Podemos usar about en inglés con el significado de 'acerca de'.
- I have heard all about it.
- There is nothing we can do about it.
- The great thing about her is that she never gives up.
También podemos usar about en inglés con el significado de 'aproximadamente'. Con el mismo significado podemos usar también around, pero about es más informal.
About six hundred people were present.- About half the people agreed.
- Come round at about six.
Podemos usar How about y What about en inglés para hacer sugerencias.
- What about asking Tom?
- How about leaving that for the time being?
- What about a break?
What about (pero no How about) puede usarse en inglés para preguntas más genuinas.
- What about the workers? Have you thought about them?
- What about the dog? What do we do with her?
Usamos about y on cuando hablamos del objeto de la discusión. On lo usamos en situaciones formales.
- They talked about the bad economic situation.
- He gave a lecture on the economy.
About en inglés puede significar 'aquí y allá'.
She is always out and about.- He sits about doing nothing.
- They go about interviewing the public.
Just about significa 'casi'.
- I have just about finished.
- I have had just about enough of him and his patronizing tone.
- The money we get will just about pay for the new equipment.
Be about to significa que algo está a punto de suceder.
- I am about to change jobs.
- He is about to give in his resignation.
- Please listen carefully. i am about to say something important.
Algunas expresiones útiles usando about:
no doubt about
- There is no doubt about his ability but he doesn't work well with other people.
bring about change
- We need to bring about change quickly or the company will go bankrupt.
everybody is talking about it
- Everybody is talking about the argument they had.
be asked about
- I am often asked about how I became so successful.
speak to them about
- You need to speak to them about this and make sure they never do it again.
anything I can do about it?
- Is there anything I can do about my financial situation?
concerned about
- i'm concerned about Simon. He is acting very strangely.
speculate about
We can only speculate about what happened. We will never know for sure.
about to change
- I am not happy with what has been happening. I must warn you that things are about to change around here.
know a lot about
- Ask Sally. She knows a lot about that.
talking about
- What are you two whispering about?
known about
- Little is known about what happened.
hear about
- I know you have just been to Hawaii. I want to hear all about it.
keep your wits about you
- Be very careful. There are lots of thieves around. Keep your wits about you.
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