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1. adverb

   a. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ

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

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

• at about 11 o'clock vers 11 heures

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

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

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

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

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

   b. ( = here and there) çà et là

• shoes lying about des chaussures qui traînent

   c. ( = near, in circulation) par ici

• he's somewhere about il est dans les parages

• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?

• there was nobody about il n'y avait personne

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

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

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

   d. ( = round) all about tout autour

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. preposition

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

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

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

• to speak about sth parler de qch

• a film about India un film sur l'Inde

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

• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)

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

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

   b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dans

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

• somewhere about the house quelque part dans la maison

   c. ( = round) autour de

• the countryside about Edinburgh la campagne autour d'Édimbourg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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1) ( expressing future intention)

2) ( awake)

1) ( approximately) environ, à peu près

2) ( almost) presque

3) ( in circulation)

4) ( in the vicinity)

1) ( concerning)

2) ( in the nature of)

3) ( bound up with)

4) ( occupied with)

5) ( around)

6) (in invitations, suggestions)

7) ( when soliciting opinions)

8) sout (on)

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about [ə'baʊt]

à propos de ⇒ 1 (a) au sujet de ⇒ 1 (a) concernant ⇒ 1 (a) partout ⇒ 1 (d) autour de ⇒ 1 (e) environ ⇒ 2 (a) à peu près ⇒ 2 (a) dans les parages ⇒ 2 (b) par ici ⇒ 2 (b) sur le point de ⇒ 2 (e)

1 preposition

(a) (concerning, on the subject of) à propos de, au sujet de, concernant;

∎ she's had a letter about the loan elle a reçu une lettre concernant le prêt;

∎ I'm worried about her je suis inquiet à son sujet;

∎ what are they talking about? de quoi parlent-ils?;

∎ what are you talking about? of course I remembered! qu'est-ce que tu racontes? bien sûr que j'y ai pensé!;

∎ I don't know about you, but I fancy a drink toi, je ne sais pas, mais moi je boirais bien un verre;

∎ I'm not happy about her going ça ne me plaît pas qu'elle y aille;

∎ there's no doubt about it cela ne fait aucun doute, il n'y a aucun doute là-dessus;

∎ now, about your request for a salary increase... bon, en ce qui concerne votre demande d'augmentation...;

∎ OK, what's this all about? bon, qu'est-ce qui se passe?;

∎ what's the book about? c'est un livre sur quoi?;

∎ it's a book about the life of Mozart c'est un livre sur la vie de Mozart;

∎ I don't know what all the fuss is about je ne vois pas pourquoi tout le monde se met dans cet état;

∎ what do you want to see me about? vous voulez me voir à quel sujet?;

∎ that's what life's all about c'est ça la vie;

∎ he asked us about the war il nous a posé des questions sur la guerre;

∎ she asked me about my mother elle m'a demandé des nouvelles de ma mère;

∎ you should do something about your headaches vous devriez faire quelque chose pour vos maux de tête;

∎ I can't do anything about it je n'y peux rien;

∎ what do YOU know about it? qu'est-ce que vous en savez, vous?;

∎ I don't know much about Egyptian art je ne m'y connais pas beaucoup en art égyptien;

∎ I didn't know about your accident je ne savais pas que vous aviez eu un accident;

∎ she talked to them about her holidays elle leur a parlé de ses vacances;

∎ tell me about your holidays parle-moi de tes vacances;

∎ what do you think about modern art? que pensez-vous de l'art moderne?;

∎ I was thinking about my mother je pensais à ma mère;

∎ I'd like you to think about my offer j'aimerais que vous réfléchissiez à ma proposition;

∎ I warned them about the political situation je les ai mis en garde en ce qui concerne la situation politique;

∎ how or what about a game of bridge/going to Paris? si on faisait un bridge/allait à Paris?

(b) (in the character of)

∎ what I like about her is her generosity ce que j'aime en ou chez elle, c'est sa générosité;

∎ what I don't like about the house is all the stairs ce qui me déplaît dans cette maison, ce sont tous les escaliers;

∎ she found something amusing about the situation elle a trouvé que la situation avait quelque chose d'amusant;

∎ there's something about the house that I don't like il y a quelque chose que je n'aime pas dans cette maison;

∎ there's something about the place that reminds me of Rome il y a quelque chose ici qui me fait penser à Rome;

∎ there's something strange about her il y a quelque chose de bizarre chez elle

(c) (busy with)

∎ while I'm about it pendant que j'y suis;

∎ be quick about it! faites vite!, dépêchez-vous!

(d) (in phrasal verbs) partout;

∎ there were clothes lying all about the room il y avait des vêtements qui traînaient partout;

∎ you mustn't leave money lying about the house il ne faut pas laisser de l'argent traîner dans la maison;

∎ the children were running about the garden les enfants couraient dans le jardin

(e) (surrounding) autour de;

∎ the people about us les gens auprès de nous, les gens qui nous entourent;

∎ it's good to have a few new faces about the place c'est bien de voir de nouvelles têtes par ici;

∎ there is a high wall about the castle un rempart entoure le château

(f) formal (on)

∎ to have sth about one's person avoir qch sur soi;

∎ he had a dangerous weapon about his person il portait une arme dangereuse

2 adverb

(a) (more or less) environ, à peu près;

∎ about a year environ ou à peu près un an;

∎ about £50 50 livres environ;

∎ about five o'clock vers cinq heures;

∎ she's about my age elle a à peu près mon âge;

∎ that looks about right ça a l'air d'être à peu près ça;

∎ he's about as tall as you il est à peu près de ta taille;

∎ you've got about as much intelligence as a two-year-old! tu es à peu près aussi futé qu'un gamin de deux ans!;

∎ I've just about finished j'ai presque fini;

∎ I've had just about enough! j'en ai vraiment assez!;

∎ it's about time il serait ou est temps;

∎ it's about time you started il serait grand temps que vous vous y mettiez;

