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a (whole) load of people

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1 load

load

A n

1 ( sth carried) charge f ; (on vehicle, animal) chargement m ; (on ship, plane) cargaison f ; fig fardeau m ; a lorry shed its load on the motorway today aujourd'hui un camion a déversé tout son chargement sur l'autoroute ; to have a heavy load to bear fig avoir un lourd fardeau à porter ; to take a load off sb's mind soulager qn (d'un grand poids) ; it's a load off my mind je me sens soulagé ; a bus-load of children un autobus plein d'enfants ; a whole plane-load of passengers filled the departure lounge la salle d'embarquement de l'aéroport était remplie de passagers ;

2 Tech, Mech ( weight) charge f (on sur) ; this beam has a load of 10 tons cette poutre a une charge limite de 10 tonnes ; do not exceed maximum load ne pas dépasser la charge maximum ;

3 (shipment, batch) (of sand, gravel etc) cargaison f ; ( of cement) fournée f ; I've done four loads of washing this morning j'ai fait quatre machines de linge ce matin ;

4 Elec charge f ;

5 fig ( amount of work) travail m ; we must lighten the load of young doctors nous devons alléger le travail des jeunes médecins ; fig let's try and spread the load essayons de répartir le travail à faire ;

6 ○ ( a lot) a load ou a whole load of people/books des tas ○ or des quantités de gens/livres.

B ○ loads npl loads of people/photos/flowers des tas ○ de gens/photos/fleurs ; we've got loads of time nous avons tout notre temps or largement le temps ; there was loads of champagne il y avait du champagne en quantité ; we had loads to drink on n'a pas arrêté de boire ; I've seen/done it loads of times before je l'ai vu/fait je ne sais pas combien de fois ; to have loads of energy avoir de l'énergie à revendre ; to have loads of work avoir un travail fou ○ ; to have loads of money être plein aux as ○, être bourré de fric ○.

C vtr

1 gen charger [vehicle, ship, donkey, gun, washing machine] (with de) ; to load a camera mettre un film dans un appareil photo ; to load the luggage into the car charger les bagages dans la voiture ;

2 Comput charger [program] ;

3 Elec surcharger [system] ;

4 Insur majorer [premium] ;

5 fig (inundate, give generously) to load sb with combler or couvrir qn de [presents, honours] ;

6 ( tamper with) piper [dice] ; to load the dice against sb fig truquer les cartes contre qn.

D vi charger.

Idioms

get a load of this! ( listen) écoute un peu ça ○ ! ; get a load of that! ( look) vise un peu ça ○ ! ; that's a load of old rubbish ○ ou nonsense ou crap ◑ ou cobblers ◑ c'est de la blague ○ or foutaise ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ load down:

▶ load [sb] down charger qn (with de) ; to be loaded down with sth plier ou ployer sous le poids de qch ; to load sb down with work accabler qn de travail.

■ load up:

▶ load up [lorry] charger, prendre son chargement ;

▶ load [sth] up [person] charger [van, ship] (with de).

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2 load

load [ləʊd]

1. noun

   a. ( = cargo) charge f ; [of ship] cargaison f ; ( = weight) poids m

• he was carrying a heavy load il était lourdement chargé

• I put another load in the washing machine j'ai fait une autre machine

   b. ( = burden) charge f ; ( = mental strain) poids m

• supporting his brother's family was a heavy load for him c'était pour lui une lourde charge de faire vivre la famille de son frère

• to take a load off sb's mind soulager qn

• that's a load off my mind! c'est un poids en moins !

   c. ► a load of > (inf) un tas de (inf)

• that's a load of rubbish! tout ça c'est de la blague ! (inf)

• get a load of this! (inf!) ( = look) vise (inf !) un peu ça !► loads of > (inf) des tas de (inf)

• there were loads of people there il y avait des tas de gens (inf)

• we've got loads of time on a tout notre temps

• he's got loads of money il est plein de fric (inf)

2. transitive verb

   a. charger ( with de)

• she was loaded with shopping elle ployait sous le poids de ses achats

• they arrived loaded with presents for us ils sont arrivés chargés de cadeaux pour nous

• to load sb with gifts couvrir qn de cadeaux

• I had problems loading the software onto my computer j'ai eu du mal à charger le logiciel sur mon ordinateur

   b. [+ dice] piper

• to load the dice against sb défavoriser qn

3. compounds

► load-bearing adjective porteur

► load down separable transitive verb charger ( with de)

► load up intransitive verb

[ship, lorry] se charger ; [person] charger

• to load up with sth charger qch

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[ləʊd] 1.
noun

1) ( something carried) charge f; (on vehicle, animal) chargement m; (on ship, plane) cargaison f; fig fardeau m

to take a load off somebody's mind — soulager quelqu'un (d'un grand poids)

a bus-load of children — un autobus plein d'enfants

2) Technology ( weight) charge f (on sur)

3) (shipment, batch) (of sand, gravel) cargaison f

four loads of washing — quatre machines de linge

4) Electricity charge f

5) fig ( amount of work) travail m

to lighten/spread the load — alléger/répartir le travail

6) (colloq) ( a lot)

a load ou a whole load of people — des tas (colloq) de gens

that's a load of nonsense — (colloq) c'est de la blague (colloq)
2.
(colloq) loads plural noun

loads of — ( plus plural nouns) des tas (colloq) de

loads of times — plein de or des tas (colloq) de fois

we've got loads of time — nous avons tout notre temps

we had loads to drink — on n'a pas arrêté de boire

loads of energy — de l'énergie à revendre

loads of champagne — du champagne en quantité

loads of work — un travail fou (colloq)

loads of money — énormément d'argent
3.
transitive verb

1) gen charger [vehicle, gun, washing machine] ( with de); mettre un film dans [camera]

2) Computing charger [program]

3) fig ( inundate)

to load somebody with — combler or couvrir quelqu'un de [presents, honours]
4.
intransitive verb charger

Phrasal Verbs:

- load down

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get a load of this! — (colloq) ( listen) écoute un peu ça! (colloq)

get a load of that! — (colloq) ( look) vise un peu ça! (colloq)

the dice are loaded against him — tout est contre lui

English-French dictionary > load
3 load

I 1. [ləʊd]
nome

1) (sth. carried) (on animal, vehicle, etc.) carico m.; fig. peso m., carico m., fardello m.

to take a load off one's mind — liberarsi da o togliersi un peso

a bus-load of children was crossing the road — i bambini scesi dall'autobus stavano attraversando la strada

2) tecn. (weight) carico m., pressione f., spinta f.

3) (shipment) (of sand, cement) carico m.

four loads of washing — quattro macchinate (di biancheria)

4) el. carico m.

5) fig. (amount of work) (carico di) lavoro m.

let's try and spread the load — cerchiamo di ripartire il lavoro da fare

6) colloq. (a lot)

a (whole) load of people — un mucchio o sacco di gente
2.
nome plurale loads colloq.

loads of — un mucchio o sacco di [people, work, money]

to have loads of energy — avere tantissima energia

loads of champagne — champagne a fiumi

we had loads to drink — avevamo un mucchio di roba da bere

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get a load of this! — (listen) ascolta un po'!

get a load of that! — (look) guarda un po' quello!
II 1. [ləʊd]
verbo transitivo

1) caricare [vehicle, donkey, gun, washing machine, camera]

2) inform. caricare [ program]

3) fig.

to load sb. with — colmare qcn. di [presents, honours]

4) (tamper with) truccare [ dice]

to load the dice against sb. — fig. svantaggiare in modo disonesto qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo fare un carico

- load down

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[ləud] 1. noun
1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) carico

2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) carico

3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) sacco, mucchio

4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) carico
2. verb
1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) caricare

2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) caricare

3) (to put film into (a camera).) caricare

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- loaded

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I 1. [ləʊd]
nome

1) (sth. carried) (on animal, vehicle, etc.) carico m.; fig. peso m., carico m., fardello m.

to take a load off one's mind — liberarsi da o togliersi un peso

a bus-load of children was crossing the road — i bambini scesi dall'autobus stavano attraversando la strada

2) tecn. (weight) carico m., pressione f., spinta f.

3) (shipment) (of sand, cement) carico m.

four loads of washing — quattro macchinate (di biancheria)

4) el. carico m.

5) fig. (amount of work) (carico di) lavoro m.

let's try and spread the load — cerchiamo di ripartire il lavoro da fare

6) colloq. (a lot)

a (whole) load of people — un mucchio o sacco di gente
2.
nome plurale loads colloq.

loads of — un mucchio o sacco di [people, work, money]

to have loads of energy — avere tantissima energia

loads of champagne — champagne a fiumi

we had loads to drink — avevamo un mucchio di roba da bere

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get a load of this! — (listen) ascolta un po'!

get a load of that! — (look) guarda un po' quello!
II 1. [ləʊd]
verbo transitivo

1) caricare [vehicle, donkey, gun, washing machine, camera]

2) inform. caricare [ program]

3) fig.

to load sb. with — colmare qcn. di [presents, honours]

4) (tamper with) truccare [ dice]

to load the dice against sb. — fig. svantaggiare in modo disonesto qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo fare un carico

- load down

English-Italian dictionary > load
4 whole

həul
1. adjective
1) (including everything and/or everyone; complete: The whole staff collected the money for your present; a whole pineapple.) entero, íntegro, todo

2) (not broken; in one piece: She swallowed the biscuit whole.) entero

2. noun
1) (a single unit: The different parts were joined to form a whole.) todo

2) (the entire thing: We spent the whole of one week sunbathing on the beach.) totalidad, todo

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- wholeness
- wholly
- wholehearted
- wholemeal
- on the whole

whole¹ adj entero / todo

have you told me the whole truth? ¿me has dicho toda la verdad?

whole² n todo

two halves make a whole dos mitades hacen un todo

on the whole en general

on the whole, I agree with you en general, estoy de acuerdo contigo

whole

tr[həʊl]

adjective

1 (entire, all (the), the full amount of) entero,-a, íntegro,-a, todo,-a

■ the whole day todo el día

■ a whole bottle una botella entera

■ the whole truth toda la verdad

■ in my whole life en toda mi vida

■ in the whole world en el mundo entero

■ that's the whole point precisamente de eso se trata

2 (intact, not broken) intacto,-a, sano,-a; (in one piece, complete) entero,-a

■ cook it whole guísalo entero

noun

1 conjunto, todo

■ two halves make a whole dos mitades hacen un todo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a whole lot mucho,-a, muchos,-as, un montón de

■ it's a whole lot better than I expected es muchísimo mejor de lo que me esperaba

■ a whole lot of things un montón de cosas, muchas cosas

as a whole en conjunto, en su totalidad

on the whole en general

the whole caboodle absolutamente todo, todo el tinglado

the whole of la totalidad de, todo,-a

■ the whole of Europe toda Europa

■ the whole of the summer todo el verano

to make somebody whole curar a alguien

whole number número entero

whole ['ho:l] adj

1) unhurt: ileso

2) intact: intacto, sano

3) entire: entero, íntegro

the whole island: toda la isla

whole milk: leche entera

4)

a whole lot : muchísimo

whole n

1) : todo m

2)

as a whole : en conjunto

3)

on the whole : en general

whole

adj.

