| Traduções complementares |
| round adj | (not angular) (não angular) | redondo adj |
| | | arredondada adj |
| | She had beautiful round handwriting. |
| | Ela tinha uma ortografia bonita e redonda. |
| round adj | (number: whole, without fractions) (número não fracionado) | inteiro, arredondado adj |
| | 3.14 is not a round number, but 3 is. |
| | 3,14 não é um número inteiro, mas 3 é. |
| round adj | (person: plump) (gorducho) | roliço adj |
| | | rechonchudo adj |
| | Fat? I prefer to say that she is round. |
| | Gorda? Prefiro dizer que ela é rechonchuda. |
| round n | (steak, cut of beef) (corte de carne bovina) | lagarto, lombo-paulista sm |
| | Ground round is generally preferred over general ground beef. |
| | Lagarto é normalmente preferido à carne moída. |
| round n | often plural (circuit) (circuito) | ronda, patrulha sf |
| | I said hi to the paperboy as he cycled past on his daily round. |
| | Eu disse oi para o entregador de jornais quando ele passou na sua ronda diária. |
| round n | (serving of drinks) (bebida) | rodada sf |
| | Waiter! Another round of drinks! |
| | Garçom! Mais uma rodada de bebidas! |
| round n | (music: rhythmical canon) (música) | roda sf |
| | The children sang 'London's Burning' in a round. |
| | As crianças cantaram "Ciranda-Cirandinha! em uma roda. |
| round n | (golf: complete play) (golfe: jogada completa) | rodada, jogada sf |
| | I played two rounds of golf yesterday. |
| | Joguei duas rodadas de golfe ontem. |
| round n | (boxing: section of match) (anglicismo) | round sm |
| | The boxer lasted just two rounds against the reigning champion. |
| rounds npl | (routine check on hospital patients) | ronda sf |
| | The doctor is making his rounds right now. |
| | O médico está fazendo suas rondas agora. |
| round⇒ vi | (become round) (assumir forma redonda) | arredondar, engordar vt |
| | His face and body are beginning to round out now he is getting proper food. |
| | O rosto e o corpo deles estão começando a arredondar agora que ele está se alimentando melhor. |
| round [sth]⇒ vtr | (make less pointy) (dar contornos redondos) | arredondou vt |
| | She rounded the corners of the table to make it less dangerous. |
| | Ela arredondou os cantos da mesa para que ficasse menos perigosa. |
| round [sth] vtr | (turn: a bend or corner) (fazer uma curva) | contornar, girar vt |
| | The sports car rounded the corner quickly. |
| | O carro esportivo contornou a esquina rapidamente. |
| round [sth] vtr | (math: increase or decrease number) | arredondar vt |
| | Round your answer to the nearest whole number. |
| | Arredonde sua resposta para o número inteiro mais próximo. |
| Traduções principais |
| around prep | (surrounding) | em volta de loc prep |
| | | em torno de, ao redor de loc prep |
| | They put a fence around the swimming pool. |
| | Colocaram uma cerca em volta da piscina. |
| around prep | (in a circle about [sth]) | em volta de loc prep |
| | | em torno de, ao redor de loc prep |
| | They sat around the table wondering what to do next. |
| | Eles sentaram em volta da mesa, pensando no que iam fazer em seguida. |
around,
also UK: about prep | (encircling) | em volta de, ao redor de loc prep |
| | Put the belt around your waist and then fasten it. |
| | Ponha o cinto em volta de sua cintura e depois o prenda. |
around,
also UK: about prep | (all over, from place to place) | ao redor de loc prep |
| | She travels around the country for her job. |
| | Ela viaja ao redor do país a trabalho. |
| around prep | (in all directions) | em todas as direções loc adv |
| | | ao redor loc prep |
| | There were roads leading off all around the house. |
| | Havia estradas em todas as direções ao redor da casa. |
around,
also UK: about prep | (scattered through) | ao redor loc prep |
| | Books were spread all around the room. |
| | Livros estavam espalhados ao redor da sala. |
around,
also UK: about prep | (time: approximately) | por volta de loc prep |
| | | ao redor de, perto de loc prep |
| | I'll see you around three o'clock. |
| | Eu te vejo por volta das três horas. |
| | Eu te vejo perto de três horas. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (in a ring, circle) | em círculo loc adv |
| | The dog ran around and around trying to catch its tail. |
| | O cão correu em círculo tentando pegar o próprio rabo. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (in all directions) | em volta loc adv |
