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1 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) o2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) okrog2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) naokrog3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) nekje blizu4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) okrog, naokrog3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) obrat, krog* * *I [əbáut]adverbnaokoli, naokrog, nekje v bližini; približnoabout and about — sem ter tja, tu pa tam; American zelo podobno, enakoto be about — biti razširjen, prisostvovati; biti v teku; biti pokonci; biti zdravto be about to do s.th. — pravkar nameravati kaj storitito bring about — povzročiti, uresničiti, dokazatito come about — pripetiti, zgoditi semilitary American about face — poln obrat, na desno!military left about! — na levo!military right about! — na desno!colloquially about right — še kar pravrumours are about — govori se, širijo se govoriceto send to the right about — zapoditi, ošteti kogato set about to do s.th. — lotiti se česa, začeti kajmilitary about turn — poln obrat; na levo; American na desnowhat are you about? — kaj počneš?, kaj nameravaš?II [əbáut]prepositionokoli, okrog, o, prigo about your business! — skrbi za svoje stvari!to go the wrong way about s.th. — lotiti se stvari z napačnega koncabe quick about it! — podvizaj se!, pohiti!what about it? — kaj bi bilo s tem?III [əbáut]transitive verbnautical spremeniti smer ladje -
2 about-sledge
[əbáutsledž]nounveliko kovaško kladivo -
3 right-about
[ráitəbaut]1.nounobrat za 180°; narobna smerright-about! — na desno okrog!a right-about turn — obrat za 180° na desnoto put (to send) s.o. to the right-about — prisiliti koga k umiku, spoditi koga, figuratively poslati koga k vragu;2.adverbv desno okrogright-about face! military v desno okrog!;3.transitive verb & intransitive verbobrniti (se) okrog -
4 set about
(to begin: She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task?) lotiti se* * *transitive verb colloquially napasti, navaliti na (koga); pripraviti (koga) doto set s.o. about a task — pripraviti koga do (nekega) dela; intransitive verb lotiti se (dela), začetiI don't know how to set about it — ne vem, kako naj začnem -
5 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) razgrajati2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) brkljati3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) vtikati se4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) spraviti v nered -
6 what about?
1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) ali bi...2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) kaj pa glede... -
7 beat about
intransitive verb pluti proti vetru; iskati, truditi se; tavati, bloditibeat about in one's mind — tuhtati, preudarjatibeat about for — skušati najti, iskati -
8 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) razvedeti se2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) gibati se* * *intransitive verb krožiti, pohajati; razvedeti se -
9 see about
(to attend to, or deal with: I'll see about this tomorrow.) poskrbeti za* * *transitive verb pobrigati se, poskrbeti za kajto see about a thing — premisliti kaj, podvzeti korake glede česa, izvršiti priprave za kajI will see about it — pobrigal se bom za to; colloquially premislil bom to -
10 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') kaj pa...2) (what is he, are you etc going to do?; what does he, do you etc think?: We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?; I rather like that picture. How about you?) Kaj pa vi? -
11 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) pretepati2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) potikati se3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) družiti se z -
12 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) okoli2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) naokrog3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) približno -
13 go about
1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) lotiti se2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) spremeniti smer* * *intransitive verb krožiti; širiti se (govorice); nautical križariti; spremeniti smer -
14 put about
(to spread (news etc).) razširiti* * *1.transitive verb nauticalobrniti ladjo, zaokreniti; razširiti (govorice); vznemiriti, razjeziti, zbegati, mučiti;2.intransitive verb nauticalspremeniti smer (ladja); vznemiriti se; razjeziti seto put o.s. about for — vznemiriti se zaradito be put about — biti zaskrbljen, jezen, vznemirjen -
15 throw about
transitive verb metati okrog sebe (sem in tja); figuratively iskati izgovore -
16 turn about
transitive verb vrteti, obračati; agronomy obračati (seno); figuratively premisliti (kaj); intransitive verb obrniti se; military napraviti polobratabout turn about! military na levo krog! -
17 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) biti na nogah -
18 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) biti nerodno (zaradi) -
19 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) biti nerodno (zaradi) -
20 harp on (about)
(to keep on talking about: He's forever harping on (about his low wages); She keeps harping on his faults.) neprestano ponavljati
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