back+around

around and around they drove — estuvieron dando vueltas y vueltas con el coche

there's nothing for miles around — no hay nada en millas a la redonda

everyone crowded around — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

it is 12m around — tiene 12m de circunferencia

there's no one around — aquí no hay nadie

computers weren't around in those days — en aquellos tiempos no había computadoras

the idea had been around for quite a while — la idea no era nueva

it's the best one around — es lo mejor que hay (en plaza)

the dog followed us around — el perro nos seguía a todas partes

there's a rumor going around — corre un rumor

I phoned around — hice unas cuantas llamadas, llamé a varios sitios

he prefers to travel around on his own — prefiere viajar solo

I'll be around at Angela's — estaré en casa de Angela

we had some friends around for a meal — invitamos a unos amigos a comer

he must be around 35 — debe (de) tener unos 35, debe (de) andar por los 35

around two million people — unos dos millones de personas

around 1660 — alrededor de 1660

around the turn of the century — hacia finales de siglo

he put his arm around her — la rodeó con el brazo

they sailed around the world — dieron la vuelta al mundo en un velero

the myths that have grown up around these events — los mitos que han surgido en torno a estos acontecimientos

I had things to do around the house — tenía cosas que hacer en casa

they traveled around Europe — viajaron por Europa

is he around? — ¿está por aquí?

there's a lot of flu around — hay mucha gripe por ahí

is there a chemist's around here? — ¿hay alguna farmacia por aquí?

she wore a scarf around her neck — llevaba una bufanda alrededor del cuello

she ignored the people around her — ignoró a la gente que estaba a su alrededor

to wander around the town — pasearse por la ciudad

around 50 — 50 más o menos

he must be around 50 — debe de tener unos 50 años

around 1950 — alrededor de 1950, hacia 1950

around two o'clock — a eso de las dos

around and around they drove — estuvieron dando vueltas y vueltas con el coche

there's nothing for miles around — no hay nada en millas a la redonda

everyone crowded around — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

it is 12m around — tiene 12m de circunferencia

there's no one around — aquí no hay nadie

computers weren't around in those days — en aquellos tiempos no había computadoras

the idea had been around for quite a while — la idea no era nueva

it's the best one around — es lo mejor que hay (en plaza)

the dog followed us around — el perro nos seguía a todas partes

there's a rumor going around — corre un rumor

I phoned around — hice unas cuantas llamadas, llamé a varios sitios

he prefers to travel around on his own — prefiere viajar solo

I'll be around at Angela's — estaré en casa de Angela

we had some friends around for a meal — invitamos a unos amigos a comer

he must be around 35 — debe (de) tener unos 35, debe (de) andar por los 35

around two million people — unos dos millones de personas

around 1660 — alrededor de 1660

around the turn of the century — hacia finales de siglo

he put his arm around her — la rodeó con el brazo

they sailed around the world — dieron la vuelta al mundo en un velero

the myths that have grown up around these events — los mitos que han surgido en torno a estos acontecimientos

I had things to do around the house — tenía cosas que hacer en casa

they traveled around Europe — viajaron por Europa

[all] around — überall

come around to somebody's house — bei jemandem vorbeikommen

show somebody around — jemanden herumführen

get around to doing something — [endlich] einmal daran denken, etwas zu tun

[have a] look around — sich [ein bisschen] umsehen

ask/look around — herumfragen/-schauen

they had their arms around each other — sie hielten sich umschlungen

we went around the town — wir gingen durch die Stadt

around 3 o'clock — gegen 3 Uhr

a house with gardens all around — ein von Gärten umgebenes Haus, ein Haus mit Gärten ringsherum

books lying all around — überall herumliegende Bücher

slowly, he turned around — er drehte sich langsam um

for miles around — meilenweit im Umkreis

to stroll/travel around — herumschlendern/-reisen

is he around? — ist er da?

I didn't know you were around — ich wusste nicht, dass du hier bist

he's been around! — der kennt sich aus!

it's been around for ages —

(= in, through) to wander around the city — durch die Stadt spazieren

to travel around Scotland —

to talk around a subject — um ein Thema herumreden

to be or stay around the house — zu Hause bleiben

I left it around your office somewhere —

the church must be around here somewhere — die Kirche muss hier irgendwo sein

[all] around — überall

he waved his arms around — er ruderte mit den Armen

come around to somebody's house — bei jemandem vorbeikommen

show somebody around — jemanden herumführen

pass 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

we'll always be around when you need us — wir werden immer da sein, wenn du uns brauchst

there's not much leather around these days — zur Zeit gibt es nur wenig Leder

ask/look around — herumfragen/-schauen

they had their arms around each other — sie hielten sich umschlungen

we went around the town — wir gingen durch die Stadt

around 3 o'clock — gegen 3 Uhr

I saw him somewhere around the station — ich habe ihn irgendwo am Bahnhof gesehen

1. There was not enough space to turn the car around, so I backed out. 2. It is too late to back out now. If you back out, you’ll have to pay a fine.

циркуль назад
Термин в фигурном катании, обозначающий движение на двух ногах в сторону свободной ноги, когда конек опорной ноги установлен на зубцах в точке, являющейся центром, а конек другой ноги скользит вокруг по дуге.
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

EN

back pivot
In figure skating, a two-footed movement in the free leg side in which the toe picks of the skating foot are inserted into ice by a skater as a central pivoting point while the other foot travels in a circular pattern around the pivot point.
[Департамент лингвистических услуг Оргкомитета «Сочи 2014». Глоссарий терминов]

Тематики

• фигурное катание

EN

• back pivot

we were thrown around in the back of the van — nos íbamos sacudiendo en la parte de atrás de la camioneta

they were throwing a ball about — jugaban con una pelota

don't throw it about or it might break — no lo manosees para arriba y para abajo, que se puede romper

they were thrown about in the back of the lorry — se zarandeaban de un lado para otro en la parte trasera del camión

let's have a meeting and throw a few ideas about — vamos a reunirnos para intercambiar ideas

his name is thrown about a lot — su nombre no para de sonar por ahí

we were thrown around in the back of the van — nos íbamos sacudiendo en la parte de atrás de la camioneta

we turned back — siamo tornati indietro

to turn back the clock 20 years — ritornare indietro di 20 anni

it's no use trying to turn the clock back — è inutile tornare sui propri passi

to look back at sb., sth. — girarsi per guardare qcn., qcs

if we look back to the 19th century — se consideriamo il XIX secolo

looking back on it... — a ripensarci

to look back at sth/sb — voltarsi a guardare qc/qn

to look back at sb., sth. — girarsi per guardare qcn., qcs

if we look back to the 19th century — se consideriamo il XIX secolo

looking back on it... — a ripensarci