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1 about

about [əˈbaʊt]

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1. adverb

   a. ( = approximately) à peu près, environ

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

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

• at about 11 o'clock vers 11 heures

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

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

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

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

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

   b. ( = here and there) çà et là

• shoes lying about des chaussures qui traînent

   c. ( = near, in circulation) par ici

• he's somewhere about il est dans les parages

• is anyone about? il y a quelqu'un ?

• there was nobody about il n'y avait personne

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

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

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

   d. ( = round) all about tout autour

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

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

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

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

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

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

2. preposition

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

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

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

• to speak about sth parler de qch

• a film about India un film sur l'Inde

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

• what about me? et moi alors ? (inf)

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

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

   b. ( = somewhere in) quelque part dans

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

• somewhere about the house quelque part dans la maison

   c. ( = round) autour de

• the countryside about Edinburgh la campagne autour d'Édimbourg

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1) ( expressing future intention)

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

2) ( awake)

up and about — debout
2.
adverb

1) ( approximately) environ, à peu près

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

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

2) ( almost) presque

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

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

3) ( in circulation)

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

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

4) ( in the vicinity)

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

1) ( concerning)

a book about — un livre sur

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

it's about... — il s'agit de...

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

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

2) ( in the nature of)

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

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

3) ( bound up with)

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

4) ( occupied with)

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

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

and be quick about it! — et fais vite!

5) ( around)

to wander about the streets — errer dans les rues

strewn about the floor — éparpillés sur le sol

6) (in invitations, suggestions)

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

how about it? — ça te dit?

7) ( when soliciting opinions)

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

what about you? — et toi?

8) sout (on)

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

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

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

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

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2 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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3 what

[wɒt] [AE hwɒt] 1.
determinante

1) (in questions) quale, che

what magazines do you read? — quali riviste leggi?

what time is it? — che ora è?

2) (in exclamations) che

what a nice car! — che bella macchina!

what a strange thing to do! — che stranezza!

3) (the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tanto guadagna tanto spende

what little he has — quel poco che ha

what few friends he had — i pochi amici che aveva
2.
pronome

1) che, (che) cosa

what is happening? — che (cosa) succede?

what are you doing? — (che) cosa stai facendo?

with what? — con cosa?

and what else? — e cos'altro?

what do six and two add up to? — quanto fa sei più due?

what does it matter? — che importa?

what's her address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

what's that button for? — a che serve quel pulsante?

what for? — per quale motivo? come mai?

what's it like? — com'è?

what's this called in German what's the German for this? come si dice questo in tedesco? what did it cost? quanto è costato? what's that, what did you say? cosa? cosa hai detto? he did what? ha fatto cosa? George what? — George come?

2) (as relative pronoun) quello che, ciò che

to wonder what is happening — chiedersi che sta succedendo

do you know what that device is? — sai che cos'è quello strumento?

what I need is — quello che mi serve è

drinking what looked like gin — bevendo qualcosa che sembrava gin

and what's more — e per di più

and what's worse o better — e per giunta

3) colloq. (when guessing)

it'll cost, what, Ј 5 — costerà, non so, 5 sterline

4) what about (drawing attention)

what about the letter? — e la lettera? (making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — e se andassimo a mangiare fuori?

what about Monday? — va bene lunedì? (soliciting opinions)

what about the transport costs? — che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto? (in reply)

"what about your sister?" - "what about her?" — "e tua sorella?" - "mia sorella cosa?"

5) what if e se

what if I bring the dessert? — e se portassi il dolce?

6) what of

what of it! — colloq. e allora?

7) what with

what with the depression and unemployment — un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra
3.
interiezione cosa, come, che

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I'll tell you what — ascoltami bene

to give sb. what for — BE colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn.

to know what's what — sapere il fatto proprio

well, what do you know — iron. ma va'? chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

what do you think I am! — colloq. ma per chi mi hai preso?

what's it to you? — colloq. che te ne frega?

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(whoever, whatever, wherever etc: No matter what happens, I'll go.) (non importa)

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[wɒt] [AE hwɒt] 1.
determinante

1) (in questions) quale, che

what magazines do you read? — quali riviste leggi?

what time is it? — che ora è?

2) (in exclamations) che

what a nice car! — che bella macchina!

what a strange thing to do! — che stranezza!

3) (the amount of)

what money he earns he spends — tanto guadagna tanto spende

what little he has — quel poco che ha

what few friends he had — i pochi amici che aveva
2.
pronome

1) che, (che) cosa

what is happening? — che (cosa) succede?

what are you doing? — (che) cosa stai facendo?

with what? — con cosa?

and what else? — e cos'altro?

what do six and two add up to? — quanto fa sei più due?

what does it matter? — che importa?

what's her address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

what's that button for? — a che serve quel pulsante?

what for? — per quale motivo? come mai?

what's it like? — com'è?

what's this called in German what's the German for this? come si dice questo in tedesco? what did it cost? quanto è costato? what's that, what did you say? cosa? cosa hai detto? he did what? ha fatto cosa? George what? — George come?

2) (as relative pronoun) quello che, ciò che

to wonder what is happening — chiedersi che sta succedendo

do you know what that device is? — sai che cos'è quello strumento?

what I need is — quello che mi serve è

drinking what looked like gin — bevendo qualcosa che sembrava gin

and what's more — e per di più

and what's worse o better — e per giunta

3) colloq. (when guessing)

it'll cost, what, Ј 5 — costerà, non so, 5 sterline

4) what about (drawing attention)

what about the letter? — e la lettera? (making suggestion)

what about a meal out? — e se andassimo a mangiare fuori?

what about Monday? — va bene lunedì? (soliciting opinions)

what about the transport costs? — che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto? (in reply)

"what about your sister?" - "what about her?" — "e tua sorella?" - "mia sorella cosa?"

5) what if e se

what if I bring the dessert? — e se portassi il dolce?

6) what of

what of it! — colloq. e allora?

7) what with

what with the depression and unemployment — un po' per la depressione un po' per la disoccupazione

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra
3.
interiezione cosa, come, che

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I'll tell you what — ascoltami bene

to give sb. what for — BE colloq. dare una lavata di capo a qcn.

to know what's what — sapere il fatto proprio

well, what do you know — iron. ma va'? chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

what do you think I am! — colloq. ma per chi mi hai preso?

what's it to you? — colloq. che te ne frega?

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