No. 165 in French
autour
Around.
In a sentence
Les enfants jouent autour du parc.
The children are playing around the park.
Here, 'autour' indicates a spatial reference, meaning 'around', in the sense of surrounding an area.
Il y a de nombreux commerces autour de la place centrale.
There are numerous shops around the central plaza.
In this context, 'autour' suggests the presence of something in the vicinity of a location, denoting surrounding locations.
Autour d'une table, les invités discutent joyeusement.
Around a table, the guests are joyfully chatting.
This usage of 'autour' refers to people or objects positioned encircling a specific object or place.
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