| Traduceri suplimentare |
around,
also UK: about prep | (size, amount: approximately) | aproximativ adv. |
| | It's around three inches tall and an inch wide. |
| | Are aproximativ șapte centimetri înălțime și doi centimetri lățime. |
around,
also UK: about prep | (quantity: approximately) | aproximativ, circa prep. |
| | | în jur de loc.prep. |
| | It takes around 60 gallons of water to grow one avocado. |
around,
also UK: about adj | informal (in existence) | pe piață loc.adv. |
| | | în vânzare loc.adv. |
| | Plastic chairs have been around for thirty years. |
| | Scaunele de plastic sunt pe piață de treizeci de ani. |
| | Scaunele de plastic sunt în vânzare de treizeci de ani. |
around,
also UK: about adj | informal (present, nearby) | prin zonă, pe aici loc.adv. |
| | | prin preajmă loc.adv. |
| | Is she around? I want to ask her something. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (on every side) | de jur împrejur loc.adv. |
| | It's a beautiful house with trees all around. |
| | E o casă foarte frumoasă, cu copaci de jur împrejur. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (in circumference) | de jur împrejur loc.adv. |
| | | în circumferință loc.adv. |
| | The vase is ten centimetres around. |
| | Vaza măsoară zece centimetri de jur împrejur. |
| | Vaza măsoară zece centimetri în circumferință. |
around,
also UK: about adv | (surrounding a place) | în zonă loc.adv. |
| | | prin preajmă loc.adv. |
| | There are lots of shops around. |
| | Sunt multe magazine în zonă. |
around,
also UK: about adv | used in compounds (in circulation) | în aer loc.adv. |
| | There are rumours going around. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Puteai simți tensiunea în aer, situația era într-adevăr încordată. |
| around adv | (with roundabout direction) | cotit adv. |
| | The road goes around to the orchard. |
| | Drumul merge cotit înspre grădină. |
| around adv | (in a circuit) | în cerc loc.adv. |
| | The crowd watched with excitement as the cars raced around. |
| | Mulțimea privea electrizată cum mașinile se învârteau în cerc. |
around,
also UK: round adv | (over: to a certain place) | drept adv. |
| | | direct adv. |
| | She came around to my house. |
| | I drove round to the office to pick up some files. |
| | A venit drept la mine acasă. |
| around prep | (in, near) | în, la prep. |
| | | pe aici pe undeva loc.adv. |
| | Is James around the office somewhere? |
| | Este cumva James la birou? |
| | E cumva James pe aici pe undeva? |
| around prep | (to various parts of) | în diverse zone loc.adv. |
| | | prin prep. |
| | We should go around town and put posters up. |
| | Ar trebui să mergem în diverse zone din oraș și să lipim afișe. |
| | Ar trebui să mergem prin oraș și să lipim afișe. |
| around prep | (centred on) | în legătură cu loc.conj. |
| | | cu privire la loc.conj. |
| | | având ca obiectiv expr. |
| | The course is organized around important historical events. |
Locuțiuni verbale
around | about |
| bandy [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (word, term: use carelessly) | a se juca cu cuvintele, a arunca cu vorbele expr.vb. |
bang around,
also UK: bang about vi phrasal | (move about clumsily) | a face zgomot loc.vb. |
| | | a zdrăngăni vb.tranz. |
| | The baby woke up in the middle of the night, crying, because Joe was banging around in the kitchen. |
bat [sth] around,
also UK: bat [sth] about vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (discuss casually) | a discuta despre ceva vb.intranz. |
boss [sb] around,
boss around [sb],
also UK: boss [sb] about,
boss about [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (order about) | a face pe șeful expr.vb. |
| | My manager likes to boss people around. |
| bum around vi phrasal | US, slang (be idle) | a nu face nimic, a sta degeaba loc.vb. |
| | | a pierde vremea, a pierde timpul loc.vb. |
| | Over the holidays, I just bummed around and watched TV. |
| cat around vi phrasal | slang (look for sex) (argou) | a-și face de cap cu loc.vb. |
| | (a căuta favoruri sexuale) | a se da la vb.reflex. |
| | Wives don't want their husbands to cat around with other women. |
center around [sth] (US),
centre around [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (be based on, concerned with) | a se preocupa de vb.reflex. |
| | | a se referi la vb.reflex. |
clown around,