| | The guard entered the square and glanced around to see if any enemies were near. |
| | O guarda entrou na praça e olhou em volta para ver se havia algum inimigo por perto. |
| around adv | (with a circular course) | ao redor loc prep |
| | The earth turns around on its axis. |
| | A Terra gira ao redor de seu eixo. |
| Traduções complementares |
around,
also UK: about prep | (size, amount: approximately) | mais ou menos loc prep |
| | | cerca de loc prep |
| | It's around three inches tall and an inch wide. |
| | São mais ou menos três polegadas de altura e uma polegada de largura. |
around,
also UK: about prep | (quantity: approximately) | cerca de loc adv |
| | | aproximadamente adv |
| | (informal) | mais ou menos loc adv |
| | It takes around 60 gallons of water to grow one avocado. |
| | Precisa-se de aproximadamente 220 litros de água para produzir um abacate. |
around,
also UK: about adj | informal (in existence) (existindo) | por aí expres |
| | Plastic chairs have been around for thirty years. |
| | Cadeiras de plástico existem há 30 anos. |
around,
also UK: about adj | informal (present, nearby) | por perto loc adv |
| | Is she around? I want to ask her something. |
| | Ela está por perto? Quero perguntar uma coisa. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (on every side) | em volta, em torno loc adv |
| | It's a beautiful house with trees all around. |
| | É uma bela casa com árvores em torno. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (in circumference) | em circunferência loc adv |
| | The vase is ten centimetres around. |
| | O vaso tem dez centímetros de circunferência. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (surrounding a place) | por perto loc adv |
| | There are lots of shops around. |
| | Há várias lojas por perto. |
around,
also UK: about adv | used in compounds (in circulation) | por todos os lados loc adv |
| | There are rumours going around. |
| | Há rumores por todos os lados. |
| around adv | (with roundabout direction) | em torno loc adv |
| | The road goes around to the orchard. |
| | A estrada segue em torno do pomar. |
| around adv | (in a circuit) | em círculo loc adv |
| | The crowd watched with excitement as the cars raced around. |
| | A multidão assistia com entusiasmo conforme os carros corriam em círculo. |
around,
also UK: round adv | (over: to a certain place) | nas proximidades loc adv |
| | She came around to my house. |
| | I drove round to the office to pick up some files. |
| | Ela veio nas proximidades da minha casa. Dirigi nas proximidades do escritório para pegar alguns arquivos. |
| around prep | (in, near) | por perto loc adv |
| | Is James around the office somewhere? |
| | O James está por perto do escritório em algum lugar? |
| around prep | (to various parts of) | em várias partes loc adv |
| | We should go around town and put posters up. |
| | Devemos ir em várias partes da cidade e pregar pôsteres. |
| around prep | (centred on) | em torno de loc adv |
| | The course is organized around important historical events. |
| | O curso é organizado em torno de importantes eventos históricos. |
Locuções verbais
round | around |
| bring [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | informal (make conscious) | fazer voltar a si expres v |
| | Victorians used smelling salts to bring round someone who had fainted. |
| bring [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (persuade) | persuadir vt |
| | Wendy wasn't sure about moving to Florida, but her husband's talk of beaches brought her round. |
| call round vi phrasal | (visit) | visitar v int |
| | Peter said that he would call round sometime this afternoon. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) (informal) | recuperar a consciência expres v |
| | | voltar a si expres v |
| | The patient came around soon after his operation. |
| | O paciente recuperou a consciência logo após a operação dele. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) (figurado) | ser persuadido loc v |
| | | mudar de ideia expres v |
| | My parents aren't keen on my new boyfriend, but they'll come round when they get to know him. |
come around,
also UK: come round to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (revise your opinion) | convencer-se vp |
| | | mudar vt |
| | Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
