| Additional Translations |
| round adj | (not angular) | redondeado/a adj |
| | She had beautiful round handwriting. |
| | Ella tenía una hermosa escritura manuscrita redondeada. |
| round adj | (number: whole, without fractions) | redondo/a adj |
| | | entero/a adj |
| | 3.14 is not a round number, but 3 is. |
| | 3,14 no es un número redondo, pero 3 sí lo es. |
| | 3,14 no es un número entero, pero 3 sí lo es. |
| round adj | (person: plump) (coloquial) | rellenito adj |
| | | robusto/a adj |
| | Fat? I prefer to say that she is round. |
| | ¿Gorda? Prefiero decir que ella es rellenita. |
| | ¿Gorda? Prefiero decir que ella es robusta. |
| round n | (steak, cut of beef) | lomo nm |
| | Ground round is generally preferred over general ground beef. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Generalmente, la carne molida de lomo es la que contiene más grasa. |
| round n | often plural (circuit) | ronda nf |
| | I said hi to the paperboy as he cycled past on his daily round. |
| | Saludé al chico del periódico mientras hacía su ronda diaria. |
| round n | (serving of drinks) | ronda nf |
| | Waiter! Another round of drinks! |
| | ¡Camarero! Traiga otra ronda para mis amigos y para mí. |
| round n | (music: rhythmical canon) (composición musical) | canon rítmico nm + adj |
| | The children sang 'London's Burning' in a round. |
| | Los chicos cantaron 'London's Burning' en un canon rítmico. |
| round n | (golf: complete play) (golf) | ronda nf |
| | I played two rounds of golf yesterday. |
| | Jugué dos rondas de golf ayer. |
| round n | (boxing: section of match) | asalto nm |
| | (voz inglesa) | round nm |
| | The boxer lasted just two rounds against the reigning champion. |
| | El boxeador solo aguantó dos asaltos contra el campeón actual. |
| rounds npl | (routine check on hospital patients) | rondas nfpl |
| | The doctor is making his rounds right now. |
| | El doctor está haciendo sus rondas hoy. |
| round⇒ vi | (become round) | redondearse⇒ v prnl |
| | His face and body are beginning to round out now he is getting proper food. |
| | Ahora que está comiendo buena comida, su rostro y su cuerpo están comenzando a redondearse. |
| round [sth]⇒ vtr | (make less pointy) | redondear⇒ vtr |
| | | suavizar⇒ vtr |
| | She rounded the corners of the table to make it less dangerous. |
| | Ella redondeó las esquinas de la mesa para que fuera menos peligrosa. |
| round [sth] vtr | (turn: a bend or corner) | doblar en vi + prep |
| | | virar en vi + prep |
| | The sports car rounded the corner quickly. |
| | El auto deportivo dobló en la esquina rápidamente. |
| round [sth] vtr | (math: increase or decrease number) | redondear⇒ vtr |
| | Round your answer to the nearest whole number. |
| | Redondea tu respuesta al número entero más cercano. |
| Additional Translations |
around,
also UK: about adv | (size, amount: approximately) (coloquial) | más o menos loc adv |
| | | alrededor de loc prep |
| | It's around three inches tall and an inch wide. |
| | Tiene más o menos tres pulgadas de alto y una de ancho. |
around,
also UK: about prep | (quantity: approximately) | alrededor de loc prep |
| | (informal) | más o menos loc adv |
| | | aproximadamente adv |
| | It takes around 60 gallons of water to grow one avocado. |
| | Lleva alrededor de 60 galones de agua hacer crecer un árbol de aguacate. |
around,
also UK: about adj | informal (in existence) | existir⇒ vi |
| | (producto) | en circulación loc adv |
| | Plastic chairs have been around for thirty years. |
| | Las sillas de plástico existen desde hace treinta años. |
| | Las sillas de plástico llevan treinta años en circulación. |
around,
also UK: about adj | informal (present, nearby) | por aquí loc adv |
| | | aquí adv |
| | Is she around? I want to ask her something. |
| | ¿Está por aquí? Quiero preguntarle algo. |
| | ¿Está aquí? Quiero preguntarle algo. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (on every side) | alrededor adv |
| | It's a beautiful house with trees all around. |
| | Es una preciosa casa con árboles todo alrededor. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (in circumference) | de circunferencia prep + nf |
| | The vase is ten centimetres around. |
| | El jarrón tiene diez centímetros de circunferencia. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (surrounding a place) | alrededor adv |
| | | alrededores nmpl |
| | There are lots of shops around. |
| | Hay un montón de tiendas alrededor. |
| | Hay un montón de tiendas en los alrededores. |
around,
also UK: about adv | used in compounds (in circulation) (coloquial) | por ahí loc adv |
| | There are rumours going around. |
| | Hay un montón de rumores por ahí. |
| around adv | (with roundabout direction) | alrededor adv |
| | The road goes around to the orchard. |
