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1 run rings around somebody
run rings around/round somebody дать сто очков впередThe Italian prince was rich and handsome, and could run rings around other suitors for the hand of the princess.
For sheer cleverness Matilda could run rings around them all.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > run rings around somebody
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2 a millstone around somebody's neck
a millstone about/(a)round somebody's neck камень/хомут на шееThis huge and expensive house is a millstone about my neck.
I'd rather not be in debt — I don't want that millstone around my neck.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a millstone around somebody's neck
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3 to talk around somebody around TO something/-ING
he talk arounded them around to his point of view/to accepting the offer — los convenció de que tenía razón/de que aceptaran la oferta
* * *he talk arounded them around to his point of view/to accepting the offer — los convenció de que tenía razón/de que aceptaran la oferta
English-spanish dictionary > to talk around somebody around TO something/-ING
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4 I don't know, but ask around, somebody will know
Общая лексика: я не знаю, но поспрашивайте ( прохожих), кто-нибудь должен знатьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > I don't know, but ask around, somebody will know
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5 run rings around somebody
Общая лексика: заткнуть за пояс, затмитьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > run rings around somebody
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6 to wind one's arms around somebody
apskaut kāduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to wind one's arms around somebody
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7 around
around [əˈraʊnd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. autourb. ( = nearby) dans les parages• you haven't seen Susan around, have you? vous n'auriez pas vu Susan, par hasard ?• is he around? il est là ?c. ► to have been around• he's been around (inf) ( = travelled) il a pas mal roulé sa bosse (inf) ; ( = experienced) il n'est pas né d'hier2. prepositiona. ( = round) autour dec. ( = approximately) environ ; (with date, time) vers* * *Note: around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures ( come around, look around, turn around etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc)go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions. For translations see the entries go and get[ə'raʊnd] 1.1) ( approximately) environ, à peu près2) ( in the vicinity)3) ( in circulation)she's been around — fig elle a roulé sa bosse (colloq), elle a vécu
4) ( available)5) ( in all directions)all around — lit tout autour; ( in general) partout
6) ( in circumference)7) (in different, opposite direction)a way around — lit un chemin pour contourner [obstacle]
I didn't ask her, it was the other way around — ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse
the wrong/right way around — dans le mauvais/bon sens
2.to put one's skirt on the wrong way around — mettre sa jupe à l'envers; (in specific place, home)
1) ( on all sides of) autour de [fire, table, head]2) ( throughout)3) (in the vicinity of, near)somewhere around the house/around Paris — quelque part dans la maison/près de Paris
4) (at) versaround midnight/1980 — vers minuit/1980
5) ( in order to circumvent)to go around — éviter [town centre]; contourner [obstacle]
6) ( to the other side of)around the mountain — de l'autre côté de or derrière la montagne
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8 around
1. adverb1) (on every side)[all] around — überall
he waved his arms around — er ruderte mit den Armen
2) (round) herumpass the hat around — den Hut herumgehen lassen
get around to doing something — [endlich] einmal daran denken, etwas zu tun
[have a] look around — sich [ein bisschen] umsehen
3) (coll.): (near) in der Nähewe'll always be around when you need us — wir werden immer da sein, wenn du uns brauchst
4) (coll.): (in existence) vorhandenthere's not much leather around these days — zur Zeit gibt es nur wenig Leder
5) (in various places)ask/look around — herumfragen/-schauen
2. prepositionhe's been around — (fig.) er ist viel herumgekommen
1) um [... herum]darkness closed in around us — die Dunkelheit umfing uns (geh.) od. schloss uns ein
around the back of the house — (position) hinter dem Haus; (direction) hinter das Haus
2) (here and there in)3) (approximately at)I saw him somewhere around the station — ich habe ihn irgendwo am Bahnhof gesehen
