around

=

alrededor

adverb

around
[əˈraʊnd]
preposición
1. alrededor de (indicating position)
  • around the table -> en torno a la mesa
  • there were hills all around the town -> la ciudad estaba rodeada de colinas
  • around here -> por aquí (cerca)
2. (indicating motion)
  • to look around the room -> mirar por toda la habitación
  • to travel around the world -> viajar por todo el mundo
  • to walk around the town/the streets -> caminar por la ciudad/las calles
adverbio
3. alrededor (surrounding)
  • a garden with a fence around -> un jardín rodeado por una valla
  • there were open fields all around -> estábamos rodeados de campo por todas partes
  • for miles around -> en millas a la redonda
4. (in different directions)
  • to walk around -> pasear (por ahí)
  • there were books lying all around -> había libros por todas partes
5. (in the general area)
  • is Jack around? -> ¿está Jack por ahí?; (there) ¿está Jack por aquí? (here)
  • there was nobody around -> no había nadie
  • there's never a policeman around when you need one -> nunca hay un policía a mano cuando lo necesitas
6. (approximately)
  • around thirty -> unos treinta
  • around ten years -> unos diez años
  • at around one o'clock -> alrededor de la una

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around [a-raund]
preposición
1. En, cerca, a eso de, por.
  • Around five o’ clock -> a eso de las cinco
  • To go around town -> ir por la ciudad
adverbio
2. Alrededor; por aquí, por allá, por todos lados, cerca, aproximadamente.
  • I don’t get around much these days -> no salgo mucho actualmente
  • The year around -> durante todo el año
  • To get around -> viajar, salir, divulgarse

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