also UK: clown about vi phrasal | informal (play the fool, behave in a silly way) | a se maimuțări vb.reflex. |
| | | a se prosti vb.reflex. |
| | One can never take him seriously; he's always clowning around. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) | a-și reveni vb.reflex. |
| | The patient came around soon after his operation. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) | a reveni asupra unei păreri vb.intranz. |
| | | a se răzgândi vb.reflex. |
| | 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) | a reconsidera vb.tranz. |
| | | a-și schimba părerea loc.vb. |
| | Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) | a se întâmpla vb.reflex. |
| | | a sosi, a veni vb.intranz. |
| | Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes around. |
| diddle around with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, US (waste time on [sth]) | a-și pierde vremea cu loc.vb. |
| | The teenager spent the afternoon diddling around with his phone. |
| drag around vi phrasal | (move, act slowly) | a se moșmondi, a se codi vb.reflex. |
| | She didn't feel like doing anything, so she just dragged around all day. |
| | Nu simțea să facă nimic anume, așa că s-a moșmondit toată ziua. |
drop around,
also UK: drop round vi phrasal | informal (visit [sb]'s house) | a trece pe la cineva expr.vb. |
| | 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]) | a aduce vb.tranz. |
| | As you'll be passing my house anyway, could you drop that paperwork around? |
fart around,
also UK: fart about vi phrasal | vulgar, informal (spend time foolishly) | a trage mâța de coadă loc.vb. |
| | | a tăia frunză la câini loc.vb. |
fiddle around,
also UK: fiddle about vi phrasal | informal (waste time doing [sth] trivial) | a se distra cu, a se juca cu vb.reflex. |
| | | a-și omorî timpul cu loc.vb. |
| | He began to fiddle around doing crossword puzzles, but soon noticed his English was improving. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (play absent-mindedly with) | a se juca cu ceva vb.reflex. |
| | She fiddled around with the things on her desk while I was talking. |
fiddle around with [sth],
also UK: fiddle about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (alter or adjust unhelpfully) | a drege, a cârpi vb.tranz. |
| | He loved to fiddle about with old cars, but never actually fixed them up. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (act in silly way) | a se prosti, a se maimuțări vb.reflex. |
| | The teacher told Bobby to stop fooling around in class. |
fool around,
fool about vi phrasal | informal (not be productive) | a pierde timpul, a irosi timpul, a pierde vremea loc.vb. |
| | The boss doesn't like people fooling around when they should be working. |
| fool around vi phrasal | slang (have casual sex) | a-și face de cap loc.vb. |
| | | a și-o pune expr. |
| | Helen suspects that her husband has been fooling around. |
| fool around with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (have casual sex) | a-și face de cap cu loc.vb. |
| | He had fooled around with every girl in town before he met Helen. |
| fool around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (amuse yourself) | a-și face de cap cu loc.vb. |
| | | a se distra, a se amuza, a se juca vb.reflex. |
| | Ben spent the afternoon fooling around with his new camera. |
f*** around,
also UK: f*** about vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, slang (waste time) | a se prosti vb.reflex. |
| | | a trage de timp expr.vb. |
| | Stop f***ing about and get on with your work! |
| f*** around vi phrasal | vulgar, offensive, slang (have casual sex) (argou, peiorativ) | a și-o trage în stânga și-n dreapta expr.vb. |
| | (argou, peiorativ) | a și-o pune cu toată lumea expr.vb. |
| | | a avea mai mulți parteneri sexuali vb.tranz. |
| | Stan was devastated when he discovered his girlfriend had been f***ing around behind his back. |
gather round,
US: gather around vi phrasal | (congregate) | a se aduna în jurul vb.reflex. |
| | Gather round everybody! Richard has something to say! |
| get around vi phrasal | informal (travel) | a se plimba vb.reflex. |
| | | a vedea lumea loc.vb. |
| | I certainly get around in my job. This year, I've travelled to Korea, Australia and South Africa. |
| get around vi phrasal | (move about) | a se deplasa vb.reflex. |
| | | a merge vb.intranz. |
| | | a se mișca vb.reflex. |
