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1 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rotund2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rotunjor; grăsuţ2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.)2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.)3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.)4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.)5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.)6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.)2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.)3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.)4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.)4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rotund2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) tură3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salvă4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) glonţ; obuz5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) manşă, rundă6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) a se întoarce (la)- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.)- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
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2 round up
to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep (noun round-up) a aduna; a strânge -
3 round on
(to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily.) a se înfuria pe -
4 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.)2) (near: There are not many houses round about.)3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) -
5 round figures/numbers
(the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers: Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).) cifră rotundă -
6 round the clock
(the whole day and the whole night: to work round the clock.) -
7 round trip
1) ((American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey).) bilet/călătorie dus-întors2) (a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route.) circuit (turistic) -
8 round off
1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) a şlefui2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) a încununa -
9 round-shouldered
adjective (with stooping shoulders.) adus de spate -
10 all-round
1) (including or applying to every part, person, thing etc: an all-round pay rise.) complet2) (good at all parts of a subject etc: an all-round sportsman.) -
11 come round
1) ((also come around) to visit: Come round and see us soon.) a trece pe la cineva2) (to regain consciousness: After receiving anesthesia, don't expect to come round for at least twenty minutes.) a-şi veni în simţiri -
12 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.)2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) -
13 all round
(surrounding: There were people all round him.) -
14 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) întregul an -
15 all (the) year round
(throughout the whole year: The weather is so good here that we can swim all (the) year round.) întregul an -
16 bring round
(to bring back from unconsciousness: Fresh air brought him round.) -
17 gather round
(to come together around a person, thing etc: Will everyone please gather round?) -
18 go round
(to be enough for everyone: Is there enough food to go round?) -
19 rally round
(to come together for a joint action or effort, especially of support: When John's business was in difficulty, his friends all rallied round (to help) him.) -
20 all-round crane
(mas) macara învârtitoare / pivotantă
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Round — Round, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round — round1 [round] adj. [ME < OFr roont < L rotundus: see ROTUND] 1. shaped like a ball; spherical; globular 2. a) shaped like a circle, ring, or disk; circular b) shaped like a cylinder (in having a circular cross section); cylindrical 3 … English World dictionary
Round — (round), n. 1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. The golden round [the crown]. Shak. [1913 Webster] In labyrinth of many a round self rolled. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round — ► ADJECTIVE 1) shaped like a circle or cylinder. 2) shaped like a sphere. 3) having a curved surface with no sharp projections. 4) (of a person s shoulders) bent forward. 5) (of a voice or musical tone) rich and mellow. 6) (of a number) expressed … English terms dictionary
round — [ raund; rund ] n. m. • 1850; mot angl. « cercle, cycle, tour » ♦ Reprise (d un combat de boxe). Combat en dix rounds. « Au coup de gong annonçant le commencement du premier round » (Hémon). ♢ Fig. Épisode d une négociation difficile, d un combat … Encyclopédie Universelle
Round — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Dorothy Round (1908–1982), englische Tennisspielerin Henry Joseph Round (1881–1966), englischer Forscher; gilt als Erfinder der Leuchtdiode Siehe auch: Round Dance Round Effekt Round Hill Round Island… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Round — Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one s position; as, to turn one s head round; a wheel turns round … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Round — Round, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rounding}.] 1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything. [1913 Webster] Worms with many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
round — [adj1] ball shaped; semicircular area annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, bulbous, circular, coiled, curled, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, discoid, disk shaped, domical, egg shaped, elliptical, globose, globular, looped, orbed,… … New thesaurus
Round — Round, prep. On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass. [1913 Webster] The serpent Error twines round human hearts. Cowper. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Round — or rounds can mean:* The shape of a circle or sphere * Rounding (sediment), the smoothness of a sediment particle * Roundedness, the roundedness of the lips in the pronunciation of a phoneme * Rounding, the truncation of a number to reduce the… … Wikipedia