∎ that's about it for now c'est à peu près tout pour l'instant

(b) (somewhere near) dans les parages, par ici;

∎ is there anyone about? il y a quelqu'un?;

∎ is Jack about? est-ce que Jack est là?;

∎ there was no one about when I left the building il n'y avait personne dans les parages quand j'ai quitté l'immeuble;

∎ my keys must be about somewhere mes clés doivent être quelque part par ici;

∎ there's never a policeman about when you need one il n'y a jamais un seul agent de police dans les parages quand on en a besoin;

∎ there weren't many people about il n'y avait pas grand monde

(c) (in all directions, places)

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

∎ watch out, there are pickpockets about méfie-toi, il y a beaucoup de pickpockets qui traînent;

∎ have you seen many of the new coins about? tu en as vu beaucoup de ces nouvelles pièces?;

∎ there are some terrible rumours going about il court des rumeurs terribles;

∎ to run about courir dans tous les sens;

∎ to follow sb about suivre qn partout;

∎ don't leave your money lying about ne laissez pas traîner votre argent;

∎ they've been sitting about all day ils ont passé toute la journée assis à ne rien faire;

∎ she was waving her arms about elle agitait les bras dans tous les sens

(d) (in opposite direction)

∎ to turn about se retourner;

∎ the other way about en sens inverse, dans le sens contraire

(e) (expressing imminent action)

∎ to be about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch;

∎ what were you about to say? qu'est-ce que vous alliez dire?;

∎ I was just about to leave j'allais partir, j'étais sur le point de partir

(f) (expressing reluctance)

∎ I'm not about to answer that kind of question je ne suis pas prêt à répondre à ce genre de question;

∎ he's not about to change his ways just because of that il n'y a pas de risque qu'il change ses manières de faire rien que pour ça

A prep.

1 riguardo a; circa; su; di; intorno a; sul conto di: Tell me about your holidays, raccontami delle tue vacanze; I've found out about their movements, ho scoperto quali sono stati i loro movimenti; I don't know anything about him, non so nulla di lui (o sul suo conto); a book about Japan, un libro sul Giappone; what I like about him, quello che mi piace di lui; I'm ringing about my TV set, telefono per sapere del mio televisore; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- What are you going to do about it?, cosa pensi di fare al riguardo?; Do something about it!, fa' qualcosa ( per risolvere il problema)!; There's nothing I can do about it, non posso farci niente; I feel guilty about the whole thing, mi sento in colpa per tutta la faccenda; to be about st., riguardare qc.; avere a che fare con qc.; (di libro, film, ecc.) parlare di qc., trattare di qc.: Teaching is about transferring knowledge and skills, l'insegnamento riguarda il trasferimento di conoscenze e abilità; This book is about organic food, questo libro parla di cibi biologici NOTA D'USO: - to speak o to be about?-

2 (in giro) per; intorno a: Newspapers were strewn about the floor, c'erano giornali sparsi per pavimento

3 addosso a; su; con: I haven't any money about me, non ho denaro con me; about one's person, su di sé; addosso

4 in: There is something odd about that man, c'è qualcosa di strano in quell'uomo; quell'uomo ha un che di strano; something unpleasant about her voice, una nota sgradevole nella sua voce

B avv.

1 intorno; attorno; in giro; qua e là: to look about, guardarsi attorno; Don't leave your things lying about, non lasciare le tue cose in giro; There was nobody about, non c'era nessuno; il posto era deserto; There's a lot of flu about, c'è in giro (o circola) un sacco di influenza; to find one's way about, sapere dove andare; sapersi orizzontare

2 nei pressi; vicino: in giro: somewhere about here, qui intorno; qui in giro; qui da qualche parte

3 nella direzione opposta: to face (o to turn) about, girarsi; fare dietrofront

4 (naut.) con le mure opposte: to put a ship about, virare di bordo; cambiare le mure; Ready about!, pronti a virare!

5 quasi; circa; all'incirca; pressappoco: It's about two o'clock, sono le due circa; sono circa le due; DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- Give me a call about five, fammi uno squillo verso le cinque; about twenty, circa venti; una ventina; They're about the same age, hanno all'incirca la stessa età; That looks about right, direi che va bene; dovrebbe andar bene; ha l'aria di essere giusto

6 (nei verbi frasali) V. sotto il verbo NOTA D'USO: - around, round, o about?-

C a.

1 in moto; in attività: At 6 she's already up and about, alle sei è già alzata e in attività

2 prossimo (a); sul punto (di): about to start, che sta per comunciare; He is about to leave, sta per partire

● About ship!, pronti a virare! □ How about…? ► how □ just about ► just □ What about…? ► what □ while you are about it, già che ci sei □ to be about one's business, essere occupato dalla proprie faccende □ (fam. USA) not to be about to, non avere intenzione di; non intendere, non essere intenzionato a: He's not about to give up, non ha intenzione di (o non intende) rinunciare □ That's about it, è tutto; e questo è quanto.

1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de, alrededor de

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

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

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) alrededor (de)

- be about to

about¹ adv

1. más o menos / aproximadamente

2. alrededor / a eso de / sobre

3. por ahí / alrededor

about² prep

1. sobre / acerca de

2. por

tr[ə'baʊt]

preposition

1 (concerning) sobre, acerca de

■ to speak about... hablar de...

■ what is the book about? ¿de qué trata el libro?

■ what did you do about...? ¿qué hiciste con...?

