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about (concerned with, engaged in) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | riguardandopreposition supreposition |
about (concerning) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | riguardopreposition |
about (here and there) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | intornoadverb |
about (in the immediate neighborhood of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | vicinopreposition |
about (on every side of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | attornopreposition intornopreposition |
about (on the point or verge of) preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | stare perpreposition |
about preposition [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt] | vicino apreposition |
about-face [about-faces] (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction) noun [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | dietro frontnoun dietrofrontnoun |
about-face [about-faces] (reversal of direction or attitude) noun [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | banderuolanoun voltafaccianoun voltagabbananoun |
about-face (to change opinion or attitude) verb [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | cambiare casaccaverb |
about-face (to turn 180 degrees) verb [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | fare dietrofrontverb |
about time (far past the desired time) adverb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm] | era oraadverb |
about to (indicating imminence) phrase | in procinto diphrase stare perphrase sul punto diphrase |
about turn (about face) noun [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | dietro frontnoun dietrofrontnoun |
about turn (change of opinion) noun [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | voltagabbananoun |
about turn (perform an about turn) verb [UK: ə.ˈbaʊt tɜːn] [US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtɝːn] | |
gadabout (person who restlessly moves from place to place seeking amusement or the companionship of others) noun [UK: ˈɡæ.də.baʊt] [US: ˈɡæ.də.baʊt] | saltafossinoun |
it's about time (expression of impatience) interjection | era ora!interjection |
layabout [layabouts] (lazy person) noun [UK: ˈleɪə.baʊt] [US: ˈleɪə.baʊt] | perdigiornonoun sfaccendatonoun |
man about town (a worldly, social man who frequents fashionable places) noun [UK: mæn ə.ˈbaʊt taʊn] [US: ˈmæn ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaʊn] | uomo di mondonoun |
marabout (holy man) noun [UK: ˈmæ.rə.buːt] [US: ˈmæ.rʌ.ˌbuːt] | marabuttonoun |
move about (move from place to place) verb [UK: muːv ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈmuːv ə.ˈbaʊt] | spostarsiverb |
much ado about nothing (a lot of fuss) noun [UK: ˈmʌtʃ ə.ˈduː ə.ˈbaʊt ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈmʌtʃ ə.ˈduː ə.ˈbaʊt ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] | |
put about (to circulate a rumor) verb [UK: ˈpʊt ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈpʊt ə.ˈbaʊt] | mettere in giroverb |
roundabout [roundabouts] (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) noun [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | rotatorianoun rotondanoun |
set about (to attack) verb [UK: set ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈset ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | aggredireverb |
set about (to initiate or begin some action) verb [UK: set ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈset ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | cominciareverb iniziareverb |