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about meaning in Swedish

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

angåendepreposition

about (in the immediate neighborhood of)
preposition
[UK: ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ə.ˈbaʊt]

preposition

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

nästanadverb

ungefäradverb

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

runtadverb

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

ompreposition

omkringpreposition

runtpreposition

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

på väg attpreposition

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

runt ompreposition

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

cirkapreposition

ungefärpreposition

vidpreposition

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

dagsadverb

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

på tidenadverb

hereabout (close, nearby)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪər.ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ˈhɪr.ə.ˌbaʊt]

häromkringadverb

hereabouts (near here)
adverb
[UK: ˌhɪər.ə.ˈbaʊts]
[US: ˈhɪr.ə.ˌbaʊts]

här i närhetenadverb

här i traktenadverb

häromkringadverb

I don't want to talk about it phrase

jag vill inte prata om det härphrase

it's about time (expression of impatience)
interjection

det är/var på tideninterjektion

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

dagdrivare [~n ~, ~drivarna]substantiv
{c}

latmask [~en ~ar]substantiv

lätting [~en ~ar]substantiv

slöfock [~en ~ar]substantiv

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]

mycket väsen för ingentingsubstantiv

nothing to write home about (not exceptional)
pronoun
[UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ tuː ˈraɪt həʊm ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ ˈtuː ˈraɪt hoʊm ə.ˈbaʊt]

inget att hänga på julgranenpronomen

inget vidarepronomen

roundabout [roundabouts] (children's play apparatus which rotates around a central axis when pushed)
noun
[UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]
[US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]

karusell [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

roundabout (circuitous)
adjective
[UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]
[US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]

indirekt [~, ~a]adjektiv

omständlig [~t ~a]adjektiv

tillkrånglad [~krånglat ~e]adjektiv

roundabout [roundabouts] (detour)
noun
[UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]
[US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]

omväg [~en ~ar]substantiv
{c}

roundabout [roundabouts] (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island)
noun
[UK: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]
[US: ˈraʊnd.ə.ˌbaʊt]

rondell [~en ~er]substantivHis car lost control at a roundabout and flipped. = Han fick sladd i en rondell och voltade.

talk about (idiomatic)
phrase
[UK: ˈtɔːk ə.ˈbaʊt]
[US: ˈtɔːk ə.ˈbaʊt]

snacka omphrase

thereabout (about or near that place)
adverb
[UK: ˈðeə.rə.baʊt]
[US: ˈðeə.rə.baʊt]

däromkringadverb

think about (ponder)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈθɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

tänka påverb

what about (used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered)
adverb

och...dåadverb

what about (used to make a suggestion)
adverb

vad sägs om attadverb

whataboutism (propaganda technique)
noun

whataboutismsubstantiv
{c}

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