■ there's something odd about Jim Jim tiene algo de extraño

■ a man came about the drains vino un hombre por lo de las alcantarillas

2 (showing where) por, en; (around) alrededor de

■ he's somewhere about the house está por algún rincón de la casa

■ he travels about the country viaja por todo el país

■ there were bodies lying about the streets había cadáveres por las calles

■ when I looked about me I saw that... al mirar a mi alrededor vi que...

adverb

1 (approximately) alrededor de

■ it cost about £500 costó unas quinientas libras

■ at about three o'clock a eso de las tres

2 familiar (almost) casi

■ she's about finished está a punto de acabar

■ I'm about ready me falta poquito

■ it's about stopped raining ya casi no llueve

3 (near) por aquí, por ahí

■ there was nobody about no había nadie

■ where's Jean? --she's somewhere about ¿dónde está Jean? --andará por aquí

4 (out of bed) levantado,-a

■ you were about early this morning te levantaste muy temprano esta mañana

■ you'll soon be up and about again dentro de nada te pondrás bien

5 (in all directions) de un lado a otro

■ there were children running about all over the place había niños correteando por todas partes

adverb

1 (around) por ahí, en existencia

■ there are lots of forged notes about circulan muchos billetes falsos

■ with the recession there's not much money about a causa de la crisis el dinero escasea

■ there's a lot of flu about hay mucha gente con gripe

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to be about to... estar a punto de...

how about «+ noun» ¿qué te parece + sustantivo?

■ how about a pizza? ¿qué te parece una pizza?

how about «+ -ing» ¿y si + subj?

■ how about going to Paris ¿y si fuéramos a París?

it's about time (that) « + past tense» ya va siendo hora de que + subj

and about time too! familiar ¡ya era hora!

about [ə'baʊt] adv

1) approximately: aproximadamente, casi, más o menos

2) around: por todas partes, alrededor

the children are running about: los niños están corriendo por todas partes

to be about to : estar a punto de

to be up and about : estar levantado

about prep

1) around: alrededor de

2) concerning: de, acerca de, sobre

he always talks about politics: siempre habla de política

about (Quantity)

• aproximadamente adv. (Time expressions)

• a eso de prep.

• acerca de adv.

• como adv.

• acerca de prep.

• alrededor de prep.

• cerca de prep.

• de prep.

• por prep.

• respecto a prep.

• sobre prep.

1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

2)

3) ( movement)

4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)

1)

a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca de

b) ( pertaining to)

2) ( engaged in)

3)

a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)

b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de

1. ADV

1) (=approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente, alrededor de

2) (place)

3)

2. PREP

1) (=relating to) de, acerca de, sobre

2) (=particular to)

3) (=doing)

4) (=intending)

5) (=around)

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1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

2)

3) ( movement)

4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)

1)

a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca de

b) ( pertaining to)

2) ( engaged in)

3)

a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)

b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de

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

2) (near)

3)

4) (active)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

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

7)

1) (all around) um [... herum]

2) (with)

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

4) (occupied with)

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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

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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?

▶ 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

▶ 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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1. adv

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

2)

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

2. prep

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

2) (= concerning) über (+acc)

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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:

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;

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

2) (near)

3)

4) (active)

5) (approximately) ungefähr

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

7)

1) (all around) um [... herum]

2) (with)

3) (concerning) über (+ Akk.)

4) (occupied with)

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etwa adj.

gegen adj.

um... adj.

ungefähr adj. prep.

über präp.

[əʼbaʊt] prep

1) after n ( on subject of) über +akk;

prediction \about the weather Wettervorhersage f;

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;

they had a discussion \about how to improve the situation sie diskutierten darüber, wie sie ihre Lage verbessern könnten;

he has a phobia \about spiders er hat eine Spinnenphobie;

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

anxiety \about the future Angst f vor der Zukunft after vb über +akk;

she talked \about business all night sie sprach den ganzen Abend über das Geschäft;

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

I asked him \about his beliefs ich fragte ihn nach seinen Überzeugungen;

she doesn't care much \about politics sie interessiert sich kaum für Politik;

she always dreams \about winning the lottery sie träumt immer davon, im Lotto zu gewinnen; after adj über +akk;

they were happy \about the pregnancy sie freuten sich über ihre Schwangerschaft;

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

we are now certain \about our decision to move wir sind fest entschlossen, umzuziehen;

all \about sb/ sth alles über jdn/etw;

he taught us all \about parliament wir haben von ihm alles über das Parlament gelernt;

to go [or be] on \about sth stundenlang von etw dat erzählen

2) ( affecting) gegen +akk;

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

they did nothing \about the problem sie haben das Problem nicht angepackt;

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

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

while sb is \about sth wo jd gerade dabei ist ( fam)

( Brit) ( fam);

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

3) ( surrounding) um +akk;

she put her arms \about him sie legte ihre Arme um ihn;

the world \about sb die Welt um jdn herum;

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

4) after vb ( expressing movement)

he wandered \about the house, wondering what to do er lief im Haus herum und überlegte, was zu tun sei;

she looked \about the room sie sah sich in dem Zimmer um

5) ( 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;

to have a way \about one etwas [o eine Art] an sich dat haben;

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

there's something... \about sb/ sth etwas... an sich dat haben;

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

6) ( expressing location)

she must be \about the place somewhere sie muss hier irgendwo sein;

\about one['s person] ( Brit) ( form) bei sich dat;

do you have a pen \about you[r person]? hast du einen Federhalter bei dir?

7) ( involved with)

to be \about doing sth etw beabsichtigen [o vorhaben];

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

it's all \about having fun alle wollen nur Spaß haben

to go \about [doing] sth mit etw dat umgehen;

how do you go \about getting a fishing licence here? wie geht man vor, wenn man hier einen Angelschein machen will?;

what \about your job? was ist mit deiner Arbeit?;

( as suggestion)

what \about a trip to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo?;

( inviting information)

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

what \about us? was ist mit uns?;

what \about going to the zoo? wie wäre es mit einem Besuch im Zoo? adv

1) ( approx) ungefähr;

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

we met them \about two months ago wir trafen sie vor etwa zwei Monaten;

if you turn up \about eight, that should be OK es reicht, wenn du so gegen acht Uhr kommst

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 der Gipfel!

