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1 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) par2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) gandrīz; aptuveni2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) tepat tuvumā3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) kaut kur šeit4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) ap3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) apkārt!* * *apkārt; aptuveni, apmēram; netālu, tuvumā; gandrīz; par; ap, apmēram; apkārt, pa ; klāt, līdzi -
2 about here
kaut kur šeit; ap šo vietu -
3 about nightfall
pievakarē -
4 about ready
gandrīz gatavs -
5 about three
ap pulksten trijiem; ap trijiem -
6 about three o'clock
ap trijiem; ap pulksten trijiem -
7 about turn !
apkārt griezties! -
8 about turn!
apkārt griezties! -
9 about twenty miles
apmēram divdesmit jūdžu -
10 about-face
apgrieziens; radikāla pārmaiņa; apgriezties apkārt; radikāli mainīt -
11 about-turn
apgrieziens; radikāla pārmaiņa; apgriezties apkārt; radikāli mainīt -
12 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) blēņoties; maisīties pa kājām2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) []ņemties3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) jaukties4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) sajaukt; izjaukt -
13 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?) kā būtu ar/ja2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) kā ir (ar) -
14 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) visapkārt2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) tuvumā3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) aptuveni* * *tuvumā; visapkārt -
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.) (par baumām u.tml.) izplatīties2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) pārvietoties -
16 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') kā būtu2) (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?) kā [] ar tevi? -
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.) dauzīt; kaustīt2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) klaiņot; dauzīties apkārt3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) pīties (ar kādu) -
18 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?) piecēlies no gultas -
19 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) slikti justies (par kaut ko); pārdzīvot -
20 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) slikti justies (par kaut ko); pārdzīvot
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About — A*bout , prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS. [=a]butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan outward, from ut out. See {But}, {Out}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Around; all round; on every side of. Look about you. Shak. Bind them about thy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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