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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.) okolo2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) po3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) nablízku, niekde4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) okolo3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) čelom vzad* * *• za sebou• tu nablízku• pri• hore• asi• po rade• po• nablízku• na druhú stranu• na nohách• na• opacne• niekde v• o stupnov• okolo• ohladom• o (6.p.) -
2 about to
• práve -
3 about and about
• na všetkých stranách -
4 about enhancements
• o vylepšeniach -
5 about face
• celom vzad -
6 about him
• nanho• o nom -
7 about new features
• o nových funkciách -
8 about ready
• skoro hotový -
9 about ship
• otocit lod do protismeru -
10 about this time
• v túto dobu -
11 about using
• o použití• o používaní -
12 about-face
• úplná zmena• urobit celom vzad• celom vzad• otocit• obrat -
13 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) šantiť2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) kutiť3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) motať sa okolo4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) rozstrapatiť -
14 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?) a čo tak?2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) čo je s -
15 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) rozšíriť sa2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) môcť chodiť, pohybovať sa -
16 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') čo tak2) (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?) a čo -
17 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.) hrubo zaobchádzať2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) potĺkať sa3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) priateliť sa -
18 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) okolo2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) v okolí3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) okolo -
19 set about
(to begin: She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task?) dať sa do* * *• rozširovat• rozšírit -
20 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?) byť na nohách
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