'around' tiene referencia cruzada con 'about'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'around' is cross-referenced with 'about'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Locuciones verbales
around | about |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (rotate, revolve) | girar⇒ vi |
| | | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | rotar⇒ vi |
| | The baby watched the top go round and laughed. |
| | Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around. |
| | El bebé miró el trompo girar y se rio. // Cada uno de los hermosos caballos pintados apareció al girar el carrusel. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | para todos loc adv |
| | (cambio de sujeto) | alcanzar⇒ vi |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| | ¿Crees que hay suficientes panes y pescados para todos? |
| | ¿Crees que estos panes y pescados alcanzarán? |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) (coloquial) | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
| | Hay un terrible virus de la gripe dando vueltas. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | ir por ahí loc verb |
| | | andar⇒ vi |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | Él va por ahí con ese aspecto tan desagradable. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | correr⇒ vi |
| | | circular⇒ vi |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | Corre el rumor de que estás engañando a Tim. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) (informal) | darse una vuelta por loc verb |
| | (informal) | pasarse por v prnl + prep |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
| | Me daré una vuelta por tu casa cuando termine. |
| | Me pasaré por tu casa cuando termine. |
| goof around vi phrasal | US, slang (behave in a silly way) | bobear⇒ vi |
| | If you're done goofing around, maybe we could get some work done? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Deje de estar bobeando y mejor póngase a estudiar. |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (loiter) (con mala intención) | merodear⇒ vi |
| | | quedarse⇒ v prnl |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around at the bus stop intimidating customers. |
| | Es molesto cuando los jóvenes merodean por la parada del autobús e intimidan a los clientes. |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (wait, be kept waiting) | esperar⇒ vi |
| | | aguantar⇒ vi |
| | I hung around for 30 minutes but Steve didn't show up. |
| | Esperé 30 minutos pero Steve no apareció. |
| | | hacer tiempo loc verb |
| | Hice tiempo por 30 minutos, pero Steve no apareció. |
hang around with [sb],
also UK: hang about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (socialize with [sb]) | estar con, andar con vi + prep |
| | | pasar el tiempo con loc verb |
| | Since Harvey started hanging around with a group of older boys, he is always getting in trouble. |
| | Desde que Harvey empezó a estar con ese grupo de chicos más grandes, siempre está en problemas. |
| haul [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (carry: [sth] heavy or cumbersome) | cargar con algo loc verb |
| | We will leave our luggage at the hotel, as we don't want to have to haul it around with us all day. |
| | Dejaremos el equipaje en el hotel porque no queremos cargar con él todo el día. |
| | | llevar algo a rastras loc verb |
| | Dejaremos el equipaje en el hotel porque no queremos llevarlo a rastras todo el día. |
have [sb] over,
also UK: have [sb] round,
have [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | informal (receive as a guest) (a alguien) | invitar a alguien loc verb |
| | | tener a alguien de visita loc verb |
| | We had my husband's parents over for the weekend. |
horse around,
also UK: horse about vi phrasal | informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) | hacer payasadas loc verb |
| | | hacer tonterías loc verb |
| | | hacer el tonto loc verb |
| | While the parents made dinner, the kids horsed around at their feet. |
| | Los niños hacían payasadas mientras sus padres preparaban la cena. |
hover around,
also UK: hover about vi phrasal | figurative (wait nearby) | merodear⇒ vi |
| | | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | rondar⇒ vi |
| jerk [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | slang (waste time of, deceive) (informal) | marear la perdiz con loc verb |
| | I hope Kieran doesn't jerk Fiona around like he did his last girlfriend. |
