to go around something

Most Americans find it hard to get their tongues around some Russian consonants — Для большинства американцев очень трудно выговорить некоторые согласные в русском языке

I can't get my tongue around this word — Пока это слово выговоришь - язык сломаешь

She wrapped her car around a light pole — Она врезалась на своем автомобиле в фонарный столб

[all] around — überall

come around to somebody's house — bei jemandem vorbeikommen

show somebody around — jemanden herumführen

get around to doing something — [endlich] einmal daran denken, etwas zu tun

[have a] look around — sich [ein bisschen] umsehen

ask/look around — herumfragen/-schauen

they had their arms around each other — sie hielten sich umschlungen

we went around the town — wir gingen durch die Stadt

around 3 o'clock — gegen 3 Uhr

a house with gardens all around — ein von Gärten umgebenes Haus, ein Haus mit Gärten ringsherum

books lying all around — überall herumliegende Bücher

slowly, he turned around — er drehte sich langsam um

for miles around — meilenweit im Umkreis

to stroll/travel around — herumschlendern/-reisen

is he around? — ist er da?

I didn't know you were around — ich wusste nicht, dass du hier bist

he's been around! — der kennt sich aus!

it's been around for ages —

(= in, through) to wander around the city — durch die Stadt spazieren

to travel around Scotland —

to talk around a subject — um ein Thema herumreden

to be or stay around the house — zu Hause bleiben

I left it around your office somewhere —

the church must be around here somewhere — die Kirche muss hier irgendwo sein

[all] around — überall

he waved his arms around — er ruderte mit den Armen

come around to somebody's house — bei jemandem vorbeikommen

show somebody around — jemanden herumführen

pass the hat around — den Hut herumgehen lassen

get around to doing something — [endlich] einmal daran denken, etwas zu tun

[have a] look around — sich [ein bisschen] umsehen

we'll always be around when you need us — wir werden immer da sein, wenn du uns brauchst

there's not much leather around these days — zur Zeit gibt es nur wenig Leder

ask/look around — herumfragen/-schauen

they had their arms around each other — sie hielten sich umschlungen

we went around the town — wir gingen durch die Stadt

around 3 o'clock — gegen 3 Uhr

I saw him somewhere around the station — ich habe ihn irgendwo am Bahnhof gesehen

something new — qualcosa di nuovo

there's something wrong — c'è qualcosa che non va

something or other — una cosa o l'altra

he's something (or other) in the army — ha un qualche lavoro nell'esercito

something else — qualcos'altro

it proves something — questo prova qualche cosa

to make something of oneself o one's life fare strada (nella vita); he got something out of it ne ha ricavato qualcosa; he is quite o really something! è un gran bel tipo! that house is quite o really something! quella casa è veramente notevole! there's something in what he says c'è del vero in quello che dice; you've got something there! hai proprio colpito nel segno! hai ragione! he has a certain something — ha un certo non so che

his name's Andy something — si chiama Andy qualcosa

in nineteen-sixty-something — nel millenovecentosessanta e qualcosa

she's gone shopping or something — è andata a fare compere o qualcosa di simile

are you stupid or something? — sei stupido o cosa?

something over Ј 20 — un po' più di 20 sterline

something around 5 kilos — all'incirca 5 chili

he was howling something awful — stava urlando a squarciagola

he is something of an actor, an expert — è un buon attore, un vero esperto

it was something of a surprise — è stata una vera sorpresa

something new — qualcosa di nuovo

there's something wrong — c'è qualcosa che non va

something or other — una cosa o l'altra

he's something (or other) in the army — ha un qualche lavoro nell'esercito

something else — qualcos'altro

it proves something — questo prova qualche cosa

to make something of oneself o one's life fare strada (nella vita); he got something out of it ne ha ricavato qualcosa; he is quite o really something! è un gran bel tipo! that house is quite o really something! quella casa è veramente notevole! there's something in what he says c'è del vero in quello che dice; you've got something there! hai proprio colpito nel segno! hai ragione! he has a certain something — ha un certo non so che

his name's Andy something — si chiama Andy qualcosa

in nineteen-sixty-something — nel millenovecentosessanta e qualcosa

she's gone shopping or something — è andata a fare compere o qualcosa di simile

are you stupid or something? — sei stupido o cosa?

something over Ј 20 — un po' più di 20 sterline

something around 5 kilos — all'incirca 5 chili

he was howling something awful — stava urlando a squarciagola

he is something of an actor, an expert — è un buon attore, un vero esperto

it was something of a surprise — è stata una vera sorpresa

something has happened to her — algo le ha pasado

have something to eat/drink — come/bebe algo

or something of the kind — o algo por el estilo

it's not something to be proud of — no es como para estar orgulloso

that was something I hadn't expected — eso no me lo esperaba

is it something I said? — ¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?

