shop around in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for shop around in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for shop around in the English»French 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 around, and get around.

3. around (in circulation):

II.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] PREP a. Brit round

III.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd]

See also turn, look, go around, get round, get around, come

I.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] N

1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

III.turn [Brit təːn, Am tərn] VB trans

I.look [Brit lʊk, Am lʊk] N

1. look (glance):

4. look (appearance):

air m
il a l'air sympa inf

3. look (appear, seem):

+ subj it looks certain that

5. look:

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron

I.go around VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go around)

II.go around VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] (go around [sth])

get round → get around

get round → get around

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

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

I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

12. come (be situated):

I.shop [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] N

II.shop <pres part etc shopping, shopped> [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] VB trans Brit (inform on)

III.shop <pres part shopping; pret, pp shopped> [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] VB intr

shop around in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shop around in the English»French Dictionary

I.around [əˈraʊnd] PREP Am, Aus

around → round

See also up, round

II.shop <-pp-> [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] VB intr

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The assessment may be free as a special offer or as part of a wider package but households are encouraged to "shop around".
www.telegraph.co.uk
Most parents want to be able to shop around for the various uniform items and sew on a school badge where required.
www.independent.ie
She arrived at the butcher's shop around noon and purchased some hamburger steak, which her mom planned to fix for dinner that evening.
www.slate.com
There's no other sports shop around for two hours, so we have a little of everything.
www.mlive.com
Outsiders find it very interesting to shop around the town and buy tasty and mouth watering milk products.
en.wikipedia.org
Non-bank players in the cash market typically shop around, diversifying their customers' cash between the banks, chasing the best rates in their members' interests.
www.smh.com.au
Consumers must accept or reject the quotation within five days, giving them a chance to shop around for better or cheaper credit.
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