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Traduzione e definizione
around: intorno a, circa
There are around 800,000 people living in this city. We're not sure of the exact figure. Ci sono circa 800.000 persone che vivono in questa città. Non siamo sicuri della cifra esatta.
I'll be back around 2 p.m, although it may be a bit later depending on the traffic. Tornerò verso le 14, anche se potrebbe essere un po' più tardi a seconda del traffico.
The neighbor's cat likes to walk around our house. Il gatto del vicino ama girare intorno alla nostra casa.
Is he around?: È nei paraggi?
(Is there a post office) around (here) ?: (c'è un ufficio postale) qui intorno?
I traveled around Europe. I started in Portugal and went all the way to Poland. Ho viaggiato in giro per l'Europa. Ho iniziato in Portogallo e sono arrivato fino in Polonia.
There are frogs all around us. We are surrounded by them! Ci sono rane tutt'intorno a noi. Siamo circondati da loro!
You'll find a stapler somewhere around there. Troverai una cucitrice da qualche parte lì intorno.
Pronunciation examples
UK: Hello, is Simon around?
US: No, Simon is traveling around the world. He should be back around May.
Esempi
- "Host : I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart."
- "Will you be around later for a virgin pina colada at the bar?"
- "This was not to be, however, since the easily-distracted Delavigne spent most of our interview dancing with various hula hoops situated around his office."
- "I've been known to hop around a little bit myself."
- "Kevin : Yes they do, but all deliveries to Brazil go out of Southampton, England, and it takes around 16 days to get to Itaguai port, near Rio de Janeiro."
- "The balloon, or Montgolfier, lost radio contact with local airport personnel some time after 7:00 am, said air traffic controllers at the Napa Valley Hot Air Center, where the balloon took off around 12:00 the previous night."
- "Greendog has a fleet of around 1,300 buses, and serves 1,500 destinations!"
- "Margin of error around ten percent."
- "Lots of police around."
- "Scientists estimate that the web's carbon footprint (the CO2 it produces) is growing at around 10% per year, which could be bad news for internet giants such as Moogle, Microtosh, and YouLube."
- "But you will be entitled to some Social Security retirement benefits - probably around $500 per month."
- "Traffic is a bleeding nightmare around Hammersmith, I'll take you through Shepherd's Bush."
- "You're not around on Tuesday, are you?"
- "We have a North Island and a South Island, our population is around 4.3 million, and our capital city is Wellington."
- "Are you moving around, Jean?"
- "With around 20% of the British population currently falling into the "obese" category, and a further 40% being classified as "overweight", the government decided a change was necessary."
- "The idea is that a man can create a sense of untouchable, unquestionable power around himself simply by wearing the perfect suit: colleagues fear him, bosses respect him and clients trust him. All this, thanks to his suit."
- "Bruno : Let me read from paragraph number two: "The easily-distracted Delavigne spent most of our interview dancing with various hula hoops situated around his office."
- "She's wearing a rugby scarf around her neck."
Esercizio 1
Police found Trotter circling Nelson's Column.
This means that Trotter was going Nelson's Column.
This means that Trotter was going Nelson's Column.
Police found Trotter circling Nelson's Column.
This means that Trotter was going around Nelson's Column.
This means that Trotter was going around Nelson's Column.
around: This is the correct answer. The verb "to circle" indicates "going around" or "turning in circles". For example: a plane might circle before finally landing.
over: To go "over" something indicates that one is traveling above or on top of it. For example: planes fly over the clouds. In this case Trotter was circling the column which means that he was traveling round and round it. Note that in the figurative sense, "to go over" something means to "review" or "look over" it.
under: To travel "under" something is to travel "below" or "beneath" it. Moira states that Trotter is "circling around" the column, which indicates that he is making circles around it.
through: As a preposition of place, "through" indicates movement in and out of a location, or entering one side and exiting out the other. One can go through a tunnel or through a doorway. Note that this is only one of the many uses of the term "through". It would be physically impossible for Trotter to pass through Nelson's Column as it is made of granite. He may be a wizard, but he's not that clever!
Esercizio 2
Choose the right words to complete the dialogue below.
Clyde: Darling, where do we the paper clips? I can't find any! Have we run out?
Bonnie: Don't be ridiculous, we have thousands of paper clips. There are of them right there in the desk drawer. Are you blind?
