this book is not up to much

we sat around talking about this and that — nous avons parlé de tout et de rien

to run this way and that — courir dans tous les sens

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

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

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

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

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

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

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

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

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

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

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

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

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

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

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

so much — (così) tanto

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

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

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

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

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

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

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

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

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

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

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

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

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

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

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

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

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

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

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

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

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

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

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

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

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

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

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

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

much of — gran parte di

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

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

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

so much — così tanto

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

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

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

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

twice as much — due volte tanto

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

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

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

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

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

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

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

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

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

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

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

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

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

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

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

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

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

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

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

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

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

so much — (così) tanto

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

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

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

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

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

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

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

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

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

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

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

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

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

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

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

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

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

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

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

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

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

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

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

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

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

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

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

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

much of — gran parte di

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

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

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

so much — così tanto

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

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

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

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

twice as much — due volte tanto

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

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

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

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

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

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

at this time — zu dieser Zeit

before this time — vorher; zuvor

these days — heut[zutag]e

all this week — die[se] ganze Woche

by this time — inzwischen; mittlerweile

they dug this great big trench — sie hoben einen riesigen Graben aus

what's this? — was ist [denn] das?

what is all this? — was soll das alles?

what flower is this? — was ist das für eine Blume?

fold it like this! — falte es so!

I knew all this before — ich wusste dies od. das alles schon vorher

this is not fair! — das ist nicht fair!

what's all this about Jan and Angela separating? — stimmt das, dass Jan und Angela sich trennen wollen?

this and that — dies und das

this, that, and the other — alles mögliche

what is this? — was ist das (hier)?

who is this? — wer ist das?

this is John — das or dies ist John

these are my children — das or dies sind meine Kinder

this is where I live —

this is what he showed me — dies or das (hier) hat er mir gezeigt

do you like this? — gefällt dir das?

this is to certify that... — hiermit wird bestätigt, dass...

under/in front of etc this — darunter/davor etc

it ought to have been done before this — es hätte schon vorher getan werden sollen

with this he left us — damit or mit diesen Worten verließ er uns

what's all this? — was soll das?

this and that — mancherlei

we were talking of this and that — wir haben von diesem und jenem or über dies und das geredet

this, that and the other — alles Mögliche

it was like this — es war so

this is Friday the 13th — heute ist Freitag der 13.

but this is May — aber es ist doch Mai!

and now this! — und jetzt (auch noch) dies or das!

this is what I mean! — das meine ich (ja)!

this week — diese Woche

this month —

this year — dieses Jahr

this evening — heute Abend

this coming week — jetzt die (kommende) Woche

this time — diesmal, dieses Mal

these days —

all this talk — dieses ganze Gerede, all das or dies Gerede

I have been waiting for you this past half-hour —

this boy of yours! — also, Ihr Junge!

it was this long — es war so lang

this much is certain — so viel ist sicher, eins steht fest

at this time — zu dieser Zeit

before this time — vorher; zuvor

these days — heut[zutag]e

I'll say this much/I can tell you this much... — soviel kann ich sagen/soviel kann ich dir verraten...

all this week — die[se] ganze Woche

by this time — inzwischen; mittlerweile

these last three weeks — die letzten drei Wochen

they dug this great big trench — sie hoben einen riesigen Graben aus

what's this? — was ist [denn] das?

what is all this? — was soll das alles?

what flower is this? — was ist das für eine Blume?

fold it like this! — falte es so!

I knew all this before — ich wusste dies od. das alles schon vorher

this is not fair! — das ist nicht fair!

what's all this about Jan and Angela separating? — stimmt das, dass Jan und Angela sich trennen wollen?

before this — bis jetzt

who did you say this was? — wer ist am Apparat?; mit wem spreche ich, bitte?

this and that — dies und das

this, that, and the other — alles mögliche

this much — so viel

these — éstos, -tas [According to the Real Academia Española, the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

this is the dining room and this is the kitchen — éste es el dormitorio y ésta es la cocina

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is mine and that is yours — esto es mío y eso es tuyo

this is where you work? — ¿aquí es donde trabajas?

what's all this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso de que te casas?

look at this tree/house — mira este árbol/esta casa

whose are these books/coins? — ¿de quién son estos libros/estas monedas?

I like these yellow ones — me gustan éstos amarillos/éstas amarillas

this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

my desk is this big — mi escritorio es así de grande

now we've come this far... — ya que hemos venido hasta aquí...

I never thought it would be this expensive — nunca pensé que fuera a ser tan caro

this man/book — este hombre/libro

this woman — esta mujer

it's not that picture but this one I like — no es ese cuadro el que me gusta sino este

this time next week — de hoy en una semana

this time last year — hoy hace un año

this coming week — esta semana que viene

this is the house I was telling you about — esta es la casa de la que te hablaba

who is this? — ¿quién es?

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is new — esto es nuevo

I prefer this to that — prefiero esto a aquello

but this is April — pero estamos en abril

this is Friday — hoy es viernes

where did you find this? — ¿dónde encontraste esto?

this is where I live — aquí vivo

"but he's nearly bald" - "this is it" — -pero está casi calvo -ahí está la dificultad

what's all this I hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

it was like this... — te diré lo que pasó...

they sat talking of this and that — sentados, hablaban de esto y lo otro

I've never been this far before — nunca había llegado hasta aquí

he is this high — es así de alto

I can tell you this much... — lo que sí te puedo decir es...

these — éstos, -tas [According to the Real Academia Española, the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]

this is the dining room and this is the kitchen — éste es el dormitorio y ésta es la cocina

what is this? — ¿qué es esto?

this is mine and that is yours — esto es mío y eso es tuyo

this is where you work? — ¿aquí es donde trabajas?

what's all this I hear about you getting married? — ¿qué es eso de que te casas?

look at this tree/house — mira este árbol/esta casa

whose are these books/coins? — ¿de quién son estos libros/estas monedas?

