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Mastruany said, my idea of a holiday is "lazing around" with a good wine and a good book, but my wife likes to climb mountains and go kayaking. What should we do?. ------- LAZE, or LAZE AROUND/AWAY. Mastruany dijo, mi idea de un dia festivo es (leiziar) tirar la hueva con un buen libro pero mi esposa le gusta escalar las montañas e ir de kayaking. Que deberiamos hacer?. LAZE, or LAZE AROUND/AWAY. ------- Mike Pence said, my son would "laze around" in front of the TV all day if we let him. ------ laze, or laze around/away. Lernen beginnen
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Mastruany said, my idea of a holiday is LAZING (- - -) with a good book, but my wife likes to climb mountains and go kayaking. What should we do?. ------- AWAY, AROUND, ABOUT. Huevonear, lazear, flojerear. Lazear Alreddedor/Lejos. to relax and enjoy yourself, doing very little. (see also: chill out, sit around).
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Mary Ovy said we’re "inviting some friends round" to our new house for dinner on Saturday night. ------ INVITE someone ROUND/OVER. INVITE someone ROUND/OVER. ---- Maggy said, I've invited Esther and Fernando round" to dinner next Saturday. ------- INVITE someone ROUND/OVER. Lernen beginnen
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Mary Ovy said, we’re INVITING some friends (- -) to our new apartment for dinner on Saturday night. ------ AROUND, OVER, ROUND. Invitar a alguien Alrededor de visita. to invite someone to come to your house. (see also: come over/around).
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Republican party said that Donal didn't like the plan at first, but we managed to "bring him round". ---------- BRING somebody AROUND/ROUND. BRING somebody AROUND/ROUND. ---- It took a long time to persuade Ceci to study English, but her friends "brought her around" by saying she’d never get a good job without it. ------------- BRING somebody AROUND/ROUND. Lernen beginnen
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Republican party said that Donal didn't like the plan at first, but we managed to (- -) him ROUND. ------ CONVINCE, BRING, TALK. Convencer a alguién Alrededor, bringear, convencer a alguién. to persuade somebody to agree to something. (see also: talk round, talk into, win over).
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Riquelme said, I'll "call around" and see if anyone's free on Saturday. ----- CALL AROUND/ROUND. CALL AROUND/ROUND. ------ Luis Gutierrez said, I'll "call around" about this candidate and see if can find something wrong of him. --------- CALL AROUND/ROUND. Lernen beginnen
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Riquelme said, I'll (- -) around and see if anyone's free on Saturday. ------ ASK, CALL, VISIT. Hablarle o llamarle a varias personas por telefono. Visitar a alguien. ---- to telephone several people, often in order to find out information.
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Martin said that he would "call round" sometime this afternoon. --------- CALL, or CALL ROUND. CALL, or CALL ROUND. ---- Can you call at the shop on your way home and get some milk?...... Emy said, I "called round" yesterday Martin, but you weren’t in. ---------------------- CALL, or CALL ROUND. Lernen beginnen
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Martin said yesterday that she would (- -) ROUND sometime this afternoon. ------ ASK, VISIT, CALL. Visitar, llamar Arededor, pasar de volada por algún lugar de visita, LLamar Alrededor y visitar ó pasar rapidamente por un sitio. --- to stop at a place on your way to another place, usually so that you can do something.
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Elton John said, we were just "clowning around". We didn’t mean to break anything. -------- CLOWN AROUND/ABOUT. CLOWN AROUND/ABOUT. ---- One can never take him seriously; Bill's always "clowning about". ------- CLOWN AROUND/ABAUT. Lernen beginnen
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Elton Jhon said, we were just (- -) around. We didn’t mean to break anything. ------ HANG, CLOWN, FOOL. Payasear, hacerse el gracioso. --- to join with someone in acting silly.
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Diana said, I "hang around" at the Midway airport most of the day. -------- HANG AROUND. Elias y Rosa aguardarón en la estación de autobuses la mayor parte del dia. HANG AROUND. ----- Airports in the Us should have entertainment facilities available for passengers who have to "hang around" waiting for delayed or connecting flights. ---------- hang around. Lernen beginnen
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Diana said, I (- -) AROUND at the Midway airport most of the day. ------ HANG, WAIT, STAY. Esperar, aguardar, esperar por ahí Alrededor. -- Stay in a place. (see also: sit around, wait around).
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Niketa said, I don't like the idea of my mom "nosing around" in my bedroom. ------ NOSE AROUND. NOSE AROUND. ---- Raul de Molina said, one of the things celebrities hate is reporters and photographers "nosing around" their neighborhood trying to get sensational stories or photos. ------------ NOSE AROUND. Lernen beginnen
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Niketa said, I don't like the idea of someone (- -) around in my bedroom. ----- SKULK, NOSE, SNIFF. Husmear, meter la nariz. --- to look around a place, often in order to find something.
