hundreds and thousands in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for hundreds and thousands in the English»Italian Dictionary

hundreds and thousands [Brit] N npl FOOD

hundreds and thousands

codette f

Translations for hundreds and thousands in the English»Italian Dictionary

two hundred and one

duecentouno

in nineteen hundred and three

nel millenovecentotre

two hundred and sixty-two

duecentosessantadue

a £200, 000 house (spoken), a two hundred thousand pound house

una casa da duecentomila sterline

Translations for hundreds and thousands in the Italian»English Dictionary

codette

hundreds and thousands, nonpareils Am

centomila

hundred thousand

duecento mila

two hundred thousand

decine, centinaia, -a

tens, hundreds, thousands

la casa è andata per oltre trecentomila euro

the house went for over three hundred thousand euros

Translations for hundreds and thousands in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.hundred [Brit ˈhʌndrəd, Am ˈhəndrəd] DET

hundred

cento

two hundred pages

duecento pagine

two hundred and five pages

duecentocinque pagine

about a hundred people, metres

un centinaio di persone, di metri

to be a hundred (years old)

essere centenario

to be a hundred per cent correct person:

avere ragione al cento per cento

the Hundred Days HISTORY

i Cento Giorni

II.hundred [Brit ˈhʌndrəd, Am ˈhəndrəd] PRON

hundred

cento

there are three hundred of them

ce ne sono trecento

III.hundred [Brit ˈhʌndrəd, Am ˈhəndrəd] N

hundred

cento m

two hundred

duecento

two hundred and one

duecentouno

a hundred to one

cento contro uno

it was a hundred to one chance

c'era una probabilità su cento

sold by the hundred

venduto a centinaia

in nineteen hundred

nel millenovecento

in nineteen hundred and three

nel millenovecentotre

IV.hundreds N

hundreds npl:

hundreds

centinaia f

sold in hundreds

venduto a centinaia

in the hundreds

sulle centinaia or nell'ordine delle centinaia

hundreds of times, of girlfriends

centinaia di volte, di ragazze

V.hundred [Brit ˈhʌndrəd, Am ˈhəndrəd]

not if I live to be a hundred

neanche se campassi cent'anni

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

I.thousand [Brit ˈθaʊz(ə)nd, Am ˈθaʊz(ə)nd] DET

thousand

mille

four thousand pounds

quattromila sterline

about a thousand people

un migliaio di persone

a thousand times

mille volte

a thousand times better

mille volte meglio

II.thousand [Brit ˈθaʊz(ə)nd, Am ˈθaʊz(ə)nd] PRON

thousand

mille

there are two thousand of them

ce ne sono duemila

III.thousand [Brit ˈθaʊz(ə)nd, Am ˈθaʊz(ə)nd] N

thousand

mille m

a thousand and two

milledue

three thousand

tremila

about a thousand

un migliaio

by the thousand (exactly)

per mille

by the thousand (roughly)

a migliaia or in gran quantità

IV.thousands N

thousands npl (large numbers, amounts):

thousands

migliaia f (of di)

in their thousands

a migliaia

to earn, lose thousands

guadagnare, perdere una fortuna

a cast of thousands

un cast di migliaia di persone

V.thousand [Brit ˈθaʊz(ə)nd, Am ˈθaʊz(ə)nd]

to die a thousand deaths

morire di vergogna

hundreds and thousands in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hundreds and thousands in the English»Italian Dictionary

four hundred and twelve

quattrocentododici

Translations for hundreds and thousands in the Italian»English Dictionary

centomila

a [or one] hundred thousand

centomila

a [or one] hundred thousand

Translations for hundreds and thousands in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.thousand [ˈθaʊ·znd] ADJ

thousand

mille

II.thousand [ˈθaʊ·znd] N

thousand

mille m

I.hundred <-(s)> [ˈhʌn·drəd] N

hundred

cento m

hundreds of times

centinaia di volte

II.hundred <-(s)> [ˈhʌn·drəd] ADJ

hundred

cento

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Numbers gestured from the forehead are blocks of ten, and blocks of hundreds and thousands can also be displayed.

en.wikipedia.org

Hundreds and thousands of dollars are spent on costumes, cosmetics, and even beauty consultants.

en.wikipedia.org

He plays his last song firing hundreds and thousands of notes on the crowd.

www.thehindu.com

But the numbers remained in the hundreds and thousands by nightfall.

news.nationalpost.com

Still, there are characters, with stories, and finds that have made them hundreds and thousands of dollars.

www.ottawasun.com

Conflicts arose on the ship while hundreds and thousands of visitors were lining up to leave the ship.

en.wikipedia.org

The stories are not true as hundreds and thousands of people are working round-the-clock.

www.thehindu.com

You repeat those actions hundreds and thousands of time to have the kete cloth.

www.ghanaweb.com

There are hundreds and thousands of these in every shop around the world.

www.irishmirror.ie

In the interview process, you're against hundreds and thousands of people.

calgaryherald.com