3) ( esp Brit) ( around) herum;

don't leave things \about on the floor lass keine Sachen auf dem Boden herumliegen;

stop moving \about bleib doch mal ruhig stehen

4) ( esp Brit) ( in the area) hier;

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

5) ( opposite) andersherum;

to turn sth \about etw herumdrehen;

\about turn! [or (Am) face!] mil kehrt! adj

1) ( in the area)

to be \about in der Nähe sein;

he's \about somewhere er ist hier irgendwo;

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

2) ( intending)

to be \about to do sth dabei sein, etw zu tun;

she was \about to leave when Mark arrived sie wollte gerade gehen, als Mark ankam;

he's \about to burst into tears er bricht gleich in Tränen aus;

we're just \about to have supper wir sind gerade beim Abendessen;

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

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

adv. om; ongeveer; omstreeks

prep. op, betreffende; naast

[ əbaut] 〈 bijwoord〉

1  ongeveer ⇒ bijna

2 〈 plaats- en richtingaanduidend〉 rond(om) ⇒ in het rond/de buurt

3  om(gekeerd) 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   that's about it • dat moet het zo ongeveer zijn

     about twenty pence • ongeveer twintig pence

2   a long way about • een hele omweg

     don't carry it about with you • draag het niet overal mee

     go about telling lies • overal leugens vertellen

     there's a lot of flu about • er heerst griep

     there's plenty of money about • er is veel geld in omloop

3   the wrong way about • omgekeerd

     he turned about • hij draaide zich om

     〈 Brits-Engels〉 about turn!, 〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉about face! • rechtsomkeert!

→ be about be about/, come about come about/, go about go about/ etc.

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〈 voorzetsel〉

1  rond ⇒ om … heen

2 〈 plaatsaanduidend, ook figuurlijk〉 rondom ⇒ in (de buurt van)

3 door … heen ⇒ over

4  over ⇒ met betrekking tot

5  omstreeks ⇒ omtrent, ongeveer

♦voorbeelden:

1   dance about the table • rond de tafel dansen

2   there was an air of mystery about the boy • de jongen had iets geheimzinnigs over zich

     her toys lay about the floor • haar speelgoed lag verspreid over de vloer

     he is well known about the town • hij is in de hele stad goed bekend

3   travel about the country • in het land rondreizen

4   he was not long about the job • hij had dat karwei gauw geklaard

     a book about religion • een boek over godsdienst

     the truth, that's what it's all about • de waarheid, daar gaat het om

     be quick about it • schiet eens wat op

5   about midnight • tegen middernacht

¶ about it! • aan de slag!

     while you are about it • als je (er) toch (mee) bezig bent

     what about it? • nou, en …?, so what?; wat wil je nu/erover zeggen?

     what/how about a cup of coffee? • zin in een kop koffie?, wat vind je van een kop koffie?

     what is he about? • wat voert hij uit?

, 〈in betekenis 1  en 2 ook〉 be around

1  rondhangen ⇒ rondslingeren

2  er zijn ⇒ beschikbaar/aanwezig zijn

3 〈 steeds met werkwoord〉 op het punt staan

♦voorbeelden:

1   John's got to be about somewhere • John moet ergens in de buurt zijn

2   there's a lot of flu about • er is heel wat griep onder de mensen

3   he was about to leave • hij ging net vertrekken

A v. i. + avv.

1 andare in giro; muoversi; girare; spostarsi; viaggiare: He's going about with a gang of youngsters, va in giro con una banda di giovinastri; to go about by bus, spostarsi (o girare) in autobus

2 stare insieme; amoreggiare: How long have they been going about together?, quant'è che stanno insieme?

3 diffondersi; circolare; ( di una voce, ecc.) correre: Strange stories are going about, circolano (o si sentono) strane storie; A rumour was going about that…, correva voce che…

4 esserci in giro: There's a lot of flu going about just now, adesso c'è in giro molta influenza

5 (naut.) virare di bordo; cambiare le mure

B v. i. + prep.

1 girare; spostarsi, viaggiare in: to go about London by tube, girare Londra con il metrò

2 mettersi a (fare qc.); occuparsi di; fare; intraprendere; mettere mano a; badare a: I'll go about it at once, me ne occupo subito; to go about one's work, fare il (o badare al) proprio lavoro; Go about your business!, occupati dei (o bada ai) fatti tuoi!

3 fare a; prendere (fig.); affrontare: How do you go about building a model aircraft?, come si fa a costruire un aeromodello?; to go about st. in the right way, prendere una cosa per il verso giusto; saperci fare: Daddy will give you a new bike, if you go about it in the right way, il babbo ti regalerà la bicicletta nuova, se ci sai fare; to go about st. in the wrong way, affrontare qc. nel modo sbagliato

4 esserci in giro (fam.): There's a lot of chicken pox going about, c'è molta varicella in giro.

eksistere

leve

være

verb \/biː\/, trykksvakt: \/bɪ\/ (presens:) I am, we\/you\/they are, he\/she\/it is; (preteritum:) I\/he\/she\/it was, you\/we\/they were; (perfektum partisipp:) been; (presens partisipp:) being; (konjunktiv:) be, were

1) være

• are you the manager?

• the earth is round

2) eksistere, være til, finnes

• there must be an answer

• I think, therefore I am

3) bli

• I'll be twenty next week

4) finne sted, skje, stå

• when is the wedding to be?

5) ( om tid) vare, drøye, være, holde på, ta

• the book was twenty years in the writing

• I won't be a minute

6) ( om sted) være, ligge, stå, komme, besøke

• has anyone been here?

• the book is on the table

• he is from Dundee

• we were at Auntie Ruth's

7) koste

• the ticket is £2

8) ha det, føle seg, kjenne seg

• how is the patient today?

