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round [raʊnd]
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1. adverb
   a. ( = around) autour
• there was a wall all round il y avait un mur tout autour
• he went round by the bridge il a fait le détour par le pont
• you can't get through here, you'll have to go round vous ne pouvez pas passer par ici, il faut faire le tour
• the long way round le chemin le plus long
► round and round en rond
• to go round and round (looking for sth) tourner en rond
• the idea was going round and round in his head il tournait et retournait l'idée dans sa tête► all + round
• all year round pendant toute l'année
• this ought to make life much easier all round ( = for everybody) cela devrait simplifier la vie de tout le monde
   b. (to sb's place) come round and see me venez me voir
• I asked him round for a drink je l'ai invité à (passer) prendre un verre chez moi
• I'll be round at 8 o'clock je serai là à 8 heures
2. preposition
autour de
• she planted flowers round the tree elle a planté des fleurs autour de l'arbre
• sitting round the fire (in house) assis au coin du feu
• the villages round Brighton les villages autour de Brighton
• to go round an obstacle contourner un obstacle
• to show sb round a town faire visiter une ville à qn
• they went round the cafés looking for ... ils ont fait le tour des cafés à la recherche de ...
• she's 75cm round the waist elle fait 75 cm de tour de taille
• put a blanket round him enveloppez-le dans une couverture
► round about environ
• round about £800 800 livres environ
• round about 7 o'clock vers 7 heures► round the corner
• the house is just round the corner la maison est au coin de la rue ; ( = near) la maison est tout près
• she went round the corner elle a tourné le coin de la rue
3. adjective
   a. ( = circular) rond ; ( = rounded) arrondi
• to have round shoulders avoir le dos rond
   b. ( = complete) a round dozen une douzaine tout rond
• round number chiffre m rond
4. noun
   a. ( = circle) rond m, cercle m
   b. (British also delivery round tournée f
• to make one's round(s) [watchman, policeman] faire sa ronde ; [postman, milkman] faire sa tournée ; [doctor] faire ses visites
• to make the rounds of ... faire le tour de ...
• to do the rounds [infection, a cold] faire des ravages ; [news, joke] circuler
   c. [of cards, golf, competition] partie f ; (Boxing) round m ; [of election] tour m ; [of talks, discussions] série f
• a new round of negotiations une nouvelle série de négociations
   d. [of drinks] tournée f
• it's my round c'est ma tournée
5. transitive verb
( = go round) [+ corner] tourner ; [+ bend] prendre
• as he rounded the corner au moment où il tournait au coin de la rue
6. compounds
► round-necked pullover noun pull(-over) m ras du cou
► round robin noun ( = petition) pétition f (où les signatures sont disposées en rond) ; ( = letter) lettre envoyée à plusieurs destinataires ; (especiallyUS) (Sport) poule f
► round-shouldered adjective voûté
► round-table adjective
• round-table discussion table f ronde ► round-the-clock adjective 24 heures sur 24
► round trip noun aller m et retour
• this plane does three round trips a week cet avion effectue trois rotations fpl par semaine ► round trip ticket noun billet m aller-retour
► round down separable transitive verb
[+ prices] arrondir (au chiffre inférieur)
► round off separable transitive verb
[+ speech, meal] terminer ; [+ debate, meeting] mettre fin à
• and now, to round off, I must say ... et maintenant, pour conclure, je dois dire ...► round up separable transitive verb
   a. ( = bring together) [+ people] réunir ; [+ cattle] rassembler
   b. [+ prices] arrondir (au chiffre supérieur)
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Note: round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, gather, pass)
For go round, get round see the entries go, get
[raʊnd] 1.
adverb
1) GB (on all sides)

all round — tout autour

whisky all round! — du whisky pour tout le monde!

to go all the way round — faire tout le tour

2) GB (in circles)

to go round and round — [carousel] tourner (en rond); [person] fig tourner en rond; lit aller et venir

3) GB (to specific place, home)

to go round to — passer à

to ask somebody round — dire à quelqu'un de passer à la maison

to invite somebody round for lunch — inviter quelqu'un à déjeuner (chez soi)

I'll be round in a minute — j'arrive (dans un instant)

4) GB

three metres round — de trois mètres de circonférence

5) GB (as part of cycle)

all year round — toute l'année

this time round — cette fois-ci

2.
preposition GB
1) (expressing location) autour de [table etc]

to sit round the fire — s'asseoir au coin du feu

the wall goes right round the house — le mur fait le tour de la maison

what do you measure round the waist? — combien fais-tu de tour de taille?

2) (expressing direction)

to go round the corner — tourner au coin de la rue

just round the corner — tout près

to go round a bend — (in road) prendre un virage

to go round an obstacle — contourner un obstacle

3) (on visit)

her sister took us round Oxford — sa sœur nous a fait visiter Oxford

to go round the shops — faire les magasins

3.
round about adverbial phrase
1) (approximately) à peu près, environ

it happened round about here — ça s'est passé par ici

2) (vicinity)

the people round about — les gens des environs

4.
noun
1) (set, series) série f (of de)

the daily round of activities — le train-train quotidien

2) (in competition) rencontre f

qualifying round — match m de qualification

3) (in golf, cards) partie f; (in boxing, wrestling) round m
4) (in showjumping) parcours m
5) (in election) tour m
6) (of drinks) tournée f
7) Military (unit of ammunition) balle f

round of ammunition — cartouche f

8) Military (shot fired) salve f
9) (burst)

round of applause — salve f d'applaudissements

to get a round of applause — être applaudi

10) (of bread)

a round of toast — un toast

11) (route) tournée f

to do one's rounds — [doctor] visiter ses malades; [postman] faire sa tournée; [guard] faire sa ronde

to do ou go the rounds — [rumour, flu] circuler

to go ou do the rounds of — faire le tour de

12) (circular shape) rondelle f (of de)
13) Music (canon) canon m
5.
adjective
1) (circular, spherical, curved) rond

round-faced — au visage rond

her eyes grew round — elle a ouvert des yeux ronds

to have round shoulders — avoir le dos voûté

2) (complete) [figure] rond

in round figures, that's £100 — ça fait 100 livres sterling en arrondissant

a round dozen — une douzaine exactement

a nice round sum — une somme rondelette (colloq)

6.
transitive verb contourner [headland]

to round the corner — tourner au coin

to round a bend — prendre un virage

Phrasal Verbs:

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