- there or thereabouts
- разг.около этого, приблизительно
‘Was it two years ago?’ ‘There or thereabouts.’ — - Это было два года тому назад? - Что-то вроде этого.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
there or thereabouts
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there or thereabouts — Somewhere near • • • Main Entry: ↑there * * * in or very near a particular place or position ■ approximately forty years, there or thereabouts, had elapsed * * * ˌthere or thereaˈbouts idiom (BrE … Useful english dictionary
there|a|bouts — «THAIR uh BOWTS», adverb. 1. near that place: »She lives in the main part of town, on Front Street or thereabouts. 2. near that time: »He went home in the late afternoon, at 5 o clock or thereabouts. 3. near that number or amount: »to use 50… … Useful english dictionary
thereabouts — [ther′ə bouts΄] adv. 1. near that place 2. near that time or point in action, speech, etc. 3. near that number, amount, degree, etc.: Also thereabout * * * there·a·bouts (thâr ə boutsʹ) also … Universalium
thereabouts — there|a|bouts [ ,ðerə bauts ] adverb near a particular place, amount, time, etc. that has been mentioned, but not exactly: or thereabouts: You ll end up paying an extra five percent or thereabouts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
thereabouts — meaning ‘near that place’ or ‘near that amount’ (a hundred pounds or thereabouts), is along with thereby, therefore, and thereupon one of the few medieval compounds formed with there to survive in modern English without any hint of archaism. The… … Modern English usage
thereabouts — c.1400, from O.E. þærabutan + adverbial genitive es; see THERE (Cf. there) + ABOUT (Cf. about) … Etymology dictionary
there|a|bout — «THAIR uh BOWT», adverb. = thereabouts. (Cf. ↑thereabouts) … Useful english dictionary
thereabouts — there|a|bouts [ˌðeərəˈbauts US ˌðer ] adv also thereabout [ ˈbaut] near a particular time, place, number etc, but not exactly ▪ These houses were built in 1930 or thereabouts … Dictionary of contemporary English
there|by — «thair BY, THAIR by», adverb. 1. by means of that; in that way: »He wished to travel and thereby study the customs of other countries. 2. in connection with that: »We won the game, and thereby hangs a tale. 3. by or near that place; near there:… … Useful english dictionary
thereabouts — there·abouts … English syllables
Thereabouts — Thereabout There a*bout , Thereabouts There a*bouts , adv. [The latter spelling is less proper, but more commonly used.] 1. Near that place. [1913 Webster] 2. Near that number, degree, or quantity; nearly; as, ten men, or thereabouts. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
