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and
, unstressed ənd, ən]
[ændconjunción
1. y (in general); e [before i, hi]
- she can read and write -> sabe leer y escribir
- father and son -> padre e hijo
- my father and brother -> mi padre y mi hermano
- chicken and chips -> pollo con patatas fritas
- go and look for it -> ve a buscarlo
- come and see me -> ven a verme
- try and help me -> intenta ayudarme
- wait and see -> espera a ver
- nice and warm -> bien calentito(a)
- do that again and I'll hit you! -> como lo vuelvas a hacer, te pego
2. (in numbers)
- two hundred and two -> doscientos dos
- four and a half -> cuatro y medio
- an hour and twenty minutes -> una hora y veinte minutos
- four and five make nine -> cuatro y cinco, nueve
3. (expressing repetition)
- hours and hours -> horas y horas
- better and better -> cada vez mejor
- she talked and talked -> no paraba de hablar
también:
- and so on and so forth -> etcétera, etcétera
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and [and]
conjunción
1. Y, e, conjunción copulativa: aun, si, que,
adjetivo & sustantivo
2. Nombre del signo &.
- Now and them -> de cuando en cuando, o de vez en cuando
- And therefore -> por esta razón, por tanto
- By and by -> luego, al instante
- Better and better -> cada vez mejor
- Here and there -> por aquí y por allí
- To go and see -> ir a ver
- And yet -> sin embargo, With ifs and ands, con dimes y diretes: con si y no
- And so forth -> y así sucesivamente
(and), V. AMPERSAND.
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