■ knock about

■ knock about
■ knock about (o around)
A v. i. + avv.
1 (fam.) viaggiare qua e là; girare il mondo
2 ciondolare; bighellonare; andare in giro; aggirarsi: to knock around in a car, andare in giro (o scorrazzare) in auto
3 essere in giro; trovarsi; essere in circolazione: There were too many people knocking about, c'era (in giro) troppa gente; This idea has been knocking around for some time, questa idea circola da un po' di tempo
4 (di oggetto) essere da qualche parte; essere in giro
5 (fam.: to knock around o about with) frequentare; andare in giro con; farsi vedere con; bazzicare: He's knocking around with some odd characters, lo si vede in giro con tipi strani
6 (fam.) essere (ancora) al mondo
B v. t. + avv.
1 spingere qua e là, a colpi; sballottare: to knock a ball about, dare quattro calci a un pallone (per gioco)
2 malmenare; picchiare; riempire di botte: She says her husband knocks her about, dice che il marito la picchia
3 maltrattare; strapazzare; conciare: My bike has been considerably knocked about, la mia bici è stata strapazzata non poco (o è alquanto malconcia)
4 discutere, esaminare (un'idea, ecc.)
C v. t. + prep.
1 (fam.) viaggiare per; girare in lungo e in largo: to knock around Asia, girare l'Asia in lungo e in largo
2 (fam.) bazzicare: to knock about a few night clubs, bazzicare qualche locale notturno □ to knock about at various odd jobs, fare diversi lavoretti qua e là □ to knock around together, stare insieme; lavorare insieme; viaggiare insieme.

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