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Lalo and Rosa said, we spent the afternoon "fooling around" on the beach. ------- fool around/about. FOOL AROUND/ABOUT. ---- Rosa said, everyone in the office was telling jokes and laughing when the boss came in and told us to stop "fooling around" and start doing some work. ---------------------- fool around/about. Lernen beginnen
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Lalo and Rosa said, we spent the afternoon (- -) around on the beach. ------ FOOL, CLOWN, HANG. Tontear, hacerle al pendejo, perder el tiempo, haciendole al tonto, flojerear. --- to spend time having fun or behaving in a silly way. (see also: clown around, kid around, play around).
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Cloud Jhons said that People at the mall were "crowding around" Ronaldo and asking for his autograph. ------- CROWD AROUND/ROUND. CROWD AROUND/ROUND. ------ Erick said that after the car crash, lots of people "crowded around" to see the damaged cars and the injured people. Lernen beginnen
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Mrs Cloud Jhons said that people at the mall were (- -) AROUND Ronaldo and asking for his autograph. ------ HANG, CROWD, RALLY. Aglomerarse, clowdiarse alrededor, juntarse mucha gente en un lugar. --- if a group of people crowd around or crowd around something or someone, they surround something or someone, standing very close to them.
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Ana said, Edgar's not convinced about that idea but I think I can TALK him ROUND. --------- TALK somebody ROUND. (UK). TALK somebody ROUND/AROUND. (UK). ---- Bobby Pulido says his wife votes Republican. He’s tried to TALK her ROUND to voting for the Democrats, but she won’t change her mind. ---------TALK somebody ROUND. (UK). Lernen beginnen
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Ana said, Edgar's not convinced about that idea but I think Edgar can (- -) her ROUND). ----- BRING, TALK, CONVINCE. Convencer a alguien Alrededor, Talkiar alguien Alrededor para convencer a alguién. --- to persuade someone to agree with you or to do what you want them to do. (see also: bring around, talk into).
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Sara said we rallied around our neighbors when their house burned down. ------- RALLY ROUND. RALLY ROUND/AROUND. --- Manolo's friends all RALLIED ROUND him when his wife died. * When the town library lost its funding, the community rallied around it. -------- RALLY ROUND. Lernen beginnen
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Mrs Rally Araneda said, we (- -) AROUND our neighbors when their house burned down. ------ CROWD, RALLY, HANG. Juntarse, reunirse alrededor para ayudar ó apoyar a alguién. ---- to join together to support (someone or something) in a difficult time or situation.
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Venus is a bossy guy who likes throwing his weight around. ------- to THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND. THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND. ---- Hector is a bossy man who likes throwing his weight around. ------- to THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND. Lernen beginnen
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Venus is a bossy guy who likes (- -) his weight around. -------- THROW, CHUCK, TOSS. Tirar tu peso alrededor, mandonear arrogantemente, maltratar a alguien. --- to behave as if you are more important or powerful than other people.
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Olmedo said, I asked around, but nobody had seen my dog Panthom for days. ----- ASK AROUND. Olmedo dijo, pregunte a varias personas pero nadie habia visto mi perro Panthom por dias. ASK AROUND. ---- Our babysitter's just moved away, so we're asking around for a replacement ... Maybe you should ask around to find out more about this guy. We usually ask around before trying a new restaurant. ----- ASK AROUND. Lernen beginnen
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Mr Asker Araneda said that Olmedo said, I ASK (- -), but nobody had seen my dog Panthom for days. ------- ROUND, ABOUT, AROUND. Preguntar Alrededor, Askear por información sobre algo ó alguien. --- to ask many people to tell you information about someone or something.
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Grandpa said, that fever kept me tossing around in bed all night. ---- TOSS someone or something AROUND. Esa fiebre me mantuvo sangolotiando en cama toda la noche. TOSS someone or something AROUND. ------ The huge waves tossed us around while we were out on the open sea. Lernen beginnen
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Grandpa said, that fever kept me (- -) around in bed all night. -------- throw, toss, chuck. Sarandear, aventar palla y paca algo ó alguién, sarandear, sangolotiar. ---- To hurl, fling, or cast someone or something from place to place or back and forth.
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The scientists got together to “toss around” a few ideas. ------- TOSS something AROUND. TOSS something AROUND. ------- We tossed some thoughts around last night for a while. Lernen beginnen
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The scientists got together to (- -) AROUND a few ideas. ---------- THROW, TOSS, CHUCK. Barajear, discutir, hablar de algo. to discuss something such as an idea, often in an informal way.
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