of them two

a. e n.

1 due: one or two books, un libro o due; qualche libro; two thirds, due terzi; Two is my lucky number, il due è il mio numero fortunato; There are two of them, sono in due; Two out of three murders are solved in a few days, due omicidi su tre vengono risolti in pochi giorni; a two-metre shark, uno squalo di due metri

2 due ( anni d'età): His son is two, suo figlio ha due anni; a two-year-old, un bambino (o una bambina) di due anni

3 le due ( ora): I'll see you at two, ci vediamo alle due; half ( past) two, le due e mezza

● (comput.) two-address code, codice a due indirizzi □ ( baseball) two-base hit, doppio □ (fam. USA) two-bit, da poco; insignificante; da due (o da quattro) soldi □ (fam. USA) two-bit piece, moneta da venticinque centesimi di dollaro □ two-by-four, ( di legno da costruzione) (tavola) standard ( di due pollici per quattro); (fig. USA: spec. di un edificio) piccolo, limitato, insignificante □ two by two, a due a due; (mat.) due per due □ sb. 's two cents' worth, l'opinione di q. ( su un argomento in discussione) □ two-colour, bicolore □ (tecn.) two-control, a doppio comando: a two-control aeroplane, un aereo a doppio comando □ (mecc.) two-cycle, a due tempi □ two-decker, (naut.) nave a due ponti; (trasp.) autobus (o tram) a due piani □ (tecn., scient.) two-dimensional, bidimensionale □ two-edged, a due tagli, a doppia lama; a doppio taglio; (fig.) a doppio taglio, ambiguo □ two-faced, a due facce; (fig.) falso, insincero, doppio, ipocrita □ two-fisted, ambidestro (spec. di pugile) □ two-handed, a due mani; che richiede l'uso di due mani (o di due persone); a due: a two-handed saw, una sega a due mani; ( tennis) a two-handed backhand, un rovescio a due mani □ two-headed, bicipite; a due teste □ (zool.) two-legged, bipede □ ( sport) two-man bob sleigh, bob a due ( lo slittino) □ (naut.) two-master, nave a due alberi; due alberi □ two-minute silence, due minuti di raccoglimento ( per i caduti in guerra, ecc.) □ two-on-one, due contro uno; scontro impari □ two-part, in due parti; (mus.) per due voci; (econ.) a due scaglioni: two-part tariff, tariffa a due scaglioni □ (polit.) two-party government, governo bicolore □ (polit.) two-party system, sistema bipartitico; bipartitismo □ (fam.) two-a-penny, da due soldi, da quattro soldi; assai comune; che vale poco; insignificante □ (elettr.) two-phase, bifase □ ( moda) two-piece, (agg.) in (o a) due pezzi: a two-piece bathing suit, un costume da bagno a due pezzi; (sost.) due pezzi □ (elettr.) two-pin plug, presa bipolare □ two-ply, ( di compensato, ecc.) a due strati; ( di filo, fune) a due capi; ( di tessuto) doppio □ two-pronged, a due rebbi; biforcuto; (fig.) duplice, su due fronti, su due direttrici, doppio e coordinato □ ( baseball: del battitore) a two-run homer, una corsa alla casa base in due tempi □ two-seater, (autom.) vettura a due posti; (aeron.) biposto □ two-sided, che ha due lati, bilaterale; (fig.) che ha due aspetti; ambivalente; ambiguo; controvertibile: a two-sided question, un problema che ha due aspetti □ (mecc.) two-speed, a due velocità: a two-speed gear, un cambio a due velocità □ a two-star ( hotel), (un albergo) a due stelle □ (mus.) two-step, passo doppio ( musica e ballo) □ two-stroke, (mecc.: di motore) a due tempi; ( canottaggio) in due tempi □ two-tier, doppio; duplice: (econ.) two-tier market, doppio mercato (valutario) □ two-tone, a due colori, bicolore; ( acustica) bitonale, a due frequenze: two-tone modulation, modulazione a due frequenze □ two-tongued, falso; bugiardo; infido; menzognero □ (Austral., NZ) two-up, lancio delle due monete ( gioco d'azzardo) □ (fam. ingl.) two-up, two-down, (casetta) unifamiliare a due piani, con due stanze per piano □ two-way, a due direzioni; a due sensi; a doppio senso; (mecc.) a due vie; (elettr.) bipolare; ( radio) ricetrasmittente; (comput.) a due vie, bidirezionale, alternato; (stat.) a doppia entrata; (fig.) a due vie, bilaterale, reciproco: a two-way street, una strada a doppio senso; (fig. USA) una situazione da affrontare in due; a two-way switch, un interruttore bipolare; a two-way radio set, una (radio) ricetrasmittente; (org. az.) two-way communications, comunicazione a due vie; two-way mirror, vetro a specchio □ two-wheeler, veicolo a due ruote □ by twos, a due a due □ to cut st. in two, tagliare qc. in due (parti); dividere qc. a metà □ (fig.) to put two and two together, saltare alle conclusioni; tirare le somme □ Two can play at that game, è una partita che si gioca in due; (fig.) posso farlo anch'io!; posso fare altrettanto!

