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[raʊnd]
1. adj
rotondo (-a), (arms, body) grassoccio (-a), (cheeks) paffuto (-a)

to have round shoulders — avere le spalle tonde

a round table — un tavolo rotondo, (fig) un'associazione

a round number — una cifra tonda

in round figures — in cifra tonda

a round dozen — una dozzina completa

2. adv

all round; right round — tutt'intorno, tutt'in giro

there were vineyards all round — c'erano vigne tutt'intorno

the wheels go round — le ruote girano

all year round — (durante) tutto l'anno

round here — da queste parti

is there a chemist's round here? — c'è una farmacia da queste parti?

to ask sb round — invitare qn (a casa propria)

to go round to sb's house — andare a casa di qn

we were round at my sister's — eravamo da mia sorella

I'll be round at 6 o'clock — ci sarò alle 6

to take the long way round — fare il giro più lungo

3. prep
intorno a, attorno a

round the table — intorno alla tavola

we were sitting round the table — eravamo seduti intorno alla tavola

all round the house — (inside) dappertutto in casa, (outside) tutt'intorno alla casa

round about — circa

it costs round about a hundred pounds — costa circa cento sterline

round about eight o'clock — verso le otto

she arrived round (about) noon — è arrivata verso mezzogiorno

it's just round the corner (also) fig — è dietro l'angolo

to look round a house/a town — visitare una casa/una città

to have a look round — dare un'occhiata in giro

I've been round all the shops — ho fatto il giro di tutti i negozi

to go round a museum — visitare un museo

round the clock — ininterrottamente, 24 ore su 24

wrap a blanket round him — avvolgilo in una coperta

4. n
1) (circle) cerchio, tondo, (Brit: slice: of bread, meat) fetta

a few rounds of cucumber — alcune fettine di cetriolo

a round (of sandwiches) — due tramezzini

2)

the daily round fig — la routine quotidiana

3) (of watchman, postman, milkman) giro

I've got a paper round — consegno i giornali a domicilio

the doctor's on his rounds — il dottore sta facendo il suo giro di visite

to go the rounds — (illness) diffondersi, (story) passare di bocca in bocca, circolare

4) Boxing round m inv, Golf partita, Showjumping percorso, (in tournament, competition) incontro

he was knocked out in the tenth round — è andato al tappeto al decimo round

a round of golf — una partita di golf

another round of talks — un altro giro di consultazioni

in the first round of the elections — nella prima tornata elettorale

to buy a round of drinks — offrire un giro (di bevute)

I think it's my round — tocca a me offrire da bere

a round of ammunition — un colpo

a round of applause — un applauso

5. vt
1) (make round: lips) arrotondare, (edges) smussare
2) (go round: corner) girare, voltare, (bend) superare, Naut doppiare

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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