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I.around [ingl brit əˈraʊnd, ingl am əˈraʊnd] AVV Around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures (come around, look around, turn around etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc.).
go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions. For translations see the entries go around, and get around.

1. around (approximately):

around

environ, à peu près

it sells for around £200

ça coûte environ or à peu près 200 livres sterling

at around 3 pm

vers 15 heures

2. around (in the vicinity):

to be (somewhere) around

être dans les parages

I'll be around

je serai dans les parages, je ne serai pas loin

is there anyone around?

il y a quelqu'un?

are they around?

est-ce qu'ils sont là?

I just happened to be around

je me trouvais là par hasard

I don't want to be around when

je préfère ne pas être là quand

3. around (in circulation):

to be around product, technology, phenomenon:

exister

to be around person:

être là

to be around again fashion, style:

revenir à la mode

CDs have been around for years

ça fait des années que les CD existent

I wish I'd been around 50 years ago

j'aurais aimé être là il y a 50 ans

I'm glad I won't be around when

heureusement je ne serai pas là quand

+ future not to be around long enough to do

ne pas rester assez longtemps pour faire

is he still around?

est-ce qu'il est encore là?

she's been around fig

elle a vécu, elle a roulé sa bosse colloq

one of the most gifted musicians around

un des musiciens les plus doués du moment

there is far less money around

les gens ont beaucoup moins d'argent

there's a lot of corruption around

il y a beaucoup de corruption

4. around (available):

to be around

être là

I wish you were around more

j'aimerais que tu sois là plus souvent

will she be around next week?

est-ce qu'elle sera là la semaine prochaine?

there are still some strawberries around

on trouve encore des fraises

5. around (in all directions):

all around lett

tout autour

all around (in general)

partout

to go all the way around fence, wall, moat:

faire tout le tour

the only garage for miles around

le seul garage à des kilomètres à la ronde

we like to travel around

nous aimons voyager

6. around (in circumference):

three metres around tree trunk

de trois mètres de circonférence

7. around (in different, opposite direction):

a way around lett obstacle

un chemin pour contourner

there is no way around the problem

il n'y a pas moyen de contourner le problème

to go the long way around

prendre le chemin le plus long

to turn sth the other way around

retourner qc

to do it the other way around

faire le contraire

I didn't ask her, it was the other way around

ce n'est pas moi qui lui ai demandé, c'est l'inverse

the wrong/right way around

dans le mauvais/bon sens

to put one's skirt on the wrong way around

mettre sa jupe à l'envers

you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around?

tu es Ben, et toi tu es Tom, c'est bien ça?

locuzioni:

around, a. ingl brit round (in specific place, home) to ask sb (to come) around

dire à qn de passer

she's coming around today

elle passe aujourd'hui

I'll be around in a minute

j'arrive

II.around [ingl brit əˈraʊnd, ingl am əˈraʊnd] PREP a. ingl brit round

1. around (on all sides of):

around fire, table, garden, lake

autour de

around the outside of the house

autour de la maison

a scarf around her head

une écharpe autour de la tête

she put her arm around his shoulders

elle a mis son bras autour de ses épaules

the villages around Dublin

les villages des environs de Dublin

2. around (throughout):

clothes scattered around the room

des vêtements éparpillés partout dans la pièce

in several locations around the country

dans plusieurs endroits à travers le pays

(all) around the world

partout dans le monde

from around the world

venant du monde entier

doctors around the world

les médecins à travers le monde

to go around the world

faire le tour du monde

to walk around the town

se promener dans la ville

he'll show you around the castle

il vous fera visiter le château

to go or look around the house

faire le tour de la maison

3. around (in the vicinity of, near):

somewhere around the house/around Paris

quelque part dans la maison/près de Paris

I like having people around the house or place

j'aime avoir des gens à la maison

the people around here

les gens d'ici

she's not from around here

elle n'est pas d'ici or de la région

4. around (at):

around

vers

around midnight/1980

vers minuit/1980

around the same time we…

c'est à peu près à ce moment-là que nous…

5. around (in order to circumvent):

to go around town centre

éviter

to go around obstacle

contourner

there's a way around the problem

il y a un moyen de contourner le problème

6. around (to the other side of):

to go around the corner

tourner au coin

to go around a bend

prendre un virage

around the mountain

de l'autre côté de or derrière la montagne

7. around MODA:

he's 90 cm around the chest

il fait 90 de tour de poitrine

III.around [ingl brit əˈraʊnd, ingl am əˈraʊnd]

what goes around comes around

on récolte ce qu'on a semé

Vedi anche: turn, look, go around, get round, get around, come

I.turn [ingl brit təːn, ingl am tərn] SOST

1. turn (opportunity, in rotation):

turn

tour m

to wait one's turn

attendre son tour

it's my turn (gen)

c'est mon tour

it's my turn (in game)

c'est à moi de jouer

whose turn is it? (gen)

c'est à qui le tour?

whose turn is it? (in game)

c'est à qui de jouer?