• completo, -a adj.

• entero, -a adj.

• intacto, -a adj.

• sano, -a adj.

• todo, -a adj.

• total adj.

n.

• colectividad s.f.

• conjunto s.m.

• todo s.m.

• total s.m.

• totalidad s.f.

I həʊl
adjective

1)

a) ( entire) (before n, no comp)

there's a whole bottle left — queda una botella entera

he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra

they've eaten the whole lot! — se lo han comido todo!

the whole truth — toda la verdad

whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar

whole number — ( Math) (número m) entero m

b) ( emphatic use)

I'm fed up with the whole affair — estoy harto del asunto

2) (pred) ( in one piece) entero

she swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero

II

noun

a) ( integral unit) todo m

the whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera

b) (in phrases)

as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general

[hǝʊl]
1.

N (=complete unit) todo m

the whole may be greater than the sum of the or its parts — el todo puede ser mayor que la suma de las partes

• four quarters make a whole — cuatro cuartos hacen una unidad

• as a whole, the estate is to be sold as a whole — la propiedad va a venderse como una unidad

Europe should be seen as a whole — Europa debería considerarse como un todo or una unidad

taken as a whole, the project is a success — si se considera en su totalidad, el proyecto es un éxito

is this true just in India, or in the world as a whole? — ¿es ese el caso solo en la India o en todo el mundo?

• the whole of — todo

the whole of Glasgow was talking about it — todo Glasgow hablaba de ello

the whole of our output this year — toda nuestra producción de este año

the whole of July — todo el mes de julio

the whole of the time — todo el tiempo

the whole of Europe — toda Europa, Europa entera

the whole of the morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

• on the whole — en general

2. ADJ

1) (=entire) todo

the whole family was there — toda la familia estaba allí

we spent the whole summer in Italy — pasamos todo el verano or el verano entero en Italia

a whole hour — toda una hora, una hora entera

it rained for three whole days — llovió durante tres días enteros or seguidos

whole towns were destroyed — pueblos enteros fueron destruidos

• along its whole length — todo a lo largo

• I've never told anyone in my whole life — nunca se lo he dicho a nadie en toda mi vida

• a whole load of people were there * — había un montón de gente allí *

• he took the whole lot * — se lo llevó todo

I'm fed up with the whole lot of them * — estoy harto de todos ellos

a whole lot better/worse * — muchísimo mejor/peor

• it's a whole new world to me * — es un mundo completamente nuevo para mí

I've bought myself a whole new wardrobe * — me he comprado un vestuario completamente nuevo

• the whole point was to avoid that happening — el propósito era evitar que eso pasara

the whole point of coming here was to relax — el objetivo de venir aquí era relajarse

• the figures don't tell the whole story — las cifras no nos dicen toda la verdad

• let's forget the whole thing — olvidemos todo el asunto, olvidémoslo todo

• he didn't tell the whole truth — no dijo toda la verdad

• the whole world — todo el mundo, el mundo entero

- go the whole hog

- this is a whole new ball game

2) (=intact) entero

not a glass was left whole following the party — no quedó ni un vaso entero tras la fiesta

keep the egg yolks whole — procure que no se rompan las yemas de huevo

the seal on the letter was still whole — el sello de la carta no estaba roto

• to make sth whole — liter (=heal) curar algo

• he swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero

3.

CPD

whole grains NPL — cereales mpl integrales

whole milk N — leche f entera

whole note N — (US) (Mus) semibreve f

whole number N — número m entero

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I [həʊl]
adjective

1)

a) ( entire) (before n, no comp)

there's a whole bottle left — queda una botella entera

he drank the whole bottle — se tomó toda la botella, se tomó la botella entera or íntegra

they've eaten the whole lot! — se lo han comido todo!

the whole truth — toda la verdad

whole milk — leche f entera or sin descremar or (Esp) sin desnatar

whole number — ( Math) (número m) entero m

b) ( emphatic use)

I'm fed up with the whole affair — estoy harto del asunto

2) (pred) ( in one piece) entero

she swallowed it whole — se lo tragó entero

II

noun

a) ( integral unit) todo m

the whole of something: the whole of the morning toda la mañana; a threat to the whole of mankind — una amenaza para toda la humanidad or para la humanidad entera

b) (in phrases)

as a whole: this will affect Europe as a whole esto va a afectar a Europa en su totalidad; on the whole — (indep) en general

English-spanish dictionary > whole
5 load

1. noun
1) (burden, weight) Last, die; (amount carried) Ladung, die

a load of hay — eine Ladung Heu

barrow-load of apples — Karre voll Äpfel

a load of [old] rubbish or tripe — (fig. coll.) ein einziger Mist (ugs.)

talk a load of rubbish — eine Menge Blödsinn reden (ugs.)

what a load of rubbish! — was für ein Quatsch (ugs.) od. (ugs. abwertend) Schmarren!

get a load of this! — (coll.) (listen) hör einmal gut od. genau zu! (ugs.); (look) guck mal genau hin! (ugs.)

2) (weight) Last, die; (Electr.) Belastung, die

3) (fig.) Last, die; Bürde, die (geh.)

take a load off somebody's mind — jemandem eine Last von der Seele nehmen

that's a load off my mind — damit fällt mir ein Stein vom Herzen

4) usu. in pl. (coll.): (plenty)

loads of — jede Menge od. massenhaft (ugs.) [Nahrungsmittel usw.]
2. transitive verb
1) (put load on) beladen

load somebody with work — (fig.) jemandem Arbeit auftragen od. (ugs. abwertend) aufhalsen

2) (put as load) laden

3)

the dice were loaded against him — (fig.) er hatte schlechte Karten

4) (charge) laden [Gewehr]

load a camera — einen Film [in einen Fotoapparat] einlegen

5) (insert) einlegen [Film, Tonband usw.] ( into in + Akk.); laden [Datei, Dokument]

6) (strain) schwer belasten

a table loaded with food — ein mit Speisen beladener Tisch
3. intransitive verb
laden ( with Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/88815/load_up">load up

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[ləud] 1. noun
1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) die Ladung

2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) die Ladung

3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) eine Unmasse

4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) die Leistung
2. verb
1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) beladen

2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) laden

3) (to put film into (a camera).) Film einlegen

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- loaded

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load

[ləʊd, AM loʊd]

I. n

1. (amount carried) Ladung f; (cargo) Fracht f

the maximum \load for this elevator is eight persons der Aufzug hat eine Tragkraft von maximal acht Personen

with a full \load of passengers mit Passagieren [voll] besetzt

2. (burden) Last f

a heavy/light \load ein hohes/niedriges Arbeitspensum

I've got a heavy teaching \load this term in diesem Semester habe ich eine hohe Stundenzahl

to lighten the \load das Arbeitspensum verringern

to spread the \load die Verantwortung teilen

\load of debt Schuldenlast f; (of grief) Last f

3. ( fam: lots)

a \load of people turned up at the party zur Party kamen jede Menge Leute fam

what a \load of rubbish! was für ein ausgemachter Blödsinn! fam

a \load of cars eine [o jede] Menge Autos fam

a \load of washing Wäscheberg m

a \load of work ein Riesenberg an Arbeit

4. ( fam: plenty)

▪ \loads jede Menge fam, massenhaft fam

you need \loads of patience to look after children man braucht unglaublich viel Geduld, um Kinder zu beaufsichtigen

5.

▶ get a \load of this! (sl) hör dir das an!

get a \load of this new car! jetzt schau' dir doch mal dieses neue Auto an!

▶ to take a \load off [one's feet] AM sich akk erst mal setzen fam

▶ that takes a \load off my mind! da fällt mir aber ein Stein vom Herzen!

II. adv

▪ \loads pl (sl) tausendmal fam

this book is \loads better than his last one dieses Buch ist um Klassen besser als sein letztes fam

III. vt

1. (fill)

▪ to \load sth etw laden

to \load a container einen Container beladen

to \load the dishwasher die Spülmaschine einräumen

to \load the washing machine die Waschmaschine füllen

2. ( fig: burden) aufladen

my boss has \loaded me with work mein Chef hat mich mit unheimlich viel Arbeit eingedeckt

\loaded with grief gramgebeugt

\loaded with worries sorgenbeladen

to \load sb with responsibilities jdm sehr viel Verantwortung aufladen

3. (supply excessively)

▪ to \load sb/sth with sth jdn/etw mit etw dat überhäufen [o überschütten

4. (fill) laden

to \load a cannon eine Kanone laden

to \load bullets [into a weapon] Patronen [nach]laden; (insert) einlegen

to \load a cassette/film eine Kassette/einen Film einlegen

to \load a program onto a computer ein Programm auf einem Computer installieren

5. (bias)

to \load a roulette wheel das Roulette präparieren

6.

▶ to \load the dice mit falschen Karten spielen fig

to \load the dice in favour of sb/sth für jdn/etw eingenommen sein

to \load the dice against sb/sth gegen jdn/etw voreingenommen sein

IV. vi [ver]laden

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[ləʊd]
1. n

1) (= sth carried, burden) Last f; (= cargo) Ladung f; (on girder, axle etc, fig) Belastung f, Last f

what sort of load was the ship/truck carrying? — was hatte das Schiff/der Lastwagen geladen?

to put a load on sth — etw belasten

to put too heavy a load on sth — etw überlasten

the maximum load for that bridge is 10 tons —

an arm-load of shopping — ein Arm voll Einkäufe

a train-load of passengers — ein Zug voll Reisender

(work) load — (Arbeits)pensum nt

he has a heavy teaching load this term — er hat in diesem Semester eine hohe Stundenzahl

he carries a heavy load of responsibility — er trägt eine schwere Verantwortung

I put a load in the washing machine — ich habe die Maschine mit Wäsche gefüllt

that's a load off my mind! — da fällt mir ein Stein vom Herzen!

to take a load off sb's mind — jdm eine Last von der Seele nehmen

2) (ELEC) (supplied) Leistung f; (carried) Spannung f

3)

(inf usages) loads of, a load of — massenhaft (inf), jede Menge (inf)

thanks, we have loads — danke, wir haben jede Menge (inf)

it's a load of old rubbish (Brit) — das ist alles Blödsinn (inf) or Quatsch (inf); (film, book, translation) das ist alles Mist! (inf)

to take on a load — (ganz schön) einen heben (inf)

2. vt

1) goods laden; lorry etc beladen

the ship was loaded with bananas — das Schiff hatte Bananen geladen

2) (= burden, weigh down) beladen

the branch was loaded with pears — der Ast war mit Birnen überladen

3) (fig) überhäufen

or honors (US) —

the whole matter is loaded with problems — die Angelegenheit steckt voller Probleme

they were loaded with debt — sie steckten tief in Schulden

4) gun laden

to load a camera — einen Film (in einen Fotoapparat) einlegen

is this camera loaded? — ist ein Film im Apparat?