| | Steve acabou se convencendo da minha opinião. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) (data, evento) | chegar vt |
| | | aproximar-se vp |
| | Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes around. |
| | Jill sempre se sente triste quando o aniversário de morte de seu marido chega. |
drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) (visitar alguém) | dar uma passada loc v |
| | Steve dropped round earlier, while you were out; I said you'd phone him when you got back. |
drop around,
also UK: drop [sth] round vtr phrasal sep | informal (bring [sth]) | trazer vt |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
gather round,
US: gather around vi phrasal | (congregate) | reunir-se vp |
| | (informal) | juntar vt |
| | Gather round everybody! Richard has something to say! |
| | Reúnam-se todos! O Ricardo tem algo para contar! |
get around [sth],
also UK: get round [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (circumvent) | contornar vt |
| | You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist. |
| | Você não pode contornar o problema fingindo que ele não existe. |
get around,
also UK: get round,
get about vi phrasal | informal (circulate) | circular v int |
| | (figurado) | espalhar vt |
| | When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door. |
| | Quando circulou a informação de que ela estava fazendo biscoitos, todas as crianças apareceram na porta dela. |
get around to [sth],
also UK: get round to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | achar tempo expres v |
| | Bill eventually got round to the washing-up. |
get around to doing [sth],
also UK: get round to doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | achar tempo expres v |
| | One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris. |
| get round [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (cajole) | enrolar vt |
| | | dar a volta em expres v |
| | You can't get round me with flattery - you're not getting a bike for Christmas, and that's final! |
| | Você não vai conseguir me enrolar com bajulação. Você não vai ganhar uma bicicleta de natal e ponto final. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (rotate, revolve) | dar voltas expres v |
| | | girar v int |
| | The baby watched the top go round and laughed. |
| | Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around. |
| | O bebê assistiu a rosca dar voltas e riu. Cada um dos cavalos belamente pintados se tornavam visíveis a medida em que o carrossel dava voltas. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | satisfazer todos vt + pron |
| | | distribuir vt |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
| | Você acha que haverá pães e peixes suficientes para satisfazer todos? |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) | espalhar-se vp |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
| | Essa epidemia nojenta de gripe está se espalhando. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | andar por aí expres v |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
| | Ele anda por aí imundo. Ela anda por aí como se fosse dona do lugar. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | circular vt |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
| | Tem um rumor circulando de que você está traindo o Tim. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) (figurado, visita) | dar uma passada, dar um pulo expres v |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
| | Eu vou dar uma passada na sua casa quando eu acabar. |
have [sb] over,
also UK: have [sb] round,
have [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | informal (receive as a guest) (receber como hóspede) | receber alguém vt + pron |
| | | hospedar alguém vt + pron |
| | | recepcionar alguém vt + pron |
| | We had my husband's parents over for the weekend. |
| have [sb] round vtr phrasal sep | UK (invite to home) | convidar para casa vt + sf |
| | 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) | procurar por |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
rally around,
also UK: rally round vi phrasal | (show solidarity) | mobilizar-se vp |
| | The neighbours rallied around to help Janet while her husband was sick. |
rally around,
also UK: rally round [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (support [sb]) | dar apoio vt + sm |