| | His arthritis makes it difficult for him to get around. |
get around [sth],
also UK: get round [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (circumvent) | a evita, a mușamaliza vb.tranz. |
| | | a ocoli vb.tranz. |
| | You can't get around the problem by pretending it doesn't exist. |
get around,
also UK: get round,
get about vi phrasal | informal (circulate) | a circula vb.intranz. |
| | | a se răspândi vb.reflex. |
| | When word got around that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door. |
get around to [sth],
also UK: get round to [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | a-și face timp pentru, a găsi timp pentru loc.vb. |
| | 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) | a găsi timp, a-și face timp loc.vb. |
| | One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (rotate, revolve) | a se învârti vb.reflex. |
| | | a se roti vb.reflex. |
| | The baby watched the top go round and laughed. Each of the beautifully painted horses became visible as the carousel went around. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | (be shared by all) | a fi destul pentru toată lumea, a ajunge pentru toată lumea expr.vb. |
| | | a împărți la toți expr.vb. |
| | Do you think there'll be enough loaves and fishes to go around? |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (illness: be transmitted) | a circula vb.intranz. |
| | | a bântui vb.intranz. |
| | There's a nasty strain of flu going around. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | (be in a state habitually) | a umbla vb.intranz. |
| | | a se purta vb.reflex. |
| | He goes around looking filthy. |
| | She goes about as if she owns the place. |
go around,
also UK: go round,
go about vi phrasal | figurative, informal (circulate, spread) | a circula vb.intranz. |
| | | a umbla vb.intranz. |
| | There's a rumour going round that you're cheating on Tim. |
go around,
also UK: go round vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit to [sb]) | a vizita vb.tranz. |
| | | a trece pe la vb.intranz. |
| | | a da pe la vb.intranz. |
| | I'll go round to your place when I'm done. |
hang around,
also UK: hang about vi phrasal | informal (wait, be kept waiting) | a aștepta vb.intranz. |
| | (așteptând) | a se învârti vb.reflex. |
| | I hung around for 30 minutes but Steve didn't show up. |
hang around with [sb],
also UK: hang about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (socialize with [sb]) | a socializa cu vb.intranz. |
| | | a sta de vorbă cu loc.vb. |
| | Since Harvey started hanging around with a group of older boys, he is always getting in trouble. |
| haul [sth] around vtr phrasal sep | (carry: [sth] heavy or cumbersome) | a târâi, a târî vb.tranz. |
| | We will leave our luggage at the hotel, as we don't want to have to haul it around with us all day. |
have [sb] over,
also UK: have [sb] round,
have [sb] around vtr phrasal sep | informal (receive as a guest) | a primi oaspeți, a avea oaspeți,a avea invitați expr.vb. |
| | We had my husband's parents over for the weekend. |
| horse around vi phrasal | informal (behave in a silly or frivolous way) | a se juca vb.reflex. |
| | While the parents made dinner the kids horsed around at their feet. |
hover around,
also UK: hover about vi phrasal | figurative (wait nearby) | a hoinări vb.intranz. |
| | | a da târcoale loc.vb. |
| joke around vi phrasal | informal (speak lightheartedly) | a glumi vb.intranz. |
| | | a face glume, a face haz loc.vb. |
| | (regionalism) | a șugui vb.intranz. |
kick [sth] around,
kick around [sth],
kick [sth] about,
kick about [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (consider, debate: an idea) | a discuta vb.intranz. |
| | | a dezbate vb.tranz. |
| | | a analiza vb.tranz. |
kick [sb] around,
kick around [sb],
kick about [sb],
kick around [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (mistreat, abuse) | a lovi vb.tranz. |
| | (fizic) | a abuza vb.intranz. |
| kid around vi phrasal | informal (behave jokingly or playfully) | a se ține de glume vb. |
| | Stop kidding around! Sit down and shut up! |
| laze around vi phrasal | (be idle, lounge about) | a trândăvi vb.intranz. |
| | On Saturdays, I like to just laze around the house instead of going out. |
| lie around vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: remain unused) | a sta nefolosit loc.vb. |
| | We have many old books that just lie around the attic waiting to be read. |