4) (approximately equal to) ungefähr* * *1. preposition, adverb1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) um...herum2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) herum2. preposition 3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) herum2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) in der Nähe* * *[əˈraʊnd]1. (reversed) herumthe right/wrong way \around richtig/falsch herumto turn \around sich akk umdrehen2. (circling) in Kreisenthat tune has been going \around and \around in my head diese Melodie geht mir nicht aus dem Kopf3. (along edge)the tree measures ten metres \around der Baum hat einen Umfang von zehn Metern4. (on all sides) rund[her]um, ringsherumall \around überallto come from miles \around von weit her [zusammen]kommento wave one's arms \around mit den Armen [herum]fuchteln famto get \around herumkommen famword got \around that... es ging das Gerücht, dass...to [have a] look \around sich akk umsehento show sb \around jdn herumführento come \around vorbeikommen8. (aimlessly)to walk \around herumgehen, umhergehen9. (ready)to get \around to sth endlich zu etw dat kommento get \around to doing sth endlich dazu kommen, etw zu tun10. (present) in der Nähewill you be \around next week? bist du nächste Woche da?there's a lot of flu \around at the moment die Grippe grassiert im Augenblickmobile phones have been \around for quite a while Handys gibt es schon länger5 points \around 5 % Report/Deport fachspr12.II. prepall \around sth um etw akk herumthere are trees all \around the house um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäume\around the back of sth hinter etw akk/dat4. (along edge)they've travelled all \around the country sie haben das ganze Land bereistshe looked \around the house sie sah sich im Haus umwe have branches \around the world wir haben Filialen in der ganzen Weltfrom all \around the world aus aller Welt6. (idly)to lie/sit/stand \around herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehen8. (based on)9. (avoiding)there seems to be no way \around this problem es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum* * *[ə'raʊnd]1. advherum, rum (inf)a house with gardens all around — ein von Gärten umgebenes Haus, ein Haus mit Gärten ringsherum
I looked all around — ich sah mich nach allen Seiten um
they came from all around — sie kamen aus allen Richtungen or von überall her
slowly, he turned around — er drehte sich langsam um
to stroll/travel around — herumschlendern/-reisen
if you want me I'll be around — ich bin da, falls du mich brauchst
he must be around somewhere — er muss hier irgendwo sein or stecken
I didn't know you were around — ich wusste nicht, dass du hier bist
it's been around for ages —
2. prep2)(= in, through)
to wander around the city — durch die Stadt spazierento travel around Scotland —
I left it around your office somewhere —
3) (= approximately) (with date) um; (with time of day) gegen; (with weight, price) etwa, um die (inf) → also academic.ru/63126/round">roundSee:→ also round* * *around [əˈraʊnd]A adv2. umher…, (in der Gegend) herum…:I’ve been around umga) ich bin viel herumgekommenb) ich habe schon viel erlebt;I’ve been around a lot longer than he has umg ich hab schon einige Jahre mehr auf dem Buckel als er; → look around, etc3. umga) in der Näheb) da, zur Hand:have you seen my car keys around? hast du irgendwo meine Autoschlüssel gesehen?;stick around bleib da oder in der Nähe!;still around? du bist ja noch da!4. umga) vorhandenb) erhältlich:it has been around for many years das gibt es schon seit vielen JahrenB präp2. in (dat) … herum…:3. umg ungefähr, etwa, um … herum:4. umg (nahe) bei, in (dat) … herum:stay around the house sich im oder beim Haus aufhalten* * *1. adverb[all] around — überall
2) (round) herumget around to doing something — [endlich] einmal daran denken, etwas zu tun
[have a] look around — sich [ein bisschen] umsehen
3) (coll.): (near) in der Nähewe'll always be around when you need us — wir werden immer da sein, wenn du uns brauchst
4) (coll.): (in existence) vorhandenask/look around — herumfragen/-schauen
2. prepositionhe's been around — (fig.) er ist viel herumgekommen
1) um [... herum]darkness closed in around us — die Dunkelheit umfing uns (geh.) od. schloss uns ein
around the back of the house — (position) hinter dem Haus; (direction) hinter das Haus
4) (approximately equal to) ungefähr* * *adv.herum adv.ringsherum adv.rund um adv.um... herum adv.ungefähr adv. -
9 somebody has to stick around and feed the dog
Общая лексика: кому-то надо остаться, чтобы кормить собакуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > somebody has to stick around and feed the dog
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10 talk around
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11 hang around
(colloq): (also hang about) ( wait) attendre; ( aimlessly) traînerhang around [somebody] ( inflict oneself on) être toujours à tourner autour (colloq) de quelqu'un -
12 ask around
[ʹɑ:skəʹraʋnd] phr v амер.расспрашивать тут и тамI don't know, but ask around, somebody will know - я не знаю, но поспрашивайте (прохожих), кто-нибудь должен знать
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13 play around
intransitive verb(coll.) spielenplay around with somebody/somebody's affections/something — mit jemandem/jemandes Zuneigung spielen/mit etwas herumspielen (ugs.)
