English-German translations for around

• um
  Bitte sehen Sie sich in der Kammer um. Please look around the Chamber.
  Um diesen Punkt kommen wir nicht herum. We cannot get around this point.
  Ich kann nur sagen: "Schauen Sie sich doch um." I can only say: 'Look around you'.
• ungefähr
  Dies dauert ungefähr neun Monate. This takes around nine months.
  Das sind ungefähr 100 000 Betriebe. There are around 100 000 tobacco farms.
  Ich habe mit meinem Bericht ungefähr am 10. Januar angefangen. I commenced my report around 10 January.
• circa
  Wir sprechen mittlerweile von circa 30 % der Kosten. We are now talking about around 30% of the costs.
• drumherum
• etwa
  In meinem Heimatland macht sie etwa 30 % aus. In my country it is around 30%.
  Dies stellt eine Erhöhung um etwa 20 % dar. That is an increase of around 20%.
  Er liegt in den meisten Ländern bei etwa 20 %. It is around 20% in most countries.
• herum
  Um diesen Punkt kommen wir nicht herum. We cannot get around this point.
  Die Welt um uns herum wartet nicht. The world around us will not wait.
  Wir stolpern im Dunkeln herum. We are stumbling around in the dark.
• ringsherum
• ringsum
  Dann zäunten sie die gesamte Stadt ein, erklärten sie zum Militärgebiet und stellten ringsum Wachen auf. Then they fenced off the whole city, declared it a military zone and put guards around it.
• rundherum
  Sie kaufen ja auch nicht zuerst die Möbel und bauen dann rundherum ein Haus, wenn Sie ein großes Werk angehen wollen. When you want to start a major project, you do not first buy the furniture and then build a house around it.
• um ... herum
• um den Dreh
• Workaround der

Definition of around

• Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing
• Centred upon; surrounding
• Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point
• Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve
• Near; in the vicinity of
• At or to various places within
• Present in the vicinity
• Alive; existing
• So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof
• So as to surround or be near
• Nearly; approximately; about
• From place to place
• From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement
• etc.}} So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction

Examples

• She wore a gold chain around her neck
• I planted a row of lilies around the statue
• The jackals began to gather around the carcass
• There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information
• We walked around the football field
• She went around the track fifty times
• The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on
• I left my keys somewhere around here
• I left the house around 10 this morning
• I dont want you around me
• The pages from the notebook were scattered around the room
• Those teenagers like to hang around the mall
• She went around the office and got everyone to sign the card
• Is Clare around today?
• The record store on Main Street? Yes, its still around
• How is old Bob? I heard that his health is failing."  "Oh, hes still around. Hes feeling better now
• High above, vultures circled around.
• Everybody please gather around.
• There isnt another house for miles around.
• Around a thousand people attended
• An adult elephant weighs around five tons
• There are rumors going around that the company is bankrupt
• Look around and see what you find
• We moved the furniture around in the living room
• The team wasnt doing well, but the new coach really turned things around
• He used to stay up late but his new girlfriend changed that around
• The patient was unconscious but the doctor brought him around quickly
• I didnt think he would ever like the new design, but eventually we brought him around
• Turn around at the end of this street
• She spun around a few times
• I asked around, and no-one really liked it
• Shopping around can get you a better deal
• When are you going to stop whoring around, find a nice girl, and give us grandchildren?
• sit around, mess around, loaf around

Related words

• turnaround
• workaround
• workarounds
• runaround
• wraparound
• all-around
• around-the-clock
• around the clock
• around the bend