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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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