9) være lik, utgjøre

• three times three is nine

• three threes is\/are nine

10) ( for å uttrykke noe hypotetisk) være

• if I were rich

• though he be ever so good-looking

as it were så og si, på en måte, liksom

be about handle om

• this story is about a motherless pig

• there was a lot of flu about that winter

be about to (akkurat) skulle til å

• he was about to leave

be (on) at someone mase på noen, være etter noen

be at something være opptatt med noe, ha noe for seg

• Tony was always at his gardening

been there, done that ( hverdagslig) vært der, gjort det (sagt for å vise at man er verdensvant)

be for støtte, være for

• I am all for that method

be in on something ( hverdagslig) være med på noe, være inkludert i noe

be into something ( hverdagslig) være dypt interessert i noe, være opptatt av noe

• Jane's into stamp collection in a big way

be off (skulle) dra avgårde

• I'm off!

være dårlig, være fordervet

• this meat is off

• the deal is off

be that as it may ikke desto mindre, likevel

be there for somebody ( hverdagslig) støtte noen, være der når noen trenger en

• don't worry about a thing, we're all here for you

be twice the man\/woman se ➢ man

God be with you Gud være med deg\/dere

here\/there you are ( idet man gir noe til noen) vær så god, dette er til deg\/dere

how are you? hvordan har du det?, hvordan står det til med deg?

I've been there ( hverdagslig) jeg har opplevd\/følt det samme selv, jeg vet hva det dreier seg om

let someone\/something be la noe(n) være (i fred)

• she's had enough for one day, just let her be!

now you are (in) for it nå kan du vente deg, nå skal du få gjennomgå

so be it! la det så være!, så får det bli slik!

that is ( også) det vil si, nemlig

• my whole fortune, £500 that is, was spent on doctor's bills

that was tidligere, daværende

• Miss Smith that was

there are\/is det er, der er, det finnes\/eksisterer\/foreligger

• there are many rivers in France

• there has been an accident

- to-be fremtidig, vordende

• my wife-to-be

hjelpeverb \/biː\/, trykksvakt: \/bɪ\/

1) ( danner passiv sammen med perfektum partisipp av hovedverbet) være, bli

• he was saved

• the window is closed

• when were you born?

• the firm was founded in 1985

2) (spesielt amer., i obligatoriske that-setninger etter verb, adj. eller subst. som uttrykker vilje eller plikt, f.eks. anbefaling, forslag, oppfordring e.l.) skulle bli, burde bli

• Martin insisted that Martina be thrown out of the party

• they endorsed the suggestion that he be promoted

3) ( danner samtidsform sammen med presens partisipp av hovedverbet) holde på å, komme til å

• they are building a house

• the house is being built

• he is leaving tomorrow

be to skal, kan

• when am I to come back?

• they are to get married on Saturday

• the book is not to be found

skal, skulle, ha fått i oppdrag å

• I am to inform you

was\/were to skulle, kunne

• he was never to come back again

• if I were to tell you...

• the book was not to be found anywhere

• the telegram was to inform you that he would be late

1 [regeren] rule (over) ⇒ 〈 met betrekking tot vorst(in)〉 reign

2 [de overhand hebben] dominate

3 [voorkomen] be ⇒ be prevalent

♦voorbeelden:

