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the people round about

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1 round about

1. adverb
1) (on all sides) ringsum

the villages round about — die umliegenden Dörfer

2) (indirectly) auf Umwegen

3) (approximately) rund

round about 2,500 people — um die od. rund 2 500 Leute
2. preposition
rund um

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1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) um...herum

2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) um...herum

3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) um...herum

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1. adverb
1) (on all sides) ringsum

the villages round about — die umliegenden Dörfer

2) (indirectly) auf Umwegen

3) (approximately) rund

round about 2,500 people — um die od. rund 2 500 Leute
2. preposition
rund um

English-german dictionary > round about
2 round

round [raʊnd]

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1. adverb

   a. ( = around) autour

• there was a wall all round il y avait un mur tout autour

• he went round by the bridge il a fait le détour par le pont

• you can't get through here, you'll have to go round vous ne pouvez pas passer par ici, il faut faire le tour

• the long way round le chemin le plus long

► round and round en rond

• to go round and round (looking for sth) tourner en rond

• the idea was going round and round in his head il tournait et retournait l'idée dans sa tête► all + round

• all year round pendant toute l'année

• this ought to make life much easier all round ( = for everybody) cela devrait simplifier la vie de tout le monde

   b. (to sb's place) come round and see me venez me voir

• I asked him round for a drink je l'ai invité à (passer) prendre un verre chez moi

• I'll be round at 8 o'clock je serai là à 8 heures

2. preposition

autour de

• she planted flowers round the tree elle a planté des fleurs autour de l'arbre

• sitting round the fire (in house) assis au coin du feu

• the villages round Brighton les villages autour de Brighton

• to go round an obstacle contourner un obstacle

• to show sb round a town faire visiter une ville à qn

• they went round the cafés looking for... ils ont fait le tour des cafés à la recherche de...

• she's 75cm round the waist elle fait 75 cm de tour de taille

• put a blanket round him enveloppez-le dans une couverture

► round about environ

• round about £800 800 livres environ

• round about 7 o'clock vers 7 heures► round the corner

• the house is just round the corner la maison est au coin de la rue ; ( = near) la maison est tout près

• she went round the corner elle a tourné le coin de la rue

3. adjective

   a. ( = circular) rond ; ( = rounded) arrondi

• to have round shoulders avoir le dos rond

   b. ( = complete) a round dozen une douzaine tout rond

• round number chiffre m rond

4. noun

   a. ( = circle) rond m, cercle m

   b. (British also delivery round tournée f

• to make one's round(s) [watchman, policeman] faire sa ronde ; [postman, milkman] faire sa tournée ; [doctor] faire ses visites

• to make the rounds of... faire le tour de...

• to do the rounds [infection, a cold] faire des ravages ; [news, joke] circuler

   c. [of cards, golf, competition] partie f ; (Boxing) round m ; [of election] tour m ; [of talks, discussions] série f

• a new round of negotiations une nouvelle série de négociations

   d. [of drinks] tournée f

• it's my round c'est ma tournée

5. transitive verb

( = go round) [+ corner] tourner ; [+ bend] prendre

• as he rounded the corner au moment où il tournait au coin de la rue

6. compounds

► round-necked pullover noun pull(-over) m ras du cou

► round robin noun ( = petition) pétition f (où les signatures sont disposées en rond) ; ( = letter) lettre envoyée à plusieurs destinataires ; (especiallyUS) (Sport) poule f

► round-shouldered adjective voûté

► round-table adjective

• round-table discussion table f ronde ► round-the-clock adjective 24 heures sur 24

► round trip noun aller m et retour

• this plane does three round trips a week cet avion effectue trois rotations fpl par semaine ► round trip ticket noun billet m aller-retour

► round down separable transitive verb

[+ prices] arrondir (au chiffre inférieur)

► round off separable transitive verb

[+ speech, meal] terminer ; [+ debate, meeting] mettre fin à

• and now, to round off, I must say... et maintenant, pour conclure, je dois dire...► round up separable transitive verb

   a. ( = bring together) [+ people] réunir ; [+ cattle] rassembler

   b. [+ prices] arrondir (au chiffre supérieur)

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Note: round often appears after verbs in English ( change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, gather, pass)

For go round, get round see the entries go, get
[raʊnd] 1.
adverb

1) GB ( on all sides)

all round — tout autour

whisky all round! — du whisky pour tout le monde!

to go all the way round — faire tout le tour

2) GB ( in circles)

to go round and round — [carousel] tourner (en rond); [person] fig tourner en rond; lit aller et venir

3) GB (to specific place, home)

to go round to — passer à

to ask somebody round — dire à quelqu'un de passer à la maison

to invite somebody round for lunch — inviter quelqu'un à déjeuner (chez soi)

I'll be round in a minute — j'arrive (dans un instant)

4) GB

three metres round — de trois mètres de circonférence

5) GB ( as part of cycle)

all year round — toute l'année

this time round — cette fois-ci
2.
preposition GB

1) ( expressing location) autour de [table etc]

to sit round the fire — s'asseoir au coin du feu

the wall goes right round the house — le mur fait le tour de la maison

what do you measure round the waist? — combien fais-tu de tour de taille?

2) ( expressing direction)

to go round the corner — tourner au coin de la rue

just round the corner — tout près

to go round a bend — ( in road) prendre un virage

to go round an obstacle — contourner un obstacle

3) ( on visit)

her sister took us round Oxford — sa sœur nous a fait visiter Oxford

to go round the shops — faire les magasins
3.
round about adverbial phrase

1) ( approximately) à peu près, environ

it happened round about here — ça s'est passé par ici

2) ( vicinity)

the people round about — les gens des environs
4.
noun

1) (set, series) série f (of de)

the daily round of activities — le train-train quotidien

2) ( in competition) rencontre f

qualifying round — match m de qualification

3) (in golf, cards) partie f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m

4) ( in showjumping) parcours m

5) ( in election) tour m

6) ( of drinks) tournée f

7) Military ( unit of ammunition) balle f

round of ammunition — cartouche f

8) Military ( shot fired) salve f

9) ( burst)

round of applause — salve f d'applaudissements

to get a round of applause — être applaudi

10) ( of bread)

a round of toast — un toast

11) ( route) tournée f

to do one's rounds — [doctor] visiter ses malades; [postman] faire sa tournée; [guard] faire sa ronde

to do ou go the rounds — [rumour, flu] circuler

to go ou do the rounds of — faire le tour de

12) ( circular shape) rondelle f (of de)

13) Music ( canon) canon m
5.
adjective

1) (circular, spherical, curved) rond

round-faced — au visage rond

her eyes grew round — elle a ouvert des yeux ronds

to have round shoulders — avoir le dos voûté

2) ( complete) [figure] rond

in round figures, that's £100 — ça fait 100 livres sterling en arrondissant

a round dozen — une douzaine exactement

a nice round sum — une somme rondelette (colloq)
6.
transitive verb contourner [headland]

to round the corner — tourner au coin

to round a bend — prendre un virage

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

English-French dictionary > round
3 round

I 1. [raʊnd]
avverbio BE

1) (on all sides)

all round — tutt'intorno

whisky all round! — whisky per tutti!

to go all the way round — [fence, wall] fare tutto il giro

2) (in circular movement)

to go round and round — [ carousel] girare; [ person] girare in tondo; fig. girare intorno

3) (to specific place, home)

to go round to — passare da [office, school]

to ask sb. (to come) round — chiedere a qcn. di passare

to invite sb. round for lunch — invitare qcn. a casa per pranzo

I'll be round in a minute — arrivo subito

4) (in circumference)

three metres round — [ tree trunk] di tre metri di circonferenza

5) (as part of cycle)

all year round — tutto l'anno

this time round — questa volta
2.
preposizione BE

1) (expressing location) intorno a [table etc.]

to sit round the fire — sedersi intorno al fuoco

the wall goes right round the house — il muro gira tutt'intorno alla casa

what do you measure round the waist? — quanto hai di vita?

2) (expressing direction)

to go round the corner — girare l'angolo

to go round a bend — (in road) svoltare

just round the corner — subito dietro l'angolo

to go round an obstacle — aggirare un ostacolo

3) (on visit)

her sister took us round Oxford — sua sorella ci ha fatto vedere Oxford

to go round the shops — andare per negozi

4) round about (approximately) pressappoco, circa

it happened round about here — è successo più o meno qui; (vicinity)

the people round about — la gente qui intorno
II 1. [raʊnd]
aggettivo

1) (circular) [ object] rotondo, tondo; [ building] circolare

her eyes grew round — sgranò gli occhi

2) (curved) [ handwriting] rotondeggiante

to have round shoulders — avere le spalle curve

3) (spherical) rotondo

4) (complete) [ figure] tondo

in round figures, that's Ј100 — arrotondando, sono cento sterline

a round dozen — un'intera dozzina

a nice round sum — una bella sommetta

5) round- in composti

round-faced — col viso paffuto
2.
nome

1) (set, series) serie f.

the daily round of activities — il trantran quotidiano

2) (in competition) turno m.

qualifying round — (in football, rugby, tennis) turno di qualificazione

3) (in golf, cards) giro m.; (in boxing, wrestling) round m., ripresa f.

4) equit. (in event) percorso m.

5) pol. (in election) turno m.

6) (of drinks) giro m.

it's my round! — pago io (da bere)! offro io!

7) (unit of ammunition) pallottola f.

a round of ammunition — un colpo

8) (shot fired) colpo m.

9) (burst)

round of applause — applauso

to get a round of applause — essere applaudito

10) (of bread)

a round of toast — una fetta di pane tostato

11) (route) giro m.

12) (circular shape) cerchio m., tondino m.

13) mus. (canon) canone m.
3.
nome plurale rounds

to do one's rounds — [ doctor] fare il giro di visite; [ postman] fare il giro; [ guard] fare la ronda

to do o go the rounds [ rumour] fare il giro; [ flu] girare; to go o do the rounds of — fare il giro di
III [raʊnd]
verbo transitivo (go round) doppiare [ headland] (anche mar.)

to round the corner — girare l'angolo

to round a bend — svoltare

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round out

- round up

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1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rotondo, tondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rotondo, tondo
2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) in tondo

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) in tondo; per tutto

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) (in giro)

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) (nelle vicinanze), (in giro)

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) (di circonferenza)

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) verso
3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) intorno

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) intorno a

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) vicino

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) (per tutto)
4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) giro; partita

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) giro

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) scroscio; salva

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) colpo, sparo

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) turno

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canone
5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) girare

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) indiretto

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
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I 1. [raʊnd]
avverbio BE

1) (on all sides)

all round — tutt'intorno

whisky all round! — whisky per tutti!

to go all the way round — [fence, wall] fare tutto il giro

2) (in circular movement)

to go round and round — [ carousel] girare; [ person] girare in tondo; fig. girare intorno

3) (to specific place, home)

to go round to — passare da [office, school]

to ask sb. (to come) round — chiedere a qcn. di passare

to invite sb. round for lunch — invitare qcn. a casa per pranzo

I'll be round in a minute — arrivo subito

4) (in circumference)

three metres round — [ tree trunk] di tre metri di circonferenza

5) (as part of cycle)

all year round — tutto l'anno

this time round — questa volta
2.
preposizione BE

1) (expressing location) intorno a [table etc.]

to sit round the fire — sedersi intorno al fuoco

the wall goes right round the house — il muro gira tutt'intorno alla casa

what do you measure round the waist? — quanto hai di vita?

2) (expressing direction)

to go round the corner — girare l'angolo

to go round a bend — (in road) svoltare

just round the corner — subito dietro l'angolo

to go round an obstacle — aggirare un ostacolo

3) (on visit)

her sister took us round Oxford — sua sorella ci ha fatto vedere Oxford

to go round the shops — andare per negozi

4) round about (approximately) pressappoco, circa

it happened round about here — è successo più o meno qui; (vicinity)

the people round about — la gente qui intorno
II 1. [raʊnd]
aggettivo

1) (circular) [ object] rotondo, tondo; [ building] circolare

her eyes grew round — sgranò gli occhi

2) (curved) [ handwriting] rotondeggiante

to have round shoulders — avere le spalle curve

3) (spherical) rotondo

4) (complete) [ figure] tondo

in round figures, that's Ј100 — arrotondando, sono cento sterline

a round dozen — un'intera dozzina

a nice round sum — una bella sommetta

5) round- in composti

round-faced — col viso paffuto
2.
nome

1) (set, series) serie f.

the daily round of activities — il trantran quotidiano

2) (in competition) turno m.

qualifying round — (in football, rugby, tennis) turno di qualificazione

3) (in golf, cards) giro m.; (in boxing, wrestling) round m., ripresa f.

