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just around the corner
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around
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around
adverb
de circunferencia
;
alrededor, a la redonda
;
por ahí
;
más o menos, aproximadamente
Example sentences of
around
adverb
•
Don't take the long way
around
: I know a shortcut.
•
He entered the room and looked
around
.
•
This is a very interesting town: let me show you
around
.
•
I'm not sure where it is, but it must be
around
somewhere.
•
It's safer when there are other people
around
.
More examples
•
I'd like to speak to him if he's
around
.
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Synonyms of
around
adverb
approximately
corner
noun
corners
rincón, esquina, ángulo
;
aprieto, impasse
Example sentences of
corner
noun
•
Write your name in the upper right-hand
corner
of the page.
•
A post marks the
corner
of the property.
•
the
corner
of a box
•
He caught the ball in the
corner
of the end zone.
•
the northeast
corner
of the state
More examples
•
We sat at a table in a
corner
of the room.
•
The hotel is at the
corner
of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street.
•
A group of teenagers were hanging around on the
corner
.
•
He went to the grocery store around the
corner
from the bank.
•
He said something out of the
corner
of his mouth to the person standing next to him.
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Synonyms of
corner
noun
angle
,
impasse
,
intersection
,
predicament
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