rodear

to surround

rodear(rroh-deh-ahr)

transitive verb

1. (to put around)

a. to surround

Estaban rodeados por el enemigo y tuvieron que rendirse.

They were surrounded by the enemy and had to surrender.

b. to encircle

Nos vimos rodeados por la multitud.

We felt encircled by the crowd.

2. (to go around)

(Latin America)

a. to round up

El perro rodeó el ganado en el corral.

The dog rounded up the cattle in the pen.

3. (to draw around)

a. to circle

Rodea el número correcto con lápiz o esfero.

Circle the correct number with a pencil or pen.

rodearse

reflexive verb

4. (to be accompanied)

a. to surround oneself

Se rodeó de su familia antes de fallecer.

He surrounded himself with his family before passing away.

rodear

transitive verb

1. (poner o ponerse alrededor)

a. to surround

le rodeó el cuello con los brazosshe put her arms around his neck

¡ríndete, estás rodeado!surrender, we have you o you're surrounded!

vive rodeado de libroshe's always surrounded by books

2. (estar alrededor de)

a. to surround

el misterio que rodea la investigaciónthe mystery surrounding the investigation

todos los que la rodean hablan muy bien de ellaeveryone around her speaks very highly of her

3. (dar la vuelta a)

a. to go around

4. (eludir)

a. to skirt around

pronominal verb

5. (general)

a.

rodear deto surround oneself with

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rodear

transitive verb

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

pronominal verb

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