‘miss a turn’

‘passez votre tour’

to be sb's turn to do

être à qn or au tour de qn de faire

it's your turn to make the coffee

c'est à toi or à ton tour de faire le café

it was his turn to feel rejected

il se sentait rejeté à son tour

to have a turn on or at or with the computer

utiliser l'ordinateur à son tour

to have a turn at driving

prendre son tour de conduite

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do

faire qc à tour de rôle

to do sth turn and turn about

faire qc à tour de rôle

take it in turns!

chacun son tour!

by turns

tour à tour

to feel happy and depressed by turns

être tour à tour heureux et malheureux

to speak out of turn fig

commettre un impair

I hope I haven't spoken out of turn

j'espère ne pas avoir commis d'impair

2. turn (circular movement):

turn

tour m

to give sth a turn

tourner qc

to give sth half a turn to the left

faire tourner qc d'un demi-tour vers la gauche

to do a turn dancer:

faire un tour

to take a turn in the park

faire un tour dans le parc

3. turn (in vehicle):

turn

virage m

a 90° turn

un virage à 90°

to make or do a left/right turn

tourner à gauche/à droite

to do a turn in the road

faire un demi-tour

‘no left turn’

‘défense de tourner à gauche’

4. turn (bend, side road):

turn

tournant m

turn

virage m

there's a left turn ahead

il y a un tournant or virage à gauche plus loin

brake before you go into the turn

freinez avant de prendre le virage

take the next right turn , take the next turn on the right

prenez la prochaine (rue) à droite

5. turn (change, development):

turn

tournure f

the turn of events

la tournure des événements

this is an extraordinary turn of events

les événements ont pris une tournure extraordinaire

to take an encouraging/a worrying turn events:

prendre une tournure encourageante/inquiétante

to take a turn for the better person, situation:

s'améliorer

to take a turn for the better things, events:

prendre une meilleure tournure

to take a turn for the worse situation:

se dégrader

to take a turn for the worse health:

s'aggraver

she has taken a turn for the worse

elle va de plus en plus mal

to be on the turn luck, milk:

commencer à tourner

to be on the turn tide:

commencer à changer

6. turn ingl brit (attack):

turn colloq

crise f

turn colloq

attaque f

she's had one of her turns again

elle a eu une nouvelle crise or attaque

a giddy or dizzy turn

un vertige

to have a funny turn

se sentir tout/-e chose colloq

it gave me quite a turn , it gave me a nasty turn

ça m'a fait un coup colloq

7. turn (act):

turn

numéro m

a comic/variety turn

un numéro comique/de variété

to do a/one's turn

faire un/son numéro

II.in turn AVV

1. in turn (in rotation):

in turn answer, speak

à tour de rôle

she spoke to each of us in turn

elle nous a parlé chacun à notre tour

2. in turn (linking sequence):

in turn

à son tour

this in turn leads to higher inflation

ceci à son tour fait augmenter l'inflation

I invited Andrew who in turn invited Robert

j'ai invité Andrew qui à son tour a invité Robert

III.turn [ingl brit təːn, ingl am tərn] VB vb trans

1. turn (rotate):

turn person: knob, wheel, handle

tourner

turn screw

serrer

turn mechanism: cog, wheel

faire tourner

to turn sth to the right/left

tourner qc vers la droite/gauche

to turn sth to ‘on’/‘off’

tourner qc sur (la position) ‘marche’/‘arrêt’

to turn a switch through 90 degrees

faire tourner un sélecteur de 90 degrés

to turn sth halfway/the wrong way

tourner qc d'un demi-tour/dans le mauvais sens

to turn the key in the door or lock (lock up)

fermer la porte à clé

to turn the key in the door or lock (unlock)

tourner la clé dans la serrure

to turn the key on sb

enfermer qn à clé

2. turn (turn over, reverse):

turn mattress, soil, steak, collar

retourner

turn page

tourner

to turn sb onto his side/back

retourner qn sur le côté/dos

to turn one's ankle

se tordre la cheville

it turns my stomach

cela me soulève le cœur, cela m'écœure

3. turn (change direction of):

turn chair, head, face, car

tourner

to turn a picture to the wall

tourner un tableau face au mur

to turn one's face towards

tourner le visage vers

to turn one's steps towards

tourner or diriger ses pas vers

to turn one's attention or mind to

tourner son attention vers

to turn one's back on lett group, place

tourner le dos à

to turn one's back on fig friend, ally

laisser tomber

to turn one's back on homeless, needy

abandonner

as soon as my back is turned lett, fig

dès que j'ai le dos tourné

to turn one's back on the past

tourner la page

to turn sb from one's door

chasser qn

4. turn (focus, direction of):

to turn sth on sb gun, hose, torch

braquer qc sur qn

to turn sth on sb fig anger, scorn

diriger qc sur qn

5. turn (transform):

to turn sth white/black

blanchir/noircir qc

to turn sth milky/opaque

rendre qc laiteux/opaque

to turn sth into office, car park, desert

transformer qc en

to turn water into ice/wine

changer de l'eau en glace/vin

to turn a book into a film

adapter un livre pour l'écran

turn your old newspapers into cash!

convertissez vos vieux journaux en argent!

