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bandy [something] about ou around avancer [names, information, statistics] -
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bandy [ˈbændɪ][+ accusations] se renvoyer► bandy about, bandy around separable transitive verb[+ story, report] faire circuler ; [+ figures, sums] avancer* * *['bændɪ] 1.adjective arqué2.transitive verbPhrasal Verbs: -
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B vtr to bandy words/blows with sb† avoir des mots/échanger des coups avec qn ; I'm not going to bandy words with you! je ne vais pas discuter avec vous!■ bandy about, bandy around:▶ bandy [sth] about ou around avancer [names, information, statistics]. -
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(b) (ideas, witticisms, insults) échanger;∎ don't bandy words with me ne discute pas(person) aux jambes arquées; (leg → of animal, person) arqué(expression, story) faire circuler;∎ his name is often bandied about on parle souvent de lui;∎ this is just one of the explanations being bandied around c'est une des nombreuses explications qui circulent
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bandy about — verb discuss casually bandy about an idea • Hypernyms: ↑hash out, ↑discuss, ↑talk over • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * ˌbandy a ˈround … Useful english dictionary
bandy about — phrasal verb bandy around or bandy about [transitive] Word forms bandy around : present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around past tense bandied around past participle bandied around to… … English dictionary
bandy about — bandy (something) about to talk about something without being careful about facts. The number $31 million was bandied about at the time, although actual losses might have been much lower … New idioms dictionary
bandy about — or bandy around PHRASAL VERB: usu passive (disapproval) If someone s name or something such as an idea is bandied about or is bandied around, that person or that thing is discussed by many people in a casual way. [be V ed P] He whispered my name… … English dictionary
bandy about — {v. phr.} To spread rumors or whisper secrets. * /The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bandy about — {v. phr.} To spread rumors or whisper secrets. * /The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bandy\ about — v. phr. To spread rumors or whisper secrets. The news of Jim and Mary s divorce was bandied about until everyone at the office had heard it … Словарь американских идиом
bandy — Ⅰ. bandy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (bandier, bandiest) ▪ (of a person s legs) curved outwards so that the knees are wide apart. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete bandy curved hockey stick . Ⅱ. bandy [2] ► … English terms dictionary
bandy — I. /ˈbændi / (say bandee) verb (t) (bandied, bandying) 1. to pass from one to another, or back and forth; give and take. 2. to throw or strike to and fro, or from side to side, as a ball in tennis. –noun (plural bandies) 3. → bandy ball. 4. a… …
bandy — ban|dy1 [ˈbændi] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from bandy hockey stick (17 19 centuries), perhaps from French bandé, past participle of bander; BANDY2] bandy legs curve out at the knees >bandy legged [ˌbændi ˈlegd, ˈlegıd] adj bandy 2… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bandy around — phrasal verb bandy around or bandy about [transitive] Word forms bandy around : present tense I/you/we/they bandy around he/she/it bandies around present participle bandying around past tense bandied around past participle bandied around to… … English dictionary