| | Everyone rallied round the mayor in his moment of crisis. |
round [sth] down,
round [sth] down to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as previous whole number) | arredondar vt |
| | The answer was 5.1, so I rounded it down to 5. |
round [sth] off,
round [sth] off with [sth],
round [sth] off by doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (end, conclude) (terminar) | concluir vt |
| | | encerrar vt |
| | He rounded off his speech with a joke, leaving the audience in a good mood. |
| | Ele concluiu seu discurso com uma piada, deixando a plateia de bom humor. |
round [sth] off,
round [sth] off to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as nearest whole number) | arredondar vt |
| | The price was eighty-seven euros, but the clerk rounded it off to eighty-five. |
| | O preço era oitenta e sete euros, mas o vendedor arredondou para oitenta e cinco. |
round [sth] off,
round off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (make [sth] less jagged) | arredondar vt |
| | | alisar vt |
| | Lana trimmed her fingernails, then used an emery board to round off the ends. |
| round [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | figurative (make fuller or more complete) | preencher vt |
| | The volunteer work Dave did last summer really rounded out his resume. |
round [sth] up,
round up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (animals: herd) (animais) | arrebanhar vt |
| | | ajuntar vt |
| | | reunir vt |
| | | juntar vt |
| | The sheep have scattered, so we must round them up again. |
| | As ovelhas se dispersaram, por isso temos que arrebanhá-las de novo. |
round [sth/sb] up,
round up [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (people: bring together) | reunir vt |
| | | ajuntar vt |
| | | juntar vt |
| | If we want to play football we must first round up some players. |
| | Se queremos jogar futebol, primeiro temos que reunir alguns jogadores. |
| round [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (express as next whole number) | arredondar vt |
| | Round the answer up to the nearest 10. |
| | Arredonde a resposta para o múltiplo de 10 seguinte. |
swing [sb/sth] around,
also UK: swing [sb/sth] round vtr phrasal sep | (turn [sb/sth] around quickly) | virar algo/alguém rapidamente vt + adv |
swing around (US),
swing round (UK) vi phrasal | (turn quickly) | virar-se rapidamente vp + adv |
swing around (US),
swing round (UK) vi phrasal | figurative (change opinion) | mudar de ideia expres v |
Formas compostas:
round | around |
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) expr | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) (figurado, momento de dificuldade) | a corda no pescoço expres |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (everywhere) | em toda parte loc adv |
| | | por tudo loc adv |
| | Prices have increased all around. |
| | Os preços aumentaram em todos os lugares. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | informal (for everyone) | para todos loc adv |
| | (BRA) | para todo mundo loc adv |
| | Joe called for drinks all around to celebrate his good news. |
| | Joe pediu drinques para todos para celebrar as boas novas. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (in all aspects) | em todos os aspectos loc adv |
| | | em todos os sentidos loc adv |
| | This is a better solution all round. |
| | Essa é uma solução melhor em todos os aspectos. |
all around [sth/sb] (US),
all round [sth/sb] (UK) prep | (surrounding) | ao redor loc prep |
| | | à volta de loc prep |
| | David looked all around him, but Eleanor was nowhere to be seen. |
| | David olhou ao redor, mas Eleanor não estava à vista. |
all year round,
all the year round adv | (throughout the year) | durante todo o ano loc adv |
| | I'd love to live in a climate where I could garden all year round. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (versatile, multi-skilled) | versátil, polivalente adj |
| | (informal) | multiúso adj |
| | Joe has developed into an all-around player for the basketball team. |
| | Joe se tornou um jogador versátil para o time de basquete. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (comprehensive, overall) | abrangente adj |
| | | completo adj |
| | | amplo adj |
| | The school aims to provide an all-around education for its students. |
| | A escola tem como objetivo fornecer uma educação abrangente para os estudantes. |