| | Espero que Kieran no esté mareando la perdiz con Fiona como hizo con su última novia. |
| | (CO, coloquial) | mamar gallo a loc verb |
| | Espero que Kieran no le mame gallo a Fiona como hizo con su última novia. |
| | (coloquial) | tener dando vueltas a loc verb |
| | Espero que Kieran no tenga dando vueltas a Fiona como hizo con su última novia. |
| joke around vi phrasal | informal (speak lightheartedly) (PR) | relajar⇒, chistear⇒ vi |
| | (AR, coloquial) | hablar en joda loc verb |
| | Y aunque mechábamos un chiste tras otro no estábamos hablando en joda, discutíamos algo muy serio. |
kick about,
UK: kick around vi phrasal | (be unused, be neglected) | menospreciar⇒, ignorar⇒ vtr |
kick about,
UK: kick around vi phrasal | (wander, roam) | vagar⇒ vi |
| | | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | merodear⇒ vi |
kick [sth] around,
kick around [sth],
kick [sth] about,
kick about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (consider, debate: an idea) | lanzar una idea loc verb |
| | (AR, informal) | tirar una idea loc verb |
kick [sb] around,
kick around [sb],
kick about [sb],
kick around [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (mistreat, abuse) | tratar mal a loc verb |
| | | maltratar a vtr + prep |
| kid around vi phrasal | informal (behave jokingly or playfully) | hacer tonterías loc verb |
| | | tontear⇒, bromear⇒ vi |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | joder⇒ vi |
| | Stop kidding around! Sit down and shut up! |
| | ¡Ya dejen de hacer tonterías! ¡Siéntense y cállense! |
| | ¡Déjense de joder! ¡Siéntense y cállense! |
knock [sb] around,
also UK: knock [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (punch or treat roughly) | pegar una paliza, dar una curra loc verb |
| | | machacar⇒, golpear⇒ vtr |
knock [sth] around,
also UK: knock [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (consider, debate: an idea) (idea) | debatir⇒, considerar⇒, deliberar⇒, discutir⇒ vtr |
knock around,
also UK: knock about vi phrasal | informal (idle, hang around) | holgazanear⇒ vi |
| | (AR, coloquial) | huevear⇒, boludear⇒ vi |
knock around with [sb],
knock about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (spend time with) | holgazanear con vi + prep |
| | | pasar el tiempo con loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | huevear con, boludear con vi + prep |
| laze around vi phrasal | (be idle, lounge about) | hacer el vago loc verb |
| | On Saturdays, I like to just laze around the house instead of going out. |
| | Los sábados me gusta hacer el vago en mi casa en vez de salir. |
| lie around vi phrasal | ([sb]: lounge idly) | dar vueltas sin hacer nada loc verb |
| | You said you would mow the lawn, but all you've done today is lie around the house. |
| | The teenager chose to lie around for most of the day. |
| | Dijiste que ibas a cortar el pasto, pero lo único que has hecho hoy ha sido dar vueltas por la casa sin hacer nada. |
| lie around vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: remain unused) | estar tirado v cop + adj |
| | | ocupar lugar loc verb |
| | We have many old books that just lie around the attic waiting to be read. |
| | Tenemos muchos libros viejos que están tirados por el ático esperando a que alguien los lea. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi phrasal | informal (sit idly) | pasársela tirado loc verb |
| | | no hacer nada loc verb |
| | (AR) | huevear⇒ vi |
| | I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work. |
| | The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework. |
| | No puedo pasármelo tirado viendo televisión, me tengo que ir a trabajar. // El estudiante flojo se la pasaba tirado en lugar de ir a hacer su tarea. |
loll about,
loll around vi phrasal | (lie, lounge idly) | repantingarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | estar tumbado loc verb |
| | | estar tirado loc verb |
look around for [sb/sth],
also UK: look round for [sb/sth],
look about for [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (seek in surrounding area) | buscar por aquí, buscar por acá loc verb |
| | | buscar por la zona loc verb |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
| | No sé dónde puse las llaves, tendré que buscarlas por aquí. |
| lounge around vi phrasal | (sit idly) | holgazanear⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | estar mano sobre mano vi + loc adv |
| | (AR: coloquial) | hacer huevo loc verb |
