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about meaning in Spanish

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about (concerning)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

acerca depreposition

depreposition

about (nearly, approximately)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

alrededor deadverb

about (on all sides)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

alrededoradverb

about (on every side of)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

alrededor depreposition

porpreposition

about (on the point or verge of)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

a punto depreposition

about (over or upon different parts of)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

encima depreposition

about preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

cerca depreposition

sobrepreposition

about-face [about-faces] (military: abrupt turn to face the opposite direction)
noun
[UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]
[US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]

cambio de rumbonoun
{m}

media vueltanoun
{f}

about-face [about-faces] (reversal of direction or attitude)
noun
[UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]
[US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]

virazónnoun
{f}

about-face (to change opinion or attitude)
verb
[UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]
[US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]

cambiar de rumboverb

about-face (to turn 180 degrees)
verb
[UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]
[US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs]

dar la media vueltaverb

darse media vueltaverb

about time (close to the right time)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm]

al finadverb

es horaadverb

about time (far past the desired time)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt ˈtaɪm]

ya era horaadverb

about to (indicating imminence)
phrase

a punto dephrase

be all about (be interested in)
verb

estar interesado enverb

be all about (deal with)
verb

enfocarse enverb

lidiar converb

tratarse deverb

bring about (to accomplish)
verb
[UK: brɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ˈbrɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt]

lograrverb

bring about (to cause to take place)
verb
[UK: brɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ˈbrɪŋ ə.ˈbaʊt]

provocarverb

traerverb

come about (nautical)
verb
[UK: kʌm ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ˈkəm ə.ˈbaʊt]

ceñirverb

come about (to come about)
verb
[UK: kʌm ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ˈkəm ə.ˈbaʊt]

ocurrirverb

sucederverb

go about (to tackle)
verb
[UK: ɡəʊ ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ˈɡoʊ ə.ˈbaʊt]

abordarverb

encararverb

it's about time (expression of impatience)
interjection

ya va siendo horainterjection

just about (approximately)
adverb
[UK: dʒəst ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: dʒəst ə.ˈbaʊt]

casiadverb

mal que bienadverb

por pocoadverb

kickabout noun

pachanganoun
{f}

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]

estar pezverb

no saber de la misa la mediaverb

layabout [layabouts] (lazy person)
noun
[UK: ˈleɪə.baʊt]
[US: ˈleɪə.baʊt]

holgazánnoun
{m}

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