waltz about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for waltz 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.waltz [Am wɔlts, Brit wɔːl(t)s, wɒl(t)s] N

1. waltz (dance):

waltz

vals m

2. waltz (music):

waltz

vals m

II.waltz [Am wɔlts, Brit wɔːl(t)s, wɒl(t)s] VB intr

1. waltz (dance):

waltz

valsar

waltz

valsear

can you waltz?

¿sabes bailar el vals?

can you waltz?

¿sabes valsar or valsear?

we waltzed around the room

recorrimos la habitación bailando un vals or valsando or valseando

2. waltz (walk) inf:

she waltzed into the office and asked for a raise

entró tan campante or con gran desenfado en la oficina y pidió un aumento de sueldo

don't go waltzing off, I've got a little job for you

no te me escabullas, que tengo un trabajito para ti

III.waltz [Am wɔlts, Brit wɔːl(t)s, wɒl(t)s] VB trans

he waltzed her around the room

la llevó por toda la habitación bailando un vals or valsando or valseando

they waltzed the night away

se pasaron la noche bailando valses or valsando or valseando

waltz about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waltz about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

waltz about VB intr, waltz around VB intr

waltz about

dar vueltas despreocupado

Translations for waltz about in the English»Spanish 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.waltz <-es> [wɔlts] N

waltz

vals m

II.waltz <-es> [wɔlts] VB intr

1. waltz (dance):

waltz

valsar

2. waltz sl (walk confidently):

waltz

ir tan fresco

III.waltz <-es> [wɔlts] VB trans

to waltz sb

bailar un vals con alguien