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and [βρετ ənd, (ə)n, and, αμερικ ænd, (ə)n] ΣΎΝΔ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and: e

cups and plates: tazze e piatti

summer and winter: estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing: si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out: raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night: ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two: duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters: tre e tre quarti

five and twenty αρχαϊκ λογοτεχνικό: venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting: sempre più interessante

faster and faster: sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse: andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited: aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on: continuare a parlare

for days and days: per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!: ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends: ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm: fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early: vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you: e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that: e tutto il resto

and that βρετ οικ: e cose così

and so on: e così via

and how! οικ: eccome!

and?: e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper: non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing: non gli piace cantare né ballare

commonwealth [ˈkɑ:·mən·welθ] ΟΥΣ

the commonwealth: il Commonwealth

office [ˈɑ:·fɪs] ΟΥΣ

1. office of a company:

office: ufficio αρσ

office (room in house): studio αρσ

they've got offices in Los Angeles and Miami: hanno uffici a Los Angeles e Miami

to stay at the office: rimanere in ufficio

architect's/lawyer's office: studio di architetto/avvocato

doctor's office: ambulatorio αρσ

2. office ΠΟΛΙΤ (authoritative position):

office: carica θηλ

to hold office as: ricoprire la carica di

to be in office person: essere in carica

to be in office party: essere al potere

to be out of office: aver lasciato la carica

to take office: assumere una carica

3. office pl (assistance):

office: servigi αρσ pl

through the offices of: grazie all'intervento di

4. office ΘΡΗΣΚ:

office: rito αρσ

foreign [ˈfɔ:·rɪn] ΕΠΊΘ

1. foreign (from another country):

foreign: straniero, -a

foreign soil τυπικ: terra θηλ straniera

2. foreign (involving other countries):

foreign: estero, -a

foreign relations: rapporti αρσ pl con l'estero

foreign trade: commercio αρσ estero

3. foreign (unknown, uncharacteristic):

foreign: estraneo, -a

to be foreign to sb: essere estraneo a qu

to be foreign to one's nature: non fare parte della natura di qu

4. foreign (not belonging):

foreign: estraneo, -a

a foreign body: un corpo estraneo

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] ΣΎΝΔ

1. and:

and (also): e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’): ed

black and white: bianco e nero

food and drink: cibo e bevande

parents and children: genitori e figli

2. and ΜΑΘ:

2 and 3 is 5: 2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve: quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved: quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more: sempre più

better and better: sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried: ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried: continuava a piangere

ιδιωτισμοί:

and so on [or forth]: e così via

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