4) equit. (in event) percorso m.

5) pol. (in election) turno m.

6) (of drinks) giro m.

it's my round! — pago io (da bere)! offro io!

7) (unit of ammunition) pallottola f.

a round of ammunition — un colpo

8) (shot fired) colpo m.

9) (burst)

round of applause — applauso

to get a round of applause — essere applaudito

10) (of bread)

a round of toast — una fetta di pane tostato

11) (route) giro m.

12) (circular shape) cerchio m., tondino m.

13) mus. (canon) canone m.
3.
nome plurale rounds

to do one's rounds — [ doctor] fare il giro di visite; [ postman] fare il giro; [ guard] fare la ronda

to do o go the rounds [ rumour] fare il giro; [ flu] girare; to go o do the rounds of — fare il giro di
III [raʊnd]
verbo transitivo (go round) doppiare [ headland] (anche mar.)

to round the corner — girare l'angolo

to round a bend — svoltare

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round out

- round up

English-Italian dictionary > round
4 round

1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) redondo

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) redondo

2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) en sentido contrario

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) en círculo

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) de persona en persona

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) de un sitio a otro, por ahí

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) de circunferencia

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) a casa

3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) alrededor (de), en torno (a)

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) a la vuelta (de)

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) por

4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) ronda, vuelta; recorrido

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) recorrido

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salva; tiro

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) cartucho

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) vuelta, asalto (boxeo)

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canon

5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) girar, virar

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout
6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) indirecto

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up

round¹ adj redondo

a round table una mesa redonda

round² adv

Expresa la idea de girar o dar la vuelta

turn round and go back date la vuelta y vuelve

she looked round miró a su alrededor / miró hacia atrás

the cat ran round and round in circles el gato daba vueltas y vueltas

I'll show you round te enseñaré la casa

round³ prep alrededor de

she had flowers round her neck llevaba flores alrededor del cuello

it's just round the corner está a la vuelta de la esquina

we walked round the park dimos una vuelta por el parque

round /rraun/ sustantivo masculino (Dep) round ' round' also found in these entries: Spanish: alrededor - asalto - asomar - batuta - billete - bordear - caballito - camilla - circular - dejarse - doblar - eliminatoria - energía - estar - foro - hacinarse - inversa - inverso - juntar - octava - octavo - pasarse - patearse - piña - por - reanimar - reanimarse - rebuscada - rebuscado - recorrer - redonda - redondear - redondez - redondo - rematar - remover - revés - rodear - ronda - sobremesa - soler - sortear - tartana - tiovivo - volver - volverse - vuelta - acorralar - aparecer - aplauso English: all-round - ask round - bend - bring round - circle - clip - clock - come round - corner - drop in - drop round - finger - flash - gather round - get around - get round - get round to - glance round - go round - hand round - look round - merry-go-round - pad - paper round - pass - pass round - rally - rally round - ring - round - round down - round off - round on - round robin - round up - round-shouldered - round-table meeting - round-the-clock - show round - spin - swap round - swing - tour - travel - turn round - twist round - wander - way - wheel - whip-round

round

tr[raʊnd]

adjective

1 redondo,-a

■ a round bathtub una bañera redonda

noun

1 (circle) círculo

2 (series) serie nombre femenino, tanda; (one of a series) ronda

3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (stage of competition) ronda; (boxing) asalto; (of golf) partido

■ she was knocked out in the first round la eliminaron en la primera ronda

■ he went three rounds with Murphy duró tres asaltos con Murphy

4 (of drinks) ronda

5 (of policeman etc) ronda

6 (for gun) cartucho

7 (of bread) rebanada

■ two rounds of toast dos tostadas

adverb

1 (in circles)

■ it goes round and round da vueltas y vueltas

■ she turned round se dio la vuelta

2 (about) por ahí

■ I've been waiting round all day he estado esperando todo el día

3 (to somebody's house) a casa

■ they came round to see me vinieron a casa a verme

■ she invited me round me invitó a casa

preposition

1 alrededor de

■ they sat round the fire se sentaron alrededor del fuego

■ he went round the field dio la vuelta al campo

■ have you lived round here long? ¿hace mucho que vives por aquí?

transitive verb

1 doblar

■ the ship rounded Cape Horn el barco dobló el cabo de Hornos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all the year round durante todo el año

round the clock día y noche, las veinticuatro horas

round the corner a la vuelta de la esquina

the other way round al revés

to have round shoulders tener las espaldas cargadas

to go round dar vueltas

round table mesa redonda

round trip viaje nombre masculino de ida y vuelta

round number número redondo

round ['raʊnd] vt

1) : redondear

she rounded the edges: redondeó los bordes

2) turn: doblar

to round the corner: dar la vuelta a la esquina

3)

to round off : redondear (un número)

4)

to round offor to round out complete: rematar, terminar

5)

to round up gather: reunir

round adv around

round adj

1) : redondo

a round table: una mesa redonda

in round numbers: en números redondos

round shoulders: espaldas cargadas

2)

round trip : viaje m de ida y vuelta

round n

1) circle: círculo m

2) series: serie f, sucesión f

a round of talks: una ronda de negociaciones

the daily round: la rutina cotidiana

3) : asalto m (en boxeo), recorrido m (en golf), vuelta f (en varios juegos)

4) : salva f (de aplausos)

5)

round of drinks : ronda f

6)

round of ammunition : disparo m, cartucho m

7) rounds npl

: recorridos mpl (de un cartero), rondas fpl (de un vigilante), visitas fpl (de un médico)

to make the rounds: hacer visitas

round prep around

round (Wine)

n.

• equilibrado (Vino) s.m.

adj.

• redondo, -a adj.

• rollizo, -a adj.

• rotundo, -a adj.

adv.

• alrededor adv.

n.

• asalto s.m.

• círculo s.m.

• descarga s.f.

• redondo s.m.

• ronda s.f.

• rueda s.f.

• vuelta s.f.

prep.

• alrededor de prep.

v.

• redondear (MAT, INF) v.

I raʊnd
adjective

1)

a) (circular, spherical) redondo

b) ( not angular) < corner> curvo

she has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada

2) < number> redondo

II

noun

1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)

theater in the round — teatro m circular

2) c

a) ( series) serie f

round of talks — ronda f de conversaciones

the daily round — la rutina diaria

his life is one long round of meetings — su vida es una continua sucesión de reuniones

b) ( burst)

let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...

3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f

4)

a) ( of visits) (often pl)

the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes

the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía

we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes

b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m

he does a paper round — hace un reparto de periódicos

5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)

this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo

6) c ( shot) disparo m; ( bullet) bala f

7) c ( of bread) (BrE)

a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado

a round of sandwiches — un sándwich

8) c ( Mus) canon m

III

transitive verb

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta a

b) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondear

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

IV

adverb (esp BrE)

1)

a) ( in a circle)

we walked all the way round — dimos toda la vuelta

they ran round and round — dieron vueltas y vueltas corriendo

all year round — durante todo el año

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round

c) ( on all sides) alrededor

everyone crowded round — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

2)

a) (from one place, person to another)

to have a look round — echar un vistazo

the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)

a list was handed round — se hizo circular una lista

b) (at, to different place)

she's round at Ed's — está en casa de Ed

we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round

c)

all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos

he bought drinks all round — compró bebidas para todos

V

preposition (esp BrE)

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

round the corner — a la vuelta (de la esquina)

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores de

she lives round here — vive por aquí

round about 5 o'clock — alrededor de las cinco

b) (within, through)

he does odd jobs round the house — hace arreglitos en la casa

we had a look round the cathedral — (le) echamos un vistazo a la catedral

[raʊnd] When round is an element in a phrasal verb, eg ask round, call round, rally round, look up the verb.
1.

ADJ
(compar rounder) (superl roundest) (gen) redondo; [sum, number] redondo
• a round dozen — una docena redonda

• in round figures or numbers — en números redondos

2.

ADV

the park is eight miles round — el parque tiene un perímetro de ocho millas

• there is a fence all round — está rodeado por un cercado

it would be better all round if we didn't go — (in every respect) sería mejor en todos los sentidos que no fuéramos; (for all concerned) sería mejor para todos que no fuéramos

all year round — (durante) todo el año

drinks all round! — ¡pago la ronda para todos!

we shook hands all round — todos nos dimos la mano

• to ask sb round — invitar a algn a casa or a pasar (por casa)

• we were round at my sister's — estábamos en casa de mi hermana

we'll be round at the pub — estaremos en el bar

• the wheels go round — las ruedas giran or dan vuelta

• it flew round and round — voló dando vueltas

• the long way round — el camino más largo

it's a long way round — es mucho rodeo

the other/wrong way round — al revés

3. PREP

1) (of place etc) alrededor de

we were sitting round the table/fire — estábamos sentados alrededor de la mesa/en torno a la chimenea

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

a walk round the town — un paseo por la ciudad

• all the people round about — toda la gente alrededor

• all round the house — (inside) por toda la casa; (outside) alrededor de toda la casa

• she's 36 inches round the bust — tiene 90 de busto or de pecho

• round the clock — (=at any time) a todas horas, a cualquier hora; (=non-stop) permanentemente, día y noche, las 24 horas del día

• round the corner — a la vuelta de la esquina

• are you from round here? — ¿eres de por aquí?

• to look round the shop — echar una mirada por la tienda

• wear it round your neck — llévalo en el cuello

• he sells them round the pubs — los vende de bar en bar

• when you're round this way — cuando pases por aquí

• a trip round the world — un viaje alrededor del mundo

2) (esp Brit) (=approximately) (also: round about) alrededor de, más o menos

round four o'clock — a eso de las cuatro

• round about £50 — alrededor de 50 libras, 50 libras más o menos

• somewhere round Derby — cerca de Derby

somewhere round that sum — esa cantidad más o menos

3) (=using as theme)

it's written round the Suez episode — tiene por tema principal el episodio de Suez

4. N

1) (=circle) círculo m ; (=slice) tajada f, rodaja f

• a round of sandwiches — (Brit) un sandwich

• a round of toast — una tostada

2) [of postman, milkman etc] recorrido m ; [of watchman] ronda f

• the watchman was doing his round — el vigilante estaba de ronda

• the story is going the rounds that... — se dice or se rumorea que...

she did or went or made the rounds of the agencies — visitó or recorrió todas las agencias

the story went the rounds of the club — el chiste se contó en todos los corrillos del club

• the doctor's on his rounds — el médico está haciendo sus visitas

3) (Boxing) asalto m, round m ; (Golf) partido m, recorrido m, vuelta f ; (Showjumping) recorrido m ; (Cards) (=game) partida f ; (in tournament) vuelta f

• to have a clear round — hacer un recorrido sin penalizaciones

• the first round of the elections — la primera vuelta de las elecciones

4) [of drinks] ronda f

whose round is it? — ¿a quién le toca (pagar)?

it's my round — yo invito, me toca a mí

• round of ammunition — cartucho m, bala f, tiro m

• round of applause — salva f de aplausos

let's have a round of applause for... — demos un fuerte aplauso a...

• round of shots — descarga f

5) (=series)

• the first round of negotiations — la primera ronda de negociaciones

• life was one long round of parties — la vida consistía en una sucesión constante de fiestas

6) (=routine)

• the daily round — la rutina cotidiana

7)

• in the round — (Theat) circular, en redondo

8) (Mus) canon m

5. VT

1) (=make round) [+ lips, edges] redondear

2) (=go round) [+ corner] doblar, dar la vuelta a; (Naut) doblar

the ship rounded the headland — el buque dobló el promontorio

6.

CPD

round arch N — arco m de medio punto

round dance N — baile m en corro

round robin N — (=request) petición f firmada en rueda; (=protest) protesta f firmada en rueda

Round Table N — (Hist) Mesa f Redonda

round table N — (=conference) mesa f redonda

round trip N — viaje m de ida y vuelta

round trip ticket — (US) billete m de ida y vuelta

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

* * *

I [raʊnd]
adjective

1)

a) (circular, spherical) redondo

b) ( not angular) < corner> curvo

she has very round shoulders — es muy cargada de espaldas, es muy encorvada

2) < number> redondo

II

noun

1) c ( circle) círculo m, redondel m, redondela f (Andes)

theater in the round — teatro m circular

2) c

a) ( series) serie f

round of talks — ronda f de conversaciones

the daily round — la rutina diaria

his life is one long round of meetings — su vida es una continua sucesión de reuniones

b) ( burst)

let's have a round of applause for... — un aplauso para...

