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1 after six weeks of such work I was just about all in
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > after six weeks of such work I was just about all in
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2 just about
adv infml1)They had just about won the game when they had to stop playing because of rain — Они почти выиграли игру, когда она была остановлена из-за дождя
It can be just about anything — Это может быть все, что угодно
That stiry just about killed me — Я чуть не умер со смеху, слушая его рассказ
2)I just about won the game, I finished only one point ahead — Я едва выиграл эту встречу, победив с преимуществом лишь в одно очко
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4 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 -
5 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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about [əˈbaʊt]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ• there were about 25 and now there are about 30 il y en avait environ or à peu près 25 et maintenant il y en a une trentaine• it's about 11 o'clock il est environ or à peu près 11 heures• it's about time! ce n'est pas trop tôt !• I've had about enough! (inf) je commence à en avoir assez !b. ( = here and there) çà et làc. ( = near, in circulation) par ici• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?• you should be out and about! ne restez donc pas enfermé !d. ( = round) all about tout autoure. ( = opposite direction) to turn sth the other way about retourner qch• it's the other way about ( = the opposite) c'est le contraire• I was about to go out when... j'étais sur le point de sortir or j'allais sortir quand...2. prepositiona. ( = concerning) I heard nothing about it je n'en ai pas entendu parler• what is it about? de quoi s'agit-il ?• well, what about it? (inf) ( = does it matter?) et alors ? (inf) ; ( = what do you think?) alors, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)• how about going to the cinema? (inf) et si on allait au cinéma ?• how about a coffee? (inf) et si on prenait un café ?b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dansc. ( = round) autour ded. ( = with, on) I've got it about me somewhere je l'ai quelque part sur moif. ( = occupied with) while we're about it pendant que nous y sommes* * *Note: 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, jump about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, jump, lie etc)[ə'baʊt] 1.2) ( awake)2.1) ( approximately) environ, à peu prèsat about 6 pm — vers 18 h, à environ 18 h
2) ( almost) presque3) ( in circulation)4) ( in the vicinity)3.1) ( concerning)what's it about? — (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi?
it's about... — il s'agit de...
about your overdraft... — pour ce qui est de votre découvert...
2) ( in the nature of)3) ( bound up with)business is about profit — ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices
4) ( occupied with)while you're about it... — tant que tu y es..., par la même occasion...
5) ( around)6) (in invitations, suggestions)how ou what about some tea? — et si on prenait un thé?
7) ( when soliciting opinions)8) sout (on)hidden about one's person — [drugs, arms] caché sur soi
••it's about time (that) — il serait temps que (+ subj)
about time too! — ce n'est pas trop tôt! (colloq)
that's about it — ( that's all) c'est tout
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7 ♦ about
♦ about /əˈbaʊt/A prep.1 riguardo a; circa; su; di; intorno a; sul conto di: Tell me about your holidays, raccontami delle tue vacanze; I've found out about their movements, ho scoperto quali sono stati i loro movimenti; I don't know anything about him, non so nulla di lui (o sul suo conto); a book about Japan, un libro sul Giappone; what I like about him, quello che mi piace di lui; I'm ringing about my TV set, telefono per sapere del mio televisore; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- What are you going to do about it?, cosa pensi di fare al riguardo?; Do something about it!, fa' qualcosa ( per risolvere il problema)!; There's nothing I can do about it, non posso farci niente; I feel guilty about the whole thing, mi sento in colpa per tutta la faccenda; to be about st., riguardare qc.; avere a che fare con qc.; (di libro, film, ecc.) parlare di qc., trattare di qc.: Teaching is about transferring knowledge and skills, l'insegnamento riguarda il trasferimento di conoscenze e abilità; This book is about organic food, questo libro parla di cibi biologici NOTA D'USO: - to speak o to be about?-2 (in giro) per; intorno a: Newspapers were strewn about the floor, c'erano giornali sparsi per pavimento3 addosso a; su; con: I haven't any money about me, non ho denaro con me; about one's person, su di sé; addosso4 in: There is something odd about that man, c'è qualcosa di strano in quell'uomo; quell'uomo ha un che di strano; something unpleasant about her voice, una nota sgradevole nella sua voceB avv.1 intorno; attorno; in giro; qua e là: to look about, guardarsi attorno; Don't leave your things lying about, non lasciare le tue cose in giro; There was nobody about, non c'era nessuno; il posto era deserto; There's a lot of flu about, c'è in giro (o circola) un sacco di influenza; to find one's way about, sapere dove andare; sapersi orizzontare4 (naut.) con le mure opposte: to put a ship about, virare di bordo; cambiare le mure; Ready about!, pronti a virare!5 quasi; circa; all'incirca; pressappoco: It's about two o'clock, sono le due circa; sono circa le due; DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- Give me a call about five, fammi uno squillo verso le cinque; about twenty, circa venti; una ventina; They're about the same age, hanno all'incirca la stessa età; That looks about right, direi che va bene; dovrebbe andar bene; ha l'aria di essere giustoC a.2 prossimo (a); sul punto (di): about to start, che sta per comunciare; He is about to leave, sta per partire● About ship!, pronti a virare! □ How about…? ► how □ just about ► just □ What about…? ► what □ while you are about it, già che ci sei □ to be about one's business, essere occupato dalla proprie faccende □ (fam. USA) not to be about to, non avere intenzione di; non intendere, non essere intenzionato a: He's not about to give up, non ha intenzione di (o non intende) rinunciare □ That's about it, è tutto; e questo è quanto. -
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1. adverb1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überallstrewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut
2) (near)there was nobody about — es war niemand da
3)be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen
4) (active)be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)
5) (approximately) ungefähr[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr
about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!
7)2. preposition[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
1) (all around) um [... herum]there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum
2) (with)have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben
3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas
talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen
4) (occupied with)be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!
while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind
* * *1. preposition 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.) ungefähr3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um3. adverb- academic.ru/115262/be_about_to">be about to* * *[əˈbaʊt]I. prepshe had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenkenbe quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst fa book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdnwhat's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkriegto have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie habento be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher seinhe was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun solltewe are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehento ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragento care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessierenI don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumenshe always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnento talk \about sth über etw akk sprechenall \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etwhe taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelerntit's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu habento do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmenwill you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machento do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tunthere's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machento do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehenhe takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notizto put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmento wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufento look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen5. (expressing location)do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholiehe has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefälltthere's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich7. (aimed at)▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tunthe takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)to be \about it gerade dabei seincould you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?9.how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?▶ what \about it? was ist damit?is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?1. (approximately) ungefährhe's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten2. (almost) fastI've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!3. (barely)we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschaffthe earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Lebendon't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegensome people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herumthere's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe umto move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufenstop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo seinhave you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?there was nobody \about es war keiner dato turn sth \about etw herumdrehen7. (intending)▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tunshe was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kamhe was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochenwe're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essenI'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten8.▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär'sanything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]* * *[ə'baʊt]1. advto run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen
there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können
at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist
where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe
See:2)to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf
he's about to start school —
we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr
are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?
