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um ... herum

around

Meaning of um ... herum

an allen Seiten von etwas oder in der Nähe von etwas

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German[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]
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um ... herumaround
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🇩🇪German
um ... herum

More literary and slightly more emphatic: “all around”, “on every side”.

A2Rarely

Der Garten ist ringsum von hohen Bäumen umgeben.

Сад со всех сторон окружён высокими деревьями.

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🇩🇪German
um

The most neutral and frequent word: simply “around” or “about”, indicating position or movement surrounding something.

A2Very Often

Wir gehen um den See.

Мы идём вокруг озера.

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um ... herum translation: around. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce um ... herum

[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]

um ... herum translation

around

um ... herum transcription

[ʔʊm ... hɛˈʁʊm]

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an allen Seiten von etwas oder in der Nähe von etwas

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