1   verdeel en heers • divide and rule

     God heerst over al het geschapene • God rules all creation

3   er heerst griep • there's a lot of flu about/a flu epidemic

     er heerste een grote hongersnood • there was a great famine

     er heerst een nieuwe rage • there is a new craze/rage

     er heerste rijkdom en voorspoed • wealth and prosperity reigned

there's a lot of flu about/a flu epidemic

v. (goes, went, gone) 1. явах, зорчих. We went by bus. Бид автобусаар явав. 2. явах, харих, буцах, мордох, хөдлөх. They came at six and went at nine. Тэд зургаад ирээд найман цагт явцгаав. When does the train \go ? Галт тэрэг хэзээ хөдлөх вэ ? 3. -д, -т явах/ очих. \go to school/ church сургуульд явах/ сүмд очих. 4. юманд явах. Let's \go fishing. Загас барихаар явцгаая. He had gone to buy a newspaper. Тэр, сонин авахаар явсан. 5. хүрэх, очих. Does this road \go to the station? Энэ зам өөртөө рүү очих уу? 6. байдал нь өөрчлөгдөх, хувирах,... болох. Her hair's going grey. Түүний үс нь цайж байна. The milk went sour. Сүү гашлав. 7. муудах, эвдрэх, хуучрах, элэгдэх. 8. эхлэх. 9. ажиллах, явах, хөдлөх. This clock doesn't \go. Энэ цаг явахгүй байна. 10. таарах, зохих, тохирох. 11. зарагдах, гүйх. The new dictionary is going well. Шинэ толь бичиг сайн гүйж байна. 12. \go (on sth) мөнгө үрэгдэх/ дуусах. All her earnings \go on clothes. Түүний олсон бүх мөнгө хувцсандаа явдаг. 13. нас барах, таалал төгсөх. 14. дохио өгөх, хонх дугарах, дуу авиа гаргах. No one may leave the classroom until the bell goes. Хонх дуугартал нэг ч хүн ангиас гарч болохгүй. The gun went bang. Буу пан хийв. 15. алга болох. 16. өнгөрөх. Summer had gone. Зун өнгөрлөө. How did the game \go? Тоглоом ямаршуу болж өнгөрөв? be going on (for) sth... орчим насны/ тооны байх,... цагийн орчим болох. He must be going on for ninety. Тэр, ер дөхөж байх ёстой. There were going on for fifty people at the party. Yдэшлэгт тавь орчим тооны хүн ирсэн байв. be going to do sth 1. ирээдүйд юу хийхээ төлөвлөх. We're going to spend our holidays in Wales this year. Бид энэ жил Уэллст амрахаар бодож байна. 2. (хойшид/ ирээдүйд юу болохыг заахад хэрэглэдэг): If the drought continues there's going to be a famine. Хэрэв ган тайлагдахгүй бол өлсгөлөн болно. enough/ something/ sth to be going on with түр аргалах, ойр зуур хэрэглэхэд хүрэх/ хангалттай байх. 'How much money do you need?' '50$ should be enough to be going on with' 'Чамд хэдий хэмжээний мөнгө хэрэгтэй юм бэ?' 'Тавин доллар байхад болно доо.' go all out for sth; go all out to do sth бүх хүчээ дайчлах, чармайх,... төлөө зүтгэх. The Democratic Party are going all out to win the election. Ардчилсан нам сонгуульд ялахын төлөө чадах бүхнээ хийж байна. go on (with you) яв цаашаа (дүргүйцэх эсвэл үл итгэсэн байдлыг илэрхийлэхэд хэрэглэдэг). go about 1. see go round/ around/ about. 2. завь зүг чигээ өөрчлөх. go about sth үргэлжлүүлэн хийсээр л байх. Despite the threat of war, people went about their work as usual. Хэдийгээр дайны аюул нүүрлэж байсан авч хүмүүс ердийнхөөрөө ажлаа хийцгээсээр л байв. go about sth/ doing sth юм оролдох/ хийж эхлэх. go after sb араас нь хөөх, мөрөөр нь мөшгих. go after sb/ sth араас нь хөөх/ хөөцөлдөх. He goes after every woman he meets. Тэр, учирсан хүүхэн бүрийн хойноос гүйж байдаг. go against sb ашиг сонирхолд үл нийцэх, эсрэг болох. The case may \go against you. Хэрэг явдал таны эсрэг эргэж болох юм шүү. go against sb/ sth эсэргүүцэх, сөрөх. She went against her mother's wishes and became a dancer. Тэр, ээжийнхээ үгнээс зөрж бүжигчин болов. go against sth зөрөх, эсрэг байх, зөрчилдөх, харшилдах. go ahead 1. түрүүлэн явах. 2. болох, хийгдэх. go ahead (with sth) юмыг зөвшөөрсөний/ хэсэг эргэлзсэний / эсэргүүцэлтэй тулгарсны дараа хийж эхлэх. go along with sb/ sth санал нийлэх, хүлээн зөвшөөрөх. go at sb дайрах, довтлох. They went at each other furiously. Тэд бие бие рүүгээ улаан галзуу дайрцгаав. go at sth зүтгэх, чармайх, улайран ажиллах. go away 1. явах, зайлах. \go away! яв/ зайл/ далд ор! 2. ажлаар/ амралтаар явах. 3. сарних, аажмаар алга болох. go back (to...) буцаж/ эргэж очих. She doesn't want to \go back to her husband. Тэр, хар хүнтэйгээ эргэж нийлэх хүсэлгүй билээ. go back (to sth) 1. эргэн санах/ үзэх. 2.... цаг үеэс үүсэн бий болсон байх. go back on sth амласнаа үл биелүүлэх. He never goes back on his word. Тэр ямагт хэлсэндээ хүрдэг. go back to sth/ doing sth хэсэг завсарлаад дахин хийж эхлэх. She's decided to \go back to teaching. Тэр, эргээд багшлахаар шийдсэн. go before урьд цагт/ өмнө нь болж өнгөрөх. go before sb/ sth -ний өмнө танилцуулах, -нд асуудал оруулах. go beyond sth хэтрэх, -аас их байх. The matter has gone beyond a joke. Уг хэрэг тоглоом биш шоглоом болжээ. go by цаг хугацаа өнгөрөх. go by sth -ний дагуу хийх/ гүйцэтгэх/ шийдэх. go down 1. газар унах/ ойчих. 2. живэх. 3. (нар) жаргах. 4. залгих, хоолойгоор орох. 5. буух, буурах, татрах, унах. The flood waters are going down. Yерийн ус татарч байна. 6. муудах, дордох. 