all-rounder

a versatile person, esp in a sport

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all-round•er

(ˈɔlˈraʊn dər)

n. Brit.

a person of wide-ranging skills or great versatility.

[1855–60]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

all-rounder - a versatile person who is expert at many things; "she's the best all-rounder they've seen in years"

all arounder

expert - a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

Translations

all-rounder

[ˈɔːlˈraʊndəʳ] N → persona f con capacidad para todo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

all-rounder

[ˌɔːlˈraʊndəʳ] n to be a good all-rounder (Brit) (esp Sport) → essere bravo/a in tutto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

all

(oːl) adjective, pronoun

1. the whole (of). He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.

2. every one (of a group) when taken together. They were all present; All men are equal.

adverb

1. entirely. all alone; dressed all in white.

2. (with the) much; even. Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.

ˌall-ˈclear noun

(usually with the) a signal or formal statement that a time of danger etc is over. They sounded the all-clear after the air-raid.

ˈall-out adjective

using the greatest effort possible. an all-out attempt.

ˈall-round adjective

1. including or applying to every part, person, thing etc. an all-round pay rise.

2. good at all parts of a subject etc. an all-round sportsman.

ˌall-ˈrounder noun

a person who is good at many kinds of work, sport etc.

all-terrain vehicle (ˌoːl təˈrein ˈviːəkl) noun

(also ATV) a small vehicle, looking like a small tractor, that can travel fast on rough ground.

all along

the whole time (that something was happening). I knew the answer all along.

all at once

1. all at the same time. Don't eat those cakes all at once!

2. suddenly. All at once the light went out.

all in

with everything included. Is that the price all in?

all in all

considering everything. We haven't done badly, all in all.

all over

1. over the whole of (a person, thing etc). My car is dirty all over.

2. finished. The excitement's all over now.

3. everywhere. We've been looking all over for you!

all right

1. unhurt; not ill or in difficulties etc. You look ill. Are you all right?

2. an expression of agreement to do something. `Will you come?' `Oh, all right.'

in all

in total, when everything is added up. I spent three hours in all waiting for buses last week.

Write all right (not alright).

round

(raund) adjective

1. shaped like a circle or globe. a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.

2. rather fat; plump. a round face.

adverb

1. in the opposite direction. He turned round.

2. in a circle. They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.

3. from one person to another. They passed the letter round; The news went round.

4. from place to place. We drove round for a while.

5. in circumference. The tree measured two metres round.

6. to a particular place, usually a person's home. Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?

preposition

1. on all sides of. There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.

2. passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place). They ran round the tree.

3. changing direction at. He came round the corner.

4. in or to all parts of. The news spread all round the town.

noun

1. a complete circuit. a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.

2. a regular journey one takes to do one's work. a postman's round.

3. a burst of cheering, shooting etc. They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.

4. a single bullet, shell etc. five hundred rounds of ammunition.

5. a stage in a competition etc. The winners of the first round will go through to the next.

6. a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.

verb

to go round. The car rounded the corner.

ˈrounded adjective

curved; like part of the line forming a circle. a rounded arch.

ˈroundly adverb

plainly; rudely. He rebuked her roundly.

ˈroundness noun

rounds noun plural

a doctor's visits to his patients. The doctor is (out) on his rounds.

ˈall-round adjective

complete. It was an all-round success.

ˌall-ˈrounder noun

a person who has a talent for several different kinds of work, sport etc, or who can play in any position in a game.

ˈroundabout noun

1. a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.

2. a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.

adjective

not direct. a roundabout route.

round figures/numbers

the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers. Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).

ˌround-ˈshouldered adjective

with stooping shoulders.

round trip

1. (American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey).

2. a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route.

all round

surrounding. There were people all round him.

round about

1. surrounding. She sat with her children round about her.

2. near. There are not many houses round about.

3. approximately. There must have been round about a thousand people there.

round off

1. to make something smooth etc. He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.

2. to complete successfully. He rounded off his career by becoming president.

round on

to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily.

round up to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep ( ˈround-up) noun