English–French dictionary
French translation of the English word about
| English | French (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (concerning; for; of; over; regarding; after; on; with; upon; in; as to; into; toward) | au sujet de | |
🔗 I have a bad feeling about this. | ||
| (approximately; some; around; roughly; circa) | à peu près ; environ | |
🔗 The US and Western officials now estimate that about 200,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded in battle. | ||
| (close; near; nearby; nigh) | ||
| (close to; near; close by) | à deux pas de | |
| (nearby; contiguously) | apude | |
| (toward; around) | autour de | |
🔗 It completes three rotations about its axis for every two orbits. | ||
be about (circulate; get about) | circuler | |
bring about (evoke; arouse) | rappeler | elvoki |
come about (happen; occur; take place; be afoot; come on; come to pass; fall; be set; transpire) | ; avoir lieu ; intervenir | |
| (alteration; conversion; transformation; change; shift) | transformation | |
| English | French |
|---|---|
| about | ⇆ à peu près; ⇆ à propos de; ⇆ au sujet de; ⇆ çà et là; ⇆ de tous côtés; ⇆ environ; ⇆ ici et là; ⇆ par ici; ⇆ par là; ⇆ près; ⇆ presque; ⇆ vers |
| be about to | ⇆ aller; ⇆ être sur le point de |
| much ado about nothing | ⇆ beaucoup de bruit pour rien |
| the other way about | ⇆ tout le contraire |
| there is a rumour about that | ⇆ le bruit circule que |
| about‐face | ⇆ demi‐tour; ⇆ faire un demi‐tour; ⇆ faire volte‐gace; ⇆ volte‐face |
| about‐turn | ⇆ demi‐tour; ⇆ faire un demi‐tour; ⇆ faire volte‐face; ⇆ volte‐face |