two [tu:]

• there are two il y en a deux

• to cut sth in two couper qch en deux

• they're two of a kind ils se ressemblent

• to put two and two together (inf) (figurative) faire le rapport

► two-bit (inf) adjective de pacotille

► two-bits plural noun (US) 25 cents mpl

► two-door adjective [car] (à) deux portes

► two-faced adjective hypocrite

► two-horse race noun

• the election was a two-horse race dans ces élections, seuls deux des candidats avaient des chances de gagner ► two-party adjective bipartite

► two-piece noun

• two-piece (swimsuit) bikini m ► two-star noun (British) also two-star petrol (essence f ) ordinaire f

► two-stroke adjective

• two-stroke (engine) moteur m à deux temps ► two-time (inf) transitive verb tromper

► two-way adjective [switch] à va-et-vient ; [street] à double sens ; [traffic] dans les deux sens ; [exchange, negotiations] bilatéral

• two-way radio émetteur-récepteur m → six

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noun deux m inv

determiner deux inv

pronoun deux inv

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two ⇒ Numbers, Age, The clock

A n deux m inv ; in twos par deux ; in twos and threes par deux ou trois, deux ou trois à la fois.

B det deux inv.

C pron deux inv ; I bought two of them j'en ai acheté deux ; to break/cut sth in two casser/couper qch en deux ; in a day or two dans un jour ou deux.

that makes two of us on est tous les deux dans le même cas ; ‘I'm fed up ○ !’-‘that makes two of us’ ‘j'en ai marre ○ !’-‘moi aussi’ ; to be in two minds about doing hésiter à faire ; to be in two minds about sth être partagé au sujet de qch ; to put two and two together faire le rapprochement ; two hearts that beat as one deux cœurs qui battent à l'unisson ; there are two sides to every story ≈ autant d'hommes, autant d'avis.

1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) los, las (complemento directo); les (complemento indirecto); ellos, ellas (con preposición)

2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) le, la

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- themselves

them pron

1. los / las / les

2. ellos / ellas

tr[ðem, ʊnstressed ðəm]

pronoun

1 (direct object) los, las; (indirect object) les; (before another pronoun) se

■ the Smiths are coming, do you know them? vienen los Smith, ¿los conoces?

■ I like these shoes so I'll buy them me gustan estos zapatos así que me los compraré

■ take these flowers and give them to Mary coge estas flores y dáselas a Mary

■ we'll give them a share of the profits les daremos una participación de las ganancias

■ I sent them a Christmas card les envié una tarjeta de Navidad

■ you must tell them debes decírselo

2 (with preposition, stressed) ellos, ellas

■ don't speak to them no hables con ellos

■ this is for them esto es para ellos

■ I took a photo of them les saqué una foto

■ there were ten of them eran diez

3 familiar (used with singular meaning) lo, la, le

■ if anyone arrives, tell them to wait si llega alguien, dile que espere

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them and us ellos y nosotros

them ['ðɛm] pron

1) (as a direct object) : los Spain sometimes les, las

I know them: los conozco

2) (as indirect object) : les, se

I sent them a letter: les mandé una carta

give it to them: dáselo (a ellos)

3) (as object of a preposition) : ellos, ellas

go with them: ve con ellos

4) (for emphasis) : ellos, ellas

I wasn't expecting them: no los esperaba a ellos

• ellos pron.

