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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
around1 /ə'raʊnd/ adverbio
    1. (in a circle): ~ and ~ they drove estuvieron dando vueltas y vueltas con el coche
    1. (so as to face in different direction): she glanced ~ echó un vistazo a su alrededor;
      see also turn etc around
    1. (on all sides): there's nothing for miles ~ no hay nada en millas a la redonda;
      everyone crowded ~ todo el mundo se apiñó alrededor
  1. (in the vicinity): is John ~? ¿anda or está John por ahí?;
    there's no one ~ aquí no hay nadie
  1. (from one place to another): he keeps following me ~ me sigue a todas partes;
    he knows his way ~ conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc)
  1. (approximately) más o menos;
    he must be ~ 35 debe (de) tener unos 35;
    at ~ five thirty alrededor de or a eso de las cinco y media, sobre las cinco y media (Esp);
    ~ 1660 alrededor de 1660
around2 preposición
  1. (encircling) alrededor de;
    he put his arm ~ her la rodeó con el brazo;
    they sailed ~ the world dieron la vuelta al mundo en un velero
    1. (in the vicinity of) alrededor de;
      do you live ~ here? ¿vives por aquí?
    1. (within, through): they traveled ~ Europe viajaron por Europa;
      she took them ~ the house les mostró la casa

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
around [ə'raʊnd]
I adverbio
1   alrededor
     to look around, mirar (a su) alrededor
     all around, por todas partes
2   to turn around, dar la vuelta
3   cerca: is the boss around?, ¿está el jefe (por aquí)?
    
II preposición
1   alrededor de
2   just around the corner, a la vuelta de la esquina
3   por
     a trip around France, una vuelta por Francia
4   cerca
     around here, por aquí
5   aproximadamente: I spent around one hundred pounds at that store, me gasté unas cien libras en esa tienda
    
III to have been around vi fam tener experiencia, tener mucho/ser de mundo: my sister has been around and will not be fooled by flattery, mi hermana es una persona de mundo y es difícil engatusarla con alagos



