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conjunction1) (joining two statements, pieces of information etc: I opened the door and went inside; The hat was blue and red; a mother and child.) y2) (in addition to: 2 and 2 makes 4.) y, más3) (as a result of which: Try hard and you will succeed.) y4) (used instead of `to' with a verb: Do try and come!) yand conj y / eandtr[ænd, ʊnstressed ənd]conjunction1 y (before i- and hi-) e■ black and white blanco y negro■ opinions and ideas opiniones e ideas■ I hit him and he fell over le pegué y se cayó2 (with infinitives)■ go and look for it ve a buscarlo■ try and start the car intenta arrancar el coche■ come and visit us ven a visitarnos■ wait and see what happens espera a ver lo que pasa3 (expressing repetition, increase)■ it rained and rained no paró de llover■ it rained harder and harder llovía cada vez más fuerte■ it rained for hours and hours llovió durante horas y horas4 (with numbers)■ a hundred and twenty ciento veinte■ two thousand and eighty four dos mil ochenta y cuatro■ five and a quarter inches cinco pulgadas y cuarto■ three and a half hours tres horas y media5 (in sums) más■ four and six are ten cuatro más seis son diezand ['ænd] conj1) : y (e before words beginning with i- or hi- )2) : conham and eggs: huevos con jamón3) : ago and see: ve a ver4) : detry and finish it soon: trata de terminarlo prontoandconj.• e conj.• y conj.n.• lesbiana s.f.• paliativo s.m.ænd, weak form əndconjunction [The usual translation y becomes e when it precedes a word beginning with i, hi or y]1)a) y
black and white — blanco y negro
father and son — padre e hijo
bread and butter — pan con mantequilla
during June and/or July — durante junio y/o julio
b)and so on — etcétera
and so on, and so forth — etcétera, etcétera
2) (in numbers)one and a half — uno y medio
two hundred and twenty — doscientos veinte
3) (showing continuation, repetition)faster and faster — cada vez más rápido
he just eats and eats — no hace más que comer
weeks and weeks passed — pasaron semanas y más semanas
4) (with inf)try and finish this today — trata de terminar esto hoy
go and help your father — anda a ayudar a tu padre
[ænd] [ˌǝnd] [ˌnd] [ˌǝn]CONJ1) y; (before i-, hi- but not hie-) eyou 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) + compar adjbetter 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) niwithout 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 (LAm) cesar
6) (before infin)try and do it — trata de hacerlo
please try and come! — ¡procura venir!
wait and see — espera y verás
come and see me — ven a verme
7) (implying a distinction)there are lawyers and lawyers! — hay abogados y abogados
8) (implying a conditional)AND 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:one move and you're dead! — ¡como te muevas disparo!, ¡un solo movimiento y disparo!
... 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 ...* * *[ænd], weak form [ənd]conjunction [The usual translation y becomes e when it precedes a word beginning with i, hi or y]1)a) yblack and white — blanco y negro
father and son — padre e hijo
bread and butter — pan con mantequilla
during June and/or July — durante junio y/o julio
b)and so on — etcétera
and so on, and so forth — etcétera, etcétera
2) (in numbers)one and a half — uno y medio
two hundred and twenty — doscientos veinte
3) (showing continuation, repetition)faster and faster — cada vez más rápido
he just eats and eats — no hace más que comer
weeks and weeks passed — pasaron semanas y más semanas
4) (with inf)try and finish this today — trata de terminar esto hoy
go and help your father — anda a ayudar a tu padre
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
