PRINK AND PREEN - angleščina-italijanščina prevod

v italijanskem slovarju Oxford-Paravia

prink [brit. angl. prɪŋk, am. angl. prɪŋk] GLAG. nepreh. glag., prink and preen

prink

agghindarsi, farsi elegante

v italijanskem slovarju Oxford-Paravia

prink [brit. angl. prɪŋk, am. angl. prɪŋk] GLAG. nepreh. glag., prink and preen

prink

agghindarsi, farsi elegante

I. preen [brit. angl. priːn, am. angl. prin] GLAG. preh. glag.

preen bird feathers:

preen

lisciare

II. preen [brit. angl. priːn, am. angl. prin] GLAG. nepreh. glag.

preen bird:

preen

lisciarsi le penne

III. to preen oneself GLAG. povr. glag.

to preen oneself bird:

lisciarsi le penne

to preen oneself person: slabš.

pavoneggiarsi

and [brit. angl. ənd, (ə)n, and, am. angl. ænd, (ə)n] VEZ. 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 arh. lit.

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 brit. angl. pog.

e cose così

and so on

e così via

and how! pog.

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

v slovarju PONS

I. preen [pri:n] GLAG. nepreh. glag.

1. preen bird:

preen

lisciarsi (le penne) con il becco

2. preen fig. (congratulate oneself):

preen

compiacersi

II. preen [pri:n] GLAG. preh. glag.

1. preen cat, bird:

preen

lisciarsi

2. preen (groom):

to preen oneself

agghindarsi

to preen oneself on sth (congratulate)

compiacersi di qc

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] VEZ.

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

fraza:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

Present

I	prink
you	prink
he/she/it	prinks
we	prink
you	prink
they	prink

Past

I	prinked
you	prinked
he/she/it	prinked
we	prinked
you	prinked
they	prinked

Present Perfect

I	have	prinked
you	have	prinked
he/she/it	has	prinked
we	have	prinked
you	have	prinked
they	have	prinked

Past Perfect

I	had	prinked
you	had	prinked
he/she/it	had	prinked
we	had	prinked
you	had	prinked
they	had	prinked

Enojezični primeri (nepregledani od uredništva PONS)

The swan turns its head from side to side and also preens itself.

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Birds coated with oil lose the insulation and waterproofing properties of their feathers, and can also ingest oil during preening.

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As moulting birds preen, they remove the waxy coating, and the feather unfurls.

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In the morning, it preens and stretches before dropping straight to the ground.

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Females perform a series of inciting calls and other movements while preening behind the wings of their targeted male.

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