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  • 21About — [a bu] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. about zu aboutir »enden«> (veraltet) abgeschrägtes Ende am Zimmerholz, Balkenkopf …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 22About — (spr. ābú), Edmond, franz. Schriftsteller, geb. 14. Febr. 1828 zu Dieuze in Lothringen, gest. 17. Jan. 1885 in Paris, besuchte seit 1851 die französische Schule zu Athen, kehrte 1853 nach Paris zurück und widmete sich hier ausschließlich… …

    Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • 23About — (spr. abuh), Edmond, franz. Schriftsteller und Publizist, geb. 14. Febr. 1828 in Dienze, gest. 17. Jan. 1885 in Paris; schrieb anziehende Erzählungen (»Tolla«, »Mariages de Paris«, »Madelon« etc.), polit. Broschüren im Dienst des Bonapartismus,… …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 24About — тест Мостицкий 201203221451 Название словаря: Most Names (Ru Ru) Краткое описание: Словарь личных имён и отчеств (с календарем именин) Версия: 1.4 Формат: ABBYY Lingvo x3 (v. 14), DSL / LSD Составитель: Игорь Мостицкий Copyright © Igor Mostitsky… …

    Словарь личных имен

  • 25about — adv. Approximately; near in time, degree, or quality. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

    Law dictionary

  • 26about to be — index imminent, prospective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 27about — marabout runabout …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 28about — a|bout1 W1S1 [əˈbaut] prep 1.) concerning or relating to a particular subject ▪ a book about politics ▪ She said something about leaving town. ▪ He lied about his age. ▪ About that car of yours. How much are you selling it for? ▪ What s he on… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29about — 1 preposition 1 on or dealing with a particular subject: a book about politics | She said something about leaving town. | all about (=all the details of a particular subject): Naturally, my mother wanted to know all about it. 2 in many different… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30about */*/*/ — UK [əˈbaʊt] / US adverb, preposition Summary: About can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): He told me about your problem. as an adverb (without a following noun): Stop rushing about. after the verb to be : Is… …

    English dictionary