7. түр зогсох, саатал гарах. go down (in sth) бичигдэх, тэмдэглэгдэх. \go down in history түүхэнд тэмдэглэгдэх. go down (to sb) ялагдах. go down with sth өвчлөх, өвчин авах. go for sb дайрах, довтлох. go for sb/ sth 1. хамаарах, хамаатай байх. What I said about Peter goes for you, too. Питерийн тухай хэлсэн миний үг чамд ч бас хамаатай шүү. 2. юманд явах, явж олж ирэх. Shall I \go for a doctor? Би эмч аваад ирэх үү? 3. сэтгэл татагдах, таашаах, илүүд үзэх. go for sth 1. сонгож авах, шилэх. 2. оролдоод үзэх. go in 1. дотогшоо орох. Let's \go in, it's getting cold. Хүйтэрч байна орцгооё. 2. нар, сар үүлсийн цаагуур орох. go in for sth 1. шалгалт өгөх, уралдаан/ тэмцээнд оролцох. 2. мэргэжил сонгох. 3. сонирхох, хорхойтой болох. go into sth 1. машин юм мөргөх. The car skidded and went into a tree. Машин шарваад мод мөргөв. 2. орох, элсэх. 3. жолооч ба машин техник ямар нэгэн үйлдэл хийж эхлэх. 4. ааш хөдлөх,... байдал гаргах. She went into hysterics. Эмэгтэйн зүрхний хий хөдлөв. He went into a long explanation of the affair. Тэр, эл хэргийг нуршин тайлбарлаж гарав. 5. сайтар шалгах/ судлах. 6. мөнгө/ цаг хугацаа зарцуулагдах. go off 1. явах. He's gone off to the dentist's. Тэр, шүдний эмчид үзүүлэхээр явсан. 2. дэлбэрэх. 3. гэнэт чимээ гаргах. 4. гэрэл унтрах, цахилгаан тасрах, г. м. 5. унтах. 6. хоол хүнс муудах, бээх. 7. чанар нь муудах/ дордох. go off sb/ sth залхах, дургүй болох. go off with sb өөр хүнтэй нөхцөж эхнэрээ/ нөхрөө/ амрагаа хаях. go off with sth бусдын юмыг аваад арилаад өгөх. Who's gone off with my pen? Миний үзгийг хэн аваад явчихав аа? go on 1. болох. What's going on here? Энд юу болж байна? go on with sth/ doing sth үргэлжлүүлэн хийх. He went on talking even though no one was listening. Хэн ч сонсохгүй байхад тэр ярьсаар л байв. go on to sth нэг сэдвээс нөгөөд шилжих. go on (at sb) чихнээс хонх уях, муу хэлэх. go on to do sth нэг юмыг дуусгаад нөгөөг эхлэх. go out 1. гэрээс гадагш гарах. 2. явуулах, илгээх. 3. радио/ телевизээр нэвтрүүлэх. 4. унтрах. 5. мэдээ/ мэдээлэл олны сонорт хүрэх. go out (of sth) 1. тэмцээнээс хасагдах. 2. моодноос гарах. go out (to...) төрсөн нутгаасаа гарч өөр газар очих. Our daughter went out to Australia ten years ago. Манай охин арван жилийн өмнө нутгаасаа гарч Австралид очсон. go out of sb/ sth арилах, алга болох. go out with sb; go out (together) найзлах, явалдах, хамтдаа цаг нөхцөөх. go over sth 1. сайтар үзэх, нэгбүрчлэн шалгах. 2. нарийн тайлбарлах. go over to бодлоо өөрчлөх, нэг намаас/ шашинаас нөгөөд орох. go round 1. эргэх, эргэлдэх. 2. тойруу замаар явах, холуур тойрох. 3. хүрэлцээтэй/ хангалттай байх. There aren't enough chairs to go round. Сандал хүрэлцэхгүй байна. go round/ around/ about 1. нааш цааш явах, холхих, явах. 2. (цуу яриа, зар) тарах, түгэх. 3. өвчин тарах, халдварлах. There's a lot of flu going round at the moment. Одоо гадуур ханиад томуу маш их байна. go round (to...) ороод/ дайраад гарах. \go round to the post office шуудангаар дайраад гарах. go round/ around/ about with sb нийлэх, цаг хамт өнгөрөөх. go through (хууль, гэрээ, г. м.) албан ёсны болгох/ батлах. go through sth 1. зовлон бэрхшээл давах, туулах, үзэх/ амсах. 2. сайтар үзэх, эрэх, хайх. 3. нарийвчлан авч үзэх/ судлах. 4. шат дамжлага дамжих. 5. номыг сайжруулан дахин хэвлэх. 6. юу ч үгүй дуусгах, цөлмөх. go through with sth төлөвлөсөн/ бодсон зүйлээ хийж гүйцэлдүүлэх. He's determined to \go through with the marriage despite his parents' opposition. Хэдийгээр эцэг эх нь дургүйцэж байвч тэр гэрлэхээр шийдсэн. go to sb/ sth (шагнал, өв хөрөнгө г. м.) -нд очих. The estate went to the eldest son. Хөрөнгө ууган хүүд өвлөгдөн очив. go towards sth мөнгө хандивлах, мөнгөнд нэмэр болгох. The money will \go towards a deposit for a house. Энэ мөнгө байшин авах гэж хадгалж буй мөнгөнд нэмэр болно. go under 1. усан онгоц/ завь живэх. 2. ажил төрөл нурах, дампуурах. go up 1. өсөх, нэмэгдэх. Prices have gone up sharply this year. Энэ жил үнэ огцом өслөө. 2. барилга байшин баригдах/ босох. A lot of new houses are going up round here. Энэ хавиар олон шинэ байшин баригдаж байна. 3. театрын хөшиг нээгдэх. go up in flames шатах, гал авалцах. go with sb явалдах. go with sth; go together 1. өнгө/ амт таарах, зохих. White wine goes well with fish. Цагаан дарс загастай сайхан таардаг. 2. дагалдах, нэг дор байх. Disease often goes with poverty/ disease and poverty often \go together. Өвчин ядуу зүдүүг үргэлж дагаж байдаг/ өвчин ба ядуу зүдүү үргэлж хамт байдаг. go without (sth) -гүй байх. She went without sleep for three days. Тэр, гурав хоног нойргүй байв. n. (pl goes) 1. тоглоомын ээлж. Whose \go is it? Хэний ээлж вэ?/ хэн явах вэ? 2. идэвхтэй байдал, завгүй байх. at one go нэг амьсгаагаар, шууд, дор нь. be all go тун завгүй байх. first, second, etc go эхний, хоёрдахь оролдлогоо. She passed her driving test first \go. Тэр, эхний оролтоор жолооны шалгалтыг давав. have a go (at sth/ doing sth) хийх гэж оролдох/ үзэх. have a go at sb/ sth загнах, шүүмжлэх, чихнээс нь хонх уях. leave go/ hold (of sth) тавих. Leave \go of my arm - you're hurting me! Өвдөж байна шүү дээ - гарыг минь тавиач! make a go of sth ахих, амжилт гаргах.

