DRIBS AND DRABS - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

dribs and drabs [βρετ drɪbz (ə)n ˈdrabz, αμερικ ˌdrɪbz ən ˈdræbz] ΟΥΣ npl

dribs and drabs in dribs and drabs:

in dribs and drabs arrive, leave: un po' alla volta, alla spicciolata

in dribs and drabs pay, receive: un po' alla volta

un po' per volta: in dribs and drabs

spicciolata: in dribs and drabs

I. drab¹ [βρετ drab, αμερικ dræb] ΟΥΣ (fabric)

drab: = tela grigia o marrone

II. drab¹ [βρετ drab, αμερικ dræb] ΕΠΊΘ

drab colour, decor: smorto

drab lifestyle: monotono, scialbo

drab day: grigio, bigio

drab building, suburb: grigio, tetro

I. drab² [βρετ drab, αμερικ dræb] ΟΥΣ αρχαϊκ

1. drab (untidy woman):

drab: sciattona θηλ

2. drab (prostitute):

drab: sgualdrina θηλ

II. drab² <forma in -ing drabbing, παρελθ, μετ παρακειμ drabbed> [βρετ drab, αμερικ dræb] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ αρχαϊκ

drab: frequentare prostitute

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

alla -a: in dribs and drabs

drab <drabber, drabbest> [dræb] ΕΠΊΘ

1. drab (dull):

drab food: insipido, -a

drab color: smorto, -a

drab existence: piatto, -a

2. drab (khaki colored):

drab: grigioverde

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

Present
I	drab
you	drab
he/she/it	drabs
we	drab
you	drab
they	drab

Past
I	drabbed
you	drabbed
he/she/it	drabbed
we	drabbed
you	drabbed
they	drabbed

Present Perfect
I	have	drabbed
you	have	drabbed
he/she/it	has	drabbed
we	have	drabbed
you	have	drabbed
they	have	drabbed

Past Perfect
I	had	drabbed
you	had	drabbed
he/she/it	had	drabbed
we	had	drabbed
you	had	drabbed
they	had	drabbed

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