mill about en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de mill about en el diccionario inglés»español

I.about [ingl. am. əˈbaʊt, ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt] ADV. about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about

más o menos

about

aproximadamente

he's about my age

tiene más o menos mi edad

she must be about 60

debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años

she must be about 60

debe (de) andar por los 60 coloq.

at about six o'clock

alrededor de or a eso de las seis

at about six o'clock

sobre las seis Esp.

there were about 12 of us

éramos unos 12

there were about 12 of us

éramos como 12

they should be arriving about now

deben (de) estar a punto de llegar

in about three hours

en unas tres horas

about a month ago

hace cosa de un mes

about a month ago

hará un mes

the soup must be about ready by now

la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

about time too!

¡ya era hora!

2. about:

to be about to + infin I'm sorry, you were about to say something

perdón, ibas a decir algo

we were just about to start eating

estábamos a punto de empezar a comer

we were just about to start eating

justo estábamos por empezar a comer amer.

I'm not about to mention it to her

no tengo la más mínima intención de mencionárselo

3.1. about (from one place to another):

the dog followed him about

el perro lo seguía a todas partes

she travels about a lot

viaja mucho

he knows his way about

conoce la ciudad (or la zona etc.)

she's very old and can't get about very easily

es muy mayor y le cuesta desplazarse

3.2. about (in various directions):

he was waving a knife about

blandía un cuchillo

she rummaged about in her bag

revolvió en el bolso

he glanced about nervously

miraba nervioso a su alrededor

4.1. about (in the vicinity, in circulation) esp ingl. brit. :

is Teresa about?

¿Teresa anda por aquí?

there's not much traffic about today

hoy no hay mucho tráfico

she's about somewhere, she's somewhere about

anda por aquí

I'm not usually about that early

no suelo estar allí/aquí tan temprano

there's a lot of flu about

hay mucha gente con gripe

he's very mean — there's a lot of it about

es muy tacaño — eso es algo que abunda

4.2. about (on all sides):

about esp ingl. brit. liter.

por todas partes

II.about [ingl. am. əˈbaʊt, ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt] PREP.

1.1. about (concerning):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about Greece

un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia

what's the play about?

¿de qué se trata la obra?

he wants to see you — what about?

quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?

she said nothing about that

no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso

about tonight: are you coming?

(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?

what was all that shouting about?

¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?

what about Helen? isn't she coming?

¿y Helen? ¿no viene?

and Helen? — what about Helen?

¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?

that's what it's all about

de eso se trata

politics is all about persuading people

en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente

I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?

no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?

she won — how about that!

ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!

what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about

espero que sepas lo que haces

I don't understand what he's about

no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

1.2. about (pertaining to):

there's something about him that I don't like

tiene algo que no me acaba de gustar

what's so unusual about that?

¿qué tiene eso de raro?

the place has a certain charm about it

el lugar tiene cierto encanto

2. about (engaged in):

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

¿me traes el libro de paso?

while you're about it, could you fetch my book?

ya que estás ¿me traes el libro?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué tardaste tanto (en hacerlo)?

why did you take so long about it?

¿por qué demoraste tanto (en hacerlo)? amer.

3.1. about (in, on, through) esp ingl. brit. :

they were playing about the house

estaban jugando en la casa

he wandered about the empty streets

recorrió las calles vacías

3.2. about (encircling):

about liter.

alrededor de

3.3. about (on one's person) ingl. brit.:

do you have a pencil about you?

¿tienes un lápiz?

I.mill¹ [ingl. am. mɪl, ingl. brit. mɪl] SUST.

1. mill (building, machine):

mill

molino m

to go through the mill person:

vérselas negras coloq.

to go through the mill person:

pasarlas duras

it can take months for an application to go through the administrative mill

el trámite de una solicitud puede llevar meses de papeleo

to put sb through the mill

hacerle sudar la gota gorda a alguien

2. mill (grinder for pepper etc):

mill

molinillo m

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

cotton mill

fábrica f de tejidos de algodón

paper mill

fábrica f de papel

paper mill

papelera f

saw mill

aserradero m

saw mill

aserrío m Col. Ecua.

steel mill

fundición f de acero

steel mill

acería f

II.mill¹ [ingl. am. mɪl, ingl. brit. mɪl] V. trans.

