spick and span in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for spick and span in the English»Italian Dictionary

spick and span [Brit spɪk(ə)ndˈspan, Am ˌspɪk ən ˈspæn] ADJ

spick and span

lustro, lindo, lucente

Translations for spick and span in the Italian»English Dictionary

lustro pavimento

spick-and-span

lindo casa

spick-and-span

tenere bene la propria casa

to keep one's house spick and span

tirare qc a lucido

to spruce sth up, to polish sth, to make sth spick and span

Translations for spick and span in the English»Italian Dictionary

spick

spick → spic

See also spic

spic, spick [Brit spɪk, Am spɪk] N Am inf, offens

spic

latino-americano m / latino-americana f

I.span¹ [Brit span, Am spæn] N

1. span (period of time):

span

periodo m

span

arco m di tempo

the span of sb's life, career

la durata della vita, della carriera di qn

a short span of time

un breve periodo

time span

periodo di tempo

over a span of several years

nell'arco di diversi anni

to have a short concentration span

avere una concentrazione di breve durata or non riuscire a stare concentrato a lungo

2. span (width):

span (across hand)

spanna f

span (across arms)

apertura f

span (of bridge)

campata f

span (of arch)

luce f

the wing-span (of bird, aircraft)

l'apertura alare

the bridge crosses the river in a single span

il fiume è attraversato da un ponte a una sola arcata

3. span (extent) fig:

the whole span of human history

l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità

4. span (measurement):

span arch

spanna f

II.span¹ <forma in -ing spanning, pt, pp spanned> [Brit span, Am spæn] VB trans

1. span:

span bridge, arch:

attraversare

span ENGINEER person: river

costruire un ponte su

2. span (encompass):

span fig

estendersi

span fig

comprendere

her life spanned most of the nineteenth century

la sua vita ha abbracciato buona parte del diciannovesimo secolo

his career spanned several decades

la sua carriera è durata molti decenni

a group spanning the age range 10 to 14

un gruppo che comprende ragazzi fra i 10 e i 14 anni

I.span² [Brit span, Am spæn] N

1. span NAUT:

span

penzolo m

2. span:

span (of horses)

pariglia f

span (of oxen)

giogo m

II.span² <forma in -ing spanning, pt, pp spanned> [Brit span, Am spæn] VB trans

1. span NAUT:

span

legare, fissare con un penzolo

2. span:

span horses

apparigliare

span oxen

aggiogare

span³ [Brit span, Am spæn] VB pp arch

span → spin II, III

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

spick and span in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for spick and span in the English»Italian Dictionary

spic(k)-and-span [ˌspɪk·ən·ˈspæn] ADJ inf

spic(k)-and-span

tirato, -a a lucido

Translations for spick and span in the English»Italian Dictionary

span¹ [spæn]

span pt of spin

See also spin

I.spin [spɪn] N

1. spin (rotation):

spin

giro m

2. spin (drive):

to go [or take the car] for a spin

andare a fare un giro (in macchina)

3. spin (in washing machine):

spin

centrifugata f

II.spin <spun, spun> [spɪn] VB trans

1. spin (rotate):

spin

girare

spin clothes

centrifugare

to spin a ball

dare un effetto a una palla

2. spin (make thread out of):

spin

filare

3. spin (tell):

spin story, tale

raccontare

III.spin <spun, spun> [spɪn] VB intr

1. spin (rotate):

spin

girare

2. spin (make thread):

spin

filare

I.span² [spæn] N

1. span:

span of time

lasso m (di tempo)

span of project

durata f

2. span ARCHIT:

span of bridge, arch

luce f

3. span AVIAT, NAUT:

span of wing, sail

apertura f alare

II.span² <-nn-> [spæn] VB trans

1. span (cross):

span

attraversare

2. span (include):

span

abbracciare

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