in giro

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “in round”.

Adverb

in giro

1. on the go, out and about

   non dimenticarti il cellulare quando stai in giro con i tuoi amici

   don't forget your cell phone when your out and about with your friends

2. here and there, about, around
   • 1816, Gioachino Rossini, Cesare Sterbini (lyrics and music), “Largo al factotum”, in Il barbiere di Siviglia:

     Pronto a far tutto, la notte e il giorno, sempre d'intorno in giro sta.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2013, F. Scott Fitzgerald, translated by Ferruccio Russo, Il Grande Gatsby [The Great Gatsby], Edizioni Scientifiche e Artistiche, page 202:

     Erano tipi sbadati, Tom e Daisy – sfracellavano cose e persone [e] poi si ritiravano nella loro ricchezza o nella loro sbadataggine o qualsiasi altra cosa li tenesse insieme e pretendevano che altri rimediassero ai disastri che avevano lasciato in giro…

     They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made….

     (literally, “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy – they smashed things and people and then retreated into their richness or into their carelessness or whatever other thing kept them together and they felt entitled to have others remedy the disasters they had left lying around…”)

Anagrams

• Grioni, Rigoni, giorni, girino, gironi, ignori, ringoi