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1 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre, acerca de
2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de, alrededor de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por todas partes3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) alrededor (de)
3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) media vueltaabout1 adv1. más o menos / aproximadamenteabout five years ago hace aproximadamente cinco años / hace unos cinco años2. alrededor / a eso de / sobreat about eight o'clock a eso de las ocho / sobre las ocho3. por ahí / alrededorabout2 prep1. sobre / acerca dewhat's the book about? ¿de qué va el libro?2. porhow about? / what about? ¿qué tal? / ¿qué te parece?how about an ice cream? ¿qué tal un helado?what about? ¿y? / ¿qué pasa con?what about Susie? ¿y Susie?tr[ə'baʊt]1 (concerning) sobre, acerca de■ to speak about... hablar de...■ what is the book about? ¿de qué trata el libro?■ what did you do about...? ¿qué hiciste con...?2 (showing where) por, en; (around) alrededor de■ when I looked about me I saw that... al mirar a mi alrededor vi que...1 (approximately) alrededor de■ it cost about £500 costó unas quinientas libras3 (near) por aquí, por ahí■ where's Jean? --she's somewhere about ¿dónde está Jean? --andará por aquí4 (out of bed) levantado,-a5 (in all directions) de un lado a otro1 (around) por ahí, en existencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be about to... estar a punto de...how about «+ noun» ¿qué te parece + sustantivo?■ how about a pizza? ¿qué te parece una pizza?how about «+ -ing» ¿y si + subj?■ how about going to Paris ¿y si fuéramos a París?it's about time (that) « + past tense» ya va siendo hora de que + subjand about time too! familiar ¡ya era hora!about [ə'baʊt] adv1) approximately: aproximadamente, casi, más o menos2) around: por todas partes, alrededorthe children are running about: los niños están corriendo por todas partes3)to be about to : estar a punto de4)to be up and about : estar levantadoabout prep1) around: alrededor de2) concerning: de, acerca de, sobrehe always talks about politics: siempre habla de políticaadv.prep.• a eso de prep.adv.• acerca de adv.• como adv.prep.• acerca de prep.• alrededor de prep.• cerca de prep.• de prep.• por prep.• respecto a prep.• sobre prep.
I ə'baʊt1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
II
1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de[ǝ'baʊt] When about is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring about, come about, turn about, wander about, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (=approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente, alrededor deabout £20 — unas 20 libras, 20 libras más o menos
there were about 25 guests — había unos 25 invitados, había como 25 invitados (esp LAm)
at about two o'clock — a eso de las dos, sobre las dos
it's about two o'clock — son las dos, más o menos
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that's about all I could find — eso es más o menos todo lo que podía encontrar•
that's about it — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's just about finished — está casi terminado•
that's about right — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's about time you stopped — ya es hora de que lo dejes2) (place)is anyone about? — ¿hay alguien?
is Mr Brown about? — ¿está por aquí el Sr. Brown?
to be about again — (after illness) estar levantado
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there's a lot of measles about — hay mucho sarampión, está dando el sarampión•
there isn't much money about — hay poco dinero, la gente tiene poco dinero•
to run about — correr por todas partes•
there's a thief about — por aquí anda un ladrón•
to walk about — pasearse3)to be about to do sth — estar a punto de or (LAm) por hacer algo
2. PREP1) (=relating to) de, acerca de, sobrea book about gardening — un libro de jardinería, un libro sobre la jardinería
about the other night, I didn't mean what I said — respecto a la otra noche, no iba en serio cuando dije esas cosas
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do something about it! — ¡haz algo!he was chosen out of 200, how or what about that! — entre 200 lo eligieron a él, ¡quién lo diría! or ¡fíjate!
how or what about coming with us? — ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?
how or what about a drink? — ¿vamos a tomar una copa?
how or what about a song? — ¿por qué no nos cantas algo?
how or what about it? — (=what do you say?) ¿qué te parece?; (=what of it?) ¿y qué?
how or what about me? — y yo, ¿qué?
what's that book about? — ¿de qué trata ese libro?
what did she talk about? — ¿de qué habló?
what's all this noise about? — ¿a qué se debe todo este ruido?
"I want to talk to you" - "what about?" — -quiero hablar contigo -¿acerca de qué?
2) (=particular to)3) (=doing)go about•
while you're about it can you get me a beer? — ya que estás en ello ¿me traes una cerveza?4) (=intending)5) (=around)to do jobs about the house — (=repairs) hacer arreglos en la casa
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he looked about him — miró a su alrededor•
somewhere about here — por aquí cerca•
to wander about the town — deambular por la ciudad* * *
I [ə'baʊt]1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
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1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de -
2 she
ʃi:
1. pronoun1) (a female person or animal already spoken about: When the girl saw us, she asked the time.) ella2) (any female person: She who runs the fastest will be the winner.) aquella (que), la (que)
2. noun(a female person or animal: Is a cow a he or a she?) hembra, niña- she-she pron ellahe didn't sing, but she did él no cantó, pero ella síthis is Pauline, she's my sister ésta es Pauline, es mi hermanatr[ʃiː]1 ella■ ask Linda, she'll help you pregunta a Linda, ella te ayudará■ she's had the baby! Is it a he or a she? ¡ya ha nacido el bebé¡ ¿Es niño o niña?she ['ʃi:] pron: ellapron.• ella pron.• quien pron.pron.pers.• ella pron.pers.ʃiː, weak form ʃipronoun ellashe's a writer/my sister — es escritora/mi hermana
she didn't say it, I did — no fue ella quien lo dijo, sino yo
Lisa Swenson? who's she? — ¿Lisa Swenson? ¿quién es Lisa Swenson?
