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and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, americ ænd, (ə)n] CONJ 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 arcaico lit

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 Brit coloq

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! coloq

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

blood-and-thunder [Brit ˌblʌdənˈθʌndə, americ ˌblədənˈθəndər] ADJ

blood-and-thunder novel, film:

blood-and-thunder

melodrammatico, d'avventura

make-do-and-mend [Brit ˌmeɪkduːəndˈmɛnd, americ ˌmeɪkduənˈmɛnd] VERBO intr

make-do-and-mend

vivere di espedienti

cut-and-dried [Brit ˌkʌt(ə)nˈdrʌɪd, americ ˌkətnˈdraɪd], cut-and-dry [ˌkʌtənˈdraɪ] ADJ

cut-and-dried procedure, formula

fisso

cut-and-dried idea, opinion

definitivo

cut-and-dried answer, solution

chiaro e definitivo

a cut-and-dried case

un caso semplice

I like everything to be cut-and-dried

mi piace che tutto sia ben definito

five-and-dime [Brit, americ ˌfaɪv ən ˈdaɪm], five-and-ten [ˌfaɪvnˈten] SUBST americ

five-and-dime

= negozio che vende articoli vari a prezzi bassi

tongue-and-grooved [ˌtʌŋənˈɡruːvd] ADJ

tongue-and-grooved joint:

tongue-and-grooved

a maschio e femmina

fore-and-aft [Brit ˌfɔːrənˈɑːft, americ ˌfɔrənˈæft] ADJ NÁUT

fore-and-aft sail

vela aurica or di taglio

fore-and-aft rig

attrezzatura con vele auriche

nuts-and-bolts [Brit ˌnʌts(ə)n(d)ˈbəʊlts] ADJ attrib.

nuts-and-bolts

pratico

dead-and-alive [Brit ˌdɛd(ə)nəˈlʌɪv, americ ˌdɛd(ə)nəˈlaɪv] ADJ Brit pej

dead-and-alive place:

dead-and-alive

monotono, noioso

so-and-so <pl so-and-sos> [Brit ˈsəʊənsəʊ, americ ˈsoʊ ən ˌsoʊ] SUBST

1. so-and-so (unspecified person):

so-and-so

tizio m / tizia f

Mr So-and-so

il signor Tal dei Tali

2. so-and-so (annoying or unpleasant person):

so-and-so coloq

pezzo m di…

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and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

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 MAT:

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

Expressões:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

spic(k)-and-span [ˌspɪk·ən·ˈspæn] ADJ coloq

spic(k)-and-span

tirato, -a a lucido

cut-and-paste [ˌkʌt·ənd·ˈpeɪst] ADJ a. COMPUT

cut-and-paste

di taglia e incolla

out-and-out [ˌaʊt·ənd·ˈaʊt] ADJ

out-and-out idiot, disaster

vero, -a e proprio, -a

out-and-out liar

matricolato, -a

so-and-so [ˈsoʊ·ən·soʊ] SUBST coloq

so-and-so (person)

il tale

so-and-so (person)

la tale

so-and-so (thing)

la tal cosa

cut-and-dried [ˌkʌt·ən·ˈdraɪd] ADJ

1. cut-and-dried (fixed in advance):

cut-and-dried

definitivo, -a

2. cut-and-dried (not original):

cut-and-dried

fisso, -a

half-and-half SUBST

half-and-half

miscela di panna e latte

wash-and-wear ADJ

wash-and-wear

lava e metti

rough-and-ready [ˌrʌf·ənd·ˈre·di] ADJ (primitive)

rough-and-ready

semplice ed efficace

salt-and-pepper ADJ

salt-and-pepper hair:

salt-and-pepper

sale e pepe

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time and tide wait for no man prov

chi ha tempo non aspetti tempo

to have been to hell and back

aver passato l'inferno

no ifs, ands, or buts!

niente se o ma!

and what, pray tell, are you doing?

si può sapere, di grazia, cosa stai facendo?

off and on, on and off

a periodi

between you and me and the gatepost

detto tra noi

spare the rod and spoil the child prov

il medico pietoso uccide l'ammalato prov

pork and bacon sausage, boiled and served with lentils

cotechino

cut up and cooked in oil, garlic and parsley

trifolato (-a)

mixture of 98% gasoline and 2% oil

miscela