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1 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) sobre, acerca de
2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cerca de, alrededor de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) por todas partes3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) por4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) alrededor (de)
3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) media vueltaabout1 adv1. más o menos / aproximadamenteabout five years ago hace aproximadamente cinco años / hace unos cinco años2. alrededor / a eso de / sobreat about eight o'clock a eso de las ocho / sobre las ocho3. por ahí / alrededorabout2 prep1. sobre / acerca dewhat's the book about? ¿de qué va el libro?2. porhow about? / what about? ¿qué tal? / ¿qué te parece?how about an ice cream? ¿qué tal un helado?what about? ¿y? / ¿qué pasa con?what about Susie? ¿y Susie?tr[ə'baʊt]1 (concerning) sobre, acerca de■ to speak about... hablar de...■ what is the book about? ¿de qué trata el libro?■ what did you do about...? ¿qué hiciste con...?2 (showing where) por, en; (around) alrededor de■ when I looked about me I saw that... al mirar a mi alrededor vi que...1 (approximately) alrededor de■ it cost about £500 costó unas quinientas libras3 (near) por aquí, por ahí■ where's Jean? --she's somewhere about ¿dónde está Jean? --andará por aquí4 (out of bed) levantado,-a5 (in all directions) de un lado a otro1 (around) por ahí, en existencia\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be about to... estar a punto de...how about «+ noun» ¿qué te parece + sustantivo?■ how about a pizza? ¿qué te parece una pizza?how about «+ -ing» ¿y si + subj?■ how about going to Paris ¿y si fuéramos a París?it's about time (that) « + past tense» ya va siendo hora de que + subjand about time too! familiar ¡ya era hora!about [ə'baʊt] adv1) approximately: aproximadamente, casi, más o menos2) around: por todas partes, alrededorthe children are running about: los niños están corriendo por todas partes3)to be about to : estar a punto de4)to be up and about : estar levantadoabout prep1) around: alrededor de2) concerning: de, acerca de, sobrehe always talks about politics: siempre habla de políticaadv.prep.• a eso de prep.adv.• acerca de adv.• como adv.prep.• acerca de prep.• alrededor de prep.• cerca de prep.• de prep.• por prep.• respecto a prep.• sobre prep.
I ə'baʊt1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
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1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de[ǝ'baʊt] When about is an element in a phrasal verb, eg bring about, come about, turn about, wander about, look up the verb.1. ADV1) (=approximately) más o menos, aproximadamente, alrededor deabout £20 — unas 20 libras, 20 libras más o menos
there were about 25 guests — había unos 25 invitados, había como 25 invitados (esp LAm)
at about two o'clock — a eso de las dos, sobre las dos
it's about two o'clock — son las dos, más o menos
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that's about all I could find — eso es más o menos todo lo que podía encontrar•
that's about it — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's just about finished — está casi terminado•
that's about right — eso es(, más o menos)•
it's about time you stopped — ya es hora de que lo dejes2) (place)is anyone about? — ¿hay alguien?
is Mr Brown about? — ¿está por aquí el Sr. Brown?
to be about again — (after illness) estar levantado
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there's a lot of measles about — hay mucho sarampión, está dando el sarampión•
there isn't much money about — hay poco dinero, la gente tiene poco dinero•
to run about — correr por todas partes•
there's a thief about — por aquí anda un ladrón•
to walk about — pasearse3)to be about to do sth — estar a punto de or (LAm) por hacer algo
2. PREP1) (=relating to) de, acerca de, sobrea book about gardening — un libro de jardinería, un libro sobre la jardinería
about the other night, I didn't mean what I said — respecto a la otra noche, no iba en serio cuando dije esas cosas
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do something about it! — ¡haz algo!he was chosen out of 200, how or what about that! — entre 200 lo eligieron a él, ¡quién lo diría! or ¡fíjate!
how or what about coming with us? — ¿por qué no vienes con nosotros?
how or what about a drink? — ¿vamos a tomar una copa?
how or what about a song? — ¿por qué no nos cantas algo?
how or what about it? — (=what do you say?) ¿qué te parece?; (=what of it?) ¿y qué?
how or what about me? — y yo, ¿qué?
what's that book about? — ¿de qué trata ese libro?
what did she talk about? — ¿de qué habló?
what's all this noise about? — ¿a qué se debe todo este ruido?
