ands in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ands in the English»Spanish Dictionary

and [Am ænd, (ə)n, Brit ənd, (ə)n, and] CONJ The usual translation of and, y, becomes e when it precedes a word beginning with i, hi, or y.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to: let's wait and see esperemos para ver qué or lo que pasa.

scissors-and-paste [ˌsɪzəzənˈpeɪst] ADJ Brit pej attr

stop-and-go [Am ˌstɑpənˈɡoʊ, Brit ˌstɒpənˈɡəʊ], stop-go Brit [ˈstɑːpˈɡəʊ, ˌstɒpˈɡəʊ] ADJ

up-and-coming [Am ˈˌəp ən(d) ˈkəmɪŋ, Brit ˌʌp(ə)nˈkʌmɪŋ] ADJ attr

wash-and-wear [ˌwɔʃənˈwɛr] ADJ

dead-and-alive [Am ˌdɛd(ə)nəˈlaɪv, Brit ˌdɛd(ə)nəˈlʌɪv] ADJ Brit inf

five-and-dime [Am ˌfaɪv ən ˈdaɪm, Brit], five-and-ten [-ˈten] N Am

free-and-easy <pred free and easy> [Am ˌfriənˈizi, Brit ˌfriːənˈiːzi] ADJ

get-up-and-go [Am ˌɡɛdəp(ə)nˈɡoʊ, Brit ˌɡɛtʌpənˈɡəʊ] N U inf

ands in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ands in the English»Spanish Dictionary

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

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

meat-and-potatoes [ˌmit·ənd··ˈteɪ·t̬oʊz] N inf

rough-and-ready [ˌrʌf·ənd·ˈred·i] ADJ (primitive)

up-and-coming [ˈʌp·ən·ˈkʌm·ɪŋ] ADJ

sweet-and-sour [ˌswit·ən·ˌsaʊ·ər] ADJ

so-and-so [ˈsoʊ·ən·soʊ] N inf

out-and-out [ˌaʊt·ənd·ˈaʊt] ADJ

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