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[ə'baʊt]
1. adv
1) (place: here and there) qua e là, in giro

to be about again — (after illness) essere di nuovo in piedi

we were about early — eravamo in piedi presto

is Paul about? Brit — hai visto Paul in giro?

to look about — guardarsi intorno

they left all their things lying about — hanno lasciato tutta la loro roba in giro

to run about Brit — correre qua e là

there's a lot of measles about — c'è molto morbillo in giro

to walk about — camminare

it's the other way about Brit fig — è il contrario, è viceversa

2) (approximately) circa, quasi, pressappoco

she's about the same age as you — ha pressappoco la tua età

it's just about finished — è quasi finito

it takes about 10 hours — ci vogliono circa 10 ore

(at) about 2 o'clock — verso le due

it is about 2 o'clock — sono circa le due

about 50 people — una cinquantina di persone

that's about right — è più o meno giusto

3)

to be about to do sth — stare per fare qc

he was about to cry — stava per piangere

I'm not about to do all that for nothing — non ho intenzione di fare tutto questo per niente

they were about to fire when ... — erano sul punto di sparare quando..., erano lì lì per sparare quando...

2. prep
1) (place) intorno a

somewhere about here — qui intorno da qualche parte

he looked about him — si è guardato intorno

to do jobs about the house — fare lavori in casa

her clothes were scattered about the room — i suoi vestiti erano tutti sparsi or in giro per la stanza

to wander about the town — andare in giro per la città

2) (relating to) su, a proposito di, riguardo a

I'm phoning you about tomorrow's meeting — ti chiamo a proposito della riunione di domani

do something about it! — fai qualcosa!

how about coming with us? — che ne dici or diresti di venire con noi?

how about a drink? — beviamo qualcosa?, e se bevessimo qualcosa?

how about going to the cinema? — e se andassimo al cinema?

there's something about a soldier which ... — c'è qualcosa nei soldati che...

there's something interesting about her — ha qualcosa di interessante

we talked about it — ne abbiamo parlato

a book about travel — un libro sui viaggi

what is it about? — di che si tratta?

what about me? — e io?

what about it? — (what do you say) che te ne pare?, cosa ne pensi?, (what of it) e allora?

3)

(occupied with) while you're about it ... — già che ci sei...


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