| | El camino pasa alrededor del huerto. |
| around adv | (in a circuit) | en círculos loc adv |
| | The crowd watched with excitement as the cars raced around. |
| | Caminaban en círculos, totalmente perdidos. |
around,
also UK: round adv | (over: to a certain place) | por prep |
| | | a prep |
| | She came around to my house. |
| | I drove round to the office to pick up some files. |
| | Pasó por mi casa. |
| | Vino a mi casa. |
| around prep | (in, near) | por prep |
| | | en prep |
| | Is James around the office somewhere? |
| | ¿Está James por la oficina? |
| around prep | (to various parts of) | a varios lugares de loc adv |
| | | en varios lugares de loc adv |
| | We should go around town and put posters up. |
| | Deberíamos ir a varios lugares de la ciudad y colocar anuncios. |
| | Deberíamos ir y colocar anuncios en varios lugares de la ciudad. |
| around prep | (centred on) | en base a loc prep |
| | | basado en, con base en loc prep |
| | | en prep |
| | The course is organized around important historical events. |
| | El curso está organizado en base a sucesos históricos importantes. |
| | El curso está basado en sucesos históricos importantes. |
Locuciones verbales
round | around |
| ask [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | UK (invite to [sb]'s house) | invitar a la casa loc verb |
| bring [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | informal (make conscious) | reanimar a vtr + prep |
| | Victorians used smelling salts to bring round someone who had fainted. |
| | Los victorianos usaban sales para reanimar a los que se habían desmayado. |
| bring [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (persuade) | convencer a vtr + prep |
| | | persuadir a vtr + prep |
| | Wendy wasn't sure about moving to Florida, but her husband's talk of beaches brought her round. |
| | Wendy no estaba segura sobre mudarse a Florida, pero lo que dijo su marido sobre las playas la convenció. |
| call round vi phrasal | (visit) | visitar⇒ vi |
| | (informal) | pasarse⇒ vi |
| | Peter said that he would call round sometime this afternoon. |
| | Peter dijo que me visitaría en algún momento esta tarde. |
| | Peter dijo que se pasaría por aquí en algún momento esta tarde. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) | recobrar la consciencia, recuperar la consciencia loc verb |
| | | volver en sí loc verb |
| | The patient came around soon after his operation. |
| | El paciente recobró la consciencia al poco tiempo de la operación. |
| | El paciente volvió en sí al poco tiempo de la operación. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) | cambiar de opinión loc verb |
| | | dejarse convencer loc verb |
| | My parents aren't keen on my new boyfriend, but they'll come round when they get to know him. |
| | A mis padres no les gusta mi nuevo novio, pero ya cambiarán de opinión cuando lo conozcan. |
come around,
also UK: come round to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (revise your opinion) | dejarse convencer por loc verb + prep |
| | | cambiar de opinión sobre loc verb + prep |
| | | convencerse de v prnl + prep |
| | Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
| | Steve finalmente se dejó convencer por mi opinión. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) | volver⇒ vi |
| | | llegar⇒ vi |
| | Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes around. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando vuelve la primavera todo se cubre de verde. |
| | Jill siempre se siente triste cuando llega el aniversario de la muerte de su esposo. |
drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) | pasar⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | caer⇒ vi |
| | Steve dropped round earlier, while you were out; I said you'd phone him when you got back. |
| | Steve pasó más temprano cuando no estabas, le dije que lo llamarías en cuanto volvieses. |
drop around,
also UK: drop [sth] round vtr phrasal sep | informal (bring [sth]) | traer⇒ vtr |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
| | Como vas a pasar por mi casa, ¿podrías traerme el papeleo? |
gather round,
US: gather around vi phrasal | (congregate) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Gather round everybody! Richard has something to say! |
| | ¡Acérquense todos! ¡Ricardo tiene algo para decir! |
get around [sth],
also UK: get round [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (circumvent) | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | | sortear⇒ vtr |
| | | esquivar⇒ vtr |
| | You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist. |
| | No puedes evitar el problema haciendo como si no existiera. |
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. |
get around to [sth],