3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)he's about 40 —
about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr
he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor
that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)
I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)
he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung
See:→ just, round, time2. prep1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)to sit about the house —
there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich
while you're about it —
and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)
2) (= concerning) über (+acc)he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon
what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?
he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen
how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)
how or what about it/going to the cinema? —
(yes,) what about it/him? —
he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut
* * *about [əˈbaʊt]A adv1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:all about überall;a long way about ein großer Umweg;the wrong way about falsch herum;three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;5. in der Nähe, da:there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältetB präp1. besonders Br um, um … herum2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;have sth about one etwas an sich haben;he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt4. um, gegen, etwa:about my height ungefähr meine Größe;about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag5. über (akk):what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?6. beschäftigt mit:what are you about?a) was machst du da?,b) was hast du vor?;and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist* * *1. adverb1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überallstrewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut
2) (near)be about — da sein; hier sein
3)4) (active)be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)
5) (approximately) ungefähr[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr
6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!
7)2. preposition[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
1) (all around) um [... herum]there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum
2) (with)have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben
3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas
talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen
be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!
* * *adj.etwa adj.gegen adj.um... adj.ungefähr adj. prep.über präp. -
9 about
̈ɪəˈbaut
1. нареч.
1) кругом;
повсюду He was nowhere about. ≈ Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning his affairs. ≈ Вокруг только и делали, что судачили о его проблемах. - be about
2) недалеко Some cars were parked just about. ≈ Рядом припарковались несколько машин.
3) приблизительно, около, почти They returned to their quarters about four o'clock. ≈ Они вернулись в казармы около четырех. Is your work finished? Just about.. ≈ Ты закончил? Почти. Syn: approximately
4) взад-вперед (или переводится по смыслу, или опускается) They moved the furniture about. ≈ Они (пере) двигали мебель. He is about somewhere. ≈ Он где-то шляется. Just don't order me about, I am no waiter. ≈ Только нечего меня гонять туда-сюда, я тебе не официантка.
5) обратно, в обратную сторону Saying that she checked Ann sharply turned about to hide her face. ≈ Объявив шах, Энн отвернулась. the other way about the right about the wrong way about bring one about put ship about
6) округ, в окружности (или переводится по смыслу) He looked about. ≈ Он огляделся. They could not get about the Cape. ≈ Они никак не могли обогнуть мыс. He sent two сompanies of horse secretly about the hill. ≈ Он тайно послал два конных отряда за холм to use about-speech about town
7) в выражении to be about с инфинитивом быть готовым что-л. сделать( или переводится по смыслу) The ceremony is about to begin (Jim Morrison, "American Prayer"). ≈ Церемония начинается. I'm not about to be addressed to like this. ≈ Я не привык, чтобы ко мне так обращались. He was about to reply but thought better of it. ≈ Он собирался ответить, но остерегся. What these guys are about here? ≈ Чего этим парням тут надо?
2. предл.
1) (пространственное значение) вокруг, кругом;
тут и там, по;
около People gathered about the fireplace( fire) ≈ Люди собрались у камина (вокруг костра). The land about him was totally barren ≈ Земля, окружавшая его, была как две капли воды похожа на пустыню. Bloody corpses were scattered all about the place. ≈ Повсюду валялись окровавленные трупы. I dropped her somewhere about there. ≈ Я высадил ее где-то там. have one's ears about one to have one's eyes about one
2) (значение темы разговора, предмета забот и т. п.) о, насчет, на тему, касательно There had been much talk about bombing Iraq this year ≈ В этом году много говорили о том, что Ирак надо бомбить. I'm very anxious about his attitude to learning. ≈ Его отношение к учебе внушает мне большое беспокойство. be all about
3) (временное значение) около, примерно или переводится по смыслу It was about the daybreak that the charge began ≈ Когда началась атака, уже почти рассвело.
4) (значение наличия каких-л. предметов, свойств у человека, ситуации и т. п.) в, у или переводится по смыслу Do you have weed about you? ≈ Трава есть? (обращение полицейского к задержанному) There is something strange about the way things are going here. ≈ В этом месте все как-то не так. There was something dreary about the house. ≈ Дом был какой-то мрачный. His face was the worst thing about him. ≈ Но самое худшее в нем было его лицо. ∙ what is it all about? ≈ в чем дело?, что творится? что за шум, а драки нету? mind what you're about! ≈ будьте внимательны! be quick about it! ≈ поторопитесь-ка с этим!двигающийся, находящийся в движении вставший с постели;
- to be up and * быть на ногах, встать с постели;
подняться после болезни существующий, находящийся в обращении( морское) меняющий курс;
ложащийся, поворачивающий на другой галс указывает на нахождение в разных местах: повсюду, везде. в разных местах;
- he was nowhere * его нигде не было;
- don't leave papers lying * не разбрасывайте бумаги где попало;
- there is a good deal of influenza * at present сейчас повсюду много случаев гриппа;
- there is a rumour * ходит слух указывает на нахождение поблизости: неподалеку, поблизости, рядом;
- several schoolboys were standing * рядом стояло несколько школьников;
- look * and see if you can find it поищи это где-нибудь здесь указывает на движение в разных направлениях по какой-л. ограниченной территории: взад и вперед;
- to stroll * прогуливаться;
- they moved the furniture * они передвигали мебель указывает на движение в противоположном направлении: обратно;
кругом;
- after swimming a mile he turned * and swam back to the shore проплыв милю, он повернул обратно к берегу;
- *, * face turn (американизм) (военное) кругом!;
- * ship (морское) поворот!;
- to put * (морское) делать поворот оверштаг указывает на движение по кругу, по окружности: вокруг, в окружности;
- he looked * он огляделся кругом указывает на приблизительность: около, приблизительно, почти;
без малого;
- * thirty miles приблизительно тридцать миль;
- * three o'clock около трех часов;
- * your size примерно вашего размера;
- he is * as tall as I am он почти такого же роста, как и я;
- it is * time you learned the rule пора бы вам выучить это правило;
- that's * right это более или менее правильно;
- just * enough (разговорное) примерно столько и нужно;
- he is * ready он уже почти готов указывает на готовность совершить какое-л. действие;
- a plane * to take off самолет, готовый к взлету;
- to be * to do smth. собираться сделать что-л.;
- he was * to reply but thought better of it он собирался ответить, но раздумал > (just) the other way * (как раз) наоборот;
> what are you *? чем вы заняты?, что вы делаете?, что собираетесь делать?;
> turn and turn * по очереди, один за другим в пространственном значении указывает на местоположение вокруг какого-л. предмета: вокруг, кругом;
- there was a fence * the garden вокруг сада был забор;
- to gather * the fire собираться у камина или вокруг костра;
- from everywhere * them came strange sounds со всех сторон раздавались странные звуки;
- the folks * us окружающие нас люди в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение в разных местах, тут и там, по;