| | We spent the whole weekend lounging around, drinking beer and watching television. |
| | Nos pasamos todo el fin de semana holgazaneando, tomando cerveza y mirando televisión. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | tontear⇒ vi |
| | (AR: coloquial) | boludear⇒ vi |
| | (ES: coloquial) | trastear⇒ vi |
| | (AR, PE: vulgar) | huevear⇒ vi |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
| | Deja de tontear y discutamos esto en serio. |
| | Dejá de boludear y discutamos esto en serio. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) | perder el tiempo loc verb |
| | | hacer el tonto loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial) | hacer el bandarra loc verb |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
| | Mi marido anda perdiendo el tiempo en el garaje, y no tengo ni idea de lo que hace ahí dentro. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (tamper, play with) | jugar con vi + prep |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
| | Le gusta jugar con botes. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (spoil by fussing) (coloquial) | meterle mano a loc verb + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | trastear con vi + prep |
| | Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. |
| | Tu pintura está bien así; deja de meterle mano o vas a arruinarla. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (tease) (coloquial) | tomarle el pelo a loc verb + prep |
| | | bromear con vi + prep |
| | (AR, BO: coloquial) | cargar a vtr + prep |
| | Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you. |
| | ¿Por qué estás tan enojado? Solo te estábamos tomando el pelo. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (have an affair) | tener una aventura con loc verb |
| | | acostarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | engañar con vtr + prep |
| | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. |
| | Helen atrapó a su esposo teniendo una aventura con otra mujer. |
mess [sb] around,
also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) | molestar⇒ vtr |
| | | incomodar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |
| | Perdón por molestarte, pero necesito cambiar la fecha de nuestra reunión. |
mill around,
mill about vi phrasal | (walk about) | pasearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | dar una vuelta loc verb |
mince around,
mince about vi phrasal | informal, pejorative (man: move effeminately) | caminar afeminadamente loc verb |
| | | caminar de un modo afeminado loc verb |
| monkey around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous or mischievous) | hacer tonterías loc verb |
| | (ES) | hacer el mono loc verb |
| | Joe is always monkeying around in class when he should be paying attention. |
| | Joe siempre está haciendo tonterías en clase en vez de prestar atención. |
| monkey around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (play or tamper with [sth]) (coloquial) | meterle mano a algo loc verb + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | trastear con algo vi + prep |
| | (CO: coloquial) | cacharrear con algo vi + prep |
| | He monkeyed around with the carburettor for a while, then found the problem in the spark plug. |
| | Estuvo un rato metiéndole mano al carburador y luego descubrió que el problema estaba en la bujía. |
mope about,
mope around vi phrasal | (move around sadly) | andar con cara mustia vi + loc adv |
| move around vi phrasal | (be mobile, active) | mantenerse activo loc verb |
| | The doctor said I have to move around in order to maintain my weight. |
| | He's always moving around; he never stays long in one place. |
| | El médico me dijo que tengo que mantenerme activo si quiero mantener mi peso. |
| move around vi phrasal | (relocate frequently) (con frecuencia) | mudarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Diplomats frequently move around from one country to another. |
| | Los diplomáticos suelen mudarse de un país a otro. |
muck about,
muck around vi phrasal | UK, slang (behave in a frivolous way) (coloquial) | hacer el payaso, hacer el tonto loc verb |
| | | payasear⇒, tontear⇒ vi |
| | Stop mucking about and get to work. |
| | Deja de hacer el payaso (or: hacer en tonto) y ponte a trabajar. |
muck about with [sb/sth],
muck around with [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK, slang (waste time on) | perder tiempo con loc verb |
| | | tontear con vi + prep |
