What does alrededores in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word alrededores in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use alrededores in Spanish.

The word alrededores in Spanish means surrounding, around, about, around, surrounding area, around me. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word alrededores

surrounding

adverbio (rodeando)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En la finca hay una casa con muchos árboles alrededor.
The house on the farm has a lot of surrounding trees.

around

locución preposicional (en torno a)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Los niños corrían alrededor del árbol.
The kids ran around the tree.

about, around

locución adverbial (aproximadamente)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
El pollo pesaba alrededor de tres kilos.
The chicken weighed about 3 kilograms.

surrounding area

nombre masculino (contorno, periferia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El ladrón miró a su alrededor antes de romper la ventana del auto.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. This part of town is very popular as there are a lot of parks and greens in the surrounding area.

around me

locución preposicional (rodeándome)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Me gusta darles de comer a las palomas y que se pongan a mi alrededor.
I like to feed the pigeons and have them gather around me.

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