International gangs of art thieves have run rings around national police. Olympic hockey runs rings around the game played by professionals … New idioms dictionary