| | I've spent an hour mucking about with passwords and haven't even managed to log into the website yet! |
| | ¡Llevo una hora perdiendo el tiempo con las contraseñas y sigo sin lograr siquiera entrar al sitio web! |
muck [sb] about,
muck [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | UK, slang (be inconsiderate) | tomarle el pelo a loc verb + prep |
| | | tratar como a un tonto vtr + loc adv |
| | | burlarse de v prnl + prep |
| | I wish you wouldn't muck me about like this. Why do you always cancel at the last minute? |
| | Me gustaría que no me tomaras el pelo así. ¿Por qué siempre cancelas los planes a último momento? |
| | Me gustaría que dejaras de tratarme como a una tonta. ¿Por qué siempre cancelas los planes a último momento? |
noodle around,
also UK: noodle about vi phrasal | informal (play, experiment, improvise) (con objeto) | jugar⇒, juguetear⇒ vi |
| | (sin rumbo) | dar una vuelta loc verb |
| nose around vi phrasal | informal (pry, snoop) | meter las narices loc verb |
| | | meterse⇒ v prnl |
| | I can't stand Alex; he's always nosing around, hoping to overhear gossip. |
| | No soporto a Alex, siempre está metiendo las narices, queriendo escuchar rumores. |
| | | husmear⇒ vi |
| | | fisgonear⇒ vi |
| | (VE, PA, coloquial) | vidajenear⇒ vi |
| | (CL, coloquial) | intrusear⇒ vi |
| | (CL, coloquial) | copuchar⇒ vi |
| nose around [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pry, snoop) | husmear en vi + prep |
| | | curiosear en vi + prep |
| | The detective decided to nose around the slums to see what mischief was afoot. |
order [sb] around,
UK: order [sb] about vtr phrasal sep | informal (be bossy towards) | dar órdenes a alguien loc verb |
| | (informal) | mandonear a alguien loc verb |
| | Don't try to order me around; you aren't my boss. |
| | No trates de darme órdenes, no eres mi jefe. |
| | No trates de mandonearme, no eres mi jefe. |
| pal around vi phrasal | US, informal (be friends) | ser amigo loc verb |
| pal around with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | US, informal (be friends with) | ser amigo de loc verb |
phone round,
phone around vi phrasal | UK (call people by phone) | llamar por teléfono vtr + loc adv |
| | | telefonear⇒ vi |
| | I need to borrow an electric drill, so I'm going to phone round my friends and see if anyone has one they can lend me. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (experiment) | juguetear⇒ vi |
| | I was just playing around to see if I could get the webcam to work. |
| | Estaba jugueteando para ver si podía hacer funcionar la cámara web. |
| | | probar⇒ vtr |
| | Estaba probando si podía hacer funcionar la cámara web. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) (ES) | tontear⇒ vi |
| | Quit playing around and get back to work! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Deja de tontear y presta atención. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | boludear⇒ vi |
| | Déjense de boludear y pónganse a hacer la tarea. |
| play around vi phrasal | informal (be unfaithful) | ser infiel loc verb |
| | Jodie dumped Greg when she found out he had been playing around. |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (tamper) (coloquial) | meterle mano a algo loc verb + prep |
| | (ES: coloquial) | trastear con algo vi + prep |
| | (CO: coloquial) | cacharrear con algo vi + prep |
| | Someone has been playing around with the projector and now it doesn't work. |
| | Alguien le ha metido mano al proyector y ahora no anda. |
| play around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) | jugar con algo vi + prep |
| | The dog was playing around with a stick he'd found on the ground. |
| | El perro estaba jugando con un palo que encontró en el suelo. |
fart around,
also UK: fart about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (spend time foolishly) | no hacer nada loc verb |
| | (AR) | pelotudear⇒, boludear⇒, huevear⇒ vi |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) (AR, coloquial) | pavear⇒, huevear⇒, boludear⇒ vi |
| | | holgazanear⇒, vaguear⇒ vi |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
| | Empezó a pavear con los crucigramas, pero pronto se dio cuenta de que su inglés estaba mejorando. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | juguetear⇒ vi |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
| | Jugueteaba con las cosas en su escritorio mientras yo le hablaba. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | juguetear⇒ vi |
