round off

redondear

Sustituir un número por otro cercano y más sencillo, con menos cifras.

En inglés sencillo: To replace a number with a nearby, simpler number that has fewer digits.

• Round off the final number.
• She rounded off 49.8 to 50.
• Should we round the total off to the nearest pound?

Cómo se usa: round something off to something (Round the answer off to two decimal places.)

Sinónimos: round

Expresiones frecuentes: round off numbers, round off the total

redondear

Hacer que los bordes o las esquinas dejen de ser afilados y queden lisos y curvos.

En inglés sencillo: To make sharp edges or corners smooth and curved.

• Round off the sharp edges.
• He rounded off the corners of the wooden box.
• Can you round these rough edges off?

Cómo se usa: round something off (Use a file to round the corners off.)

Sinónimos: smooth, round

Expresiones frecuentes: round off edges, round off corners

rematar, concluir

Terminar una actividad, normalmente con algo agradable o apropiado.

En inglés sencillo: To finish an activity, often with something enjoyable or suitable.

• Dessert rounded off the meal.
• We rounded off our visit with a walk by the river.
• A short song rounded off the show.

Cómo se usa: round something off with something (We rounded the meal off with fresh fruit.)

Sinónimos: finish, complete, conclude

Antónimos: begin

Expresiones frecuentes: round off an evening, round off a meal