about in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for about in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADV About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.); for translations, consult the appropriate entry (book, information, curious, worry etc.). - About often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.); for translations, consult the relevant entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

I.bugger about VB [ˈbʌɡə -] Brit inf (bugger about)

II.bugger about VB [ˈbʌɡə -] Brit inf (bugger [sb] about)

forget about VB [fəˈɡɛt -] (forget about [sth, sb]) (overlook)

look about → look around

See also look around

II.look around VB [lʊk -] (look around [sth])

talked-about [Brit ˈtɔːktəbaʊt, Am ˈtɑktəˌbaʊt] ADJ

about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for about in the English»Italian Dictionary

about Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be up in arms about …
I don't give a damn about …
me ne faccio un baffo di vulg

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The log drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation.
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The question marks indicate the uncertainty of the authors about the correctness of the move.
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The bus lines that serve the area carry about 5 million passengers per year as of 2012, which is a sufficient ridership for a tram line.
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The coracles are about 2.24 m in diameter, but still can take a load of eight persons at a time.
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He was never a mine of information about the game, and was even reluctant to discuss his own career.
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Is an ad about the auto bailout more likely to persuade upscale or downscale voters?
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Philosophers have often debated about what makes a fact, a fact.
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They don't want us to get too big-headed about sharing it.
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My clients will never have to worry about this new captcha-reading software.
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It narrates all about the discrimination in the society, in the system and all above.
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