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[fɔː]1. prep1) (indicating destination, intention) peris this for me? — è per me questo?
2) (indicating purpose) perfor children — vestiti per bambinia cupboard for toys — un armadio per i giocattoli
for nothing — buono (-a) a nientefor? — perché?, per cosa?this button for? — a cosa serve questo bottone?3) (representing) perG
for George — G come Georgefor Hove — deputato che rappresenta HoveI took him for his brother — l'ho scambiato or preso per suo fratello
4) (in exchange for) perI sold it for £50 — l'ho venduto per 50 sterline
5) (with regard to) perfor success — avido (-a) di successoas
for him/that — quanto a lui/ciòa gift for languages — un dono per le lingue
there's nothing for it but to jump Brit — non c'è altro da fare che saltare
6) (in favour of) per, a favore diare you for or against us? — sei con noi o contro di noi?
for me! — votate per me!7) (because of) per, a causa difor its cathedral — famoso (-a) per la sua cattedrale8)9) (distance) perthere were roadworks for 5 km — c'erano lavori in corso per 5 km
10)I haven't seen him for a week — non lo vedo da una settimana, è una settimana che non lo vedo
11)for this to be possible... — perché ciò sia possibile...it would be best for you to go — sarebbe meglio che te ne andassi
for me to decide — non sta a me deciderethere is still time for you to do it — hai ancora tempo per farlo
12)you're for it! fam — vedrai adesso!oh
for a cup of tea! — cosa non darei per una tazza di tè!2. conjdal momento che, poiché -
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[ forme deboli ənd, ən, n] [ forma forte ænd]2) (in numbers)it got worse and worse — andò di male in peggio o sempre peggio
5) (in phrases)and that — BE colloq. e cose così
••and how! — colloq. eccome!
Note: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 4-THE CLOCK and 19-NUMBERS. For more examples and other uses, see the entry below* * *[ənd, ænd]1) (joining two statements, pieces of information etc: I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child.) e2) (in addition to: 2 and 2 makes 4.) più3) (as a result of which: Try hard and you will succeed.) e4) (used instead of `to' with a verb: Do try and come!) di* * *AND /ænd/n.(elettron., comput.) AND ( operatore booleano): AND operation, operazione AND; AND gate (o circuit) porta (o circuito) AND.* * *[ forme deboli ənd, ən, n] [ forma forte ænd]2) (in numbers)it got worse and worse — andò di male in peggio o sempre peggio
5) (in phrases)and that — BE colloq. e cose così
••and how! — colloq. eccome!
Note: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 4-THE CLOCK and 19-NUMBERS. For more examples and other uses, see the entry below
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