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1. adjective2. nouna box/shirt or two — ein, zwei Schachteln/Hemden; ein oder zwei Schachteln/Hemden; see also academic.ru/23561/eight">eight 1.
Zwei, diejust the two of us — nur wir zwei od. beiden
put two and two together — (fig.) zwei und zwei zusammenzählen
cut/break in two — zweiteilen/entzweibrechen
two and two, two by two — (two at a time) [zu] zwei und zwei; zu zweien
that makes two of us — (coll.) mir geht's/ging's genauso (ugs.); see also eight 2. 1), 3), 4); game I 1. 1); penny 2)
* * *[tu:] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 2.) die Zwei2) (the age of 2.) die Zwei2. adjective1) (2 in number.) zwei2) (aged 2.) zwei•- two-- two-faced
- two-handed
- twosome
- two-way
- two-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is two years old.) zweijährig- in two* * *[tu:]I. adj1. (number) zweino \two kids are alike kein Kind ist wie das andereare you coming over, you \two? kommt ihr 'rüber, ihr zwei?a minute or \two had passed ein paar Minuten waren vergangenthere were \two of us wir waren zu zweitto break sth in \two etw entzwei brechento cut sth in \two etw durchschneidento walk \two by [or and] \two [or in \twos] in Zweierreihen [o paarweise] [o zu zweit] [o zu zweien] gehen2. (age) zwei3. (time) zwei\two am/pm zwei Uhr morgens/nachmittags [o vierzehn Uhr]\two thirty halb drei, zwei Uhr dreißig4.▶ to be \two of a kind aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt seinI don't have a clue! — that makes \two of us! Ich versteh' nur Bahnhof! — ich auch!▶ to be in [or of] \two minds hin- und hergerissen sein▶ to be sb's number \two die Nummer zwei nach jdm sein▶ to put [or stick] \two fingers up [or in the air] den Mittelfinger zeigen▶ there are no \two ways about it es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit [o AlternativeII. na romantic dinner for \two ein romantisches Essen für zwei3. (public transport)▪ the \two die Zwei, der Zweier* * *[tuː]1. adjzweito break/cut sth in two — etw in zwei Teile brechen/schneiden
two by two, in twos — zwei und zwei, zu zweit, zu zweien
to put two and two together (fig) — seine Schlüsse ziehen, zwei und zwei zusammenzählen
two's company, three's a crowd — ein Dritter stört nur
two can play at that game (inf) — den Spieß kann man auch umdrehen
See:→ also six2. nZwei fjust the two of us/them — nur wir beide/die beiden
* * *two [tuː]A s1. Zwei f (Zahl, Spielkarte etc):the two of hearts die Herzzwei2. 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;B adj1. zwei:one or two ein oder zwei, einige;in a day or two in ein paar Tagen;break in two in zwei Teile zerbrechen;2. beide:* * *1. adjective2. nouna box/shirt or two — ein, zwei Schachteln/Hemden; ein oder zwei Schachteln/Hemden; see also eight 1.
Zwei, diethe two — die beiden; die zwei
just the two of us — nur wir zwei od. beiden
put two and two together — (fig.) zwei und zwei zusammenzählen
cut/break in two — zweiteilen/entzweibrechen
two and two, two by two — (two at a time) [zu] zwei und zwei; zu zweien
that makes two of us — (coll.) mir geht's/ging's genauso (ugs.); see also eight 2. 1), 3), 4); game I 1. 1); penny 2)
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[tu:] adjzwei;no \two kids are alike kein Kind ist wie das andere;are you coming over, you \two? kommt ihr 'rüber, ihr zwei?;a movie or \two ein oder zwei [o ein paar] Filme;\two [o'clock] zwei [Uhr];the terrible \twos das Trotzalter;to be/turn \two [years old] zwei [Jahre alt] sein/werden;to break sth in \two etw entzwei brechen;to cut sth in \two etw durchschneiden;to walk by \two in Zweierreihen gehen;in ones or \twos allein oder zu zweit [o in Zweiergruppen];the \two of you ihr beidePHRASES:\two's company three's a crowd ( three's a crowd) drei sind einer zu viel;\two can play at that game wie du mir, so ich dir ( prov)to be \two of a kind aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt sein;to be sb's number \two die Nummer zwei nach jdm sein;there are no \two ways about it es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit [o Alternative];to put \two and \two together ( fam) zwei und zwei zusammenzählen;to put \two and \two together and make five (\two and \two together and make five) ( fam) einen falschen Schluss ziehen;it takes \two to tango (\two to tango) dazu gehören immer zwei n Zwei f, Zweier m -
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nounCent, der* * *[sent](a coin equal to the hundredth part of a dollar, rupee, rand etc.) der Cent* * *[sent]50 \cents 50 Centto not be worth a \cent keinen Pfifferling wert seinsb does not care a \cent about sth etw ist jdm völlig gleich* * *[sent]nCent m* * *cent [sent] s1. Hundert n (nur noch in Wendungen wie):at five per cent zu 5 Prozent;cent per cent hundertprozentig (a. fig)2. Cent m: → academic.ru/77273/two_cents">two cents3. umg Pfennig m, Heller m:not worth a cent keinen Heller wertc. abk1. carat4. century6. chapter7. circa8. copyrightct. abk3. certificate4. county5. court* * *nounCent, der
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