to turn sb into magician: frog

changer qn en

to turn sb into experience: extrovert, maniac

faire de qn un/une

it turned him from a normal child into a delinquent

cela a transformé l'enfant normal qu'il était en délinquant

to stand there as if turned to stone

rester là comme pétrifié

6. turn (deflect):

turn person, conversation

détourner

to turn the conversation towards or onto sth

détourner or faire dévier la conversation vers qc

to turn sb from a course of action/from her purpose

détourner qn d'une ligne de conduite/de son but

7. turn (pass the age of) colloq:

he has turned 50

il a 50 ans passés

she has just turned 20/30

elle vient d'avoir 20/30 ans

as soon as I turn 18

dès que j'aurai mes 18 ans

it's just turned five o'clock

il est cinq heures passées

8. turn (on lathe):

turn wood, piece, spindle

tourner

9. turn (fashion) fig:

to turn an elegant sentence

tourner une phrase élégante

10. turn (in espionage):

turn spy, agent

retourner

IV.turn [ingl brit təːn, ingl am tərn] VB vb intr

1. turn (change direction):

turn person, car, plane, road:

tourner

turn ship:

virer

to turn (to the) left/right

tourner à gauche/droite

to turn to the east/the west

tourner à l'est/l'ouest

to turn down or into street, alley

tourner dans

to turn off main road, street

quitter

to turn towards village, mountains

tourner en direction de

I turned towards home

j'ai repris le chemin de la maison

her thoughts turned to her family

ses pensées se sont tournées vers sa famille

the conversation turned to Ellie

on en est venu/ils en sont venus à parler d'Ellie

he later turned to teaching

plus tard il s'est tourné vers l'enseignement

2. turn (reverse direction):

turn person, vehicle:

faire demi-tour

turn tide:

changer

turn luck:

tourner

there's no room for the bus to turn

le bus n'a pas assez de place pour faire demi-tour

‘no turning’ (in driveway)

‘propriété privée, défense d'entrer’

3. turn (revolve):

turn key, wheel, planet:

tourner

turn person:

se tourner (to, towards vers)

to turn on its axis

tourner sur son axe

a key turned in the lock

une clé a tourné dans la serrure

to turn in one's chair

se retourner dans son fauteuil

to turn and face the camera

se tourner vers la caméra

to turn and walk out of the room

faire demi-tour et sortir de la pièce

to turn to do

se retourner pour faire

to turn to face sth

se retourner vers qc

to turn and fight

se retourner pour se battre

to turn to lie on one's side

se tourner pour se mettre sur le côté

I turned once again to my book/my work

j'ai repris encore une fois ma lecture/mon travail

4. turn:

to turn on (hinge on) fig argument: point, issue

tourner autour de

to turn on outcome: factor

dépendre de

5. turn (spin round angrily):

to turn on sb dog:

attaquer qn

to turn on sb person:

se retourner contre qn

6. turn (resort to, rely on) fig:

to turn to person, religion

se tourner vers

to turn to drink

se mettre à boire

to turn to drugs

commencer à se droguer

to turn to sb for help, advice, money

se tourner vers qn pour demander

I don't know who to turn to for advice

je ne sais vers qui me tourner pour demander conseil

I don't know where or which way to turn

je ne sais plus où donner la tête colloq

7. turn (change):

to turn into tadpole: frog

se transformer en

to turn into sofa: bed

se transformer en

to turn into situation, evening: farce, disaster

tourner à

to turn into conversation: shouting match

tourner à

to turn into (magically) person: animal, prince etc

se transformer en

to turn to substance: ice, gold etc

se changer en

to turn to fear, surprise: horror, relief

faire place à

his hopes had turned to dust

ses espoirs étaient réduits en poussière

8. turn (become by transformation):

turn pale, cloudy, green

devenir

to turn white/black/red (gen)

blanchir/noircir/rougir

to turn white/black/red CHIM

virer au blanc/noir/rouge

the weather is turning cold/warm

le temps se rafraîchit/se réchauffe

events turned tragic

les événements ont tourné au tragique

9. turn (have change of heart) colloq:

turn Conservative, Communist

devenir

businesswoman turned politician

ancienne femme d'affaires devenue politicienne

to turn colloq Catholic/Muslim

se convertir au catholicisme/à l'islam

to turn traitor

se mettre à trahir

10. turn (go sour):

turn milk:

tourner

11. turn trees, leaves:

turn

jaunir

V.turn [ingl brit təːn, ingl am tərn]

at every turn

à chaque instant, à tout moment

one good turn deserves another prov

c'est un prêté pour un rendu

to be done to a turn

être cuit à point

to do sb a good turn

rendre un service à qn

to feel another turn of the screw

sentir la pression augmenter encore

I.look [ingl brit lʊk, ingl am lʊk] SOST

1. look (glance):

look

coup m d'œil

to have or take a look at sth (briefly)

jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qc

to have or take a look at sth (closely)

examiner qc

to have or take a good look at car, contract, patient

examiner [qc] soigneusement

to have or take a good look at suspect, photo

regarder [qc] de près

I didn't get a good look at the thief

je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur

to have a look inside/behind sth

regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qc

to have a look round house, town

faire un tour de

I had a quick look round (in town)

j'ai fait un petit tour

I had a quick look round (in shop)

j'ai jeté un coup d'œil

to have a look round the shops

faire le tour des magasins

to have a look through (peer) telescope

regarder dans

to have a look through crack, window

regarder par

to have a look through (scan) archives, files

chercher dans

to have a look through essay, report

parcourir

she took one look at him and screamed

elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier

I took one look at him and knew that he was ill

j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade

let's have a look at that grazed knee

voyons ce genou écorché

to take a long hard look at sth fig

étudier sérieusement qc

2. look (search):

to have a look

chercher

to have a look for sth

chercher qc

I've had several looks

j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois

I had a good look in the attic

j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier

3. look (expression):

look

regard m

a look of fear/anger

un regard rempli de terreur/de colère

a look of sadness

un regard triste

to give sb a kind/pitying look

regarder qn avec bonté/pitié

he gave me a look of sheer hatred

il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine

did you see the look he gave me?

tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté?

she gave me such a look!

elle m'a jeté un de ces regards!

he got some odd or funny looks

on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air

I don't like the look on his face or in his eye

je n'aime pas son air

you could tell from the look on his face that …

à son expression on voyait que …

to give sb a dirty/evil look

regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant

4. look (appearance):

look (of person)

air m

look (of building, car, design, scenery)

aspect m

to have a look of weariness/sadness about one

avoir l'air abattu/triste

the car has a dated look

la voiture ne fait pas très moderne

she has a look of her father about her

elle a quelque chose de son père

to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller

avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté

I like the look of it

ça a l'air bien

I like the look of the new computer/car

j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture

I like the look of him

il a l'air sympa colloq

I like the look of him

il a une bonne tête colloq

I don't like the look of him

il ne m'inspire pas confiance

I don't like the look of the weather

le ciel n'annonce rien de bon

I don't like the look of that rash

ces rougeurs m'inquiètent

by the look(s) of him he must be about 40

à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine

by the look(s) of the barometer

à en juger par le baromètre

5. look (style):

look

look m colloq

look

style m

the look for the 90's

le look des années 90

II.looks SOST

looks sost pl:

he's got the looks, but can he act?

il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer?

looks aren't everything

il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte

to keep one's looks

rester beau/belle

he's losing his looks

il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois

you can't go or judge by looks alone

il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences

III.look [ingl brit lʊk, ingl am lʊk] VB vb trans

1. look (gaze, stare):

look

regarder

look what he's done!

regarde ce qu'il a fait!

look how/where…

regarde comment/où…

to look sb in the eye/in the face

regarder qn dans les yeux/en face

to look sb up and down (appraisingly)

regarder qn de haut en bas

to look sb up and down (critically)

toiser qn des pieds à la tête

to look one's last on house, view

jeter un dernier regard sur

look what arrived this morning

regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin

look who it is!

regarde qui voilà!

look who's just walked in!

regarde qui vient d'arriver!

now look what you've done!

regarde ce que tu as fait!

look what time it starts!

tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence!

2. look (appear):

to look one's age

faire son âge

to look one's best

être à son avantage

she still looks the same

elle n'a pas changé

to look an idiot or a fool

avoir l'air ridicule

it won't look good if you refuse

ça sera mal vu si tu refuses

he doesn't look himself today

il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui

IV.look [ingl brit lʊk, ingl am lʊk] VB vb intr

1. look:

look

regarder (into dans, over par-dessus)

to look and see who's at the door

regarder qui est à la porte

to look and see what's on TV

regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé

to look at sb/sth

regarder qn/qc

to look away

détourner le regard or les yeux

to look in at the window

regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre

to look out of or through the window

regarder par la fenêtre

to look the other way lett

regarder ailleurs

to look the other way fig

fermer les yeux

to look up and down the street

regarder partout dans la rue

I didn't know where to look fig

je ne savais plus où me mettre

(in shop) I'm just looking

je ne fais que regarder

2. look (search):

look

chercher, regarder

to look down list

parcourir

to look for sth

chercher qc

a group of youths looking for trouble

une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre

are you looking for a smack in the mouth colloq?

tu veux mon poing sur la figuremi? colloq

3. look (appear, seem):

look

avoir l'air, paraître

he looks happy

il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux

it's nice to see you looking happy

ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux

you look hot/cold

tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid

he doesn't look French

il n'a pas l'air français , il ne fait pas français

he looks young for his age

il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge

she's 40 but she doesn't look it

elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas

he looks about 50

il doit avoir la cinquantaine

that dress makes you look younger

cette robe te rajeunit

how do I look?

comment me trouves-tu?

you look well

tu as bonne mine

you don't look well

tu as mauvaise mine

you look good in that hat

ce chapeau te va bien

you look good enough to eat!

tu es mignon à croquer! colloq

that cake looks good

ce gâteau a l'air bon

the picture will look good in the study

le tableau ira bien dans le bureau

how does my tie look?

comment est ma cravate?

it doesn't look straight

il n'est pas droit, il est de travers

it doesn't look right

ça ne va pas

how does it look to you?

qu'est-ce que tu en penses?

it looks OK to me

ça m'a l'air d'aller

does the meat look cooked to you?

est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite?

things are looking good

les choses se présentent bien

things aren't looking too good

ça ne se présente pas très bien

it looks to me as if or though

j'ai l'impression que

this looks to me like the right street

j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue

it looks as if or though it will rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it looks likely that …

il semble probable que …

+ congt it looks certain that …

il semble certain que …

+ indic he looks to be the strongest

il semble être le plus fort

it looks to be a question of time/money

ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent

4. look:

to look like (in appearance)

ressembler à qn/qc

it doesn't look anything like a Picasso!

ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso!

that photograph doesn't look like you or looks nothing like you

on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo

what does she look like?

comment est-elle?

what does the house look like?

comment est la maison?

5. look:

to look like (show likelihood of) it looks like being funny/interesting

cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant

you look like being the only man there

il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent

she looks like being the first to finish

il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir

it looks like he's dying

tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant

it looks like rain/snow

on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger

it certainly looks like it

ça en a tout l'air

‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron

‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron

what does it look like to you? murder?

qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre?

it looks like cancer to me

je pense que c'est un cancer

you look like you could do with a drink/bath

j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal

6. look:

look, a. look here

écoute

look, this is ridiculous

écoute, c'est ridicule

look, it wasn't my fault

écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes

écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter

7. look (be oriented):

to look north/south house, room:

être orienté au nord/sud

V.-looking COMP

serious/distinguished-looking person

à l'air sérieux/distingué

dubious/sinister-looking place, object

à l'aspect douteux/sinistre

he's not bad-looking

il n'est pas mal

VI.look [ingl brit lʊk, ingl am lʊk]

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now

il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard

I.go around VB [ingl brit ɡəʊ -, ingl am ɡoʊ -] (go around)

1. go around (move, travel about):

go around

se promener, circuler

to go around naked/barefoot

se promener tout nu/pieds nus

she goes around on a bicycle

elle circule à bicyclette

they go around everywhere together

ils vont partout ensemble

2. go around (circulate):

go around rumour:

courir

there's a rumour going around that …

le bruit court que …

there's a virus going around

il y a un virus qui traîne

there isn't enough money to go around

il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde

II.go around VB [ingl brit ɡəʊ -, ingl am ɡoʊ -] (go around [sth])

go around house, shops, area:

go around

faire le tour de

to go around the world

faire le tour du monde

they went around the country looking for him

ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays

I.get round VB ingl brit (get round)

get round → get around

II.get round VB ingl brit (get round [sth])

get round → get around

III.get round VB ingl brit (get round colloq [sb])

get round

persuader [qn], avoir [qn] au sentiment colloq

can't you get round him?

est-ce que tu ne peux pas le persuader?

she easily gets round her father

elle fait tout ce qu'elle veut de son père

I.get around VB (get around)

1. get around (move, spread) → get about

locuzioni:

to get around to doing she'll get around to visiting us eventually

elle va bien finir par venir nous voir

I must get around to reading his article

il faut vraiment que je lise son article

I haven't got around to it yet

je n'ai pas encore eu le temps de m'en occuper

II.get around VB (get around [sth]) (circumvent)

get around problem, law

contourner

there's no getting around it

il n'y a rien à faire

I.come [ingl brit kʌm, ingl am kəm] SOST sl

come

sperme m

II.come [ingl brit kʌm, ingl am kəm] INTER (reassuringly)

come (now)!

allons!

come, come! (in warning, reproach)

allons, allons!

III.come <pret came, part perf come> [ingl brit kʌm, ingl am kəm] VB vb trans

1. come (travel):

come

faire

to come 100 km to see

faire 100 km pour voir

2. come ingl brit (act) colloq:

don't come the innocent with me

ne fais pas l'innocent

to come the heavy-handed father

jouer les pères autoritaires

IV.come <pret came, part perf come> [ingl brit kʌm, ingl am kəm] VB vb intr

1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:

venir

come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:

arriver

the letter came on Monday

la lettre est arrivée lundi

your turn will come

ton tour arrivera

to come after sb (chase)

poursuivre qn

to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane

prendre

I came on foot/by bike

je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette

to come down stairs, street

descendre

to come up stairs, street

monter

to come down from Scotland/from Alaska

venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska

to come from airport, hospital

venir de

to come into house, room

entrer dans

the train came into the station

le train est entré en gare

to come past car, person:

passer

to come through person: town centre, tunnel

passer par

to come through water, object: window etc

traverser

to come to school, telephone

venir à

to come to the door

venir ouvrir

to come to the surface

remonter à la surface

to come to the company as apprentice, consultant

entrer dans l'entreprise comme

to come to do

venir faire

to come running

arriver en courant

to come limping down the street

descendre la rue en boitant

to come crashing to the ground structure:

s'écraser au sol

to come streaming through the window light:

entrer à flots par la fenêtre

lunch is ready, come and get it!

le déjeuner est prêt, à table!

when the time comes

lorsque le moment sera venu

the time has come to do

le moment est venu de faire

I'm coming!

j'arrive!

