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1 ♦ between
♦ between /bɪˈtwi:n/A prep.1 tra, fra (rif. di solito a due persone, cose o gruppi): The Atlantic Ocean lies between Europe and America, l'Oceano Atlantico si estende fra l'Europa e l'America; I commute between Reading and London, faccio il pendolare tra Reading e Londra; A knowing look passed between them, si sono scambiati uno sguardo d'intesa; between meals, fra i pasti; fra un pasto e l'altro; children between 8 and 12, i bambini tra gli otto e i dodici anni; to choose between two options, scegliere tra due opzioni; between two fires, fra due fuochi2 (rif. a due o più, con l'idea di condivisione) tra; insieme; unendo gli sforzi: We collected a hundred pounds between us, raccogliemmo tra tutti cento sterline; Jack and the woman between them they lifted the trunk, Jack e la donna hanno sollevato insieme il baule; We finished the cake between us, tra tutti e due abbiamo finito la torta; One bathroom had to be shared between ten people, un bagno doveva servire a dieci persone; Between the house, the kids, and everything, I'm rushed off my feet, tra la casa, i bambini e tutto il resto, sono sempre di corsaB avv.● between the devil and the deep blue sea (o, fam., between a rock and a hard place), fra l'incudine e il martello □ between ourselves (o between you and me; fam. between you, me and the gatepost o the bedpost), detto fra noi; in confidenza □ (in) between times (o whiles), negli intervalli □ to come between ► to come □ in between, in mezzo a; in un punto tra; una via di mezzo tra; tra l'uno e l'altro; tra i due estremi; in mezzo: somewhere in between my place and the school, a un certo punto tra casa mia e la scuola; a colour that is in between green and grey, un colore che è una via di mezzo tra il verde e il grigio; in between mouthfuls, tra un boccone e l'altro; in between sneezes, tra uno starnuto e l'altro; There was nothing in between to block the view, in mezzo non c'era nulla che impedisse la vista □ to stand between ► to stand. -
2 between
I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (in space) tra, fra, in mezzo a2) (in time) tra, fra3) (on a scale) tra, fra4) (to and from) tra, fra5) (indicating connection) tra, frawe mustn't allow this to come between us — non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
6) (indicating sharing) tra, fra7) (together) insieme, tra tuttiII [bɪ'twiːn]between them, they collected Ј 200 — tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
avverbio (anche in between)1) (in space) in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due2) (in time) nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i dueshe spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between — ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
* * *[bi'twi:n]1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) tra2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) tra3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) tra4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) tra•* * *I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (in space) tra, fra, in mezzo a2) (in time) tra, fra3) (on a scale) tra, fra4) (to and from) tra, fra5) (indicating connection) tra, frawe mustn't allow this to come between us — non dobbiamo permettere che questo venga a mettersi tra noi
6) (indicating sharing) tra, fra7) (together) insieme, tra tuttiII [bɪ'twiːn]between them, they collected Ј 200 — tra loro hanno raccolto 200 sterline
avverbio (anche in between)1) (in space) in mezzo, tra i due, fra i due2) (in time) nell'intervallo, tra i due, fra i dueshe spent four years at university and two years training, with a year off (in) between — ha fatto quattro anni di università e due di formazione, con un anno di pausa nel mezzo
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3 between ***** be·tween
[bɪ'twiːn]1. prep(gen) tra, frabetween now and next week we must... — da qui alla settimana prossima dobbiamo...
just between you and me or ourselves... — (sia detto) tra me e te..., sia detto tra noi (due)...
we only had £5 between us — fra tutti e due avevamo solo 5 sterline
2. adv(also: in between) (of place) in mezzo, (of time) nel frattempo -
4 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) tra noiEnglish-Italian dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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5 ■ get between
■ get betweenv. i. (o v. t.) + prep.1 mettersi (o mettere): The kitten got between the sofa and the wall, il gattino si è messo (o si è infilato) tra il divano e la parete2 mettersi in mezzo a ( due contendenti, ecc.); frapporsi; intromettersi: I won't let anything get between me and my career, non permetterò che nulla si frapponga tra me e la mia carriera □ to get st. between one's teeth, prendere qc. fra i denti. -
6 ■ come between
■ come betweenv. i. + avv.intromettersi (fra); interferire (tra); frapporsi (tra); dividere: to come between husband and wife, intromettersi fra moglie e marito; Nothing can come between us, niente può frapporsi tra di noi; niente potrà dividerci. -
7 in-between
[ɪnbɪ'twiːn]aggettivo di mezzo, intermedio* * *in-between /ɪnbɪˈtwi:n/A a.di mezzo; intermedio: an in-between position, una posizione intermediaB n.2 chi si interpone; intermediario.* * *[ɪnbɪ'twiːn]aggettivo di mezzo, intermedio -
8 ■ pass between
■ pass betweenv. i. + prep.accadere, succedere, esserci: A secret has passed between them, c'è stato un segreto tra loro. -
9 ■ to be torn between
■ to be torn betweenv. passivo + prep.(fig.) essere diviso, combattuto ( dentro di sé) tra ( due sentimenti, ecc.); essere incerto (o dubbioso): to be torn between personal ambition and party loyalty, essere diviso tra l'ambizione personale e la fedeltà al proprio partito. -
10 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) essere diviso traEnglish-Italian dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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11 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) essere diviso traEnglish-Italian dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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12 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) poco da scegliere traEnglish-Italian dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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13 ■ go between
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14 go-between
['gəʊbɪˌtwiːn]nome intermediario m. (-a), mediatore m. (-trice)* * *go-between /ˈgəʊbɪtwi:n/n.1 intermediario; tramite2 (spreg.) mezzano.* * *['gəʊbɪˌtwiːn]nome intermediario m. (-a), mediatore m. (-trice) -
15 ■ stand between
■ stand betweenv. i. + prep.frapporsi tra; interporsi tra. -
16 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) (aver perso le due possibilità) -
17 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) raro -
18 go-between n
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19 in-between adj
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20 read between the lines
(to understand something (from a piece of writing etc) which is not actually stated.) leggere fra le righe
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