о́коло
- 1.
near, close to, beside, by
О́коло стола́ стоя́ли две табуре́тки.
Two stools stood by the table.
Used with the genitive.
- 2.
approximately, about, around
Длина́ о́коло трёх метров.
The length is about three metres.
Used with the genitive.
Examples
Около тридцати повста́нцев бы́ло убито.
About thirty insurgents were killed.
Встре́тимся там около полови́ны тре́тьего.
I'll meet you there at about 2:30.
Typical usagePRO
Location: near/by
о́коло до́ма
near the house
о́коло метро́
by the metro station
о́коло входа́
near the entrance
о́коло окна́
by the window
Time: around/approximately
о́коло ча́са
about an hour
о́коло двух часо́в
around two hours
о́коло пяти́ мину́т
about five minutes
о́коло полу́дня
around noon
Quantities and measures
о́коло ста челове́к
about a hundred people
о́коло десяти́ проце́нтов
around ten percent
о́коло десяти́ киломе́тров
about ten kilometers
о́коло нуля́
around zero (degrees)
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