1) (on every side)

2) (round) herum

3) (coll.): (near) in der Nähe

4) (coll.): (in existence) vorhanden

5) (in various places)

1) um [... herum]

2) (here and there in)

3) (approximately at)

4) (approximately equal to) ungefähr

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1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) um...herum

2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) herum

1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) herum

2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) in der Nähe

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I. adv inv

1. (reversed) herum

the right/wrong way \around richtig/falsch herum

to turn \around sich akk umdrehen

2. (circling) in Kreisen

that tune has been going \around and \around in my head diese Melodie geht mir nicht aus dem Kopf

3. (along edge)

the tree measures ten metres \around der Baum hat einen Umfang von zehn Metern

4. (on all sides) rund[her]um, ringsherum

all \around überall

to come from miles \around von weit her [zusammen]kommen

5. (in all directions) herum, umher geh

to wave one's arms \around mit den Armen [herum]fuchteln fam

6. (to all places)

to get \around herumkommen fam

word got \around that... es ging das Gerücht, dass...

to [have a] look \around sich akk umsehen

to show sb \around jdn herumführen

7. (to sb's place)

to come \around vorbeikommen

8. (aimlessly)

to walk \around herumgehen, umhergehen

9. (ready)

to get \around to sth endlich zu etw dat kommen

to get \around to doing sth endlich dazu kommen, etw zu tun

10. (present) in der Nähe

will you be \around next week? bist du nächste Woche da?

there's a lot of flu \around at the moment die Grippe grassiert im Augenblick

mobile phones have been \around for quite a while Handys gibt es schon länger

11. STOCKEX (over spot) mit Report fachspr; (under spot) mit Deport fachspr

5 points \around 5 % Report/Deport fachspr

▶ to have been \around ( fam) in der Welt herumgekommen sein

▶ see you \around ( fam) bis demnächst mal fam

II. prep

1. (surrounding) um + akk

all \around sth um etw akk herum

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

2. (circling) um + akk

3. (bending) um + akk

\around the back of sth hinter etw akk/dat

4. (along edge)

▪ \around sth um etw akk herum

5. (at all places) um + akk

they've travelled all \around the country sie haben das ganze Land bereist

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

we have branches \around the world wir haben Filialen in der ganzen Welt

from all \around the world aus aller Welt

6. (idly)

to lie/sit/stand \around herumliegen/-sitzen/-stehen

7. (before number) ungefähr; (before clock time) um ungefähr, gegen + akk

8. (based on)

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

9. (avoiding)

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

to get \around sth um etw akk herumkommen fam

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1. adv

2. prep

1) (= right round) (movement, position) um; (in a circle) um,... herum

2)

3) (= approximately) (with date) um; (with time of day) gegen; (with weight, price) etwa, um die (inf) → also academic.ru/63126/round">round

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around [əˈraʊnd]

A adv

1. → all Bes Redew

2. umher…, (in der Gegend) herum…:

travel around;

I’ve been around umg

a) ich bin viel herumgekommen

b) ich habe schon viel erlebt;

I’ve been around a lot longer than he has umg ich hab schon einige Jahre mehr auf dem Buckel als er; → look around, etc

3. umg

a) in der Nähe

b) da, zur Hand:

have you seen my car keys around? hast du irgendwo meine Autoschlüssel gesehen?;

stick around bleib da oder in der Nähe!;

still around? du bist ja noch da!

4. umg

a) vorhanden

b) erhältlich:

it has been around for many years das gibt es schon seit vielen Jahren

B präp

1. um, um … herum, rund um: → clock¹ A 1

2. in (dat) … herum…:

3. umg ungefähr, etwa, um … herum:

4. umg (nahe) bei, in (dat) … herum:

stay around the house sich im oder beim Haus aufhalten

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1) (on every side)

2) (round) herum

3) (coll.): (near) in der Nähe

4) (coll.): (in existence) vorhanden

5) (in various places)

1) um [... herum]

2) (here and there in)

3) (approximately at)

4) (approximately equal to) ungefähr

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herum adv.

ringsherum adv.

rund um adv.

um... herum adv.

ungefähr adv.

1) (on all sides of or in a circle about (a person, thing etc): Flowers grew around the tree; They danced around the fire; There were flowers all around.) alrededor de

2) (here and there (in a house, room etc): Clothes had been left lying around (the house); I wandered around.) por ahí

1) (in the opposite direction: Turn around!) media vuelta

2) (near-by: If you need me, I'll be somewhere around.) cerca

around¹ adv alrededor

around² prep

1. alrededor de

2. por

tr[ə'raʊnd]

adverb

1 (near, in the area) alrededor

■ is there anybody around? ¿hay alguien cerca?

■ don't leave your money around, put it away no dejes tu dinero por ahí, guárdalo

■ have a look around echa un vistazo

2 (from place to place)

■ they cycle around together van juntos en bicicleta

■ he's been around, he knows what's what ha visto mundo, sabe de qué va la cosa

3 (available, in existence)

■ £1 coins have been around for some time hace tiempo que circulan las monedas de una libra

■ there isn't much fresh fruit around hay poca fruta fresca

4 (to face the opposite way)

■ turn around please dése la vuelta por favor

5 (approximately) alrededor de

■ it costs around £5,000 cuesta unas cinco mil libras

preposition

1 (near)

■ there aren't many shops around here hay pocas tiendas por aquí

2 (all over)

■ there were clothes around the room había ropa por toda la habitación

3 (in a circle or curve) alrededor de

■ they travelled around the world dieron la vuelta al mundo

■ he put his arms around her la rodeó con los brazos

4 (at) sobre, cerca de

■ they came around seven vinieron sobre las siete

\

around the corner a la vuelta de la esquina

around [ə'raʊnd] adv

1) : de circunferencia

a tree three feet around: un árbol de tres pies de circunferencia

2) : alrededor, a la redonda

for miles around: por millas a la redonda

all around: por todos lados, todo alrededor

3) : por ahí

they're somewhere around: deben estar por ahí

4) approximately: más o menos, aproximadamente

around 5 o'clock: a eso de las 5

to turn around : darse la vuelta, voltearse

around prep

1) surrounding: alrededor de, en torno a

2) through: por, en

he traveled around Mexico: viajó por México

around the house: en casa

3) : a la vuelta de

around the corner: a la vuelta de la esquina

4) near: alrededor de, cerca de

• alrededor adv.

• alrededor de adv.

• alrededor de prep.

• cerca de prep.

• en torno a prep.

1)

a) ( in a circle)

b) ( so as to face in different direction)

c) ( on all sides)

d) ( in circumference) de circunferencia

2)

a) ( in the vicinity)

b) ( in existence) (colloq)

3) (from one place, person to another)

4) (at, to different place)

5) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente

1) ( encircling) alrededor de

2)

a) ( in the vicinity of) alrededor de

b) (within, through)

ADV alrededor, en los alrededores

2. PREP

1) alrededor de