(not talk so much)

she's late again? that's a bit much! — elle est encore en retard? elle exagère!

they're much of a muchness — il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

much pleased — muy satisfecho

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

to be too much for sb (in quantity) — zu viel für jdn sein

that insult was too much for me —

these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen

he'd be too much for anybody — er wäre für jeden eine Zumutung

he doesn't do too much — er tut nicht übermäßig viel

far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel

(just) as much — ebenso viel inv, genauso viel inv

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc

as much as possible —

they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen

as much again — noch einmal so viel

I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc

it's as much as I can do to stand up — es fällt mir schwer genug aufzustehen

so much — so viel inv; (emph so, with following that) so viel

it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —

you know so much — du weißt so viel

to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen

a much-admired/-married woman —

he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden

thank you very much — vielen Dank

I don't much care or care much — es ist mir ziemlich egal

however much he tries —

much to my astonishment much as I should like to — sehr zu meinem Erstaunen so gern ich möchte

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

much the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

they are much of an age or much the same age —

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

to see much - много(е) видеть

there is not much to see /to be seen/ - (здесь) не на что смотреть; здесь мало интересного

to do much - много(е) сделать

there is much to do /to be done/ - многое надо сделать

much still remains to be done - осталось ещё много работы, ещё многое нужно сделать

there is not much left - мало (что) /немного/ осталось

to say much - (рас)сказать многое

there is much to say - многое нужно (рас)сказать, о многом нужно поговорить

much of smth. - большая часть чего-л.

much of what you say is true - многое из того, что вы говорите, справедливо; вы во многом правы

to be worth /to amount to/ much - стоить многого, представлять большую /значительную/ ценность

his work is not up to much - его работа большой ценности не представляет

it leaves much to be desired - это оставляет желать многого /лучшего/

there is not much in him - он ничего (особенного) собой не представляет

as much - это - то; именно это

to think as much - так и думать

as much again - ещё столько же

I want as much again - мне нужно ещё столько же

not much of a scholar - не очень-то /не ахти какой/ образованный человек

not much of a teacher - весьма посредственный преподаватель

not much of a dinner - далеко не шикарный обед

to make much of smb., smth. - а) высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.; быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чём-л.; б) носиться с кем-л., чем-л.; много говорить о ком-л., чём-л.

to think much of smb., smth. = to make much of smb., smth.

to think it much to do smth. - а) считать важным что-л. сделать; б) стесняться что-л. сделать

not to be much to look at - не отличаться привлекательной внешностью; ≅ не на что смотреть

it is too much of a good thing - хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком /чересчур/

much water [rain, time] - много воды [дождей, времени]

I had much difficulty in convincing her - мне было очень трудно /стоило большого труда/ её убедить

I have not got much time - у меня немного времени

there is much truth in that remark - в этом замечании много справедливого

how much? - а) сколько?; how much time do you need? - сколько времени вам потребуется?; how much water do you want? - сколько вам нужно воды?; б) сколько стоит?

how much is it? - сколько это стоит?

how much is it a pound? - сколько стоит фунт?

too much - слишком много

to put too much sugar [butter] - положить слишком много сахара [масла]

to cost too much - слишком дорого /много/ стоить

much people - много людей; многие люди

so much so that - настолько, что; до такой степени, что

I was so much surprised that words failed me - я от удивления не мог найти слов

not so much... as - не столько... сколько; не так... как

he is not so much angry as upset - он скорее огорчён, чем рассержен

as much as - столько же; так же много

give me as much - дайте мне столько же

twice as much - вдвое больше

to be much surprised [pleased, disappointed] - быть очень удивлённым [довольным, разочарованным /огорчённым/]

I am much obliged to you - я вам очень благодарен /признателен, обязан/

to enjoy smth. very much - получать большое удовольствие от чего-л.

to thank smb. very much for smth. - очень благодарить кого-л. за что-л.

to love smb. very [so, ever so] much - очень [так] любить кого-л.

I like it very [so, ever so] much - мне это очень [так] нравится

I don't much like it - мне это не очень нравится

much to my astonishment [regret] - к моему большому удивлению [сожалению]

to eat [to drink, to cry, to talk] (too) much - (слишком) много есть [пить, плакать, разговаривать]

he doesn't swim much - он не очень много /не очень часто/ плавает

to see much of smb. - часто видеться с кем-л.

to be much the same (in smth.) - быть приблизительно /почти/ таким же (в чём-л., в каком-л. отношении)

to be much of a size [of a height] - быть приблизительно /примерно, почти/ одного размера [роста /-ой высоты/]

to be much the same age, to be much of an age - быть приблизительно /примерно/ одного возраста

it was much about that time - это было приблизительно /примерно/ в то (самое) время

I left it much as I found it - я оставил это приблизительно /почти/ в таком же виде, в каком нашёл

much faster [better, worse, richer, happier, more carefully] - гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ быстрее [лучше, хуже, богаче, счастливее, осторожнее]

much less agreeable - гораздо /значительно/ менее приятный

as much as - (столько) сколько

to take as much as one desires - взять (столько), сколько хочется

to do as much as one can - сделать (столько), сколько можно /возможно/

to like nothing as much as music - ничего так (сильно) не любить, как музыку

I have three times as much as I want - у меня втрое больше, чем мне нужно

it is as much your fault as mine - вы виноваты в этом столько же, сколько и я; это в такой же мере ваша вина, как и моя

as much as to say - равносильно тому /всё равно/, что сказать

it is as much as to say /saying/ that he is a liar - это всё равно, что назвать его лжецом

it is as much as he can do to read - а) всё, что он умеет - это читать; б) он с трудом читает

it was as much as I could do not to cry - я с трудом удерживал слёзы, я с трудом удерживался, чтобы не расплакаться

much as - как бы ни

much as I like it - как бы мне это ни нравилось

much as I dislike it - как бы неприятно для меня это ни было; хотя мне это очень неприятно

much as I tried - как бы /сколько бы/ я ни пытался /ни старался/; хотя я очень старался

as much as (all) that - так сильно; так много; до такой степени

do you owe him as much as that? - (неужели) вы ему так много должны?

do you love her as much as (all) that? - вы так (сильно) её любите?

so much - так много

it takes so much time - на это уходит столько времени

not so much sugar, please - не (кладите) столько сахара, пожалуйста

that /this, so/ much - а) столько; give me that much - дайте мне вот столько; I have only done that much so far - я пока только вот сколько сделал; б) столько-то; это-то; хоть это

he admitted that much - это-то он признал

this much is certain - это-то точно /определённо/

you must know that much - это-то /хоть это/ вы должны знать

I shall say this /so/ much for him - вот что я скажу в его защиту /пользу/

by that much - настолько

the sleeves are too long by that much - рукава вот настолько длинны

not much - отнюдь (нет), совсем /конечно/ нет

so much for that - хватит (говорить) об этом, с этим покончено

so much for his friendship! - и это он называет дружбой!

(to be) much the worse (for smth.) - (быть) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ хуже (вследствие чего-л.)

so much the better [the worse, the more, the less] - тем лучше [хуже, больше, меньше]

much the best [the largest] - а) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ лучше [больше]; б) самый лучший [большой]