dance up and down in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for dance up and down in the English»Italian Dictionary

Translations for dance up and down in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

Translations for dance up and down in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

Translations for dance up and down in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns] N

II.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns] VB trans

III.dance [Brit dɑːns, Am dæns] VB intr

I.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADV Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English (go down fall down get down keep down put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, get, keep, put etc.). - When used after such verbs as sit or lie down implies the action being done. Compare the following examples and their translations: she is sitting = lei siede/è seduta; she is sitting down = lei si siede/si sta sedendo. - When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in Italian: to go down to London = andare a Londra down in Brighton = a Brighton. - For examples and further usages, see this entry.

2. down (indicating position at lower level):

II.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] PREP

III.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] ADJ

IV.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] VB trans inf

V.down1 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

down2 [Brit daʊn, Am daʊn] N

and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am 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.

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dance up and down in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dance up and down in the English»Italian Dictionary

6. down (not functioning) computer, server, telephone lines:

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

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