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1 ♦ around
♦ around /əˈraʊnd/A avv.1 attorno; intorno; in giro: to glance around, dare un'occhiata intorno; for miles around, per miglia intorno; nel raggio di miglia; There were trees all around, tutt'intorno c'erano alberi3 in tondo; in cerchio; to go around and around, girare in tondo; to gather around, disporsi in cerchio; formare un cerchio5 (fam.) in giro; nei paraggi; qui; in circolazione: I haven't seen her around, non l'ho vista in giro; somewhere around here, qui vicino; da queste parti; There's a lot of flu around, c'è in giro (o circola) molta influenza; Let's do it when the boss isn't around, facciamolo quando non c'è in giro il capo; They'll be around tomorrow, arrivano domani; He's one of the best cooks around, è uno dei migliori cuochi in circolazione; It's been around for years, esiste da anni; Stay around, sta' nei paraggi; non allontanarti6 ( in diversi verbi frasali) V. sotto il verboB prep.1 attorno a; intorno a: to sit around the fire, sedere intorno al fuoco; the hills around the village, le colline intorno al paese; a trip around the world, un viaggio intorno al mondo3 ( in giro) per; intorno a: books scattered around the room, libri sparsi per la stanza; a walk around the town, una passeggiata per la città5 intorno a; circa; verso (+ ora): around 1340, intorno al 1340; nel 1340 circa; around five kilos, intorno ai (o circa) cinque chili; at around 10, verso le dieci; alle dieci circa6 (in diversi verbi frasali) V. sotto il verbo● around-the-clock, ventiquattr'ore su ventiquattro; di continuo □ (naut.) Around Alone, Around Alone; regata in solitario intorno al mondo □ to have sb. around, invitare q. a casa propria □ (fam.) to have been around, conoscere il mondo; essere navigato; aver fatto le proprie esperienze □ to know one's way around, conoscere la strada; saper girare ( in un luogo) □ the other way around, all'inverso; alla rovescia; all'incontrario.NOTA D'USO: - around, round, o about?- -
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[ə'raʊnd]1. adv1) (place) attorno, intornohe must be somewhere around — dev'essere qui in giro or nei paraggi
do you know your way around? — conosci il luogo?, sai come muoverti qui attorno?
2) (approximately) all'incirca, circa2. prep -
3 around
* * *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.) intorno2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) intorno, nei paraggi2. preposition(near to (a time, place etc): around three o'clock.) verso3. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) dietro front2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) nei paraggi* * * -
4 -around, round, o about?-
Nota d'usoRound o around ( around è più comune nell'inglese americano) si usano entrambi in riferimento a un movimento circolare: The hands go round the clock, le lancette dell'orologio si muovono in tondo.Da questa “circolarità”, around, round derivano un significato di “dappertutto” nel senso di “tutto intorno”, che appartiene anche a about ( around è più comune nell'inglese americano): The toys are scattered about (o around, round) the room, i giocattoli sono sparpagliati per tutta la stanza.Con il significato di “attorno”, about è usato meno spesso rispetto a round (in inglese britannico) e around (in inglese americano): The guests were seated round the table, gli ospiti erano seduti attorno al tavolo.About si usa più comunemente di around con il significato di “approssimativamente, circa”: The company has about a thousand employees, la compagnia ha circa mille impiegati; round about si usa colloquialmente con lo stesso signficato: I think it's round about one o'clock, penso sia circa l'una; ma round da solo non si usa mai in queste espressioni. -
5 get around
1) (move, spread) get about2)I haven't got around to it yet — non ci sono ancora arrivato, non ho ancora avuto il tempo di occuparmene; get around [sth.] (circumvent) aggirare [problem, law]
* * *1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got around that she was leaving her job.) circolare2) ((of people) to be active or involved in many activities: He really gets around, doesn't he!) essere attivo* * *1. vi + adv1)See:2)See:get round 2.2. vi + prepSee:get round 1.* * *1) (move, spread) get about2)I haven't got around to it yet — non ci sono ancora arrivato, non ho ancora avuto il tempo di occuparmene; get around [sth.] (circumvent) aggirare [problem, law]
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6 go around
1) (move, travel about) andare in giro, girare2) (circulate)there's a rumour going around that — corre voce o si dice in giro che
there isn't enough money to go around — non ci sono abbastanza soldi per tutti; go around [sth.] fare il giro di [house, shops]
* * *((of stories, rumours etc) to be passed from one person to another: There's a rumour going around that you are leaving.) circolare* * *vi + advSee:go about 2.,go round 1)* * *1) (move, travel about) andare in giro, girare2) (circulate)there's a rumour going around that — corre voce o si dice in giro che
there isn't enough money to go around — non ci sono abbastanza soldi per tutti; go around [sth.] fare il giro di [house, shops]
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7 look around
1) (glance around) guardare in giro, guardarsi intorno2) (search) cercareto look around for sb., sth. — cercare qcn., qcs
3) (visit) (in town) fare un giro; (in room) dare un'occhiata; look around [sth.] visitare, fare un giro in [church, town]* * *vi + advto look around for sb/sth — cercare qn/qc
* * *1) (glance around) guardare in giro, guardarsi intorno2) (search) cercareto look around for sb., sth. — cercare qcn., qcs
3) (visit) (in town) fare un giro; (in room) dare un'occhiata; look around [sth.] visitare, fare un giro in [church, town] -
8 swing around
to swing a child around and around — fare girare un bambino (per gioco, tenendolo per le mani)
* * *to swing a child around and around — fare girare un bambino (per gioco, tenendolo per le mani)
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9 turn around
1) (to face other way) [ person] girarsi, voltarsi ( to do per fare); [bus, vehicle] girare2) fig.you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind — non puoi semplicemente dire che hai cambiato idea
3) (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] girarethe market has turned around — il mercato ha avuto un'inversione di tendenza; turn [sth.] around, turn around [sth.]