"I want to talk to you" - "what about?" — -quiero hablar contigo -¿acerca de qué?
2) (=particular to)3) (=doing)go about•
while you're about it can you get me a beer? — ya que estás en ello ¿me traes una cerveza?4) (=intending)5) (=around)to do jobs about the house — (=repairs) hacer arreglos en la casa
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he looked about him — miró a su alrededor•
somewhere about here — por aquí cerca•
to wander about the town — deambular por la ciudad* * *
I [ə'baʊt]1) ( approximately) más o menos, aproximadamenteshe must be about 60 — debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años, debe (de) andar por los 60 (fam)
at about six o'clock — alrededor de or a eso de las seis, sobre las seis (Esp)
there were about 12 of us — éramos unos 12, éramos como 12
about a month ago — hace cosa de un mes, hará un mes
2)to be about to + inf: I was about to say something iba a decir algo; we were just about to start estábamos a punto de empezar; I'm not about to mention it to her — no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo
3) ( movement)4) (in the vicinity, in circulation) (esp BrE)is Teresa about? — ¿Teresa anda por aquí?
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1)a) ( concerning) sobre, acerca dewhat's the play about? — ¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you about something — quiere verte acerca de or por algo
about tonight: are you coming? — (con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what's so unusual about that? — ¿qué tiene eso de raro?
what was all that shouting about? — ¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming? — ¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
I don't know what to buy her - what about a record? — no sé qué comprarle - ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won - how about that! — ganó - pues qué te parece! or pues mira tú!
b) ( pertaining to)there's something about him that I don't like — tiene un no sé qué or algo que no me gusta
2) ( engaged in)while you're about it, could you fetch my book? — ¿ya que estás me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it? — ¿por qué tardaste or (esp AmL) demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)?
3)a) (in, on, through) (esp BrE)do you have a pencil about you? — ¿tienes un lápiz?
b) ( encircling) (liter) alrededor de -
2 ■ eat up
■ eat upA v. t. + avv.1 mangiare tutto; finire (di mangiare): He's eaten up all the ice cream!, si è mangiato tutto il gelato!; Come on, children, eat up your soup, avanti, bambini, finite la minestra2 (fig.) consumare; mangiare; divorare; papparsi (fam.); (autom.) bere ( la benzina): My new car eats up a lot of money, la macchina nuova mi mangia un sacco di soldi; Their inheritance was eaten up by debt, la loro eredità è stata divorata dai debiti3 (al passivo) – to be eaten up with, essere divorato (o roso) da: to be eaten up with curiosity, essere divorato dalla curiosità; He's eaten up with envy, è divorato (o roso) dall'invidia4 (fam.) credere ciecamente a; bere: I'm not going to eat up that stuff about tax reduction, questa balla sulla riduzione delle tasse io non me la bevo5 (fam.) ascoltare con ammirata attenzione; bere: to eat up the speaker's every word, bere ogni parola dell'oratoreB v. i. + avv.1 mangiare tutto; finire quello che si ha nel piatto -
3 eat one’s words
Eat one’s wordsзабрать свои слова обратноJohn was wrong about the election and had to eat his words.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > eat one’s words
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4 eat
