- surroundings
- noun plural1) (the area etc that is round a place: a pleasant hotel in delightful surroundings.) alrededores, cercanías2) (the conditions etc in which a person, animal etc lives: He was happy to be at home again in his usual surroundings.) entorno, ambientesurroundings npl entorno / alrededoresa small hotel in wonderful natural surroundings un pequeño hotel en un entorno natural maravillososurroundingsplural noun1 (of town, city, etc) alrededores nombre masculino plural, cercanías nombre femenino plural1 (environment) entorno, ambiente nombre masculinosurroundings [sə'raʊndɪŋz] npl: ambiente m, entorno msurroundingsn.pl.• alrededores (plural) s.m.pl.• contorno s.m.• esfera s.f.sə'raʊndɪŋzplural nouna) (of town, village) alrededores mpl, aledaños mplb) (environment) ambiente m, entorno m
a house in beautiful surroundings — una casa en el marco de un hermoso paisaje
[sǝ'raʊndɪŋz]NPL [of town, city] alrededores mpl , cercanías fpl ; (=environment) ambiente msing ; (=setting) entorno msinghe'll soon get used to his new surroundings — pronto se acostumbrará al nuevo ambiente or entorno que le rodea
a hotel set in peaceful surroundings — un hotel situado en un apacible entorno
he looked around at his surroundings — miró a su alrededor, miró en torno suyo
* * *[sə'raʊndɪŋz]plural nouna) (of town, village) alrededores mpl, aledaños mplb) (environment) ambiente m, entorno ma house in beautiful surroundings — una casa en el marco de un hermoso paisaje
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.