| baton round n | UK (plastic or rubber projectile) | bala de borracha sf |
change [sth] around,
change around [sth] (US),
change [sth] round,
change [sth] round (UK) vtr + adv | (rearrange [sth]) | reorganizar vt |
| | | mudar de lugar expres v |
| | 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. |
change around,
changearound,
change round n | (rearrangement, shift) | mudança sf |
| | | reorganização sf |
| | The change around in the team's coaching has helped them win many more games this year. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi + adv | (visit [sb]) | visitar vt |
| | If you come round later, we can do our homework together. |
| | Se você me visitar mais tarde, podemos fazer nosso trabalho de casa juntos. |
| drive [sb] round the bend v expr | figurative, informal (make insane) | enervar vt |
| | You're driving me round the bend! |
get around doing [sth],
also UK: get round doing [sth] v expr | (avoid doing) (figurado) | evitar vt |
| | (figurado) | esquivar-se vp |
| | 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. |
get round to [sth],
get around to [sth] v expr | (find time for) (BRA) | arrumar tempo expres v |
| | (POR) | ter tempo expres v |
| | I didn't get round to any of the tasks on my to-do list today. |
get round to doing [sth],
get around to doing [sth] v expr | (find time to do) (BRA) | arrumar tempo expres v |
| | (POR) | ter tempo expres v |
| | This wall is so grubby; I must get round to repainting it. |
get your head around [sth],
get your head round [sth] v expr | informal (understand) | entender vt |
| Nota: 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) | dar a volta expres v |
| | I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist. |
| | Eu fiquei tão gordo que nenhum dos meus cintos dão a volta no meu quadril. |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | dar a volta expres v |
| | The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| | O rádio informou sobre o tráfego pesado no centro da cidade, então demos a volta. |
| go round the bend v expr | figurative, informal (become insane) | estar ficando louco expres v |
| | 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. |
| last round n | (sport: final bout) (esportes) | última rodada loc sf |
| | He did not take the lead until the very last round of the contest. |
| last round n | informal (most recent, final, serving drinks to a group) (informal, no bar ou restaurante) | última rodada loc sf |
| | You bought the last round, so now it's my turn. |
| | We paid for the last round of drinks. |
look around,
also UK: look round,
look about vi + adv | (seek [sth] in surrounding area) | procurar vt |
| | I've been looking around everywhere, but I can't find my reading glasses. |
| | Eu tenho procurado em todo lugar, mas não consigo achar meus óculos de leitura. |
look around [sth],
also UK: look round [sth] vi + prep | (inspect) | inspecionar vt |
| | Safety inspectors will be looking around the factory today. |
| | Os inspetores de segurança irão inspecionar a fábrica hoje. |
look around,
also UK: look round vi + prep | (browse) | procurar, olhar expres |
| | Sarah spent the afternoon looking around the local shops. |
| | Sarah passou a tarde olhando as lojas locais. |
| merry-go-round n | (carousel, roundabout) | carrossel sm |
| | They giggled as they rode the horses on the merry-go-round. |
pass [sth] around,
pass around [sth],
also UK: pass [sth] round,
pass round [sth] vtr + adv | (distribute) | distribuir vt |
| | They passed around sandwiches and drinks at the party. |
| | Eles distribuíram sanduíches e bebidas na festa. |
pass [sth] around [sth],
also UK: pass [sth] round [sth] vtr + prep | (circulate) | fazer circular expres v |
| | | passar de mão em mão expres v |
| | Please sign the petition and pass it round the office. |
pass the hat,
pass the hat round v expr | (ask for contributions of money) (pedir dinheiro) | passar o chapéu expres |
| | After the buskers had stopped playing, they passed the hat round. |
perigon,
round angle n | (mathematics: 360˚ angle) | ângulo completo sm + adj |
| round and round adv | (in circles) | em círculos loc adv |
| | The gerbil ran round and round in its wheel. |
| round and round prep | (circling repeatedly) | em círculos loc adv |
| | The puppy ran round and round the garden. |
