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1 ♦ two
♦ two /tu:/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 metri2 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● (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! -
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two [tu:]• 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 (swimsuit) bikini m ► two-star noun (British) also two-star petrol (essence f ) ordinaire f► two-way adjective [switch] à va-et-vient ; [street] à double sens ; [traffic] dans les deux sens ; [exchange, negotiations] bilatéral* * *[tuː] 1.noun deux m inv2.in twos and threes — par deux ou trois, deux ou trois à la fois
determiner deux inv3.pronoun deux inv••there are two sides to every story — ≈ autant d'hommes, autant d'avis
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two [tu:](a) (number, numeral) deux m inv;∎ to cut sth in two couper qch en deux;∎ in twos, two by two deux par deux;∎ in twos and threes par (groupes de) deux ou trois;∎ two at a time deux à la fois∎ to put two and two together faire le rapport (entre deux choses) et tirer ses conclusions;∎ she put two and two together, and made five elle en a tiré des conclusions erronées;∎ they're two of a kind ils sont du même genre, ils se ressemblent tous les deux;∎ that makes two of us vous n'êtes pas le seul, moi c'est pareil;∎ two's company, three's a crowd deux ça va, trois c'est trop;∎ she blames him but it takes two to tango elle dit que c'est de sa faute à lui, mais ils ont tous les deux leur part de responsabilité2 pronoundeuxdeux; see also five►► the Two Thousand Guineas = course de chevaux qui se déroule à Newmarket, en Angleterre -
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two [tu:]1. num. card. два2. n1) дво́йка2) pl второ́й но́мер, разме́р3) дво́е; па́ра;two and two, by twos, two by two по́ двое, попа́рно
;in twos and threes небольши́ми гру́ппами
;two of a trade два конкуре́нта
◊а) на́двое, попола́м;б) врозь, отде́льно;in two twos неме́дленно, в два счёта
;to put two and two together сообрази́ть что к чему́
;two can play at that game посмо́трим ещё, чья возьмёт
;that makes two of us э́то в ра́вной сте́пени каса́ется нас обо́их
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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. -
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• Two and two make four - Ясно, как дважды два - четыре (Я)• Two are stronger than one - Одна головня и в печи гаснет, а две и в поле курятся (O)• Two in distress make (makes) sorrow less - Горе на двоих - полгоря (Г), На миру и смерть красна (H)• Two in distress make trouble less - Горе на двоих - полгоря (Г), На миру и смерть красна (H)• Two is a couple, three is a crowd - Где двое, там третий лишний (Д)• Two is company and three is none - Где двое, там третий лишний (Д)• Two is company; three is a crowd - Где двое, там третий лишний (Д)• Two's company, three's trumpery - Где двое, там третий лишний (Д) -
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I. n zwei Drittelthey were \two-thirds of the way home sie hatten schon zwei Drittel ihres Nachhausewegs hinter sich\two-thirds majority Zweidrittelmehrheit f* * *two-thirds adj Zweidrittel…: -
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\two-tiered management structure zweistufige Managementstruktur\two-tiered education/health system Zweiklassenbildungs-/gesundheitssystem nt -
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'two-hand·ed adjattr, inv1) ( needing two hands)\two-handed backhand tennis, sports beidhändige Rückhand;\two-handed saw Zugsäge f;\two-handed sword Zweihänder m -
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( two levels) zweistufig, Zweistufen-;(pej: two standards) Zweiklassen-;\two-tiered management structure zweistufige Managementstruktur; -
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13 two by two
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∎ a relationship has got to be a two-way thing en amour comme en amitié, il faut savoir prendre et donner►► two-way mirror glace f sans tain;Telecommunications two-way radio émetteur-récepteur m;Electricity two-way switch va-et-vient m inv -
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two bitsAmer, coll vinte e cinco centavos. two’s company, three’s a crowd (um é pouco) dois é bom, três é demais. two-up, two-down que possui dos quartos em cima e duas salas em baixo. -
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18 two cents
two cents spl US umg1. mick(e)rige Summe:feel like two cents sich mick(e)rig vorkommenget in one’s two cents seinen Senf dazugeben -
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I. adj attr, inv zweiteilig\two-part aria Arie f für zwei Stimmen* * ** * *adj.zweilagig adj.zweiteilig adj. -
20 two-stroke
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