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about

/əˈbaʊ̯t/ adjective A1 (estimated)

1. about

German	über
French	sur
Portuguese	sobre, acerca de
Czech	o
Italian	intorno
Spanish	acerca de, el sobre
Dutch	op
Swedish	om, angående
Latin	in, de, super

2. about, approximately, around, or so

German	ungefähr, ungefähr
French	environ, à peu près
Portuguese	aproximadamente, cerca de
Czech	asi
Italian	verso
Spanish	aproximadamente
Dutch	ongeveer
Swedish	ungefär, nästan
Latin	circa

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/əˈbaʊ̯t/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. on all sides

Portuguese	ao redor, em volta, uns
Spanish	alrededor
Dutch	rond
Swedish	runt

2. here and there

German	herum
Portuguese	por aí
Italian	intorno, all'incirca, in giro
Spanish	alrededor
Dutch	pakweg
Swedish	runt

3. nearly, approximately

German	etwa, ungefähr, rund
French	environ, quelque
Portuguese	aproximadamente, cerca de, mais ou menos
Czech	asi, zhruba, cirka
Italian	su, forse, pressappoco
Spanish	alrededor de
Dutch	ongeveer, bijna, vrijwel
Swedish	ungefär, nästan, cirka
Latin	circiter, circum, circa

4. near; in the vicinity

French	près
Spanish	alrededor de
Dutch	dichtbij, nabij

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/əˈbaʊ̯t/ preposition A1 (estimated)

1. concerning

German	über
French	sur, au sujet de, à propos de
Portuguese	sobre, acerca de, a respeito de
Czech	o, ohledně
Italian	su, a proposito di, quanto a
Spanish	sobre, acerca de, de
Dutch	over, omtrent, in verband met
Swedish	om, angående
Latin	de, super

2. on every side of

German	um
French	autour de
Portuguese	ao redor de, em torno de, perto de
Czech	okolo, kolem
Italian	intorno, di, intorno a
Spanish	por, alrededor de, a eso de
Dutch	om, rond, rondom
Swedish	om, runt, omkring
Latin	circum, circa

3. over or upon different parts of

German	über
French	par-dessus, au-dessus de
Portuguese	por
Spanish	encima de
Dutch	rond
Swedish	omkring

4. on the point or verge of

Portuguese	prestes a
Italian	stare per
Spanish	a punto de
Dutch	op het punt staan

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