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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesà propos de
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a pro pos de
"Nous avons discuté à propos de ce projet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
On the subject of; concerning.
"We had a discussion about the new project."
- 1
In the vicinity; around.
"There were children playing about the park."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'about' originates from the Old English 'abūtan', which means 'around' or 'on the outside of'. It evolved through Middle English, reflecting a shift in usage towards indicating a subject or topic.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "About" is said worldwide
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à propos de
Transliteration: a pro pos de
"Nous avons discuté à propos de ce projet."
über
Transliteration: ü-ber
"Wir haben über das neue Projekt gesprochen."
riguardo a
Transliteration: ri-guar-do a
"Abbiamo parlato riguardo a questo progetto."
acerca de
Transliteration: a-cerca de
"Hablamos acerca de este proyecto."
sobre
Transliteration: so-bre
"Falamos sobre o novo projeto."
के बारे में
Transliteration: ke bāre meṁ
"हमने इस परियोजना के बारे में चर्चा की।"
关于
Transliteration: guān yú
"我们讨论了关于这个项目。"
에 관하여
Transliteration: e gwanhayeo
"우리는 이 프로젝트에 관하여 이야기했습니다."
について
Transliteration: ni tsuite
"私たちはこのプロジェクトについて話しました。"
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