5) dice fälschen, präparieren

to load the dice (fig) — mit gezinkten Karten spielen

to load the dice against sb (fig) — jdn übervorteilen

the dice had been loaded against him (fig) — alles sprach gegen ihn

6) (COMPUT) laden

3. vi

1) (= load goods, truck) laden

"loading and unloading" — "Be- und Entladen"

2) (= load gun) laden; (= load camera) einen Film einlegen

load! — Gewehr(e) laden!

how does this gun load? —

how does this camera load? — wie legt man einen Film in diesen Apparat ein?

3) (COMPUT) laden

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load [ləʊd]

A s

1. Last f ( auch PHYS)

2. Ladung f (auch einer Schusswaffe), Fuhre f:

get a load of umg

a) sich etwas ansehen oder anhören,

b) etwas zu sehen oder zu hören bekommen;

get a load of this umg

a) hör oder schau dir das mal an!,

b) merk dir das!;

have a load on US umg schwer geladen haben (betrunken sein);

shoot one’s load vulg abschießen (ejakulieren)

3. fig Last f, Bürde f:

a load of care eine Sorgenlast;

his decision took a load off my mind bei seiner Entscheidung fiel mir ein Stein vom Herzen;

it is a load off my mind to know that … seitdem ich weiß, dass …, ist mir bedeutend wohler

4. pl umg (of) Massen pl (von Geld etc), eine Unmasse (Leute etc):

there were loads to eat es gab massenhaft zu essen; → loads B

5. (Arbeits) Pensum n, WIRTSCH auch Leistungssoll n

6. ELEK, TECH

a) Last f, Belastung f:

safe load zulässige Belastung;

the load on a motor die Belastung eines Motors; → inductive 1, peak¹ B

b) Leistung f

7. TECH Ladung f, Füllung f (Beschickungsgut)

B v/t

1. auch load up ein Fahrzeug etc beladen ( with mit):

be loaded with coal Kohle geladen haben;

load down

a) schwer beladen,

b) niederdrücken (a. fig);

he is loaded down with responsibilities seine Verpflichtungen lasten schwer auf ihm

2. einen Gegenstand etc laden ( into in akk; onto auf akk), Güter verladen:

load up aufladen

3. a) TECH Beschickungsgut aufgeben, einfüllen

b) einen Hochofen, Reaktor etc beschicken

4. eine Schusswaffe etc laden:

load the camera FOTO einen Film (in die Kamera) einlegen

5. jemanden überhäufen ( with mit Arbeit, Geschenken, Vorwürfen etc):

load duties on sb jemanden mit Pflichten überhäufen

6. sich den Magen überladen:

load one’s stomach

7. beschweren, schwerer machen, engS. Würfel einseitig beschweren, präparieren:

load the dice in sb’s favo(u)r fig

a) vorteilhaft für jemanden sein,

b) jemandem einen Vorteil verschaffen;

load the dice against sb fig

a) nachteilig für jemanden sein,

b) jemanden benachteiligen;

the dice are loaded against him alles ist gegen ihn, alles hat sich gegen ihn verschworen

8. a) ein Getränk präparieren

b) Wein etc panschen

9. ELEK pupinisieren, Pupinspulen einbauen in (akk)

10. COMPUT ein Programm laden

C v/i

1. meist load up (auf-, ein)laden

2. beladen werden

3. (das Gewehr etc) laden, FOTO einen Film einlegen:

are you loaded? ist Ihre Waffe geladen?

4. geladen werden (Schusswaffe etc):

how does this camera load? FOTO wie wird in diese Kamera der Film eingelegt?

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1. noun
1) (burden, weight) Last, die; (amount carried) Ladung, die

a load of hay — eine Ladung Heu

barrow-load of apples — Karre voll Äpfel

a load of [old] rubbish or tripe — (fig. coll.) ein einziger Mist (ugs.)

talk a load of rubbish — eine Menge Blödsinn reden (ugs.)

what a load of rubbish! — was für ein Quatsch (ugs.) od. (ugs. abwertend) Schmarren!

get a load of this! — (coll.) (listen) hör einmal gut od. genau zu! (ugs.); (look) guck mal genau hin! (ugs.)

2) (weight) Last, die; (Electr.) Belastung, die

3) (fig.) Last, die; Bürde, die (geh.)

take a load off somebody's mind — jemandem eine Last von der Seele nehmen

that's a load off my mind — damit fällt mir ein Stein vom Herzen

4) usu. in pl. (coll.): (plenty)

loads of — jede Menge od. massenhaft (ugs.) [Nahrungsmittel usw.]
2. transitive verb
1) (put load on) beladen

load somebody with work — (fig.) jemandem Arbeit auftragen od. (ugs. abwertend) aufhalsen

2) (put as load) laden

3)

the dice were loaded against him — (fig.) er hatte schlechte Karten

4) (charge) laden [Gewehr]

load a camera — einen Film [in einen Fotoapparat] einlegen

5) (insert) einlegen [Film, Tonband usw.] ( into in + Akk.); laden [Datei, Dokument]

6) (strain) schwer belasten

a table loaded with food — ein mit Speisen beladener Tisch
3. intransitive verb
laden ( with Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- load up

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n.

Druck -e m.

Ladung -en f.

Last -en m. v.

beladen v.

belasten v.

laden v.

(§ p.,pp.: lud, geladen)

English-german dictionary > load
6 sacco

m (pl -cchi) sack

fig colloq un sacco di piles of colloq costa un sacco it costs a fortune

sacco a pelo sleeping bag

sacco da montagna backpack, rucksack

fig vuotare il sacco spill the beans

confidarsi pour one's heart out

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sacco¹ s.m.

1 sack, bag: un sacco di patate, a sack of potatoes; un sacco di tela, a cloth bag; sacco da montagna, ( zaino) rucksack; sacco postale, mailbag // abito a sacco, loose (o sack) dress // colazione al sacco, packed lunch; ( picnic) picnic (lunch) // credo non sia tutta farina del suo sacco, I think s.o. else had a hand in it (o I don't think it's all his own work) // agire con la testa nel sacco, to act recklessly (o thoughtlessly o rashly) // essere un sacco d'ossa, to be a bag of bones // essere colto con le mani nel sacco, to be caught red-handed // mettere qlcu. nel sacco, to take s.o. in (o to cheat s.o. o to trick s.o. o to swindle s.o.) // tenere il sacco a qlcu.; to be s.o.'s accomplice // vuotare il sacco, ( confessare) to spill the beans, ( sfogarsi) to speak out (o to speak one's mind) // fare il sacco nel letto a qlcu., to make s.o. an apple-pie bed // non dir quattro finché non lo hai nel sacco, (prov.) don't count your chickens before they are hatched

2 sacco a pelo, sleeping bag

3 ( tela da sacchi) sacking, sackcloth // vestire il sacco della penitenza, to wear sackcloth and ashes

4 ( grande quantità) a lot, a great deal, heaps (pl.), lots (pl.), loads (pl.): un sacco di preoccupazioni, lavoro, a lot of worries, work; un sacco di bugie, a pack of lies; gli hanno dato un sacco di botte, they beat him up; ha un sacco di soldi, he has pots (o loads) of money; fare un sacco di soldi, to make a lot of money (o a packet)

5 (scient.) sac: (anat.) sacco lacrimale, lachrymal sac; (biol.) sacco vitellino, yolk (o vitelline) sac // (bot.): sacco embrionale, embryo-sac; sacco pollinico, pollen-sac // (zool.) sacco ovigero, egg-sac.

sacco² s.m. (letter.) ( saccheggio) sack, pillage, plunder: mettere a sacco una città, to sack a town.

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pl. - chi ['sakko, ki] sostantivo maschile

1) (contenitore) sack, bag

sacco postale — mailbag, postbag BE

sacco dell'immondizia — bin liner BE, trash bag AE

tela da sacco — sackcloth, sacking

pranzo al sacco — packed lunch, box lunch AE

2) (contenuto) sack(ful), bag(ful)

3) (borsa) bag; (zaino) pack, knapsack, backpack AE

sacco da viaggio — travel o duffel bag

4) (saccheggio) plunder, pillage, sack lett.

mettere a sacco — to sack lett. [città, regione]

5) (scherzo)

fare il sacco — to make an apple pie bed

6) anat. bot. sac

7) un sacco colloq. (moltissimo) a lot

sciare mi piace un sacco — I like skiing an awful lot

8) un sacco di colloq. loads of, lots of [cose, soldi ecc.]

un sacco di gente — a (whole) load of people

un sacco di bugie — a pack o parcel of lies

c'era un sacco di roba da mangiare — there was loads to eat

dare a qcn. un sacco di botte — to give sb. a good thrashing

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sacco a pelo — sleeping bag

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sacco di pulci — (animale) fleabag

un sacco e una sporta — loads, lots

essere un sacco di patate — to be clumsy

vuotare il sacco — to spill the beans

essere preso con le mani nel sacco — to be caught red-handed

mettere qcn. nel sacco — (ingannare) = to deceive sb.

non è farina del suo sacco — this is not his own work

reggere il sacco a qcn. — to aid and abet sb

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sacco

pl. - chi /'sakko, ki/

sostantivo m.

1 (contenitore) sack, bag; sacco postale mailbag, postbag BE; sacco dell'immondizia bin liner BE, trash bag AE; tela da sacco sackcloth, sacking; pranzo al sacco packed lunch, box lunch AE

2 (contenuto) sack(ful), bag(ful)

3 (borsa) bag; (zaino) pack, knapsack, backpack AE; sacco da viaggio travel o duffel bag

4 (saccheggio) plunder, pillage, sack lett.; mettere a sacco to sack lett. [città, regione]

5 (scherzo) fare il sacco to make an apple pie bed

6 anat. bot. sac

7 un sacco colloq. (moltissimo) a lot; sciare mi piace un sacco I like skiing an awful lot

8 un sacco di colloq. loads of, lots of [cose, soldi ecc.]; un sacco di gente a (whole) load of people; un sacco di bugie a pack o parcel of lies; c'era un sacco di roba da mangiare there was loads to eat; dare a qcn. un sacco di botte to give sb. a good thrashing

IDIOMS

sacco di pulci (animale) fleabag; un sacco e una sporta loads, lots; essere un sacco di patate to be clumsy; vuotare il sacco to spill the beans; essere preso con le mani nel sacco to be caught red-handed; mettere qcn. nel sacco (ingannare) = to deceive sb.; non è farina del suo sacco this is not his own work; reggere il sacco a qcn. to aid and abet sb.