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi phrasal | informal (sit idly) | a trage mâța de coadă expr.vb. |
| | | a tăia frunză la câini expr.vb. |
| | | a lenevi, a trândăvi vb.intranz. |
| | I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work. |
| | The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework. |
look around for [sb/sth],
also UK: look round for [sb/sth],
look about for [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (seek in surrounding area) | a se uita în jurul său după ceva loc.vb. |
| | | a căuta ceva în jurul său loc.vb. |
| | I misplaced my keys, so I'll have to look around for them. |
| lounge around vi phrasal | (sit idly) | a lenevi vb.intranz. |
| | We spent the whole weekend lounging around, drinking beer and watching television. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be frivolous) | a pierde timpul loc.vb. |
| | | a se prosti vb.reflex. |
| | Stop messing around and let's discuss this seriously. |
mess around,
also UK: mess about vi phrasal | informal (be unproductive) | a-și face de lucru expr. |
| | (figurat) | a se învârti prin vb.reflex. |
| | | a arde gazul expr. |
| | | a pierde vremea expr. |
| | My husband is messing around in the garage - I've no idea what he's doing in there. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (tamper, play with) | a se juca cu vb.reflex. |
| | | a-și face de lucru cu loc.vb. |
| | He enjoyed messing around with boats. |
mess around with [sth],
also UK: mess about with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (spoil by fussing) | a se atinge de vb.reflex. |
| | | a umbla la vb.intranz. |
| | Your painting is fine now; don't mess around with it any more or you will ruin it. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (tease) | a tachina vb.tranz. |
| | Why are you so upset? We were just messing around with you. |
mess around with [sb],
also UK: mess about with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | slang (have an affair) | a înșela vb.tranz. |
| | (în dragoste) | a trăda vb.tranz. |
| | | a fi infidel vb.intranz. |
| | Helen caught her husband messing around with another woman. |
mess [sb] around,
also UK: mess [sb] about vtr phrasal insep | slang (treat disrespectfully) | a fi nepoliticos vb.intranz. |
| | I'm sorry to mess you around, but I need to change the date of our meeting. |
Forme compuse:
around | about |
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) expr | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) | piatră pe suflet, piatră pe inimă loc.subst. |
| | | povară pe umeri loc.subst. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (everywhere) | universal adj. |
| | Prices have increased all around. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | informal (for everyone) (informal) | pentru toată lumea expr. |
| | Joe called for drinks all around to celebrate his good news. |
all around (US),
all round (UK) adv | (in all aspects) | din toate punctele de vedere expr. |
| | | în ansamblu loc.adv. |
| | This is a better solution all round. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (versatile, multi-skilled) | versatil, polivalent adj. |
| | Joe has developed into an all-around player for the basketball team. |
all-around (US),
all-round (UK) adj | (comprehensive, overall) | complet, total adj. |
| | | exhaustiv adj. |
| | The school aims to provide an all-around education for its students. |
| around fifty adj | (about 50 in number) | aproximativ cincizeci |
| | There were around fifty different tables at the job fair. |
| around the clock adv | (all the time) | zi și noapte adv. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The engineers are working around the clock to get the project finished on time. |
| around-the-clock adj | (constant) | constant adj. |
| | | permanent adj. |
| | | zi și noapte loc.adj. |
| | His mother is very sick and needs around-the-clock care. |
| around the corner adv | figurative (in the near future) (figurativ, viitor apropiat) | după colț adv. |
| | It's best to be prepared because you never know what's around the corner. |
| around the corner adv | (nearby) (literal) | în apropiere adv. |
| | A new bakery opened recently around the corner. |
| around the world adv | (in many countries) | în jurul lumii adv. |
| | The Internet allows people around the world to share information. |