3) c (Sport, Games) (of tournament, quiz) vuelta f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, asalto m; ( in golf) vuelta f, recorrido m; ( in showjumping) recorrido m; ( in card games) partida f

4)

a) ( of visits) (often pl)

the doctor is off making his rounds o (BrE) is on his rounds — el doctor está haciendo visitas a domicilio or visitando pacientes

the nurse does her round of the wards at midday — la enfermera hace la ronda de las salas a mediodía

we had to make o (BrE) do o go the rounds of all the relatives — tuvimos que ir de visita a casa de todos los parientes

b) c ( of watchman) ronda f; (of postman, milkman) (BrE) recorrido m

he does a paper round — hace un reparto de periódicos

5) c ( of drinks) ronda f, vuelta f, tanda f (Col, Méx)

this is my round — esta ronda or vuelta or (Col, Méx tb) tanda la pago yo

6) c ( shot) disparo m; ( bullet) bala f

7) c ( of bread) (BrE)

a round of toast — una tostada or (Méx) un pan tostado

a round of sandwiches — un sándwich

8) c ( Mus) canon m

III

transitive verb

a) ( go around) \<\<corner\>\> doblar, dar* la vuelta a

b) ( make round) \<\<edge\>\> redondear

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

IV

adverb (esp BrE)

1)

a) ( in a circle)

we walked all the way round — dimos toda la vuelta

they ran round and round — dieron vueltas y vueltas corriendo

all year round — durante todo el año

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

she spun round when she heard his voice — dio media vuelta al oír su voz; see also turn round

c) ( on all sides) alrededor

everyone crowded round — todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor

2)

a) (from one place, person to another)

to have a look round — echar un vistazo

the curator took us round — el conservador nos mostró or nos enseñó el museo (or la colección etc)

a list was handed round — se hizo circular una lista

b) (at, to different place)

she's round at Ed's — está en casa de Ed

we're having friends round for a meal — hemos invitado a unos amigos a comer; see also call round

c)

all round — ( in every respect) en todos los sentidos; ( for everybody) a todos

he bought drinks all round — compró bebidas para todos

V

preposition (esp BrE)

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

the wall round the garden — el muro que rodea el jardín

round the corner — a la vuelta (de la esquina)

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) cerca de, en los alrededores de

she lives round here — vive por aquí

round about 5 o'clock — alrededor de las cinco

b) (within, through)

he does odd jobs round the house — hace arreglitos en la casa

we had a look round the cathedral — (le) echamos un vistazo a la catedral

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5 round

round [raʊnd]

rond ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 4 (a) autour (de) ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (c), 2 (e), 3 (a) environ ⇒ 2 (g), 6 série ⇒ 4 (c) tournée ⇒ 4 (d), 4 (h) tour ⇒ 4 (f) partie ⇒ 4 (g)

1 adjective

(a) (circular) rond, circulaire; (spherical) rond, sphérique;

∎ to become round s'arrondir;

∎ the earth is round la terre est ronde;

∎ to have a round face avoir la figure ronde;

∎ she looked up, her eyes round with surprise elle leva des yeux écarquillés de surprise;

∎ round hand or handwriting écriture f ronde

(b) (curved → belly, cheeks) rond;

∎ to have round shoulders avoir le dos rond ou voûté

(c) (figures) rond;

∎ in round figures en chiffres ronds;

∎ that's 500, in round figures ça fait 500 tout rond;

∎ a round dozen une douzaine tout rond

(d) (considerable)

∎ a round sum une somme rondelette

(e) literary (candid) net, franc (franche);

∎ they gave a round denial ils ont nié tout net

(f) (rich, sonorous → tone, voice) sonore

(g) Linguistics (vowel) arrondi

2 preposition

(a) (on all sides of) autour de;

∎ sitting round the fire/table assis autour du feu/de la table;

∎ the village is built round a green le village est construit autour d'un jardin public;

∎ they were all grouped round the teacher ils étaient tous rassemblés autour du professeur;

∎ the story centres round one particular family l'histoire est surtout centrée autour d'une famille

(b) (measuring the circumference of)

∎ the pillar is three feet round the base la base du pilier fait trois pieds de circonférence;

∎ he's 95 cm round the chest il fait 95 cm de tour de poitrine

(c) (in the vicinity of, near) autour de;

∎ the countryside round Bath is lovely la campagne autour de Bath est très belle;

∎ they live somewhere round here ils habitent quelque part par ici

(d) (to the other side of)

∎ the nearest garage is just round the corner le garage le plus proche est juste au coin de la rue;

∎ the grocer round the corner l'épicier du coin;

∎ she disappeared round the back of the house elle a disparu derrière la maison;

∎ the orchard is round the back le verger est derrière;

∎ to go round the corner passer le coin, tourner au coin;

∎ to go round an obstacle contourner un obstacle;

∎ there must be a way round the problem il doit y avoir un moyen de contourner ce problème

(e) (so as to encircle) autour de;

∎ he put his arm round her shoulders/waist il a passé son bras autour de ses épaules/de sa taille;

∎ she wears a scarf round her neck elle porte une écharpe autour du cou;

∎ he put a blanket round her legs il lui enveloppa les jambes d'une couverture;

∎ the shark swam round the boat le requin faisait des cercles autour du bateau;

∎ Drake sailed round the world Drake a fait le tour du monde en bateau;

∎ the earth goes or moves round the sun la terre tourne autour du soleil;

∎ they were dancing round a fire ils dansaient autour d'un feu

(f) (all over, everywhere in)

∎ all round the world dans le monde entier, partout dans le monde;

∎ to travel round the world/country faire le tour du monde/du pays;

∎ she looked round the room elle a promené son regard autour de la pièce;

∎ to walk round the town faire le tour de la ville (à pied);

∎ we went for a stroll round the garden nous avons fait une balade dans le jardin;

∎ there's a rumour going round the school une rumeur circule dans l'école

(g) (approximately) environ, aux environs de;

∎ round six o'clock aux environs de ou vers les six heures;

∎ round Christmas aux environs de Noël

(h) (idiom)

∎ round the clock 24 heures sur 24;

∎ we worked round the clock nous avons travaillé 24 heures d'affilée;

∎ he slept round the clock il a fait le tour du cadran

3 adverb

(a) (on all sides) autour;

∎ there's a fence all round il y a une clôture tout autour;

∎ there are trees all the way round il y a des arbres tout autour;

∎ taking things all round, taken all round à tout prendre, tout compte fait;

∎ all round, it was a good result dans l'ensemble, c'était un bon résultat

(b) (to other side)

∎ you'll have to go round, the door's locked il faudra faire le tour, la porte est fermée à clé;

∎ we drove round to the back nous avons fait le tour (par derrière)

(c) (in a circle or cycle)

∎ turn the wheel right round or all the way round faites faire un tour complet à la roue;

∎ the shark swam round in circles le requin tournait en rond;

∎ all year round tout au long de ou toute l'année;

∎ summer will soon be or come round again l'été reviendra vite

(d) (in the opposite direction)

∎ turn round and look at me retournez-vous et regardez-moi;

∎ she looked round at us elle se retourna pour nous regarder;

∎ we'll have to turn the car round on va devoir faire demi-tour;

∎ to have one's hat/jumper on the wrong way round avoir son chapeau/son pull à l'envers;

∎ to do sth the wrong way round faire qch à l'envers;

∎ it's the other way round (quite the opposite) c'est (tout) le contraire;

∎ try the key the other way round essaie la clef dans l'autre sens

(e) (to various parts)

∎ we spent the summer just travelling round on a passé l'été à voyager;

∎ can I have a look round? je peux jeter un coup d'œil?

(f) (from one person to another)

∎ hand the sweets round, hand round the sweets faites passer les bonbons;

∎ there's a rumour going round il y a une rumeur qui court;

∎ there wasn't enough to go round il n'y en avait pas assez pour tout le monde

(g) (to a particular place)

∎ she came round to see me elle est passée me voir;

∎ let's invite some friends round et si on invitait des amis?;

∎ come round for dinner some time viens dîner un soir;

∎ take these cakes round to her house apportez-lui ces gâteaux;

∎ he'll be round il passera;

∎ to order the car round demander qu'on amène la voiture

(h) (to a different place, position)

∎ she's always moving the furniture round elle passe son temps à changer les meubles de place;

∎ try shifting the aerial round a bit essaie de bouger un peu l'antenne

(i) (by indirect route)

∎ we had to take the long way round on a dû faire le grand tour ou un grand détour;

∎ she went round by the stream elle fit un détour par le ruisseau

(j) (in circumference)

∎ the tree is 5 metres round l'arbre fait 5 mètres de circonférence

4 noun

(a) (circle) rond m, cercle m

(b) British (slice → of ham, cheese, bread, toast) tranche f;

∎ a round of sandwiches = un sandwich au pain de mie coupé en deux ou en quatre

(c) (one in a series → of discussions, negotiations) série f; (→ of elections) tour m; (→ of increases) série f, train m;

∎ the next round of talks will be held in Moscow les prochains pourparlers auront lieu à Moscou

(d) (regular route → for delivery) tournée f; (→ of sentry, patrol) ronde f;

∎ to do a paper/milk round distribuer les journaux/le lait à domicile;

∎ to do a hospital round faire sa visite à l'hôpital, visiter ses malades;

∎ to go on or do one's rounds (paperboy, milkman) faire sa tournée; (doctor) faire ses visites; (guard, policeman) faire sa ronde;

∎ to go or do or make the rounds (story, rumour, cold) circuler;

∎ there are several theories going the rounds at the moment il y a plusieurs théories qui circulent en ce moment;

∎ there's a joke/rumour/virus going the rounds in the office il y a une blague/une rumeur/un virus qui circule au bureau;

∎ she's doing or making the rounds of literary agents/travel agents elle fait le tour des agents littéraires/des agences de voyages

(e) (routine)

∎ the daily round le train-train quotidien, la routine quotidienne;

∎ the daily round of cooking and cleaning les travaux quotidiens de cuisine et de ménage;

∎ his life is one long round of parties il passe sa vie à faire la fête

(f) (stage of competition) tour m, manche f;

∎ to be/get through to the next round se qualifier/s'être qualifié pour la manche suivante;

∎ she's through to the final round elle participera à la finale

(g) (of golf, cards) partie f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m, reprise f;

∎ Horseriding there were six clear rounds six chevaux avaient fait un sans-faute;

∎ Boxing he only went three rounds il n'a fait que trois rounds;

∎ to play a round of golf faire une partie de golf;

∎ he had the best round of the day c'est lui qui a fait le meilleur parcours ou round

(h) (of drinks) tournée f;

∎ to buy or stand a round of drinks payer une tournée (générale);

∎ it's my round c'est ma tournée;

∎ let's have another round prenons encore un verre

(i) (of cheering) salve f

(j) (of ammunition) cartouche f;

∎ how many rounds have we got left? combien de cartouches nous reste-t-il?