[ʃiː]could I speak to Mary, please? - this is she — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Mary, por favor? - al aparato or habla con ella
1. PERS PRON1) (emphatic, to avoid ambiguity) ellaDon't translate the subject pronoun when not emphasizing or clarifying:it's she who... — es ella quien...
2) frmshe who wishes to... — quien desee..., la que desee...
2.Nit's a she — (=animal) es hembra; (=baby) es una niña
3.CPD* * *[ʃiː], weak form [ʃi]pronoun ellashe's a writer/my sister — es escritora/mi hermana
she didn't say it, I did — no fue ella quien lo dijo, sino yo
Lisa Swenson? who's she? — ¿Lisa Swenson? ¿quién es Lisa Swenson?
could I speak to Mary, please? - this is she — (AmE) ¿podría hablar con Mary, por favor? - al aparato or habla con ella
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3 to knock about
1 (travel) rodar, recorrer; (spend time) andar con1 (beat up) pegar, maltratar -
4 to put about
1 (news, rumour) hacer correr■ she put it about that... hizo correr la voz de que...1 (ship) virar en redondo -
5 unconcerned about
indiferente a -
6 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) estar en pie; repuesto -
7 mess about
mess about vb1. hacer tonterías / hacer el indiostop messing about! ¡deja de hacer tonterías!2. pasar el rato / entretenerse*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?
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8 get about
1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got about that she was leaving.) difundirse, propagarse2) (to be able to move or travel about, often of people who have been ill: She didn't get about much after her operation.) moverse, desplazarsev + adv v + prep + o (BrE) get around I 1)VI + ADV1) [invalid] (=walk) caminar; (=move around) moversehe gets about with a stick/on crutches — camina con un bastón/con muletas
2) (=travel) viajarthe sort of work I do means I get about a fair bit — el tipo de trabajo que hago significa que viajo or me desplazo bastante
3) (=go out) (socially) salir4) (=circulate) [rumour] correr; [story] saberse, divulgarseit soon got about that they were getting divorced — al poco tiempo corrió el rumor de que se iban a divorciar or se divorciaban
I don't want it to get about — no quiero que se sepa or divulgue
* * *v + adv v + prep + o (BrE) get around I 1) -
9 to bustle about
1 andar ajetreado,-a en1 ir y venir, no parar -
10 set about
(to begin: She set about planning her holiday; How will you set about this task?) empezar (a), ponerse (a)v + prep + oa) (begin, tackle)I spent a long time deciding how to set about the task — me llevó mucho tiempo decidir cómo acometer la tarea
b) ( attack) atacar*, agredirthey set about him with sticks — empezaron a darle or a golpearlo con palos
VI + PREP1) (=begin) [+ task] empezar2) (=attack) atacar, agredir* * *v + prep + oa) (begin, tackle)I spent a long time deciding how to set about the task — me llevó mucho tiempo decidir cómo acometer la tarea
b) ( attack) atacar*, agredirthey set about him with sticks — empezaron a darle or a golpearlo con palos
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11 hang about
hang about vb1. rondar2. esperarv + adva) hang around 1)b) (stop, wait) (BrE colloq) (only in imperative)hang about: that can't be right! — (espera) un momento! no puede ser!
VI + ADV1) = hang around2) (=wait) esperarhang about, you told me she'd agreed to it — (espera) un momento, me dijiste que ella estaba de acuerdo
* * *v + adva) hang around 1)b) (stop, wait) (BrE colloq) (only in imperative)hang about: that can't be right! — (espera) un momento! no puede ser!
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12 knock about
knock around (colloq)1) v + o + adv ( beat) pegarle* aher husband used to knock her about — su marido la maltrataba or le pegaba
2)a) v + adv ( be present)I used to knock around with him a lot — antes andaba or salía mucho con él
b) v + adv + o ( travel) \<\<country/continent\>\> viajar por1. VT + ADV1) [+ person] pegar, maltratar; [+ object] golpear, maltratar2) (=discuss)2.VI + ADV** * *knock around (colloq)1) v + o + adv ( beat) pegarle* aher husband used to knock her about — su marido la maltrataba or le pegaba
2)a) v + adv ( be present)I used to knock around with him a lot — antes andaba or salía mucho con él
b) v + adv + o ( travel) \<\<country/continent\>\> viajar por -
13 knock about
v.1 maltratar, pegar (persona)2 dar vueltas a (familiar) (idea, suggestion)3 viajar por doquier, vagabundear.she's been knocking about o around Glasgow for years se ha movido por Glasgow durante años5 dar palos de ciego.vi. (familiar)to knock about o around with somebody ir o andar con alguienthey knocked about o around together at school en la escuela iban juntoshas anyone seen my keys knocking about o around? ¿ha visto alguien mis llaves por ahí?-> knock around -
14 to go about
1 (task) emprender, hacer■ how do you go about finding a job? ¿qué hay que hacer para encontrar trabajo?2 (everyday activities) continuar■ she went about her business as though nothing had happened continuó con su cometido, como si nada hubiera ocurrido -
15 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) alrededor (de)2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) en los alrededores3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) alrededor de, cerca de -
16 order about
(to keep on giving orders (to someone): I'm tired of him ordering me about all the time.) dar órdenesVT + ADV dar órdenes a, mandonear * -
17 harp on (about)
(to keep on talking about: He's forever harping on (about his low wages); She keeps harping on his faults.) machacar, estar siempre con la misma historia -
18 harp on (about)
(to keep on talking about: He's forever harping on (about his low wages); She keeps harping on his faults.) machacar, estar siempre con la misma historia -
19 to mooch about / mooch around
to mooch about / mooch around1 dar vueltas, deambular -
20 prance about
a) v + adv brincar*b) v + prep + o brincar* enVI + ADV andar pavoneándose* * *a) v + adv brincar*b) v + prep + o brincar* en
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