- all his belongings were lying * the floor все его вещи были разбросаны по полу в пространственном значении указывает на близость: неподалеку, поблизости, около;
- I dropped it somewhere * here я уронил это где-то здесь;
- stay * the house today не уходи сегодня далеко от дома указывает на движение в разных направлениях по какой-л. ограниченной территории: туда и сюда, по;
- he walked * the garden он ходил по саду взад и вперед, он расхаживал по саду;
- to run * the room метаться по комнате;
- he travelled * the country он путешествовал по стране указывает на объект разговора, обсуждения, забот и т. п.: о, относительно, насчет;
- to speak * smb. говорить о ком-л.;
- "Much Ado * Nothing" "Много шуму из ничего";
- to worry * smth. беспокоиться чем-л.;
- a story * dogs рассказ о собаках;
- tell me all * it расскажите мне все, что вы знаете об этом;
- what *...? как насчет...?;
- what * your report? как насчет вашего доклада?;
- to come * business прийти по делу;
- she went * her usual duties она занялась своими обычными делами;
- do you know how to go * it? ты знаешь, как решить эту задачу? указывает на наличие каких-л. предметов при, с;
- have you money * you? есть ли у вас с собой деньги?;
- they had lost all they had * them они потеряли все, что при них было указывает на наличие каких-л. свойств, качеств и т. п. в, у;
- there is smth. * her в ней что-то есть;
- there is smth. queer * him в нем есть что-то странное;
- there is a look of kindness * his face у него доброе лицо в сочетаниях;
- what is wrong * the colour? чем вам не нравится этот цвет?;
- what is it all *? в чем дело?, что происходит?;
- mind what you're *! будьте внимательны!;
- be quick * it! торопитесь!about в обратном направлении;
to face about обернуться;
about face (или turn) ! воен. кругом!;
Mr. Jones is not about господин Джоунз вышел ~ prep. в пространственном значении указывает на место совершения действия ~ prep в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение вблизи( чего-л.) около, близ;
у;
the forests ~t Tomsk леса под Томском ~ prep во временном значении указывает на приблизительность около;
about nightfall к вечеру ~ кругом, вокруг;
везде, повсюду;
to look about оглянуться вокруг;
don't leave the papers about не разбрасывай бумаги!;
rumours are about ходят слухи ~ мор. менять курс, поворачивать на другой галс ~ находящийся в обращении ~ неподалеку, недалеко;
he is somewhere about он где-то здесь ~ prep о, об;
насчет;
I'll see about it я позабочусь об этом;
he went about his business он пошел по своим делам ~ приблизительно, около, почти;
you are about right вы почти правы;
it is about two o'clock сейчас около двух часов ~ существующийabout в обратном направлении;
to face about обернуться;
about face (или turn) ! воен. кругом!;
Mr. Jones is not about господин Джоунз вышел~ prep во временном значении указывает на приблизительность около;
about nightfall к вечеру~ right здорово, основательно ~ right правильноto be ~ to go (to speak etc.) собираться уходить (говорить и т. п.) ;
what are you about? что вам нужно?;
what are you about? редк. что вы делаете?~ кругом, вокруг;
везде, повсюду;
to look about оглянуться вокруг;
don't leave the papers about не разбрасывай бумаги!;
rumours are about ходят слухиabout в обратном направлении;
to face about обернуться;
about face (или turn) ! воен. кругом!;
Mr. Jones is not about господин Джоунз вышел face: ~ подкрашивать( чай) ;
face about воен. поворачиваться кругом;
face down осадить;
запугать~ prep в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение вблизи (чего-л.) около, близ;
у;
the forests ~t Tomsk леса под Томскомto have smth ~ one иметь( что-л.) при себе, с собой;
I had all the documents about me все документы были у меня с собой (или при мне, под рукой)~ неподалеку, недалеко;
he is somewhere about он где-то здесь~ prep о, об;
насчет;
I'll see about it я позабочусь об этом;
he went about his business он пошел по своим деламto have smth ~ one иметь (что-л.) при себе, с собой;
I had all the documents about me все документы были у меня с собой (или при мне, под рукой)~ prep о, об;
насчет;
I'll see about it я позабочусь об этом;
he went about his business он пошел по своим делам~ приблизительно, около, почти;
you are about right вы почти правы;
it is about two o'clock сейчас около двух часов~ кругом, вокруг;
везде, повсюду;
to look about оглянуться вокруг;
don't leave the papers about не разбрасывай бумаги!;
rumours are about ходят слухи look: ~ about оглядываться по сторонам ~ about осматриваться, ориентироватьсяabout в обратном направлении;
to face about обернуться;
about face (или turn) ! воен. кругом!;
Mr. Jones is not about господин Джоунз вышел~ кругом, вокруг;
везде, повсюду;
to look about оглянуться вокруг;
don't leave the papers about не разбрасывай бумаги!;
rumours are about ходят слухи rumour: ~ слух, молва, толки;
rumours are about (или afloat), rumour has it (that) ходят слухи;
there is a rumour говорятto walk ~ the room ходить по комнатеto be ~ to go (to speak etc.) собираться уходить( говорить и т. п.) ;
what are you about? что вам нужно?;
what are you about? редк. что вы делаете? to be ~ to go (to speak etc.) собираться уходить (говорить и т. п.) ;
what are you about? что вам нужно?;
what are you about? редк. что вы делаете?~ приблизительно, около, почти;
you are about right вы почти правы;
it is about two o'clock сейчас около двух часов -
10 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?
II
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
•
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
•
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
•
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
•
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?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de -
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adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) justo2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) justo3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) merecido•- justly- justness
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adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) exactamente2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) exactamente3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) acabar de, ahora mismo, hace un momento4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) en este momento5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) justo, en el mismo instante/momento en que6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) a penas7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) sólamente8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) ¡pero!; de verdad9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) absolutamente•- just now
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just1 adj justojust2 adv1. justo / exactamente2. justo3. por poco4. sólotr[ʤʌst]1 (fair) justo,-a2 (justifiable) fundado,-a, justificado,-a3 (deserved) merecido,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto get one's just desserts llevar su merecido————————tr[ʤʌst]1 (exactly) exactamente, precisamente, justo2 (only) solamente, sólo■ just a moment, please un momento, por favor■ no sugar for me, please, just milk no quiero azúcar, gracias, sólo leche■ don't worry, it's just a scratch! ¡no te preocupes, no es más que un rasguño!3 (barely) apenas, por poco4 (right now) en este momento5 (simply) sencillamente■ we could just stay here and wait for her pues, sencillamente podríamos quedarnos aquí y esperarla■ just shut up, will you? ¡cállese, por favor!1 acabar de + infin\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLjust about prácticamentejust as well menos maljust in case por si acasojust like that! ¡sin más!just then en ese momentojust the thing justo lo que hacía faltajust ['ʤʌst] adv1) exactly: justo, precisamente, exactamente2) possibly: posiblementeit just might work: tal vez resulte3) barely: justo, apenasjust in time: justo a tiempo4) only: sólo, solamente, nada másjust us: sólo nosotros5) quite: muy, simplementeit's just horrible!: ¡qué horrible!6)to have just (done something) : acabar de (hacer algo)he just called: acaba de llamarjust adj: justo♦ justly advadj.• debido, -a adj.• derecho, -a adj.• entero, -a adj.• equitativo, -a adj.• justiciero, -a adj.• justo, -a adj.• lícito, -a adj.• recto, -a adj.• sólo, -a adj.adv.• apenas adv.• casi no adv.• justamente adv.• justo adv.• no más que adv.• recién adv.• sólo adv.
