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just about (approximately) adverb [UK: dʒəst ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: dʒəst ə.ˈbaʊt] | aproximadamenteadverb |
know beans about (to know nothing, or almost nothing, about) verb [UK: nəʊ biːnz ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈbiːnz ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | |
layabout [layabouts] (lazy person) noun [UK: ˈleɪə.baʊt] [US: ˈleɪə.baʊt] | vadionoun vagabundonoun |
marabout (holy man) noun [UK: ˈmæ.rə.buːt] [US: ˈmæ.rʌ.ˌbuːt] | marabutonoun |
move about (move from place to place) verb [UK: muːv ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈmuːv ə.ˈbaʊt] | circularverb |
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] | |
roundabout [roundabouts] (children's play apparatus which rotates around a central axis when pushed) noun [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | carrosselnoun gira-giranoun |
roundabout (circuitous) adjective [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | circunloquialadjective perifrásticoadjective |
roundabout [roundabouts] (detour) noun [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | desvionoun |
roundabout [roundabouts] (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) noun [UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] [US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt] | rotatórianoun rotundanoun |
tell me about it phrase | nem me falaphrase |
thereabout (about or near that place) adverb [UK: ˈðeə.rə.baʊt] [US: ˈðeə.rə.baʊt] | em torno distoadverb |
think about (ponder) verb [UK: ˈθɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈθɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | pensar emverb pensar sobreverb |
what about (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered) adverb | e quanto a...?adverb e sobre...?adverb e...?adverb |
what about (used to make a suggestion) adverb | que tal...?adverb quem sabe…?adverb |
whereabouts (location) noun [UK: ˌweər.ə.ˈbaʊts] [US: ˌhwer.ə.ˈbaʊts] | paradeironoun |