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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

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4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp Brit liter

por todas partes

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

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1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp Brit :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I.about-face [Am əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs, Brit əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs], Brit also about-turn [əˌbaʊtˈtɜːrn, əˌbaʊtˈtɜːn] N

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1. about-face (reversal of policy):

about-face

cambio m radical de postura

to do an about-face

cambiar radicalmente de postura

2. about-face MIL:

about-face

media vuelta f

II.about face INTERJ MIL

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about face

¡media vuelta!

abhor <pres part abhorring; pt, pp abhorred> [Am æbˈhɔr, əbˈhɔr, Brit əbˈhɔː] VB trans form

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abhor

detestar

abhor

aborrecer

see about VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] inf (v + prep + o)

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1. see about (deal with):

a man came to see about the leaking roof

vino un hombre por lo de la gotera

don't worry, I'll see about it

no te preocupes, yo me encargaré del asunto

so you refuse to do it: well, we'll soon see about that!

con que te niegas a hacerlo: ya lo veremos …

2. see about (consider, decide):

may I borrow the car? — I'll have to see about that

¿me prestas el coche? — tendré que pensarlo

set about VB (v + prep + o)

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come about VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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2. come about (change direction) NAUT:

come about ship/wind:

cambiar de dirección

I.face about VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] Brit (v + adv) (turn)

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face about soldiers:

dar media vuelta

II.face about VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] Brit (v + o + adv) (cause to turn)

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face about troops

mandar dar media vuelta a

fool about VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] esp Brit

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fool about → fool around

fool around VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] (v + adv)

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2. fool around (be sexually involved):

girls who fool around

las chicas que andan con uno y con otro

he was fooling around with other women

tenía enredos or andaba con otras

I.go about VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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1. go about → go around

2. go about NAUT:

go about

virar

II.go about VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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2. go about (occupy oneself with):

to go about one's business

ocuparse de sus (or mis etc.) cosas

I.go around VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -], Brit also go round VB (v + adv)

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1. go around (move, travel, be outdoors):

go around

andar

we were advised to go around in twos or threes

nos aconsejaron que anduviéramos en grupos de a dos o tres

he went around to different publishers

fue a ver a varios editores

she goes around in a Cadillac

anda por ahí en un Cadillac

to go around with sb

andar con alguien

he goes around with some funny characters

anda con gente muy rara

to go around -ing

ir por ahí + ger

you can't go around saying things like that!

¡no puedes ir por ahí diciendo esas cosas!

4. go around (revolve):

go around wheel/world:

dar vueltas

I have this idea going around in my head

le estoy dando vueltas a esta idea

II.go around VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -], Brit also go round VB (v + prep + o)

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2. go around (avoid, make detour):

go around obstacle

rodear

go around obstacle

sortear

get about VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] Brit (v + adv, v + prep + o)

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get about → get around

I.get around VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv, v + prep + o)

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1. get around (walk, move about) invalid/old person:

she finds it hard to get around

le cuesta caminar or andar

having a car enables her to get around a lot better

con el coche se puede desplazar or movilizar mucho mejor

it's the best way to get around the town

es la mejor manera de desplazarse or trasladarse en la ciudad

2. get around (travel):

you certainly get around in your job

tu sí que viajas con tu trabajo

how do you know that? — oh, I get around

¿cómo sabes eso? — soy un hombre/una mujer de mundo

3. get around (circulate):

it soon got around that he was having an affair

pronto corrió el rumor de que estaba teniendo una aventura

don't let it get around that …

que no se sepa que …

4. get around (gather in circle):

we can't all get around this table

no cabemos todos alrededor de esta mesa

5. get around (complete):

get around course/circuit

completar

II.get around VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

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2. get around (persuade):

get around person

engatusar

III.get around VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + adv)

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1. get around (cause to come, go):

get around plumber/police

llamar

I'll get the boxes around to you this evening

te haré llegar las cajas esta noche

2. get around (persuade, win over):

get around

convencer

I managed to get her around to my point of view

pude convencerla de que tenía razón

IV.get around VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv) (come, go)

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Translations for abholt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

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2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about Brit (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

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2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

about-face [əˈbaʊtfeɪs] N Am, Aus, about-turn [əˈbaʊttɜ:n, Am -tɜ:rn] N Aus, Brit

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1. about-face MIL:

about-face

media vuelta f

2. about-face:

about-face opinion

cambio m drástico de opinión

about-face position

cambio m drástico de postura

abhor [əbˈhɔ:ʳ, Am æbˈhɔ:r] VB trans -rr-

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abhor

aborrecer

pull about VB trans

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pull about

maltratar

rush about VB intr

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rush about

correr de acá para allá

look about VB intr

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look about

mirar alrededor

lie about VB intr

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1. lie about (be somewhere):

lie about

estar por ahí

2. lie about (be lazy):

lie about

holgazanear

slob about VB intr inf

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slob about

holgazanear

jump about VB intr

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jump about

dar saltos

I.mess about VB intr

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mess about

hacer el tonto

II.mess about VB trans always sep

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mess about

tratar mal

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abholt in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for abholt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

2. about:

3.1. about (from one place to another):

3.2. about (in various directions):

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp Brit :

4.2. about (on all sides):

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

1.2. about (pertaining to):

2. about (engaged in):

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp Brit :

3.2. about (encircling):

3.3. about (on one's person) Brit:

I.about-face [Am əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs, Brit əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs], Brit also about-turn [əˌbaʊtˈtɜːrn, əˌbaʊtˈtɜːn] N

1. about-face (reversal of policy):

2. about-face MIL:

II.about face INTERJ MIL

abhor <pres part abhorring; pt, pp abhorred> [Am æbˈhɔr, əbˈhɔr, Brit əbˈhɔː] VB trans form

see about VB [Am si -, Brit siː -] inf (v + prep + o)

1. see about (deal with):

2. see about (consider, decide):

set about VB (v + prep + o)

1. set about (begin, tackle):

2. set about (attack):

come about VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

1. come about (happen):

2. come about (change direction) NAUT:

I.face about VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] Brit (v + adv) (turn)

II.face about VB [Am feɪs -, Brit feɪs -] Brit (v + o + adv) (cause to turn)

fool about VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] esp Brit

fool about → fool around

See also fool around

fool around VB [Am ful -, Brit fuːl -] (v + adv)

1. fool around (act foolishly):

2. fool around (be sexually involved):

I.go about VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

1. go about → go around

2. go about NAUT:

II.go about VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

1. go about (tackle, deal with):

2. go about (occupy oneself with):

See also go around

I.go around VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -], Brit also go round VB (v + adv)

1. go around (move, travel, be outdoors):

2. go around (circulate):

3. go around (be sufficient for everybody):

4. go around (revolve):

5. go around (visit):

II.go around VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -], Brit also go round VB (v + prep + o)

1. go around (turn):

2. go around (avoid, make detour):

3. go around (visit, move through):

get about VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] Brit (v + adv, v + prep + o)

get about → get around

See also get around

I.get around VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv, v + prep + o)

1. get around (walk, move about) invalid/old person:

2. get around (travel):

3. get around (circulate):

4. get around (gather in circle):

5. get around (complete):

II.get around VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + prep + o)

1. get around (avoid, circumvent):

2. get around (persuade):

III.get around VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + o + adv)

1. get around (cause to come, go):

2. get around (persuade, win over):

IV.get around VB [Am ɡɛt -, Brit ɡɛt -] (v + adv) (come, go)

abholt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for abholt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

2. about (surrounding):

3. about (in and through):

4. about (characteristic of):

5. about Brit (with):

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