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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.

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2. round (in circular movement):

to go round and round wheel, carousel:

to go round and round person:

girare in tondo

to go round and round fig

the tune was going round and round in my head

non riuscivo a togliermi la musichetta dalla testa

4. round (in circumference):

three metres round tree trunk

di tre metri di circonferenza

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

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III.round about ADV

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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

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3. round (spherical):

V.round- COMP

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VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

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2. round (in competition):

qualifying round (in football, rugby, tennis)

turno di qualificazione

4. round RIDING (in event):

5. round POL (in election):

6. round (of drinks):

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):

a round of ammunition

to fire round after round

sparare un colpo dopo l'altro

8. round MIL (shot fired):

rounds of machine-gun fire

raffiche di mitragliatrice

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):

12. round (circular shape):

tondino m (of di)

13. round MUS (canon):

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

16. round (dance):

17. round (of cheese):

18. round FOOD:

round of beef

VII.rounds N

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rounds npl:

to do one's rounds doctor:

fare il giro di visite

to do one's rounds postman, refuse collector:

to do one's rounds security guard:

to be out on one's rounds doctor:

fare visite a domicilio

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

to do or go or make the rounds flu:

to go the rounds of story: village, office

fare il giro di

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

to do the rounds of employment agencies, relations

fare il giro di

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

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2. round (make round):

3. round PHON:

round vowels

See also clear round

clear round [ˌklɪəˈraʊnd] N RIDING

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clear round

(percorso) netto m

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.

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4. about (in the vicinity):

to be somewhere about

essere nei dintorni

she must be somewhere about

deve essere nei paraggi or da queste parti

5. about (indicating reverse position):

the other way about

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

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1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

what's it about? (of book, film etc.)

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

may I ask what it's about?

potrei sapere di che cosa si tratta?

I'm ringing about my results

telefono per i miei risultati

it's about my son's report

riguarda la pagella di mio figlio

about your overdraft…

per quanto riguarda il or a proposito del suo scoperto di conto…

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

how, what about some tea?

che ne diresti or dici di un tè?

how about going into town?

che ne diresti di andare in città?

how about it?

how about you?

e tu?

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

what about the transport costs?

che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto?

what about us?

e noi?

“what about the dinner?” - “what about it?”

“e la cena allora?” - “e la cena cosa?”

what about you?

e tu?

what about Natasha?

9. about Brit (surrounding):

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

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1. about (expressing future intention):

to be about to do

essere sul punto di fare or stare per fare

2. about (rejecting course of action):

I'm not about to do

non ho intenzione di fare

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

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fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

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Translations for round about in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

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2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

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1. about (approximately):

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

to have had just about enough of sth

averne avuto abbastanza di qc

that's about it for today

è tutto per oggi

2. about (almost):

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

stare (proprio) per fare qc

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

I.round <-er, -est> [raʊnd] ADJ

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1. round (circular):

round object

round number

2. round (not angular):

3. round (sonorous):

II.round [raʊnd] N

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1. round (circle):

2. round (series):

round of applause

round of shots

3. round pl (route):

round MIL

round MED

4. round (routine):

5. round of elections SPORTS:

round (time period)

round (in card games)

round (in card games)

round (in boxing)

round m inv

6. round of drinks:

this round is on me

questo giro tocca a me

7. round (of ammunition):

8. round MUS:

III.round [raʊnd] VB trans

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1. round (movement):

girare intorno a

round corner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sounds move round about, diagonally, from above to below, and below to above, in eight simultaneous layers with various rates of speed. en.wikipedia.org

Population of village is round about 4000. en.wikipedia.org

There (round about the hall) are trees bearing perpetual fruit. en.wikipedia.org

He danced round about them a third time. en.wikipedia.org

He was in them round about 1921. en.wikipedia.org

Its total population is round about 3000 to 3500 people. en.wikipedia.org

Round about four o'clock he decided to go home. en.wikipedia.org

It also insisted there would be no open communication by land with the country round about. en.wikipedia.org

From the heights of his castle he could survey the roads round about from above. en.wikipedia.org

He described it as being prosperous and the country round about well-cultivated, with more land under cultivation than any other town he had passed. en.wikipedia.org

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