(k) (song) canon m

(l) Theatre

∎ theatre in the round théâtre m en rond

(m) Art

∎ sculpture in the round ronde-bosse f

5 transitive verb

(a) (lips, vowel) arrondir

(b) (corner) tourner; Nautical (cape) doubler, franchir

6 round about

1 preposition

environ;

∎ we need round about 6,000 posters il nous faut environ 6000 affiches;

∎ she's round about forty elle a la quarantaine;

∎ round about midnight vers minuit

2 adverb

alentour, des alentours;

∎ the villages round about les villages alentour ou des alentours

7 round and round

1 adverb

∎ to go round and round tourner;

∎ we drove round and round for hours on a tourné en rond pendant des heures;

∎ my head was spinning round and round j'avais la tête qui tournait

2 preposition

∎ we drove round and round the field on a fait plusieurs tours dans le champ;

∎ the helicopter flew round and round the lighthouse l'hélicoptère a tourné plusieurs fois autour du phare

►► round of applause des applaudissements mpl;

∎ give her a round of applause! on peut l'applaudir!;

∎ they got a round of applause ils se sont fait applaudir;

Architecture round arch arc m en plein cintre;

Cookery round of beef gîte m à la noix;

Typography round brackets parenthèses fpl;

round dance ronde f;

round figure chiffre m rond;

∎ in round figures en chiffres mpl ronds;

round robin (letter) pétition f (où les signatures sont disposées en rond); esp American (contest) poule f;

the Round Table la Table ronde;

round table table f ronde;

round trip (voyage m) aller et retour m;

∎ I did the round trip in six hours j'ai fait l'aller-retour en six heures;

Anatomy round window fenêtre f ronde

➲ round down separable transitive verb

arrondir au chiffre inférieur;

∎ their prices were rounded down to the nearest £10 ils ont arrondi leurs prix aux 10 livres inférieures

➲ round off separable transitive verb

(a) (finish, complete) terminer, clore;

∎ he rounded off his meal with a glass of brandy il a terminé son repas par un verre de cognac;

∎ to round things off… pour finir…

(b) (figures → round down) arrondir au chiffre inférieur; (→ round up) arrondir au chiffre supérieur

➲ round on inseparable transitive verb

attaquer, s'en prendre à

➲ round out

1 separable transitive verb

(complete) compléter; (deepen) approfondir

2 intransitive verb

prendre des rondeurs

➲ round up separable transitive verb

(a) (cattle, people) rassembler; (criminals) ramasser

(b) (figures) arrondir au chiffre supérieur

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1. adjective
rund; rundlich [Arme]

round cheeks — Pausbacken Pl. (fam.)

in round figures, it will cost £1,000 — rund gerechnet wird es 1 000 Pfund kosten
2. noun
1) (recurring series) Serie, die

round of talks/negotiations — Gesprächs-/Verhandlungsrunde, die

the daily round — der Alltag

2) (charge of ammunition) Ladung, die

50 rounds [of ammunition] — 50 Schuss Munition

fire five rounds — fünf Schüsse abfeuern

3) (division of game or contest) Runde, die

4) (burst)

round of applause — Beifallssturm, der

rounds of cheers — Hochrufe

5)

round [of drinks] — Runde, die

6) (regular calls) Runde, die; Tour, die

the doctor is on her round at present — Frau Doktor macht gerade Hausbesuche

go [on] or make one's rounds — [Posten, Wächter usw.:] seine Runde machen od. gehen; [Krankenhausarzt:] Visite machen

do or go the rounds — [Person, Gerücht usw.:] die Runde machen (ugs.)

7) (Golf) Runde, die

a round of golf — eine Runde Golf

8) (slice)

a round of bread/toast — eine Scheibe Brot/Toast
3. adverb
1)

all the year round — das ganze Jahr hindurch

the third time round — beim dritten Mal

have a wall all round — von einer Mauer eingeschlossen sein

have a look round — sich umsehen

2) (in girth)

be [all of] ten feet round — einen Umfang von [mindestens] zehn Fuß haben

3) (from one point, place, person, etc. to another)

he asked round among his friends — er fragte seine Freunde

4) (by indirect way) herum

walk round — außen herum gehen

go a/the long way round — einen weiten Umweg machen

5) (here) hier; (there) dort

I'll go round tomorrow — ich gehe morgen hin

call round any time! — kommen Sie doch jederzeit vorbei!

ask somebody round [for a drink] — jemanden [zu einem Gläschen zu sich] einladen; see also academic.ru/13497/clock">clock 1. 1)
4. preposition
1) um [... herum]

a tour round the world — eine Weltreise

travel round England — durch England reisen

she had a blanket round her — sie hatte eine Decke um sich geschlungen

right round the lake — um den ganzen See herum

be round the back of the house — hinter dem Haus sein

run round the streets — durch die Straßen rennen

walk etc. round and round something — immer wieder um etwas herumgehen usw.

we looked round the shops — wir sahen uns in den Geschäften um

2) (in various directions from) um [... herum]; rund um [einen Ort]

look round one — um sich schauen

do you live round here? — wohnst du [hier] in der Nähe?

if you're ever round this way — wenn du hier in der Nähe bist
5. transitive verb
1) (give round shape to) rund machen; runden [Lippen, Rücken]

2) (state as round number) runden (to auf + Akk.)

3) (go round) umfahren/umgehen usw.

round a bend — um eine Kurve fahren/gehen/kommen usw

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

* * *
1. adjective
1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rund

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rundlich
2. adverb
1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) herum

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All( the) year round.) rundherum

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) herum

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) herum

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) rundherum

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) herüber
3. preposition
1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) herum

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) rund um

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) um... herum

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) in...herum
4. noun
1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) die Runde

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) die Runde

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) die Salve

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) der Schuß

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) die Runde

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) der Kanon
5. verb
(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) herumfahren um

- rounded
- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective
(not direct: a roundabout route.) umwegig

- round figures/numbers
- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up
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round

[raʊnd]

I. adj

<-er, -est>

1. (circular) rund

\round arch Rundbogen m

\round arms/legs rund[lich]e [o dicke] Arme/Beine

\round cheeks runde Backen

\round eyes Kulleraugen pl

\round face rundliches Gesicht

\round peg Runddübel m

\round table runder Tisch

\round vowel gerundeter Vokal

2. inv (even number) rund

a \round dozen ein rundes Dutzend

to make sth a \round hundred (bring up) etw auf hundert aufrunden; (bring down) etw auf hundert abrunden

in \round figures aufgerundet, abgerundet

II. adv inv esp BRIT

1. (in circular motion)

to go [or turn] \round sich akk umdrehen; wheel sich akk drehen

the children turned \round and \round until they made themselves dizzy die Kinder drehten sich so lange im Kreis, bis ihnen schwindlig wurde

sorry, you'll have to go \round tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen außen herumgehen

2. (here and there)

to run \round herumrennen fam

3. (to a specific place)

to come \round vorbeikommen fam

to go \round virus, rumours umgehen

there aren't enough pencils to go \round es sind nicht genügend Stifte für alle vorhanden

to go \round to Mary's/Peter's bei Mary/Peter vorbeischauen fam

to show sb \round jdn herumführen

4. (surrounding) rundherum

the house has trees all \round das Haus ist von Bäumen umgeben

everyone for a mile \round heard the explosion jeder im Umkreis von einer Meile hörte die Explosion

in the mountains \round about in den Bergen ringsherum

all year \round das ganze Jahr hindurch

5. (towards other direction)

the other way \round anders herum

the right/wrong way \round richtig/falsch herum

to have sth on [or be wearing sth] the wrong way \round etw falsch [o links] herum anhaben

to turn \round person sich akk umdrehen; (go back) umdrehen, kehrtmachen

6. (circa) ungefähr

\round about 4 o'clock gegen 4 Uhr

\round about 20 people ungefähr 20 Personen

7. (in girth)

the pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres \round die Pyramide ist 50 Meter hoch und hat einen Umfang von 100 Metern

III. prep

1. (surrounding) um + akk

, um + akk... herum

he put his arms \round her er legte seine Arme um sie

there are trees all \round the house um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäume

2. (circling) um + akk

the moon goes \round the earth der Mond kreist um die Erde

they walked \round the lake sie liefen um den See herum

3. (curving to other side of) um + akk

drive \round the corner and take the second road on the left fahren Sie um die Ecke und nehmen sie die zweite Straße zur Linken

to be just \round the corner gleich um die Ecke sein

4. (at points at) um + akk... herum

they sat \round the table sie saßen um den Tisch [herum]

5. (within) um + akk

she looked \round the house sie sah sich im Haus um

she walked \round the room sie lief im Zimmer herum

from all \round the world aus aller Welt

6. (about) um ungefähr

I heard a strange noise \round 12:15 um ungefähr 12.15 Uhr hörte ich ein seltsames Geräusch

7.

▶ to be/go \round the bend/twist den Verstand verloren haben/verlieren, wahnsinnig geworden sein/werden

▶ to centre/revolve \round sth sich akk um etw akk konzentrieren/drehen

▶ to get \round sth um etw akk herumkommen

there seems to be no way \round this problem es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum

▶ to lie/sit/stand \round herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehen

IV. n

1. (for all) Runde f

this \round is on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!

a \round of sandwiches BRIT ein belegtes Brot

a \round of toast eine Scheibe Toast

2. (series) Folge f

when we were young, life was just one long \round of parties als wir jung waren, war unser Leben eine einzige Folge von Partys

to be a \round of pleasure ein einziges Vergnügen sein

\round of talks Gesprächsrunde f

3. (salvo)

\round of applause Beifall m

to get a big \round of applause stürmischen Beifall bekommen

4. (route)

▪ \rounds pl:

to be [out] on [or make] one's \rounds seine Runden drehen; doctor Hausbesuche machen

I've made the \rounds of all the agents, but nobody has any tickets left ich habe alle Verkaufsstellen abgeklappert, aber es waren keine Karten mehr zu bekommen fam

to go [or do] the \rounds die Runde machen; flu umgehen

5. esp BRIT, AUS (delivery route) Runde f

to have a milk \round die Milch ausliefern

to do a paper \round Zeitungen austragen

6. (routine) Trott m pej

my daily \round includes going for a jog in the morning zu meinem Tagesablauf gehört mein täglicher Morgenlauf

7. SPORT Runde f

a \round of golf eine Runde Golf

to be [or get] [or make it] through to the next \round in die nächste Runde kommen

8. (song) Kanon m

9. (of ammunition) Ladung f

to fire a \round eine Ladung Munition abfeuern

V. vt

1. (make round)

▪ to \round sth etw umrunden

2. (go around)

to \round the corner um die Ecke biegen

VI. vi

1. (become round) rund werden

2. (turn against)

▪ to \round on sb jdn anfahren

to \round on one's critics über seine Kritiker herfallen

to \round on one's pursuers seine Verfolger angreifen

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[raʊnd]
1. adj (+er)

1) rund; (LING) vowel gerundet

round arch (Archit) — Rundbogen

a round dozen — ein rundes Dutzend

round figure, round number — runde Zahl

in round figures, that will cost 20 million — es kostet rund (gerechnet) or runde 20 Millionen

2) (dated) (= unequivocal) oath kräftig; (= considerable) sum rund; pace flott

in round terms — klar und deutlich

2. adv (esp Brit)

there was a wall right round or all round — rings- or rundherum war eine Mauer

you can't get through here, you'll have to go round — Sie können hier nicht durch, Sie müssen außen herum gehen

the long way round — der Umweg, der längere Weg

that's a long way round (detour) — das ist ein großer Umweg; (round field, town)

for 5 km round — im Umkreis von 5 km

I asked him round for a drink — ich lud ihn auf ein Glas Wein/Bier etc bei mir ein

I'll be round at 8 o'clock —

spring will soon be round again — der Frühling steht bald wieder vor der Tür

for the second time round — zum zweiten Mal

all (the) year round — das ganze Jahr über or hindurch

all round (lit) — ringsherum; ( esp Brit fig : for everyone ) für alle

drinks all round! (esp Brit) —

taking things all round, taken all round — insgesamt gesehen, wenn man alles zusammennimmt

this ought to make life much easier all round (esp Brit) — damit müsste es insgesamt einfacher werden

a pillar 2 m round — eine Säule mit 2 m Umfang

3. prep

1) (esp Brit of place etc) um (... herum)

round the table/fire — um den Tisch/das Feuer (herum)

the ribbon round her hat — das Band um ihren Hut

all round the house (inside) — im ganzen Haus; (outside)

round and round the field — rings um das Feld herum

to go round a corner/bend — um eine Ecke/Kurve gehen/fahren etc

if you're round this way — wenn Sie in der Gegend sind

to look or see round a house — sich (dat) ein Haus ansehen

to show sb round a town — jdm eine Stadt zeigen, jdn in einer Stadt herumführen

they went round the cafés looking for him — sie gingen in alle Cafés, um nach ihm zu suchen

to talk round a subject — um ein Thema herumreden

she's 75 cm round the waist — um die Taille misst or ist sie 75 cm

2) (= approximately) ungefähr

7 o'clock — ungefähr um 7 Uhr

£800 — um die £ 800

4. n

1) (= circle etc) Kreis m, Ring m; (esp Brit = slice of bread, meat etc) Scheibe f

a round of toast (esp Brit) — eine Scheibe Toast

a round of beef sandwiches (esp Brit) — ein belegtes Brot mit Braten, eine Bratenschnitte

