around

Signification (Anglais)

Prep

1. Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
2. Centred upon; surrounding; regarding.
3. Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
4. Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
5. Near; in the vicinity of.
6. At or to various places within or throughout.

Adj

1. (informal, not-comparable, predicative) Present in the vicinity.
2. (informal, not-comparable, predicative) Alive; existing.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
2. (not-comparable) So as to surround or be near.
3. (not-comparable) Nearly; approximately; about.
4. (not-comparable) From place to place.
5. (not-comparable) From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
6. (not-comparable, usually) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
7. (not-comparable) Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
8. (not-comparable) Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.

Concepts

environ

autour

à peu près

vers

approximativement

alentour

autour de

quelque

proche

au pif

aux alentours

à l’entour

près de

assister

ici et là

parages

être présent

à l’entour de

à proximité de

aux abords de

devant et derrière

en tout lieu

environs

tout près

Périphériques

avant et après

tel

aux alentours de

banlieue

circonférence

contexte

de

genre

partout

périphérie

peu ou prou

près

quasiment

rond

sensiblement

à la ronde

tour

tout proche

Synonymes

about

approximately

round

surrounding

roughly

near

all around

some

nearby

circa

over

nearly

close to

surround

along

on all sides

or so

beside

encircling

across

throughout

close

at

just about

round about

all over

everywhere

more or less

almost

circum

toward

towards

through

around here

in attendance

be present

among

loosely

in the vicinity

contract

context

before it

concerning

because of

closely

just

in all directions

circumference

circularly

at hand

Traductions

intorno

alrededor

ungefähr

alrededor de

attorno

circa

um

aproximadamente

etwa

herum

rondom

om

circa

γύρω

τριγύρω

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈɹaʊnd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: arounde

Hérité de ancien anglais: a-

Hérité de moyen anglais: round

Appartenant à écossais: aroond

Appartenant à moyen anglais: umbe

Appartenant à ancien anglais: ymbe

In summary

From Middle English around, arounde, from a- (from Old English a- (“on, at”)) + Middle English round (“circle, round”) borrowed from French, equivalent to a- + round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon (“around”). Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (“around”) (from Old English ymbe (“around”)).

Phrases

Maybe it was because they moved around so much .

C'était peut-être parce qu'ils ont tellement bougé.

His father introduced him to boxing around the age of seven .

Son père l'a présenté la boxe vers l'âge de sept ans.

Perhaps , we could meet at the institute around noon since I have a few things I need to attend to first .

Peut-être que nous pourrions nous rencontrer à l'institut vers midi, car j'ai quelques choses à laquelle je dois d'abord assister.

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .

Il regarda à nouveau la place vide, se sentant moins désespérée qu'auparavant.

There's something funny going on around here .

Il se passe quelque chose de drôle ici.

Much of the economic activity in the area centers around the outdoors .

Une grande partie de l'activité économique dans la région se concentre sur le plein air.