round Signification, définition

Signification de round en français

• 0 in the shape of a ball or circle -- rond/ronde

  • a round, orange fruit un fruit rond et orange

  • The cookies are round. Les cookies sont ronds.

• 1 having a curved shape -- voûté/-ée

  • an old man with round shoulders un vieil homme aux épaules voûtées

• 2 one of several parts of competition, election, or other process -- tour [ masculine ]

  • the first round of the competition la première partie de la compétition

  • the next round of voting le prochain tour du scrutin

• 3 [ plural ] a series of people or places visited as part of a job -- tournée [ feminine ]

  • a doctor on his evening rounds of the hospital un médecin faisant ses visites du soir à l’hôpital

• 4 a number of alcoholic drinks bought for a group of people -- tournée [ feminine ]

  • I’m buying the next round. Je paie la prochaine tournée.

• 5 an act of clapping to show appreciation -- une salve d’applaudissements

  • The audience gave the speaker a round of applause. Le public a applaudi l’orateur.

• 6 to go around sth -- tourner

  • He rounded the corner and ran into someone. Il tourna au coin et rentra dans quelqu’un.

• 7 around -- autour

  • people standing round waiting des gens se tenant debout autour, attendant

  • The wheels were turning round and round. Les roues tournaient.

  • She turned round to see who it was. Elle se tourna pour voir qui c’était.

• 8 -- autour de

  • We walked round the estate. Nous avons fait le tour de la propriété en marchant.

  • Tie the string round the package. Nouez la ficelle autour du paquet.

• 9 shaped like a circle or globe -- rond

  • a round hole

  • a round stone

  • This plate isn’t quite round.

• 10 rather fat; plump -- rond

  • a round face.

• 11 in the opposite direction -- demi-tour

  • He turned round.

• 12 in a circle -- en rond; au complet

  • They all stood round and listened

  • A wheel goes round

  • All (the) year round.

• 13 from one person to another -- à la ronde

  • They passed the letter round

  • The news went round.

• 14 from place to place -- ici et là

  • We drove round for a while.

• 15 in circumference -- de circonférence

  • The tree measured two metres round.

• 16 to a particular place, usually a person’s home -- chez

  • Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?

• 17 on all sides of -- autour de

  • There was a wall round the garden

  • He looked round the room.

• 18 passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place) -- autour de

  • They ran round the tree.

• 19 changing direction at -- tourner

  • He came round the corner.

• 20 in or to all parts of -- dans tout

  • The news spread all round the town.

• 21 a complete circuit -- tournée, partie

  • a round of drinks (= one for everyone present)

  • a round of golf.

• 22 a regular journey one takes to do one’s work -- tournée

  • a postman’s round.

• 23 a burst of cheering, shooting etc -- salve

  • They gave him a round of applause

  • The soldier fired several rounds.

• 24 a single bullet, shell etc -- balle, obus

  • five hundred rounds of ammunition.

• 25 a stage in a competition etc -- manche

  • The winners of the first round will go through to the next.

• 26 a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession. -- canon

• 27 to go round -- tourner

  • The car rounded the corner.