about

1. preposition

(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) o

2. preposition, adverb

1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) okrog

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) naokrog

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) nekje blizu

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) okrog, naokrog

3. adverb

((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) obrat, krog

- be about to

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I [əbáut]

adverb

naokoli, naokrog, nekje v bližini; približno

all about — povsod

about and about — sem ter tja, tu pa tam; American zelo podobno, enako

to be about — biti razširjen, prisostvovati; biti v teku; biti pokonci; biti zdrav

to be about to do s.th. — pravkar nameravati kaj storiti

to bring about — povzročiti, uresničiti, dokazati

to come about — pripetiti, zgoditi se

military American about face — poln obrat, na desno!

to hang about — potepati se v bližini

military left about! — na levo!

a long way about — velik ovinek

much about — več ali manj

military right about! — na desno!

colloquially about right — še kar prav

rumours are about — govori se, širijo se govorice

to send to the right about — zapoditi, ošteti koga

to set about to do s.th. — lotiti se česa, začeti kaj

military about turn — poln obrat; na levo; American na desno

what are you about? — kaj počneš?, kaj nameravaš?

mind what you are about — pazi se

II [əbáut]

preposition

okoli, okrog, o, pri

to beat about the bush — ne priti z besedo na dan

go about your business! — skrbi za svoje stvari!

to go the wrong way about s.th. — lotiti se stvari z napačnega konca

she is about the house — je nekje v hiši

to have no money about one — ne imeti pri sebi denarja

I looked round about me — pogledal sem naokrog

I'll see about it — poskrbel bom za to

it's about time — čas je že

be quick about it! — podvizaj se!, pohiti!

what about it? — kaj bi bilo s tem?

to have one's wits about one — jasno misliti

III [əbáut]

transitive verb

nautical spremeniti smer ladje