| | (AR, coloquial) | pavear⇒, huevear⇒, boludear⇒ vi |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
| | Le encantaba juguetear con autos viejos, pero nunca los arreglaba. |
flail around,
also UK: flail about vi phrasal | (thrash about) | revolcarse⇒, agitarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | revolverse⇒ v prnl |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (idea: widely discussed) (idea) | circular⇒ vtr |
| | | correr la voz loc verb |
float around,
float about vi phrasal | (be somewhere unknown) (coloquial) | estar por ahí loc verb |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) (informal) | hacer el tonto loc verb |
| | (informal) | tontear⇒ vi |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
| | La maestra le dijo a Bobby que dejara de hacer el tonto. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) | perder el tiempo loc verb |
| | (AR: coloquial) | huevear⇒ vi |
| | | holgazanear⇒ vi |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
| | Al jefe de no le gusta que las personas pierdan el tiempo cuando deberían estar trabajando. |
frig around,
also UK: frig about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (fool around) | hacer el tonto loc verb |
| | (ES, vulgar) | hacer gilipolleces loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | boludear⇒ vi |
f*** around,
also UK: f*** about vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive!!, informal (waste time) (AmL: vulgar) | andar jodiendo loc verb |
| | (ES: coloquial) | hacer el gilipollas loc verb |
| | (ES: vulgar) | joder la marrana loc verb |
| | (AR: coloquial) | huevear⇒, boludear⇒ vi |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your work! |
| | ¡Deja de andar jodiendo y termina tu tarea! |
fumble around,
UK: fumble about vi phrasal | (do things clumsily) (figurado) | dar vueltas loc verb |
| | | revolver⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer algo torpemente loc verb |
| | He's fumbling around in the kitchen; can't you hear the noise? |
gad around [sth],
gad about [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (wander or travel around a place) | deambular⇒ vi |
| | | vagar⇒ vi |
| | | andar de aquí para allá loc verb |
| | | callejear⇒ vi |
| | We decided to gad around town for a while. |
| | Decidimos deambular un rato por el pueblo. |
get around,
also UK: get round,
get about vi phrasal | informal (circulate) | correr⇒ vi |
| | When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door. |
| | Cuando corrió la voz de que estaba haciendo galletas, todos los niños aparecieron en su puerta. |
Compound Forms:
around | about |
get round to [sth],
get around to [sth] v expr | (find time for) | hacer tiempo para, encontrar tiempo para loc verb |
| | | llegar a vtr + prep |
| | I didn't get round to any of the tasks on my to-do list today. |
| | No pude hacer tiempo para terminar ninguna de las tareas de mi lista de hoy. |
get round to doing [sth],
get around to doing [sth] v expr | (find time to do) | hacerse tiempo para loc verb |
| | | decidirse a loc verb |
| | This wall is so grubby; I must get round to repainting it. |
| | Esta pared está muy sucia, debo hacerme tiempo para pintarla. |
get your head around [sth],
get your head round [sth] v expr | informal (understand) | entender⇒, comprender⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | encontrarle la vuelta a loc verb + prep |
| Note: Often used in the negative |
| | I'm trying to get my head around the subjunctive, but I'm still not sure when to use it. |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (encircle, surround) | rodear⇒ vtr |
| | I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist. |
| | Había engordado tanto que ninguno de mis cinturones podía rodear mi cintura. |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | darle la vuelta a loc verb |
| | | rodear⇒ vtr |
| | The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| | La radio anunció que había mucho tráfico en el centro, así que mejor le dimos la vuelta a la ciudad. |
| green around the gills expr | figurative (looking sick) | enfermo/a adj |
have a nosey,
have a nosey around v expr | informal (look around) | echar un vistazo loc verb |
| | | echar una ojeada loc verb |
| have [sb/sth] around vtr + adv | (be near [sb/sth]) | tener cerca loc verb |
| | (ES) | tener a mano loc verb |
| | If you want some maple syrup, just ask--I always have some around. |
