Kick about Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈkɪk/ /əˈbaʊt

KIK-uh-BOWT

UK

kˈɪk/ /ɐbˈaʊt

KIK-uh-BOWT

التعريف

To casually kick a ball around for fun, often with friends, without playing an official game; also, to spend time doing something in a relaxed way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal British English. Often used for playing football (soccer) casually. In some contexts, 'kick about' can also mean just hanging out with someone. Not used for official matches. Can sound a bit old-fashioned outside the UK.

• Spanish: patear (pelota) - pasar el rato (con amigos)
• Portuguese (BR): chutar (bola) - passar tempo (com amigos)
• Portuguese (PT): chutar (bola) - passar tempo (com amigos)
• Chinese (Simplified): 踢踢球 - 随便玩玩 - 闲逛
• Chinese (Traditional): 踢踢球 - 隨便玩玩 - 閒逛
• Hindi: फुटबॉल खेलना - वक़्त बिताना
• Arabic: يلعب الكرة - يقضي وقتاً (مع الأصدقاء)
• Bengali: মজা করে বল ঠেলাঠেলি করা - সঙ্গীসাথীতে সময় কাটানো
• Russian: мяч погонять - просто провести время вместе
• Japanese: ボールを蹴って遊ぶ - ぶらぶら過ごす
• Vietnamese: đá bóng vui chơi - đi chơi loanh quanh
• Korean: 공을 차며 놀다 - 느긋하게 시간을 보내다
• Turkish: topla oyalanmak - takılmak
• Urdu: تفریحاً فٹ بال کھیلنا - وقت گزارنا
• Indonesian: main bola santai - nongkrong santai

جمل نموذجية

Let's kick about in the park this afternoon.

basic

The boys like to kick about after school.

basic

We sometimes kick about in the backyard on weekends.

basic

Wanna kick about for a while before dinner?

natural

We just kicked about at Tom's place all afternoon since it was raining.

natural

I like to kick about with friends when I have nothing else to do.

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