round

rotondo

A forma di cerchio o di palla, oppure con un contorno curvo.

In inglese semplice: Shaped like a circle or ball, or having a curved outline.

• She has a round face.
• We chose a table with round corners.
• The children drew round shapes on the paper.

Sinonimi: circular, rounded

Espressioni comuni: round face, round table, round edges

rotondo, circolare

A forma di cerchio, su una superficie piana oppure visto da un’estremità.

In inglese semplice: Having the shape of a circle, either flat or when seen from one end.

• The plate is round.
• They drilled a round hole in the wall.
• These round pipes come in several sizes.

Sinonimi: circular

Espressioni comuni: round table, round plate, round pipe

rotondo, sferico

A forma di palla, con una superficie curva su tutti i lati.

In inglese semplice: Shaped like a ball, with a curved surface on every side.

• The Earth is round.
• He rolled a round stone down the hill.
• She bought a necklace with round wooden beads.

Sinonimi: spherical, ball-shaped

Espressioni comuni: round ball, round earth, round beads

disco, rondella

Oggetto o pezzo di qualcosa a forma di cerchio o di palla.

In inglese semplice: An object or piece of something shaped like a circle or ball.

• Cut the dough into rounds.
• She topped each round of bread with cheese.
• Arrange the pastry rounds on a baking tray.

Come si usa: a round of something (Place a round of dough in each cup.)

Sinonimi: disc, circle

Espressioni comuni: round of bread, pastry round, cut a round

girello, fesa

Carne ricavata dalla parte superiore della zampa posteriore del bovino.

In inglese semplice: Meat from the upper part of a cow’s back leg.

• Round is a lean cut of beef.
• The butcher recommended a round roast.
• Cook round steak slowly to keep it tender.

Sinonimi: rump

Espressioni comuni: beef round, round steak, round roast

attorno a, intorno a

Su tutti i lati di qualcosa che si trova al centro.

In inglese semplice: On every side of something that is in the middle.

• We sat round the fire.
• She put a scarf round her neck.
• A high fence runs round the garden.

Sinonimi: around

Espressioni comuni: round the table, round the fire, round someone’s neck

indietro

Nella direzione opposta, così da voltarsi o guardare dietro di sé.

In inglese semplice: Towards the opposite direction, so that you face or look behind you.

• Please turn round.
• She looked round when she heard her name.
• He spun round to face the door.

Sinonimi: around

Espressioni comuni: turn round, look round, spin round

arrotondare

Sostituire un numero con uno vicino e più semplice, con meno cifre.

In inglese semplice: To change a number to a nearby, simpler number with fewer figures.

• Round this number to ten.
• She rounded the price down to five euros.
• We rounded all the figures to two decimal places.

Come si usa: round something to ... (Round the total to the nearest hundred.); round something up/down (We rounded the cost up to ten pounds.)

Sinonimi: approximate

Espressioni comuni: round something up, round something down, round something off