1. mill flour:

mill

moler

2.1. mill (process):

mill lumber

aserrar

mill lumber

serrar

mill steel

laminar

mill cloth

abatanar

mill cloth

batanar

2.2. mill (with milling machine):

mill

fresar

milled edge

canto m acordonado

milled edge

cordoncillo m

III.mill¹ [ingl. am. mɪl, ingl. brit. mɪl] V. intr. (circulate)

mill crowd:

dar vueltas

mill crowd:

pulular

mill crowd:

arremolinarse

a milling crowd

un remolino de gente

confused thoughts were milling around inside her head

pensamientos confusos le daban vueltas en la cabeza or bullían en su cabeza

the guests milled about or around outside the church waiting for news

los invitados daban vueltas fuera de la iglesia a la espera de noticias

mill² [ingl. am. mɪl, ingl. brit. mɪl] SUST. (in US)

mill FIN.

milésima f de dólar (unidad usada en el cálculo de impuestos)

mill about en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de mill about en el diccionario inglés»español

mill about V.

Entrada creada por un usuario

mill about (roam) intr.

deambular

mill about (roam) trans.

deambular por

Traducciones de mill about en el diccionario inglés»español

I.about [əˈbaʊt] PREP.

1. about (on subject of):

about

sobre

about

acerca de

a book about football

un libro sobre fútbol

what is the film about?

¿de qué trata la película?

to talk about cinema

hablar sobre cine

while he is about it ingl. brit. coloq.

mientras esté haciendo eso

2. about (surrounding):

about

alrededor de

the garden about the house

el jardín alrededor de la casa

3. about (in and through):

about

por

to go about a place

andar por un lugar

4. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

eso es lo que me gusta de él

5. about ingl. brit. (with):

I have no money about me

no llevo dinero encima

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how about that!

¡vaya!

what about it? (suggestion)

¿quieres/queréis?

what about it? (so what?)

¿y qué?

what about a drink?

¿qué tal si tomamos algo?

II.about [əˈbaʊt] ADV.

1. about (around):

all about

por todas partes

to leave things lying about somewhere

dejar cosas tiradas por un sitio

to be the other way about

ser exactamente al revés

is Paul about?

¿está Paul por ahí?

2. about (approximately):

about

aproximadamente

about my size

más o menos de mi tamaño

round about 5 km

cerca de 5 kilómetros

about here

más o menos aquí

about 5 years ago

hace unos cinco años

about twenty

unos veinte

to be somewhere about

estar por aquí

to have had just about enough of sth

estar harto de algo

that's about it for today

eso es todo por hoy

3. about (almost):

about

casi

to be (just) about ready

estar casi listo

4. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

no estar dispuesto a hacer algo

5. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

estar a punto de hacer algo

I.mill [mɪl] SUST.

1. mill (machine):

mill for grain

molino m

mill for coffee

molinillo m

2. mill (factory):

mill

fábrica f (de tejidos)

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to go through the mill

pasarlas moradas

to put sb through the mill

someter a alguien a duras pruebas

II.mill [mɪl] V. trans.

1. mill grain, coffee:

mill

moler

2. mill metal:

mill

fresar

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

On a warm damp evening, many males may emerge from the nest and mill about on the ground.

en.wikipedia.org

In the meantime, the lawyers mill about the halls.

www.thespec.com

Blossoming trees provide picturesque shade and temperatures are still cool enough that it's comfortable to mill about in a crowd.

www.huffingtonpost.com

Finance class is dismissed at 10 a.m. and there's no time to mill about.

www.mlive.com

Villagers, almost all men, mill about in ineffective confusion.

www.independent.co.uk

The fake bar's gone, replaced by a new cocktail bar where guests can mill about before heading into the ballroom.

www.vancouversun.com

At the same time, modern-day tourists mill about, one of them a blonde woman in high-heels and hot pants.

www.telegraph.co.uk

There are also all-male bachelor groups of two to five adult or sub-adult males, which typically mill about the periphery of a troop.

en.wikipedia.org

Around her, a couple of hundred people mill about chatting and drinking local beer after a series of mini-lectures on marketing.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Women wearing ceremonial white dresses and red headscarves mill about.

www.ucobserver.org