moon about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.moon [Am mun, Brit muːn] N

moon
luna f
new/full moon
luna nueva/llena
by the light of the moon
a la luz de la luna
the Man in the Moon
el duendecillo que vive en la luna (en los cuentos infantiles anglosajones)
to land on the moon
alunizar
the dark side of the moon
la cara oscura de la luna
many moons ago
hace muchas lunas
many moons ago
hace mucho tiempo
once in a blue moon
muy de vez en cuando
once in a blue moon
de Pascuas a Ramos
once in a blue moon
de higos a peras or brevas
once in a blue moon
cada muerte de obispo RioPl
to be over the moon esp Brit
estar como unas Pascuas or loco de contento
he was over the moon when he heard
se puso como unas Pascuas or loco de contento cuando se enteró
to promise the moon
prometer el oro y el moro

II.moon [Am mun, Brit muːn] VB intr

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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
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!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

moon about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for moon about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for moon about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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English
If they'd been over the moon about it, perhaps the economics would have changed.
variety.com
This time she is over the moon about our 3.5pc forecast growth figures.
www.independent.ie
Fans are over the moon about the news.
www.yahoo.com
I am so over the moon about it all.
www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk
You can vent and bay at the moon about the cruel circumstances of commerce.
www.biv.com
The booster's third stage hit the moon about half-an-hour later.
www.wired.com
Nannies are over the moon about the trial.
www.skynews.com.au
Fans, too, were over the moon about the decision and expressed a wide swath of emotions online.
www.rollingstone.com
He is clearly over the moon about that decision.
www.dawgnation.com
Big splat... an artist's impression showing a simulation of a collision between the moon and a companion, smaller moon about 4 billion years ago.
www.smh.com.au

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