bandy about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

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

bandy1 <bandier bandiest> [Am ˈbændi, Brit ˈbandi] ADJ

bandy2 <bandies bandying bandied> VB trans

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bandy about in the PONS Dictionary

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bandy1 <-ier, -iest> [ˈbændi] ADJ

bandy2 <-ies, -ied> [ˈbændi] VB trans

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We now routinely bandy about the kind of information online that employers are legally prohibited from asking.
gizmodo.com
Usually, when people bandy about the word "forever," it is attached to a healthy dose of rhetoric.
www.digitaltrends.com
Corporations like to bandy about the term "work flexibility" to show how they are responding to employees' concerns about work-life balance.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Some will bandy about words like "transition" and "collaboration" -- but the math doesn't add up.
www.fortmcmurraytoday.com
Indeed, many of the articles found on this very website bandy about horsepower figures and zero to 100 kilometre an hour acceleration times like gospel from the mount.
driving.ca
It's a trope that we hear the older generation bandy about all the time.
thespinoff.co.nz
Investment professionals love to bandy about fancy terminology to impress clients.
business.financialpost.com

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