also UK: get round to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | sacar el tiempo para loc verb |
| | | encontrar el tiempo para loc verb |
| | Bill eventually got round to the washing-up. |
| | Al fin Bill sacó tiempo para lavar los platos. |
get around to doing [sth],
also UK: get round to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | decidirse a v prnl + prep |
| | One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris. |
| | Cualquiera día, me decidiré a hacer el viaje a París. |
| get round [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (cajole) | convencer a vtr + prep |
| | | persuadir a vtr + prep |
| | (figurado) | ganarse a v prnl + prep |
| | You can't get round me with flattery - you're not getting a bike for Christmas, and that's final! |
| | No puedes convencerme con halagos, ¡no te daré una bicicleta para Navidad y punto final! |
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. |
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. |
| have [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | UK (invite to home) (a alguien) | invitar a casa loc verb |
| | The Browns are such a nice couple; we must have them round sometime. |
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. |
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. |
rally around,
also UK: rally round vi phrasal | (show solidarity) | reunir para apoyar, reunir para dar apoyo loc verb |
| | | reunir para ayudar loc verb |
| | The neighbours rallied around to help Janet while her husband was sick. |
| | Los vecinos se reunieron para apoyar a Janet mientras su esposo estaba enfermo. |
rally around,
also UK: rally round [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (support [sb]) | solidarizarse con v prnl + prep |
| | | apoyar a vtr + prep |
| | Everyone rallied round the mayor in his moment of crisis. |
| | Todos se solidarizaron con el alcalde durante sus momentos de crisis. |
round [sth] down,
round [sth] down to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as previous whole number) | redondear hacia abajo, redondear hacia abajo hasta loc verb |
| | The answer was 5.1, so I rounded it down to 5. |
| | La respuesta era 5,1 así que la redondeé hacia abajo a 5. |
round [sth] off,
round [sth] off with [sth],
round [sth] off by doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (end, conclude) | rematar algo con algo, rematar algo haciendo algo loc verb |
| | | rematar⇒ vtr |
| | He rounded off his speech with a joke, leaving the audience in a good mood. |
| | Remató su discurso con un chiste, lo que dejó al público de buen humor. |
| | | redondear algo con algo, redondear algo haciendo algo loc verb |
| | | redondear⇒ vtr |
| | Redondeó su discurso con un chiste, lo que dejó al público de buen humor. |
round [sth] off,
round [sth] off to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as nearest whole number) | redondear a vtr + prep |
| | The price was eighty-seven euros, but the clerk rounded it off to eighty-five. |
| | El precio era 87 euros, pero el vendedor lo redondeó a 85. |
round [sth] off,
round off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make [sth] less jagged) | redondear⇒ vtr |
| | Lana trimmed her fingernails, then used an emery board to round off the ends. |
| | Lara se cortó las uñas y usó una lima para redondear las puntas. |
| round [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make fuller or more complete) | completar⇒ vtr |
| | The volunteer work Dave did last summer really rounded out his resume. |
| | El trabajo como voluntario que hizo Dave el pasado verano ciertamente completó su currículum. |
Compound Forms:
round | around |
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) expr | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) | una mochila en la espalda expr |
| | | una cruz a cuestas expr |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (everywhere) | en todas partes, en todos lados loc adv |
| | | por todas partes, por todos lados loc adv |
| | Prices have increased all around. |
| | Los precios han subido en todas partes. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | informal (for everyone) | para todos loc prep |
| | Joe called for drinks all around to celebrate his good news. |
| | Juan compró bebidas para todos para celebrar las buenas noticias. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (in all aspects) | en todos los aspectos loc adv |
| | (figurado) | por todos lados loc adv |
| | This is a better solution all round. |
| | Esta es la mejor solución en todos los aspectos. |
all around [sth/sb] (US),
all round [sth/sb] (UK) prep | (surrounding) | por todas partes, por todos lados loc prep |
| | David looked all around him, but Eleanor was nowhere to be seen. |
