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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 media vueltanoun |
about-face [about-faces] (reversal of direction or attitude) noun [UK: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] [US: ə.ˌbaʊt ˈfeɪs] | virazónnoun |
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] | |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
layabout [layabouts] (lazy person) noun [UK: ˈleɪə.baʊt] [US: ˈleɪə.baʊt] | holgazánnoun |