back and forth

avanti e indietro

Muovendosi ripetutamente in una direzione e poi in quella opposta.

In inglese semplice: Moving repeatedly in one direction and then in the opposite direction.

• The swing moved back and forth.
• He walked back and forth across the room.
• Why are you rocking back and forth?

Sinonimi: to and fro, backwards and forwards

Espressioni comuni: walk back and forth, swing back and forth

tra una scelta e l’altra

Cambiando ripetutamente scelta o opinione tra diverse possibilità.

In inglese semplice: Repeatedly changing your choice or opinion between different possibilities.

• I keep going back and forth about moving.
• She went back and forth between buying and renting.
• We went back and forth on the date before finally choosing Friday.

Come si usa: go back and forth between A and B (I keep going back and forth between the two designs.); go back and forth on something (We went back and forth on whether to sell.)

Sinonimi: indecisively

Espressioni comuni: go back and forth, back and forth between

scambio, botta e risposta

Discussione in cui le persone continuano a rispondersi a vicenda.

In inglese semplice: A discussion in which people keep replying to each other.

• There was some back-and-forth about the price.
• After weeks of back-and-forth, they signed the agreement.
• I enjoyed the lively back-and-forth between the speakers.

Come si usa: back and forth between people (There was some back-and-forth between the buyer and seller.); back and forth over something (We had a long back-and-forth over the price.)

Sinonimi: exchange, discussion, dialogue

Espressioni comuni: some back and forth, endless back and forth

andirivieni, oscillazione

Movimento ripetuto in una direzione e poi di ritorno al punto di partenza.

In inglese semplice: Repeated movement in one direction and then back to the starting point.

• The back-and-forth of the swing calmed her.
• I watched the steady back-and-forth of the pendulum.
• The boat’s constant back-and-forth made him feel ill.

Sinonimi: to-and-fro, oscillation

Espressioni comuni: constant back and forth, gentle back and forth

avanti e indietro, oscillante

Descrive un movimento che inverte ripetutamente la direzione.

In inglese semplice: Describing movement that repeatedly changes to the opposite direction.

• The back-and-forth motion made me sleepy.
• Use a gentle back-and-forth movement with the brush.
• The machine produces a steady back-and-forth motion.

Sinonimi: to-and-fro, reciprocating

Espressioni comuni: back and forth movement, back and forth motion

andare avanti e indietro, tentennare

Muoversi ripetutamente in direzioni opposte o cambiare continuamente scelta.

In inglese semplice: To move repeatedly in opposite directions or keep changing between choices.

• We back and forth over every little decision.
• They back-and-forthed between the two plans for weeks.
• The vans back and forth between the warehouses all day.

Come si usa: back and forth between A and B (We back and forth between these options every week.)

Sinonimi: shuttle, vacillate

Espressioni comuni: back and forth between, back and forth endlessly