it's not much, but it's something — no es mucho, pero algo es

he said it was because of the traffic or something — dijo que era por el tráfico o qué se yo

have you gone mad or something? — ¿te has vuelto loco o qué?, ¿es que te has vuelto loco?

something like: something like 200 spectators unos 200 espectadores; he looks something like his brother — se parece algo a su hermano

something of — ( rather)

she's something of an eccentric — es algo excéntrica

it came as something of a surprise — me (or nos etc) sorprendió un poco

won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)? — ¿no quieres comer/beber algo?

she has that certain something — tiene ese no sé qué

my back's playing me up something chronic — la espalda me tiene...!

cook something nice — haz algo que esté rico

wear something warm — ponte algo que abrigue

the music spoke to something in me — la música inspiró algo en mí

he's something of a musician — tiene algo de músico, tiene cierto talento para la música

he's getting something of a reputation around here — se está ganando cierta fama por aquí

the play proved to be something of a letdown — la obra resultó ser un tanto decepcionante

I need something to eat — necesito comer algo

it gives her something to live for — le da un motivo para vivir

he's called John something — se llama John no sé qué, se llama John algo

there were 30 something — había 30 y algunos más

the four something train — el tren de las cuatro y pico

her name is Camilla or something — se llama Camilla o algo así, se llama algo así como Camilla, se llama Camilla o algo por el estilo

he's got flu or something — tiene gripe o algo parecido

• there were something like 80 people there — había algo así como 80 personas allí, había como unas 80 personas allí

it's something like ten o'clock — son algo así como las diez, son las diez más o menos

it cost £100, or something like that — costó 100 libras, o algo así

he talks something like his father — tiene algo de su padre cuando habla

now that's something like a rose! — ¡eso es lo que se llama una rosa!

now that's something like it! — ¡así es como debe ser!

• something over 200 — algo más de 200, un poco más de 200

that certain something that makes all the difference — ese no sé qué que importa tanto

something has happened to her — algo le ha pasado

have something to eat/drink — come/bebe algo

or something of the kind — o algo por el estilo

it's not something to be proud of — no es como para estar orgulloso

that was something I hadn't expected — eso no me lo esperaba

is it something I said? — ¿qué pasa? ¿qué he dicho?

it's not much, but it's something — no es mucho, pero algo es

he said it was because of the traffic or something — dijo que era por el tráfico o qué se yo

have you gone mad or something? — ¿te has vuelto loco o qué?, ¿es que te has vuelto loco?

something like: something like 200 spectators unos 200 espectadores; he looks something like his brother — se parece algo a su hermano

something of — ( rather)

she's something of an eccentric — es algo excéntrica

it came as something of a surprise — me (or nos etc) sorprendió un poco

won't you have a little something (to eat/drink)? — ¿no quieres comer/beber algo?

she has that certain something — tiene ese no sé qué

my back's playing me up something chronic — la espalda me tiene...!

something new/old/good/bad — etwas Neues/Altes/Gutes/Schlechtes

something or other — irgendetwas

or something — see academic.ru/51968/or">or I 3)

something like — etwa wie

that's something like it — das ist schon besser

something of an expert/a specialist — so etwas wie ein Fachmann/Spezialist

see something of somebody — jemanden sehen

something nice/unpleasant/serious etc — etwas Nettes/Unangenehmes/Ernstes etc

something or other —

that's something I don't know — das weiß ich nicht

there's something I don't like about him — irgendetwas or irgendwas gefällt mir an ihm nicht

there's something in what you say — an dem, was du sagst, ist (schon) was dran

well, that's something — (das ist) immerhin etwas

he's something to do with the Foreign Office — er ist irgendwie beim Außenministerium

she's called Rachel something —

there were thirty something — es waren etwas über dreißig

we left at five something — wir sind etwas nach fünf gegangen

(inf = something special or unusual) or quite something — das war schon toll (inf)

it's quite something to be Prime Minister at 44 —

or something (inf) — oder so (was)

she's called Maria or something like that — sie heißt Maria oder so ähnlich

a certain something — ein gewisses Etwas

that certain something that makes all the difference — das gewisse Etwas, auf das es ankommt

something over 200 — etwas über 200, etwas mehr als 200

something like 200 — ungefähr 200, um die 200 herum

you look something like him — du siehst ihm irgendwie ähnlich

this is something like the one I wanted —

it's something of a problem —

he's something of a musician — er ist ein recht guter Musiker

something of a surprise — eine ziemliche Überraschung

something of a drunkard — ein ziemlicher Säufer

they tease her something chronic —

the weather was something shocking — das Wetter war einfach schrecklich

something new/old/good/bad — etwas Neues/Altes/Gutes/Schlechtes

something or other — irgendetwas

or something — see or I 3)

something like — etwa wie

that's something like it — das ist schon besser

something of an expert/a specialist — so etwas wie ein Fachmann/Spezialist

see something of somebody — jemanden sehen