2) (= delivery round) Runde f

round(s) (of policeman, watchman, doctor) — Runde f

to do or make one's round(s) — seine Runde machen

to be ( out) on one's round(s) — auf seiner Runde sein

to go or make or do the rounds (visiting relatives etc) — die Runde machen

to do the rounds of the clubs etc (inf) — durch die Klubs etc ziehen

he does a paper round (Brit) — er trägt Zeitungen aus

the daily round (fig) — die tägliche Arbeit, der tägliche Trott (pej)

her life was one long round of parties — ihr Leben war eine einzige Folge von Partys

3)

to go or do the rounds (story etc) — reihum gehen

the story went the rounds of the club —

this coat has gone the rounds of the family — dieser Mantel ist durch die ganze Familie gegangen

4) (SPORT of election, talks) Runde f; (SHOW-JUMPING) Durchgang m

a round (of drinks) — eine Runde

a new round of negotiations — eine neue Verhandlungsrunde

round of ammunition — Ladung f

10 rounds of bullets —

a round of 5 shots — eine Folge von 5 Schüssen

a round of applause — Applaus m

5) (MUS) Kanon m

6)

theatre in the round — Arenatheater nt

5. vt

1) (= make round) runden

2) (= go round) corner, bend gehen/fahren um; cape umfahren, herumfahren um; obstacle herumgehen/-fahren um

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round [raʊnd]

A adj (adv → roundly)

1. allg rund:

a) kugelrund

b) kreisrund

c) zylindrisch:

round bar Rundstab m

d) (ab)gerundet

e) einen Kreis beschreibend:

round movement kreisförmige Bewegung

f) bogenförmig:

round-arched ARCH rundbogig, Rundbogen…

g) rundlich, voll (Arme, Backen)

2. LING gerundet (Vokal)

3. fig rund, voll, ganz (Dutzend etc)

4. MATH ganz (ohne Bruch):

in round numbers

a) in ganzen Zahlen,

b) auch in round figures auf- oder abgerundet

5. rund, annähernd oder ungefähr (richtig):

a round guess eine ungefähre Schätzung

6. rund, beträchtlich (Summe)

7. fig abgerundet (Stil)

8. voll(-tönend) (Stimme)

9. flott, scharf (Tempo)

10. offen, unverblümt (Antwort etc):

a round lie eine freche Lüge

11. kräftig, derb:

in round terms unmissverständlich

12. weich, vollmundig (Wein)

B s

1. Rund n, Kreis m, Ring m:

this earthly round das Erdenrund

2. (etwas) Rundes n, Rundteil m/n, Rundbau m

3. a) (runde) Stange

b) Querstange f

c) (Leiter) Sprosse f

d) TECH Rundstab m

4. Rundung f:

out of round TECH unrund

5. Bildhauerei: Rund-, Freiplastik f (Ggs Relief):

in the round

a) plastisch,

b) fig vollkommen

6. auch round of beef Rindskeule f

7. Br Scheibe f, Schnitte f (Brot etc)

8. Kreislauf m, Runde f:

the round of the seasons der Kreislauf der Jahreszeiten;

the daily round der alltägliche Trott

9. a) (Dienst)Runde f, Rundgang m (von Polizisten, Briefträgern etc)

b) MIL Rundgang m, Streifwache f

c) pl MIL koll Streife f

d) auch ward round MED Visite f (im Krankenhaus):

do ( oder go, make) one’s rounds seine Runde oder seinen Rundgang machen (of in dat)

10. a) ( besonders Besichtigungs-, Inspektions)Rundgang m, -fahrt f

b) Rundreise f, Tour f

11. Reihe f, Folge f ( beide:

of von)

12. a) Boxen, Golf etc: Runde f:

a 10-round fight, a fight over 10 rounds ein Kampf über 10 Runden;

first round to him! die erste Runde geht an ihn!, fig hum a. eins zu null für ihn!

b) (Verhandlungs- etc) Runde f:

round of negotiations

13. Runde f, Kreis m (von Personen):

go the rounds die Runde machen, kursieren ( beide:

of bei, in dat) (Gerücht, Witz etc)

14. Runde f, Lage f (Bier etc): → stand C 7

15. MIL

a) Salve f

b) Schuss m:

20 rounds of cartridge 20 Schuss Patronen;

he did not fire a single round er gab keinen einzigen Schuss ab

16. fig (Lach-, Beifalls) Salve f:

round of applause auch Beifallssturm m;

round after round of applause nicht enden wollender Beifall

17. MUS

a) Kanon m, Br HIST Round m (schlichter Rundgesang)

b) Rundtanz m, Reigen m

c) Dreher m

C adv

1. auch round about rund-, rings(her)um

2. rund(her)um, im ganzen Umkreis, überall, auf oder von oder nach allen Seiten: → all Bes Redew

3. im Umfang, mit einem Umfang von:

a tree 30 inches round

4. rundherum:

round and round immer rundherum;

the wheels go round die Räder drehen sich;

hand sth round etwas herumreichen;

look round um sich blicken;

turn round sich umdrehen

5. außen herum:

a long way round ein weiter oder großer Umweg

6. (zeitlich) heran…:

summer comes round;

winter comes round again der Winter kehrt wieder

7. (eine Zeit) lang oder hindurch:

all the year round das ganze Jahr lang oder hindurch oder über;

the clock round rund um die Uhr, volle 24 Stunden

8. a) hinüber…

b) herüber…, her…:

ask sb round jemanden her(über)bitten;

order one’s car round (den Wagen) vorfahren lassen; → bring round, get round etc

D präp

1. (rund) um:

a tour round the world eine Reise um die Welt

2. um (… herum):

sail round the Cape;

just round the corner gleich um die Ecke

3. in oder auf (dat) … herum:

she chased us round all the shops sie jagte uns durch alle Läden

4. um (… herum), im Umkreis von (oder gen):

shells burst round him um ihn herum platzten Granaten

5. um (… herum):

write a book round a story aus einer Geschichte ein (dickes) Buch machen;

argue round and round a subject um ein Thema herumreden

6. (zeitlich) durch, während (gen):

round the day den ganzen Tag lang; → clock¹ A 1

E v/t

1. rund machen, abrunden (auch fig): → rounded

2. umkreisen

3. umgeben, umschließen

4. a) ein Kap etc umfahren, umsegeln, herumfahren um, um eine Ecke biegen oder fahren oder gehen

b) AUTO eine Kurve ausfahren

F v/i

1. rund werden, sich runden

2. fig sich abrunden

3. a) die Runde machen (Wache)

b) einen Umweg machen

4. SCHIFF drehen, wenden (Schiff)

5. round on umg

a) jemanden anfahren,

b) über jemanden herfallen

rd. abk

1. road Str.

2. rod ( rods pl) (Maßeinheit)

3. round

4. PHYS rutherford (Maßeinheit)

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1. adjective
rund; rundlich [Arme]

round cheeks — Pausbacken Pl. (fam.)

in round figures, it will cost £1,000 — rund gerechnet wird es 1 000 Pfund kosten
2. noun
1) (recurring series) Serie, die

round of talks/negotiations — Gesprächs-/Verhandlungsrunde, die

the daily round — der Alltag

2) (charge of ammunition) Ladung, die

50 rounds [of ammunition] — 50 Schuss Munition

fire five rounds — fünf Schüsse abfeuern

3) (division of game or contest) Runde, die

4) (burst)

round of applause — Beifallssturm, der

rounds of cheers — Hochrufe

5)

round [of drinks] — Runde, die

6) (regular calls) Runde, die; Tour, die

the doctor is on her round at present — Frau Doktor macht gerade Hausbesuche

go [on] or make one's rounds — [Posten, Wächter usw.:] seine Runde machen od. gehen; [Krankenhausarzt:] Visite machen

do or go the rounds — [Person, Gerücht usw.:] die Runde machen (ugs.)

7) (Golf) Runde, die

a round of golf — eine Runde Golf

8) (slice)

a round of bread/toast — eine Scheibe Brot/Toast
3. adverb
1)

all the year round — das ganze Jahr hindurch

the third time round — beim dritten Mal

have a wall all round — von einer Mauer eingeschlossen sein

have a look round — sich umsehen

2) (in girth)

be [all of] ten feet round — einen Umfang von [mindestens] zehn Fuß haben

3) (from one point, place, person, etc. to another)

he asked round among his friends — er fragte seine Freunde

4) (by indirect way) herum

walk round — außen herum gehen

go a/the long way round — einen weiten Umweg machen

5) (here) hier; (there) dort

I'll go round tomorrow — ich gehe morgen hin

call round any time! — kommen Sie doch jederzeit vorbei!

ask somebody round [for a drink] — jemanden [zu einem Gläschen zu sich] einladen; see also clock 1. 1)
4. preposition
1) um [... herum]

a tour round the world — eine Weltreise

travel round England — durch England reisen

she had a blanket round her — sie hatte eine Decke um sich geschlungen

right round the lake — um den ganzen See herum

be round the back of the house — hinter dem Haus sein

run round the streets — durch die Straßen rennen

walk etc. round and round something — immer wieder um etwas herumgehen usw.

we looked round the shops — wir sahen uns in den Geschäften um

2) (in various directions from) um [... herum]; rund um [einen Ort]

look round one — um sich schauen

do you live round here? — wohnst du [hier] in der Nähe?

if you're ever round this way — wenn du hier in der Nähe bist
5. transitive verb
1) (give round shape to) rund machen; runden [Lippen, Rücken]

2) (state as round number) runden (to auf + Akk.)

3) (go round) umfahren/umgehen usw.

round a bend — um eine Kurve fahren/gehen/kommen usw

Phrasal Verbs:

- round down

- round off

- round on

- round up

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adj.

ringsherum adj.

rund adj.

runden adj.

um...herum adj. n.

Kontrollgang m.

Runde -n f.

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[raʊnd] adj <-er, -est>

1)

( circular) rund;

\round arch Rundbogen m;

\round arms/ legs rund[lich]e [o dicke] Arme/Beine;

\round cheeks runde Backen;

\round eyes Kulleraugen ntpl;

\round face rundliches Gesicht;

\round peg Runddübel m;

\round table runder Tisch;

\round vowel gerundeter Vokal

2) inv ( even number) rund;

a \round dozen ein rundes Dutzend;

to make sth a \round hundred ( bring up) etw auf hundert aufrunden;

( bring down) etw auf hundert abrunden adv

inv ( esp Brit)

1) ( in circular motion)

to go [or turn] \round sich akk umdrehen; wheel sich akk drehen;

the children turned \round and \round until they made themselves dizzy die Kinder drehten sich so lange im Kreis, bis ihnen schwindlig wurde;

sorry, you'll have to go \round tut mir leid, aber Sie müssen außen herumgehen

2) ( here and there)

to run \round herumrennen ( fam)

3) ( to a specific place)

to come \round vorbeikommen ( fam)

to go \round virus, rumours umgehen;

there aren't enough pencils to go \round es sind nicht genügend Stifte für alle vorhanden;

to go \round to Mary's/ Peter's bei Mary/Peter vorbeischauen ( fam)

to show sb \round jdn herumführen

4) ( surrounding) rundherum;

the house has trees all \round das Haus ist von Bäumen umgeben;

everyone for a mile \round heard the explosion jeder im Umkreis von einer Meile hörte die Explosion;

in the mountains \round about in den Bergen ringsherum;

all year \round das ganze Jahr hindurch

5) ( towards other direction)

the other way \round anders herum;

the right/wrong way \round richtig/falsch herum;

to have sth on [or be wearing sth] the wrong way \round etw falsch [o links] herum anhaben;

to turn \round person sich akk umdrehen;

( go back) umdrehen, kehrtmachen

6) ( circa) ungefähr;

\round about 4 o'clock gegen 4 Uhr;

\round about 20 people ungefähr 20 Personen

7) ( in girth)

the pyramid is 50 metres high and 100 metres \round die Pyramide ist 50 Meter hoch und hat einen Umfang von 100 Metern prep

1) ( surrounding) um +akk, um +akk... herum;

he put his arms \round her er legte seine Arme um sie;

there are trees all \round the house um das ganze Haus herum stehen Bäume

2) ( circling) um +akk;

the moon goes \round the earth der Mond kreist um die Erde;

they walked \round the lake sie liefen um den See herum

3) ( curving to other side of) um +akk;

drive \round the corner and take the second road on the left fahren Sie um die Ecke und nehmen sie die zweite Straße zur Linken;

to be just \round the corner gleich um die Ecke sein

4) ( at points at) um +akk... herum;

they sat \round the table sie saßen um den Tisch [herum]

