About, around, round - Alrededor (The 2274th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish translation for About, around, round is Alrededor. It can be used as adverb. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 2274th most commonly used word in Spanish. This word often comes up when talking about location & place, numbers & quantity, being & changes, food, time & frequency, materials & quality, family & relationships. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: about, around, round

Spanish: alrededor

Examples


Dinner will be ready around six thirty.	La cena estará lista alrededor de las seis y media.
Look around you.	Mire a su alrededor.
He made me wait for about half an hour.	Me hizo esperar alrededor de media hora.
He will be waiting for you around two o'clock.	Te estará esperando alrededor de las dos.
There was no one about.	No había nadie alrededor.
All around is silence.	Todo alrededor es silencio.
If you look around, you'll see many people doing the same thing.	Si miras alrededor, verás a muchas personas haciendo lo mismo.
He is different from the people around him.	Él es diferente de las personas alrededor suyo.

Be kind to those around you.	Sé amable con aquellos a tu alrededor.
He wandered around the lake.	Deambuló alrededor del lago.
He will arrive there about five o'clock.	Él llegará allí alrededor de las cinco en punto.
There are about twenty of them.	Hay alrededor de veinte de ellos.
It's about five miles.	Son alrededor de cinco millas.
They want to build a fence around their home.	Ellos quieren construir una cerca alrededor de su casa.
There are about a thousand students in all.	Son alrededor de mil estudiantes.
I bought it for about twelve dollars.	Lo compré por alrededor de doce dólares.
With so many people around he naturally became a bit nervous.	Naturalmente, con tanta gente a su alrededor se puso un poco nervioso.
They're sunbathing around the pool.	Ellas están tomando sol alrededor de la piscina.
We went on a tour to the surrounding towns	Hicimos un recorrido por los pueblos de alrededor
Look about you.	Mira alrededor tuyo.
We looked about us.	Echamos un ojo alrededor.