Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

Translate words and learn from multiple languages

Word lists: Numbers · Family Members · Food · House and Home · Animals · Transport and Vehicles · Adjectives: Opposites · all lists
Alphabet: Portuguese alphabet

Results for: "around"

Translating from English to Portuguese Brazil

Translations:

around — forming a circle or closed curve containing
→ ao redor de
→ em torno de
→ em volta de
around — near, approximately
→ perto de
→ em torno de
→ por volta de
around — following a path
→ ao redor de

More translations:

around
→ em volta de
around
→ por aí
around
→ cerca de
around
→ meia-volta
around
→ por perto

English definitions WordNet

ADVERB 10

  1. in the area or vicinity

    • “a few spectators standing about”
    • “hanging around”
    • “waited around for the next flight”
    Synonymsabout

  2. by a circular or circuitous route

    • “He came all the way around the base”
    • “the road goes around the pond”

  3. used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction

    • “wandering about with no place to go”
    • “people were rushing about”
    • “news gets around (or about)”
    • “traveled around in Asia”
    • “he needs advice from someone who's been around”
    • “she sleeps around”
    Synonymsabout
Show 7 more meanings

  1. in a circle or circular motion

    • “The wheels are spinning around”

  2. (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct

    • “lasted approximately an hour”
    • “in just about a minute”
    • “he's about 30 years old”
    • “I've had about all I can stand”
    • “we meet about once a month”
    • “some forty people came”
    • “weighs around a hundred pounds”
    • “roughly $3,000”
    • “holds 3 gallons, more or less”
    • “20 or so people were at the party”
    Synonymsapproximatelyaboutclose tojust aboutsomeroughlymore or lessor so

  3. in or to a reversed position or direction

    • “about face”
    • “suddenly she turned around”
    Synonymsabout

  4. to a particular destination either specified or understood

    • “she came around to see me”
    • “I invited them around for supper”

  5. all around or on all sides

    • “dirty clothes lying around (or about)”
    • “let's look about for help”
    • “There were trees growing all around”
    • “she looked around her”
    Synonymsabout

  6. in circumference

    • “the trunk is ten feet around”
    • “the pond is two miles around”

  7. from beginning to end; throughout

    • “It rains all year round on Skye”
    • “frigid weather the year around”
    Synonymsround