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Oxford 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):

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!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something
perdón, ibas a decir algo
we were just about to start eating
estábamos a punto de empezar a comer
we were just about to start eating
justo estábamos por empezar a comer LatAm
I'm not about to mention it to her
no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about
el perro lo seguía a todas partes
she travels about a lot
viaja mucho
he knows his way about
conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)
she's very old and can't get about very easily
es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about
blandía un cuchillo
she rummaged about in her bag
revolvió en el bolso
he glanced about nervously
miraba nervioso a su alrededor

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

is Teresa about?
¿Teresa anda por aquí?
there's not much traffic about today
hoy no hay mucho tráfico
she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about
anda por aquí
I'm not usually about that early
no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano
there's a lot of flu about
hay mucha gente con gripe
he's very mean — there's a lot of it about
es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp Brit liter
por todas partes

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

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like
tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar
what's so unusual about that?
¿qué tiene eso de raro?
the place has a certain charm about it
el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
¿me traes el libro de paso?
while you're about it, could you fetch my book?
ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?
why did you take so long about it?
¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?
why did you take so long about it?
¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? LatAm

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. bash [Am bæʃ, Brit baʃ] N inf

1.1. bash (blow):

bash
porrazo m inf
bash
golpe m
bash
madrazo m Mex inf
she gave herself a bash on the head
se dio un porrazo en la cabeza inf

1.2. bash (dent):

bash Brit
abolladura f
bash Brit
madrazo m Mex inf

2. bash (party):

bash
juerga f inf

3. bash (attempt) Brit:

come on, have a bash!
¡vamos, inténtalo or haz la prueba!
I'll give it a bash
lo intentaré
I'll give it a bash
haré la prueba

II. bash [Am bæʃ, Brit baʃ] VB trans inf

1. bash (hit):

bash
pegarle a
shut up or I'll bash your face (in)!
¡cállate o te parto la cara! inf
I bashed my knee on or against the door
me golpeé la rodilla contra la puerta
I bashed my knee on or against the door
me reventé la rodilla contra la puerta inf
bash the ice with a stone
machaque el hielo con una piedra

2. bash (criticize):

bash unions/feminists
despotricar contra

in the PONS Dictionary

I. about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about football
un libro sobre fútbol
what is the film about?
¿de qué trata la película?
to talk about cinema
hablar sobre cine
while he is about it Brit inf
mientras esté haciendo eso

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

Phrases:

how about that!
¡vaya!
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?
what about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II. about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to leave things lying about somewhere
dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio
to be the other way about
ser exactamente al revés
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

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

I. bash [bæʃ] N

1. bash (blow):

bash
porrazo m

2. bash inf (party):

bash
juerga f

II. bash [bæʃ] VB trans (hit hard)

bash thing
golpear
bash person
pegar
to have a bash at doing sth inf
intentar hacer algo
OpenDict entry

bash VB

to bash on intr
continuar (a pesar de todo) intr
in the PONS Dictionary

I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about football
un libro sobre fútbol
what is the film about?
¿de qué trata la película?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
eso es lo que me gusta de él

3. about (surrounding):

about
alrededor de
the garden about the house
el jardín alrededor de la casa

4. about (in and through):

about
por
to go about a place
andar por un lugar

Phrases:

how about that!
¡vaya!
how about a drink?
¿qué tal si tomamos algo?
what about it? (suggestion)
¿quieres/queréis?
what about it? (so what?)
¿y qué?

II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about
aproximadamente
about my size
más o menos de mi tamaño
about 5 lbs.
cerca de 5 libras
about here
más o menos aquí
about 5 years ago
hace unos cinco años
about twenty
unos veinte
to have had just about enough of sth
estar harto de algo
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy

2. about (almost):

about
casi
to be (just) about ready
estar casi listo

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
estar a punto de hacer algo

4. about (around):

all about
por todas partes
to be somewhere about
estar por aquí
is Paul about?
¿está Paul por ahí?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

I. bash [bæʃ] N

1. bash (blow):

bash
porrazo m

2. bash sl (party):

bash
juerga f

II. bash [bæʃ] VB trans (hit hard)

bash thing
golpear
bash person
pegar
Present
Ibash
youbash
he/she/itbashes
webash
youbash
theybash
Past
Ibashed
youbashed
he/she/itbashed
webashed
youbashed
theybashed
Present Perfect
Ihavebashed
youhavebashed
he/she/ithasbashed
wehavebashed
youhavebashed
theyhavebashed
Past Perfect
Ihadbashed
youhadbashed
he/she/ithadbashed
wehadbashed
youhadbashed
theyhadbashed
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