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COMPOUNDS

sacco a pelo sleeping bag.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sacco
7 grimillón

SM Cono Sur lot, heap

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grimillón

masculine

( Chi fam)

mass

un grimillón de gente a mass o ( colloq) a (whole) load of people

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grimillón nm
Chile Fam [multitud, gran cantidad]
un grimillón de loads of, masses of

Spanish-English dictionary > grimillón
8 un sacco di gente

un sacco di gente

a (whole) load of people

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Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > un sacco di gente
9 mezzo

"equipment, device, medium;

Medium;

meio"

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1. adj half

uno e mezzo one and a half

mezz'ora half-hour

le sei e mezzo half-past six

mezzo chilo a half kilo

a mezza strada halfway

di mezza età middle-aged

2. adv half

3. m ( parte centrale) middle

( metà) half

( strumento) means sg

( veicolo) means sg of transport

prendere un mezzo pubblico use public transport

mezzi pl di comunicazione di massa mass media

mezzi pl di pagamento means of payment

per mezzo di by means of

a mezzo posta by post,

in mezzo a due persone, due libri between

in mezzo a quei documenti in the middle of or among those papers

in mezzo alla stanza in the middle of the room

nel mezzo di in the middle of

giusto mezzo happy medium

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mezzo¹ agg. (non com.)

1 (di frutta, marcio) rotten: pera mezza, rotten pear

2 (fradicio) soaked, drenched

3 (fig.) (corrotto) rotten, corrupt.

mezzo² agg.

1 half: mezza bottiglia di vino, half a bottle of wine; una bottiglia e mezza di vino, one and a half bottles of wine; mezza dozzina di volte, half a dozen times; mezz'ora al giorno, half an hour a day; mezz'ora prima di colazione, half an hour before lunch; è lontano un mezzo chilometro, it is (about) half a kilometre away; ho letto mezzo libro, I have read half the book; in questa prima mezz'ora parleremo di musica, in this first half hour we will talk about music; un pavimento mezzo bianco e mezzo nero, a floor half white and half black; mezza Quaresima, Mid-Lent // a mezza voce, in a low voice

2 (indicante approssimazione) half: mezzo trionfo, half victory; una mezza verità, a half truth; una mezza promessa, a half promise; avevo una mezza intenzione, una mezza idea di venire, I had half a mind to come; c'è stata una mezza discussione in ufficio, ma poi tutto si è sistemato, there was a bit of an argument in the office but then everything was sorted out; questa mela è mezza marcia, this apple is half rotten; è mezza matta, she's a bit crazy; lo spettacolo è stato un mezzo fiasco, the performance was a bit of a fiasco

3 (medio) middle; medium (attr.): mezza altezza, medium height; mezza età, middle age: una persona di mezza età, a middle-aged person; incontrarsi a mezza strada, to meet half way

◆ s.m.

1 (metà) half*: due mezzi fanno un intero, two halves make a whole; aveva due anni e mezzo, he was two and a half (years old); bevvero due litri e mezzo di vino, they drank two and a half litres of wine; aggiungere un cucchiaio e mezzo di olio, add a spoon and a half of oil; sono le tre e mezzo, it is half past three

2 (centro, punto mediano) middle, centre: nel mezzo della notte, in the middle of the night (o at dead of night); nel bel mezzo del giardino, in the very middle of the garden; ce ne andammo nel bel mezzo della festa, we left right in the middle of the party; tieniti nel mezzo della strada, keep to the middle of the road

◆ avv. half: paesi ancora mezzo distrutti dalla guerra, countries still half destroyed by the war.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: in mezzo a, (fra molti) among, (fra due) between, (nel centro di) in the middle of: lo vide in mezzo alla folla, he saw him among the crowd; il proiettile lo colpì in mezzo agli occhi, the bullet hit him right between the eyes; c'è un obelisco in mezzo alla piazza, there's an obelisk in the middle of the square; ovunque vada me lo trovo sempre in mezzo ai piedi, wherever I go I always find him in my way // mezzo e mezzo, so-so // fare le cose a mezzo, to do things by halves; lasciare a mezzo un lavoro, to leave a job half finished; questa bistecca è troppo grande: facciamo a mezzo?, this steak is too big for me, why don't we take half each?; fare a mezzo, (dividere una spesa) to go fifty-fifty // di mezzo, in the middle: il posto di mezzo, the seat in the middle // levare di mezzo qlcu., to get rid of s.o.; levare di mezzo qlco., to take sthg. out of the way: bisognerà levarlo di mezzo, we'll have to get rid of him; leva di mezzo quelle valigie, take those suitcases out of the way; levati di mezzo, get out of the way // sono tutti amici finché non ci sono di mezzo i soldi, they are all friends just as long as there is no money involved // non deve andarci di mezzo chi è innocente, someone who is innocent shouldn't have to lose out // mettersi di mezzo, to intervene (o to interfere); fate quello che volete basta che non mi mettiate in mezzo, do what you want but just don't involve me.

mezzo³ s.m.

1 (strumento) means; (apparato) equipment: mezzi di comunicazione, di produzione, means of communication, of production; mezzi audiovisivi, audio-visual equipment; mezzi leciti, illeciti, legal, illegal means; con mezzi disonesti, by foul means; questo era l'unico mezzo per raggiungerlo, this was the only way (o means) of reaching him // (econ.): mezzo di scambio, medium of exchange; mezzi di pagamento, means of payment // (dir.) mezzo di prova, (piece of) evidence // a mezzo posta, by post; a mezzo ferrovia, by rail // per mezzo di, by (o by means of), (attraverso) through: lo ebbi per mezzo di un mio amico, I got it through a friend of mine; mi fu consegnato per mezzo di un fattorino, it was delivered to me by messenger; spedire merci a mezzo corriere, to send (o ship) goods through a carrier // il fine giustifica i mezzi, the end justifies the means // non c'è mezzo di saperlo, there is no way of knowing

2 (spec. pl.) mezzi (di trasporto), means of transport, transport: viaggiare con i mezzi pubblici, to travel by public transport; riuscimmo ad arrivare al villaggio con dei mezzi di fortuna, we managed to reach the village travelling by whatever transport was available

3 (fis.) medium: l'elettricità si propaga più o meno rapidamente secondo il mezzo, electricity travels more or less quickly according to the conductor; i raggi di luce si rifrangono passando da un mezzo a un altro, rays of light are refracted when they pass from one medium to another

4 pl. (denaro) means, money [U]; funds: una persona con mezzi, a person of means; egli ha molti mezzi, he is well off; vivere al di sopra dei propri mezzi, to live beyond one's means; prima di affrontare quella spesa bisognerà reperire i mezzi, before meeting that expense we shall have to find the funds.

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I ['mɛddzo] sm
(strumento) means sg, (metodo) means, way

mezzi di produzione — means of production

per mezzo di — by means of, through

per mezzo della nuova tecnologia — by means of new technology

a mezzo corriere — by carrier

cercherò di ottenere il posto con qualsiasi mezzo — I'll try to get the job by whatever means

non c'è mezzo di fermarlo — there's no way of stopping him

ci siamo arrangiati con mezzi di fortuna — we managed as best we could

- mezzi di comunicazione

- mezzi di comunicazione di massa

- mezzi pubblici

- mezzi di trasporto
II mezzo (-a)
1. agg

1) half

mezza bottiglia di vino — half a bottle of wine

una mezza bottiglia di vino — a half-bottle of wine

una mezza dozzina di uova — half a dozen eggs

ha lasciato mezzo panino — he left half of his sandwich

c'era mezza città al concerto — half the town was at the concert

mi ha fatto una mezza promessa — he half-promised me

aver una mezza idea di fare qc — to have half a mind to do sth

è venuto mezzo mondo — just about everybody was there

è stato un mezzo scandalo — it almost caused a scandal

me l'ha detto a mezza voce — he said it to me in an undertone

non mi piacciono le mezze misure — I don't like half measures

mezz'ora — mezzora

2)

(medio) di mezza età — middle-aged

un uomo di mezza età — a middle-aged man

un soprabito di mezza stagione — a spring (o autumn) coat

2. avv

half-

mezzo pieno/vuoto ecc — half-full/empty ecc

mezzo morto — half-dead

3. sm

1) (metà) half

un chilo e mezzo — a kilo and a half, one and a half kilos

è l'una e mezzo — it's half past one

una volta e mezzo più grande — one and a half times bigger

2) (parte centrale) middle

nel mezzo della piazza — in the middle of the square

il sedile di mezzo — the middle seat

la porta di mezzo — the middle door

in mezzo a — in the middle of, (folla) in the midst of

era in mezzo alla strada — he was in the middle of the road

nel bel mezzo (di) — right in the middle (of)

3)

(fraseologia) esserci di mezzo — (ostacolo) to be in the way

quando ci sono di mezzo i numeri non ci capisco più niente — when numbers are involved I get completely lost

non voglio andarci di mezzo — I don't want to suffer for it

mettersi di mezzo — to interfere

non mettermi in mezzo! — don't drag me into it!

è meglio non porre tempo in mezzo — it'd be better not to delay

togliere di mezzo — (persona, cosa) to get rid of, (fam : uccidere) to bump off

levarsi o togliersi di mezzo — to get out of the way

il giusto mezzo — the happy medium

non c'è una via di mezzo — there's no middle course

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I 1. ['mɛddzo]
aggettivo

1) half

- a mela — half apple

una -a dozzina di uova — a half-dozen eggs

mezzo litro — a half-litre, half a litre

- a aspirina — half an aspirin

mezz'ora — half hour, half an hour

- a giornata — half day

due tazze e -a — two and a half cups

ha sei anni e mezzo — he's six and a half

un'ora e -a — an hour and a half

le due e -a — half past two

2) (medio) middle

- a età — middle age

un uomo di -a età — a middle-aged man

3) (con valore attenuativo)

avere una -a intenzione di fare — to have half a mind to do

fare una -a promessa a qcn. — to make a half promise to sb
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (metà) half*

tre -i — mat. three halves

2) (punto centrale) middle, centre BE, center AE

3) (momento centrale) middle

nel mezzo della notte — in the middle o dead of the night

nel bel mezzo della cena — right in the middle of dinner

4) in mezzo a (fra due) between; (fra molti) among; (nella parte centrale) in the middle of

mettersi in mezzo — fig. (intervenire) to come between, to intervene; (intromettersi) to interfere

essere messo in mezzo — fig. to be caught in the middle

5) di mezzo

togliere o levare di mezzo to get rid of; (uccidere) to do in colloq.; levati di mezzo! get out of my way! andarci di mezzo to get involved, to be caught up; mettere di mezzo qcn. — to involve sb., to bring sb. into

