ENGINEERING AND DESIGN DEPARTMENT - Translation from English into Italian

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.

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 arch liter: 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 inf: e cose così

and so on: e così via

and how! inf: 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

in the PONS Dictionary

engineering [ˌen·dʒɪ·ˈnɪ·rɪŋ] N

engineering: ingegneria f

I. engineer [ˌen·dʒɪ·ˈnɪr] N

1. engineer (with a degree):

engineer: ingegnere m

civil engineer: ingegnere civile

2. engineer (technician):

engineer: tecnico m

3. engineer RAIL:

engineer: macchinista mf

II. engineer [ˌen·dʒɪ·ˈnɪr] VB trans

engineer: costruire

engineer fig: macchinare

I. design [dɪ·ˈzaɪn] VB trans

1. design (plan):

to design sth (for sb): progettare qc (per qn)

2. design (intend):

to design sth for sb/sth: concepire qc per qn/qc

this dictionary is designed for advanced learners: questo dizionario è rivolto a studenti di livello avanzato

these measures are designed to reduce criminality: questi provvedimenti hanno come obiettivo la riduzione della criminalità

II. design [dɪ·ˈzaɪn] VB intr

design: fare il designer

III. design [dɪ·ˈzaɪn] N

1. design (plan):

design: progetto m

2. design (sketch):

design: schizzo m

3. design (pattern):

design: motivo m

4. design (intention):

design: proposito m

to do sth by design: far qc di proposito

5. design pl inf (dishonest intentions):

design: cattive f pl intenzioni

to have designs on a championship title: ambire a vincere un campionato

IV. design [dɪ·ˈzaɪn] ADJ

design: di progetto

department [dɪ·ˈpɑ:rt·mənt] N

1. department (division):

department of a university, company: dipartimento m

department of a shop: reparto m

2. department ADMIN, POL:

department: ministero m

department of Health and Human Services: ≈ Ministero m della Sanità

3. department inf (domain):

department: ramo m

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 MATH:

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

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]: e così via

Present
I	engineer
you	engineer
he/she/it	engineers
we	engineer
you	engineer
they	engineer

Past
I	engineered
you	engineered
he/she/it	engineered
we	engineered
you	engineered
they	engineered

Present Perfect
I	have	engineered
you	have	engineered
he/she/it	has	engineered
we	have	engineered
you	have	engineered
they	have	engineered

Past Perfect
I	had	engineered
you	had	engineered
he/she/it	had	engineered
we	had	engineered
you	had	engineered
they	had	engineered

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