be-all and end-all in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for be-all and end-all in the English»Italian Dictionary

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and [Brit ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ 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.

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

all
tutto m
to risk all
rischiare tutto
all or nothing
tutto o niente
all is not lost
non tutto è perduto
all was well
tutto è andato bene
all will be revealed hum
tutto sarà rivelato
all is orderly and stable
tutto è ordine e stabilità
will that be all?
è tutto qui?
and that's not all
e non è tutto
that's all (all contexts)
è tutto
speed is all
la velocità è tutto
in all
in tutto
500 in all
500 in tutto
all in all
tutto sommato
we're doing all (that) we can
stiamo facendo tutto il possibile (to do per fare)
after all that has happened
dopo tutto ciò che è successo
after all she's been through
dopo tutto ciò che ha passato
it's not all (that) it should be performance, service, efficiency:
lascia a desiderare or non è un granché or non è il massimo
all because he didn't write
tutto questo perché non ha scritto
and all for a piece of land!
e tutto per un pezzo di terra!

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

V.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

I.end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] N

1. end (finish, final part):

end (of week, holiday, journey, game, story, sentence)
fine f
“The End” (of film, book etc.)
“Fine”
at the end of year, story
alla fine di
at the end of May
alla fine di maggio
by the end of year, journey, game
entro la fine di
to put an end to sth, to bring sth to an end
mettere, porre fine a qc
to get to the end of holiday, story, work
arrivare alla fine di
to come to an end
finire or terminare
to be at an end
essere finito or terminato
in the end I went home
alla fine sono andato a casa
in the end, at the end of the day (all things considered)
tutto sommato
it's the end of the line or road for the project
il progetto è alla fine
for days, months on end
per giorni e giorni, mesi e mesi
there is no end to his talent
il suo talento non ha limiti
no end of letters, trouble inf
un sacco di lettere, fastidi
that really is the end! inf
è veramente troppo!
you really are the end! inf
tu esageri!
I'm not going and that's the end of that!
non ci vado, punto e basta!

2. end (extremity):

end (of nose, tail, branch)
punta f
end (of string, table)
estremità f
end (of queue)
fine f
at the end of, on the end of bed, road
in fondo a
at the end of, on the end of nose
sulla punta di
at the end of the garden
in fondo al giardino
from one end to another
da una parte all'altra or da un capo all'altro
from end to end
da cima a fondo
to lay sth end to end
mettere qc testa a testa
the lower end of the street
il fondo della strada
the northern end of the town
la parte settentrionale della città
the front, back end of the car
la parte anteriore, posteriore dell'auto
the third from the end
il terzo a partire dal fondo
to look at sth end on
guardare qc di fronte
to stand sth on its end or on end
mettere qc diritto or in posizione verticale
it will come out the other end (of swallowed object) hum
entrato da una parte uscirà dall'altra
it will come out the other end before n house, seat
in fondo
it will come out the other end carriage
di coda

II.end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] VB trans

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III.end [Brit ɛnd, Am ɛnd] VB intr

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be <forma in -ing being, pt was, were, pp been> [Brit biː, Am bi] VB intr

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See also bill of exchange

bill of exchange [Brit, Am ˈbɪl əv əksˌtʃeɪndʒ] N Brit

be-all and end-all in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for be-all and end-all in the English»Italian Dictionary

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Phrases:

to reach the end of the line [or road]
arrivare agli sgoccioli
the ends justify the means prov
il fine giustifica i mezzi prov
end of story
punto e basta
you deserved to be punished, end of story
meritavi di essere punito, punto e basta
to be at the end of one's rope
non poterne più
it's not the end of the world
non è la fine del mondo
to be the end sl
essere il massimo
to go off the deep end inf
dare in escandescenze
to make ends meet
far quadrare il bilancio
to meet one's end
incontrare la morte
to play both ends against the middle
mettere l'uno contro l'altro a proprio vantaggio
to put an end to oneself [or it all]
mettere fine alla propria vita
in the end
alla fine
to this end
a questo scopo
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I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB intr

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II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB impers vb

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III.be <was, been> [bi:] VB aux vb

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and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

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There are those who say headline broadband speed isn't the be-all and end-all -- that we can just muddle along with what we have.
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