SLASH-AND-BURN METHOD - Traduzione inglese-italiano

and [ingl brit ənd, (ə)n, and, ingl am ænd, (ə)n] CONG When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and: e

cups and plates: tazze e piatti

summer and winter: estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing: si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out: raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night: ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two: duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters: tre e tre quarti

five and twenty arc letter: venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting: sempre più interessante

faster and faster: sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse: andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited: aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on: continuare a parlare

for days and days: per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!: ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends: ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm: fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early: vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you: e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that: e tutto il resto

and that ingl brit colloq: e cose così

and so on: e così via

and how! colloq: eccome!

and?: e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper: non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing: non gli piace cantare né ballare

method [ingl brit ˈmɛθəd, ingl am ˈmɛθəd] SOST

1. method (system, technique, manner):

method (of teaching, contraception, training): metodo m (for doing per fare)

method (of payment, treatment): modalità f (of di)

method of transport: modalità di trasporto

teaching, farming methods: metodi di insegnamento, di coltivazione

production methods: metodi di produzione

2. method (orderliness):

method: metodo m

method: ordine m

scientific, deductive method: metodo scientifico, deduttivo

a man of method: un uomo metodico

3. method:

method CINEM, TEATR: metodo m Stanislavski

there is method in his madness: è coerente nella sua follia

nel dizionario PONS

I. burn <burnt [or -ed], burnt [or -ed]> [bɜ:rn] VB vb intr

1. burn (be in flames):

burn house: bruciare

burn coal, wood: ardere

2. burn (be hot):

burn: scottare

his forehead was burning: gli scottava la fronte

3. burn (be switched on):

burn: essere acceso, -a

he left all the lights burning: ha lasciato tutte le luci accese

4. burn (want):

to be burning to do sth: bruciare dalla volgia di fare qc

5. burn (feel emotion strongly):

to burn with sth: arder di qc

6. burn (be red):

his face burned with anger/shame: è diventato rosso per la rabbia/vergogna

II. burn <burnt [or -ed], burnt [or -ed]> [bɜ:rn] VB vb trans

burn paper, garbage, food: bruciare

burn building: incendiare

to burn one's finger/tongue: scottarsi un dito/la lingua

to be burned (by the sun): avere una scottatura

to be burned (injured): avere delle bruciature

to burn calories/fat: bruciare le calorie/il grasso

this machine burns electricity: questo macchinario va a elettricità

III. burn [bɜ:rn] SOST

burn: bruciatura f

burn: scottatura f

severe/minor burns: bruciature gravi/lievi

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONG

1. and:

and (also): e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’): ed

black and white: bianco e nero

food and drink: cibo e bevande

parents and children: genitori e figli

2. and MAT:

2 and 3 is 5: 2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve: quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved: quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more: sempre più

better and better: sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried: ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried: continuava a piangere

locuzioni:

and so on [or forth]: e così via

I. slash [slæʃ] VB vb trans

1. slash (cut deeply):

slash: sfregiare

to slash one's wrists: tagliarsi le vene

2. slash (reduce):

slash spending, budget: tagliare drasticamente

slash prices: abbattere

II. slash [slæʃ] SOST

1. slash (cut):

slash: sfregio m

2. slash (swinging blow):

slash: ampio movimento m

3. slash MODA:

slash: spacco m

4. slash TIPOGR:

slash: barra f

method [ˈme·θəd] SOST

method: metodo m

there's a method to his madness: non è così pazzo come sembra

Present
I	burn
you	burn
he/she/it	burns
we	burn
you	burn
they	burn

Past
I	burned / burnt
you	burned / burnt
he/she/it	burned / burnt
we	burned / burnt
you	burned / burnt
they	burned / burnt

Present Perfect
I	have	burned / burnt
you	have	burned / burnt
he/she/it	has	burned / burnt
we	have	burned / burnt
you	have	burned / burnt
they	have	burned / burnt

Past Perfect
I	had	burned / burnt
you	had	burned / burnt
he/she/it	had	burned / burnt
we	had	burned / burnt
you	had	burned / burnt
they	had	burned / burnt

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