Around about vs Roughly

Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.

Around about

Top 2000 (comune)

Roughly

Top 2000 (comune) B2 adverb

	Around about	Roughly
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt// 🇺🇸 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈrʌfli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈrʌfli/"]/
Significato	Approssimativamente o all'incirca. Approximately or roughly.	Circa, non precisamente Approximately, not exactly
Esempio	The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.	Sales are up by roughly 10 per cent.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 2000 (comune)	Top 2000 (comune)
Livello CEFR	-	B2
Categoria grammaticale		adverb
Collocazioni	around about five, around about a week, around about the same time	roughly speaking, roughly estimated, roughly the same, roughly translates
Contrari	exactly, precisely	exactly, precisely
Errori comuni	Confused with 'around' or 'about' alone., Used in overly formal contexts., 'Around about' not followed by a number for estimates.	Used in place of 'exactly' or 'precisely'., Incorrectly placed at the end of the sentence., Confused with 'rough' as an adjective.
Note d'uso	Usato in contesti informali per indicare una stima di tempo o distanza. Evitare nella scrittura formale. Used in informal contexts to indicate an estimate of time or distance. Avoid in formal writing.	Usa 'circa' o 'approssimativamente' quando vuoi dare una stima o un'approssimazione. È neutro e adatto alla maggior parte dei contesti, ma evitalo in scritti molto formali. Use 'roughly' when you want to give an estimate or approximation. It’s neutral and suitable for most contexts, but avoid in very formal writing.

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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

Domande frequenti: Around about vs Roughly

Qual è la differenza tra Around about e Roughly?

Around about: Approximately or roughly. Roughly: Approximately, not exactly

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

Around about: The meeting will start at around about 3 PM. Roughly: Sales are up by roughly 10 per cent.

Posso usare Around about e Roughly in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Around about e Roughly sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.