go round

girare, ruotare

Muoversi in cerchio attorno a un punto centrale.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: turn, rotate, spin

Espressioni comuni: go round slowly, go round fast

girare

Girare in cerchio o attorno a un punto centrale.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: rotate, turn, spin

Espressioni comuni: go round slowly, go round clockwise

fare il giro di

Muoversi attorno a qualcosa o visitare diverse parti di un luogo.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: go round something (We went round the lake on foot.)

Sinonimi: go around

Espressioni comuni: go round something, go round town

circolare, diffondersi

Diffondersi da una persona all’altra o da un luogo all’altro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: circulate, spread

Espressioni comuni: go round school, go round town

andare a trovare qualcuno, passare

Andare a trovare qualcuno a casa o partecipare a un evento locale.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: go round to someone’s house (I went round to Ben’s house after work.)

Sinonimi: visit, call round

Espressioni comuni: go round later, go round tonight

andare in giro a fare

Fare continuamente qualcosa o comportarsi in un certo modo, spesso sgradito agli altri.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: go round doing something (She goes round telling people what to do.)

Sinonimi: go around, go about

Espressioni comuni: go round complaining, go round shouting