5) ( within) um +akk;

she looked \round the house sie sah sich im Haus um;

she walked \round the room sie lief im Zimmer herum;

from all \round the world aus aller Welt

6) ( about) um ungefähr;

I heard a strange noise \round 12:15 um ungefähr 12.15 Uhr hörte ich ein seltsames Geräusch

PHRASES:

to be/go \round the bend/twist den Verstand verloren haben/verlieren, wahnsinnig geworden sein/werden;

to centre/revolve \round sth sich akk um etw akk konzentrieren/drehen;

to get \round sth um etw akk herumkommen;

there seems to be no way \round this problem es führt wohl kein Weg um dieses Problem herum;

to lie/sit/stand \round herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehen n

1) ( for all) Runde f;

this \round is on me! diese Runde geht auf mich!;

a \round of sandwiches ( Brit) ein belegtes Brot;

a \round of toast eine Scheibe Toast

2) ( series) Folge f;

when we were young, life was just one long \round of parties als wir jung waren, war unser Leben eine einzige Folge von Partys;

to be a \round of pleasure ein einziges Vergnügen sein;

\round of talks Gesprächsrunde f

3) ( salvo)

\round of applause Beifall m;

to get a big \round of applause stürmischen Beifall bekommen

4) ( route)

\rounds pl

to be [out] on [or make] one's \rounds seine Runden drehen; doctor Hausbesuche machen;

I've made the \rounds of all the agents, but nobody has any tickets left ich habe alle Verkaufsstellen abgeklappert, aber es waren keine Karten mehr zu bekommen ( fam)

to go [or do] the \rounds die Runde machen; flu umgehen

5) (esp Brit, Aus) ( delivery route) Runde f;

to have a milk \round die Milch ausliefern;

to do a paper \round Zeitungen austragen

6) ( routine) Trott m ( pej)

my daily \round includes going for a jog in the morning zu meinem Tagesablauf gehört mein täglicher Morgenlauf

7) sports Runde f;

a \round of golf eine Runde Golf;

to be [or get] [or make it] through to the next \round in die nächste Runde kommen

8) ( song) Kanon m

9) ( of ammunition) Ladung f;

to fire a \round eine Ladung Munition abfeuern vt

1) ( make round)

to \round sth etw umrunden

2) ( go around)

to \round the corner um die Ecke biegen vi

1) ( become round) rund werden

2) ( turn against)

to \round on sb jdn anfahren;

to \round on one's critics über seine Kritiker herfallen;

to \round on one's pursuers seine Verfolger angreifen

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8 round

round

❢ Round often appears after verbs in English ( change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, gather, pass). For go round, get round see the entries go, get.

A adv

1 GB ( on all sides) all round lit tout autour ; whisky all round! du whisky pour tout le monde! ; there were smiles all round tout le monde souriait ; to go all the way round [fence, wall, moat] faire tout le tour ;

2 GB ( in circular movement) to go round and round [wheel, carousel] tourner (en rond) ; [person] fig tourner en rond ; lit aller et venir ; the tune was going round and round in my head j'avais cet air dans la tête ;

3 GB (to specific place, home) to be ou go round to passer à [office, school] ; to ask sb (to come) round dire à qn de passer ; she's coming round today elle passe aujourd'hui ; to invite sb round for lunch inviter qn à déjeuner (chez soi) ; I'm just going round to Sandra's je pars chez Sandra ; I'll be round in a minute j'arrive (dans un instant) ;

4 GB ( in circumference) three metres round [tree trunk] de trois mètres de circonférence ;

5 GB ( as part of cycle) all year round toute l'année ; this time round cette fois-ci ; as summer comes round à l'approche de l'été ; my birthday will soon be round again c'est bientôt mon anniversaire.

B prep GB

1 ( expressing location) autour de [table, garden etc] ; let's sit round the table asseyons-nous autour de la table ; to sit round the fire s'asseoir au coin du feu ; the wall goes right round the house le mur fait le tour de la maison ; he had a scarf round his neck il avait une écharpe autour du cou ; what do you measure round the waist? combien fais-tu de tour de taille? ;

2 ( expressing direction) to go round the corner tourner au coin de la rue ; to go round a bend ( in road) prendre un virage ; the baker's is just round the corner la boulangerie est tout près ; to go round a roundabout prendre un rond-point ; to go round an obstacle contourner un obstacle ;

3 (on tour, visit) shall I take you round the house? voulez-vous visiter la maison? ; her sister took us round Oxford sa sœur nous a fait visiter Oxford ; to go round the shops faire les magasins.

C round about adv phr

1 ( approximately) à peu près, environ ; round about 50 people/9 am à peu près or environ 50 personnes/9 h ; it happened round about here ça s'est passé par ici ;

2 ( vicinity) the people/streets round about les gens/rues des environs ; ⇒ roundabout.

D n

1 (set, series) série f (of de) ; the social round les réceptions fpl mondaines ; the daily round of activities le train-train quotidien ; ⇒ payround, wage round ;

2 ( in competition) rencontre f ; qualifying round (in football, rugby, tennis) match m de qualification ;

3 (game of golf, cards) partie f (of de) ; (in boxing, wrestling) round m ;

4 Equit ( in event) parcours m ; a clear round un parcours sans faute ;

5 Pol ( in election) tour m ;

6 ( of drinks) tournée f (of de) ; it's my round! c'est ma tournée! ; to pay for a round offrir une tournée ;

7 Mil ( unit of ammunition) balle f ; round of ammunition cartouche f ; to fire round after round tirer balle sur balle ; ⇒ baton round ;

8 Mil ( shot fired) salve f ; rounds of machine-gun fire des salves de mitraillette ;

9 ( burst) round of applause salve f d'applaudissements ; to get a round of applause être applaudi ; let's have a round of applause for David! on applaudit bien fort David! ;

10 Culin ( of bread) a round of toast un toast, une tranche de pain grillé ; a round of ham sandwiches des sandwichs mpl pain de mie au jambon ;

11 ( regular route) tournée f ; ⇒ milk round, paper round ;

12 ( circular shape) rondelle f (of de) ;

13 Mus ( canon) canon m ;

14 Theat theatre in the round théâtre m en rond ;

15 Art in the round [sculpture] en ronde-bosse ;

16 Dance ronde f ;

17 ( of cheese) roue f ;

18 Culin round of beef rond m.

E rounds npl to do one's rounds [doctor] visiter ses malades ; [postman, refuse collector] faire sa tournée ; [security guard] faire sa ronde ; to be out on one's rounds [doctor] être en visite ; to do ou go ou make the rounds [rumour, joke, document, flu] circuler ; to go the rounds of [story] faire le tour de [village, office] ; [garment, book] faire le tour de [relations, family] ; to do the rounds of faire le tour de [employment agencies, relations].

F adj

1 ( circular) [object, building, glasses, face, head] rond ; her eyes grew round elle a ouvert des yeux ronds ;

2 (rounded, curved) [arch] arrondi ; [handwriting] rond ; [cheeks, breasts] rond ; to have round shoulders avoir le dos voûté ;

3 ( spherical) rond ;

4 ( complete) [figure] rond ; in round figures en chiffres ronds ; in round figures, that's £100 ça fait 100 livres sterling en arrondissant ; a round dozen une douzaine exactement ; a nice round sum une somme appréciable or rondelette ○.

G round+ (dans composés) round-cheeked/-eyed aux joues rondes/aux yeux ronds ; round-faced au visage rond ; ⇒ round-shouldered.

H vtr

1 gen, Naut ( go round) contourner [point, headland] ; to round the corner tourner au coin ; to round a bend prendre un virage ;

2 ( make round) arrondir [lips] ;

3 Phon arrondir [vowels].

Phrasal verbs

■ round down:

▶ round [sth] down, round down [sth] arrondir [qch] au chiffre inférieur [figures].

■ round off:

▶ round off [sth], round [sth] off

1 ( finish off) finir [meal, evening, visit, season] (with par) ; conclure [speech] ; parfaire [education, process] ;

2 ( make smooth) arrondir [corner, edge] ;

3 ( change) arrondir [figure, number].

■ round on GB:

▶ round on [sb] attaquer violemment [critic, opponent] ; suddenly she rounded on me tout d'un coup elle m'est tombée dessus ○.

■ round out:

▶ round [sth] out, round out [sth] compléter [list, numbers, range].

■ round up:

▶ round up [sb], round [sb] up regrouper [protesters, inhabitants] ; ramasser ○ [thieves, prostitutes, suspects] ; to be rounded up être pris dans une rafle ;

▶ round up [sth], round [sth] up

1 rassembler [livestock] ;

2 arrondir [qch] au chiffre supérieur [figure].

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9 about

about

❢ 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, rummage about, lie about etc). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move, rummage, lie etc).

A adj

1 ( expressing future intention) to be about to do être sur le point de faire ;

2 ( rejecting course of action) I'm not about to do je ne suis pas près de faire ;

3 ( awake) debout ; you were (up and) about early this morning tu étais debout tôt ce matin.

B adv

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 à environ 18 h ; it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron c'est aussi utile qu'un parapluie dans un ouragan ; ⇒ round ;

2 ( almost) presque ; to be (just) about ready être presque prêt ; that seems about right ça a l'air d'aller, ça devrait aller ; I've had just about enough of her! j'en ai plus qu'assez d'elle! ; I've had about as much as I can take! j'en ai plus qu'assez! ; ⇒ just ;

3 ( in circulation) there was no-one about il n'y avait personne ; there are few people about il y a peu de gens dans les parages ; there is a lot of food poisoning about il y a beaucoup d'intoxications alimentaires en ce moment, les intoxications alimentaires ne manquent pas en ce moment ; there's a lot of it about ça ne manque pas ;

4 ( in the vicinity) to be somewhere about être dans les parages ; she must be somewhere about elle doit être dans les parages, elle doit être quelque part par là ;

5 ( indicating reverse position) the other way about l'inverse, le contraire ; ⇒ put about (put), turn about (turn).

C prep

1 (concerning, regarding) a book/film about sb/sth un livre/film sur qn/qch ; to talk about parler de [problem, subject] ; what's it about? (of book, film etc) ça parle de quoi? ; it's about… il s'agit de… ; may I ask what it's about? pourriez-vous me dire de quoi il s'agit? ; I'm ringing about my results j'appelle pour mes résultats ; it's about my son's report c'est au sujet du bulletin scolaire de mon fils ; about your overdraft… pour ce qui est de votre découvert… ;

2 ( in the nature of) there's something weird/sad about him il a quelque chose de bizarre/triste ; there's something about the place that intrigues me l'endroit a quelque chose qui me fascine ; 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 ; teaching is all about communication enseigner, c'est communiquer ; that's what life is all about c'est la vie ;

4 ( occupied with) to know what one is about savoir ce qu'on fait ; mind what you're about! GB fais attention or fais gaffe ○ à ce que tu fais! ; 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/run about the streets errer/courir 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 going into town? et si on allait en ville? ; how about it?, how about you? ça te or vous dit? ;

7 ( when soliciting opinions) what about the transport GB ou transportation US costs? et les frais de transport? ; what about us? et nous alors? ; ‘what about the dinner?’-‘what about it?’ ‘et le repas alors?’-‘quoi, le repas?’ ; what about you? et toi? ; what about Natasha? et Natasha? ; how about it? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ;

8 sout (on) hidden about one's person [drugs, arms] caché sur soi ; ⇒ wit ;

9 GB ( surrounding) autour de ; there were trees about the house il y avait des arbres autour de la maison.

Idioms

it's about time (that) il serait temps que (+ subj) ; about time too! il était temps!, ce n'est pas trop tôt ○ ! ; that's about it ( that's all) c'est tout ; ( that's the situation) en gros, oui, c'est à peu près ça.

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) über
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) ungefähr

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) herum

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) irgendwo in...

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) um
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) kehrt!

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about

[əˈbaʊt]

I. prep

1. (on the subject of, concerning) über + akk

she had some misgivings \about the talk sie hatte wegen des Gesprächs Bedenken

he often tells jokes \about dumb blonds er erzählt oft Blondinenwitze

be quick \about it! beeil dich [damit]!, mach schnell!

