| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| and | conj | (as well as) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| I bought beer and wine. |
| Ho comprato birra e vino. |
| and | conj | (then, as a result) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| Try harder and you will succeed. |
| Prova ancora e ci riuscirai. |
| and | conj | (then) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| I got dressed and went downstairs. |
| Mi sono vestito e sono sceso al piano di sotto. |
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| Additional Translations |
| and | conj | (with) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| I'd like some strawberries and cream. |
| Vorrei un po' di fragole e panna. |
| and | conj | (together with) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| I'd like some strawberries, and a cup of tea. |
| Vorrei un po' di fragole e una tazza di tè. |
| and | conj | (mathematics) | più cong |
| Two and two make four. |
| Due più due fa quattro. |
| and | conj | (alternatives) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| I have to choose between walking and driving. |
| Devo scegliere tra camminare e guidare. |
| and | conj | (at the same time) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| This will make you warm and comfortable. |
| Questo ti terrà caldo e comodo. |
| and | conj | (repeating for emphasis) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| She walked miles and miles. |
| Lei camminò per miglia e miglia. |
| and | conj | (as opposed to) | e cong |
| | opzionale, davanti a vocale | ed cong |
| There are women, and there are women! |
| C'è donna e donna! |
| and | conj | informal, incorrect (to) | a cong |
| Try and make it. |
| Prova a farlo. |
| Segnala un errore |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| a thousand and one | | | mille e uno |
| a year and a day | | | un anno e un giorno |
| above and beyond | adv | (more than) | ben oltre |
| He was honored for performance above and beyond the call of duty. |
| aches and pains | npl | (minor ailments) | doloretti nmpl |
| I have a lot of aches and pains; it's part of growing older! |
| action and reaction | n | (physics: opposing forces) | azione e reazione nf |
| after all is said and done | adv | (ultimately, in the end) | in fin dei conti |
| | | alla fine della fiera |
| | | in definitiva |
| again and again | adv | (many times, repeatedly) | ripetutamente avv |
| When you practice you must do the same thing again and again. |
| aid and abet | vtr | (be an accomplice to) | essere correo, essere complice |
| | | favoreggiare⇒ vtr |
| This type of crime will no longer be tolerated and those guilty and those who aid and abet them will face the full force of the law. |
| aid and comfort | | | aiutare e confortare |
| alcohol and cinchona bark | | drink | china nf |
| alive and kicking | adj | colloquial (in good health) | vivo e vegeto agg |
| | | sano e arzillo agg |
| It's my father's 98th birthday, and he's still alive and kicking. |
| That lobster's alive and kicking, but not for long. |
| all and some | | | tutto e di più |
| all and sundry | | | tutti quanti |
| all hot and bothered | adj | informal (flustered) | agitato agg |
| all hot and bothered | adj | euphemism (sexually excited) | eccitato agg |
| | colloquiale | arrapato agg |
| Just looking at him gets me all hot and bothered. |
| all said and done | | | tutto considerato |
| alpha and omega | | | alfa e omega |
| always and everywhere | | | sempre e dovunque |
| always and forever | adv | (for all time) | per l'eternità |
| an arm and a leg | n | slang (high price, high cost) | uno sproposito nm |
| | | un'enormità nf |
| | | un'occhio della testa |
| It cost me an arm and a leg. |
| No, the price is too high, he wants an arm and a leg for that old car. |
| and all | | informal (as well, into the bargain) | e tutto il resto |
| I managed to stuff everything into my suitcase, clothes, shoes, souvenirs and all. |
| and all that | adv | informal (and everything which) | e tutto ciò che |
| and all that | adv | (and that entire matter, and all those things) | e tutto quanto |
| and all that goes with it | adv | informal (and everything that it entails) | con annessi e connessi |
| She gave her sister a birthday party, with cake, ice cream, and all that goes with it. |
| and all that sort of thing | adv | informal (and the like, and similar) | e cose simili |
| They found sea shells, driftwood, and all that sort of thing at the beach. |
| and all the rest of it | adv | informal (et cetera, etc.) | e tutto il resto |
| and all the rest of it | adv | US (et cetera) | eccetera avv |
| and also | conj | informal (and in addition, and … as well) | e anche |
| Could you buy some bread...oh, and also some milk. |
| and everything else | adv | (et cetera, etc.) | e quant'altro |
| and God knows what | n | informal (and sth unknown) | e Dio sa cosa |
| I sent him out to do the shopping and he came back with a new TV and God knows what. |
| and many more | | | e molti altri |
| and nothing but the truth | | | e nient'altro che la verità |
| and other things | | | ed altre cose |
| and others | | | ed altri |
| and so | adv | (therefore) | e quindi |
| The student did not turn in his final research paper, and so he earned a failing grade for the course. |
| and so forth | adv | (et cetera, etc.) | e così via |
| and so on | adv | (et cetera, etc.) | e via discorrendo |
| and so on | adv | (et caetera, etc.) | eccetera avv |
| and so on and so forth | adv | (et cetera) | e via dicendo |
| and the like | n | (and similar) | e simili |
| There are a lot of waterfowl out on the lake -- mergansers, geese, coots, and the like. |
| and the rest | n | (et cetera, etc.) | e tutto il resto |
| and the rest is history | expr | idiom (what happened next is well known) | e il resto è storia |
| I met your mum in a bar, and the rest is history! |
| and then | adv | (immediately afterwards) | e poi, e dopo, e quindi cong |
| We'll finish painting, and then we'll eat dinner. |
