two by 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 [tu:]

1 noun (pl twos)

(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

(b) (idioms)

∎ 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 responsabilité

2 pronoun

deux

3 adjective

deux; see also five

►► the Two Thousand Guineas = course de chevaux qui se déroule à Newmarket, en Angleterre

two [tu:]

1. num. card. два

2. n

1) дво́йка

2) pl второ́й но́мер, разме́р

3) дво́е; па́ра;

two and two, by twos, two by two по́ двое, попа́рно

;

in twos and threes небольши́ми гру́ппами

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in two

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

;

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.

• 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 Drittel

they were \two-thirds of the way home sie hatten schon zwei Drittel ihres Nachhausewegs hinter sich

II. n modifier Zweidrittel-

\two-thirds majority Zweidrittelmehrheit f

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two-thirds adj Zweidrittel…:

adj inv (two levels) zweistufig, Zweistufen-; ( pej: two standards) Zweiklassen-

\two-tiered management structure zweistufige Managementstruktur

\two-tiered education/health system Zweiklassenbildungs-/gesundheitssystem nt

'two-hand·ed adj

1) ( needing two hands)

\two-handed backhand tennis, sports beidhändige Rückhand;

\two-handed saw Zugsäge f;

\two-handed sword Zweihänder m

2) ( ambidextrous) beidhändig adv mit beiden Händen

'two-tiered adj

( two levels) zweistufig, Zweistufen-;

(pej: two standards) Zweiklassen-;

\two-tiered management structure zweistufige Managementstruktur;

\two-tiered education/ health system Zweiklassenbildungs-/gesundheitssystem nt

'two-way adj

1) ( traffic)

\two-way street/ tunnel Straße f /Tunnel m mit Gegenverkehr

2) communication, conversation, exchange, process wechselseitig;

negotiations are a \two-way thing Verhandlungen beruhen auf Gegenseitigkeit;

\two-way trade deal bilaterales Handelsabkommen

3) elec

\two-way switch Wechselschalter m

two by two (or two and two) [tu: bai tu:] dy nga dy

two-way

adjective

(traffic, trade) dans les deux sens; (street) à double sens; (agreement, process) bilatéral;

∎ 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

two bits

Amer, 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.

1  tweeverdiener(s)-

♦voorbeelden:

1   two-earner couple, two-earner family • tweeverdieners

     two-earner household • tweeverdienershuishouden

1  tweerichtings-

2  wederzijds

3  tweezijdig

♦voorbeelden:

1   two-way street • straat voor tweerichtingsverkeer; 〈 figuurlijk〉 zaak van geven en nemen

     two-way traffic • tweerichtingsverkeer

2   〈 figuurlijk〉 two-way communication • wederzijdse verstandhouding

two cents spl US umg

1. mick(e)rige Summe:

feel like two cents sich mick(e)rig vorkommen

2. meist two cents worth fig Senf m umg:

get in one’s two cents seinen Senf dazugeben

I. adj attr, inv zweiteilig

\two-part aria Arie f für zwei Stimmen

II. n COMPUT (paper) zweilagiges Papier

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two-part adj MUS zweistimmig, für zwei Stimmen:

two-part time → academic.ru/22877/duple_time">duple time

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zweilagig adj.

zweiteilig adj.

'two-stroke n

(car, engine) Zweitakter m n

modifier Zweitakt-;

\two-stroke car Zweitakter m;

\two-stroke engine Zweitaktmotor m, Zweitakter m;

\two-stroke motorbike Motorrad nt mit Zweitaktmotor