around in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for around in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] ADV Around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures (come around, look around, turn around etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc.). - Go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions: for translations see the entries go, and get.

1. around (approximately):

around

circa

it sells for around 200

questo si vende, viene venduto a 200 sterline circa

at around 3 pm

verso le 15.00

2. around (in the vicinity):

to be (somewhere) around

essere nei paraggi

I'll be around

sarò nei paraggi

is there anyone around?

c'è qualcuno?

are they around?

sono da queste parti?

I just happened to be around

mi trovavo lì per caso

I don't want to be around when

non voglio esserci quando

3. around (in circulation):

to be around product, person, technology, phenomenon:

esserci

to be around again fashion, style:

ritornare di moda

CDs have been around for years

sono anni che esistono i cd

I wish I'd been around 50 years ago

avrei voluto esserci 50 anni fa

I'm glad I won't be around when

sono contento che non ci sarò quando

not to be around long enough to do

non rimanere abbastanza a lungo per fare

is he still around?

c'è ancora?

she's been around fig

è una donna di mondo

one of the most gifted musicians around

uno dei musicisti più dotati del momento

there is far less money around

ci sono molti meno soldi in circolazione, la gente ha meno soldi

there's a lot of corruption around

c'è molta corruzione

4. around (available):

to be around

essere disponibile

I wish you were around more

vorrei che tu fossi più disponibile

will she be around next week?

ci sarà la prossima settimana?

there are still some strawberries around

ci sono ancora delle fragole

5. around (in all directions):

all around

in giro

all around (in general)

tutto intorno, da ogni parte

to go all the way around fence, wall, moat:

fare tutto il giro

the only garage for miles around

la sola officina nel giro di chilometri

we like to travel around

a noi piace girare

6. around (in circumference):

three metres around (of tree trunk)

tre metri di circonferenza

7. around (in different, opposite direction):

a way around obstacle

un modo per aggirare

there is no way around the problem

non esiste nessun modo per evitare il problema

to go the long way around

prendere la strada più lunga

to turn sth the other way around

rigirare qc

to do it the other way around

farlo al contrario

I didn't ask her, it was the other way around

non fui io a chiederlo a lei, accadde il contrario

the wrong, right way around

nel senso giusto, sbagliato

to put one's skirt on the wrong way around

mettersi la gonna al contrario

you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around?

tu sei Ben e tu sei Tom, o è il contrario?

8. around (in specific place, home):

she asked him (to come) around

gli chiese di andare da lei

she's coming around today

verrà oggi

I'll be around in a minute

arrivo or sarò lì tra un minuto

II.also Britround PREP

1. also Britround (on all sides of):

also Britround fire, table, garden, lake

intorno a, attorno a

around the outside of the house

intorno alla casa

a scarf around her head

un foulard intorno alla testa

she put her arm around his shoulders

gli mise il braccio intorno alle spalle

the villages around Dublin

i paesi nei dintorni di Dublino

2. also Britround (throughout):

clothes scattered around the room

vestiti sparpagliati nella stanza

in several locations around the country

in diversi posti del paese

(all) around the world

intorno al mondo

from around the world

da tutto il mondo

doctors around the world

dottori di tutto il mondo

to go around the world

fare il giro del mondo

to walk around the town

fare un giro per la città

he'll show you around the castle

vi farà visitare il castello

to go or look around the house

fare il giro della casa

3. also Britround (in the vicinity of, near):

somewhere around the house

in casa da qualche parte

somewhere around Rome

nei pressi, nei dintorni di Roma

I like having people around the house or place

mi piace avere gente in casa

the people around here

le persone del posto

she's not from around here

non è del posto

4. also Britround (at):

also Britround

verso, intorno a

around midnight, 1980

verso mezzanotte, intorno al 1980

around the same time we…

quasi contemporaneamente noi…

5. also Britround (in order to circumvent):

to go around town centre

evitare

to go around obstacle

evitare or aggirare or girare intorno a

there's a way around the problem

c'è un modo per evitare il problema

6. also Britround (to the other side of):

to go around the corner

girare l'angolo

to go around a bend

prendere una curva

around the mountain

oltre la montagna

7. also Britround FASHION:

he's 90 cm around the chest

ha 90 cm di torace

III.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd]

what goes around comes around

si raccoglie ciò che si semina

I.get around VB [ɡɛt -] (get around)

