rodear

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to circle

∗ verb

rodear
transitive verb
1to 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
2to 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
3to go around (dar la vuelta a)
4to skirt around (eludir)
rodearse
pronomial verb
also:
  • rodear de -> to surround oneself with

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rodear [ro-day-ar’]
verb neuter
1To go round a place or object; to encompass. (n)
2To go a round-about way, to come about. (n)
3To make use of circumlocutions; to use circuitous language or indirect expressions. (n)
verb transitive
4To wrap up, to put one thing around another; to circle, to compass, to girdle.
5To whirl about.
6To dispose, to arrange.
  • Los soldados rodearon el edificio -> the soldiers surrounded the building
verb reflexive
7Rodearse de, to surround oneself with.
8To turn round (volverse).

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rodear
verbo:transitivo
1 (poner alrededor de) to encircle; enclose
rodearon el terreno con alambre de púas they surrounded the field with barbed wire; they put a barbed wire fence around the field; le rodeó el cuello con los brazos she threw her arms round his neck
2 (ponerse alrededor de) to surround
los soldados rodearon el edificio the soldiers surrounded the building
3 (Latinoamérica) [+ganado] to round up
verbo:pronominal
rodearse
1 (volverse) to turn round
2
rodearse de to surround o.s. with; se rodeó de gente importante she surrounded herself with important people

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Verb Conjugation for "rodear"

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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