5) (to face other way) girare [car, chair, head]6) (reverse decline in) raddrizzare [ situation]; risollevare, risanare [economy, company]7) (rephrase) rigirare, riformulare [question, sentence]* * *1) (to face other way) [ person] girarsi, voltarsi ( to do per fare); [bus, vehicle] girare2) fig.you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind — non puoi semplicemente dire che hai cambiato idea
3) (revolve, rotate) [object, windmill, dancer] girarethe market has turned around — il mercato ha avuto un'inversione di tendenza; turn [sth.] around, turn around [sth.]
5) (to face other way) girare [car, chair, head]6) (reverse decline in) raddrizzare [ situation]; risollevare, risanare [economy, company]7) (rephrase) rigirare, riformulare [question, sentence] -
10 kick around
kick about: kick around, about colloq. the watering can is kicking around in the garden l'innaffiatoio è da qualche parte in giardino; he's been kicking around Europe for a year è in giro per l'Europa da un anno; kick [sth.] around, about1) prendere a calci [ball, object]2) colloq. discutere [ idea]* * *1. vt + advto kick a ball about or around — giocare a pallone
2. vi + adv(fam: object) essere in giro* * *kick about: kick around, about colloq. the watering can is kicking around in the garden l'innaffiatoio è da qualche parte in giardino; he's been kicking around Europe for a year è in giro per l'Europa da un anno; kick [sth.] around, about1) prendere a calci [ball, object]2) colloq. discutere [ idea] -
11 work around
work around to [sth.]it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say — ci ha messo un mucchio di tempo per dire quello che voleva dire; work [sth.] around to
to work the conversation around to sth. — portare la conversazione su qcs
* * *work around to [sth.]it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say — ci ha messo un mucchio di tempo per dire quello che voleva dire; work [sth.] around to
to work the conversation around to sth. — portare la conversazione su qcs
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12 walk around
walk around andare a passeggio, a spasso; (aimlessly) gironzolare; walk around [sth.] (to and fro) fare un giro per [city, streets]; (make circuit of) fare il giro di [building, space]* * *1. vi + adv2. vi + prep* * *walk around andare a passeggio, a spasso; (aimlessly) gironzolare; walk around [sth.] (to and fro) fare un giro per [city, streets]; (make circuit of) fare il giro di [building, space] -
13 feel around
feel about: feel around brancolare, procedere tentonito feel around in — frugare o rovistare in [bag, drawer]
* * *feel about: feel around brancolare, procedere tentonito feel around in — frugare o rovistare in [bag, drawer]
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14 hang around
to hang around with sb. — (associate with) frequentare qcn., andare in giro con qcn.; hang around [sb.] (inflict oneself on) stare intorno a
* * *to hang around with sb. — (associate with) frequentare qcn., andare in giro con qcn.; hang around [sb.] (inflict oneself on) stare intorno a
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15 throw around
throw about: throw [sth.] around1)* * *throw about: throw [sth.] around1) -
16 wave around
to wave one's arms around — agitare o dimenare le braccia
* * *to wave one's arms around — agitare o dimenare le braccia
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17 ■ get around
■ get aroundA v. i. + avv.1 ► get about, A2 riuscire (a); mettersi (a); trovare il tempo (di); farcela (a): I'll get around to that chore in ten minutes, mi metterò a fare quel lavoretto tra dieci minuti; I didn't get around to ringing you, non ce l'ho fatta a chiamarti (al telefono)B v. i. + prep.2 schivare, eludere: He succeeded in getting around the tax laws, è riuscito a eludere le disposizioni di legge fiscali3 circuire; girarla a (fam.); prendere (fam.): His wife knows how to get around him, sua moglie sa come girargliela (o come prenderlo). -
18 ■ show around
■ show aroundv. t. + avv. (o prep.)1 accompagnare in (una) visita; portare in giro (q.); fare da guida a (q.): My wife will show you around, mia moglie vi accompagnerà in giro per la casa ( ve la farà visitare); DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- Could you show Martin around for me?, ti dispiacerebbe fare da guida a Martin al posto mio?; Show the party around, porta in giro la comitiva!2 far visitare (qc.): I'll show the foreign visitors around the factory, farò visitare la fabbrica agli ospiti stranieri. -
19 ■ turn around
■ turn aroundA v. i. + avv.1 girarsi; voltarsi: I turned around to see who was following me, mi sono voltato per vedere chi mi seguiva2 girare la testa (per non vedere q.)3 (autom.) girare; voltare4 (naut., aeron.) invertire la rotta5 (fig.) cambiare; mutare; rovesciarsi: ( sport) The match can so easily turn around, è così facile che le sorti dell'incontro si rovescinoB v. t. + avv.1 (far) girare; far voltare: Turn your chair around!, gira la sedia!5 (fig.) rigirare: to turn a question [an issue] around, rigirare una domanda [un argomento di discussione] -
20 ■ throw around
■ throw aroundA v. t. + avv.B v. t. + prep.1 gettare, buttare attorno a: to throw one's arms around sb. 's neck, buttare le braccia al collo di q.2 (fig.) stendere intorno a: The police threw a cordon around the hideout, la polizia stese un cordone intorno al covo dei banditi □ to throw a shawl around one's shoulders, gettarsi uno scialle sulle spalle.
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