knock about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.knock about VB [Am nɑk -, Brit nɒk -], knock around VB inf (v + o + adv)

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II.knock about VB [Am nɑk -, Brit nɒk -], knock around VB inf (v + adv, v + prep + o)

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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

I.knock [Am nɑk, Brit nɒk] N

II.knock [Am nɑk, Brit nɒk] VB trans

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1. knock (strike, push):

to knock one's head/knee on/against sth
darse (un golpe) en la cabeza/rodilla con/contra algo
she knocked my elbow
me dio (un golpe) en el codo
to knock a nail into the wall/a peg into the ground
clavar un clavo en la pared/una estaca en la tierra
knock the nail in a bit further
clava or mete el clavo un poco más
she knocked the vase off the shelf
tiró el jarrón de la repisa
to knock sb to the ground
tirar a alguien al suelo
to knock sb to the ground
tumbar a alguien
he was knocked to the ground by the blast/blow
la explosión/el golpe lo tiró al suelo or lo tumbó
to knock the bottom out of a box
desfondar una caja
she knocked the glass out of his hand
le hizo caer el vaso de la mano
to knock holes in sth
agujerear algo
to knock holes in sth
hacer agujeros en algo
they knocked a large hole in the wall
hicieron un gran boquete en la pared
the two rooms were knocked into one
tiraron la pared (abajo) para unir las dos habitaciones
the blow knocked her unconscious
el golpe la dejó inconsciente
to knock sb dead inf
dejar boquiabierto a alguien
his performance knocked them dead
su actuación los dejó boquiabiertos
to knock sb sideways inf
dejar a alguien de una pieza
I was knocked sideways
me quedé de una pieza

III.knock [Am nɑk, Brit nɒk] VB intr

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knock about in the PONS Dictionary

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II.knock [nɒk, Am nɑ:k] VB intr

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III.knock [nɒk, Am nɑ:k] VB trans

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There's virtually nothing to knock about his game, not the opponents, not the clutch situations, and you certainly can't blame a guy for having a great group of blockers.
sfbay.ca
The knock about my game was my feet weren't fast.
www.chathamdailynews.ca
He said the latest forecast cut would knock about $400 million from farmers' incomes this season.
www.radionz.co.nz
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other atoms knock about in nebulas, sometimes freely and sometimes bound up with ice and dust.
discovermagazine.com
Amazon doesn't seem to be offering its ad-supported editions -- which knock about $40 off the price -- north of the border.
www.theglobeandmail.com
However, he will get credit for time served since his arrest, which will knock about a year off his sentence.
blogs.vancouversun.com
They figure there's still room to knock about 50 per cent off its price and make tablet ownership possible for anyone and everyone.
www.theglobeandmail.com
She liked to knock about on her bicycle.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
We're not very competitive, we just knock about.
fashion.telegraph.co.uk
The dynamical theory also tells us what will happen if molecules of different masses are allowed to knock about together.
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