round up: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    British EnglishAmerican EnglishGlobalneutralinformal
    • To gather together people, animals, or things into one place or group.

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    • The ranch hands began to round up the cattle before the storm arrived.

      Les cow-boys ont commencé à rassembler le bétail avant l'arrivée de la tempête.

    • Can you help me round up all the stray balloons after the party?

      Peux-tu m'aider à ramasser tous les ballons égarés après la fête ?

    • The teacher rounded up the students to explain the field trip details before departure.

      L'enseignant a rassemblé les élèves pour expliquer les détails de la sortie avant le départ.

  • 2.

    British EnglishAmerican Englishneutrallaw enforcement
    • To apprehend, arrest, or detain a number of suspects or offenders.

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    • The police rounded up several suspects in connection with the recent burglaries.

      La police a arrêté plusieurs suspects en lien avec les cambriolages récents.

    • Authorities plan to round up the protesters who refused to disperse after the curfew.

      Les autorités prévoient d'arrêter les manifestants qui ont refusé de se disperser après le couvre-feu.

    • During the crackdown, the officers rounded up everyone found loitering near the closed shops.

      Lors de la répression, les agents ont interpellé tous ceux trouvés traînant près des magasins fermés.

  • 3.

    British EnglishAmerican Englishinformal
    • To manage to find, obtain, or muster (something needed or desired).

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    • I managed to round up enough volunteers to help with the community cleanup this weekend.

      J'ai réussi à rassembler assez de volontaires pour aider au nettoyage communautaire ce week-end.

    • She’s trying to round up some funds to support the charity event next month.

      Elle essaie de réunir des fonds pour soutenir l'événement caritatif le mois prochain.

    • We’ll need to round up all the necessary equipment before starting the project.

      Nous devrons réunir tout l'équipement nécessaire avant de commencer le projet.

  • 4.

    Globaltechnicalneutral
    • To increase a number to the nearest specified unit, typically to the next whole number (mathematical rounding).

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    • When calculating the bill, please round up the total to the nearest dollar.

      Lors du calcul de la facture, veuillez arrondir le total au dollar le plus proche.

    • The software automatically rounds up any decimals beyond two places.

      Le logiciel arrondit automatiquement les décimales au-delà de deux chiffres.

    • If you round up 3.2, you get 4, which makes the calculations simpler.

      Si vous arrondissez 3,2, vous obtenez 4, ce qui simplifie les calculs.

    • The teacher told the students to round up their test scores to the nearest five points.

      Le professeur a dit aux élèves d'arrondir leurs notes de test au multiple de cinq le plus proche.

Examples:

  • EN: And round up the staff.
    ES: Y reúne al personal del hotel aquí.
  • EN: And one of my men was killed trying to round up your gang.
    ES: Uno de mis hombres ha muerto intentando detener a su banda.
  • EN: Sheriff, how long would it take you to round up a dozen men who can ride and shoot?
    ES: Alguacil, ¿cuánto tardará en reunir a una docena de hombres?
  • EN: Mr. Kirby, round up the crew.
    ES: Sr. Kirby, reúna a la tripulación.
  • EN: I should round up those boys.
    ES: Voy a reunirme con mis muchachos.
  • EN: Howdy Miss Carter, going home for the big round up ?
    ES: ¡Hola, señorita Carter!
  • EN: Make yourself at home while I round up those pajamas for you.
    ES: Póngase cómodo mientras busco un pijama para usted.
  • EN: Cooperating with the Opium Committee of the League of Nations... and certain officials in the Chinese government... we were planning a campaign to round up a group of smugglers... who've been using Shanghai as a clearinghouse for their goods.
    ES: Coopero con el Comité de Opio... y algunos funcionarios del gobierno chino. Planeábamos atrapar a un grupo de contrabandistas... que utilizaba a Shanghai como escala en el tráfico.
  • EN: He's to mobilize his company and round up Mulligan.
    ES: Movilizarâ a su compañía y rodeará a Mulligan.
  • EN: I promised the council this morning that you'd go out 'and round up those cutthroats.'
    ES: Le prometí al consejo esta mañana que saldrías "y arrestarías a esos asesinos".
  • EN: - Well, yes, I'll round up the boys.
    ES: ¿Él¿ ¿De quién hablas?
  • EN: I manage to round up a coin every month.
    ES: He estado ahorrando un poco, todos los meses.
  • EN: You know Chief, I think we better round up this young Spottswoode and give him the works.
    ES: ¡Huh! ¿Sabe, Jefe? Creo que deberíamos detener al joven Spottswoode para interrogarlo..
  • EN: Well, you'd better round up your guests.
    ES: Bueno, reúne a tus invitados.
  • EN: Have them round up the darts in the playroom.
    ES: Reunid los dardos en la sala de juegos.
  • EN: And round up the staff.
    ES: Y reúne al personal del hotel aquí.
  • EN: And one of my men was killed trying to round up your gang.
    ES: Uno de mis hombres ha muerto intentando detener a su banda.
  • EN: Sheriff, how long would it take you to round up a dozen men who can ride and shoot?
    ES: Alguacil, ¿cuánto tardará en reunir a una docena de hombres?
  • EN: Mr. Kirby, round up the crew.
    ES: Sr. Kirby, reúna a la tripulación.
  • EN: I should round up those boys.
    ES: Voy a reunirme con mis muchachos.
  • EN: Howdy Miss Carter, going home for the big round up ?
    ES: ¡Hola, señorita Carter!
  • EN: Make yourself at home while I round up those pajamas for you.
    ES: Póngase cómodo mientras busco un pijama para usted.
  • EN: Cooperating with the Opium Committee of the League of Nations... and certain officials in the Chinese government... we were planning a campaign to round up a group of smugglers... who've been using Shanghai as a clearinghouse for their goods.
    ES: Coopero con el Comité de Opio... y algunos funcionarios del gobierno chino. Planeábamos atrapar a un grupo de contrabandistas... que utilizaba a Shanghai como escala en el tráfico.
  • EN: He's to mobilize his company and round up Mulligan.
    ES: Movilizarâ a su compañía y rodeará a Mulligan.
  • EN: I promised the council this morning that you'd go out 'and round up those cutthroats.'
    ES: Le prometí al consejo esta mañana que saldrías "y arrestarías a esos asesinos".
  • EN: - Well, yes, I'll round up the boys.
    ES: ¿Él¿ ¿De quién hablas?
  • EN: I manage to round up a coin every month.
    ES: He estado ahorrando un poco, todos los meses.
  • EN: You know Chief, I think we better round up this young Spottswoode and give him the works.
    ES: ¡Huh! ¿Sabe, Jefe? Creo que deberíamos detener al joven Spottswoode para interrogarlo..
  • EN: Well, you'd better round up your guests.
    ES: Bueno, reúne a tus invitados.
  • EN: Have them round up the darts in the playroom.
    ES: Reunid los dardos en la sala de juegos.

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