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1 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) despre2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cam, aproximativ, în jur de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) în toate părţile; încolo şi încoace3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) aproape de, pe lângă4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) în jur(ul)3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) stânga-împrejur -
2 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) (pe) el/ea, îl, o, -l, -o2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself
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