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❢ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et : to shout and sing = crier et chanter ; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda ; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue. 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). For examples and other uses, see the entry below.conj

1 (joining words or clauses) et ; cups and plates des tasses et des assiettes ; there'll be singing and dancing on va chanter et danser ; he picked up his papers and went out il a ramassé ses papiers et il est sorti ;

2 (in numbers) two hundred and sixty-two deux cent soixante-deux ; three and three-quarters trois trois-quarts ; five and twenty ‡ ou littér vingt-cinq ;

3 (with repetition) more and more interesting de plus en plus intéressant ; faster and faster de plus en plus vite ; it got worse and worse c'est devenu de pire en pire ; I waited and waited j'ai attendu pendant des heures ; to talk on and on parler pendant des heures ; for days and days pendant des jours et des jours ; we laughed and laughed! qu'est-ce qu'on a ri! ; there are friends and friends il y a ami et ami ;

4 (for emphasis) it's lovely and warm il fait bon ; come nice and early viens tôt ; AND he didn't even say thank you et en plus il n'a même pas dit merci ;

5 (in phrases) and all that et tout le reste ; and that ○ GB et tout ça ; and so on et ainsi de suite ; and how ○ ! et comment! ; and? et alors? ;

6 (alike) summer and winter été comme hiver ; I think about you day and night je pense à toi jour et nuit ;

7 (with negative) I haven't got pen and paper je n'ai ni stylo ni papier ; he doesn't like singing and dancing il n'aime ni chanter ni danser.

Big English-French dictionary. 2003.