PHRASAL VERBS About, Around 1

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.

Huevonear, lazear, flojerear. Lazear Alreddedor/Lejos. to relax and enjoy yourself, doing very little. (see also: chill out, sit around).

INVITE someone ROUND/OVER. ---- Maggy said, I've invited Esther and Fernando round" to dinner next Saturday. ------- INVITE someone ROUND/OVER.

Invitar a alguien Alrededor de visita. to invite someone to come to your house. (see also: come over/around).

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.

Convencer a alguién Alrededor, bringear, convencer a alguién. to persuade somebody to agree to something. (see also: talk round, talk into, win over).

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.

Hablarle o llamarle a varias personas por telefono. Visitar a alguien. ---- to telephone several people, often in order to find out information.

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.

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.

CLOWN AROUND/ABOUT. ---- One can never take him seriously; Bill's always "clowning about". ------- CLOWN AROUND/ABAUT.

Payasear, hacerse el gracioso. --- to join with someone in acting silly.

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.

Esperar, aguardar, esperar por ahí Alrededor. -- Stay in a place. (see also: sit around, wait 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.

Husmear, meter la nariz. --- to look around a place, often in order to find something.

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.

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).

CROWD AROUND/ROUND. ------ Erick said that after the car crash, lots of people "crowded around" to see the damaged cars and the injured people.

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.

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).

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).

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.

Juntarse, reunirse alrededor para ayudar ó apoyar a alguién. ---- to join together to support (someone or something) in a difficult time or situation.

THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND. ---- Hector is a bossy man who likes throwing his weight around. ------- to THROW YOUR WEIGHT AROUND.

Tirar tu peso alrededor, mandonear arrogantemente, maltratar a alguien. --- to behave as if you are more important or powerful than other people.

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.

Preguntar Alrededor, Askear por información sobre algo ó alguien. --- to ask many people to tell you information about someone or something.

TOSS someone or something AROUND. ------ The huge waves tossed us around while we were out on the open sea.

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.

TOSS something AROUND. ------- We tossed some thoughts around last night for a while.

Barajear, discutir, hablar de algo. to discuss something such as an idea, often in an informal way.