1. get around (move, spread) → get about

Phrases:

to get around to doing

finire per fare

she'll get around to visiting us eventually

finirà per venire a trovarci prima o poi

I must get around to reading his article

bisogna che mi decida a leggere il suo articolo

I haven't got around to it yet

non ci sono ancora arrivato or non ho ancora avuto il tempo di occuparmene

II.get around VB [ɡɛt -] (get around [sth]) (circumvent)

get around problem, law

aggirare

there's no getting around it

non c'è modo di evitarlo

See also get about

get about VB [ɡɛt -]

1. get about (manage to move):

get about

spostarsi, muoversi (by doing facendo)

she doesn't get about very well now

adesso fa fatica a muoversi

2. get about (travel):

get about

viaggiare, spostarsi, girare

do you get about much in your job?

viaggi molto per lavoro?

he gets about a bit (travels)

viaggia un bel po'

he gets about a bit (knows people)

vede parecchia gente

3. get about (be spread):

get about news:

diffondersi

get about rumour:

correre, diffondersi

it got about that …

si è diffusa la notizia che, è corsa voce che …

bat around VB [bat -] (bat [sth] around, bat around [sth])

1. bat around idea:

bat around

discutere, vagliare

2. bat around SPORTS:

we batted the ball around

abbiamo fatto due colpi

change around VB [tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -]

change around → change round

See also change round

change round VB [tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -] Brit

change round

cambiare di posto

change round (change [sth, sb] round, change round [sth, sb]) furniture, large objects

spostare

change round employees, workers, small objects, words, letters

cambiare di posto, spostare

she's changed the pictures round

ha cambiato posto ai quadri

I.work around VB [wəːk -] (work around to [sth])

work around subject:

work around

avvicinarsi a, giungere a toccare

it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say

ci ha messo un mucchio di tempo per dire quello che voleva dire

to work around to telling sb sth

arrivare a dire qc a qn

II.work around VB [wəːk -] (work [sth] around to)

to work the conversation around to sth

portare la conversazione su qc

I.jerk around VB [dʒəːk -] Am inf (jerk around) (idle about)

jerk around

poltrire

jerk around

oziare

II.jerk around VB [dʒəːk -] (jerk [sb] around) (harass)

jerk around person

dare fastidio a, importunare

I.walk around VB [wɔːk -] (walk around)

walk around

andare a passeggio, a spasso

walk around (aimlessly)

gironzolare, girellare

you can't walk around in the rain without an umbrella

non puoi gironzolare sotto la pioggia senza un ombrello

II.walk around VB [wɔːk -] (walk around [sth])

walk around (to and fro) city, streets, garden

fare un giro per

walk around (make circuit of) building, space

fare il giro di

he walked around the lake

fece il giro del lago

we walked around Rome for hours

abbiamo girato per Roma per delle ore

I.go around VB [ɡəʊ -] (go around)

1. go around (move, travel about):

go around

andare in giro, girare

to go around naked, barefoot

andare in giro nudo, scalzo

she goes around on a bicycle

gira in bicicletta

they go around everywhere together

vanno in giro dappertutto insieme

2. go around (circulate):

go around rumour:

circolare

there's a rumour going around that …

corre voce, si dice in giro che …

there's a virus going around

c'è in giro un virus

there isn't enough money to go around

non ci sono abbastanza soldi per tutti

II.go around VB [ɡəʊ -] (go around [sth])

go around house, shops, area:

go around

fare il giro di

to go around the world

girare il mondo

they went around the country looking for him

lo hanno cercato in tutto il paese

play around VB [pleɪ -]

1. play around (be promiscuous):

play around inf

andare (a letto) con tutti

2. play around (act the fool):

play around

fare lo sciocco

to play around with (rearrange, juggle)

cambiare posto a

to play around with (rearrange, juggle)

giocare con

to play around with (fiddle) paperclips, pens

giocare con

to play around with the idea of doing

accarezzare l'idea di fare

how much time, money do we have to play around with?

quanto tempo, quanti soldi abbiamo a disposizione?

gather around VB [ˈɡaðə -]

gather around → gather round

See also gather round

I.gather round VB [ˈɡaðə -] (gather round)

gather round

raccogliersi

gather round

radunarsi

gather round!

avvicinatevi!

