whereabouts

ubicazione, luogo in cui si trova

Luogo in cui si trova una persona o cosa, soprattutto quando non si sa dove cercarla.

In inglese semplice: The place where a person or thing is, often when that place is unknown.

• Nobody knows his whereabouts.
• The police asked about the whereabouts of her brother.
• Her current whereabouts are still unknown.

Come si usa: whereabouts of someone/something (Police are investigating the whereabouts of the missing painting.)

Sinonimi: location, position

Espressioni comuni: someone's whereabouts, current whereabouts, whereabouts are unknown

dove, in quale zona

Si usa per chiedere in quale zona si trova qualcuno o qualcosa, o dove succede qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Used to ask roughly where someone or something is, or where something happens.

• Whereabouts do you live?
• Whereabouts in the city is your office?
• Whereabouts did you find the missing keys?

Come si usa: whereabouts + question (Whereabouts do your parents live?)

Sinonimi: where, roughly where

Espressioni comuni: whereabouts in town, whereabouts do you, whereabouts is it

in quale zona, dove

Si usa per chiedere in quale zona o parte di un luogo si trova qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: Used to ask in which general place or part of a place someone or something is.

• Whereabouts in town is the school?
• Whereabouts do you come from in Italy?
• Whereabouts in the building did you leave your bag?

Come si usa: whereabouts in + place (Whereabouts in Spain does she live?)

Sinonimi: where

Espressioni comuni: whereabouts in something, whereabouts in town