| around the world adv | (circumnavigating the world) | în jurul lumii adv. |
| | Ferdinand Magellan's ship sailed around the world in the 1500s. |
| ask around v expr | (consult many people) | a se interesa vb.reflex. |
| | | a se informa vb.reflex. |
| | | a pune întrebări expr.vb. |
beat around the bush,
also UK: beat about the bush v expr | figurative (avoid getting to the point) | a o lua pe ocolite expr.vb. |
| | | a evita subiectul expr.vb. |
| | Stop beating around the bush and give me the real reason! |
| carry around vtr | (take everywhere) | a lua peste tot vb.tranz. |
| cart [sth] around vtr + adv | (move by cart) | a duce cu căruciorul expr.vb. |
change [sth] around,
change around [sth] (US),
change [sth] round,
change [sth] round (UK) vtr + adv | (rearrange [sth]) | a rearanja, a redistribui vb.tranz. |
| | 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) | regrupare s.f. |
| | | rearanjare s.f. |
| | | schimbări s.f.pl. |
| | The change around in the team's coaching has helped them win many more games this year. |
| chauffeur [sb] around⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (transport: [sb] by car) (un automobil) | a conduce vb.tranz. |
| | Mike's mom chauffeured him around to all of his activities.. |
come around,
also UK: come round vi + adv | (visit [sb]) | a vizita vb.tranz. |
| | | a veni pe la cineva, a trece pe la cineva vb.intranz. |
| | If you come round later, we can do our homework together. |
| dab [sth] around [sth] vtr + prep | (apply by dabbing) | a tampona vb.tranz. |
| | | a atinge ușor expr.vb. |
| | Dab the pieces of butter around the top of the pie. |
| ferret around vi + adv | informal (search) | a scotoci prin, a cotrobăi prin vb.intranz. |
| | Jim ferreted around in the records. |
| ferret around for [sth] v expr | informal (search) | a căuta, a cerceta vb.tranz. |
| | | a scormoni vb.tranz. |
| | The lawyer ferreted around for any evidence that the police might have missed. |
futz,
futz around vi | US, slang (waste time) | a freca menta loc.vb. |
| | | a pierde timpul loc.vb. |
get around doing [sth],
also UK: get round doing [sth] v expr | (avoid doing) | a evita vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat) | a ocoli vb.tranz. |
| | 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 your head around [sth],
get your head round [sth] v expr | informal (understand) | a pricepe vb.tranz. |
| Notă: 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) | a încercui vb.tranz. |
| | | a cuprinde vb.tranz. |
| | I had grown so fat that none of my belts would go around my waist. |
go around [sth],
also UK: go round [sth] vi + prep | (change path to avoid hitting [sth]) | a ocoli vb.tranz. |
| | The radio advised of heavy traffic downtown, so we went around the city instead. |
| hang around vi | informal (loiter) | a hoinări vb.intranz. |
| | It's annoying when youths hang around the bus stop intimidating customers. |
| have been around v expr | informal (be experienced) (cu experiență) | de meserie loc.adj. |
| | | nu s-a născut ieri expr. |
| | He's been around and knows what to expect. |
| | E de meserie, știe ce să facă. |
| | Nu s-a născut ieri, știe ce să facă. |
| just around the corner adv | (in the next street) | după colț loc.adv. |
| | | peste drum loc.adv. |
| | The post office is just around the corner. |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) | care pândește loc.adj. |
| | For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
| lie around vi | (lounge about idly) | a sta uitat loc.vb. |
| | You said you would mow the lawn, but all you've done today is lie around the house. |
look around,
also UK: look round,
look about vi + adv | (seek [sth] in surrounding area) | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| | I've been looking around everywhere, but I can't find my reading glasses. |
look around [sth],
also UK: look round [sth] vi + prep | (inspect) | a inspecta vb.tranz. |
| | | a examina vb.tranz. |
| | Safety inspectors will be looking around the factory today. |
look around,
also UK: look round vi + prep | (browse) | a da ture prin loc.vb. |
| | | a-și clăti ochii loc.vb. |
| | Sarah spent the afternoon looking around the local shops. |
| messing around n | informal (silly or frivolous behaviour) | prostii, aiureli s.f.pl. |
| | Stop your messing around and eat your dinner! |