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1. adv1) навкруги, довкола, навколо, кругом, скрізь; в різних місцяхto look about — оглянутися, обдивитися навкруги
2) неподалік, поблизу, недалеко3) приблизно, близько, майжеyou are about right — ви, мабуть, маєте рацію
4) у зворотному напряміto face about — обернутися, повернутися (назад)
about turn! — військ. кругом!
about face! — амер., військ. кругом!
5) заст. в окружностіabout and about — амер. дуже схоже, однаково
to be about — а) збиратися (щось робити); бути зайнятим чимсь
they were about to go home — вони збиралися йти додому; б) бути присутнім
Mr. Green is not about — пан Грін вийшов
2. prep1) про2) навколо, поблизу3) по4) близько (про час)5) через, за, з приводу, у зв'язку з6) при, з3. v мор.змінювати курс; повертати* * *I a; predicякий рухається, що перебуває в русі; який встав з ліжка; піднятися після хвороби; існуючий, який перебуває в обігу; мop. який змінює курс; що лягає на інший галсII adv1) знаходження у різних місцях усюди, скрізь, у різних місцяхthere is a rumour about — ходить чутка; поблизу неподалік, поблизу, поруч
2) рух у різних напрямках по якій-небудь обмеженій території (по кімнаті, місту, країні) назад, вперед, туди е сюди; передається дієслівними префіксамиto stroll about — прогулюватися; у протилежному напрямку назад; навкруги
about face turn — aмep.; вiйcьк. кругом!
about ship — мop. поворот! ( команда); по колу, по окружності навколо, по колу; накруги
3) приблизність біля, приблизно, майже; без малогоjust about enough — розм. приблизно стільки е потрібно
III prepturn and turn about — по черзі, один за іншим
1) навколо, навкруги; неподалік, поблизу, біля2) туди е сюди, по3) про, відносно, щодоwhat /how/ about... — є як щодо.., є
4) при, з; в -
42 about
/ə'baut/ * phó từ - xung quanh, quanh quẩn, đây đó, rải rác =he is somewhere about+ anh ta ở quanh quẩn đâu đó =rumours are about+ đây đó có tiếng đồn (về việc gì) - đằng sau =about turn!+ đằng sau quay - khoảng chừng, gần =about forty+ khoảng 40 =it is about two o'clock+ bây giờ khoảng chừng hai giờ - vòng =to go a long way about+ đi đường vòng xa !about and about - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) rất giống nhau !to be about - bận (làm gì) - đã dậy được (sau khi ốm) - có mặt !about right - đúng, đúng đắn - tốt, được * giới từ - về =to know much about Vietnam+ biết nhiều về Việt Nam =what shall we write about?+ chúng ta sẽ viết về cái gì bây giờ? - quanh quất, quanh quẩn đây đó, rải rác =to walk about the garden+ đi quanh quẩn trong vườn - xung quanh =the trees about the pound+ cây cối xung quanh ao - khoảng chừng, vào khoảng =about nightfall+ vào khoảng chập tối - bận, đang làm (gì...) =he is still about it+ hắn hãy còn bận làm việc đó =to go about one's work+ đi làm - ở (ai); trong người (ai), theo với (ai) =I have all the documents about me+ tôi có mang theo đầy đủ tài liệu =there's something nice about him+ ở anh ta có một cái gì đó hay hay !to be about to - sắp, sắp sửa =the train is about to start+ xe lửa sắp khởi hành =man about town+ tay ăn chơi, tay giao thiệp rộng =what are you about?+ anh muốn gì?, anh cần gì? - (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) anh đang làm gì đấy? !what about? - (xem) what * ngoại động từ - lái (thuyền...) theo hướng khác -
43 something about something
adj infmlI adore Chinese food, there is just something about it — Я в восторге от китайской кухни, в ней есть что-то такое особенное
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adj.pendiente, colgante.adv.1 (en diferentes direcciones, lugares)to run about correr de aquí para alláto walk about caminar o pasear por ahíthere were books lying all about había libros por todas partesis Jack about? ¿está Jack por ahí?there was nobody about no había nadie (por allí)3 más o menos (approximately)to be about to do something estar a punto de hacer algoI'm not about to… no tengo la más mínima intención de… (have no intention of)5 aproximadamente, alrededor de, más o menos.6 casi.prep.1 sobre, acerca de (regarding)2 por (in various parts of)3 alrededor de, a vuelta de, por.4 a eso de.5 en torno a, al lado de, alrededor de.6 cerca de.7 para.8 in about -> en aproximadamente, en cuestión de, en concepto de. -
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expr infml1)The pressure on me is getting to be too much. Something's got to give — Они давят на меня самым беспардонным образом. Так дальше продолжаться не может
They keep arguing about money. Something's got to give — В отношении денежной проблемы выход должен быть найден
2)If we go on at this rate something is got to give — Если мы будем продолжать в том же духе, то что-то должно случиться
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > something's got to give
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46 about do something
expr infmlThat about washes me up — На этом моя карьера, кажется, закончилась
I think that just about wraps up business for the evening — Я думаю, что на сегодня, наверное, все
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47 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) cerca de2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) semelhante a* * *some.thing like[s'∧mθiŋ laik] adv ao redor de, aproximadamente. she is something like a maid / ela é uma espécie de arrumadeira. -
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There`s something about Mary. — В этой Мэри что-то есть. -
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adj infmlHe seems about ready to loss in the sponge — Он, кажется, уже готов сдаться
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50 something about someone
adj infmlThere's something about her that I just can't figure out — В ней есть что-то такое, что я никак не могу понять
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51 about the something
adj infmlHe's about the same. Doctor — Он в прежнем состоянии, доктор
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1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) algo así como, cerca de2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) como -
53 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) í kringum2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) sem líkist e-u -
54 something like
1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) körülbelül2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) némileg hasonló -
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gibi, gibisi, yaklaşık olarak, aşağı yukarı* * *gibi* * *1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) aşağı yukarı2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.)...-e benzer bir şey -
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1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) približno2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) nekaj kot -
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• jotensakin• suunnilleen• suunnilleen noin* * *1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) suunnilleen2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) jokseenkin kuin -
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1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) cirka, rundt2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) ganske lik (på) -
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1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) circa2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) un poco come -
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