alrededor
alrededor
alrededor(
ahl
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rreh
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deh
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dohr
)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
1. (on all sides)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (immediate area)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Eché un vistazo a mi alrededor para divisar mi paradero.I looked around me to work out my whereabouts.
Mira a tu alrededor; este es uno de los lugares más bonitos de la Tierra.Look around you; this is one of the most beautiful places on earth.
alrededores
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (suburbs)
a. outskirts
Puedes ver capibaras en los alrededores de la ciudad.You can see capybaras on the outskirts of the city.
alrededoradverbNoun
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g. to run quickly, very tired).
1. (en torno)
a. around
alrededor dearound
de alrededorsurrounding
2. (aproximadamente)
a.
alrededor dearound
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (general)
a.
miré a mi alrededorI looked around (me)
alrededoressurrounding area
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