around

in different directions or in a circle; all over the place

por todas partes, alrededor de

• go around

Collocations look around · walk around

• She looked around the room.

  Ella miró alrededor de la habitación.

in a circular direction; in a circle

alrededor, en círculo

• go around something

Collocations walk around the park · drive around the block

• The children ran around the garden.

  Los niños corrieron alrededor del jardín.

used to show an amount that is not exact; approximately

alrededor de, aproximadamente

• around + number

Collocations around 10 people · around $50

• There are around 30 students in the class.

  Hay alrededor de 30 estudiantes en la clase.

used to show a time that is not exact; approximately

alrededor de, aproximadamente

• around + time

Collocations around 3 o'clock · around midnight

• The meeting is around 4 pm.

  La reunión es alrededor de las 4 de la tarde.

to change from one thing to another; to become different

cambiarse a, convertirse en

• change around

Collocations the roles change around · the situation changes around

• The roles have changed around over the years.

  Los papeles han cambiado a lo largo de los años.

to give something to different people; to share out

distribuir, repartir

• take sth around

Collocations take the food around · take the books around

• She took the cakes around to her neighbors.

  Ella llevó los pasteles a sus vecinos.

to talk about different subjects; to chat

charlar, conversar

• talk around

Collocations talk around a subject · talk around the topic

• We talked around the problem for hours.

  Hablamos sobre el problema durante horas.

to avoid talking about a subject; to change the subject of conversation

evitar, cambiar de tema

• talk around

Collocations talk around an issue · talk around a problem

• They talked around the subject of money.

  Hablaron sobre el tema de dinero.