6) a mezzo

lasciare un lavoro a mezzo — to leave a job half finished

fare a mezzo — to go halves
3.
avverbio half

mezzo addormentato — half asleep

essere mezzo morto — to be half-dead o as good as dead

essere mezzo matto — to have screw loose

mezzo punto — mezzopunto

- a manica — mezzamanica

- a pensione — half board

- a stagione — = autumn or spring

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mezzo e mezzo, mezz'e mezzo — half-and-half; (così così) so-so

il giusto mezzo — the golden mean, the happy medium

- e misure — half-measures

mezzo mondo — a load o whole lot of people

parlare senza -i termini — not to mince matters o one's words
II 1. ['mɛddzo]
sostantivo maschile

1) (modo di procedere) means*

con ogni mezzo — by every possible means, by fair means or foul

tentare ogni mezzo — to do one's utmost

2) biol. fis. medium*

3) (veicolo) means of transport

- i pubblici — public transport

4) per mezzo di, a mezzo by means of, through

a mezzo stampa — through the medium of the press

a mezzo posta — by post
2.
sostantivo maschile plurale mezzi (risorse finanziarie) means, funds

avere -i — to be in funds o well off

vivere al di sopra dei propri -i — to live beyond one's means

mezzo anfibio — mil. amphibian

mezzo d'assalto — mil. assault craft

mezzo corazzato — armoured BE o armored AE vehicle

mezzo pesante — heavy lorry

mezzo da sbarco — mil. landing craft

- i di comunicazione (di massa) — (mass) media

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il fine giustifica i -i — prov. the end justifies the means

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mezzo¹

/'mεddzo/ ⇒ 13

I aggettivo

1 half; - a mela half apple; una -a dozzina di uova a half-dozen eggs; mezzo litro a half-litre, half a litre; - a aspirina half an aspirin; mezz'ora half hour, half an hour; - a giornata half day; due tazze e -a two and a half cups; ha sei anni e mezzo he's six and a half; un'ora e -a an hour and a half; le due e -a half past two

2 (medio) middle; - a età middle age; un uomo di -a età a middle-aged man

3 (con valore attenuativo) avere una -a intenzione di fare to have half a mind to do; fare una -a promessa a qcn. to make a half promise to sb.

II sostantivo maschile

1 (metà) half*; tre -i mat. three halves

2 (punto centrale) middle, centre BE, center AE

3 (momento centrale) middle; nel mezzo della notte in the middle o dead of the night; nel bel mezzo della cena right in the middle of dinner

4 in mezzo a (fra due) between; (fra molti) among; (nella parte centrale) in the middle of; mettersi in mezzo fig. (intervenire) to come between, to intervene; (intromettersi) to interfere; essere messo in mezzo fig. to be caught in the middle

5 di mezzo togliere o levare di mezzo to get rid of; (uccidere) to do in colloq.; levati di mezzo! get out of my way! andarci di mezzo to get involved, to be caught up; mettere di mezzo qcn. to involve sb., to bring sb. into

6 a mezzo lasciare un lavoro a mezzo to leave a job half finished; fare a mezzo to go halves

III avverbio

half; mezzo addormentato half asleep; essere mezzo morto to be half-dead o as good as dead; essere mezzo matto to have screw loose

IDIOMS

mezzo e mezzo, mezz'e mezzo half-and-half; (così così) so-so; il giusto mezzo the golden mean, the happy medium; - e misure half-measures; mezzo mondo a load o whole lot of people; parlare senza -i termini not to mince matters o one's words

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mezzo punto → mezzopunto; - a manica → mezzamanica; - a pensione half board; - a stagione = autumn or spring.

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mezzo²

/'mεddzo/

I sostantivo m.

1 (modo di procedere) means*; con ogni mezzo by every possible means, by fair means or foul; tentare ogni mezzo to do one's utmost

2 biol. fis. medium*

3 (veicolo) means of transport; - i pubblici public transport

4 per mezzo di, a mezzo by means of, through; a mezzo stampa through the medium of the press; a mezzo posta by post

II mezzi m.pl.

(risorse finanziarie) means, funds; avere -i to be in funds o well off; vivere al di sopra dei propri -i to live beyond one's means

IDIOMS

il fine giustifica i -i prov. the end justifies the means

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COMPOUNDS

mezzo anfibio mil. amphibian; mezzo d'assalto mil. assault craft; mezzo corazzato armoured BE o armored AE vehicle; mezzo pesante heavy lorry; mezzo da sbarco mil. landing craft; - i di comunicazione (di massa) (mass) media.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mezzo
10 mucchio

m (pl -cchi) pile, heap

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mucchio s.m. heap, mass, pile (anche fig.); (di legna) stack: un mucchio di fieno, di paglia, a heap (o rick) of hay, of straw; un mucchio di grano, a heap of corn; un mucchio di gente, a lot (o a mass) of people; un mucchio di libri, a heap of books; un mucchio di soldi, a heap (o a pile o fam. a packet o a pot) of money; questa macchina mi è costata un mucchio di soldi, this car cost me a packet; mi hai detto un mucchio di bugie, you told me a pack of lies // mettere tutti in un mucchio, (fig.) to use the same measure for everyone // sparare nel mucchio, to shoot into the crowd, (fig.) (lanciare accuse indistintamente) to accuse everyone indiscriminately.

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pl. - chi ['mukkjo, ki] sostantivo maschile

1) heap, pile

un mucchio di fieno — a heap of hay, a haystack

un mucchio di rovine — a pile of rubble

un mucchio di rottami — a scrap heap

2) fig. (grande quantità)

un mucchio di — heaps of, a (whole) load of, a lot of, plenty of

un mucchio di bugie — a pack of lies

un mucchio di cose da fare — loads of things to do

un mucchio di tempo — heaps of time

un mucchio di soldi — a whole lot of money

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sparare nel mucchio — = to level accusations indiscriminately

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mucchio

pl. - chi /'mukkjo, ki/

sostantivo m.

1 heap, pile; un mucchio di fieno a heap of hay, a haystack; un mucchio di rovine a pile of rubble; un mucchio di rottami a scrap heap

2 fig. (grande quantità) un mucchio di heaps of, a (whole) load of, a lot of, plenty of; un mucchio di bugie a pack of lies; un mucchio di cose da fare loads of things to do; un mucchio di tempo heaps of time; un mucchio di soldi a whole lot of money

IDIOMS

sparare nel mucchio = to level accusations indiscriminately.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mucchio
11 Haufen

I v/t pile up, heap up; häufen auf (+ Akk) pile (up) on, pile onto; gehäuft II

II v/refl (sich anhäufen) pile up, accumulate, mount; (sich mehren) multiply, increase; (sich verbreiten) spread; (öfter vorkommen) happen ( oder occur) more and more often, be on the increase; die Beschwerden häufen sich more and more complaints are being made ( oder are coming in); die Todesfälle häufen sich the number of deaths ( oder the death toll) is going up ( oder is on the increase); die Hinweise häufen sich evidence is mounting; gehäuft III

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der Haufen

multitude; crowd; aggregate; heap; cluster; pile; flock; batch; stack

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Hau|fen ['haufn]
m -s, -

1) heap, pile

jdn/ein Tier über den Háúfen rennen/fahren etc (inf) — to knock or run sb/an animal down, to run over sb/an animal

or knallen (inf) — to shoot sb/an animal down

der Hund hat da einen Háúfen gemacht — the dog has made a mess there (inf)

so viele Dummköpfe/so viel Idiotie/so viel Geld habe ich noch nie auf einem Háúfen gesehen (inf) — I've never seen so many fools/so much idiocy/so much money in one place before

2) (inf = große Menge) load (inf), heap (inf)

ein Háúfen Arbeit/Geld/Bücher — a load or heap of work/money/books (all inf), piles or loads or heaps of work/money/books (all inf)

ein Háúfen Unsinn — a load of (old) rubbish (inf), a load of nonsense (inf)

ein Háúfen Zeit — loads or heaps of time (both inf)

ich hab noch einen Háúfen zu tun — I still have loads or piles or heaps or a load to do (all inf)

in Háúfen — by the ton (inf)

er hat einen ganzen Háúfen Freunde — he has a whole load of friends (inf), he has loads or heaps of friends (both inf)

3) (= Schar) crowd; (von Vögeln) flock; (= Sternenhaufen) cluster of stars

ein Háúfen Schaulustige(r) — a crowd of onlookers

dichte Háúfen von Reisenden — dense crowds of travellers (Brit) or travelers (US)

dem Háúfen folgen (pej) — to follow the crowd

der große Háúfen (pej) — the common herd, the masses pl

4) (= Gruppe, Gemeinschaft) crowd (inf), bunch (inf); (MIL) troop

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der

1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) heap

2) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) knot

3) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pile

4) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) pile

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Hau·fen

<-s, ->

[ˈhaufn̩]

m

1. (Anhäufung) heap, pile

2. (fam: große Menge) load, accumulation, mass; Arbeit load

du erzählst da einen \Haufen Quatsch! what a load of rubbish!

3. (Schar) crowd

4. (Gruppe, Gemeinschaft) crowd, bunch

5.

▶ auf einem \Haufen (fam) in one place

▶ einen \Haufen machen (euph) to do one's business

Vorsicht, da hat ein Hund einen \Haufen gemacht! watch out for that dog poop [or pooh] [or doo]

▶ jdn/ein Tier über den \Haufen rennen/fahren (fam) to run over sb/an animal sep

▶ jdn/ein Tier über den \Haufen schießen [o knallen] (fam) to shoot sb/an animal down

▶ etw über den \Haufen werfen [o schmeißen] (fam) to throw out sth sep

▶ [jdm] etw über den \Haufen werfen [o schmeißen] (fam) to mess up sth [for sb] sep

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der; Haufens, Haufen

1) heap; pile

etwas zu Haufen aufschichten — stack something up in piles

alles auf einen Haufen werfen — throw everything in a heap

der Hund hat da einen Haufen gemacht — (ugs.) the dog has done his business there (coll.)

etwas über den Haufen werfen — (ugs.) (aufgeben) chuck something in (coll.); (zunichte machen) mess something up

jemanden über den Haufen fahren/rennen — (ugs.) knock somebody down; run somebody over

jemanden über den Haufen schießen od. knallen — (ugs.) gun or shoot somebody down (coll.)

2) (ugs.): (große Menge) heap (coll.); pile (coll.); load (coll.)

ein Haufen Arbeit/Bücher — a load or heap or pile of work/books (coll.); loads or heaps or piles of work/books (coll.)

ein Haufen Geld — loads of money (coll.)