come to mummy

viens voir maman

to come and go

aller et venir

you can come and go as you please

tu es libre de tes mouvements

fashions come and go

les modes vont et viennent

come next week/year

la semaine/l'année prochaine

come Christmas/Summer

à Noël/en été

there may come a time or day when you regret it

tu pourrais le regretter un jour

for some time to come

encore quelque temps

there's still the meal/speech to come

il y a encore le repas/discours

2. come (approach):

come

s'approcher

to come and see/help sb

venir voir/aider qn

to come to sb for money, advice

venir demander [qc] à qn

I could see it coming (of accident)

je le voyais venir

don't come any closer

ne vous approchez pas (plus)

he came to the job with preconceived ideas

quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues

to come close or near to doing

faillir faire

3. come (call, visit):

come dustman, postman:

passer

come cleaner:

venir

I've come to do

je viens faire

I've come about

je viens au sujet de

I've come for

je viens chercher

my brother is coming for me at 10 am

mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures

they're coming for the weekend

ils viennent pour le week-end

I've got six people coming to dinner

j'ai six personnes à dîner

my sister is coming to stay with us

ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous

4. come (attend):

come

venir

I can't or won't be able to come

je ne pourrai pas venir

come as you are

venez comme vous êtes

to come to meeting, party, wedding

venir à

to come with sb

venir avec qn, accompagner qn

do you want to come fishing?

est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche?

5. come:

to come to (reach) water:

venir jusqu'à

to come to dress, carpet, curtain:

arriver à

I've just come to the chapter where …

j'en suis juste au chapitre où …

6. come (happen):

how did you come to do?

comment as-tu fait pour faire?

that's what comes of doing/not doing

voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas

how come?

comment ça se fait?

how come you lost?

comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu?

come what may

advienne que pourra

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles viennent

when you come to think of it

à la réflexion

come to think of it, you're right

en fait, tu as raison

7. come (begin):

to come to believe/hate/understand

finir par croire/détester/comprendre

8. come:

to come from (originate from) person: city, country etc

être originaire de, venir de

to come from word, song, legend: country, language

venir de

to come from substance, food: raw material

provenir de

to come from coins, stamps: place, collection

provenir de

to come from smell, sound: place

venir de

to come from France fruit, painting:

provenir de France

to come from France person:

être français/-e

to come from a long line of artists

être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes

9. come (be available):

to come in sizes, colours

exister en

to come with a radio/sunroof

être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant

to come with chips

être servi avec des frites

to come with matching napkins

être vendu avec les serviettes assorties

calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this

il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là

10. come:

to come to (tackle) problem, subject

aborder

I'll come to that in a moment

je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment

to come to sth or to doing sth late in life

se mettre à faire qc sur le tard

11. come (develop):

it comes with practice/experience

cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience

wisdom comes with age

la sagesse vient en vieillissant

12. come (be situated):

come

venir

to come after

suivre, venir après

to come before (in time, list, queue)

précéder

to come before (in importance)

passer avant

to come within terms

faire partie de

to come first/last athlete, horse:

arriver premier/dernier

where did you come?

tu es arrivé combien? colloq

where did you come?

tu es arrivé à quelle place?

my family comes first

ma famille passe avant tout

nothing can come between us

rien ne peut nous séparer

don't let this come between us

on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça

to try to come between two people

essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes

nothing comes between me and my football!

pour moi le foot c'est sacré!

13. come (be due):

the house comes to me when they die

la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront

death/old age comes to us all

tout le monde meurt/vieillit

he had it coming (to him) colloq

ça lui pendait au nez

they got what was coming to them colloq

ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient

14. come (be a question of):

when it comes to sth/to doing

lorsqu'il s'agit de qc/de faire

15. come (have orgasm):

come colloq

jouir

V.come [ingl brit kʌm, ingl am kəm]

come again colloq?

pardon?

I don't know if I'm coming or going

je ne sais plus où j'en suis

‘how do you like your tea?’—‘as it comes’

‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’—‘ça m'est égal’

he's as stupid/honest as they come

il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui

come to that or if it comes to that, you may be right

en fait, tu as peut-être raison

to come as a shock/a surprise

être un choc/une surprise

fish around VB [ingl brit fɪʃ -, ingl am fɪʃ -]

fish around

farfouiller (in dans, for pour trouver)

I.fiddle around VB [ingl brit ˈfɪd(ə)l -, ingl am ˈfɪdl -] (fiddle around)

fiddle around

traîner sa flemme colloq

II.fiddle around VB [ingl brit ˈfɪd(ə)l -, ingl am ˈfɪdl -] (fiddle around with [sth])

fiddle around (readjust) typewriter, engine

bricoler

fiddle around (fidget) corkscrew, elastic band

jouer avec

I.splash around VB [ingl brit splaʃ -, ingl am splæʃ -] (splash around)

splash around

barboter (in dans)

II.splash around VB [ingl brit splaʃ -, ingl am splæʃ -] (splash [sth] around)

splash around water, paint:

splash around

envoyer [qc] partout

to splash money around colloq

claquer son argent colloq

I.feel around VB [ingl brit fiːl -, ingl am fil -] (feel around)

feel around

tâtonner

to feel around in bag, drawer

fouiller dans

to feel around for

chercher [qc] à tâtons

I.turn around VB [ingl brit təːn -, ingl am tərn -] (turn around)

1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around person:

se retourner, faire demi-tour (to do pour faire)

turn around bus, vehicle:

faire demi-tour

2. turn around fig:

you can't just turn around and say you've changed your mind

tu ne peux pas tout simplement dire que tu as changé d'avis

what if he just turns around and says no?

et si jamais il disait non?

