tween [Brit twiːn, americ twin], tweenie [ˈtwiːnɪ] SUBST coloq
- tween
- = bambino, ragazzino tra i 10 e i 14 anni
'tween [Brit twiːn, americ twin] PREP lit
'tween → between
I. between [Brit bɪˈtwiːn, americ bəˈtwin] PREP When between is used as a preposition expressing physical location (between the lines), time (between 8 am and 11 am), position in a range (between 30 and 40 kilometres), relationship (link between, difference between), it is translated by tra or its variant form fra Remember that tra and fra are the Italian translations of both between and among(st) - For particular usages, see this entry.
1. between (in space):
- between
- tra, fra, in mezzo a
- there is a wall between the two gardens
- c'è un muro tra i due giardini
- there are no stops between this station and Milan
- non ci sono fermate fra questa stazione e Milano
2. between (in time):
- between
- tra
- between
- fra
- between meals
- tra i pasti or tra un pasto e l'altro
- between the ages of 12 and 18
- tra i 12 e i 18 anni
- between now and next year
- da qui al prossimo anno
3. between (on a scale or range):
- between
- tra
- between
- fra
- it costs between £10 and £20
- costa tra le 10 e le 20 sterline
- it's between 50 and 60 kilometres away
- è a 50 o 60 chilometri da qui
4. between (to and from):
- between
- tra
- between
- fra
- flights between London and Amsterdam
- i voli tra Londra e Amsterdam
- the train that goes between London and Brighton
- il treno che va da Londra a Brighton
5. between (indicating connection or relationship):
- between
- tra
- between
- fra
- the link between smoking and cancer
- il legame fra il fumo e il cancro
- what's the difference between the two?
- qual è la differenza tra i due?
- you must settle it between yourselves
- dovete deciderlo fra voi
- nothing now stands between us and success
- adesso più nulla ci separa dal successo
- we mustn't allow this to come between us
- non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
- it's something between a novel and an autobiography
- è una via di mezzo fra il romanzo e l'autobiografia
6. between (indicating sharing, division):
- between
- tra
- between
- fra
- the estate was divided between them
- la proprietà fu divisa tra loro
- they drank the whole bottle between (the two of) them
- si sono bevuti tutta la bottiglia in due
- they had only one suitcase between (the three of) them
- avevano solo una valigia in tre
- between ourselves, between you and me (and the gatepost)
- detto tra noi
7. between (together, in combination):
- between
- insieme, tra tutti
- the couples have seventeen children between them
- le coppie hanno diciassette bambini in tutto
- between them, they collected £200
- tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
- they wrote the article between them (two people)
- scrissero l'articolo a due mani
- they wrote the article between them (more than two)
- scrissero l'articolo in collaborazione
- between (the two of) us, we earn £30,000 a year
- in due guadagniamo 30.000 sterline all'anno
- between housework, minding the children and studying, I never have any time to myself
- tra i lavori di casa, i bambini e lo studio, non ho più tempo per me
II. between [Brit bɪˈtwiːn, americ bəˈtwin] ADV in between
1. between (in space):
- between
- in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due
- the two main roads and the streets (in) between
- le due strade principali e le vie tra esse
- neither red nor orange but somewhere (in) between
- né rosso né arancione ma una via di mezzo
2. between (in time):
- between
- nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i due
- she spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between
- ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
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