3) (Ansammlung von Menschen) crowd

so viele Idioten auf einem Haufen — (ugs.) so many idiots in one place

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Haufen m; -s, -

1. pile; meist größer: heap; (Ansammlung, Häufung) mass; Holz etc: stack;

auf einen Haufen legen/werfen put on/throw on(to) a pile;

zu einem Haufen aufschichten/zusammenkehren stack up/sweep (up) into a pile;

einen Haufen machen umg euph do ( oder take oder have) a dump;

jemanden über den Haufen rennen/schießen umg, fig (nearly) knock sb flying/bump sb off;

über den Haufen werfen umg, fig (Theorie etc) upset; stärker: explode; (Pläne etc) (durcheinanderbringen) mess up; (zunichte machen) put paid to, US do away with, scupper; (eigene Pläne) throw overboard

2. umg:

ein Haufen (große Menge) piles (of), masses (of);

ein Haufen Arbeit a pile ( oder piles) of work;

ein Haufen Geld heaps ( oder stacks) of money;

einen Haufen (Geld) verdienen rake it in; einmalig: make a pile;

es hat einen Haufen Geld gekostet it cost a packet (US bundle)

3. (Schar, Menge) swarm, crowd;

in (hellen) Haufen in droves;

auf einem Haufen sitzen etc: in a big group;

auf einen Haufen kommen etc: all at the same time;

so viel(e) … auf einen Haufen so much/many … in one place;

der große Haufen pej the rabble

4. MIL (Trupp) troop; umg, fig (Gruppe) bunch, crowd

5. ASTRON cluster

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der; Haufens, Haufen

1) heap; pile

etwas zu Haufen aufschichten — stack something up in piles

alles auf einen Haufen werfen — throw everything in a heap

der Hund hat da einen Haufen gemacht — (ugs.) the dog has done his business there (coll.)

etwas über den Haufen werfen — (ugs.) (aufgeben) chuck something in (coll.); (zunichte machen) mess something up

jemanden über den Haufen fahren/rennen — (ugs.) knock somebody down; run somebody over

jemanden über den Haufen schießen od. knallen — (ugs.) gun or shoot somebody down (coll.)

2) (ugs.): (große Menge) heap (coll.); pile (coll.); load (coll.)

ein Haufen Arbeit/Bücher — a load or heap or pile of work/books (coll.); loads or heaps or piles of work/books (coll.)

ein Haufen Geld — loads of money (coll.)

3) (Ansammlung von Menschen) crowd

so viele Idioten auf einem Haufen — (ugs.) so many idiots in one place

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- m.

accumulation n.

clamp n.

heap n.

lot n.

pile n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Haufen
12 häufen

I v/t pile up, heap up; häufen auf (+ Akk) pile (up) on, pile onto; gehäuft II

II v/refl (sich anhäufen) pile up, accumulate, mount; (sich mehren) multiply, increase; (sich verbreiten) spread; (öfter vorkommen) happen ( oder occur) more and more often, be on the increase; die Beschwerden häufen sich more and more complaints are being made ( oder are coming in); die Todesfälle häufen sich the number of deaths ( oder the death toll) is going up ( oder is on the increase); die Hinweise häufen sich evidence is mounting; gehäuft III

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der Haufen

multitude; crowd; aggregate; heap; cluster; pile; flock; batch; stack

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Hau|fen ['haufn]
m -s, -

1) heap, pile

jdn/ein Tier über den Háúfen rennen/fahren etc (inf) — to knock or run sb/an animal down, to run over sb/an animal

or knallen (inf) — to shoot sb/an animal down

der Hund hat da einen Háúfen gemacht — the dog has made a mess there (inf)

so viele Dummköpfe/so viel Idiotie/so viel Geld habe ich noch nie auf einem Háúfen gesehen (inf) — I've never seen so many fools/so much idiocy/so much money in one place before

2) (inf = große Menge) load (inf), heap (inf)

ein Háúfen Arbeit/Geld/Bücher — a load or heap of work/money/books (all inf), piles or loads or heaps of work/money/books (all inf)

ein Háúfen Unsinn — a load of (old) rubbish (inf), a load of nonsense (inf)

ein Háúfen Zeit — loads or heaps of time (both inf)

ich hab noch einen Háúfen zu tun — I still have loads or piles or heaps or a load to do (all inf)

in Háúfen — by the ton (inf)

er hat einen ganzen Háúfen Freunde — he has a whole load of friends (inf), he has loads or heaps of friends (both inf)

3) (= Schar) crowd; (von Vögeln) flock; (= Sternenhaufen) cluster of stars

ein Háúfen Schaulustige(r) — a crowd of onlookers

dichte Háúfen von Reisenden — dense crowds of travellers (Brit) or travelers (US)

dem Háúfen folgen (pej) — to follow the crowd

der große Háúfen (pej) — the common herd, the masses pl

4) (= Gruppe, Gemeinschaft) crowd (inf), bunch (inf); (MIL) troop

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der

1) (a large amount or a large number, in a pile: a heap of sand/apples.) heap

2) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) knot

3) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) pile

4) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) pile

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Hau·fen

<-s, ->

[ˈhaufn̩]

m

1. (Anhäufung) heap, pile

2. (fam: große Menge) load, accumulation, mass; Arbeit load

du erzählst da einen \Haufen Quatsch! what a load of rubbish!

3. (Schar) crowd

4. (Gruppe, Gemeinschaft) crowd, bunch

5.

▶ auf einem \Haufen (fam) in one place

▶ einen \Haufen machen (euph) to do one's business

Vorsicht, da hat ein Hund einen \Haufen gemacht! watch out for that dog poop [or pooh] [or doo]

▶ jdn/ein Tier über den \Haufen rennen/fahren (fam) to run over sb/an animal sep

▶ jdn/ein Tier über den \Haufen schießen [o knallen] (fam) to shoot sb/an animal down

▶ etw über den \Haufen werfen [o schmeißen] (fam) to throw out sth sep

▶ [jdm] etw über den \Haufen werfen [o schmeißen] (fam) to mess up sth [for sb] sep

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der; Haufens, Haufen

1) heap; pile

etwas zu Haufen aufschichten — stack something up in piles

alles auf einen Haufen werfen — throw everything in a heap

der Hund hat da einen Haufen gemacht — (ugs.) the dog has done his business there (coll.)

etwas über den Haufen werfen — (ugs.) (aufgeben) chuck something in (coll.); (zunichte machen) mess something up

jemanden über den Haufen fahren/rennen — (ugs.) knock somebody down; run somebody over

jemanden über den Haufen schießen od. knallen — (ugs.) gun or shoot somebody down (coll.)

2) (ugs.): (große Menge) heap (coll.); pile (coll.); load (coll.)

ein Haufen Arbeit/Bücher — a load or heap or pile of work/books (coll.); loads or heaps or piles of work/books (coll.)

ein Haufen Geld — loads of money (coll.)

3) (Ansammlung von Menschen) crowd

so viele Idioten auf einem Haufen — (ugs.) so many idiots in one place

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häufen

A. v/t pile up, heap up;

häufen auf (+akk) pile (up) on, pile onto; → gehäuft B

B. v/r (sich anhäufen) pile up, accumulate, mount; (sich mehren) multiply, increase; (sich verbreiten) spread; (öfter vorkommen) happen ( oder occur) more and more often, be on the increase;

die Beschwerden häufen sich more and more complaints are being made ( oder are coming in);

die Todesfälle häufen sich the number of deaths ( oder the death toll) is going up ( oder is on the increase);

die Hinweise häufen sich evidence is mounting; → gehäuft C

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der; Haufens, Haufen

1) heap; pile

etwas zu Haufen aufschichten — stack something up in piles

alles auf einen Haufen werfen — throw everything in a heap

der Hund hat da einen Haufen gemacht — (ugs.) the dog has done his business there (coll.)

etwas über den Haufen werfen — (ugs.) (aufgeben) chuck something in (coll.); (zunichte machen) mess something up

jemanden über den Haufen fahren/rennen — (ugs.) knock somebody down; run somebody over

jemanden über den Haufen schießen od. knallen — (ugs.) gun or shoot somebody down (coll.)

2) (ugs.): (große Menge) heap (coll.); pile (coll.); load (coll.)

ein Haufen Arbeit/Bücher — a load or heap or pile of work/books (coll.); loads or heaps or piles of work/books (coll.)

ein Haufen Geld — loads of money (coll.)

3) (Ansammlung von Menschen) crowd

so viele Idioten auf einem Haufen — (ugs.) so many idiots in one place

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- m.

accumulation n.

clamp n.

heap n.

lot n.

pile n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > häufen
13 tas

tas [tα]

1. masculine noun

pile

• mettre en tas to put in a pile

• tas de crétins ! (inf) you bunch of idiots! (inf)

► un tas de, des tas de (inf) ( = beaucoup de) loads of (inf)

• il connaît un tas de choses he knows loads (inf) of things

• il connaît un tas de gens he knows loads (inf) of people

• il y avait tout un tas de gens there was a whole load (inf) of people there

• j'ai appris des tas de choses sur lui I found out a lot about him

• il m'a raconté un tas de mensonges he told me a load (inf) of lies► dans le tas

• tirer dans le tas (inf) to fire into the crowd

• foncer dans le tas (inf) to charge in

• dans le tas, tu trouveras bien un stylo qui marche you'll find one pen that works

• j'ai acheté des cerises, tape dans le tas (inf) I've bought some cherries so dig in (inf)► sur le tas ( = par la pratique)

apprendre un métier sur le tas to learn a trade as one goes along

• il s'est formé sur le tas he was trained on the job

• formation sur le tas on-the-job training

2. compounds

► tas de ferraille scrapheap

• cette voiture est un vrai tas de ferraille (inf) that car's only fit for the scrapheap ► tas de fumier dung heap

► tas d'ordures rubbish (Brit) or garbage (US) heap

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tɑ
1.

nom masculin invariable

1) lit heap, pile (de of)

en tas dans un coin — piled in a corner

tas de fumier — manure heap

tas de bois — ( ordonné) woodpile; ( désordonné) pile of wood

tas de ferraille — lit scrap heap; fig ( vieille voiture) (colloq) wreck

2) (colloq) fig

un tas, des tas — lots (de of), loads (colloq) (de of)

2.

dans le tas locution adverbiale

taper dans le tas — to punch people indiscriminately

foncer dans le tas — [personne] to fling oneself into the crowd; [police] to charge the crowd

3.

sur le tas locution adverbiale

apprendre sur le tas — to learn on the job

formation sur le tas — on-the-job training

grève sur le tas — sit-down strike

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tɒ nm
1) [pierres, sable, ordures] pile, heap

un tas de charbon — a heap of coal

en tas — in a heap, in a pile

un tas de fig — loads of

J'ai lu un tas de livres pendant les vacances. — I read loads of books in the holidays.

