muck about en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de muck about en el diccionario inglés»español

I.muck about V. [ingl. am. mək -, ingl. brit. mʌk -], muck around V. ingl. brit. coloq. (v + adv)

1. muck about (play the fool):

muck about

tontear

muck about

hacer el tonto Esp.

muck about

mamar gallo Col. Ven. coloq.

2. muck about (fiddle, tinker):

to muck about or around with sth

andar tocando algo

II.muck about V. [ingl. am. mək -, ingl. brit. mʌk -], muck around V. ingl. brit. coloq. (v + o + adv) (treat badly)

to muck sb about or around

jugar con alguien

to muck sb about or around

tomarle el pelo a alguien coloq.

Traducciones de muck 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?

muck [ingl. am. mək, ingl. brit. mʌk] SUST. U

1. muck (dung) AGR. GANAD.:

muck

estiércol m

Lady/Lord Muck ingl. brit. coloq.

la marquesa/el marqués de Carabás irón.

to be as common as muck coloq.

ser muy ordinario

to be as common as muck coloq.

ser más basto que el papel de lija coloq.

to make a muck of sth ingl. brit. coloq. I made a real muck of my exam

metí la pata en el examen coloq.

to make a muck of sth ingl. brit. coloq. I made a real muck of my exam

la cagué en el examen vulg. argot

atrbv. muck heap

estercolero m

2. muck (dirt, filth):

muck

mugre f

muck

porquería f coloq.

where there's muck there's brass or money ingl. brit.

ensuciándose las manos, se puede hacer uno rico

muck about en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de muck about en el diccionario inglés»español

I.muck about V. intr. coloq.

1. muck about (waste time):

muck about

perder el tiempo

2. muck about (handle):

to muck about with sth

manosear algo

II.muck about V. trans. always separ.

muck about

tratar mal

Traducciones de muck 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

muck [mʌk] SUST. sin pl. ingl. brit. coloq.

1. muck (dirt):

muck

suciedad f

2. muck (manure):

muck

estiércol m

3. muck:

to make a muck of sth

echar a perder algo

4. muck pey. (bad food):

muck

basura f

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

I get to just muck about really, especially going into the number.

au.news.yahoo.com

By cleaning this dashing insurgent's abode, you'll be able to piece together the surrounding political turmoil, muck about with his snazzy spy gadgets, and even flirt with him.

www.eurogamer.net

In the old days an amateur film-maker had to muck about with complex equipment.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Definitely not something to muck about in everyday driving, particularly when it's raining during the holiday rush.

business.inquirer.net

It's not the sort of thing you can muck about with.

www.nme.com

We can also demonstrate our sense of humour, an ability to muck about with words creatively and whether we are interesting people or quite boring.

www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au

I used to go down there play on the beach, and muck about.

www.kentnews.co.uk

If you muck about with them, try over-hard to make them more accessible, you often just confuse them.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Not one to muck about, he declared that he was not a liberal; free speech was not the default setting.

www.onlineopinion.com.au

However, it does not mean that adults allow children to just muck about and do whatever they want.

theconversation.com