3. turn around (revolve, rotate):

turn around object, windmill, dancer:

tourner

4. turn around (change trend):

the market has turned around

il y a eu un renversement de situation sur le marché

sales have turned round

il y a eu un renversement de tendance dans les ventes

5. turn around TRASP (unload and reload):

turn around

décharger et charger

II.turn around VB [ingl brit təːn -, ingl am tərn -] (turn [sth] around, turn around [sth])

1. turn around (to face other way):

turn around car, chair, piano, head, baby

tourner [qc] dans l'autre sens

2. turn around (reverse decline in):

turn around situation, economy, company

redresser

turn around political party, factory

redresser la situation de

3. turn around TRASP (unload and reload):

turn around plane, ship

décharger et mettre en état de repartir

the plane can be turned around in an hour

l'avion peut être déchargé et prêt à reprendre l'air en une heure

4. turn around (rephrase):

turn around question, sentence

reformuler

clown around VB [ingl brit klaʊn -, ingl am klaʊn -] ingl brit

clown around

faire le clown or le pitre

gather around VB [ingl brit ˈɡaðə -, ingl am ˈɡæðər -]

gather around → gather round

Vedi anche: gather round

gather round VB [ingl brit ˈɡaðə -, ingl am ˈɡæðər -] (gather round) (gather round [sth/sb]) (gather [sth] round oneself)

gather round

se regrouper

gather round!

approchez-vous!

gather round teacher, object

se rassembler autour de

gather round shawl

s'envelopper dans

cat around VB [ingl brit kat -, ingl am kæt -] colloq ingl am

cat around

draguer colloq

I.centre around VB [ingl brit ˈsɛntə -, ingl am ˈsɛn(t)ər -] (centre around [sth])

centre around activities, person:

se concentrer sur

centre around people, industry: town

se situer autour de

centre around life, plans, thoughts: holidays, person, work

être centré sur

centre around demands: conditions, pay

viser

II.centre around VB [ingl brit ˈsɛntə -, ingl am ˈsɛn(t)ər -] (centre [sth] around)

centre around person feelings, thoughts:

centre around

concentrer [qc] sur

around nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di around nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.around [əˈraʊnd] PREP ingl am, ingl Aus

around → round

II.around [əˈraʊnd] AVV

1. around (round about):

around

autour

all around

tout autour

2. around (in circumference):

for 50 m around

dans un rayon de 50 m

for miles around

à des lieues à la ronde

3. around (aimlessly):

to walk around

se balader

to stand [or hang] around

rester là sans but précis

4. around (near by):

around

dans les parages

is he around?

est-il (par) là?

5. around (in existence):

she's been around for years

elle est là depuis toujours

he's still around

il est encore en vie

how long have computers been around?

depuis quand est-ce qu'il y a des ordinateurs?

there are too many mosquitos around in summer

il y a trop de moustiques (dans les parages) en été

locuzioni:

the right/wrong way around ingl am, ingl Aus

à l'endroit/l'envers

to have been around colloq

n'être pas né d'hier

Vedi anche: up, round

I.up [ʌp] AVV

1. up (movement):

up to be

en haut

up to go

vers le haut

on the way up

en montant

to look up

lever les yeux

2. up (to another point):

up North

dans le nord

3. up (more intensity):

to be up river, temperature

être monté

to be up price

avoir augmenté

4. up (position):

up tent

planté(e)

up flag

hissé(e)

up curtains, picture

accroché(e)

up notice

affiché(e)

up person

debout inv

5. up (state):

to be up at the top of sth

être en tête de qc

to feel up to sth

se sentir capable de qc

6. up (limit):

from the age of 18 up

à partir de 18 ans

up to here

jusqu'ici

time's up!

c'est fini!

7. up SPORT:

to be 2 goals up

mener par deux buts

8. up INFORM, TECN:

up

en service

9. up (wrong):

what's up?

qu'est-ce qu'il y a?

something is up

quelque chose ne va pas

what's up with him?

qu'est-ce qu'il a

locuzioni:

things are looking up

ça va mieux

up with sb/sth!

vive qn/qc!

to walk up and down

faire des avec des va-et-vient

II.up [ʌp] PREP

1. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

monter l'escalier

2. up (at top of):

to be/climb up a tree

être/grimper sur un arbre

3. up (along):

to go/drive up the street

remonter la rue

4. up (increase):

to turn the sound/heat up a notch

monter le son/chauffage d'un cran

5. up (to point of):

up until [or till] midnight/yesterday [or to]

jusqu'à minuit/hier

locuzioni:

up hill and down dale

par monts et par vaux

up and down sth

aux quatre coins de qc

III.up [ʌp] SOST

to be on the up and up ingl brit

aller de mieux en mieux

to be on the up and up ingl am colloq

être tout à fait honnête

IV.up [ʌp] VB vb intr colloq

up

se lever brusquement

to up and go

se tirer

V.up [ʌp] VB vb trans colloq

up

augmenter

VI.up [ʌp] AGG

1. up (towards a higher place):

up

qui monte

2. up (under repair):

up

en travaux

3. up (healthy):

up

en forme

to be up and about [or around]