Clyde: I I must be blind, because I can't see any paper clips here.
Bonnie: Well, look .
Clyde: Darling, where do we the paper clips? I can't find any! Have we run out?
Bonnie: Don't be ridiculous, we have thousands of paper clips. There are of them right there in the desk drawer. Are you blind?
Clyde: I I must be blind, because I can't see any paper clips here.
Bonnie: Well, look .
Choose the right words to complete the dialogue below.
Clyde: Darling, where do we keep 1 the paper clips? I can't find any! Have we run out?
Bonnie: Don't be ridiculous, we have thousands of paper clips. There are loads 2 of them right there in the desk drawer. Are you blind?
Clyde: I guess 3 I must be blind, because I can't see any paper clips here.
Bonnie: Well, look around 4.
Clyde: Darling, where do we keep 1 the paper clips? I can't find any! Have we run out?
Bonnie: Don't be ridiculous, we have thousands of paper clips. There are loads 2 of them right there in the desk drawer. Are you blind?
Clyde: I guess 3 I must be blind, because I can't see any paper clips here.
Bonnie: Well, look around 4.
1 keep: This is the better choice here. Often, when you forget where you store something in the home or office, you can ask, "Where do we keep them?", meaning "where do we store this item?".
1 look: This is incorrect. Clyde is already looking for something but he can't find it. He needs to know where it is kept.
2 loads: This is the right answer. "Loads" means "a large amount", "many", or "lots". Here's another example: "I can't come to the cinema tonight: I have loads of homework to do".
2 sorts: This is incorrect. "Sorts" means different types, for example "All sorts of people surf the internet." Bonnie is not trying to tell Clyde that there are various different paper clips, but simply that there are many of them.
3 guess: "Guess" is the right answer. "To guess" means "to imagine", "to estimate", or "to make a conjecture". For example: "I don't know what time I'll finish work, but I guess it'll be around 5PM".
3 get: This is incorrect. "To get" means to "obtain" or "receive" something. This doesn't make sense here.
4 around: This is the better choice here. Bonnie wants Clyde to pursue his search over a broad area, so she says, "Look around!"
4 where: This is not correct, and it does not make sense!
Esercizio 3
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate preposition.
Susie: Is there any way to walk to the train station without going that sketchy park?
Hannah: I don’t think so. We could walk the park, but that would take too long.
Susie: This is going to be scary.
Hannah: Don’t worry, Susie. I’m sure we’ll get this.
Susie: Is there any way to walk to the train station without going that sketchy park?
Hannah: I don’t think so. We could walk the park, but that would take too long.
Susie: This is going to be scary.
Hannah: Don’t worry, Susie. I’m sure we’ll get this.
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate preposition.
Susie: Is there any way to walk to the train station without going through 1 that sketchy park?
Hannah: I don’t think so. We could walk around 2 the park, but that would take too long.
Susie: This is going to be scary.
Hannah: Don’t worry, Susie. I’m sure we’ll get through 3 this.
Susie: Is there any way to walk to the train station without going through 1 that sketchy park?
Hannah: I don’t think so. We could walk around 2 the park, but that would take too long.
Susie: This is going to be scary.
Hannah: Don’t worry, Susie. I’m sure we’ll get through 3 this.
1 through: "To go through (a park)" means to enter a park on one side, and exit the park on the opposite side. Another example: "The quickest way to the restaurant is to go through the shopping center". Susie is nervous about walking through the park because she finds it "sketchy" (unsettling, dubious).
1 down: We can't "go down a park" in English. We tend to move "down" long, thin things: we can "walk down the street" (from one end of the street towards the other) or "sail down a river" (moving in the direction of the flow of water). In other contexts, "down" means "towards the ground". For example: if we "climb down a wall", then we climb from the top of the wall to the bottom.
1 along: We can't "go along a park" in English. We tend to move "along" something which is long, or contains a clear line. For example, we can "walk along a street", or "drive along the coast" (following the contours of the coastline).
2 around: "To walk around something" means "to travel near the edge of something" or "to move along the perimeter of something (without entering it)". In this case, Hannah is saying that walking outside of the park, along its edge, would take too long. Another example: "I think we should fly around that area of Russian airspace if possible".