| | David buscó por todas partes, pero Eleonora no estaba en ningún lado. |
all year round,
all the year round adv | (throughout the year) | todo el año loc adv |
| | I'd love to live in a climate where I could garden all year round. |
| | Me gustaría vivir en un clima donde pudiera hacer jardinería todo el año. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (versatile, multi-skilled) (figurado) | todoterreno adj |
| | | multifunción adj |
| | | que sirve para todo loc adj |
| | Joe has developed into an all-around player for the basketball team. |
| | Joe se ha convertido en un jugador todoterreno para el equipo de baloncesto. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (comprehensive, overall) | total adj mf |
| | | general adj mf |
| | The school aims to provide an all-around education for its students. |
| | La escuela apunta a ofrecer una educación total para sus alumnos. |
arena theater (US),
arena theatre (UK) n | (auditorium: audience around stage) | arena nf |
| baton round n | UK (plastic or rubber projectile) | bala de goma nf + loc adj |
| | | proyectil de goma nm + loc adj |
| bottom round | (beef cut) | fondo redondo loc nom m |
change [sth] around,
change around [sth] (US),
change [sth] round,
change [sth] round (UK) vtr + adv | (rearrange [sth]) | cambiar⇒ vtr |
| | | mover⇒ vtr |
| | | ordenar⇒ vtr |
| | You can change around the icons on your computer to make them more convenient. |
| | The coach changed the players around to balance out the teams. |
| | Puedes cambiar los íconos en tu computadora de modo que te resulten más cómodos. // El entrenador cambió a los jugadores para equilibrar los equipos. |
change around,
changearound,
change round n | (rearrangement, shift) | cambio nm |
| | | relevo nm |
| | The change around in the team's coaching has helped them win many more games this year. |
| | El cambio de entrenamiento ha ayudado al equipo a ganar muchos más partidos este año. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi + adv | (visit [sb]) | venir⇒ vi |
| | (coloquial) | pasarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (CO, MX: coloquial) | caer⇒ vi |
| | If you come round later, we can do our homework together. |
| | Si vienes más tarde, podemos hacer los deberes juntos. |
| | Si te pasas más tarde, podemos hacer los deberes juntos. |
| drive [sb] round the bend v expr | figurative, informal (make insane) | volver loco a loc verb |
| | | llevar a alguien a la locura loc verb |
| | You're driving me round the bend! |
| | ¡Me estás volviendo loca! |
| dummy round n | (blank ammunition) | bala de fogueo grupo nom |
| | | cartucho de fogueo grupo nom |
get around doing [sth],
also UK: get round doing [sth] v expr | (avoid doing) | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | The politician got around answering the question by changing the subject. |
| | The businessman got around paying his taxes by using a loophole in the law. |
| | El político evitó contestar la pregunta cambiando de tema. |
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. |
| go round the bend v expr | figurative, informal (become insane) | volverse loco loc verb |
| | I'm going round the bend trying to get through all this work! I can't solve the last crossword clue, and it's making me go round the bend. |
| | ¡Me estoy volviendo loco tratando de terminar con todo este trabajo! |
| have been round/around the block v expr | slang, figurative (be experienced) | tener mucha experiencia, ser muy experimentado loc verb |
| in the round adv | (theatre: with audience surrounding stage) | teatro circular, teatro de escenario central loc nom m |
| in the round adv | (sculpture: three dimensional, freestanding) (escultura, en tres dimensiones) | de bulto loc adj |
| | After she mastered working with flat surfaces, the artist decided to try carving a statue in the round. |
| | Después de perfeccionar la escultura plana, el artista decidió esculpir una estatua de bulto. |
| in the round adv | figurative (in detail, considering all aspects) | en detalle loc adv |
| | | en su totalidad loc adv |
| | She asked the judge to consider the matter in the round. |
| last round n | (sport: final bout) (boxeo) | último round adj + nm |
| | He did not take the lead until the very last round of the contest. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Él quería seguir hasta el último round pero el entrenador vio que no estaba en condiciones de continuar y tiró la toalla. |
| | | última ronda adj + nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. En la última ronda del certamen se puso a la cabeza de los demás concursantes y se adjudicó el triunfo. |
| | | los minutos finales nmpl + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hasta los minutos finales del partido, nadie llevaba la delantera. |