II.gather round VB [ˈɡaðə -] (gather round [sth, sb])

gather round teacher, object:

gather round

radunarsi attorno a

III.gather round VB [ˈɡaðə -] (gather [sth] round oneself)

gather round shawl:

gather round

avvolgersi in

around in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for around in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.around [ə·ˈraʊnd] PREP

1. around (surrounding):

around

intorno a

all around sth

tutto intorno a qc

the earth goes around the sun

la terra gira intorno al sole

to go around the corner

girare l'angolo

2. around (move within sth):

around

per

to drive around France

girare in macchina per la Francia

to go around a museum

girare per un museo

to sit around the room

sedersi in modo sparso in una stanza

3. around (approximately):

around

intorno a

around May 10th

intorno al 10 maggio

somewhere around here

qui vicino

II.around [ə·ˈraʊnd] ADV

1. around (all over):

around

tutto intorno

all around

dappertutto

for 50 miles around

per un raggio di 50 miglia

for miles around

nel raggio di miglia

to be the other way around

essere esattamente al contrario

2. around (aimlessly):

to walk around

andare in giro

to stand/hang around

starsene/andare in giro

to have been around

conoscere il mondo

to have been around (be experienced)

avere una grande esperienza

3. around (nearby):

around

nelle vicinanze

is Mark around?

c'è Mark?

to be still around

essere ancora in circolazione

float around VB intr inf

float around people

bighellonare

float around rumor

circolare

I.knock around VB intr inf

knock around

vagabondare

to knock around in town

andarsene in giro per la città

II.knock around VB trans

knock around person

picchiare

knock around ball

colpire

spin around VB intr

spin around

girare

feel around VB intr

feel around

cercare a tastoni

to feel around for sth

cercare qc a tastoni

stick around VB intr inf

stick around

rimanere (nei paraggi)

pal around VB intr inf

pal around

vedersi spesso

to pal around with sb

vedersi spesso con qu

lounge around VB trans

lounge around

bighellonare

switch around VB trans

switch around

scambiare

bring around VB trans

1. bring around MED:

bring around

rianimare

2. bring around (persuade):

bring around

persuadere

around Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a noose around one's neck

avere l'acqua alla gola

to get one's tongue around a word

riuscire a pronunciare una parola

to come around to sb's point of view

finire per condividere il punto di vista di qu

he wrapped a scarf around his neck

si avvolse una sciarpa al collo

to go around with one's eyes closed inf

andare in giro con la testa tra le nuvole

are there enough pens to go around?

le penne bastano per tutti?

to have sb wrapped around one's little finger

fare su qu come si vuole

the price is around two thousand euros

il prezzo s'aggira intorno ai duemila euro

I can't get my head around it

non mi ci raccapezzo

around the beginning of the twentieth century

sui -i del Novecento

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After the noose had been secured around each victim's neck and the hangman had retired to a safe distance, the trapdoor was released.

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Inside the fort were wooden barracks two stories high, built around the parade ground.

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Eggs hatch in early spring and the galls quickly form around the developing insects.

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No environmental causes were found after repeat testing around the school and surrounding areas of town.

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Several layers of brick in the facade create strong, square inset designs around the lancet windows of the clerestory.

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The whirr of the engine, the shove in the backside and the little roadster that seems to pivot around you is replaced by a grunting, belching, feedback-free driving experience.

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He was prolific research publisher, he described around 1700 new species in the course of his career.

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The straighter sidecut allows skis to make long, fast, highly stable turns (radius around 30m for giant slalom, even more for most mogul skis).

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Around 10,000 junior artistes participated in the holy dip.

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They provide healthcare consultancy, turnkey design and construction of new hospitals, medical equipping and the operation and management of healthcare facilities around the world.

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