I dʒʌstadjective <decision/person> justo
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1)a) ( in recent past)she's just left — se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL)
she'd only just finished — acababa de terminar, recién había terminado (AmL)
just recently I've begun to notice that... — últimamente he empezado a darme cuenta de que...
b) (now, at the moment)2)a) ( barely) justoI just missed him — no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos
b) ( a little)just above the knee — justo or apenas encima de la rodilla
3)a) ( only) sóloI'll be with you in just a moment — enseguida or en un segundo estoy con usted
there's just one left — queda sólo uno, queda uno nomás (AmL)
just a moment, you're confusing two issues there — un momento: estás confundiendo dos problemas distintos
she was just three when her father died — tenía apenas or sólo tres años cuando murió su padre
would you like some more? - just a little, please — ¿quieres más? - bueno, un poquito
b) ( simply)that's just gossip — no son más que chismes, son puros chismes (fam)
they're just friends — no son más que amigos, sólo son amigos
just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude — (colloq) el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero
just follow the instructions on the packet — simplemente siga las instrucciones impresas en el paquete
4)a) (exactly, precisely)it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería
b) ( equally)the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal — los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida
5) ( emphatic use)just leave it here — déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)
regret it? don't I just! — ¿que si me arrepiento? si me arrepentiré...!
just you wait, you little rascal! — ya vas a ver, bandido!
just go away, will you? — mira, vete, hazme el favor
6)a) ( giving explanation)it's just that... — lo que pasa es que...
b) ( indicating possibility)7)just about: I've just about finished now casi he terminado, prácticamente he terminado; did you get enough to eat? - just about — ¿te dieron bastante de comer? - más o menos
I [dʒʌst]1. ADJ1) (=fair) [person, system] justoas is only just — como es justo, como es de razón
2) (=deserved) [praise, reward] merecido; [punishment] apropiado, justo4) (=accurate) [account] correcto; [assessment] correcto, exacto2.NPL
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[dʒʌst]ADVERBa) (=at this moment) ahora mismoI'm just coming! — ¡ya voy!
"have some tea!" - "actually, I was just going" — -tómate un té -en realidad ya me iba
b) (=at that moment) justoc) (=recently, a moment ago)we were just talking about that — precisamente or ahora mismo estábamos hablando de eso
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it's just gone 10 o'clock — acaban de dar las diez•
to have just done sth — acabar de hacer algo•
it's just past 10 o'clock — acaban de dar las diezd) (in expressions specifying "when")•
just after I arrived — poco después de mi llegada•
just as I arrived — justo cuando yo llegabajust as it started to rain — justo cuando empezó a llover, en el momento en que empezó a llover
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just before I arrived — poco antes de mi llegada•
just when it was going well... — precisamente or justamente cuando iba bien...now 1., 6), recently, then 1., 1)•
"are you leaving?" - "not just yet" — -¿te vas? -aún or todavía no2) (=barely) por pocoI (only) just caught it — lo alcancé por un pelo, por poco lo pierdo
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we had just enough money — teníamos el dinero justo•
he missed the train, but only just — perdió el tren, pero por pocohe passed, but only just — aprobó pero por los pelos
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we arrived just in time — por poco no llegamos, llegamos justo a tiempo3) (=slightly)•
just over/ under two kilos — un poco más de/menos de dos kilosit's just over/under two kilos — pasa de/no llega a los dos kilos
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just to the left/right — un poco más a la izquierda/derecha4) (=exactly) justo, exactamenteit's just my size — es justo or exactamente mi talla
it's just the same — es justo or exactamente igual
just here/there — aquí/ahí mismo
just behind/in front of/next to etc — justo detrás/delante de/al lado de etc
it cost just (on) £20 — me costó veinte libras justas
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that's just it! — ¡ahí está! *, ¡esa es la cuestión!that's just like him, always late — es típico (de él), siempre llega tarde
they have their problems just like the rest of us — tienen sus problemas, exactamente igual que el resto de nosotros
I can't find £1,000 just like that — no puedo conseguir mil libras así sin más
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that's just the point! — ¡ahí está! *, ¡esa es la cuestión!•
he likes everything just so * — le gusta que todo esté perfecto•
it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente lo que queríathat's just what I thought — eso es justo or precisamente lo que pensé
just what did he say? — ¿qué dijo exactamente?
luck, right 1., 2)just what are you implying? — ¿qué es exactamente lo que estás insinuando?
5) (=only) solo, sólo, nomás (LAm)In the past the standard spelling for solo as an adverb was with an accent (sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.
they were just 15 when they got married — tenían solo or nada más 15 años cuando se casaron
he's just a lad — no es más que un chaval, es solo un chaval
don't take any notice of her, she's just jealous — no le hagas ni caso, lo que está es celosa or lo que pasa es que está celosa
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it's just around the corner — está a la vuelta de la esquina•
I just asked! — hum ¡preguntaba nada más!•
just a few — solo unos pocos, unos pocos nada más•
just a little — solo un poco, un poco nada más•
just once — una vez nada más, solamente or solo una vez•
it's just over there — está ahí mismo•
he's just teasing — solo está bromeando, está bromeando, nada más•
just this once — solo esta vez•
we went just to see the museum — fuimos solo para ver el museo•
just the two of us — los dos solos, solo nosotros dosfriend, note 1., 3)•
I just wanted to say that... — solo quería decir que...6) (=simply) sencillamenteI'm just phoning to remind you that... — solo llamo para recordarte que...
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it's just that I don't like it — lo que pasa es que no me gustabecause 1., imagine 2), wonder 2.•
I just thought that you would like it — yo pensé que te gustaría7) (=specially) solo, sólo•
I did it just for you — lo hice solo por ti8) (=conceivably)it's an old trick, but it could just work — es un viejo truco, pero puede que funcione
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just as — tan10) (in imperatives)•
just let me get my hands on him! * — ¡cómo lo coja!, ¡con que lo agarre! (LAm)•
just listen to that rain! — ¡escucha or fíjate cómo llueve!just listen a minute, will you? — ¡escúchame un momento!, ¿quieres?
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just look at this mess! — ¡fíjate qué desorden!•
just wait a minute! — ¡espera un momento!just you wait, he'll come sure enough — (reassuringly) espera hombre, ya verás cómo viene
just (you) wait until I tell your father — (threateningly) ya verás cuando se lo cuente a tu padre, espera (nomás (LAm)) a que se lo cuente a tu padre
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just you do! * —•
just you try it! * —•
just you dare! * — ¡inténtalo si te atreves!11) (emphatic)"that dress is awful" - "isn't it just?" * — -ese vestido es francamente horrible -¡y tanto!
plain 1., 3)•
it's just perfect! — ¡es absolutamente perfecto!•
I can just hear the roars of laughter — me puedo imaginar muy bien or perfectamente las carcajadas•
I can just imagine her reaction — me imagino muy bien or perfectamente su reacción•
I can just see her face if I told her — me puedo imaginar muy bien or perfectamente la cara que pondría si se lo dijese•
just about, I've just about finished this work — estoy a punto de terminar este trabajoI think that it was just about here that I saw him — creo que yo estaba más o menos aquí cuando lo vi
I've just about had enough of this noise! * — ¡estoy ya más que harto de este ruido!
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come just as you are — ven tal como estásjust as I thought! — ¡ya me lo figuraba or imaginaba!, ¡lo que yo me figuraba or imaginaba!
just in case it rains — por si acaso llueve, por si llueve
I've prepared some extra food, just in case — he preparado comida de más, por si las moscas * or por si acaso
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just a minute!, just one moment! — (=coming) ¡un momento, por favor!, ¡voy!just a minute, I don't know if I agree with that... — un momento, no sé si estoy de acuerdo con eso...