2) (locution)

formé sur le tas — trained on the job

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tas

A nm inv

1 lit heap, pile (de of); un tas de charbon/de paille a heap ou pile of coal/of straw; en tas [mettre, poser, être] in a heap ou pile; il y avait du linge sale en tas dans un coin there was some dirty laundry piled in a corner; un tas de fumier a manure heap; un tas de bois ( ordonné) a woodpile; ( désordonné) a pile of wood; tas de ferraille lit scrap heap; fig ( vieille voiture) wreck;

2 ○ fig un tas, des tas lots, loads○ (de of); des tas de gens lots ou loads of people.

B dans le tas loc adv taper dans le tas to punch people indiscriminately; tirer dans le tas to fire into the crowd; foncer dans le tas [personne] to fling oneself into the crowd; [police] to charge the crowd.

C sur le tas loc adv apprendre/être formé sur le tas to learn/to be trained on the job; formation sur le tas on-the-job training; grève sur le tas sit-down strike.

Composé

tas de charge Archit springing stones (pl).

[ta] nom masculin

[amoncellement - de dossiers, de vêtements] heap, pile ; [ - de sable, de cailloux] heap ; [ - de planches, de foin] stack

mettre en tas [feuilles, objets] to pile ou to heap up

faites des petits tas de pâte shape the dough into small mounds

tas de fumier dung heap

tas d'ordures rubbish (UK) ou garbage (US) heap

son vieux tas de boue (familier) ou ferraille (familier) his rusty old heap

un tas ou des tas de [beaucoup de] a lot of

tas de paresseux/menteurs! (familier) you lazy/lying lot! (UK), you bunch of lazybones/liars!

dans le tas locution adverbiale

(familier)

1. [dans un ensemble]

il y aura bien quelqu'un dans le tas qui pourra me renseigner one of them's bound to be able to tell me

l'armoire est pleine de vêtements, tu en trouveras bien un ou deux qui t'iront dans le tas the wardrobe's full of clothes, you're bound to find something there that will fit you

2. [au hasard]

la police a tiré/tapé dans le tas the police fired into the crowd/hit out at random

sur le tas (familier) locution adjectivale

1. [formation] on-the-job

2. CONSTRUCTION on-site

sur le tas (familier) locution adverbiale

1. [se former] on the job

il a appris son métier sur le tas he learned his trade as he went along

2. CONSTRUCTION [tailler] on site

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > tas
14 burrada

f.

stupidity, stupid act, daft thing to do, blunder.

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burrada

► nombre femenino

1 drove of asses

2 figurado foolishness, blunder

3 una burrada familiar (cantidad) loads plural, lots plural, tons plural

■ había una burrada de gente there were loads of people

■ gasté una burrada I spent a fortune

4 familiar a lot

■ me gusta una burrada I love it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

decir burradas to talk rubbish, talk nonsense

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SF

1) (=tontería) stupid thing

decir burradas — to talk nonsense

hacer burradas — to do stupid things

no hagas burradas con el coche — don't do anything stupid with the car

2) * (=mucho)

me gusta una burrada — I like it a lot

sabe una burrada — he knows a hell of a lot *

una burrada de cosas — a whole heap of things, loads of things *

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femenino (fam) (necedad, barbaridad)

deja de decir burradas — stop talking such nonsense o drivel

me dieron ganas de contestarle una burrada — I felt like saying something rude

¿cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada? — how could you do such a stupid thing?

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femenino (fam) (necedad, barbaridad)

deja de decir burradas — stop talking such nonsense o drivel

me dieron ganas de contestarle una burrada — I felt like saying something rude

¿cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada? — how could you do such a stupid thing?

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burrada

feminine

( fam)

1

(necedad, barbaridad): deja de decir burradas stop talking nonsense o drivel

me dieron ganas de contestarle una burrada, pero me callé I felt like saying something rude, but I kept quiet

no sé cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada I don't know how you could do such a stupid thing

2

( Esp) (gran cantidad): una burrada loads (pl) ( colloq)

una burrada de gente loads of people

me gusta una burrada este vestido I absolutely love this dress

tenía una burrada de cosas que hacer I had loads o a whole load of things to do ( colloq)

debe costar una burrada it must cost a fortune o packet ( colloq)

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burrada sustantivo femenino (fam) (necedad, barbaridad):
◊ decir burradas to talk nonsense o drivel;

¿cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada? how could you do such a stupid thing?
burrada sustantivo femenino
1 (comentario tonto) piece of nonsense
decir burradas, to talk nonsense
2 (acción disparatada) stupid o foolish act
hacer burradas, to act stupidly
3 familiar (cantidad desmedida) loads pl, lots pl

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burrada nf

1. [tontería]
decir/hacer una burrada to say/do something stupid;

decir burradas to talk nonsense;

hacer burradas to act stupidly

2. Esp Fam [cantidad]
una burrada de loads of, masses of;

había una burrada de gente there were loads o masses of people there

3. Esp Fam [muchísimo]
me gustó una burrada I thought it was dead brilliant;

bebí una burrada I had loads to drink

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burrada

f fig fam

piece of nonsense;

hay una burrada fam there’s loads fam ;

costar una burrada fam cost a packet fam

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burrada nf, fam : stupid act, nonsense

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burrada n

1. (hecho) stupid thing to do

¡qué burrada! what a stupid thing to do!

2. (gran cantidad) a lot / loads

¡qué burrada de gente! what a lot of people!

ha ganado una burrada de dinero he's won loads of money

Spanish-English dictionary > burrada
15 mordo

iz.

1.

a. ( mahatsa, e.a.) bunch; mahats-\mordo bunch of grapes; zeure mahastian ere ez dituzu \mordoak eta erortzen diren aleak bilduko and in your vineyard you shall not pick any bunches of grapes or fruit that fall off

b. banana \mordo bat a bunch of bananas

2.

a. ( multzoa) bundle, bunch

b. ( kopuru handi bat) load, bundle, bunch; Ameriketan diru \mordo handia egin zuen he made a {bundle || load} of money in America; orain arte iparraldetik gure herrialdera berdel izoztu \mordoa ekarri izan da merke-merke up to now a great deal of frozen mackerel has been brought into our country from the north at rock-bottom prices; geroztik hona liburu-\mordo galanta agertzen ari da gure literaturaz since then a whole lot of books has been appearing about our literature

c. ( bizidunei d.) bunch, crowd; jende \mordoa egoten da tabernan a whole bunch of people are usually at the bar; Hitlerren bidetik zebilen alemaniar- \mordo isilzale zaratatsuak bidea erraztu zion holokaustoa burutzeko the conspicuously silent mass of Germans supporting Hitler made it easy for him to carry out the Holocaust

3. Naut. school, school of fish io. solid

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > mordo
16 mogollón

m.

1 sponging.

2 rabble, disorderly crowd.

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mogollón

► nombre masculino

1 familiar heaps plural, stacks plural, loads plural

■ había mogollón de gente there were loads of people

2 familiar (alboroto) racket

► adverbio

1 familiar a lot

■ nos gustó mogollón it was dead brilliant

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masculino (Esp arg)

a) ( gran cantidad)

había (un) mogollón de gente — there were loads of people there (colloq)

este mogollón de papeles — this mass of papers

b) ( lío) confusion

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* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* en mogollón = in droves.

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masculino (Esp arg)

a) ( gran cantidad)

había (un) mogollón de gente — there were loads of people there (colloq)

este mogollón de papeles — this mass of papers

b) ( lío) confusion

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* a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].

* en mogollón = in droves.

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mogollón

masculine

( Esp arg)

1

(gran cantidad): había (un) mogollón de gente there were loads o thousands of people there ( colloq)

tengo que ordenar este mogollón de papeles I have to sort out this mass of papers

había cerveza en or a mogollón there was loads o there were gallons of beer ( colloq)

nos lanzamos a por el periódico a or en mogollón we all made a mad rush for the paper ( colloq)

2

(lío): con el mogollón de las Navidades me olvidé de llamarla with all the fuss over Christmas I forgot to call her

¡vaya mogollón que tenía en la cabeza! he didn't know whether he was coming or going

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mogollón m fam
1 (gran cantidad) loads, an awful lot [de, of]: había un mogollón de animales, there were loads of animals
2 (lío, alboroto) mess, racket

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mogollón Esp Fam

♦ nm

1.
mogollón de [muchos] tons of, loads of;

invitó a un mogollón de amigos he invited loads of friends o a whole load of friends;

tiene (un) mogollón de dinero she's got loads of money, she's loaded

2. [lío] row, commotion;

entraron/salieron a mogollón everyone rushed in/out at once;

acudieron en mogollón a ver qué pasaba everyone crowded over to see what was happening

♦ adv

me gusta mogollón I like it loads o Br heaps;

me divierto mogollón con ese cómico that comedian really cracks me up

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mogollón

m fam ( discusión) argument;

mogollón de loads of fam ;

de mogollón for free fam, without paying

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mogollón n loads

un mogollón de gente loads of people

Spanish-English dictionary > mogollón
17 porrón

m.

earthenware jug.

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porrón

► nombre masculino

1 typical Catalan glass drinking vessel with a thin spout used for pouring wine into the mouth

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I
SM

1) (=recipiente) jar with a long spout for drinking from

2)

un porrón de — * loads of *

la película me gustó un porrón — * the film is the business *

esa tía me gusta un porrón — * I fancy the pants off her *

3) Arg [de cerveza] bottle of beer
II
ADJ (=lerdo) slow, stupid; (=soso) dull; (=torpe) sluggish
III
SM (Orn) pochard

porrón moñudo — tufted duck

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masculino

1)

a) ( de vino) wine bottle ( with a long spout for drinking from)

b) (Arg) ( de cerveza) bottle of beer

2) (CS) ( pimiento) green pepper; ( puerro) leek

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* durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.

* un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.

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masculino

1)

a) ( de vino) wine bottle ( with a long spout for drinking from)

b) (Arg) ( de cerveza) bottle of beer

2) (CS) ( pimiento) green pepper; ( puerro) leek

* * *

* durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.

* un porrón de tiempo = donkey's years.

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porrón

masculine

A

1 (de vino) wine bottle ( with a long spout for drinking from)

2 ( Arg) (de cerveza) bottle of beer

B ( Esp fam) (montón) load ( colloq)

un porrón de loads of ( colloq), a whole bunch of ( AmE colloq)

un porrón de gente masses of o loads of o a whole bunch of people ( colloq)

C (CS)

1 (pimiento) green pepper

2 (puerro) leek

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porrón sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( de vino) wine bottle ( with a long spout for drinking from)

b) (Arg) ( de cerveza) bottle of beer

2 (CS) ( pimiento) green pepper;
( puerro) leek

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porrón¹ nm

1. [vasija] = glass wine vessel used for drinking wine from its long spout

2. Esp Fam
un porrón de loads of;

tiene un porrón de coches she's got loads of cars;

murió hace un porrón de años she died donkey's years ago

porrón² nm
[ave] pochard
Comp
porrón coacoxtle canvasback;
porrón moñudo tufted duck;

porrón osculado goldeneye;

porrón pardo ferruginous duck

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porrón

m container from which wine is poured straight into the mouth

Spanish-English dictionary > porrón
18 mezzo mondo

mezzo mondo

a load o whole lot of people

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→ mezzo

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mezzo mondo
19 mucho

adj.

a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.

adv.

