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alrededor
1 adv (en torno) round, around: había un montón de niños a. suyo, there were crowds of children around her mirar a., look around|2 mpl alrededores, surrounding area sing: vive en los alrededores de Bogotá, she lives in the outskirts o suburbs of Bogotá u|LOC: a. de (rodeando algo) around: se sentaron a. de la mesa, they took their seats round the table; (aproximadamente) around, about: llegué a. de las dos, I arrived around two o’clock; había a. de veinte personas, there were about twenty people.