| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
four,
4 n | (cardinal number: 4) (cifra) | quattro nm |
| | Four is an even number. |
| | Il quattro è un numero pari. |
four,
4 n | (symbol for number 4) (simbolo numerico) | quattro nm |
| | I can't read your handwriting; is this a 4 or a 7? |
| | Non riesco a leggere la tua grafia: questo è un quattro o un sette? |
four,
4 n | (people, things: set, group of 4) | quattro nm |
| | The four of them went out last night. |
| | Loro quattro sono usciti ieri notte. |
four,
4 n | (time: 4 o'clock) (ora) | le quattro nfpl |
| | What time is it? It's four. |
| | Che ore sono? Sono le quattro. |
four,
4 adj | (4 in number) (numerale) | quattro agg |
| | She drank four beers that night. |
| | Quella notte ha bevuto quattro birre. |
four,
4 adj | (4 years of age) (età) | avere quattro anni vtr |
| | | di quattro anni loc agg |
| | My son will be four tomorrow. |
| | Domani mio figlio avrà quattro anni. |
four,
4 pron | (people, things: 4 of them) | quattro pron |
| | Out of 20 questions, Millie answered just four correctly. |
| | Su 20 domande, Millie rispose correttamente solo a quattro. |
| 4 n | US, written (fourth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | quattro, il 4 agg |
| Nota: The example would be spoken "August fourth". |
| | I was born on August 4, so my star sign is Leo. |
| | Sono nato il 4 agosto, perciò il mio segno zodiacale è il leone. |
| 4 n | mainly UK, written (fourth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | quattro, il 4 agg |
| Nota: The example would be spoken as "(the) fourth of August". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | The deadline for submissions is 4 August. |
| | Il termine per le domande è il 4 agosto. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
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24 hours,
24 hours a day,
twenty-four hours,
twenty-four hours a day expr | (all day, night) | 24 ore, 24 ore su 24 loc avv |
| | The convenience store is open 24 hours a day. |
24-hour,
twenty-four-hour n as adj | (lasting 24 hours) | di 24 ore loc agg |
24-hour,
twenty-four-hour n as adj | (open all day, night) | aperto 24 ore su 24 loc agg |
| | There's a 24-hour ATM on the corner. |
the 24-hour clock,
the twenty-four-hour clock n | (time format: 00-23 hours) | il sistema orario a 24 ore nm |
24/7,
twenty-four-seven adv | US, informal (all the time) (anche figurato) | 24 ore su 24 loc avv |
| | (informale) | h24 avv |
| | This supermarket is open 24/7. |
brush-footed butterfly,
four-footed butterfly n | colloquial (flying insect: nymphalid) | ninfalidi nmpl |
the four corners of the earth,
all four corners of the earth,
the four corners of the globe npl | figurative (every part of the world) | ogni angolo della terra, tutto il pianeta loc nom |
| | | ogni parte del mondo loc nom |
| four corners rule n | (law: by text of contract) (four corners rule) | regola dell'interpretazione del contratto in base alle sue clausole |
four hundred,
400 n | (cardinal number: 400) | quattrocento nm |
| | 400 minus three is 397. |
four hundred,
400 adj | (400 of [sth]) | quattrocento agg |
| | He claimed he could eat four hundred hot dogs in three hours. |
| | Sosteneva di poter mangiare quattrocento panini in tre ore. |
four o'clock,
4 o'clock n | (time: 4 P.M.) (del pomeriggio) | quattro in punto |
four o'clock,
4 o'clock n | (time: 4 A.M.) (del mattino) | quattro in punto |
| four of a kind n | (hand in card games) (poker: quattro carte uguali) | poker nm |
| | Four of a kind beats any hand in poker except a straight flush. |
| | Dopo la scala reale, il poker è il punto più alto. |
| four of a kind n | (four similar things) | quattro cose simili, quattro cose dello stesso tipo nfpl |
| | These antique chairs are four of a kind that form a set. |
| four square n | US (handball: teams of 4) (gioco) | four square nm |
| four-square adj | (building: square in shape) | quadrato agg |
| four-square adj | (person: resolute) (figurato) | quadrato agg |
| four-square adv | (building: squarely, solidly) | solidamente avv |
| four-square adv | (person: resolutely) | fermamente avv |
four-by-four,
4x4 n | (vehicle with four-wheel drive) | quattro per quattro nm |
four-color process (US),
four-colour process (UK) n | (four-hue printing method) | quadricromia nf |
| | Ormai la maggior parte delle normali stampanti casalinghe usano la quadricromia. |
| four-door adj | (car: having four doors) (automobili) | cinque porte agg invar |
| four-engined adj | (airplane: with four engines) | quadrimotore agg |
| four-eyed adj | pejorative, offensive, informal (person: wearing glasses) | quattrocchi nm |
| four-eyes n | pejorative, offensive, informal (person: wearing glasses) (figurato, informale: di persona) | quattrocchi nm |
| four-footed adj | (animal: having four feet) | a quattro zampe loc agg |
| four-four time n | (music: time signature) (musica) | quattro quarti nmpl |
| four-handed adj | (using four hands) | a quattro mani loc agg |
| four-in-hand n | (carriage: four horse team) | carrozza con quattro cavalli nf |
| four-in-hand n | (tie knot) (cravatta: tipo di nodo) | tiro a quattro nm |
