go round

tourner

Se déplacer en cercle autour d’un point central.

En anglais simple : To move in a circle around a central point.

• The wheel goes round.
• The clock hands went round as we waited.
• Why is the wheel going round so slowly?

Synonymes : turn, rotate, spin

Expressions courantes : go round slowly, go round fast

tourner

Tourner en cercle ou autour d’un point central.

En anglais simple : To turn in a circle or around a central point.

• The wheels go round.
• The clock hands went round slowly.
• Why does this wheel go round so fast?

Synonymes : rotate, turn, spin

Expressions courantes : go round slowly, go round clockwise

faire le tour de

Se déplacer autour de quelque chose ou visiter différentes parties d’un lieu.

En anglais simple : To move around the outside of something or visit different parts of a place.

• We can go round the lake.
• They went round the island by boat.
• Did you go round the museum?

Comment l'utiliser : go round something (We went round the lake on foot.)

Synonymes : go around

Expressions courantes : go round something, go round town

circuler, se propager

Passer d’une personne à une autre ou d’un endroit à un autre.

En anglais simple : To spread from person to person or place to place.

• A cold is going round.
• That story went round the office quickly.
• There is a nasty virus going round school.

Synonymes : circulate, spread

Expressions courantes : go round school, go round town

passer chez quelqu’un

Rendre visite à quelqu’un chez lui ou se rendre à un événement local.

En anglais simple : To visit someone at home or attend a local event.

• I will go round tonight.
• We went round to her house for tea.
• Shall we go round to the village fair?

Comment l'utiliser : go round to someone’s house (I went round to Ben’s house after work.)

Synonymes : visit, call round

Expressions courantes : go round later, go round tonight

passer son temps à faire

Faire sans cesse quelque chose ou se comporter d’une certaine façon, souvent déplaisante pour les autres.

En anglais simple : To keep doing something or behave in a particular way, often in a way others dislike.

• You cannot go round insulting people.
• He went round telling everyone my secret.
• Why does she go round blaming others?

Comment l'utiliser : go round doing something (She goes round telling people what to do.)

Synonymes : go around, go about

Expressions courantes : go round complaining, go round shouting