Around about vs Roughly

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Around about

Top 2000 (comum)

Roughly

Top 2000 (comum) B2 adverb

	Around about	Roughly
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt// 🇺🇸 //əˈraʊnd əˈbaʊt//	🇬🇧 /["/ˈrʌfli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈrʌfli/"]/
Significado	Aproximadamente ou mais ou menos. Approximately or roughly.	Mais ou menos, não exatamente Approximately, not exactly
Exemplo	The meeting will start at around about 3 PM.	Sales are up by roughly 10 per cent.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	-	B2
Classe gramatical		adverb
Colocações	around about five, around about a week, around about the same time	roughly speaking, roughly estimated, roughly the same, roughly translates
Antônimos	exactly, precisely	exactly, precisely
Erros comuns	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.
Notas de uso	Usado em contextos informais para indicar uma estimativa de tempo ou distância. Evite em textos formais. Used in informal contexts to indicate an estimate of time or distance. Avoid in formal writing.	Use 'aproximadamente' ou 'mais ou menos' quando quiser dar uma estimativa. É informal e serve para a maioria das situações, mas evite em textos muito formais. 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

Perguntas frequentes: Around about vs Roughly

Qual é a diferença entre Around about e Roughly?

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

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

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

Posso usar Around about e Roughly de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Around about e Roughly são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.