em volta de — meaning in English

English meaning

• around prep Positioned so as to surround or encircle something.

Senses

em volta de is used for these senses in English:

• around Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
• around Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.

around — full definition

1. prep Positioned so as to surround or encircle something.
2. prep Roughly, or in the general area of (a place, time, or amount).
3. adv From place to place, without a fixed destination; or, present nearby.

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