• les pron.

• les pron.

1)

a) ( as direct object) los, las; ( referring to people) los or (Esp tb) les, las

b) ( as indirect object) les; ( with direct object pronoun present) se

c) ( after preposition) ellos, ellas

2) ( emphatic use) ellos, ellas

3) ( indefinite person)

4) ( for themselves) (AmE colloq or dial) se

[ðem, ðǝm]

1) (direct object) los(-las)

2) (indirect object) les; (combined with direct object pron) se

3) (after prepositions, in comparisons, with verb "to be") ellos(-ellas)

4) (referring back to "someone", "anyone" etc: direct object) lo or (Sp) le(-la); (indirect object) le

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1)

a) ( as direct object) los, las; ( referring to people) los or (Esp tb) les, las

b) ( as indirect object) les; ( with direct object pronoun present) se

c) ( after preposition) ellos, ellas

2) ( emphatic use) ellos, ellas

3) ( indefinite person)

4) ( for themselves) (AmE colloq or dial) se

determinante due

pronome due

nome due m.

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1) (the number or figure 2.) due

2) (the age of 2.) due anni

1) (2 in number.) due

2) (aged 2.) di due anni

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- two-

- in two

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determinante due

pronome due

nome due m.

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1. косв. п. от they их, им, ими и т. п.

2. разг.

1) (вм. they) они

2) в усил. конструкциях:

3. в грам. знач. возвр. мест. арх. или разг. -ся, -сь, себя, себе, собой (в 3-м л. мн. ч.)

4. (вм. him в сочетании с неопределённым местоимением) разг. его, ему, им и т. п.

pron pers. (непрямий відмінок від they) їм, їх; себе, собою

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pers pron косе. п. від they їх, їм, ними

1) возер. мест. icт. або- ся,- сь, себе, собі, собою (в 3-м.; л; мн.; ч.)

2) (iм. him y сполученні з невизначеним займенником) його, йому, їм them when anyone comes she says to them коли хто-небудь приходить, вона йому /їм/ говорить

pers pron косе. п. від they їх, їм, ними

1) возер. мест. icт. або- ся,- сь, себе, собі, собою (в 3-м.; л; мн.; ч.)

2) (iм. him y сполученні з невизначеним займенником) його, йому, їм them when anyone comes she says to them коли хто-небудь приходить, вона йому /їм/ говорить

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1) (the number or figure 2.) die Zwei

2) (the age of 2.) die Zwei

1) (2 in number.) zwei

2) (aged 2.) zwei

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- two-

- in two

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I. adj

1. (number) zwei

no \two kids are alike kein Kind ist wie das andere

are you coming over, you \two? kommt ihr 'rüber, ihr zwei?

a minute or \two had passed ein paar Minuten waren vergangen

there were \two of us wir waren zu zweit

to break sth in \two etw entzwei brechen

to cut sth in \two etw durchschneiden

to walk \two by [or and] \two [or in \twos] in Zweierreihen [o paarweise] [o zu zweit] [o zu zweien] gehen

in ones or \twos allein oder zu zweit [o in Zweiergruppen]; see also eight I. 1

2. (age) zwei

the terrible \twos das Trotzalter; see also eight I. 2

3. (time) zwei

\two am/pm zwei Uhr morgens/nachmittags [o vierzehn Uhr]

half past [or BRIT ( fam) half] \two halb drei

\two thirty halb drei, zwei Uhr dreißig

\two forty-five Viertel vor drei, drei viertel drei, zwei Uhr fünfundvierzig; see also eight I. 3

▶ \two's company, three's a crowd ( prov) drei sind einer zu viel

▶ to give sb \two fingers BRIT, AUS jdm den Mittelfinger zeigen (als beleidigende Geste)

▶ \two heads are better than one ( prov) vier Augen sehen mehr als zwei prov

▶ to be \two of a kind aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt sein

▶ that makes \two of us ( fam: be of same opinion) darin sind wir uns einig, das sehe ich auch so

I don't have a clue! — that makes \two of us! Ich versteh' nur Bahnhof! — ich auch!

