bandy about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bandy about in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

bandy about VB trans

it was bandied about that ...

говореше се, че ...

Translations for bandy about in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

bandy¹ <-ier, -iest> [ˈbændɪ] ADJ

bandy legs:

bandy

крив

bandy² <-ies, -ied> [ˈbændɪ] VB trans

bandy insults, words:

bandy

подмятам

bandy

разменям си

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

за

about

относно

a book about sth

книга за нщ

what is the film about?

за какво се разказва във филма?

to talk about cinema

говоря за кино

while he is about it Brit inf

докато се занимава с това

while he is about it Brit inf

така и така го върши

2. about (surrounding):

about

около

round about sb/sth

около нкг/нщ

3. about (in and through):

about

из

to go about a place

разхождам се из някакво място

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

това ми харесва у него

5. about (with):

I have no money about me Brit form

нямам пари у себе си

Phrases:

to go about (doing) sth

подхващам нщ

how about that!

а, сега!

how about that!

какво ще кажеш за това!

what about it?

какво искаш да кажеш за това?

what about it? (so what?)

какво?

what about those gloves?

какво ще кажеш за тези ръкавици?

what about a drink?

искаш ли да пийнем по нещо?

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (around):

all about

навсякъде наоколо

to leave things lying about somewhere

оставям нещата да се търкалят някъде

to be the other way about

точно обратното съм

2. about (approximately):

about

около

about

приблизително

about my size

приблизително моя размер

round about 5 km

към 5 километра

about every day

горе-долу всеки ден

about here

някъде тук

about 5 years ago

преди около 5 години

about twenty

около двайсет

to be somewhere about

някъде тук съм

to have just about enough of sth

до гуша ми дойде от нщ

that's about it for today

това е всичко за днес

3. about (almost):

about

почти

to be (just) about ready

почти съм готов

4. about (willing to):

to not be about to do sth

нямам намерение да направя нщ

III.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ

1. about (near, around):

is Paul about?

Пол някъде наблизо ли е?

2. about (ready):

to be about to do sth

каня се да направя нщ

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Corporations like to bandy about the term "work flexibility" to show how they are responding to employees' concerns about work-life balance.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Investment professionals love to bandy about fancy terminology to impress clients.

business.financialpost.com

Indeed, many of the articles found on this very website bandy about horsepower figures and zero to 100 kilometre an hour acceleration times like gospel from the mount.

driving.ca

Usually, when people bandy about the word "forever," it is attached to a healthy dose of rhetoric.

www.digitaltrends.com

We now routinely bandy about the kind of information online that employers are legally prohibited from asking.

gizmodo.com

Some will bandy about words like "transition" and "collaboration" -- but the math doesn't add up.

www.fortmcmurraytoday.com

It's a trope that we hear the older generation bandy about all the time.

thespinoff.co.nz