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft, Zukunftsangst f

a book/movie/programme \about sth/sb ein Buch/ein Film/eine Sendung über etw/jdn

what's that book \about? worum geht es in dem Buch?

the movie is \about the American Civil War der Film handelt vom Amerikanischen Bürgerkrieg

to have a discussion \about how/who/why... darüber diskutieren, wie/wer/warum...

to have a phobia \about spiders eine Spinnenphobie haben

to be happy \about sth sich akk über etw akk freuen

to be sure [or certain] /unsure [or uncertain] \about sth sich dat einer S. gen sicher/unsicher sein

he was still unsure \about what he should do er war sich noch immer nicht sicher, was er tun sollte

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir haben uns jetzt endgültig entschlossen umzuziehen

to ask sb \about sth/sb jdn nach etw/jdm fragen

to be on \about sth BRIT ( fam) sich akk über etw akk auslassen

to care \about sth/sb sich akk für etw/jdn interessieren

I don't care \about your opinion! deine Meinung interessiert mich nicht!

to dream \about sth/sb von etw/jdm träumen

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen

to talk \about sth über etw akk sprechen

all \about sb/sth alles über jdn/etw

he taught us all \about biology wir haben von ihm alles über Biologie gelernt

it's all \about having fun es geht einfach nur darum, Spaß zu haben

2. (affecting) gegen + akk

to do something \about sth etwas gegen etw akk unternehmen

will you please do something \about the leaky tap? kümmerst du dich bitte mal um den tropfenden Wasserhahn?

I can't do anything \about it ich kann nichts dagegen machen

to do little/much/nothing \about sth wenig/viel/nichts gegen etw akk tun

there's nothing we can do \about it dagegen können wir nichts machen

to do nothing \about a problem ein Problem nicht anpacken, nicht gegen ein Problem vorgehen

3. (surrounding) um + akk

he takes little notice of the world \about him er nimmt von seiner Umgebung kaum Notiz

to put one's arms \about sb jdn umarmen

4. after vb (expressing movement)

to wander \about the house im Haus herumlaufen

to look \about the room sich akk im Zimmer umsehen

5. (expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein; BRIT ( form)

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? haben Sie einen Kugelschreiber dabei?

6. (being a feature, characteristic of) an + dat

what exactly didn't you like \about the play? was genau hat dir an der Aufführung nicht gefallen?

there is a deep sadness \about him ihn umgibt eine tiefe Melancholie

he has a way \about him that I don't like er hat etwas an sich, das mir nicht gefällt

there's something strange \about him er hat etwas Merkwürdiges an sich

7. (aimed at)

▪ to be \about doing sth beabsichtigen [o darauf abzielen], etw zu tun

the takeover was not \about getting rid of competition die Übernahme sollte nicht die Konkurrenz ausschalten; BRIT ( fam)

8. BRIT ( fam: in the process of)

to be \about it gerade dabei sein

could you make me some coffee too while you're \about it? wo Sie gerade dabei sind, könnten Sie mir auch einen Kaffee machen?

9.

▶ to go \about sth (continue) mit etw dat fortfahren; (tackle) etw angehen

how shall go \about solving this problem? wie sollen wir dieses Problem angehen?

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? was muss man tun, wenn man hier einen Angelschein erwerben will?

▶ how \about sth/sb? wie wäre es mit jdm/etw?

how \about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?

▶ to know what one is \about ( fam) wissen, was man tut

▶ what \about it? was ist damit?

is that your car? — yes, what \about it? ist das da Ihr Auto? — ja, was ist damit?

▶ and what \about us? und was ist mit uns?

▶ what \about your job? wie läuft es bei der Arbeit?

▶ what \about going [or a trip] to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?

II. adv inv

1. (approximately) ungefähr

he's \about six feet tall er ist ungefähr 1,80 m groß

\about eight [o'clock] [so] gegen acht [Uhr]

\about two days/months ago vor etwa zwei Tagen/Monaten

2. (almost) fast

I've had just \about enough from you! ich habe allmählich genug von dir!

that's just \about the limit! das ist ja so ziemlich das Letzte!

3. (barely)

we just \about made it wir haben es gerade noch [so] geschafft

he earns just \about enough to live on er verdient gerade mal genug zum Leben

4. esp BRIT (around) herum

don't leave things \about on the floor lass nichts auf dem Boden herumliegen

some people were standing \about ein paar Leute standen so herum

there's a lot of flu \about at the moment im Moment geht die Grippe um

to be up [or out] and \about auf den Beinen sein

to move \about herumlaufen, umherlaufen

stop moving \about! bleib doch mal [ruhig] stehen!

5. esp BRIT (in the area) hier, in der Nähe

is Cathy \about? ist Cathy hier irgendwo?

she must be \about somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein

have you seen Peter \about? hast du Peter irgendwo gesehen?

there was nobody \about es war keiner da

6. ( form: opposite) andersherum

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen

\about turn [or AM face]! MIL [Abteilung] kehrt!

7. (intending)

▪ to be \about to do sth im Begriff sein [o gerade vorhaben], etw zu tun

she was [just] \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark kam

he was \about to burst into tears er wäre fast in Tränen ausgebrochen

we're just \about to have supper wir wollen gerade zu Abend essen

I'm not \about to beg for his apology ich werde ihn bestimmt nicht um eine Entschuldigung bitten

8.

▶ that's \about all [or it] das wär's

anything else? — no, that's \about it for now wünschen Sie noch etwas? — nein, das wäre erst einmal alles [o das wär's fürs Erste]

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[ə'baʊt]
1. adv

1) (esp Brit) herum, umher; (= present) in der Nähe

to run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen

I looked (all) about — ich sah ringsumher

to leave things (lying) about — Sachen herumliegen lassen

to be ( up and) about again —

we were about early — wir waren früh auf den Beinen

there's a thief about — ein Dieb geht um

there's plenty of money about — es ist Geld in Mengen vorhanden

there was nobody about who could help — es war niemand in der Nähe, der hätte helfen können

at night when there's nobody about — nachts, wenn niemand unterwegs ist

where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe

it's the other way about — es ist gerade umgekehrt

day and day about — (täglich) abwechselnd

See:

→ out, turn, up

2)

to be about to — im Begriff sein zu; ( esp US inf

I was about to go out — ich wollte gerade ausgehen

it's about to rain — es regnet gleich or demnächst

he's about to start school —

we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr

are you about to tell me...? — willst du mir etwa erzählen...?

3) (= approximately) ungefähr, (so) um... (herum)

he's about 40 —

about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr

he is about the same, doctor — sein Zustand hat sich kaum geändert, Herr Doktor

that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)

that's about right — das stimmt (so) ungefähr

I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)

he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung

See:

→ just, round, time

2. prep

1) (esp Brit) um (... herum); (= in) in (+dat) (... herum)

the fields about the house — die Felder ums Haus (herum)

scattered about the room — im ganzen or über das ganze Zimmer verstreut

somewhere about here — irgendwo hierherum

all about the house — im ganzen Haus (herum)

to sit about the house —

to do jobs about the house — sich im Haus (herum) nützlich machen

he looked about him — er schaute sich um

there's something about him/about the way he speaks — er/seine Art zu reden hat so etwas an sich

while you're about it —

you've been a long time about it — du hast lange dazu gebraucht

and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)

2) (= concerning) über (+acc)

tell me all about it — erzähl doch mal

he knows about it — er weiß darüber Bescheid, er weiß davon

what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?

he knows what it's all about — er weiß Bescheid

he's promised to do something about it — er hat versprochen, (in der Sache) etwas zu unternehmen

they fell out about money — sie haben sich wegen Geld zerstritten

how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)

how or what about it/going to the cinema? —

what about that book? have you brought it back? — was ist mit dem Buch? hast du es zurückgebracht?

(yes,) what about it/him? —

he doesn't know what he's about — er weiß nicht, was er (eigentlich) tut

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about [əˈbaʊt]

A adv

1. umher, (rings-, rund)herum, in der Runde:

all about überall;

a long way about ein großer Umweg;

the wrong way about falsch herum;

three miles about drei Meilen im Umkreis

2. ungefähr, etwa, nahezu:

it’s about time that … es ist an der Zeit, dass …; es wird langsam Zeit, dass …;

and about time, about time too es wurde aber auch langsam Zeit;

it’s about right umg es kommt so ungefähr hin;

that’s about it, that’s about all das wärs; → just B 5

3. (halb) herum, in der entgegengesetzten Richtung:

be about SCHIFF klar zum Wenden sein; → face C 1, turn¹ A 27

4. be about to do sth im Begriff oder dabei oder auf dem Sprung sein, etwas zu tun;

he was about to go out, when … er wollte gerade ausgehen, als …;

not be about to do sth bes US umg nicht die Absicht haben oder nicht daran denken, etwas zu tun

5. in der Nähe, da:

there is no one about

6. be about umgehen (Krankheit):

there are a lot of colds about at the moment zurzeit sind viele erkältet

B präp

1. besonders Br um, um … herum

2. (irgendwo) herum in (dat):

wander about the streets in den Straßen herumwandern

3. bei, auf (dat), an (dat), um:

have you got any money about you? haben Sie Geld bei sich?;

there is nothing about him an ihm ist nichts Besonderes;

have sth about one etwas an sich haben;

he had a gun hidden about his person er hatte eine Pistole in seiner Kleidung versteckt

4. um, gegen, etwa:

about my height ungefähr meine Größe;

about this time (etwa oder ungefähr) um diese Zeit;

about noon um die Mittagszeit, gegen Mittag

5. über (akk):

talk about business;

what is it (all) about? worum handelt es sich (eigentlich)?

6. beschäftigt mit:

he knows what he is about er weiß, was er tut oder was er will;

what are you about?

a) was machst du da?,

b) was hast du vor?;

and while you’re about it und wenn du schon dabei bist

C v/t SCHIFF ein Schiff wenden

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1. adverb
1) (all around) rings[her]um; (here and there) überall

all about — ringsumher

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

2) (near)

be about — da sein; hier sein

is John about? — ist John da?

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

3)

be about to do something — gerade etwas tun wollen

4) (active)

be out and about — aktiv sein

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

6) (round) herum; rum (ugs.)

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

7)

[turn and] turn about — (in rotation) abwechselnd
2. preposition
1) (all around) um [... herum]

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

2) (with)

have something about one — etwas [bei sich] haben

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

an argument/a question about something — Streit wegen etwas/eine Frage zu etwas

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

cry about something — wegen etwas weinen

know about something — von etwas wissen

what was it about? — worum ging es?

4) (occupied with)

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

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adj.

etwa adj.

gegen adj.

um... adj.

ungefähr adj. prep.

über präp.

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11 about

1. preposition
(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) om
2. preposition, adverb
1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cirka, omtrent

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) rundt omkring i

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) i, ved, et eller annet sted i

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) omkring
3. adverb
((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) Helt om!

- be about to

nesten
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I
adv. \/əˈbaʊt\/

1) omkring

• rush about

fare omkring

• look about

se seg omkring

2) rundt

• go about in circles

• he went a long way about

han gikk en lang omvei

3) rundt omkring, her og der, hit og dit

• people were sitting about on the grass

• he was ordered about

han ble sendt hit og dit

4) i nærheten

• he is somewhere about

han er et eller annet sted i nærheten

5) i omkrets

• a wheel two inches about

6) om, i motsatt\/feil retning

• right about!

høyre om

• it's the wrong way about

det er i feil retning

• it's quite the other way about

det er akkurat omvendt\/motsatt

7) ute, i bevegelse, i\/på farten, i omløp, fremme

8) omtrent, nesten

• about as high as that tree

• that's about the best you can get

det er noe av det beste man kan få

• I'm just about ready to go

jeg er snart klar til å dra

• I've had just about enough of this

nå har jeg fått nok av dettte \/ nå får det være nok

• that's about right!

omtrent sånn ja! \/ det stemmer sånn noenlunde!