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just the same, I'd rather... — de todas formas, prefiero...•
that's just too bad! — iro ¡qué lástima!, ¡qué mala pata! *happen, soonI wasn't expecting much, which was just as well — no esperaba mucho, y menos mal
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I [dʒʌst]adjective <decision/person> justo
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1)a) ( in recent past)she's just left — se acaba de ir, recién se fue (AmL)
she'd only just finished — acababa de terminar, recién había terminado (AmL)
just recently I've begun to notice that... — últimamente he empezado a darme cuenta de que...
b) (now, at the moment)2)a) ( barely) justoI just missed him — no lo vi por poco or por apenas unos minutos
b) ( a little)just above the knee — justo or apenas encima de la rodilla
3)a) ( only) sóloI'll be with you in just a moment — enseguida or en un segundo estoy con usted
there's just one left — queda sólo uno, queda uno nomás (AmL)
just a moment, you're confusing two issues there — un momento: estás confundiendo dos problemas distintos
she was just three when her father died — tenía apenas or sólo tres años cuando murió su padre
would you like some more? - just a little, please — ¿quieres más? - bueno, un poquito
b) ( simply)that's just gossip — no son más que chismes, son puros chismes (fam)
they're just friends — no son más que amigos, sólo son amigos
just because he's famous doesn't mean he can be rude — (colloq) el hecho de que sea famoso no le da derecho a ser grosero
just follow the instructions on the packet — simplemente siga las instrucciones impresas en el paquete
4)a) (exactly, precisely)it's just what I wanted — es justo or precisamente or exactamente lo que quería
b) ( equally)the desserts were just as good as the rest of the meal — los postres estuvieron tan buenos como el resto de la comida
5) ( emphatic use)just leave it here — déjelo aquí, déjelo aquí nomás (AmL)
regret it? don't I just! — ¿que si me arrepiento? si me arrepentiré...!
just you wait, you little rascal! — ya vas a ver, bandido!
just go away, will you? — mira, vete, hazme el favor
6)a) ( giving explanation)it's just that... — lo que pasa es que...
b) ( indicating possibility)7)just about: I've just about finished now casi he terminado, prácticamente he terminado; did you get enough to eat? - just about — ¿te dieron bastante de comer? - más o menos
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1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) om2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cirka, omtrent2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) rundt omkring i3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) i, ved, et eller annet sted i4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) omkring3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) Helt om!nesten--------om--------omkring--------omtrent--------vedIadv. \/əˈbaʊt\/1) omkring2) rundt3) rundt omkring, her og der, hit og dit4) i nærheten5) i omkrets6) om, i motsatt\/feil retning• right about!det er akkurat omvendt\/motsatt7) ute, i bevegelse, i\/på farten, i omløp, fremme8) omtrent, nestennå har jeg fått nok av dettte \/ nå får det være nok• that's about right!omtrent sånn ja! \/ det stemmer sånn noenlunde!• that's about it!det kan (nok) stemme \/ det er nok slik det forholder seg9) (amer., hverdagslig) villigabout to i ferd med åall about på alle sider, rundt omkringbe out and about se ➢ outbe not about to ikke være villig til åIIprep. \/əˈbaʊt\/1) omkring (i), rundt (i), rundt om i, rundt omkring (i)2) i nærheten (av), i3) på4) ved, over5) om6) angående, med (hensyn til), når det gjelder7) for8) ( i tidsuttrykk og matematiske uttrykk) omkring, rundt, cirka, omtrent• about £5009) i gang med, i ferd medbe about dreie seg om, handle om, gjelde• what's it all about?hva dreier det seg om?\/hva gjelder det?være opptatt med, være opptatt av, være sysselsatt med• what are you about?mens du holder på\/når du først er i gang -
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[əʼbaʊt] prepprediction \about the weather Wettervorhersage f;what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?;the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg;they had a discussion \about how to improve the situation sie diskutierten darüber, wie sie ihre Lage verbessern könnten;he has a phobia \about spiders er hat eine Spinnenphobie;she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken;she talked \about business all night sie sprach den ganzen Abend über das Geschäft;he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze;I asked him \about his beliefs ich fragte ihn nach seinen Überzeugungen;she doesn't care much \about politics sie interessiert sich kaum für Politik;she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen; after adj über +akk;they were happy \about the pregnancy sie freuten sich über ihre Schwangerschaft;he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch nicht sicher, was er tun sollte;we are now certain \about our decision to move wir sind fest entschlossen, umzuziehen;all \about sb/ sth alles über jdn/etw;he taught us all \about parliament wir haben von ihm alles über das Parlament gelernt;to do something \about sth etw gegen etw akk unternehmen;will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?;I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen;they did nothing \about the problem sie haben das Problem nicht angepackt;there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen;be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!;while sb is \about sth wo jd gerade dabei ist ( fam)could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind: könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?she put her arms \about him sie legte ihre Arme um ihn;the world \about sb die Welt um jdn herum;he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notizhe wandered \about the house, wondering what to do er lief im Haus herum und überlegte, was zu tun sei;she looked \about the room sie sah sich in dem Zimmer umwhat exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?;there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie;he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt;there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich6) ( expressing location)she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein;do you have a pen \about you[r person]? hast du einen Federhalter bei dir?7) ( involved with)to be \about doing sth etw beabsichtigen [o vorhaben];the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten;it's all \about having fun alle wollen nur Spaß habenPHRASES:to go \about [doing] sth mit etw dat umgehen;how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? wie geht man vor, wenn man hier einen Angelschein machen will?;what \about your job? was ist mit deiner Arbeit?;what \about a trip to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?;is that your car? - yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? - ja, was ist damit?;what \about us? was ist mit uns?;what \about going to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo? adv1) ( approx) ungefähr;he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß;we met them \about two months ago wir trafen sie vor etwa zwei Monaten;if you turn up \about eight, that should be OK es reicht, wenn du so gegen acht Uhr kommst2) ( almost) fast;I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!;that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich der Gipfel!don't leave things \about on the floor lass keine Sachen auf dem Boden herumliegen;stop moving \about bleib doch mal ruhig stehenhave you seen Sally \about? hast du Sally irgendwo gesehen?5) ( opposite) andersherum;to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen;pred, inv1) ( in the area)to be \about in der Nähe sein;he's \about somewhere er ist hier irgendwo;there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um2) ( intending)to be \about to do sth dabei sein, etw zu tun;she was \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark ankam;he's \about to burst into tears er bricht gleich in Tränen aus;we're just \about to have supper wir sind gerade beim Abendessen;I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bittenPHRASES:to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein -
