round in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for round in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Brit Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, get round, pass round etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, gather, get, pass etc.). For go round, see both the entry go, and II2 in this entry.

1. round (on all sides):

all round

tutt'intorno

whisky all round!

whisky per tutti!

there were smiles all round

tutti sorridevano

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

fare tutto il giro

2. round (in circular movement):

to go round and round wheel, carousel:

girare

to go round and round person:

girare in tondo

to go round and round fig

girare intorno

the tune was going round and round in my head

non riuscivo a togliermi la musichetta dalla testa

3. round (to specific place, home):

to be or go round to office, school

passare da

to ask sb (to come) round

chiedere a qn di passare

she's coming round today

passerà oggi

to invite sb round for lunch

invitare qn a casa per pranzo

I'm just going round to Sandra's

faccio solo un salto da Sandra

I'll be round in a minute

arrivo subito

4. round (in circumference):

three metres round tree trunk

di tre metri di circonferenza

5. round (as part of cycle):

all year round

tutto l'anno

this time round

questa volta

as summer comes round

quando arriva l'estate

my birthday will soon be round again

presto sarà di nuovo il mio compleanno

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

1. round (expressing location):

round table, garden etc.

intorno a

let's sit round the table

sediamoci intorno al tavolo

to sit round the fire

sedersi intorno al fuoco

the wall goes right round the house

il muro gira tutt'intorno alla casa

he had a scarf round his neck

aveva una sciarpa intorno al collo

what do you measure round the waist?

quanto hai di vita?

2. round (expressing direction):

to go round the corner

girare l'angolo

to go round a bend (in road)

svoltare

the baker's is just round the corner

il panificio è subito dietro l'angolo

to go round a roundabout

fare la rotonda

to go round an obstacle

aggirare un ostacolo

3. round (on tour, visit):

shall I take you round the house?

vuoi che ti faccia vedere la casa?

her sister took us round Oxford

sua sorella ci ha fatto vedere Oxford

to go round the shops

andare per negozi

III.round about ADV

1. round about (approximately):

round about

pressapoco

round about

circa

round about 50 people

più o meno 50 persone

round about 9 am

intorno alle nove

it happened round about here

è successo più o meno qui

2. round about (vicinity):

the people round about

la gente qui intorno

the streets round about

le strade nelle vicinanze, nei paraggi

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

1. round (circular):

round object, face

rotondo

round building

circolare

round head, glasses

tondo

her eyes grew round

sgranò gli occhi

2. round (rounded, curved):

round arch

a tutto sesto

round handwriting

rotondeggiante

round breasts

tondo

round cheeks

paffuto, pieno

to have round shoulders

avere le spalle curve

3. round (spherical):

round

rotondo

4. round (complete):

round figure

tondo

in round figures

in cifre tonde

in round figures, that's £100

arrotondando, sono cento sterline

a round dozen

un'intera dozzina

a nice round sum

una bella sommetta

V.round- COMP

round-cheeked

con le guanciotte

round-eyed

con gli occhioni

round-faced

col viso paffuto

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

1. round (set, series):

round

serie f (of di)

the social round

i ricevimenti mondani

the daily round of activities

il trantran quotidiano

2. round (in competition):

round

turno m

qualifying round (in football, rugby, tennis)

turno di qualificazione

3. round:

round (game of golf, cards)

giro m (of di)

round (in boxing, wrestling)

round m

round (in boxing, wrestling)

ripresa f

4. round RIDING (in event):

round

percorso m

5. round POL (in election):

round

turno m

6. round (of drinks):

round

giro m (of di)

it's my round!

pago io (da bere)! offro io!

to pay for a round

pagare da bere (per tutti)

7. round MIL (unit of ammunition):

round

pallottola f

a round of ammunition

un colpo

to fire round after round

sparare un colpo dopo l'altro

8. round MIL (shot fired):

round

colpo m

rounds of machine-gun fire

raffiche di mitragliatrice

9. round (burst):

round of applause

applauso

to get a round of applause

essere applaudito

let's have a round of applause for David!

facciamo un bell'applauso per David!

10. round FOOD (of bread):

a round of toast

una fetta di pane tostato

a round of ham sandwiches

panini (imbottiti) al prosciutto

11. round (regular route):

round

giro m

12. round (circular shape):

round

cerchio m

round

tondino m (of di)

13. round MUS (canon):

round

canone m

14. round THEAT:

theatre in the round

= teatro in cui gli spettatori sono disposti tutt'intorno al palcoscenico centrale

15. round ART:

in the round sculpture

a tuttotondo

16. round (dance):

round

rondò m

17. round (of cheese):

round

forma f

18. round FOOD:

round of beef

girello

VII.rounds N

rounds npl:

to do one's rounds doctor:

fare il giro di visite

to do one's rounds postman, refuse collector:

fare il giro

to do one's rounds security guard:

fare la ronda

to be out on one's rounds doctor:

fare visite a domicilio

to do or go or make the rounds rumour, joke, document:

fare il giro

to do or go or make the rounds flu:

girare

to go the rounds of story: village, office

fare il giro di

to go the rounds of garment, book: relations, family

passare per

to do the rounds of employment agencies, relations

fare il giro di

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

1. round (go round):

round point, headland

doppiare

also NAUT to round the corner

girare l'angolo

to round a bend

svoltare

2. round (make round):

round lips

sporgere

3. round PHON:

round vowels

arrotondare

See also clear round

clear round [ˌklɪəˈraʊnd] N RIDING

clear round

(percorso) netto m

round-shouldered [Brit, Am ˈraʊnd ˈˌʃoʊldərd] ADJ

to be round-shouldered

avere le spalle curve

I.whirl round VB [wəːl -] (whirl round)