* * *vi1. (mess around) herumblödelnstop \play arounding around! hör mit dem Blödsinn auf! pej fam▪ to \play around around with sb mit jdm herummachen sl3. (experiment)▪ to \play around around with sth mit etw dat [( fam) herum]spielen [o experimentieren]; (try out) etw ausprobierento \play around around with ideas einige Ideen in Gedanken durchspielen4. (tamper with)* * *play around v/i1. herumspielen, sich amüsieren2. sich abgeben ( with mit)* * *intransitive verb(coll.) spielenplay around with somebody/somebody's affections/something — mit jemandem/jemandes Zuneigung spielen/mit etwas herumspielen (ugs.)
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14 go around
((of stories, rumours etc) to be passed from one person to another: There's a rumour going around that you are leaving.) correr, circularv.• tornear v.• versar v.2) v + prep + oa) ( turn) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<bend\>\> tomarb) ( make detour) \<\<obstacle\>\> rodear, sortear3) (visit, move through) \<\<country/city\>\> recorrer; \<\<museum/castle\>\> visitarto go around the world — dar* la vuelta al mundo
4) v + adva) (move, travel, be outdoors) andar*to go around with somebody — andar* con alguien
to go around -ing — ir* por ahí + ger
b) ( circulate) \<\<joke/rumor\>\> correr, circularthere aren't enough to go round — no alcanzan, no hay suficientes
5) ( revolve) \<\<wheel/world\>\> dar* vueltas6) ( visit) ir*1. VI + ADV1) = go round 1.2)2.VI + PREP = go round 2.* * *2) v + prep + oa) ( turn) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta a, dar* vuelta (CS); \<\<bend\>\> tomarb) ( make detour) \<\<obstacle\>\> rodear, sortear3) (visit, move through) \<\<country/city\>\> recorrer; \<\<museum/castle\>\> visitarto go around the world — dar* la vuelta al mundo
4) v + adva) (move, travel, be outdoors) andar*to go around with somebody — andar* con alguien
to go around -ing — ir* por ahí + ger
b) ( circulate) \<\<joke/rumor\>\> correr, circularthere aren't enough to go round — no alcanzan, no hay suficientes
5) ( revolve) \<\<wheel/world\>\> dar* vueltas6) ( visit) ir* -
15 hang around
v.• haraganear v.• pegotear v.(colloq)1) v + adva) ( wait) esperarb) ( stay) quedarsec) ( spend time idly)they just hang around on street corners — pasan el tiempo en la calle, holgazaneando
to hang around with somebody — andar* or juntarse con alguien
2) v + prep + o1. VI + ADV1) (=spend time)they always hang around together — siempre van or andan juntos
to hang around with sb — juntarse or andar con algn
2) (=loiter) holgazanearthey were just hanging around, with nothing to do — estaban holgazaneando, sin nada que hacer
3) (=wait) quedarse a esperarto keep sb hanging around — hacer esperar a algn, tener a algn esperando
2.VI + PREPschoolboys who hang around the streets after school — colegiales que rondan por las calles después de clase
* * *(colloq)1) v + adva) ( wait) esperarb) ( stay) quedarsec) ( spend time idly)they just hang around on street corners — pasan el tiempo en la calle, holgazaneando
to hang around with somebody — andar* or juntarse con alguien
2) v + prep + o -
16 mess around
BrE also mess about (colloq)1) v + adva) ( misbehave) \<\<children\>\> hacer* travesuras, tontearshe found out he'd been messing around — descubrió que había tenido líos or enredos con otras
b) (fiddle, waste time)he enjoys messing around in boats — le gusta entretenerse or pasar el tiempo navegando
she didn't mess around: she told him straight out — no se anduvo con vueltas; se lo dijo sin más (fam)
c) ( interfere)to mess around (with something/somebody): stop messing around with my things! deja mis cosas tranquilas!; don't mess around with me — no juegues conmigo, no me tomes el pelo (fam)
2) v + o + adv (BrE)a) ( treat inconsiderately)don't mess me around: are you going to come or not? — no me fastidies or decídete de una vez ¿vienes o no? (fam)