around: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
Compound Forms:
beat arounddar rodeos v
beat around the bushirse por las ramas v refl
bum aroundvi slang (be idle)vaguear, holgazanear vi
Mi sobrino se lo pasa holgazaneando (vagueando) todo el día.
 Argentina famestar al pedo loc verb
Carlos se quedó sin trabajo y hace ya dos meses que está al pedo
 España famhacer el vago loc verb
Deja ya de hacer el vago y recoge tu habitación.
 Argentina famhuevear / boludear vi
Como no fui a trabajar me pasé el día hueveando en internet.
 Argentina famrascarse v pron
Es un vago, se la pasa rascándose todo el día.
fuck around vulgarhacer el capullo vi
gather around somethingagruparse alrededor de algo v
get aroundvi informal (travel, move about)viajar con frecuencia loc verb
I certainly get around a bit on my job because, this year, I've had to go to Korea, Australia, Turkey and South Africa.
How did you get around France during your trip there?
Es un trabajo que requiere viajar con frecuencia y a mí no me gusta estar mucho tiempo lejos de mi familia.
 fammoverse bastante loc verb
Mientras trabajé en una línea aérea me movía bastante.
get aroundvtr (circumvent, avoid)evitar vtr
You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist.
We need to get our heads together to decide how we are going to get around this problem.
 sortear v tr
Siempre hay obstáculos, hay que encontrar la forma de sortearlos y seguir adelante.
get aroundvi informal (circulate) (rumor, voz)correr vi
When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door.
Todos le temían, corría el rumor de que había matado a un hombre en un ataque de ira.
 entrar a rodar loc verb
Una vez que un rumor entró a rodar es muy difícil detenerlo.
get aroundvtr informal (sb: persuade by flattery) famcamelar a vtr
You can't get round me with flattery and sweet words - you're not getting a new bike for Christmas, and that's the end to it!
A mi no me camelas tu, que te conozco.
 engatusar v tr
Cuando vos vas yo estoy de vuelta, andá a engatusar a otro con halagos y zalamerías.
get around to doing sth (also: get round to)encontrar tiempo para hacer algo v
go aroundvtr (encircle, surround)rodear vtr
I had grown so fat that none of my belts would any longer go around my waist.
go aroundvtr (change path to avoid hitting sth)rodear vtr
The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead.
 sortear vtr
 dar la vuelta loc verb
go aroundvi (be sufficient when distributed)alcanzar vi
Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around?
¿Crees que con estos panes y pescados alcance?
 ser suficiente para loc verb
¿Crees que sean suficientes panes y pescados para todos?
hang aroundvi informal (wait)esperar vi
 fam¡aguanta! interj
¡Aguanta! que Roma no se construyó en un dia, dame tiempo.
hang aroundvi informal (loiter)juntarse v pron
It's annoying when youths hang around the bus stop intimidating customers.
 frecuentar v tr
Lamentablemente son muchos los jóvenes que frecuentan este tipo de locales nocturnos, verdaderos antros de prostitución y de droga.
 merodear vi
haul aroundvtr (carry: sth heavy or cumbersome)cargar con vtr + prep
We will leave our luggage at the hotel, as we don't want to have to haul it around with us all day.
 llevar a rastras loc verb
have a close look aroundexaminar v
have been aroundvi slang (have experience of life)haber visto mundo loc verb
I've had so many jobs and lived in so many places that I feel like I've really been around.
Hago un repaso de mi vida y me doy cuenta de que he visto bastante mundo.
 famtener kilómetros hechos loc verb
No creo que puedas sorprenderle, ¡pues no tiene kilómetros hechos el tío!
 Argentinatener calle fr hecha
Para algunas cosas tener escuela no es suficiente hace falta también tener calle.
 Chile, famtener vagaje fr hecha
Tiene muchas cualidades pero le falta vagaje para desarrollarlas (Note: de vago, que ha andado por todas partes).
horse aroundjugar alborotadamente v
hung arounddejar pasar el tiempo v
just around the cornera la vuelta de la esquina
kid aroundbromear
laze aroundholgazanear vi
laze aroundvaguear vi
look around (look about)mirar alrededor de uno mismo v
look around forbuscar alrededor de uno mismo v
lounge aroundestar por ahí vi
mess around (colloquial) coloquialpasar el rato v
mess around with (colloquial) coloquialmanosear algo v
messing aroundpasando el tiempo vt
monkey aroundvihacer payasadas
monkeying around Méxicopayasear
muck around GBperder el tiempo
mucking aroundperdiendo el tiempo
nose around informalhusmear v
order aroundmandonear v
ordered aroundmandoneado adj
paper around a candy figurativecaramelo nm
paper around a candycaramelo con envoltorio de celofán nm
pass aroundhacer circular vti
play around (play about)juguetear vi
play around with (love affair) asunto amorosotener una historia con vi
playing aroundentreteniéndose vi
playing aroundjugueteando vi
push aroundatropellar v
push aroundabusar v
push aroundacosar v
put your arms around sb a alguienrodear con tus brazos vt
rally aroundcarrerear
roll aroundrodar
scout aroundvibuscar
scout aroundviexplorar
screw around Pejorativeligar v
shop around figurative (shop around and you'll find the best course)ir en búsqueda de v
shop aroundcomparar precios v
sleep aroundacostarse con cualquiera v
snoop around (to interfere)entrometerse v
snoop around (to pry)fisgonear v
stand aroundestar v
stick aroundquedarse vi
toss aroundlanzar
toss aroundtirar
turn aroundvolverse
turned aroundvolteado
turned aroundvuelto
turning arounddando vueltas
turning aroundgirando
twirl arounddar vueltas
twirl aroundgirar
up and aroundvuelto a la vida normal
walk arounddar vueltas por v
walk aroundpasear por v
walking arounddando vueltas por/paseando por v
wrap sth around sthponer algo alrededor de algo v
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