• that's about it!

det kan (nok) stemme \/ det er nok slik det forholder seg

9) (amer., hverdagslig) villig

• he was not about to do it

han var ikke villig til å gjøre det

about to i ferd med å

all about på alle sider, rundt omkring

be about ( britisk) gjenta til det kjedsommelige

be out and about se ➢ out

be not about to ikke være villig til å

• he was not about to leave his home

han var ikke villig til å reise hjemmefra
II
prep. \/əˈbaʊt\/

1) omkring (i), rundt (i), rundt om i, rundt omkring (i)

• walk about the town

gå rundt i byen

• walk about the streets

gå gatelangs

• travel about the world

reise rundt om i verden

• the fields about Oxford

jordene rundt Oxford

2) i nærheten (av), i

• somewhere about here

et eller annet sted her i nærheten

• the people about here

folk her omkring

• somewhere about the house

et eller annet sted i huset

• books and papers lying about the house

bøker og papirer som ligger og flyter overalt i huset

3) på

• I have no money about me

jeg har ingen penger på meg

4) ved, over

• there is something about him I don't like

det er noe ved ham jeg ikke liker

• there is something cynical about him

det er noe kynisk ved ham

5) om

• tell me all about it

fortell meg alt om det

6) angående, med (hensyn til), når det gjelder

• he is careless about his personal appearance

han er likegyldig med sitt eget ytre

7) for

• I am so happy about it

jeg er så glad for det

8) ( i tidsuttrykk og matematiske uttrykk) omkring, rundt, cirka, omtrent

• about £500

• about five miles

• about 6 o'clock

• he is much about your size

han er omtrent på din størrelse

9) i gang med, i ferd med

be about dreie seg om, handle om, gjelde

• the story is about a girl

historien dreier seg om en jente

• what's it all about?

hva dreier det seg om?\/hva gjelder det?

• winning is what football is all about

å vinne er alt fotball dreier seg om

være opptatt med, være opptatt av, være sysselsatt med

• what are you about?

hva holder du på med?

• while you are about it

mens du holder på\/når du først er i gang

• you have been a long time about it

du har tatt deg god tid

English-Norwegian dictionary > about
12 mill about

(Brit.), mill around intransitive verb durcheinander laufen

a mass of people milling about or around in the square — eine Menschenmenge, die sich hin und her über den Platz schiebt/schob

* * *

◆ mill about, mill around, mill round

vi BRIT umherlaufen

the crowd \mill abouted around the square die Menge schob sich über den Platz

* * *

(Brit.), mill around intransitive verb durcheinander laufen

a mass of people milling about or around in the square — eine Menschenmenge, die sich hin und her über den Platz schiebt/schob

English-german dictionary > mill about
13 -Asking about house rules-

At home Asking about house rules
How do you arrange the housework? Come vi organizzate per le faccende domestiche?

We have a cleaner who comes twice a week. Abbiamo una donna delle pulizie che viene due volte alla settimana.

We have a rota system for the housework. Abbiamo dei turni per le pulizie.

Is it a problem if I have friends round? È un problema se vengono a trovarmi degli amici?

We have people round quite often. Viene a trovarci gente abbastanza spesso.

Do you eat together? Mangiate insieme?

We eat together when we can. Mangiamo insieme quando possiamo.

I work shifts, so it's not always possible to eat together. Faccio i turni al lavoro, quindi non è sempre possibile mangiare insieme.

We've got a cat, would that be a problem for you? Abbiamo un gatto, sarebbe un problema per te?

I'm allergic to cats. Sono allergico ai gatti.

I do a bit of painting in my spare time. Nel tempo libero dipingo un po'.

Would that be a problem? Sarebbe un problema?

How much deposit do you need? Quanto devo lasciarti come caparra?

We need one month's rent as deposit plus the first month's rent when you move in. Abbiamo bisogno di una mensilità come caparra più il primo mese di affitto quando ti trasferisci.

English-Italian dictionary > -Asking about house rules-
14 gulusmear

v.

to snoop around.

* * *

VI

1) (=comer) to nibble titbits

2) (=oler) to sniff the cooking

3) (=curiosear) to snoop

* * *

= poke about/(a)round/into/in, snoop about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

Ex. While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.

Ex. Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.

Ex. He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.

Ex. The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

* * *

= poke about/(a)round/into/in, snoop about/(a)round/into/in, nose about/(a)round/into/in, pry (into).

Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.

Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.

Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.

Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

Spanish-English dictionary > gulusmear
15 περίχωρος

-ος,-ον ⁺ A 9-3-0-9-1=22 Gn 13,10.11.12; 19,17.28

round about, neighbouring Gn 19,28; ἡ περίχωρος (γῆ) the country round about, neighbourhood Gn 13,10; οἱ περίχωροι neighbouring people Gn 13,12; τὰ περίχωρα country round about Dt 3,4

Cf. DOGNIEZ 1992, 129; WEVERS 1993, 179

Lust (λαγνεία) > περίχωρος
16 περίχωρος

περίχωρ-ος, ον,

A round about a place: οἱ π. the people about, D.19.266, Plu.Cat.Ma. 25, Eum. 15, etc.; ἡ π. (sc. γῆ) the country round about, LXX Ge.13.10,al., Ev.Matt.14.35 ; τὰ π. Palaeph.20.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > περίχωρος
17 Remi

Rēmi ( Rhēmi), ōrum, m.
I.
A considerable people of Gaul, in the region round about the modern Rheims, Caes. B. G. 2, 3; 5 sq.; 9; 12; 3, 11; 5, 3 et saep.; Tac. H. 4, 67 sq.—In sing.:
Iccius Remus,
Caes. B. G. 2, 6.— Poet., collect., Luc. 1, 424.—
II.
In later authors, the chief town of the Remi, now Rheims (in earlier writers, Durocortorum; cf. Caes. B. G. 6, 44), Amm. 15, 11, 10; 16, 2, 8.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Remi
18 Rhemi

Rēmi ( Rhēmi), ōrum, m.
I.
A considerable people of Gaul, in the region round about the modern Rheims, Caes. B. G. 2, 3; 5 sq.; 9; 12; 3, 11; 5, 3 et saep.; Tac. H. 4, 67 sq.—In sing.:
Iccius Remus,
Caes. B. G. 2, 6.— Poet., collect., Luc. 1, 424.—
II.
In later authors, the chief town of the Remi, now Rheims (in earlier writers, Durocortorum; cf. Caes. B. G. 6, 44), Amm. 15, 11, 10; 16, 2, 8.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > Rhemi
19 snooty

snooty

tr['snʊːtɪ]

adjective (comp snootier, superl snootiest)

1 familiar altivo,-a, presumido,-a, altanero,-a, arrogante, engreído,-a

snooty*

adj.

• desdeñoso, -a adj.

• engreído, -a adj.

• presumido, -a adj.

'snuːti
adjective -tier, -tiest (colloq) < person> estirado (fam), altanero; < attitude> altanero, de superioridad

['snuːtɪ]
ADJ (compar snootier) (superl snootiest) presumido
the people round here are very snooty — la gente de por aquí es muy presumida, por aquí la gente se da mucho tono or muchos aires

there's no need to be snooty about it — no hace falta andar presumiendo de ello

* * *
['snuːti]
adjective -tier, -tiest (colloq) < person> estirado (fam), altanero; < attitude> altanero, de superioridad

English-spanish dictionary > snooty
20 el2

= the, ye.

Nota: Forma arcaica.

Ex. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

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* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* de los mejores = as good as any.

* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.

* el acabose = the last straw.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el auténtico = the real McCoy.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* el bien de = the good of.

* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.

* el charco = the big pond.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.

* el colmo = the last straw.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* el corazón de = the heart of.

* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.

* el cual = which.

* el de = that in, that of.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Diluvio = the Flood.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.

* el doble = twice + as many.

* el doble de = twice + the number of.

* El Dorado = El Dorado.

* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.

* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.

* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* el evitar = avoidance.

* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.

* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.

* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* el impulsor de = the power behind.

* el interés público = the public interest.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* el lastre de = the shackles of.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.

* el más = all-time.

* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.

* el más allá = hereafter.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.

* el más leído = the most widely read.

* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.

* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el mentir = lying.

* el mes pasado = last month.

* el mío = mine.

* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).

* el mismo número = as many.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el modo de = the way in which.

* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* el motor de = the power behind.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.

* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.

* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* el orgullo de = showpiece.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* el padre de = the father of.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* el peso de = brunt of, the.

* el populacho = the great unwashed.

* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* el portavoz de = the voice of.

* el presente = thisness.

* el primer intento = the first time around.

* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.

* el primero mencionado = former.

* el principal = the number one.

* el principio de = the dawn of.

* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.

* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el proletariado = the great unwashed.

* el pulmón de = the heart of.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el que = that, the one.

* el que aprende = learner.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* el resto = rest, the.

* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).

* El Salvador = El Salvador.

* el segundo mencionado = latter.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el tamaño de = the extent of.

* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.

* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.

* el tiempo de Algo = in season.

* el tiempo es oro = time is money.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).

* el tipo de = the range of.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.

* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.

* el último citado = latter.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* el único = the one and only.

* el único e incomparable = the one and only.

* el único e inimitable = the one and only.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero = the real McCoy.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* el viejo = the elder.

* el vulgo = the great unwashed.

* el yugo de = the shackles of.

* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.

* la = the, ye.

* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.

* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la comunidad en general = the community at large.

* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.

* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la cruz de = the bane of.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* la diversidad de = the range of.

* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la época de Algo = in season.

* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.

* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.

* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).

* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.

* la joya de = showpiece.

* la judicatura = the Bench.

* la justicia = the Bench.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* la magistratura = the Bench.

* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.

* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.

* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.

* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* la mentira = lying.

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.

* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* la pesadilla de = the bane of.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* la petición de = a call for.

* la píldora = the pill.

* la plebe = the great unwashed.

* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* la primera tentativa = the first time around.

* la primera vez = the first time around.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* la que = that, the one.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).

* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.

* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....

* la riqueza de = the wealth of.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

* las = the, ye.

* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las ataduras de = the shackles of.

* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* las de = those for.

* las doce del mediodía = noon.

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* la segunda opción = the next best choice.

* la segunda vez = the second time around.

* la semana pasada = last week.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* la situación = the course of events.

* la sociedad en general = society at large.

* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* las profundidades del océano = the deep.

* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.

* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.

* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.

* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.

* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.

* la temporada de Algo = in season.

* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.

* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.

* la tira de = a whole slew of.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la última vez = last time.

* la última vez que = the last time.

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* la ventaja de = the beauty of.

* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.

* la verdad = the lowdown (on).

* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.

* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* la víspera de = on the eve of.

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.

* lo anodino = blandness.

* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.

* lo apropiado = appropriateness.

* lo barato = inexpensiveness.

* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo caro = expensiveness.

* lo chicano = Chicana.

* lo chulo = coolness.

* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* lo completo = completeness.

* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.

* lo creas o no = believe it or not.

* lo decisivo = the last word.

* lo definitivo = the last word.

* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.

* lo directo = directness.

* lo divertido = the fun part.

* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.

* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo estrafalario = zaniness.

* lo estrambótico = zaniness.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* lo favorable = propitiousness.

* lo hebraico = Hebraica.

* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.

* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.

* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.

* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.

* lo indirecto = indirectness.

* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo insulso = blandness.

* lo interesante = the fun part.

* lo judío = Judaica.

* lo lindo = cuteness.

* lo llano = flatness.

* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* lo más detestado = pet hate.

* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.

* lo más interesante = highlights.

* lo más mínimo = so much as.

* lo más novedoso = the last word.

* lo más odiado = pet hate.

* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más probable es que = most probably.

* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.

* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.

* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.

* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.

* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.

* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* lo noble = high-mindedness.

* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).

* lo oportuno = timeliness.

* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.

* lo peor de = brunt of, the.

* lo peor del = the armpit of the.

* lo pintoresco = quaintness.

* lo plano = flatness.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo primero = for one, first off.

* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.

* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.

* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* lo público = publicness.

* lo que = that which, what.

* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.

* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.

* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.

* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.

* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.

* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.

* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* lo que es muy importante = importantly.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que es peor aun = worse still.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* lo que le corresponde = fair share.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* lo que quiera que = whatever.

* lo que sea = something or other.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo rural = rurality.

* los = the, ye.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.

* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.

* los acontecimientos = the course of events.

* lo sagrado = sacredness.

* los albores de = the dawn of.

* los años cincuenta = fifties.

* los años treinta = thirties.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.

* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* los comienzos de = the dawn of.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* los de = those for, those in.

* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.

* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.

* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.

* los más necesitados = those most in need.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.

* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* los necesitados = the needy.

* los orígenes de = the dawn of.

* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].

* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.

* los que = those who.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.

* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.

* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.

* los tribunales = the Bench.

* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.

* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.

* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.

* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* lo último = the last word.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.

* lo yidish = Yiddica.

* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

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