surround

surround
verb
1) (to be, or come, all round: Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.) rodear; cercar, sitiar; envolver
2) (to enclose: He surrounded the castle with a high wall.) cercar, rodear, circundar
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- surroundings
surround vb rodear
surround
tr[sə'raʊnd]
transitive verb
1 (encircle) rodear (with, de)
■ police surrounded the building la policía rodeó el edificio
noun
1 marco, borde nombre masculino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be surrounded by something estar rodeado,-a de algo
surround [sə'raʊnd] vt
: rodear
surround
v.
• acorralar v.
• cercar v.
• circundar v.
• encuadrar v.
• envolver v.
• rodear v.
• sitiar v.

I sə'raʊnd
transitive verb
a) (encircle) \<\<place/person\>\> rodear

the house is surrounded by trees — la casa está rodeada de árboles

the garden was surrounded by a fence — el jardín estaba cercado por una valla

mystery surrounds the events leading up to his death — los acontecimientos que llevaron a su muerte están rodeados de or envueltos en misterio

b) (Mil) \<\<enemy/position\>\> rodear, cercar*

II
noun marco m
[sǝ'raʊnd]
1. VT
1) (=encircle) rodear

a town surrounded by hills — una ciudad rodeada de montes

the house was surrounded by a high wall — la casa estaba rodeada por un muro muy alto

she was surrounded by children — estaba rodeada de niños

the uncertainty surrounding the future of the project — la incertidumbre que envuelve or rodea al proyecto

2) (Mil, Pol) [troops, police] [+ enemy, town, building] rodear, cercar

you are surrounded! — ¡estáis rodeados!

2.
N (=border) marco m , borde m ; [of fireplace] marco m

the bath/swimming pool had a tiled surround — el baño/la piscina tenía un borde alicatado

3.
CPD

surround sound N — sonido m (de efecto) surround

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I [sə'raʊnd]
transitive verb
a) (encircle) \<\<place/person\>\> rodear

the house is surrounded by trees — la casa está rodeada de árboles

the garden was surrounded by a fence — el jardín estaba cercado por una valla

mystery surrounds the events leading up to his death — los acontecimientos que llevaron a su muerte están rodeados de or envueltos en misterio

b) (Mil) \<\<enemy/position\>\> rodear, cercar*

II
noun marco m

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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