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2 ♦ 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. -
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I [stʌb]1) (of pencil, stick) mozzicone m.; (of cigarette) cicca f., mozzicone m.2) (counterfoil) (of cheque, ticket) matrice f.II [stʌb]to stub one's toe — battere il piede (on contro)
- stub out* * *1. noun1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) mozzicone2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) matrice2. verb(to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) sbattere- stubby- stub out* * *[stʌb]1. n(of cigarette, pencil) mozzicone m, (of candle) moccolo, (of cheque, receipt, ticket) matrice f, talloncino2. vtto stub one's toe (on sth) — urtare or sbattere il dito del piede (contro qc)
•- stub out* * *stub /stʌb/n.2 troncone; mozzicone: a pencil stub, un mozzicone di matita; the stub of a cigar, un mozzicone di sigaro; cigarette stub, cicca7 (elettr.) stub; tronco di linea● (mecc., autom.) stub axle, fuso a snodo □ stub end, testa di biella; ( anche) mozzicone, cicca □ stub tag, cartellino a madre e figlia □ stub tube, tubo di raccordo.(to) stub /stʌb/v. t.3 sbattere, urtare ( il piede, ecc.) contro qc.: to stub one's toe ( against st.), inciampare (in qc.)* * *I [stʌb]1) (of pencil, stick) mozzicone m.; (of cigarette) cicca f., mozzicone m.2) (counterfoil) (of cheque, ticket) matrice f.II [stʌb]to stub one's toe — battere il piede (on contro)
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