1 shaped like a circle or globe: “a round hole” rond
2 rather fat; plump: “a round face.” bol
1 in the opposite direction: “He turned round.” rond
2 in a circle: “They all stood round and listened” rond
3 from one person to another: “They passed the letter round” rond, door
4 from place to place: “We drove round for a while.” rond
5 in circumference: “The tree measured two metres round.” in omtrek
6 to a particular place, usually a person's home: “Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?” naar ... toe
1 on all sides of: “There was a wall round the garden” rond
2 passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): “They ran round the tree.” om ... heen
3 changing direction at: “He came round the corner.” om
4 in or to all parts of: “The news spread all round the town.” door
1 a complete circuit: “a round of drinks (= one for everyone present)” ronde
2 a regular journey one takes to do one's work: “a postman's round.” rondgang
3 a burst of cheering, shooting etc: “They gave him a round of applause” salvo, schot
4 a single bullet, shell etc: “five hundred rounds of ammunition.” patroon
5 a stage in a competition etc: “The winners of the first round will go through to the next.” rond
6 a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession. canon to go round: “The car rounded the corner.” omheengaan
'rounded (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
curved; like part of the line forming a circle: “a rounded arch.” gerond
'roundly (Bijwoord)
plainly; rudely: “He rebuked her roundly.” botweg
'roundness (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
rondheid
rounds (noun plural)
a doctor's visits to his patients: “The doctor is (out) on his rounds.” ronde
'all-round (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
complete: “It was an all-round success.” in alle opzichten
'all-'rounder (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
a person who has a talent for several different kinds of work, sport etc, or who can play in any position in a game. iemand die van alle markten thuis is
'roundabout (Zelfstandig naamwoord)
1 a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round. draaimolen
2 a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel. rotonde not direct: “a roundabout route.” indirect
round figures/numbers
the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers: “Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).” afgerond
'round-'shouldered (Bijvoeglijk naamwoord)
with stooping shoulders. met een ronde rug
round trip
1 (American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey). retour
2 a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route. rondreis
all round
surrounding: “There were people all round him.” om ... heen
round about
1 surrounding: “She sat with her children round about her.” om ... heen
2 near: “There are not many houses round about.” in de buurt
3 approximately: “There must have been round about a thousand people there.” ongeveer
EN:round trip
NL:rondreisNL:heenreis en terugreis EN:round of fire
NL:salvo EN:round of ammunition
NL:patroon, granaat EN: in all the round of Nature
NL:in de hele natuur EN: make (go) the roundNL:de ronde doen EN: in the roundNL:open en bloot EN:round down
NL:afronden EN:round out
NL:boller worden EN:round up
NL:bijeendrijvenNL:razzia houdenNL:oppakken
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