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the countryside about Edinburgh

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about [əˈbaʊt]

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1. adverb

   a. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ

• there were about 25 and now there are about 30 il y en avait environ or à peu près 25 et maintenant il y en a une trentaine

• it's about 11 o'clock il est environ or à peu près 11 heures

• at about 11 o'clock vers 11 heures

• it's about time! ce n'est pas trop tôt !

• it's about time to go il est presque temps de partir

• she's about as old as you elle a à peu près votre âge

• that's about it c'est à peu près tout

• I've had about enough! (inf) je commence à en avoir assez !

   b. ( = here and there) çà et là

• shoes lying about des chaussures qui traînent

   c. ( = near, in circulation) par ici

• he's somewhere about il est dans les parages

• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?

• there was nobody about il n'y avait personne

• there's a lot of flu about il y a beaucoup de cas de grippe en ce moment

• she's up and about again elle est de nouveau sur pied

• you should be out and about! ne restez donc pas enfermé !

   d. ( = round) all about tout autour

• to glance about jeter un coup d'œil autour de soi

   e. ( = opposite direction) to turn sth the other way about retourner qch

• it's the other way about ( = the opposite) c'est le contraire

   f. ► to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch aller faire qch

• I was about to go out when... j'étais sur le point de sortir or j'allais sortir quand...

• the film is just about to start le film va commencer

2. preposition

   a. ( = concerning) I heard nothing about it je n'en ai pas entendu parler

• what is it about? de quoi s'agit-il ?

• I know what it's all about je sais de quoi il retourne

• to speak about sth parler de qch

• a film about India un film sur l'Inde

• well, what about it? (inf) ( = does it matter?) et alors ? (inf) ; ( = what do you think?) alors, qu'est-ce que tu en penses ?

• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)

• how about going to the cinema? (inf) et si on allait au cinéma ?

• how about a coffee? (inf) et si on prenait un café ?

   b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dans

• I dropped it about here je l'ai laissé tomber par ici

• somewhere about the house quelque part dans la maison

   c. ( = round) autour de

• the countryside about Edinburgh la campagne autour d'Édimbourg

   d. ( = with, on) I've got it about me somewhere je l'ai quelque part sur moi

• to have drugs about one's person avoir de la drogue sur soi

   e. (describing characteristics) there's something sinister about him il a quelque chose de sinistre

• there's something interesting about him il a un côté intéressant

• there's something odd about all this il y a quelque chose de bizarre là-dedans

   f. ( = occupied with) while we're about it pendant que nous y sommes

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Note: about is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English ( information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc)

about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures ( move about, jump about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, jump, lie etc)
[ə'baʊt] 1.
adjective

1) ( expressing future intention)

to be about to do — être sur le point de faire

2) ( awake)

up and about — debout
2.
adverb

1) ( approximately) environ, à peu près

it's about the same as yesterday — c'est à peu près pareil qu'hier

at about 6 pm — vers 18 h, à environ 18 h

2) ( almost) presque

that seems about right — ça a l'air d'aller

I've had just about enough of her! — j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle!

3) ( in circulation)

there was no-one about — il n'y avait personne

there is a lot of flu about — il y a beaucoup de grippes en ce moment

4) ( in the vicinity)

to be somewhere about — être dans les parages
3.
preposition

1) ( concerning)

a book about — un livre sur

what's it about? — (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi?

it's about... — il s'agit de...

it's about my son — c'est au sujet de mon fils

about your overdraft... — pour ce qui est de votre découvert...

2) ( in the nature of)

there's something weird about him — il a quelque chose de bizarre

what I like about her is — ce que j'aime chez elle c'est

3) ( bound up with)

business is about profit — ce qui compte dans les affaires, ce sont les bénéfices

4) ( occupied with)

to know what one is about — savoir ce qu'on fait

while you're about it... — tant que tu y es..., par la même occasion...

and be quick about it! — et fais vite!

5) ( around)

to wander about the streets — errer dans les rues

strewn about the floor — éparpillés sur le sol

6) (in invitations, suggestions)

how ou what about some tea? — et si on prenait un thé?

how about it? — ça te dit?

7) ( when soliciting opinions)

what about the legal costs? — et les frais de justice?

what about you? — et toi?

8) sout (on)

hidden about one's person — [drugs, arms] caché sur soi

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it's about time (that) — il serait temps que (+ subj)

about time too! — ce n'est pas trop tôt! (colloq)

that's about it — ( that's all) c'est tout

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