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round

Pronunciation: /raʊnd/

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French translation of round

A. adv

(GB)
  • 1all round = tout autour whisky all round! = du whisky pour tout le monde! to go all the way round = faire tout le tour to go round and round = tourner en rond
  • 2 (to place, home) to go round to sb's house = passer chez qn to ask sb round = dire à qn de passer à la maison to invite sb round for lunch = inviter qn à déjeuner (chez soi)
  • 3all year round = toute l'année this time round = cette fois-ci

B. prep

(GB)
  • 1 autour de [table] to sit round the fire = s'asseoir au coin du feu
  • 2to go round the corner = tourner au coin de la rue just round the corner = tout près to go round an obstacle = contourner un obstacle
  • 3her sister took us round Oxford = sa sœur nous a fait visiter Oxford to go round the shops = faire les magasins

C. n

  • 1 (of competition) manche (f); (of golf, cards) partie (f); (in boxing) round (m); (in showjumping) parcours (m); (in election) tour (m); (of talks) série (f) a round of drinks = une tournée a round of ammunition = une cartouche a round of applause = une salve d'applaudissements a round of toast = un toast
  • 2to do one's rounds [postman, milkman] = faire sa tournée; [doctor] = visiter ses malades; [guard] = faire sa ronde to go or do the rounds [rumour, flu] = circuler

D. adj

  • 1 rond/-e in round figures, that's £100 = si on arrondit, ça fait 100 livres sterling a round dozen = une douzaine exactement
  • 2to have round shoulders = avoir le dos voûté

E. vtr

  • contourner [headland] to round the corner = tourner au coin to round a bend = prendre un virage

F. phr (round about)

  • 1 (approximately) à peu près, environ
  • 2 (vicinity) the people round about = les gens des environs

Phrasal verbs

round off

a finir [meal, evening] (with par); conclure [speech] b arrondir [corner, figure]

round on

attaquer violemment she rounded on me = elle m'est tombée dessus (fam)

round up

a regrouper [people]; rassembler [livestock] b arrondir [qch] au chiffre supérieur [figure]

round in other Oxford dictionaries

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