twos in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for twos in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] DET

two

due

two people, pages

due persone, pagine

II.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] PRON

two

due

I bought two of them

ne ho comprati due

to break, cut sth in two

rompere, tagliare qc in due

in a day or two

tra un giorno o due

III.two [Brit tuː, Am tu] N

two

due m

in twos

a due a due or a coppie

in twos and threes

a coppie e a gruppi di tre

to multiply by two

moltiplicare per due

IV.two [Brit tuː, Am tu]

that makes two of us!

allora siamo in due!

“I'm fed up!” - “that makes two of us” inf

“sono stufo!” - “siamo in due” or “anch'io”

to be in two minds about doing

essere indeciso or esitare a fare

to be in two minds about sth

essere indeciso or titubare riguardo a qc

to put two and two together

fare due più due

two hearts that beat as one

due cuori che battono all'unisono

there are two sides to every story

= ci sono sempre due versioni dei fatti

two's company, three's a crowd

siamo in tre ma uno è di troppo

I.two-time [Brit ˈtuːtʌɪm, Am ˈtu ˌtaɪm] VB trans inf

two-time partner:

two-time

fare le corna a

II.two-time [Brit ˈtuːtʌɪm, Am ˈtu ˌtaɪm] VB intr

two-time

essere infedele

two-hander [Brit, Am] N THEAT

two-hander

lavoro m teatrale per due attori

I.two-seater [Brit tuːˈsiːtə, Am ˌtuˈsidər] N

two-seater MOTOR

automobile f a due posti

two-seater MOTOR

biposto f

two-seater AVIAT

velivolo m a due posti

two-seater AVIAT

biposto m

II.two-seater [Brit tuːˈsiːtə, Am ˌtuˈsidər] ADJ

two-seater

a due posti, biposto

two-piece [Brit tuːˈpiːs, Am ˈtu ˌpis] N

1. two-piece (suit):

two-piece (woman's)

tailleur m

two-piece (woman's)

due pezzi m

two-piece (man's)

abito m

2. two-piece:

two-piece, also two-piece swimsuit

due pezzi m

two-piece, also two-piece swimsuit

bikini m

two-sided [Am ˌtuˈsaɪdəd] ADJ

1. two-sided tablemat, covering etc.:

two-sided

che ha due lati, double-face

2. two-sided (debatable):

two-sided argument

discutibile, ambiguo

two-faced [Brit ˌtuːˈfeɪst, Am ˈtu ˈˌfeɪst] ADJ pej

two-faced

falso, doppio, ipocrita

two-decker [ˌtuːˈdekə(r)] N

1. two-decker (bus):

two-decker

autobus m a due piani

2. two-decker NAUT:

two-decker

nave f a due ponti

two-pin [Brit ˈtuːpɪn, Am ˈtupɪn] ADJ

two-pin plug, socket:

two-pin

bipolare

two-timer [Brit ˈtuːtʌɪmə, Am ˈtu ˌtaɪmər] N inf (double-crosser)

two-timer

persona f infedele

to be a two-timer partner:

essere infedele

twos in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for twos in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.two [tu:] ADJ

two

dos

II.two [tu:] N

two

due m

Phrases:

that makes two of us inf

così siamo in due

to put two and two together inf

fare due più due

See also eight

I.eight [eɪt] ADJ

eight

otto inv

there are eight of us

siamo (in) otto

eight and a quarter/half

otto e un quarto/mezzo

eight o'clock

le otto

it's eight o'clock

sono le otto

it's half past eight

sono le otto e mezza

at eight twenty/thirty

alle otto e venti/mezza

II.eight [eɪt] N

eight

otto m

I.two-stroke AUTO N

two-stroke

motore m a due tempi

II.two-stroke AUTO ADJ

two-stroke

a due tempi

two-tiered ADJ

two-tiered

a due livelli

I.two-seater AUTO N

two-seater

biposto m inv

II.two-seater AUTO ADJ

two-seater

biposto inv

two-piece N

1. two-piece (suit):

two-piece

completo m a due pezzi

2. two-piece (bikini):

two-piece

bikini m inv

two-part ADJ

two-part

in due parti

two-edged ADJ

two-edged

a doppio taglio

two-faced ADJ pej

two-faced

falso, -a

two-way [ˈtu:·ˈweI] ADJ

two-way tunnel, bridge

a doppio senso

two-way process

reciproco, -a

two-way conversation

bilaterale

two-way switch

bipolare

two-bit [tu:·ˈbɪt] ADJ inf

two-bit

da due soldi

twos Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

maybe as many as two hundred people

più o meno duecento persone

two and two is four

due più due fa quattro

two plus two makes four

due più due fa quattro

two goes into five two and a half times

il due sta nel cinque due volte e mezzo

to put two and two together inf

fare due più due

to buy sth in twos

comprare qc due alla volta

to kill two birds with one stone

prendere due piccioni con una fava prov

the two houses are worth the same

le due case hanno il medesimo valore

I'll finish the work within two months

finirò il lavoro in due mesi

to kill two birds with one stone

prendere due -i con una fava fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Many others were scattered far and wide in ones and twos.

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The dancers round off their dancing by facing each other in twos and threes and moving their shoulders faster.

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Union dead were placed by twos in shallow graves in long rows by their comrades without marking the identities.

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All of the deuces (twos) and jokers are wild cards.

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Many slaves were manacled together in twos and threes.

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Whenever my written digits were rejected (twos and fours, mostly) all the numbers floating in delicate order between my ears would simply jumble up and evaporate.

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In his early life as a hippie, he only gave high twos (peace signs).

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It sometimes follows mammals or birds to catch the insects they flush, and joins mixed-species flocks in ones and twos.

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People begin to file out of the theater, first in twos and threes and then in droves.

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