Around about vs Nearly

Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.

Around about

Top 2000 (courant)

Nearly

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 adverb

Le plus courant: Nearly

	Around about	Nearly
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt// 🇺🇸 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈnɪəli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈnɪrli/"]/
Sens	Approximativement ou à peu près. Approximately or roughly.	Presque ou très proche de quelque chose almost or very close to something
Exemple	The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.	She runs nearly every day to stay fit.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	-	A2
Nature grammaticale		adverb
Collocations	around about five, around about a week, around about the same time	nearly correct, nearly finished, nearly perfect, nearly half, nearly impossible
Antonymes	exactly, precisely	completely, not at all
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'around' or 'about' alone., Used in overly formal contexts., 'Around about' not followed by a number for estimates.	'Nearly' used incorrectly with negative forms (e.g. 'not nearly enough')., Confusing 'nearly' with 'hardly' (the latter implies less than expected)., Using 'nearly' with uncountable nouns when it's not appropriate.
Notes d'usage	Utilisé dans des contextes informels pour indiquer une estimation de temps ou de distance. À éviter dans l'écriture formelle. Used in informal contexts to indicate an estimate of time or distance. Avoid in formal writing.	Utilise 'presque' pour indiquer que quelque chose est sur le point de se produire ou qu'il s'en faut de peu pour atteindre un certain montant. Convient aussi bien à l'oral qu'à l'écrit. Évite de l'utiliser dans des écrits académiques formels où un langage plus précis est préférable. Use 'nearly' to indicate something is close to happening or to a specific amount, suitable in both spoken and written contexts. Avoid using it in formal academic writing where more precise language is preferred.

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Agent Carter › S1 E1

Mr. Jarvis, do you think you could bring the car around? Oh, in about 20 seconds.

between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?

Agent Carter › S1 E1

Mr. Jarvis, do you think you could bring the car around? Oh, in about 20 seconds.

between the old man and his son around about, uh, 7:00 that night?

Around about

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

It was loaded. Nearly blew Ada's tits off.

I swear, I... I nearly bawled.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. › S1 E1

Nearly everything.

Peaky Blinders › S1 E1

It was loaded. Nearly blew Ada's tits off.

I swear, I... I nearly bawled.

Nearly

Questions fréquentes : Around about vs Nearly

Quelle est la différence entre Around about et Nearly ?

Around about: Approximately or roughly. Nearly: almost or very close to something

Lequel est le plus courant : Around about et Nearly ?

Nearly est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Around about: The meeting will start at around about 3 PM. Nearly: She runs nearly every day to stay fit.

Puis-je utiliser Around about et Nearly de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Around about et Nearly sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.