i:t 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) spise, fortære, ete- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) matvarer- eat into- eat one's wordsete--------fortære1) spise, ete, fortære2) ( overført) fortære, tære på• what's eating you?hva er det med deg? \/ hva er det som plager deg? \/ hva er det som feiler deg?3) etse, tære4) ( hverdagslig) smakedette smaker utmerket, dette er utmerket mat5) (om fellatio, vulgært) suge, sokkeeat a person out of house and home spise noen ut av huseteat away tære (eller etse) borteaten up with fortært av, fylt aveat in spise hjemmeeat into something ete seg inn i noe, gjøre innhugg i noe, tære på noeeat one's hat spise hatten sinhvis hun kommer i morgen, skal jeg spise hatten mineat one's heart out lengte (fortvilet) ettereat one's words ta i seg ordene sine, ta ordene sine tilbakeeat out spise ute (på restaurant)have somebody eating out of one's hand ha fullstendig overtak på noen, ha noen i sin hule håndeat something up (amer., hverdagslig, overført) sluke noe (rått)• can you believe it? The teacher ate up all that stuff about how I'd lost all my books in a firedu vil ikke tro det! Læreren slukte rått alt det der om at jeg hadde mistet bøkene mine i en branneat up spise opp, fortære, slukeeat your heart out! der fikk du som fortjent! -
5 eat
(ate, eaten) ჭამა (ჭამს)I shall eat in / out today დღეს შინ / გარეთ (სხვაგან) ვისადილებhe's eating his head მასზე გაწეულ ხარჯს ვერ ამართლებს / ვერ ანაზღურებსshe eating her heart out ჩუმად განიცდის // გულს იჭამსhe's eating from his chief's hand უფროსს თვალებში შესციცინებს // უფროსის დუდუკზე ცეკვავსto eat a humble pie თავის დამცირება, დამამცირებელ მდგომარეობაში ჩავარდნაeating raw potatoes is a perversion of taste უმი კარტოფლის ჭამა გემოვნების უკუღმართობააhe ate to his heart's content გემოზე / გვარიანად / გაძღომამდე მიირთვაa dog eat dog situation სამკვდრო-სასიცოცხლო ბრძოლის სიტუაცია (მაგ. ბიზნესში) -
6 eat\ off
eat off smth. /smth. off/ the rats have eaten off the old ropes крысы съели /сгрызли/ старые канаты; I'd rather eat off my tongue / my tongue off/ than tell him about it я скорее себе язык откушу, чем расскажу ему об этом -
7 eat one's words
взять свои слова обратноJohn was wrong about the election and had to eat his words.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > eat one's words
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8 eat smb.'s salt
быть чьим-л. гостем, пользоваться чьим-л. гостеприимствомOne has no business to eat a man's salt and then say nasty things about him. (W. Norris, ‘Miss Shafto’, ch. I) — Недопустимо пользоваться гостеприимством человека и говорить о нем гадости.
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9 eat one's heart out
изводить себя, терзаться; страдать молча; чахнуть, изнывать от тоскиBy such a marriage you enter the camp which held your mother prisoner and wherein she ate her heart out. (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part III, ch. I) — Если ты женишься, ты перейдешь в лагерь, где твоя мать жила как в темнице и где она изнывала душой.
I've never loved anyone else, and I realise now what a fool I was to throw away our happiness. I've been eating my heart out about it for years - and longing to see Bill. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 59) — я больше никого никогда не любила. Теперь я понимаю, как была глупа, что разбила наше счастье. Все эти годы я терзалась из-за этого и очень тосковала по Билли.
Fred: "...I know you're eating your heart out with anxiety and worry... not for yourself, but for all of us." (N. Coward, ‘Peace in Our Time’, act II, sc. II) — Фред: "...я знаю, ты извелась от беспокойства... и не за себя, а за нас всех."
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10 -Asking about house rules-
At home Asking about house rulesHow 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. -
11 scratch about
intransitive verb* * *◆ scratch about, scratch aroundvi1. animals herumscharrento \scratch about around [or about] for a bite to eat nach etwas Essbarem suchen* * *intransitive verb -
12 scratch about
1) animals herumscharren; -
13 our duty is small -- to eat, to sleep and that's all
Пословица: наше дело телячье (used by or about a person who prefers to obey any orders because nothing depends on him: he is not a decision-maker to change anything), наше дело телячье - поел да в закут (used by or about a person who prefers to obey any orders because nothing depends on him: he is not a decision-maker to change anything)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > our duty is small -- to eat, to sleep and that's all
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14 (to) play about
фраз. гл.1) валять дурака, дурачитьсяStop playing around and eat!...
