ABOUT - Translation from English into Serbian

in the PONS Dictionary

I. about [ə'baʊt] PREP

1. about (on the subject of):

about

o

what's that book about?

o čemu govori ta knjiga?

the movie is about the American Civil War

ovaj film je o Američkom građanskom ratu

it's all about having fun

dobra zabava je najvažnija

anxiety about the future

zabrinutost zbog budućnosti

a phobia about spiders

strah od paukova

to ask sb about sb/sth

pitati nekoga o nekome/nečemu

2. about (affecting):

about

u vezi sa

to do something about sth

uraditi nešto oko nečega

to do nothing about a problem

ne uraditi ništa u vezi sa problemom

3. about (surrounding):

about

oko

4. about after vb (expressing movement):

to wander about the house

lutati po kući

to look about the room

gledati inf po sobi

5. about (expressing location):

she must be about the place somewhere

mora da je tu negde

6. about (being a characteristic of):

about

u vezi sa

there's something strange about him

ima nešto čudno u vezi sa njim

7. about Brit inf (in the process of):

while you're about it

kad si već tu

Phrases:

how about bowling?

šta misliš o tome da idemo na kuglanje?

to know what one is about inf

znati u čemu je stvar

to know what one is about inf

biti svestan šta se radi

what about it?

(i) šta s tim?

what about it?

šta hoćeš?

II. about [ə'baʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about

oko

about eight [o'clock]

oko osam (sati)

about two days ago

pre otprilike dva dana

2. about (almost):

about

skoro

3. about (barely):

we just about made it

jedva smo uspeli

4. about esp Brit (around):

there's a lot of flu about at the moment

postoji dosta slučajeva gripa u ovom momentu

up and about

ustao iz kreveta posle bolesti

5. about esp Brit (in the area):

about

okolo

is Cathy about?

da li je Keti u blizini?

there was nobody about

nije bilo nikoga okolo

6. about (intending):

we're just about to have supper

samo što nismo počeli večeru

Phrases:

that's about all

to je sve

I. about-'face Am, Aus, about-'turn Brit N

1. about-face esp MIL:

about-face

okret m za 180 stepeni

2. about-face fig:

they've done a complete about-face

potpuno su promenili stav

II. about-'face Am, Aus, about-'turn Brit VB intr MIL

about-face!

nalevo krug! okret za 180 stepeni

I. move about VB intr

1. move about (go around):

move about

pomerati se imperf

2. move about (travel):

move about

putovati imperf

3. move about (change jobs):

move about

menjati poslove imperf često

4. move about (move house):

move about

seliti se imperf

move about

seljakati se imperf inf

II. move about VB trans

1. move about:

move about (change position of)

pomeriti // pomerati

move about (place somewhere else)

premestiti // premeštati

move about furniture

prerasporediti // preraspoređivati

2. move about inf (at work):

to move about sb ⇄ about

premestiti nekoga

set about VB intr

1. set about (start work upon):

to set about sth job, task

latiti se nečega

to set about doing sth

početi raditi nešto

2. set about inf (attack):

to set about sb [with sth]

napasti nekoga (nečim)

pull about VB trans

pull about

vucarati inf

ass about VB intr Am

ass about

zevzečiti se imperf

ass about

blejati imperf

I. put about VB trans

1. put about (scatter within):

put about

raspasti se // raspadati se

2. put about (spread rumour):

put about

pustiti buvu

3. put about Brit inf (be promiscuous):

to put about it about

davati se svakome

4. put about inf (be extroverted):

to put about oneself about

biti druželjubiv

II. put about VB intr NAUT

put about

okrenuti brod

get about VB intr

get about

putovati

get about

kretati se

see about VB intr

1. see about inf (deal with):

to see about sth

postarati se za nešto

I've come to see about the TV

došao sam da pogledam televizor

I think we'd better see about getting home

mislim da treba da krenemo kući

2. see about (consider):

I'll see about it

razmisliću o tome

Phrases:

we'll see about that! inf

videćemo!

I. nose about VB intr inf

nose about

pronjuškati // njuškati

II. nose about VB trans

to nose about sth

njuškati po nečemu

Present

I	move about
you	move about
he/she/it	moves about
we	move about
you	move about
they	move about

Past

I	moved about
you	moved about
he/she/it	moved about
we	moved about
you	moved about
they	moved about

Present Perfect

I	have	moved about
you	have	moved about
he/she/it	has	moved about
we	have	moved about
you	have	moved about
they	have	moved about

Past Perfect

I	had	moved about
you	had	moved about
he/she/it	had	moved about
we	had	moved about
you	had	moved about
they	had	moved about