Significado
around
Em uma frase
C'era molta gente attorno al tavolo.
There were many people around the table.
Hai guardato bene attorno prima di uscire?
Did you look around carefully before leaving?
Non ho visto nessuno attorno a casa.
I didn't see anyone around the house.
Notas de uso
- As an adverb, attorno often appears with a: attorno a me, attorno al tavolo. Bare attorno is less common in everyday speech.
- For approximate numbers, use intorno a or attorno a: attorno alle cinque. Around by itself usually does not express approximation.
- Compared with intorno, attorno can feel slightly more physical or spatial. In many contexts they are interchangeable.