whirl round person:

girarsi di scatto

whirl round blade, rotor, clock hand:

girare in fretta

II.whirl round VB [wəːl -] (whirl [sth] round)

whirl round sword

far roteare, mulinare

whirl round rope

far volteggiare

I.swivel round VB [ˈswɪv(ə)l -] (swivel round)

swivel round

girarsi

II.swivel round VB [ˈswɪv(ə)l -] (swivel [sth] round, swivel round [sth])

swivel round

fare girare [qc]

twirl round VB [twəːl -] (turn round)

twirl round person:

girarsi di scatto

he twirled round to face her

si girò di scatto verso di lei

show round VB [ʃəʊ -] (show [sb] round)

show round

fare visitare, fare vedere

round-up [Brit ˈraʊndʌp, Am ˈraʊndˌəp] N

1. round-up (swoop):

round-up

retata f

2. round-up (herding of people, animals):

round-up

raduno m (of di)

3. round-up (summary):

round-up

riassunto m (of di)

“news round-up”

“riassunto delle notizie principali”

I.walk round VB [wɔːk -] (walk round)

walk round

fare il giro

no-one answered so I walked round to the garden

siccome nessuno ha risposto ho fatto il giro e sono andato in giardino

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

walk round (round edge of) lake, stadium, garden, building

fare il giro del

walk round (through) exhibition, historic building

visitare

bring round VB [brɪŋ -] (bring [sb] round)

1. bring round (revive):

bring round

fare rinvenire

2. bring round (convince):

bring round

convincere

bring round

persuadere

to bring sb round to one's way of thinking

convincere qn a condividere le proprie idee

I.round up VB [raʊnd -] (round up [sb], round [sb] up)

round up protesters, inhabitants

radunare, chiamare a raccolta

round up thieves, prostitutes, suspects

fare una retata di

to be rounded up

essere catturato

II.round up VB [raʊnd -] (round up [sth], round [sth] up)

1. round up livestock:

round up

radunare, raccogliere, riunire

2. round up figure:

round up

arrotondare [qc] per eccesso

round in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for round in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.round <-er, -est> [raʊnd] ADJ

1. round (circular):

round object

rotondo, -a

round number

tondo, -a

round arch

a tutto sesto

2. round (not angular):

round

tondeggiante

3. round (sonorous):

round

pieno, -a

II.round [raʊnd] N

1. round (circle):

round

cerchio m

2. round (series):

round

serie f

round of applause

scroscio m

round of shots

raffica f

3. round pl (route):

round

giro m

round MIL

ronda f

round MED

giro di visite

4. round (routine):

round

routine f inv

5. round of elections SPORTS:

round (time period)

turno m

round (in card games)

mano f

round (in card games)

turno m

round (in boxing)

round m inv

6. round of drinks:

round

giro m

this round is on me

questo giro tocca a me

7. round (of ammunition):

round

colpo m

8. round MUS:

round

canone m

III.round [raʊnd] VB trans

1. round (movement):

round

girare intorno a

round corner

girare

2. round MATH:

round

arrotondare

to round an amount to the nearest dollar

arrotondare una somma al dollaro

round out VB trans

round out

completare

to round out a list

completare una lista

round down VB trans MATH

round down

arrotondare per difetto

round up VB trans

1. round up MATH:

round up

arrotondare per eccesso

2. round up (gather):

round up

mettere insieme

round up cattle

radunare

round robin N

1. round robin (letter):

round robin

circolare f

2. round robin (competition):

round robin

torneo m all'italiana (in cui ogni partecipante incontra a turno tutti gli altri)

round trip N

round trip

viaggio m andata e ritorno

round trip ticket

biglietto di andata e ritorno

round off VB trans

1. round off (finish):

round off

chiudere

2. round off (smooth):

round off

smussare

3. round off MATH:

round off

arrotondare

round-shouldered [ˌraʊnd·ˈʃoʊl·dɚd] ADJ

round-shouldered

incurvato, -a

to be round-shouldered

avere le spalle curve

merry-go-round [ˈme·ri·goʊ·ˌraʊnd] N

merry-go-round

giostra f

I.round-the-clock ADJ

round-the-clock surveillance:

round-the-clock

di ventiquattr'ore su ventiquattro

II.round-the-clock ADV

round-the-clock

ventiquattr'ore su ventiquattro

to work round-the-clock

lavorare ventiquattr'ore su ventiquattro

round Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

this round is on me

questo giro tocca a me

to round an amount to the nearest dollar

arrotondare una somma al dollaro

round trip ticket

biglietto di andata e ritorno

a round of applause for the singer

un applauso per il cantante

to twist sb round one's little finger

far fare a qn ciò che si vuole

round neck sweater

maglione (a) girocollo

to round out a list

completare una lista

one way/round trip fare

costo del biglietto di sola andata/andata e ritorno

to go the long way round

allungare il percorso

type of round or square filled pasta

agnolotti

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The money was stored in a cement-block strong room with a round-the-clock private security guard.

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Their bid received an absolute majority of votes, and was therefore announced the winner, without requiring a second round.

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Each meatball is between 12 and 15 grams and is round.

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The pay-off for any single round of the game is defined by the pay-off matrix for a single round game (shown in bar chart 1 below).

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Doing so would neutralize that player, preventing him/her from earning any exemptions offered in that round.

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It had arched widows and doors, curved corners and two round towers.

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He later worked as a window cleaner for 12 months before selling the round for a profit.

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They are included for compatibility and round-trip convertibility with legacy encodings.

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The firm puts on large-scale promotional giveaways for their eyeglasses, as many as 10,000 pairs each round.

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The tournament consisted of an initial qualifying round.

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