2 into: Although "into" is grammatically correct, Hannah is unlikely to say that walking into the park would take too long. It generally doesn't take very long to enter a park! In addition, walking into a park is not a good alternative to walking through a park.
2 over: "To walk over something" is to walk above it or higher than it. We generally can't walk over a park, although we could fly over one!
3 through: "To get through something" means "to successfully endure something" or "to experience something without being harmed". It is a kind of metaphor, implying that you move "through" an experience, from one side of it (the beginning) to the other (the end). Another example: "The meeting will probably be deadly boring, but I think we'll get through it".
3 away: We wouldn't use "to get away" in this context. "To get away" means to escape, to exit, or to go on vacation. For example: "The police chased the criminal for two hours, but he got away"; "I'm so sick of work – I need to get away for a while. I think I might go to Siberia".
3 up: "Get up" doesn't make sense in this context. In general, we can't use "to get up" with a direct object like "this". "To get up" usually means "to get out of bed", for example: "Bruno gets up one hour before leaving for work".
Esercizio 4
Complete each sentence with the correct word:
The sun shines the clouds and on to the trees.
The rain falls upon the city.
The skies should clear by tomorrow afternoon.
The sun shines the clouds and on to the trees.
The rain falls upon the city.
The skies should clear by tomorrow afternoon.
Complete each sentence with the correct word:
The sun shines through 1 the clouds and on to the trees.
The rain falls down 2 upon the city.
The skies should clear up 3 by tomorrow afternoon.
The sun shines through 1 the clouds and on to the trees.
The rain falls down 2 upon the city.
The skies should clear up 3 by tomorrow afternoon.
1 through: To "shine through" is a common idiom used often to describe the sun or light in general. The phrase can also be used in other contexts. For example: "His intelligence really shone through during the political debates".
1 around: It is unlikely that one would use the term around to describe the sun "shining". We are expressing that sunlight penetrates the clouds, not that the sunlight "surrounds" the clouds.
1 down: The construction "the sun shines down the clouds" is grammatically incorrect. However, we could say "the sun shines down on the city below".
2 down: The expression "to fall down" is one of the most common phrasal verbs in English. We often say that someone has "fallen down". "Down" indicates the direction that the rain falls (from top to bottom).
2 up: The basic laws of gravity tell us that nothing ever "falls up". One day, perhaps we will defy the earth's gravitational pull, but until that day, this answer will be incorrect.
2 around: We cannot use the preposition "around" to complete this sentence. We cannot follow the preposition "around" with another preposition (upon).
3 up: The expression "to clear up" is often used to describe the weather improving or getting better, especially when the clouds "disappear". This expression can also be used in other contexts. For example "Polly is trying to clear up the mystery of the missing monkey". In this case "to clear up" means "to resolve" or "to understand better".
3 down: One cannot "clear down" something.
3 around: One cannot "clear around something".
Esercizio 5
Wife: Did you shut the heater yesterday after I left for work?
Husband: Yes. And I made an appointment with an energy-saving consultant the 25th of December.
Wife: Do you think we could turn the gas to save money?
Husband: What good are these savings going to do us if we freeze to death?
Wife: Perhaps we could move with my parents for the winter?
Husband: Or we could go to Jamaica for two months!
Husband: Yes. And I made an appointment with an energy-saving consultant the 25th of December.
Wife: Do you think we could turn the gas to save money?
Husband: What good are these savings going to do us if we freeze to death?
Wife: Perhaps we could move with my parents for the winter?
Husband: Or we could go to Jamaica for two months!
Wife: Did you shut off 1 the heater yesterday after I left for work?
Husband: Yes. And I made an appointment with an energy-saving consultant on 2 the 25th of December.
Wife: Do you think we could turn off 3 the gas to save money?
Husband: What good are these savings going to do us if we freeze to death?
Wife: Perhaps we could move in 4 with my parents for the winter?
Husband: Or we could go off 5 to Jamaica for two months!
Husband: Yes. And I made an appointment with an energy-saving consultant on 2 the 25th of December.
Wife: Do you think we could turn off 3 the gas to save money?
Husband: What good are these savings going to do us if we freeze to death?
Wife: Perhaps we could move in 4 with my parents for the winter?
Husband: Or we could go off 5 to Jamaica for two months!
