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1 go around with
(to be friendly with: I don't like the group of friends you're going around with.) andar con, ir con, frecuentar, juntarse con -
2 to mess about / mess around with
to mess about / mess around with1 (fiddle with) tocar, manosear; (play with) jugar con1 (get involved with) meterse con1 (have affair with) tener un lío con, estar liado,-a con2 (sexually interfere with) abusar deEnglish-spanish dictionary > to mess about / mess around with
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3 to be hedged about with / be hedged around with
to be hedged about with / be hedged around withestar rodeado,-a deEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be hedged about with / be hedged around with
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4 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)
b) ( muddle) armar un lío con (fam) -
5 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
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6 fool around
v.• chancear v.• roncear v.v + adva) ( act foolishly) hacer* payasadas, hacer* el tonto (Esp)b) ( be sexually involved)he was fooling around with other women — tenía enredos or andaba con otras
VI + ADV1) (=waste time) perder el tiempo2) (=act the fool) hacer el tontoto fool about with sth — (=play with) jugar con algo; (and damage) estropear algo; (=mess with) [+ drugs, drink, electricity] jugar con
3) (=have an affair)* * *v + adva) ( act foolishly) hacer* payasadas, hacer* el tonto (Esp)b) ( be sexually involved)he was fooling around with other women — tenía enredos or andaba con otras
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7 play around
v + adv jugar*, juguetear (fam & pey)I don't want them playing around with my tools — no quiero que anden (jugando) con mis herramientas (fam)
VI + ADV1) (also: play about) [children] jugar, divertirse2) * (=sleep around) dormir con cualquiera3)to play around or about with sth — (=fiddle with) juguetear con algo; (=tamper with) toquetear algo
I played around with the programme till it worked — ensayé el programa de varias maneras hasta hacerlo funcionar bien
to play around with an idea — dar vueltas a una idea, barajar una idea
* * *v + adv jugar*, juguetear (fam & pey) -
8 fiddle around
BrE fiddle about v + adv1) ( touch)to fiddle around with something — \<\<with pencil/ruler\>\> juguetear con algo
2) ( do little jobs) hacer* un poco de esto y un poco de aquello*VI + ADV perder el tiempo* * *BrE fiddle about v + adv1) ( touch)to fiddle around with something — \<\<with pencil/ruler\>\> juguetear con algo
2) ( do little jobs) hacer* un poco de esto y un poco de aquello -
9 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* -
10 run around
v.• corretear v.• mocear v.v + adva) ( play) \<\<children\>\> corretear; ( busy oneself) andar * de un lado para otrowhy should I run around after you? — ¿por qué tengo que estar haciéndote de sirvienta?, ¿por qué tengo que estar yo atendiéndote a ti?
b) ( keep company) (colloq) salir*who's she running around with now? — ¿ahora con quién sale?
VI + ADV ir corriendo de aquí para alláI've been running around all day trying to get everything ready — llevo todo el día corriendo de aquí para allá para que todo esté listo
to run around with — (fig) [+ person] salir con; [+ group] andar con, juntarse con
* * *v + adva) ( play) \<\<children\>\> corretear; ( busy oneself) andar * de un lado para otrowhy should I run around after you? — ¿por qué tengo que estar haciéndote de sirvienta?, ¿por qué tengo que estar yo atendiéndote a ti?
b) ( keep company) (colloq) salir*who's she running around with now? — ¿ahora con quién sale?
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11 knock around
1. VT + ADV1) [+ person] pegar, maltratar; [+ object] golpear, maltratar2) (=discuss)2.VI + ADV* -
12 fuck around
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13 monkey around
BrE monkey about v + adv tontearVI + ADV hacer tonteríasto monkey about or around with sth — juguetear con algo
* * *BrE monkey about v + adv tontear -
14 prance around
VI + ADV andar pavoneándose -
15 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) pegar, maltratar2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) andar, recorrer, vagar3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) juntarse, andar con alguien -
16 to go around
1 (be enough) bastar, ser suficiente, haber■ is there enough cake to go round? ¿hay suficiente pastel para todos?2 (rumour, illness) correr, circular3 (travel round) ir, andar5 (revolve) girar, dar vueltas1 recorrer -
17 to muck about / muck around
to muck about / muck around1 (idle) gandulear, perder el tiempo; (play the fool) hacer el tonto1 (irritate) fastidiar, jorobar -
18 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) fastidiar, molestar2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) gandulear3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) desarreglar, desordenar4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) alborotar -
19 lark around
*VI + ADV (esp Brit) (=act foolishly) hacer el tonto, hacer tonteríasstop larking about! — ¡basta de bromas!
to lark about with sth — divertirse con algo, jugar con algo
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20 order around
BrE also order about v + o + adv mandonear (fam)VT + ADV dar órdenes a, mandonear ** * *BrE also order about v + o + adv mandonear (fam)
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