| and then some | adv | informal (even more) | e ancora di più |
| If you will sell me your car, I will give you your price and then some. |
| and what have you | adv | informal (and the like, and similar) | e quant'altro |
| and what not | adv | informal (and the like, and similar) | e cose di questo genere |
| and yet | | | eppure conj |
| anything and everything | n | (all manner of things) | quello che capita |
| | | qualunque cosa |
| apples and pears | | per rima con stairs | scale |
| armed and ready | adj | (prepared for battle) | armato e agguerrito agg |
| I'm armed and ready to prevent my home from being invaded. |
| arts and crafts | npl | (fine arts and handicrafts: making things) | arti e mestieri nfpl |
| Being a mother of ten children, Madeline learned to love arts and crafts. |
| arts and crafts | n, adj | (English design and manufacturing movement, c 1860) | movimento delle "Arts and Crafts" |
| William Morris was a prominent textile designer of the Arts and Crafts movement at the end of the nineteenth century. |
| assault and battery | n | (crime: direct physical assault) | violenza e percosse |
| assets and liabilities | npl | (finance, accounting: value of things owned and monetary obligations ) | attività e passività nfpl |
| at one and the same time | | | allo stesso momento |
| at your beck and call | adv | (available to serve you at any time) | a sua completa disposizione |
| I will be at your beck and call. |
| b and b | | | bed and breakfast |
| back and fill | | | destreggiarsi |
| back and fill | | | asserire e negare |
| back and forth | adv | (to and fro) | avanti e indietro avv |
| They went back and forth over the same points a hundred times and never made any progress. |
| È tutto il giorno che vado avanti e indietro tra casa e lo studio! |
| back-and-forth | | | avanti e indietro adv |
| backward and forward | | | avanti e indietro |
| backwards and forwards | adv | (to and fro) | avanti e indietro |
| backwards and forwards | adv | (thoroughly) | accuratamente |
| bacon and eggs | | | uova e pancetta |
| bacon-and-eggs | | | con uova e pancetta adj |
| bag and baggage | | | armi e bagagli |
| bait and switch | | | prodotto civetta |
| bait and switch tactic | | commercio | tattica dell'adescamento |
| ball and chain | | | palla al piede |
| bar-and-grill | | | bar ristorante nm |
| bars and pubs | npl | (drinking establishments) | bar e birrerie |
| be accepted and agreed to | adj | (terms, conditions: adopted, approved) | accettato e concordato agg |
| be sb's eyes and ears | v | figurative (gather information for sb) | essere occhi e orecchi di qn vi |
| be sick and tired of sth | v | informal (have had enough of sth) | essere stufo vi |
| | | averne abbastanza di, non poterne più di vi |
| be-all and end-all | | | il migliore |
| beck and call | | | a completa disposizione B954 |
| bed and board | | | pensione completa |
| bed and breakfast | n | (small hotel offering half board) | pensione, pensioncina nf |
| I like to stay in a bed and breakfast instead of in a big hotel. |
| Per risparmiare, durante tutto il viaggio ci siamo fermati solo in pensioncine. |
| | | bed and breakfast nm |
| bed and breakfast | n | (half board) albergo | pernottamento e prima colazione n |
| Questo albergo offre pernottamento e prima colazione a 50 euro la doppia. |
| beginning and end | n | (the totality of) | dall'inizio alla fine |
| That's the beginning and end of the matter, I won't discuss it further. |
| between now and then | adv | (from this moment until a specified future time) | da qui ad allora, da qui a quella data adv |
| You'd better do a lot of work between now and then. |
| Finirò di pagare nel 2020. Da qui ad allora avrò i capelli bianchi. |
| between you and me | adv | (confidentially, in confidence) | in confidenza avv |
| | informale | fra me e te avv |
| black and blue | adj | informal (badly bruised) | tumefatto, livido adj |
| The bullies beat the unfortunate child until he was black and blue. |
| Aveva tutto il volto tumefatto, come se l'avessero preso a pugni. |
| black and tan | adj | UK (drink: mix of pale and dark beer) | traduzione non disponibile |
| Black and tans are made with Guinness and an ale of your choice. |
| black and white, black-and-white | n | literal (image: monochrome) | bianco e nero nm |
| Il bianco e nero è una tecnica molto espressiva in fotografia. |
| black and white, black-and-white | n | figurative (clarity of typed text) per iscritto, in modo chiaro | nero su bianco |
| Metterò i miei commenti nero su bianco. |
| | | a chiare lettere |
| black and white, black-and-white | adj | literal (in monochrome) | in bianco e nero |
| Black and white photography relies on composition rather than color. |
| Una volta c'era solo la televisione in bianco e nero. |
| | | monocromatico adj |
| La stampa monocromatica costa meno di quella a colori. |
| black and white, black-and-white | adj | figurative (straightforward, clear cut) | chiaro e tondo agg |
| The terms are laid out in black and white on page 10. |
| black-and-blue | | pieno di lividi | tumefatto adj |
| black-and-tan | | | di colore marrone e nero adj |
| black-and-white | | | in bianco e nero adj |
| black-and-white film | n | (movie filmed in black and white) | film in bianco e nero nm |
| I love watching silents, those old black-and-white films with no sound. |
| Questa scena è tratta da un vecchio film in bianco e nero. |
| black-and-white film | n | (monochrome camera film) | pellicola in bianco e nero nf |
| All our early home movies were on black-and-white film. |
| Ha filmato tutto con la pellicola in bianco e nero. |
| black-and-white photo | | | fotografia in bianco e nero |
| black-and-white photography | n | (taking monochrome photos) | fotografia in bianco e nero nf |
| black-and-white television | n | (TV set that cannot display colours) | televisore in bianco e nero nm |
| My parents remember the days when black-and-white television was the only type of TV available. |
| Ho ancora un vecchio televisore in bianco e nero funzionante. |
| Segnala un errore |
| 100 successive |