Usage examples of "about" in English with translation to German

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This book is about stars. Das Buch handelt über Sterne.
I'm concerned about Tom. Ich mache mir Sorgen um Tom.
About 10 people are waiting. Ungefähr zehn Leute warten.
What is the letter about? Worum geht es in dem Brief?
Here are about ten boys. Hier sind etwa 10 Jungs.
One must be careful about free advice. Man muss vorsichtig sein bei einem kostenlosen Rat.
The eagle is about to land. Der Adler ist dabei zu landen.
He gets about a lot Er kommt viel herum
There are about 6 billion people in the world. Es leben rund 6 Milliarden Menschen auf der Welt.
Jim, don't run about in the room. Jim, renne nicht im Zimmer rum!
The funny thing about age is that while everyone was young once, not everyone will get old. Das Alter betreffend ist es schon lustig, dass, während jeder einmal jung war, nicht jeder alt werden wird.
Nobody talked about the movie. Niemand sprach über den Film.
Don't worry about me. Macht euch keine Sorgen um mich.
I walked about a mile. Ich bin ungefähr eine Meile gelaufen.
He's nuts about her Er ist total verschossen in sie
It's about two miles. Es ist etwa zwei Meilen.
Tom complained to Mary about the food. Tom beschwerte sich bei Mary über das Essen.
I have a bad feeling about this. Ich habe ein schlechtes Gefühl dabei.
There were books lying about the room. Im Zimmer lagen Bücher herum.
There are about seven billion people in the world. Es leben rund sieben Milliarden Menschen auf der Welt.
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