and [ænd] [ənd] [nd] [ən]
conjunction
1 y; (before i-, hi- but not hie-) e
you and me tú y yo; French and English francés e inglés; and? ¿y?; ¿y qué más?; and how! ¡y (no veas) cómo!
and/or y/o
2
better and better cada vez mejor; more and more cada vez más; more and more difficult cada vez más difícil
3 (in numbers)
one and a half uno y medio; a hundred and one ciento uno; two hundred and ten doscientos diez; five hours and 20 minutes cinco horas y 20 minutos; ten dollars and 50 cents diez dólares y or con 50 centavos
4 (negative sense) ni
without shoes and socks sin zapatos ni calcetines; you can't buy and sell here aquí no se permite comprar ni vender
5 (repetition, continuation)
she cried and cried no dejaba de llorar; lloraba sin parar; I rang and rang llamé muchas veces; he talked and talked habló sin parar or cesar; (LAm)
In order to avoid two "i" sounds coming together, and is translated by e not y before words beginning with i and hi and before the letter y used on its own:
... Spain and Italy ... ... España e Italia ...
... grapes and figs ... ... uvas e higos ...
... words ending in S and Y ... ... palabras terminadas en S e Y ...
Words beginning with hie are preceded by y, since hie is not pronounced "i":
... coal and iron mines ... ... minas de carbón y hierro ...
