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I. about [əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about
o
a book about sth
książka f o czymś
to talk about women
rozmawiać o kobietach
and what about me?
a co ze mną?

2. about (around):

about
dookoła
about
wokół
to walk about the room
chodzić po pokoju

3. about (characteristic of):

what I like about him
to, co w nim lubię

4. about (with):

about
przy
I have no money about me Brit form
nie mam przy sobie żadnych pieniędzy

Phrases:

to go about [doing] sth
zabrać się za coś
how [or what] about...?
co powiesz na...?

II. about [əˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (more or less):

about
około
about 5 years ago
około pięć lat temu
at about 3:00
około trzeciej
about my size
prawie mój rozmiar
to be somewhere about
być gdzieś w pobliżu
I've had about enough!
mam już tego dosyć!
that's about it for today
to tyle na dzisiaj

2. about (near, around):

about
dookoła
clothes lying about
porozrzucane [wokół] ubrania
somewhere about
gdzieś w pobliżu
is Paul about?
czy jest Paul?

3. about (almost):

about
prawie
to be [just] about ready
być prawie gotowym

4. about (in opposite direction):

to turn about
odwracać [perf odwrócić] się
the other way about
odwrotnie

III. about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ

I was about to do it when...
właśnie miałem to zrobić, gdy...
the concert is about to start
zaraz zacznie się koncert
not to be about to do sth
nie mieć zamiaru czegoś robić

I. kick about VB intr inf to be kicking about [or around]

1. kick about about (lie about):

to be kicking about [or around]
poniewierać się

2. kick about about (travel):

to be kicking about [or around]
podróżować

II. kick about VB trans

1. kick about about inf (talk about):

to kick sth about [or around]
przedyskutować coś

2. kick about about (treat badly):

to kick sb about [or around]
poniewierać kimś

about-face N AM

about-face → about-turn

See also

about-turn N fig

about-turn
zwrot m o 180 stopni

about-turn N fig

about-turn
zwrot m o 180 stopni

bandy about VB trans

bandy about rumour
powtarzać
bandy about story
opowiadać
bandy about name, figure
wymieniać

bring about VB trans

to bring sth about changes, ruin
doprowadzać [perf doprowadzić] do czegoś
to bring sth about war
wywoływać [perf wywołać] coś

bugger about, bugger around VB intr Brit inf

bugger about
opieprzać się

cast about, cast around VB intr

to cast about for sth
szukać czegoś

clown about, clown around VB intr

clown about
błaznować

come about VB intr

come about
stać się
it came about that...
stało się tak, że...
how did the problem come about?
jak powstał ten problem?

doss about, doss around VB intr Brit inf

doss about
obijać się

fall about VB intr Brit inf

to fall about laughing
konać [lub tarzać się] ze śmiechu

feel about, feel around VB intr

to feel about [or around] for sth
szukać czegoś
Present
Ikick about
youkick about
he/she/itkicks about
wekick about
youkick about
theykick about
Past
Ikicked about
youkicked about
he/she/itkicked about
wekicked about
youkicked about
theykicked about
Present Perfect
Ihavekicked about
youhavekicked about
he/she/ithaskicked about
wehavekicked about
youhavekicked about
theyhavekicked about
Past Perfect
Ihadkicked about
youhadkicked about
he/she/ithadkicked about
wehadkicked about
youhadkicked about
theyhadkicked about
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