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around

/əˈɹaʊnd/ adjective A1 (estimated)

1. about, approximately, around, or so

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

2. around

French	l'autour, l'alentour
Italian	l'intorno
Spanish	el alrededor

3. nearby, around

French	autour, autour de
Italian	intorno
Swedish	omkring

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around

/əˈɹaʊnd/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. so as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof

German	herum
French	autour
Portuguese	ao redor
Czech	okolo
Italian	intorno, attorno, più o meno
Dutch	rond

2. nearly, about

German	ungefähr, rund
French	environ
Czech	cirka
Spanish	alrededor de
Swedish	sisådär
Latin	circum, circa

3. from place to place

German	herum, umher
French	alentour
Spanish	por ahí, por allí

4. from one state or condition to an opposite or very different one

German	um, herum, drumherum
Dutch	om
Swedish	runt

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around

/əˈɹaʊnd/ preposition A1 (estimated)

1. forming a circle or closed curve containing

German	um
French	autour de
Portuguese	em torno de, em volta de, ao redor de
Czech	okolo, kolem
Italian	attorno
Spanish	en torno a, alrededor de, cerca de
Dutch	rondom, om, rond
Swedish	kring, om, runtom
Latin	circum, circa

2. following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point

Portuguese	em volta de
Spanish	alrededor de

3. following a path

French	autour de
Portuguese	ao redor de
Italian	intorno
Spanish	alrededor de
Dutch	om, omheen, langs
Swedish	runt, kring

4. near

German	ungefähr, etwa
French	vers, autour de, circa
Portuguese	em torno de, por volta de, perto de
Italian	verso, intorno a
Spanish	a eso de, alrededor de
Swedish	runt, omkring

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