| | | segmento final nm + adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. No tomó la delantera sino hasta el segmento final de la competencia. |
| | (boxeo) | último asalto adj + nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Noqueó a su oponente en el último asalto de la pelea. |
| last round n | informal (most recent, final, serving drinks to a group) | última ronda adj + nf |
| | You bought the last round, so now it's my turn. |
| | We paid for the last round of drinks. |
| | Tú pagaste la última ronda, ahora es mi turno. |
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. |
| merry-go-round n | (carousel, roundabout) | tiovivo nm |
| | | carrusel nm |
| | (AR, EC, UY) | calesita nf |
| | They giggled as they rode the horses on the merry-go-round. |
| | Se reían subidos a los caballitos del tiovivo. |
paper route (US),
paper round (UK) n | (job delivering newspapers) | reparto de diarios, reparto de periódicos nm + loc adj |
| | A lot of teenagers do paper rounds to earn some extra pocket money. |
| | Muchos adolescentes hacen reparto de diarios para ganar un dinero extra. |
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. |
pass the hat,
pass the hat round v expr | (ask for contributions of money) | pasar la gorra loc verb |
| | After the buskers had stopped playing, they passed the hat round. |
| | Después de tocar, los músicos callejeros pasaron la gorra. |
perigon,
round angle n | (mathematics: 360˚ angle) | ángulo de 360º nm + loc adj |
| | | ángulo completo nm + adj |
| round and round adv | (in circles) | dando vueltas loc adv |
| | The gerbil ran round and round in its wheel. |
| | El hámster daba vueltas y vueltas en su rueda. |
| round and round prep | (circling repeatedly) | dando vueltas, haciendo círculos loc adv |
| | The puppy ran round and round the garden. |
| | El cachorro corría haciendo círculos por el jardín. |
| round character | (character in fiction) | personaje redondo nm + adj |
| round dance n | (couples' dance) | baile de salón nm + loc adj |
| round dance n | (dancers arranged in circle) | baile en corro nm + loc adv |
| round hand | (style of handwriting) | letra inglesa nf + adj |
| | | estilo roundhand loc nom m |
round kumquat,
marumi kumquat n | (plant) | kumquat redondo loc nom m |
| round lot n | (stocks: conventional unit) | unidad de inversión nf + loc adj |
| | | inversión mínima nf + adj |
| round lot n | (100 or 10 shares) | lote completo loc nom m |
| round of applause n | (burst of clapping to show approval) | salva de aplausos nf + loc adj |
| | | estallido de aplausos nm + loc adj |
| | | aplauso nm |
| | Ladies and gentlemen, please give him a round of applause! |
| | ¡Señoras y señores, démosle una salva de aplausos, por favor! |
| | | ronda de aplausos nf + loc adj |
| | ¡Señoras y señores, démosle una ronda de aplausos, por favor! |
| round of golf n | (game: playing all 18 holes of a golf course) | juego de golf nm + loc adj |
| | I was thinking about going out for a round of golf this afternoon. |
| | Estaba pensando en ir por un juego de golf esta tarde. |
| round-off n | (gymnastics move) | rondada nf |
| | The gymnast did a perfect round-off, landing without a wobble. |
| round-off n | (expression as nearest whole number) | redondeo nm |
| | The round-off of 47 to the nearest ten is 50. |
| round on [sb] vtr phasal insep | (verbally assault) | atacar verbalmente a loc verb + prep |
round robin,
round-robin n | (circulated message) | carta en cadena, cadena de cartas loc nom f |
| | Every year I send out a round robin with my Christmas cards. |
| | Cada año envío una carta en cadena con mis tarjetas de navidad. |
round robin,
round-robin n | (sports contest) | todos contra todos loc nom m inv |
| | | sistema de liga loc nom m |
round robin,
round-robin n | (petition containing signatures) | petición firmada por turnos nf + loc adj |
| round-robin n as adj | (in turn) | de turnos loc adj |
| | The teacher uses a round-robin approach to ensure all the students answer a question. |
| in a round robin expr | (in turn) | por turnos loc adv |
| | Tasks are assigned in a round robin. |
| round steak | (steak cut) | bistec nm |
| | | bife nm |
round table,
round-table,
roundtable n | (conference, meeting) | mesa redonda loc nom f |
| | He was an expert in his subject, and participated in round tables. |
| | Como experto en su materia, solía participar en mesas redondas. |
| round the bend adj | figurative, informal (crazy, insane) | pirado/a adj |
| | What on earth are you doing? Are you completely round the bend? |
| | ¿Qué demonios haces? ¿Estás completamente pirado? |
| | (ES, coloquial) | pirao, volao, grillao adj |
| | ¿Qué demonios haces? ¿Estás completamente pirao? |