| four-leaf clover n | (clover with four leaves) | quadrifoglio nm |
| | I searched the grass for a four-leaf clover. |
| | ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. Un quadrifoglio è un trifoglio con quattro foglie invece di tre. |
| four-leaf clover n | (symbol of good luck) (figurato: portafortuna) | quadrifoglio nm |
| | My dog's been a kind of four-leaf clover to me all his life. |
| | Il mio cane mi ha sempre portato fortuna: è una specie di quadrifoglio vivente. |
| four-legged adj | (animal: having four legs) | a quattro zampe loc agg |
| four-legged friend n | (beloved animal, usually a dog or horse) (solitamente il cane) | amico a quattro zampe loc nom |
| four-letter adj | (word: having four letters) | di quattro lettere loc agg |
| four-letter word n | (curse word, bad word) | parolaccia nf |
| four-o'clock family n | (plant group) (botanica: famiglia di piante) | Nyctaginaceae nfpl |
| four-poster n | (canopied bed with four posts) | letto a baldacchino nm |
| | | letto a quattro colonne nm |
| four-poster bed n | (bed: post at each corner) | letto a baldacchino nm |
| | My grandparents have a four-poster bed. |
| | I miei nonni hanno un letto a baldacchino. |
| four-star n as adj | (military: being a full general, admiral) (esercito USA: generali, ecc.) | a quattro stelle loc agg |
| four-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated four stars) (alberghi, ecc.) | quattro stelle, a quattro stelle loc agg |
| four-star general n | (high-ranking military officer) | generale a quattro stelle nm |
| | Dwight David Eisenhower was a four-star-general. |
| | D.D. Eisenhower era un generale a 4 stelle |
four-stroke engine,
also US: four-cycle engine n | (internal combustion engine) | motore a quattro tempi nm |
| four-wheel n as adj | (having four wheels) | a quattro ruote loc agg |
| four-wheel n as adj | (powered by four wheels) (veicoli: trazione) | integrale agg |
| | | a quattro ruote, a quattro ruote motrici loc agg |
| four-wheel drive n | (vehicle: SUV) (informale: veicolo) | 4x4 nm |
| | Drivers in rural areas need a four-wheel drive to cope with winter conditions. |
| | I conducenti nelle aree rurali hanno bisogno di una 4x4 per affrontare le condizioni climatiche invernali. |
| four-wheel drive n as adj | (vehicle: of SUV type) | di 4x4, relativo ad un 4x4 loc agg |
| four-year term n | (official period of four years) | quadriennio nm |
| | In the United States the President serves a four-year term. |
| | Negli Stati Uniti, il presidente è in carica per un quadriennio. |
fourfold,
four-fold adj | (having four parts) | in quattro parti loc avv |
| | The stages of this plan are fourfold, beginning with the identification of key factors. |
fourfold,
four-fold adj | (quadruple, times four) | quadruplo agg |
| | This year we have seen a fourfold increase in sales thanks to our new marketing campaign. |
fourfold,
four-fold adv | (by four, four times) | quattro volte loc avv |
| | This microscope increases the size of the specimen fourfold. |
fourfold,
four-fold adv | (in four ways) | in quattro modi loc avv |
| | Owning a dog can improve your life fourfold, bringing companionship, exercise, reduced stress, and an opportunity to meet people. |
lucky clover,
four-leaf clover n | (four-leafed plant considered lucky) | quadrifoglio nm |
| petit four n | (small cake) (pasticcini francesi) | petit four nm |
quad bike,
four-wheeler n | informal (ATV: four-wheeled motorcycle) | quad, quad bike nm |
| rule of four n | US (law: Supreme Court convention) (giudici) | regola dei quattro nf |
| three-four time n | (music: 3/4 time signature) (musica) | tre quarti nmpl |
| | Waltzes are usually in three-four time. |
| | Di solito i valzer sono in tre quarti. |
twenty-four,
24 n | (cardinal number: 24) | ventiquattro nm |
twenty-four,
24 adj | (24 in number) | ventiquattro agg invar |
twenty-four,
24 adj | (24 years of age) | ventiquattro anni nmpl |
| | He was twenty-four years old when he got married for the first time. |
| | Aveva ventiquattro anni quando si sposò per la prima volta. |
twenty-four,
24 pron | (people, things: 24 of them) (di persone, oggetti) | ventiquattro pron |
| 24 n | US, written (twenty-fourth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | ventiquattro agg |
| | (giorno del mese) | il ventiquattro nm |
| Nota: The example would be spoken "December twenty-fourth". |
| | Christmas Eve is on December 24. |
| | La vigilia di Natale è il 24 dicembre. |
| 24 n | mainly UK, written (twenty-fourth day of specified month) (giorno del mese) | ventiquattro agg |
| Nota: The example would be spoken as "(the) twenty-fourth of June". This date format is most commonly used in the UK, though it is gaining popularity in the US. |
| | Thank you for your letter of 24 June. |
| | Grazie per la tua lettera del 24 giugno. |
twenty-four carat,
24-carat n as adj | figurative, informal (genuine) | vero e proprio loc agg |
| | If John believes that, he is a 24-carat idiot. |
| | Se John ci crede è un idiota vero e proprio. |
| two-by-four n | (length of timber) (travetto che misura 2'' x 4'') | due per quattro nm |
| two-four time n | (music: time signature of 2/4) (musica: tempo, metro) | due quarti nmpl |