two

[tu:] 1. noun

1) (the number or figure 2.) dva

2) (the age of 2.) dve (leti)

2. adjective

1) (2 in number.) dva

2) (aged 2.) dveleten

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- two-

- two-faced
- two-handed
- twosome
- two-way
- two-year-old 3. adjective

((of a person, animal or thing) that is two years old.) dveleten

- in two

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[tu:]

1.

adjective

dva, dve; oba, obe

one or two books — ena ali dve knjigi, nekaj knjig

in a day or two — v nekaj dneh

he is not two yet — on še ni dve leti star;

2.

noun

dvojka (številka 2); dvojica, dvoje, par

the two — oba(dva); obe(dve); oboje

the two of us — midva (oba)

by twos, in twos — (po) dva in dva, v parih

two and two — po dva, v parih

in twos and threes — po dva in tri

in two — na dvoje, na pol

in twos — v zelo kratkem času, v hipu

two of a trade — dva konkurenta

the two of spades — pikova dvojka

to cut s.th. in two — prerezati kaj na dvoje

this cost me two and two — to me je stalo dva šilinga in dva penija

to go two and two — iti po dva in dva, v parih

to walk by twos and threes — hoditi v gručah po dva in tri

to put two and two together — zbližati dejstva in potegniti zaključek, zaključiti; napraviti pravi, logični zaključek po presoji dejstev

two can play at that game figuratively to znam tudi jaz ali kdo drug; bomo videli, kdo bo potegnil boljši konec (kraj); palica ima dva kraja