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Ⅰ.just1 [dʒʌst]juste ⇒ 1 (a)-(f) seulement ⇒ 1 (c) exactement ⇒ 1 (d) à peine ⇒ 1 (e) absolument ⇒ 1 (i) presque ⇒ 2 (a)1 adverb(a) (indicating immediate past) juste;∎ just the other day pas plus tard que l'autre jour;∎ just last week pas plus tard que la semaine dernière;∎ she has just gone out elle vient juste de sortir;∎ they had (only) just arrived ils venaient (tout) juste d'arriver;∎ I've (only) just seen him going downstairs je viens de le voir à l'instant qui descendait;∎ I've just been speaking to him on the phone je viens juste de lui parler au téléphone, je lui parlais au téléphone à l'instant;∎ she's just this moment or minute left the office elle vient de sortir du bureau à l'instant;∎ he's just been to Mexico il revient ou rentre du Mexique;∎ I saw him just yesterday, I just saw him yesterday je l'ai vu pas plus tard qu'hier;∎ he has just left school il sort du lycée;∎ I was just going to phone you j'allais juste ou justement te téléphoner, j'étais sur le point de te téléphoner;∎ my hair is just turning grey or is just beginning to turn grey mes cheveux commencent juste à grisonner;∎ familiar I'm just off je m'en vais□ ;∎ familiar just coming! j'arrive tout de suite!□ ;∎ to be just about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;∎ I was just about to tell you j'allais justement te le dire;∎ I'm just making tea, do you want some? je suis en train de faire du thé, tu en veux?(c) (only, merely) juste, seulement;∎ just a few quelques-uns/quelques-unes seulement;∎ just a little juste un peu;∎ just a minute or a moment or a second, please une (petite) minute ou un (petit) instant, s'il vous plaît;∎ just a minute, aren't you supposed to be somewhere else? une seconde, tu n'es pas censé être ailleurs?;∎ tell him just to wait dites-lui qu'il n'a qu'à attendre;∎ familiar I'll just pop in je ne ferai qu'entrer et sortir;∎ just ask if you need money vous n'avez qu'à demander si vous avez besoin d'argent;∎ do you want some whisky? - just a drop est-ce que tu veux du whisky? - juste une goutte;∎ it costs just $10 ça ne coûte que 10 dollars, ça coûte 10 dollars seulement;∎ we have just a few copies left il nous (en) reste quelques exemplaires seulement ou juste quelques exemplaires;∎ it was just a dream ce n'était qu'un rêve;∎ he's just a clerk ce n'est qu'un simple employé;∎ she's just a baby ce n'est qu'un bébé;∎ we're just friends nous sommes amis, c'est tout;∎ I have come just to see you je viens seulement ou juste ou uniquement pour vous voir;∎ he was just trying to help il voulait juste ou simplement rendre service;∎ if he could just work a little harder! si seulement il pouvait travailler un peu plus!;∎ if the job is so unpleasant you should just leave si le travail est désagréable à ce point, tu n'as qu'à démissionner;∎ don't argue, just do it! ne discute pas, fais-le, c'est tout!;∎ if you can just sign here please juste une petite signature ici, s'il vous plaît;∎ you can't ask just anybody to present the prizes tu ne peux pas demander au premier venu de présenter les prix;∎ this is not just any horse race, this is the Derby! ça n'est pas n'importe quelle course de chevaux, c'est le Derby!(d) (exactly, precisely) exactement, juste;∎ just here/there juste ici/là;∎ just at that moment juste à ce moment-là;∎ that's just what I needed c'est exactement ou juste ce qu'il me fallait; ironic il ne me manquait plus que ça;∎ just what are you getting at? où veux-tu en venir exactement?;∎ just why does she do it? pour quelles raisons exactement le fait-elle?, pourquoi exactement le fait-elle?;∎ he's just like his father c'est son père tout craché;∎ she's just the person for the job elle a exactement le profil requis pour ce poste;∎ that dress is just the same as yours cette robe est exactement la même que la tienne;∎ oh, I can just picture it! oh, je vois tout à fait!;∎ that hat is just you ce chapeau te va à merveille;∎ you speak French just as well as I do ton français est tout aussi bon que le mien;∎ I'd just as soon go tomorrow j'aimerais autant y aller demain;∎ it's just ten o'clock il est dix heures juste(s) ou pile, il est tout juste dix heures;∎ ironic (it's) just my luck! c'est bien ma chance!;∎ don't come in just yet n'entre pas tout de suite;∎ that's just it or just the point! précisément!, justement!, voilà!∎ I could just make out what they were saying je parvenais tout juste à entendre ce qu'ils disaient;∎ you came just in time! tu es arrivé juste à temps!;∎ she's just in time for a drink elle arrive pile pour ou elle arrive juste à temps pour prendre un verre;∎ he (only) just managed to catch the train il a eu le train de justesse, c'est tout juste s'il a eu le train;∎ she caught the train but (only) just elle a eu le train mais c'était juste ou c'était de justesse;∎ they (only) just missed the train ils ont manqué le train de peu;∎ I just missed a lorry j'ai failli heurter un camion;∎ the trousers just fit me je rentre tout juste dans le pantalon∎ it costs just over/under £50 ça coûte un tout petit peu plus de/moins de 50 livres;∎ it's just after/before two o'clock il est un peu plus/moins de deux heures;∎ just after my birthday juste après ou peu après mon anniversaire;∎ just afterwards juste après;∎ just in front/behind/above/below juste devant/derrière/au-dessus/au-dessous;∎ it's just to the right of the painting c'est juste à droite du tableau∎ I may or might just be able to do it il n'est pas impossible que je puisse le faire;∎ his story might or could just be true son histoire pourrait être vraie, il est possible que son histoire soit vraie∎ just think what might have happened! imagine un peu ce qui aurait pu arriver!;∎ we just can't understand it nous n'arrivons vraiment pas à comprendre;∎ just wait till I find the culprit! attends un peu que je trouve le coupable!;∎ just be quiet, will you! veux-tu bien te taire!;∎ now just you wait a minute, Kate! hé, une petite minute, Kate!;∎ just (you) try! essaie donc un peu!;∎ I just won't do it il n'est pas question que je le fasse;∎ it just isn't good enough c'est loin d'être satisfaisant, c'est tout;∎ British he looks terrible in that suit - doesn't he just! ce costume ne lui va pas du tout - je ne te le fais pas dire!;∎ British do you remember? - don't I just! tu t'en souviens? - et comment (que je m'en souviens)!;∎ why don't you want to go? - I just don't pourquoi est-ce que tu ne veux pas y aller? - je ne veux pas, c'est tout!(i) (utterly, completely) absolument;∎ the meal was just delicious le repas était tout simplement ou vraiment délicieux;∎ everything is just fine tout est parfait;∎ this is just ridiculous! c'est vraiment ridicule!;∎ don't you just love that hat? adorable, ce chapeau, non?;∎ I just loved Barcelona j'ai vraiment adoré Barcelone∎ just picked cueilli du jour;∎ just cooked cuit du jour;∎ just arrived fraîchement arrivé(a) (very nearly) presque, quasiment;∎ it's just about ten o'clock il est plus ou moins ou à peu près dix heures;∎ dinner is just about ready le dîner est presque prêt;∎ she's just about as tall as you elle est presque aussi grande que toi;∎ familiar that just about does it! ça suffit comme ça!;∎ I've just about had enough of your sarcasm! j'en ai franchement assez de tes sarcasmes!;∎ have you finished? - just about est-ce que vous avez terminé? - presque∎ can you reach the shelf? - just about! est-ce que tu peux atteindre l'étagère? - (tout) juste!;∎ his handwriting is just about legible son écriture est tout juste ou à peine lisible∎ their plane should be taking off just about now leur avion devrait être sur le point de décoller(a) (at the same time as) juste au moment où;∎ they arrived just as we were leaving ils sont arrivés juste au moment où nous partions;∎ just as the door was opening au moment même où la porte s'ouvrait∎ just as I thought/predicted comme je le pensais/prévoyais;∎ just as you like or wish comme vous voulez ou voudrez;∎ why not come just as you are? pourquoi ne viens-tu pas comme tu es?juste au cas où;∎ just in case