b) ( muddle) armar un lío con (fam)*1.VT + ADV(Brit)all they do is mess me about, they won't give me a straight answer — no hacen más que jugar conmigo, no me dan una respuesta concreta
they were messing me about so much over the dates that I told them to forget it — me querían cambiar las fechas tantas veces que les dije que se olvidaran del asunto
2.VI + ADV (=play the fool) hacer tonterías; (=do nothing in particular) pasar el rato, gandulear; (=waste time) perder el tiempo"what are you doing?" - "just messing about" — -¿qué haces? -nada, pasando el rato
she's not one to mess about, she gets on with the job — no es de las que pierde el tiempo, saca el trabajo adelante
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stop messing about! — ¡déjate de tonterías!•
to mess about with sb, he isn't the kind of guy you mess about with — no es de los que se deja enredar or tomar el pelohe messed about with some lads from college for a while — salió con unos tíos de la universidad durante un tiempo
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to mess about with sth, he was messing about with his watchstrap — estaba jugueteando con la correa del relojwho's been messing about with the video? — ¿quién ha estado manoseando or toqueteando el vídeo?
* * *BrE also mess about (colloq)1) v + adva) ( misbehave) \<\<children\>\> hacer* travesuras, tontearshe found out he'd been messing around — descubrió que había tenido líos or enredos con otras
b) (fiddle, waste time)he enjoys messing around in boats — le gusta entretenerse or pasar el tiempo navegando
she didn't mess around: she told him straight out — no se anduvo con vueltas; se lo dijo sin más (fam)
c) ( interfere)to mess around (with something/somebody): stop messing around with my things! deja mis cosas tranquilas!; don't mess around with me — no juegues conmigo, no me tomes el pelo (fam)
2) v + o + adv (BrE)a) ( treat inconsiderately)don't mess me around: are you going to come or not? — no me fastidies or decídete de una vez ¿vienes o no? (fam)
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17 run around
1. intransitive verb1)2) see academic.ru/63466/run_about">run about 1)2. transitive verb* * *vi2. (run freely) herumlaufento \run around around the streets auf den Straßen herumlaufen3. (spend time with)5. COMPUT, TYPO umlaufen* * *run around v/i1. herumrennen:2. sich herumtreiben ( with mit)* * *1. intransitive verb1)2. transitive verb -
18 come around
BrE also come round1) v + prep + o ( turn) \<\<bend\>\> tomar; \<\<corner\>\> doblar2) v + adva) ( visit) (esp BrE) venir*b) ( recover consciousness) volver* en síc) ( change mind)d) ( occur)VI + ADV = come round* * *BrE also come round1) v + prep + o ( turn) \<\<bend\>\> tomar; \<\<corner\>\> doblar2) v + adva) ( visit) (esp BrE) venir*b) ( recover consciousness) volver* en síc) ( change mind)d) ( occur) -
19 run-around
noun(coll.)* * *a) jemanden hinhalten, jemandem ausweichen,b) jemanden an der Nase herumführen umg,c) besonders Tennis: jemanden laufen lassen, jemanden herumhetzen:he was given the run-around er musste sehr viel laufen;they gave them the run-around (Fußball) sie ließen Ball und Gegner laufen* * *noun(coll.) -
20 run rings round somebody
run rings around/round somebody дать сто очков впередThe Italian prince was rich and handsome, and could run rings around other suitors for the hand of the princess.
For sheer cleverness Matilda could run rings around them all.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > run rings round somebody
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revolve around somebody — reˈvolve around/round sb/sth derived to have sb/sth as the main interest or subject • His whole life revolves around surfing. • She thinks that the world revolves around her. • The discussion revolved around the question of changing the club s… … Useful english dictionary
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