être sur pied

4. up (ready):

to be up for doing sth

être partant pour faire qc

I.round [raʊnd] SOST

1. round (shape):

round

rond m

2. round (work):

round of a guard

ronde f

round of a postman

tournée f

the daily round

la routine quotidienne

to do the rounds illness, story

circuler

3. round SPORT:

round of golf

partie f

round of championship

manche f

round in horse jumping

parcours m

a clear round

un parcours sans faute

4. round (unit):

round of bread

tranche f

round of ammunition

cartouche f

two rounds of sandwiches

deux sandwichs

a round of applause

des applaudissements

5. round (series):

round of drinks

tournée f

round of voting

tour m

round of applications, interviews

série f

6. round MUS:

round

canon m

II.round [raʊnd] AGG

1. round (shape):

round

rond(e)

2. round fig:

round vowel

arrondi(e)

round number

rond(e)

round sum

rondelette

a round 50

50 tout rond

III.round [raʊnd] AVV

round

autour

to go round and round

tourner en rond

the long way round

le chemin le plus long

come round tomorrow

passez demain

all (the) year round

tout au long de l'année

taking things [or taken] all round

tout compte fait

IV.round [raʊnd] PREP

1. round (surrounding):

round

autour de

all round sth

tout autour de qc

to stand round sb

entourer qn

to put sth round sb

envelopper qn de qc

2. round (circling):

to go round sth

faire le tour de qc [ou contourner]

the earth goes round the sun

la terre tourne autour du soleil

to swim/run round sth

nager/courir autour de qc

to find a way round a problem fig

arriver a contourner un problème

3. round (to other side of):

to go round the corner

tourner au coin

just round the corner fig

a deux pas d'ici

4. round (visit):

to go round the hotels

faire le tour des hôtels

to show sb round a place

faire visiter un lieu a qn

5. round (here and there):

to wander round the world

errer de par le monde

to drive round France

parcourir la France

V.round [raʊnd] VB vb trans

1. round (form into a curve):

round

arrondir

2. round (move):

round

contourner

round bend

prendre

round cape

doubler

have around VB vb trans (invite)

have around

recevoir

bring around VB vb trans ingl am

bring around PHRVB bring round

Vedi anche: bring round

bring round VB vb trans

1. bring round MED:

bring round

ranimer

2. bring round (persuade):

bring round

convaincre

3. bring round (invite):

bring round

amener

hand around VB vb trans

hand around

faire passer

hack around VB vb intr

hack around

traînailler

I.turn around VB vb trans

1. turn around (twist):

turn around

retourner

2. turn around (turn back):

turn around ship, plane

faire faire demi-tour à

3. turn around (reverse):

turn around situation

renverser

4. turn around (improve):

turn around business

remettre sur pied

II.turn around VB vb intr

1. turn around (twist):

turn around

tourner

turn around person

se retourner

you can't just turn around and cancel the wedding

tu ne peux pas simplement annuler le mariage

2. turn around (turn back):

turn around ship, plane

faire demi-tour

3. turn around (reverse):

turn around

se renverser

4. turn around (improve):

turn around

se remettre sur pied

go around VB vb intr

1. go around:

to go around sth

faire le tour de qc

2. go around (visit):

to go around to sb's

faire un tour chez qn

3. go around (rotate):

to go around

tourner

4. go around (be in circulation):

go around

circuler

to go around that ...

le bruit court que ...

5. go around (suffice for all):

(not) enough to go around

ne pas être suffisant

stick around VB vb intr colloq

1. stick around (wait):

stick around

attendre

2. stick around (stay):

stick around

rester

stick around!

reste là!

get around VB vb trans, vb intr

get around PHRVB get round

Vedi anche: get round

I.get round VB vb trans

1. get round (avoid):

get round

contourner

2. get round ingl brit (persuade):

to get round sb to +infin

convaincre qn de +infin

II.get round VB vb intr

get round

circuler

spin around VB vb intr

spin around PHRVB spin round

Vedi anche: spin round

I.spin round VB vb intr

spin round

se retourner

II.spin round VB vb trans

spin round

faire tourner

around Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to have a noose around one's neck

être pris au collet

to get one's tongue around a word

arriver à prononcer un mot

to put wire fencing around a garden

grillager un jardin

to be strewn around on the ground

parsemer le sol

to centre one's speech around a subject

centrer son discours sur un sujet

to be tossed around in the car

être ballotté par la voiture

to put a shawl around one's shoulders

ceindre ses épaules d'un châle

to find one's way around one's town

se reconnaître dans sa ville

he knows how to juggle words around

c'est un habile jongleur de mots

onlookers were standing around the injured man

des curieux encerclaient le blessé

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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Criticism and animal welfare laws forced many to close, although hundreds still exist around the world.

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No private jet to whizz around the world and watch every race in person?

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Several layers of brick in the facade create strong, square inset designs around the lancet windows of the clerestory.

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This time around, the omens were at once brimful of foreboding and anticipation.

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Future sessions included project-based learning around themes of bioart, urban interventionism, game design, and wearable technology.

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