2) морочить голову3) заигрыватьАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) play about
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15 (to) play about
фраз. гл.1) валять дурака, дурачитьсяStop playing around and eat!...
2) морочить голову3) заигрыватьАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > (to) play about
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16 भोजक
bhojaka
being about to eat Pāṇ. 3-3, 10 Sch. ;
(fr. Gaus.) giving to eat, nourishing Yājñ. ;
m. (perhaps) a waiter at table Kām. ;
N. of a class of priests ( orﾠ Sun-worshippers, supposed to be descended from the Magas by intermarriage with women of the Bhoja race) Cat. ;
an astrologer Hcar. ;
N. of a king VP.
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17 Barcelos rooster
The Barcelos rooster has long been a national symbol of Portugal and colorful, painted ceramic representations in many different sizes of this legendary, symbolic bird are among the most common souvenirs of Portugal. A 14th-century folk legend from Barcelos, north of Braga, embodies the notion that "Winning justice is possible when you fight for it," as well as traditional values in rural life: pride, fate, justice, and prayed-for miracles. Like so many of the traditional folk legends of rural Portugal, this one centers on what happened to a rural farmer. One version of the legend begins with a peasant leaving Barcelos for a pilgrimage to the Spanish city of Santiago de Compostela. As he reached the outskirts of Barcelos, the peasant was accused of stealing silver from a wealthy Barcelos landowner. The peasant was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by hanging. Before his execution, the peasant pleaded to speak to the judge who had condemned him. The judge was at a banquet and was about to eat a roasted rooster. The peasant prisoner said that during his execution the rooster would rise and crow as a sign of the man's innocence. As the peasant was about to be hanged, the rooster did rise and crow from the table and the judge ran to the gallows, stopped the execution, and freed the peasant. Some time later, the peasant returned to Barcelos and built a monument to honor St. Tiago and the Holy Virgin. While people do not necessarily believe in the miracle presented in the Barcelos rooster folk legend, the familiar story is as widely known as the Barcelos rooster, long a popular symbol of Portugal. -
18 А-34
ПРИЯТНОГО АППЕТИТА! coll formula phrase Invar fixed WOused as a wish that s.o. enjoy the meal he is eating or is about to eatbon appitit!enjoy your meal (your food etc)! enjoy! hearty appetite!Костерок оказался у небольшого причала, пылал уже затухающим пламенем, освещая нескольких то ли геологов, то ли рыбаков и край большой лодки. «Здравствуйте, товарищи! - Подойдя ближе, Золотарёв присел позади них на корточки. - Приятного аппетита» (Максимов 1). The dying flames of the bonfire, which turned out to be at a little mooring-stage, lit up the faces of a group of men—geologists perhaps, or fishermen—and the edge of a large boat. "Good evening, comrades! Enjoy your food." Zolotarev went up and crouched beside them (1a). -
19 приятного аппетита!
• ПРИЯТНОГО АППЕТИТА! coll[formula phrase; Invar; fixed WO]=====⇒ used as a wish that s.o. enjoy the meal he is eating or is about to eat:- bon appetit!;- enjoy your meal (your food etc)!;- enjoy!;- hearty appetite!♦ Костерок оказался у небольшого причала, пылал уже затухающим пламенем, освещая нескольких то ли геологов, то ли рыбаков и край большой лодки. "Здравствуйте, товарищи! - Подойдя ближе, Золотарёв присел позади них на корточки. - Приятного аппетита" (Максимов 1). The dying flames of the bonfire, which turned out to be at a little mooring-stage, lit up the faces of a group of men - geologists perhaps, or fishermen - and the edge of a large boat. "Good evening, comrades! Enjoy your food." Zolotarev went up and crouched beside them (la).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > приятного аппетита!
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• eat in• have dimples• have doubts about• have luck• have magnetism
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