FAFF ABOUT / AROUND

Meaning of FAFF ABOUT / AROUND in English

to spend time doing things in a way that is not well organized and that does not achieve much :

Stop faffing about and get on with it!

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FAFF ABOUT/AROUND — faff about/around phrasal verb British English informal ( see also ↑ faff ) to waste time doing unnecessary things: Stop …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAFF — ˈfaf intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: imitative dialect Britain : to make a fuss over nothing
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAFF — v. (British) run around in an unproductive manner; spend time doing many insignificant things
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAFF — n. inefficient activity
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
FAFF — faff BrE AmE fæf ▷ faffed fæft ▷ faffing ˈfæf ɪŋ ▷ faffs fæfs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAFF — / fæf; NAmE / verb , noun ( BrE , informal ) ■ verb • PHRASAL VERBS - faff about …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAFF — faff /fæf/ BrE AmE verb faff about/around phrasal verb British English informal to waste time doing unnecessary things: Stop faffing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAFF — v. & n. Brit. colloq. --v.intr. (often foll. by about, around) fuss, dither. --n. a fuss. [imit.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAFF — v. & n. Brit. colloq. v.intr. (often foll. by about, around) fuss, dither. n. a fuss. [ imit. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAFF — v. & n. Brit. colloq. --v.intr. (often foll. by about, around) fuss, dither. --n. a fuss. Etymology: imit.
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
FAFF — ( faffs, faffing, faffed) • faff about or faff around If you say that someone is faffing about or faffing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAFF — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) ~ about or ~ around If you say that someone is ~ing about or ~ing around, you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AROUND — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bug is going around (= a lot of people have it ) ▪ A …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a situation comes about (= it happens ) ▪ I don’t know how this …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAFF — about/around [phrasal verb] [I] [UK] [informal] [disapproving] - to spend your time doing a lot of unimportant things instead of …
Cambridge English vocab
FAFF — Verb. To fuss. E.g."Let me finish doing this will you, and stop faffing." {Informal}. Noun. A fuss, bother. {Informal}.
Slang English vocab
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAFF — 1. noun суета 2. v суетиться (vi)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. ≈ Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABOUT — about.ogg 1. əʹbaʋt a predic 1> двигающийся, находящийся в движении 2> вставший с постели to be up /out/ and about …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT — 1. əʹbaʋt a predic 1) двигающийся, находящийся в движении 2> вставший с постели to be up /out/ and about - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning his affairs. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ABOUT — _I 1. _adv. 1> кругом, вокруг; везде, повсюду; в разных местах; don't leave the papers about - не разбрасывай бумаги!; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AROUND — 1. adv. 1. всюду, кругом 2. в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
ABOUT — I 1. adv. 1. кругом, вокруг; везде, повсюду; в разных местах; don't leave the papers about - не разбрасывай бумаги!; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around дерево имеет четыре фута …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
ABOUT — _I əˈbaut 1. _adv. 1> кругом, вокруг; везде, повсюду; to look about оглянуться вокруг; don't leave the papers about не …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
AROUND — I adj infml It'll be useful to have her around — Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls around at …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
AROUND — I adj infml It'll be useful to have her around — Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
AROUND — around adj infml It'll be useful to have her around Она нам всегда пригодится There just weren't any girls around …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка

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