we don't see each other juste au cas où nous ne nous verrions pas2 adverbau cas où;∎ take a coat, just in case prends un manteau, on ne sait jamais ou au cas oùfamiliar comme ça;∎ he told me to clear off, just like that! il m'a dit de me tirer, carrément!;∎ I can't do it just like that, I need some notice je ne peux pas le faire comme ça, sans être prévenu à l'avance∎ I'm busy just now je suis occupé pour le moment;∎ not just now pas en ce moment;∎ she's not leaving just now elle ne part pas encore, elle ne part pas tout de suite∎ I heard a noise just now je viens juste d'entendre un bruit;∎ I've just now come from there j'en viens à l'instant;∎ when did this happen? - just now quand cela s'est-il passé? - à l'instantBritish exactement;∎ they've been married just on thirty years ça fait exactement trente ans qu'ils sont mariés;∎ the fish weighed just on 3 kilos le poisson pesait exactement 3 kilos;∎ it's just on ten o'clock il est dix heures juste(s) ou pile, il est tout juste dix heures8 just so1 adverbformal (expressing agreement) c'est exact;∎ are you a magistrate? - just so vous êtes magistrat? - c'est exactBritish (properly arranged) parfait;∎ she likes everything (to be) just so elle aime que tout soit parfait;∎ he set the vase down just so (carefully) il a posé le vase avec soinà ce moment-là;∎ I was just then getting ready to go out je me préparais justement à sortir;∎ just then, a strange figure appeared à ce moment-là, une silhouette étrange apparut(nonetheless) quand même;∎ just the same, it's as well to check il vaut quand même mieux vérifierⅡ.just2(a) (fair, impartial) juste, équitable;∎ a just law une loi juste ou équitable;∎ a ruler who was just to or towards all men un souverain qui a su faire preuve d'équité (envers tous)(b) (reasonable, moral) juste, légitime;∎ a just cause une juste cause;∎ he has just cause for complaint il a de bonnes raisons pour se plaindre;∎ to show just cause for concern, to have just cause to be concerned avoir de bonnes raisons de s'inquiéter(c) (deserved) juste, mérité;∎ a just reward une juste récompense, une récompense bien méritée;∎ he got his just deserts il n'a eu que ce qu'il méritait, ce n'est que justice(d) (accurate) juste, exact;∎ a just account of the facts un compte rendu exact des faits∎ the just les justes mpl;∎ to sleep the sleep of the just dormir du sommeil du juste -
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1. [əʹbaʋt] a predic1) двигающийся, находящийся в движении2) вставший с постелиto be up /out/ and about - а) быть на ногах, встать с постели; б) подняться после болезни
3) существующий, находящийся в обращении4) мор. меняющий курс; ложащийся, поворачивающий на другой галс2. [əʹbaʋt] adv1. нахождение1) в разных местах повсюду, везде, в разных местахthere is a good deal of influenza about at present - сейчас повсюду много случаев гриппа
2) поблизости неподалёку, поблизости, рядомseveral schoolboys were standing about - рядом /неподалёку/ стояло несколько школьников
2. движение1) в разных направлениях по какой-л. ограниченной территории (по комнате, городу, стране и т. п.) взад и вперёд; передается тж. глагольными префиксами2) в противоположном направлении обратно; кругомafter swimming a mile he turned about and swam back to the shore - проплыв милю, он повернул обратно к берегу
about, about face turn - амер. воен. кругом!
about ship - мор. поворот! ( команда)
to put /to go/ about - мор. делать поворот оверштаг
3) по кругу, по окружности вокруг, в окружности3. приблизительность около, приблизительно, почти; без малогоhe is about as tall as I am - он почти такого же роста, как и я
that's about right - это более или менее правильно
just about enough - разг. примерно столько и нужно; ≅ должно хватить
4. готовность совершить какое-л. действие ( с последующим инфинитивом):a plane about to take off - самолёт, готовый к взлёту
to be about to do smth. - собираться сделать что-л.
he was about to reply but thought better of it - он собирался ответить, но раздумал
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(just) the other way about - (как раз) наоборотwhat are you about? - чем вы заняты?, что вы делаете?, что собираетесь делать?
3. [əʹbaʋt] prepturn and turn about - по очереди, один за другим
1) местоположение вокруг какого-л. предмета вокруг, кругомto gather about the fire - собираться у камина или вокруг костра
from everywhere about them came strange sounds - со всех сторон /отовсюду/ раздавались странные звуки
2) нахождение в разных местах, тут и там поall his belongings were lying about the floor - все его вещи были разбросаны по полу
3) близость неподалёку, поблизости, около2. указывает на движение в разных направлениях по какой-л. ограниченной территории (по комнате, городу, стране и т. п.) туда и сюда, поhe walked about the garden - он ходил по саду взад и вперёд, он расхаживал по саду
to run /to rush/ about the room - метаться по комнате
3. указывает на объект разговора, обсуждения, забот и т. п. о, относительно, насчётto speak [to think, to read, to write] about smb., smth. - говорить [думать, читать, писать] о ком-л., чём-л.
❝Much Ado about Nothing❞( Shakespeare) - «Много шуму из ничего»to worry about smth. - беспокоиться о чём-л.
tell me all about it - расскажите мне всё, что вы знаете об этом
what /how/ about...? - как насчёт...?
what about your report? - как насчёт вашего доклада?
do you know how to go about it? - ты знаешь, как решить эту задачу /этот вопрос/?
1) каких-л. предметов (документов, денег и т. п.) при, сhave you any money about you? - есть ли у вас с собой /при себе/ деньги?
they had lost all they had about them - они потеряли всё, что при них было
2) каких-л. свойств, качеств и т. п. в, уthere is smth. about her - в ней что-то есть
there is smth. queer about him - в нём есть что-то странное
5. в сочетаниях:what is wrong about the colour? - чем вам не нравится этот цвет?
what is it all about? - в чём дело?, о чём речь?, что происходит?
mind what you're about! - будьте внимательны!
be quick about it! - (по)торопитесь (с этим)!
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1. prep (в пространственном значении) на, около2. prep близость, неподалёку, поблизости, околоhe walked about the garden — он ходил по саду взад и вперёд, он расхаживал по саду
tell me all about it — расскажите мне всё, что вы знаете об этом
what about …? — как насчёт …?
stick about — не уходить, оставаться поблизости
about then — около этого; примерно в это время
3. a predic двигающийся, находящийся в движении4. a predic вставший с постели5. a predic существующий, находящийся в обращенииthey are always yapping about life — они всё время говорят «за жизнь»
6. a predic мор. меняющий курс; ложащийся, поворачивающий на другой галс7. prep (нахождение в разных местах) тут и там, по8. prep (указывает на наличие)they had lost all they had about them — они потеряли всё, что при них было
there is smth. about her — в ней что-то есть
I know what I am talking about — я знаю, о чём говорю
Синонимический ряд:1. again (other) again; back; backward; circuitously; in reverse; round; round about2. anyhow (other) anyhow; at random; haphazard; haphazardly; helter-skelter; random; randomly3. around (other) around; circling; close on; close to; encircling; enclosing; inclosing; near; near-at-hand; nearby; nigh; not far from; not quite; surrounding4. concerning (other) concerning; connected with; in regard to; of; relating to; relative to; respecting; with reference to; with regard to5. everywhere (other) all around; all over; any which way; anywise; every place; everywhere; on every side6. hither and thither (other) far and wide; here and there; hither and thither; hither and yon7. nearly (other) all but; almost; approximately; as good as; circa; getting on for (British); just about; more or less; most; much; nearly; practically; roughly; roundly; rudely; say; some; somewhere; virtually; well-nigh8. throughout (other) all about; all through; everyplace; over; through; throughout9. with (other) on (colloquial); withАнтонимический ряд:distant; exactly; precisely; remote -
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[ə'baut] 1. нареч.1) кругом; повсюдуHe was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было.