1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.

2 very often, too often.

m.

a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.

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mucho

► adjetivo

1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much

■ hicieron mucho ruido they made a lot of noise

■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money

■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?

2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many

■ son muchos socios en ese club the club has a lot of members

■ hay mucha gente esperando there are a lot of people waiting

■ tiene muchos discos he's got lots of records

■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses

■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?

■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold

■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty

3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many

■ es mucho trabajo para una sola persona it's too much work for just one person

■ el proyecto supone demasiados problemas the project involves too many problems

■ ya son muchas preguntas that's far too many questions

► pronombre

1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many

■ no me queda mucho por hacer I haven't got much left to do

■ muchos de ellos acudieron many of them came

■ muchos de mis amigos viven en el extranjero a lot of my friends live abroad

■ muchos dicen que no es apto para el trabajo a lot of people say he's not suitable for the job

► adverbio

1 (de cantidad) a lot, much

■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse

■ era mucho más peligroso de lo que pensábamos it was much more dangerous than we thought

■ se preocupa mucho por ellos he worries a lot about them

■ me gusta mucho I like it a lot

■ lo siento mucho I'm really sorry

■ me alegro mucho de verte I'm very pleased to see you

■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much

■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good

2 (de tiempo)

■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later

■ hace mucho que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for a long time

3 (de frecuencia) often

■ no vienen mucho por aquí they don't come here often

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como mucho at the most

■ te pagarán como mucho treinta euros they'll pay you thirty euros at the most

con mucho by far

■ es con mucho el mejor concursante he's the best competitor by far

muy mucho familiar very much so

ni con mucho nowhere near as

■ no es ni con mucho tan inteligente he's nowhere near as clever

ni mucho menos far from

■ no es ni mucho menos tonto he's far from stupid

por mucho que however much

■ por mucho que lo intentes no lo conseguirás you won't get it however much you try

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1. (f. - mucha)
adj.

many, much, a lot of, plenty of
2. adv.
much, a lot

- como mucho
- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)
pron.

many, much, a lot

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, much

tengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money

había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there

¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?

no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money

hace mucho calor — it's very hot

tengo mucho frío — I'm very cold

tengo mucha hambre — I'm very hungry

tengo mucha sed — I'm very thirsty

tuve mucha suerte — I was very lucky

no hace mucho tiempo — not long ago

llevo aquí mucho tiempo — I've been here a long time

2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, many

tiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants

muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so

se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times

¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?

no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake

3) * [con singular colectivo]

había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there

hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around

mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back

4) (=demasiado)

es mucho dinero para un niño — it's too much money for a child

es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you

esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, much

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do

tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened

el plan tiene mucho de positivo — there's a lot about the plan that is positive

su discurso tiene mucho de fascista — his rhetoric contains a lot of fascist elements

¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?

no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do

-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"

b) [referido a tiempo] long

¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?

no tardes mucho — don't be long

¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?

-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"

hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing

2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, many

somos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us

son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to

muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...

muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent

-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"

¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?

-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"

3. ADV

1) (=en gran cantidad) a lot

come mucho — she eats a lot

te quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot

viene mucho — he comes often o a lot

me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot

sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot

- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"

alegrarse mucho — to be very glad

correr mucho — to run fast

lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry

¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *

trabajar mucho — to work hard

• mucho antes — long before

• mucho más — much o a lot more

• mucho menos — much o a lot less

• muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *

• si no es mucho pedir — if that's not asking too much

eso es mucho pedir — it's a lot to ask

• pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying

• mucho peor — much o a lot worse

2) [en respuestas]

-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"

-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"

3) [otras locuciones]

• como mucho — at (the) most

como mucho leo un libro al mes — at (the) most I read one book a month

• con mucho — by far, far and away

fue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best

no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas

• cuando mucho — frm at (the) most

• tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb

• ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he was

mi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it

• por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you study

por mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him

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adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

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= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

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* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *
I
adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *

mucho¹

adverb

1

salen mucho they go out a lot

no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot

¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?

me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lot

ahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better now

esto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologists

trabaja mucho he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?

me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very much

por mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to you

por mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear you

después de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreement

mucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either

2

(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much

para locs ver mucho³ pron C. (↑ mucho (3))

mucho² - cha

adjective

A

1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

tiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin C

no le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for him

había mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people there

sucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago

¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?

una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life

2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?

sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attending

muchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungry

seis hijos son muchos six children's a lot

somos muchos there are a lot of us

B ( sing)

1 ( fam)

(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish it

hoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around

2 ( fam)

(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like that

mucho³ - cha

pronoun

A

(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untrue

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …

muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosen

B

mucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages

¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?

mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met you

C ( en locs):

como mucho at (the) most

costará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) most

con mucho by far, easily

fue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by far

cuando mucho at (the) most

ni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you advice

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

mucho 1 adverbio
a) ‹salir/ayudar› a lot;

‹ trabajar› hard;
◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;

me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussion
b) ( en respuestas):

◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2
◊ - cha adjetivo

a) ( sing) a lot of;

(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
◊ mucho vino a lot of wine;

no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungry
b) (pl) many, a lot of;

◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;

hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
a) ( sing) a lot;

( en oraciones negativas) much;
◊ mucho de lo dicho a lot of what was said;

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
b) (pl) many;

◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;

muchos de nosotros many of us
2
◊ mucho

a) ( referido a tiempo):

◊ hace mucho que no la veo I haven't seen her for a long time;

¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?
b) ( en locs)

◊ como mucho at (the) most;

con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few

* * *

mucho, -a

♦ adj

1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;

comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;

había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;

producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;

tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;

no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;

no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;

¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;

no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;

hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;

hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;

¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;

¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!

2. (singular) [demasiado]
hay mucho niño aquí there are rather a lot of kids here;

mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;

ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;
Fam
es mucho hombre he's a real man;

es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;

es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;
Fam
mucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible

♦ pron
(singular) a lot;
* * *

mucho

I adj

1 singular a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

mucho tiempo a lot of time;

no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;

tengo mucho frío I am very cold;

es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for me

2 plural a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

muchos amigos a lot of friends;

no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friends

II pron

1 singular a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lot

2 plural a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;

muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …

III adv

1 a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;

nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;

hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;

¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?

2

:

como mucho at the most;

10 meses dan para mucho o

dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;

no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;

ni mucho menos far from it;

por mucho que however much

* * *

mucho adv

1) : much, a lot

mucho más: much more

le gusta mucho: he likes it a lot

2) : long, a long time

tardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here

3)

por mucho que : no matter how much

mucho, - cha adj

1) : a lot of, many, much

mucha gente: a lot of people

hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages

2)

muchas veces : often

mucho, - cha pron

1) : a lot, many, much

hay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to do

muchas no vinieron: many didn't come

2)

cuando mucho or

como mucho : at most

3)

con mucho : by far

4)

ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it

* * *

mucho¹ adj

1. (en general) a lot of / lots of

como mucho queso I eat a lot of cheese

lee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiar

como mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tenemos mucho tiempo we haven't got much time

¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tiene muchos amigos he hasn't got many friends

¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?

2. (otras expresiones) very

hace mucho calor it's very hot

tengo muchas ganas de verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you

mucho² adv

1. (en general) a lot

esta planta ha crecido mucho this plant has grown a lot

los atletas se entrenan mucho athletes train a lot

me gusta mucho I like it a lot

trabajamos mucho we work hard

lo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry

2. (comparaciones) much

era mucho más fácil de lo que pensaba it was much easier than I thought

comes mucho más que yo you eat much more than me

3. (mucho tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no te veo I haven't see you for a long time

como mucho at the most

ni con mucho nowhere near as

ni mucho menos far from

no está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finished

por mucho que however much

mucho³ pron

1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot

aún me queda mucho por hacer I've still got a lot left to do

2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot

no es mucho lo que pides you're not asking for much

3. (con plurales) many / a lot

muchos de sus amigos acudieron many of his friends came

Spanish-English dictionary > mucho
20 muchísimo

adj.

very much, a lot of, so much, a great deal of.

adv.

very much, a lot, a great deal, exceedingly.

* * *

1.

ADJ a lot of, lots of

había muchísima gente — there were a lot of people, there were lots of people

había muchísima comida — there was a lot of food, there was lots of food

hace muchísimo tiempo — a very long time ago, ages ago

2.

ADV very much, a lot

me quiere muchísimo — he loves me very much o a lot, he really loves me

llovía muchísimo — it was raining really o very hard, it was pouring down

* * *

= extreme, plenty of, an awful lot of, a helluva, prodigiously, like crazy, like mad, a hell of a lot of, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.

Ex. You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.

Ex. There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.

Ex. It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around who think that any change is bad.

Ex. I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.

Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.

Ex. We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.

Ex. With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.

Ex. Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.

Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

----

* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.

* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.

* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).

* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.

* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.

* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.

* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.

* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.

* muchísimas gracias = thanks a bunch!.

* muchísimo + Adjetivo = dauntingly + Adjetivo.

* muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.

* muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.

* muchísimos + Nombre = a great many + Nombre.

* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.

* tardar muchísimo = take + forever.

* * *

= extreme, plenty of, an awful lot of, a helluva, prodigiously, like crazy, like mad, a hell of a lot of, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.

Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.

Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.

Ex: It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around who think that any change is bad.

Ex: I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.

Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.

Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.

Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.

Ex: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.

Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

* apreciar muchísimo = treasure.

* costar muchísimo dinero = break + the bank.

* desde hace muchísimo tiempo = in ages (and ages and ages).

* durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar muchísimo en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* gustar muchísimo = love + Nombre + to bits.

* haber muchísima diferencia = be in a different league.

* hace muchísimos años = a great many years ago.

* hace muchísimo tiempo = ages (and ages) ago, aeons ago, yonks.

* me gustaría muchísimo = I sure wish.

* muchísimas gracias = thanks a bunch!.

* muchísimo + Adjetivo = dauntingly + Adjetivo.

* muchísimo más = a whole lot more, an awful lot more.

* muchísimo más + Adjetivo = infinitely + Adjetivo.

* muchísimos + Nombre = a great many + Nombre.

* muchísimo tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* quedar muchísimo por hacer = a great deal more needs to be done.

* tardar muchísimo = take + forever.

* * *

muchísimo ver

mucho¹ (↑ mucho (1)), mucho² (↑ mucho (2)), mucho³ (↑ mucho (3))

Spanish-English dictionary > muchísimo

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