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rodear
transitive verb
1. to surround (poner o ponerse alrededor)
- le rodeó el cuello con los brazos -> she put her arms around his neck
- ¡ríndete, estás rodeado! -> surrender, we have you o you're surrounded!
- vive rodeado de libros -> he's always surrounded by books
2. to surround (estar alrededor de)
- el misterio que rodea la investigación -> the mystery surrounding the investigation
- todos los que la rodean hablan muy bien de ella -> everyone around her speaks very highly of her
3. to go around (dar la vuelta a)
4. to skirt around (eludir)
rodearse
pronomial verb also:
- rodear de -> to surround oneself with
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rodear [ro-day-ar’]
verb neuter
1. To go round a place or object; to encompass. (n)
2. To go a round-about way, to come about. (n)
3. To make use of circumlocutions; to use circuitous language or indirect expressions. (n)
verb transitive
4. To wrap up, to put one thing around another; to circle, to compass, to girdle.
5. To whirl about.
6. To dispose, to arrange.
- Los soldados rodearon el edificio -> the soldiers surrounded the building
verb reflexive
7. Rodearse de, to surround oneself with.
8. To turn round (volverse).
Verb Conjugation for "rodear"
- Infinitive
- rodear
- Gerund
- rodeando
- Participle
- rodeado
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | rodeo | rodeé | rodeaba | rodearé | rodee |
| Tú | rodeas | rodeaste | rodeabas | rodearás | rodees |
| Ella/Él/Usted | rodea | rodeó | rodeaba | rodeará | rodee |
| Nosotros | rodeamos | rodeamos | rodeábamos | rodearemos | rodeemos |
| Vosotros | rodeáis | rodeasteis | rodeabais | rodearéis | rodeéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | rodean | rodearon | rodeaban | rodearán | rodeen |
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