ROOT ABOUT - Translation from English into Serbian

in the PONS Dictionary

root about, root around VB intr inf

root about

iskopati // kopati

to root about in sth

kopati po nečemu

to root about for sth

tražiti nešto

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. root [ruːt] N

1. root:

root (embedded part)

koren m

root (of a celery)

koren m

root (of a tulip)

lukovica f

to take roots

pustiti korenje

2. root fig:

root (basic cause)

izvor m

root (essential substance)

suština f

3. root fig (origins):

root pl

koreni

4. root LING:

root

koren m

5. root math:

root

koren m

square root

kvadratni koren

II. root [ruːt] VB trans

root cuttings, plant:

root

pustiti // puštati korenje

III. root [ruːt] VB intr

1. root plant:

root

usaditi // saditi

2. root inf (support):

to root for sb

navijati za nekoga

to root for a team

navijati za tim

3. root (search):

to root for sth

tražiti nešto

to root through sth

kopati po nečemu

Present

I	root about
you	root about
he/she/it	roots about
we	root about
you	root about
they	root about

Past

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

Present Perfect

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

Past Perfect

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