hedge about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hedge about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hedge about VB [Am hɛdʒ -, Brit hɛdʒ -] usu pass (v + o + adv) usu pass

to be hedged about with sth

estar erizado or plagado de algo

it was hedged about with legal problems

estaba erizado or plagado de problemas legales

Translations for hedge about 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):

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.hedge [Am hɛdʒ, Brit hɛdʒ] N

1. hedge:

hedge

seto m

hedge

seto m verde

hedge

seto m vivo

you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards

¡qué pinta(s) traes! inf

you look as if you've been dragged through a hedge backwards

parece que vinieras de la guerra

2. hedge (safeguard):

hedge

salvaguardia f

a hedge against sth

una salvaguardia or cobertura contra algo

as a hedge against inflation

como salvaguardia or cobertura contra la inflación

II.hedge [Am hɛdʒ, Brit hɛdʒ] VB trans

1. hedge field/garden:

hedge

cercar (con seto)

2. hedge FIN:

hedge investments

cubrir

hedge investments

proteger

to hedge sth (against sth)

cubrir or proteger algo (contra algo)

III.hedge [Am hɛdʒ, Brit hɛdʒ] VB intr

1. hedge (evade the issue):

hedge

dar rodeos

hedge

tratar de escaparse por la tangente

2. hedge FIN (cover oneself):

to hedge against sth

cubrirse or protegerse contra algo

See also bet

I.bet [Am bɛt, Brit bɛt] N

1. bet (wager):

bet

apuesta f

to win/lose a bet

ganar/perder una apuesta

I had or made a bet with Charlie that Brazil would win

le aposté a Charlie que ganaría Brasil

place your bets, please

hagan sus apuestas, señores

to take bets bookmaker:

aceptar apuestas

2. bet (option):

Bad Boy is a good bet for the Derby

Bad Boy es una apuesta segura or un fijo para el Derby

Bad Boy is a good bet for the Derby

Bad Boy es una fija para el Derby CSur Ven

Brown is the best bet to win the election

Brown es quien más probabilidades tiene de ganar las elecciones

your best bet is to stay here

lo mejor que puedes hacer es quedarte aquí

your safest bet would be to invest in government bonds

lo menos arriesgado sería invertir en bonos del estado

she's a bad bet in my opinion

opino que no es la más indicada

it's a pretty good or fair bet that someone here speaks English

es casi seguro que aquí alguien habla inglés

my bet is that she wins

apuesto (a) que gana ella

to hedge one's bets

cubrirse

II.bet <pres part betting, pt & pp bet> [Am bɛt, Brit bɛt] VB trans

1. bet (gamble):

bet money

apostar

David bet him £5 the Liberals would win

David le apostó cinco libras (a) que ganaban los liberales

he bet his whole salary on a horse

le apostó or le jugó todo el sueldo a un caballo

2. bet (be sure):

bet

jugarse

bet

apostar

I bet he doesn't even remember my name

apuesto (a) que ni se acuerda de mi nombre

I had a hard time persuading him — I'll bet you did!

me costó mucho convencerlo — ¡me lo puedo imaginar!

I can do it! — (I) bet (you) you can't!

¡a que puedo hacerlo!

I can do it! — (I) bet (you) you can't!

—¡a que no!

I bet you any money or anything you like, they're late

me juego or te apuesto lo que quieras (a) que llegan tarde

you can bet your boots or your life or your bottom dollar inf

apuesto or me juego la cabeza or camisa inf

am I angry? you bet your (sweet) life I'm angry!

¿que si estoy enojada? ¡por supuesto or ya lo creo que lo estoy!

III.bet <pres part betting, pt & pp bet> [Am bɛt, Brit bɛt] VB intr

1. bet (gamble):

bet

jugar

I'm not a betting man, but …

yo no soy jugador, pero …

to bet on sth/sb

apostarle a algo/alguien

I'm betting on it to win

le voy a apostar a ganador

2. bet (be sure):

I wouldn't bet on it

yo no estaría tan seguro

I wouldn't bet on it

yo no me fiaría

(do you) want to bet? inf

¿qué or cuánto (te) apuestas?

(do you) want to bet? inf

¿quieres apostar?

will you be there? — you bet! inf

¿irás? — ¡por supuesto!

I bet! inf, iron

sí, seguro iron

I bet! inf, iron

sí, ya iron

hedge about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hedge about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hedge about VB trans, hedge around VB trans

1. hedge about (surround with a hedge):

hedge about

cercar (con un seto vivo)

2. hedge about (hinder, hamper):

hedge about

restringir

Translations for hedge about in the English»Spanish 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.hedge [hedʒ] N

1. hedge (line of bushes):

hedge

seto m vivo

2. hedge FIN (protection):

hedge

cobertura f

II.hedge [hedʒ] VB intr

hedge (avoid action)

dar rodeos

hedge FIN

cubrirse

III.hedge [hedʒ] VB trans

hedge

cercar (con un seto vivo)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

First, there is such mild respectability as doth hedge about a prime minister.

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He had long been a rare example in that degenerate age, of building a hedge about his family and standing in the gap thereof.

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