▶ \two minds with but a single thought ( prov) zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke

▶ to be in [or of] \two minds hin- und hergerissen sein

▶ to be sb's number \two die Nummer zwei nach jdm sein

▶ \two can play at that game wie du mir, so ich dir prov

▶ to put [or stick] \two fingers up [or in the air] den Mittelfinger zeigen

▶ to put \two and \two together ( fam) zwei und zwei zusammenzählen [o SCHWEIZ bes zusammenrechnen]

▶ to put \two and \two together and make five ( hum fam) einen falschen Schluss ziehen

▶ to put [or throw] in one's \two cents worth AM, AUS ( fam) seinen Senf dazugeben fam

▶ it takes \two to tango ( prov) dazu gehören immer zwei

▶ there are no \two ways about it es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit [o Alternative

II. n

1. (number, symbol, quantity) Zwei f, Zweier m

a romantic dinner for \two ein romantisches Essen für zwei

the \two of you ihr beide; see also eight II. 1

2. (cards) Zwei f, Zweier m ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZ; see also eight II. 4

3. (public transport)

▪ the \two die Zwei, der Zweier

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1. adj

2. n

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two [tuː]

A s

1. Zwei f (Zahl, Spielkarte etc):

the two of hearts die Herzzwei

2. Paar n:

the two die beiden, beide;

the two of us wir beide;

put two and two together fig zwei und zwei zusammenzählen;

by twos immer zwei auf einmal, paarweise;

two can play at that game das kann ich auch (Drohung); → company A 1

B adj

1. zwei:

one or two ein oder zwei, einige;

in a day or two in ein paar Tagen;

break in two in zwei Teile zerbrechen;

cut in two entzweischneiden; → penny 1, wrong C 1

2. beide:

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zwei adj.

1) (the number or figure 2.) to(tall), toer

2) (the age of 2.) toårsalder

1) (2 in number.) to

2) (aged 2.) to (år gammel)

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- two-

- in two

to

subst. \/tuː\/

toer, totall

by twos eller in twos to og to, to om gangen, parvis

• they came out by twos and threes

in two twos øyeblikkelig, på et øyeblikk i en håndvending

determ. \/tuː\/

to

• the first two days

• a day or two

• not two of them were alike

• the two of you

count as two telle som to, gjelde for to

• it counts as two

in two i stykker, i tu, i to (deler)

• break in two

know two of something ( hverdagslig) vite bedre

• I know two of that

put two and two together ( overført) legge sammen to og to, trekke sine konklusjoner

that makes two of us ( hverdagslig) da er vi like (du og jeg), det er likedan med meg, det gjelder meg også, da er vi to om det

there are no two words about it eller there are no two ways about it det er ingen tvil om det

two and two eller two by two to og to, to om gangen parvis

• they came out two and two

two can play at that game forklaring: uttrykk som indikerer at noen kan vente seg å få igjen med samme mynt eller få smake sin egen medisin

two's company, three's a crowd tre er en for mye

two heads are better than one to hoder tenker bedre enn ett

- be of two minds

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2)

две возможности (обыкн. употр. с гл. to have); см. тж. the first string и a second string

   двe вoзмoжнocти у кoгo-л. (oбыкн. упoтp. c гл. to have)

    She would have two strings to her bow, would have another plan, the infallible one, if the first plan should have failed (J. Jones). She could not decide which of them to choose, John or Charles - the two strings to "her bow

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2. n

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