There was much gossip about concerning his affairs. — О его делах ходило много сплетен.
2) недалекоSome cars were parked just about. — Несколько машин были припаркованы рядом.
They moved the furniture about. — Они (пере)двигали мебель.
He is about somewhere. — Он где-то шляется.
Just don't order me about. — Только нечего меня гонять туда-сюда.
4) обратно, в обратную сторонуAnn sharply turned about to hide her face. — Энн резко отвернулась, чтобы её лица не было видно.
the wrong way about — задом наперёд, шиворот-навыворот, не с того конца
5) вокруг, по окружности ( переводится в зависимости от контекста)He looked about. — Он огляделся.
They could not get about the Cape. — Они никак не могли обогнуть мыс.
He sent two companies of horse secretly about the hill. — Он тайно послал два конных отряда за холм
6) приблизительно, около, почтиto be about right — быть более или менее верным, почти правильным
Is your work finished? - Just about. — Ты закончил? - Почти.
Syn:7) ( to be about to do smth) собираться что-л. сделать, быть готовым к чему-л.The ceremony is about to begin. — Церемония начинается.
I'm not about to be addressed to like this. — Я не привык, чтобы ко мне так обращались.
He was about to reply but thought better of it. — Он хотел было ответить, но смолчал.
••2. предл.1) о, насчёт, на тему, касательноThat's what love is about. — Вот что такое любовь.
There had been much talk about bombing Iraq this year — Было много разговоров о бомбёжках Ирака в этом году.
I'm very anxious about his attitude to learning. — Его отношение к учёбе внушает мне большое беспокойство.
2) вокруг, кругом; тут и там, по; околоPeople gathered about the fire. — Люди собрались у костра.
The land about him was totally barren — Его окружала бесплодная земля.
I dropped her somewhere about there. — Я высадил её где-то там.
3) по времени около, по часам примерно, приблизительно в час (чего-л.)They returned to their quarters about four o'clock. — Они вернулись в казармы около четырёх.
It was about daybreak that the charge began — Когда началась атака, уже почти рассвело.
4) в, у (о наличии чего-л. относительно места или человека)There is something strange about the way things are going here. — В этом месте всё как-то не так.
There was something dreary about the house. — Дом был какой-то мрачный.
His face was the worst thing about him. — Но самым худшим в нём было его лицо.
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1. adv1) навкруги, довкола, навколо, кругом, скрізь; в різних місцяхto look about — оглянутися, обдивитися навкруги
2) неподалік, поблизу, недалеко3) приблизно, близько, майжеyou are about right — ви, мабуть, маєте рацію
4) у зворотному напряміto face about — обернутися, повернутися (назад)
about turn! — військ. кругом!
about face! — амер., військ. кругом!
5) заст. в окружностіabout and about — амер. дуже схоже, однаково
to be about — а) збиратися (щось робити); бути зайнятим чимсь
they were about to go home — вони збиралися йти додому; б) бути присутнім
Mr. Green is not about — пан Грін вийшов
2. prep1) про2) навколо, поблизу3) по4) близько (про час)5) через, за, з приводу, у зв'язку з6) при, з3. v мор.змінювати курс; повертати* * *I a; predicякий рухається, що перебуває в русі; який встав з ліжка; піднятися після хвороби; існуючий, який перебуває в обігу; мop. який змінює курс; що лягає на інший галсII adv1) знаходження у різних місцях усюди, скрізь, у різних місцяхthere is a rumour about — ходить чутка; поблизу неподалік, поблизу, поруч
2) рух у різних напрямках по якій-небудь обмеженій території (по кімнаті, місту, країні) назад, вперед, туди е сюди; передається дієслівними префіксамиto stroll about — прогулюватися; у протилежному напрямку назад; навкруги
about face turn — aмep.; вiйcьк. кругом!
about ship — мop. поворот! ( команда); по колу, по окружності навколо, по колу; накруги
3) приблизність біля, приблизно, майже; без малогоjust about enough — розм. приблизно стільки е потрібно
III prepturn and turn about — по черзі, один за іншим
1) навколо, навкруги; неподалік, поблизу, біля2) туди е сюди, по3) про, відносно, щодоwhat /how/ about... — є як щодо.., є
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1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre2. 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 de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por+art.3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por (aí)4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) em torno de3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) volver!* * *a.bout[əb'aut] adv 1 quase, aproximadamente, cerca de. I am about ready / estou quase pronto. it is about your size / é quase do seu tamanho. we walked about forty miles / caminhamos cerca de quarenta milhas. 2 em redor, em volta, por todos os lados. the fields about Cambridge / os campos ao redor de Cambridge. all the children were about their sick father / todas as crianças ficaram em redor de seu pai doente. 3 aqui e ali, para cá e para lá. they were walking about / eles estavam andando de lá para cá. 4 em direção contrária, em sentido oposto. the ship turned about and left / o navio mudou de rumo e partiu. • prep 1 acerca de, a respeito de, sobre, relativo a. his opinion about this topic is... / a sua opinião acerca deste assunto é... what is she talking about? / sobre o que ela está falando? 2 perto de, nas imediações de, junto a. I lost my wallet about here / perdi minha carteira nas imediações deste lugar. 3 em redor de, em volta de. she had her sweater about her shoulder / ela tinha a blusa em volta dos ombros. 4 prestes a, disposto a, a ponto de. he is about to go / ele está prestes a partir. 5 ocupado com, interessado em. while you are about the cooking, you can look after the baby / enquanto você está ocupado com a cozinha, pode tomar conta do bebê. about as high quase tão alto. all about em toda parte. do you know what you are about? você sabe o que pretende fazer? você conhece as dificuldades a enfrentar? go about your own business não se importe com as coisas alheias. how about a glass of wine? que tal um copo de vinho? I am about sick of it coll já estou farto disto! it is somewhere about the place está por aí. left about! meia-volta à esquerda! much noise about nothing muita gritaria por nada. right about! meia-volta à direita! she had no money about her ela não tinha dinheiro consigo. she is about the garden ela está em qualquer lugar do jardim. to be about something tratar de alguma coisa, fazer alguma coisa. to come about acontecer, realizar-se. to go about andar para lá e para cá, vaguear. to go about something ter a intenção de fazer alguma coisa. to hang about ficar à toa. to lie about estar espalhado, estar em desordem. to take turns about fazer alguma coisa por turno. -
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I a; predicякий рухається, що перебуває в русі; який встав з ліжка; піднятися після хвороби; існуючий, який перебуває в обігу; мop. який змінює курс; що лягає на інший галсII adv1) знаходження у різних місцях усюди, скрізь, у різних місцяхthere is a rumour about — ходить чутка; поблизу неподалік, поблизу, поруч
2) рух у різних напрямках по якій-небудь обмеженій території (по кімнаті, місту, країні) назад, вперед, туди е сюди; передається дієслівними префіксамиto stroll about — прогулюватися; у протилежному напрямку назад; навкруги
about face turn — aмep.; вiйcьк. кругом!
about ship — мop. поворот! ( команда); по колу, по окружності навколо, по колу; накруги
3) приблизність біля, приблизно, майже; без малогоjust about enough — розм. приблизно стільки е потрібно
III prepturn and turn about — по черзі, один за іншим
1) навколо, навкруги; неподалік, поблизу, біля2) туди е сюди, по3) про, відносно, щодоwhat /how/ about... — є як щодо.., є
4) при, з; в
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