| | My husband gets on my nerves sometimes, but overall, I like having him around. |
| have been around v expr | informal (be experienced) | tener mucha experiencia loc verb |
| | He's been around and knows what to expect. |
| | Tiene mucha experiencia y sabe qué esperar. |
| have been around v expr | informal (be sexually promiscuous) | tener mucha experiencia loc verb |
| | That rock star has certainly been around a bit; I heard he'd slept with over 1,000 women. |
| have been around v expr | informal (have existed) | haber existido loc verb |
| | Cell phones have been around for five decades now. |
| have been round/around the block v expr | slang, figurative (be experienced) | tener mucha experiencia, ser muy experimentado loc verb |
| hell around v expr | slang (act in wild manner) | comportarse como un salvaje loc verb |
| horsing around n | informal (silly playful behavior) | payasadas, tonterías nfpl |
| | (AmS: coloquial) | huevadas nfpl |
| | Quit your horsing around and get back to work! |
| | ¡Deja las payasadas y vuelve a trabajar! |
| just around the corner adv | (in the next street) | justo a la vuelta de la esquina loc adv |
| | | doblando la esquina loc adv |
| | | al torcer la esquina loc adv |
| | The post office is just around the corner. |
| | El correo está justo a la vuelta de la esquina. |
| | (coloquial) | a la vuelta loc adv |
| | El correo está justo a la vuelta. |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) (figurado) | a la vuelta de la esquina loc adv |
| | For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
| | Por cada reactor nuclear "seguro", hay un desastre a la vuelta de la esquina. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi + prep | informal (sit idly in) | no hacer nada, hacer el vago, estar tirado sin hacer nada loc verb |
| | | vaguear⇒, hogazanear⇒ vi |
| | He spends all day loafing around the house. |
| | Se pasa todo el día tirado sin hacer nada. |
look around,
also UK: look round,
look about vi + adv | (seek [sth] in surrounding area) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | I've been looking around everywhere, but I can't find my reading glasses. |
| | He buscado mis anteojos por todos lados, pero no los encuentro. |
look around [sth],
also UK: look round [sth] vi + prep | (inspect) | registrar⇒ vtr |
| | | chequear⇒ vtr |
| | | inspeccionar⇒ vtr |
| | Safety inspectors will be looking around the factory today. |
| | Los inspectores de seguridad registrarán la fábrica hoy. |
look around,
also UK: look round vi + prep | (browse) | mirar⇒ vtr |
| | | echar un vistazo en loc verb + prep |
| | Sarah spent the afternoon looking around the local shops. |
| | Sara se pasó la tarde mirando las tiendas locales. |
| messing around n | informal (silly or frivolous behaviour) | hacer el tonto loc verb |
| | Stop your messing around and eat your dinner! |
| | ¡Deja de hacer el tonto y cena! |
| messing around vi | slang (being sexually unfaithful) (coloquial, figurado) | poner los cuernos expr |
| | She didn't begin messing around till the third year of her marriage. |
| | Ella no empezó a poner los cuerno sino hasta el tercer año de matrimonio. |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | picar de flor en flor expr |
| | Ella no empezó a picar de flor en flor sino hasta el tercer año de matrimonio. |
| | (coloquial, figurado) | meter los cuernos expr |
| | Ella no empezó a meter los cuernos sino hasta el tercer año de matrimonio. |
| monkeying around n | informal (silly behaviour) | hacer el tonto loc verb |
| | | tontear⇒, monear⇒ vi |
| | The boss ordered me to quit monkeying around and get back to work. |
| | El jefe me ordenó que dejara de hacer el tonto y volviese al trabajo. |
parade [sth/sb] around,
also UK: parade [sth/sb] about vtr + adv | (display ostentatiously) | pavonearse⇒ v prnl |
| | | hacer alarde de loc verb |
| | | hacer alharaca de loc verb |
pass [sth] around,
pass around [sth],
also UK: pass [sth] round,
pass round [sth] vtr + adv | (distribute) | repartir⇒ vtr |
| | | hacer circular loc verb |
| | (formal) | distribuir⇒ vtr |
| | They passed around sandwiches and drinks at the party. |
| | Repartieron sándwiches y bebidas en la fiesta. |
pass [sth] around [sth],
also UK: pass [sth] round [sth] vtr + prep | (circulate) | hacer circular loc verb |
| | | pasar por vtr + prep |
| | Please sign the petition and pass it round the office. |
poke around,
poke about vi + adv | (search, rummage) | husmear en vtr + prep |