| round of applause n | (burst of clapping to show approval) | salva de palmas expres |
| | Ladies and gentlemen, please give him a round of applause! |
| round of golf n | (game: playing all 18 holes of a golf course) (jogo) | partida de golfe loc sf |
| | I was thinking about going out for a round of golf this afternoon. |
| round-off n | (gymnastics move) (ginástica olímpica) | rodante sm |
| | The gymnast did a perfect round-off, landing without a wobble. |
| round-off n | (expression as nearest whole number) | arredondamento sm |
| | The round-off of 47 to the nearest ten is 50. |
| round on [sb] vtr phasal insep | (verbally assault) | atacar verbalmente vt + adv |
round robin,
round-robin n | (circulated message) | carta-circular sf |
| | | circular sf |
| | Every year I send out a round robin with my Christmas cards. |
round robin,
round-robin n | (sports contest) | competição esportiva sf + adj |
round robin,
round-robin n | (petition containing signatures) | petição sf |
| round-robin n as adj | (in turn) | circular adj |
| | The teacher uses a round-robin approach to ensure all the students answer a question. |
| in a round robin expr | (in turn) | em turnos loc adv |
| | Tasks are assigned in a round robin. |
round table,
round-table,
roundtable n | (conference, meeting) | mesa-redonda sf |
| | | mesa de debate sf + loc adj |
| | He was an expert in his subject, and participated in round tables. |
| round the bend adj | figurative, informal (crazy, insane) (gíria) | doido de pedra expres |
| | (gíria) | doido adj |
| | (gíria) | tantã adj |
| | What on earth are you doing? Are you completely round the bend? |
| round the clock adv | (throughout the day and night) | as 24 horas do dia loc adv |
| | | dia e noite loc adv |
| | | o dia inteiro loc adv |
| | The suspected terrorist's house was under surveillance round the clock. |
| round trip n | (journey to a destination and back) | viagem de ida e volta sf + loc adj |
| | The round trip only takes four hours by car. |
| | A viagem de ida çe volta leva quatro horas de carro. |
| round-trip n as adj | (to a place and back again) | de ida e volta loc adj |
| | A round-trip ticket is usually cheaper than two one-way tickets. |
round-trip ticket (US),
return ticket (UK) n | (ticket for going and returning) | bilhete de ida e volta loc sm |
| round-eyed adj | (having round eyes) | de olhos redondos loc adj |
| round-eyed adj | (with eyes wide in surprise) | de olhos arregalados loc adj |
| round-faced adj | (face: circular-shaped) | de rosto redondo loc adj |
| round-shouldered adj | (having a hunched posture) | corcunda sm |
| round-table meeting n | figurative (meeting of equals) | mesa- redonda sf |
| round-the-clock adj | (throughout the day and night) | de 24 horas loc adj |
| | | de dia inteiro loc adj |
roundabout,
merry-go-round n | (fairground: carousel) | carrossel sm |
| | The children were riding on the roundabout. |
| | As crianças estavam andando no carrossel. |
roundhead screw,
round-head screw n | (fastener with rounded head) | parafuso de cabeça redonda sm |
roundtable,
round-table adj | (involving discussion) (envolvendo discussão) | de mesa-redonda loc adj |
roundup,
also UK: round-up n | (cattle drive) (do gado) | recolhimento sm |
| | | ajuntamento sm |
| | The cowboy was in the middle of a roundup when it started to rain. |
roundup,
also UK: round-up n | (summary) | resumo, síntese sm |
| | (de notícias) | apanhado geral loc sm |
| | The family watched the sports roundup on the evening news. |
roundup,
also UK: round-up n | (gathering up) (policial) | batida, blitz sf |
| | (policial) | revista, diligência sf |
| | The police's roundup of suspects didn't result in an arrest. |
run in circles,
go around in circles,
also UK: go round in circles v expr | figurative, informal (make no progress) (não progredir) | correr em círculos expres v |
| | (informal) | correr feito barata tonta expres v |
| | This conversation just keeps going around in circles; we're not getting anywhere. |
show [sb] around,
UK: show [sb] round vtr + adv | (guide round a new place) | mostrar vt |
| | | apresentar vt |
| | | ambientar vt |
| | Sally was asked to show her new classmate around. |
show [sb] around [sth],
UK: show [sb] round [sth] vtr + prep | (guide round a new place) | mostrar vt |
| | The real estate broker showed the couple around the apartment. |