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
Бы́ло представлено около тридцати стран.
About thirty countries were represented.
Около мёда в му́хах недоста́тка нет.
Around honey, there is no lack of flies.
Зарегистри́ровалось около тридцати челове́к.
About thirty people have registered.
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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