snakes and ladders nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di snakes and ladders nel dizionario inglese»italiano

snakes and ladders [ingl brit] SOST + verbo sing ingl brit GIOCHI

snakes and ladders

= gioco simile al gioco dell'oca

Traduzioni di snakes and ladders nel dizionario inglese»italiano

(go and) fetch a ladder, the foreman

va a prendere una scala, a chiamare il caposquadra

Traduzioni di snakes and ladders nel dizionario italiano»inglese

gioco dell'oca

= snakes and ladders

il mondo è fatto a -e, c'è chi scende e c'è chi sale prov

= life is like snakes and ladders, some people get snakes, others ladders

Traduzioni di snakes and ladders nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.ladder [ingl brit ˈladə, ingl am ˈlædər] SOST

1. ladder (for climbing):

ladder

scala f a pioli

ladder fig

scala f

social, career ladder

scala sociale, professionale

to be at the bottom, top of the ladder

essere in fondo, in cima alla scala also fig

to work one's way up the ladder fig

farsi strada

2. ladder ingl brit (in stockings):

ladder

smagliatura f

II.ladder [ingl brit ˈladə, ingl am ˈlædər] VB vb trans ingl brit

ladder stocking:

ladder

smagliare

III.ladder [ingl brit ˈladə, ingl am ˈlædər] VB vb intr ingl brit

ladder stocking:

ladder

smagliarsi

I.snake [ingl brit sneɪk, ingl am sneɪk] SOST

1. snake ZOOL:

snake

serpente m

snake

serpe f

2. snake (person):

snake pegg

serpe f

II.snake [ingl brit sneɪk, ingl am sneɪk] VB vb intr

snake road:

snake

serpeggiare, procedere tortuosamente (through attraverso)

the road snaked down the mountain

la strada serpeggiava giù per la montagna

III.snake [ingl brit sneɪk, ingl am sneɪk]

a snake in the grass pegg

= un pericolo in agguato

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

snakes and ladders nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di snakes and ladders nel dizionario inglese»italiano

ladder [ˈlæ·dɚ] SOST

1. ladder (for climbing):

ladder

scala f a pioli

2. ladder (hierarchy):

ladder

scala f

to move up the ladder

farsi strada

to move up the ladder in company

fare carriera

to climb the social ladder

avanzare nella scala sociale

I.snake [sneɪk] SOST

snake

serpente m

II.snake [sneɪk] VB vb intr

snake

snodarsi

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

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Or tried a quick count in snakes and ladders to avoid the most perilous plunge on the board?

www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

My own ability to buy has proved hair-tearingly snakes and ladders.

www.telegraph.co.uk

But just a handful of diners -- plus a few drinkers playing snakes and ladders on the terrace -- were the crowd.

www.theweeklyreview.com.au

Who on your team knows the snakes and ladders for your sector/genre (could be in the core team, or a mentor)?

venturebeat.com

It's like the board in the snakes and ladders game.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Unlike yesterday the wind was quite steady, and did not offer the snakes and ladders opportunities which existed yesterday.

afloat.ie

It was a real game of snakes and ladders at this point, you could never really tell if you were making gains that would stick.

livesaildie.com

Why do brands continue to deliver a customer experience that is akin to a game of snakes and ladders?

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It's like a game of snakes and ladders finding the right platform.

www.thenational.scot

It was snakes and ladders the whole time.

www.paralympic.org