TO AND FRO - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

to and fro [βρετ ˌtuː ən ˈfrəʊ, αμερικ ˌtu ən ˈfroʊ] ΕΠΊΡΡ

to and fro swing:

to and fro

avanti e indietro

to go to and fro person:

andare avanti e indietro

αγγλικά

ιταλικά

to and fro

avanti e indietro, su e giù

to scurry to and fro

correre su e giù

to pace fretfully to and fro

passeggiare nervosamente su e giù

to be tossed to and fro person, boat:

essere sballottato avanti e indietro

ιταλικά

αγγλικά

su e giù (avanti e indietro)

to and fro

movimento di andirivieni

to and fro motion

su e giù (avanti e indietro)

to and fro

camminare nervosamente avanti e indietro

to pace fretfully to and fro

fro [αμερικ froʊ] ΕΠΊΡΡ

to and fro

avanti e indietro, su e giù

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

to and fro ΕΠΊΡΡ

to and fro

avanti e indietro

to and fro

avanti e indietro

fro [froʊ] ΕΠΊΡΡ

to and fro

avanti e indietro

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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What's difficult for a jockey is travelling to and fro across the 60 racecourses across the country.

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The discussion ranged to and fro for about ten minutes.

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He was swaying to and fro on the brink of falling hard with every step.

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Those paying the 10 cent admission could thus dance alongside the "marathoners," or simply watch as they dragged themselves to and fro in a half-stupor.

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I never use these and walk anxiously to and fro, feeling 80 pairs of eyes following me.

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