1 off: The phrasal verb to 'shut something off' means stop or interrupt it. Example: I shut off the fan because it was making too much noise. To 'shut off' is the opposite of to 'turn on' or 'switch on'. Here 'off' expresses the idea of stopping or interrupting something.
1 on: To 'shut on' something makes no sense and does not exist in English. It is impossible to 'shut on the heater'. 'On' is commonly used with the verb 'to turn' to indicate starting something. Example: I turned on the light.
1 around: To 'shut around' something makes no sense and does not exist in English. It is impossible to 'shut around the heater'. 'Around' is commonly used with the verb 'to turn' to indicate a movement or pivoting of something. Example: I stopped and turned around when I heard someone shout my name.
1 in: The expression to 'shut in the heater' makes no sense. However the phrasal verb 'to shut in' can express the idea of trapping or blocking something inside. Example: The cat was shut in the house all winter long.
2 on: In this context 'on' is used to indicate the exact date when an event will occur. Example: We are meeting on the 17th of December. Note: 'On' is used for calendar dates, 'at' is used for times. Example: We are meeting at 2:30 on April 23rd.
2 off: To 'make an appointment off the 25th' makes no sense. 'Off' is generally used to express the idea of interruption, departure or distance. Example: Please turn off the television when you go to bed.
2 out: To 'make an appointment out the 25th' makes no sense and does not exist in English. 'Out' is generally used to indicate a position or place (opposite of 'in'). Example: Get out of here! 'Out' can also express an absence of something. Example: We are out of toilet paper!
2 in: To 'to make an appointment in the 25th' makes no sense and does not exist in English. 'In' is generally used to indicate movement towards the interior or an interior location. Example: We made an appointment to meet in a café.
3 off: To 'turn something off' is to interrupt or stop it. Example: We turned off the lights when we went to bed. To 'turn off' a light expresses the idea of interrupting the electrical contact and is the opposite of to 'turn on'.
3 on: To 'turn something on' is to start something. This choice makes no sense given the context of the exercise. It's impossible to save money by turning the gas 'on'.
3 around: To 'turn around' is grammatically correct, however in this context it makes no sense. It is impossible to 'turn around the gas'. To 'turn around' expresses turning or pivoting something in a circular direction. Example: If you turn around you will see the famous McDonalds of Rome.
3 in: To 'turn in' makes no sense in this context. The phrasal verb 'to turn in' has several meanings and can express going to bed. Example: I was so tired that I decided to turn in. 'To turn in' can also express returning a test or giving a paper to ones teacher. Example: The class had to turn in their tests at exactly 3 o'clock.
4 in: The phrasal verb to 'move in' indicates a relocation to a place such as a house or an apartment. Example: We moved in last week, and already we want to move out! 'In' is generally used to indicate movement towards the interior or an interior location.
4 on: To 'move on with my parents' does not make sense here. The expression 'to move on' indicates moving from one place to another, or to 'pass' something, either physically or emotionally. Example: The police told the spectators to move on.
4 off: To 'move off with my parents' does not make sense here. The phrasal verb 'to move off' indicates that someone has moved away. Often a person 'moves off to' a unspecific location, usually distant or far away. This expression is generally followed by the preposition to. Example: Our neighbors moved off to California, and we've had no news from them since.
4 around: To 'move around with my parents' does not make sense in the context of this dialogue. The phrasal verb 'to move around' expresses that someone moves from place to place fairly frequently before deciding on a place to live permanently. Example: I moved around the country for several years before buying a house in Chicago.
5 off: 'To go off (to Europe)' describes moving or travelling to a distant or unspecified destination. Example: After my friend went off to Alaska we hardly ever heard from him. This expression is generally followed by the preposition to. Example: The homeless man moved off into the night.
5 on: The expression 'to go on to Jamaica' makes no sense in this context. The phrasal verb 'to go on (to a destination)' indicates continuing from one destination to another, as part of a series or group of destinations. For example: First we will visit New York, then we are going on to Jamaica.
5 in: 'To go in to Jamaica' makes no sense in this context. 'Going in' is generally used to describe moving from one location to the inside of another, however it is rarely used to describe moving from one country to another. We might say: I'm going in to the bathroom, or I'm going in to the pool.
5 around: 'To go around to Jamaica' makes no sense in this context. 'To go around (to Bob's house)' is a familiar expression meaning to travel to somewhere, however it isn't used in the context of changing countries!
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