Ronda in english
Round
pronunciation: raʊnd part of speech: adjective, noun, adverb
pronunciation: raʊnd part of speech: adjective, noun, adverb
In gestures
ronda1 = round ; work round.
Example: The current round of negotiations will leave much unfinished business to be carried over to subsequent rounds.Example: Librarians spend one week with selected internal medicine teams participating in work rounds and instructing team members in the use of the medical literature.more:
» de ronda = on the beat .
Example: City budget cuts mean fewer cops on the beat.» ronda de bebidas = round of drinks .
Example: A businessman has spent more than £200000 for what could very well be the world's most expensive round of drinks in history.» ronda de negociaciones = round of negotiations .
Example: The current round of negotiations will leave much unfinished business to be carried over to subsequent rounds.ronda2 = ring road ; bypass ; beltway.
Example: He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years.Example: The author discusses the controversy over the construction of a bypass which cuts through a national park in Devon.Example: The ambulance pulled over on the beltway, and paramedics oversaw a healthy delivery.more:
» ronda de circunvalación = ring road ; bypass ; beltway .
Example: He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years. Example: The author discusses the controversy over the construction of a bypass which cuts through a national park in Devon. Example: The ambulance pulled over on the beltway, and paramedics oversaw a healthy delivery.rondar = be one step away from ; walk (a)round ; hang around ; loiter (about/around) ; loaf (about/around) ; bum around ; linger ; prowl ; hang about ; screw around ; dick about/around.
Example: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.Example: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.Example: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.Example: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.Example: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.Example: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.Example: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.Example: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.Example: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.Example: But I've been screwing around for long enough; it's time to get back to work and earn some cash.Example: Sometimes the reason why we dick around is because there is too much stuff to do and it's difficult to focus.more:
» andar rodando por la casa sin hacer nada = lie about/(a)round + the house .
Example: Retirement is the time of life when you stop lying about your age and start lying about the house.» estar rodando por la casa sin hacer = lie about/(a)round + the house .
Example: Retirement is the time of life when you stop lying about your age and start lying about the house.» pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de Uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head .
Example: You know, another thought's been running through my head, now that you mention a relationship between the public library and the schools.» rondar cerca = be around .
Example: Her plans for the night fell through, none of her friends were around, and her husband was out with the guys.» rondar + Número = hover around + Número .
Example: Of the printed book catalogs that include more than 100,000 titles, the majority hover around 150,000 titles = De los catálogos impresos en formato de libro que incluyen más de 100.000 títulos, la mayoría rondan los 150.000 títulos.