I like these yellow ones — me gustan éstos amarillos/éstas amarillas

this time next year — el año que viene por estas fechas

my desk is this big — mi escritorio es así de grande

now we've come this far... — ya que hemos venido hasta aquí...

I never thought it would be this expensive — nunca pensé que fuera a ser tan caro

There's not much to this book — Эта книга мало что дает

Baby can set you back a lot but there's not much to it — Марихуана стоит больших денег, но в ней ничего хорошего нет

he is not here — non è qui, non c'è

I haven't seen anybody — non ho visto nessuno

he isn't coming — non viene

I'm not sure — non sono sicuro

he asked me not to do it — mi ha chiesto di non farlo

whether you go or not — che tu ci vada o no

not that I don't like him — non che (lui) non mi piaccia

big, not to say enormous — grosso, per non dire enorme

why not? — perché no?

are you coming or not? — vieni o no?

I hope not — spero di no

I'm not at all sure it's a good idea — non sono affatto sicuro che sia una buona idea

not one book — neanche un libro

not yet — non ancora

have you finished? — not yet — hai finito? — non ancora

сде́лайте так! — do it like this!

де́ло обстои́т так — this is how matters stand

так нельзя́ ничего́ доби́ться — you cannot achieve anything this way

он отвеча́л так — he said this in reply; he answered as follows; this is the answer he gave

и́менно так — exactly (so)

я так и сказа́л ему́, что... — I told him in so many words that...

он говори́л так, (как) бу́дто... — he spoke as though...

он так говори́л, что... — he spoke in such a way that...

так бы и сказа́ли! — why didn't you tell me before!

так и случи́лось — so it happened

пусть так оста́нется — let it remain as it is

так стра́шно — so terrible

так необходи́мо — so necessary

так ва́жно — so important

дела́ не так (уж) пло́хи — things are not (really) so / that bad

не так уж я э́того хочу́ — I don't want it that much / badly

э́то он так (то́лько) сказа́л — he didn't really mean it

ты чего́ пришёл? - Да так — what have you come for? - I've just come [There's no special reason]

подо́бная боле́знь так не прохо́дит — this kind of illness doesn't pass just like that [without consequences]

как ты себя́ чу́вствуешь? - Да так — how do you feel? - Not too well [So-so; Fair to middling]

и не друг и не враг, а так — neither a friend nor a foe, just someone

ты почему́ пла́чешь? - Так, вспо́мнилось ко́е-что́ — why are you crying? - It's nothing, I just remembered something

э́то мне так, друг оди́н позвони́л — it was just a friend calling

так она́ тебя́ и послу́шает / послу́шала! — not likely she will listen to you!

так я тебе́ и дам / дал свои́ де́ньги! — there's no chance I will give you my money!

так же как и вы, я ничего́ не зна́ю — (just) like you, I don't know anything

опроси́ли свиде́телей, так же как и потерпе́вших — they questioned eyewitnesses as well as the victims

так и быть — all right, very well; so be it

так и знай! — mind you!; that's for sure!; get this straight

так и не — never

он так и не пришёл [сде́лал; сказа́л] — he never came [did it; said]

я так и не узна́л э́того — I never found it out [learnt it]

де́лай так, как я говорю́ — do as I say

я хочу́ вы́глядеть так, как она́ — I want to look like her

так, как э́то бы́ло — as it was; the way it was

он не мо́жет переда́ть ей кни́гу, так как она́ уже́ уе́хала — he can't give her the book as / because she has already left

так ли? — is that so?

так ли э́то? — is that (really) the case?, is that so?

мы встреча́лись с ва́ми ра́ньше, не так ли? — we have met before, haven't we?

так ли, э́так / сяк ли — one way or another; somehow or other

так называ́емый — so-called

поменя́ться так на так — make an even swap

так на так и получа́ется / выхо́дит — one (thing) makes up for the other

так себе — so-so; could be better; middling; nothing special; nothing to write home about

кни́жка э́та так себе — this book is not up to much

так тому́ и бы́ть! — so be it!

меня́ там не́ было, так что не спра́шивайте — I wasn't there, so don't ask me

сде́лайте так, что́бы никто́ не возража́л — do it so that nobody should object

так (я) и ду́мал — just as I thought

так (я) и знал! — I knew it!; I knew it would happen!

вот так! — that's the way!, that's right!

е́сли так — if that's the case

за так — for nothing; for free

я и так э́то знал — I (always) knew that

мне и так хорошо́ — I am fine the way I am

они́ и так не бе́дные — they aren't poor anyway

я и так спра́влюсь — I'll manage (anyway)

и так и сяк / э́так — this way and that; this way, that way and every way

как (э́то) так? — how come?, how's that?

как бы не так! — not likely!; nothing of the kind!

не так что́бы о́чень — not that much

э́то бы́ло не про́сто так — there was a reason for / behind it

они́ раздава́ли ве́щи про́сто так — they gave things away

что́-то тут не так — there's something wrong here

так, наприме́р — thus; for example

зре́ние слабе́ет, так прихо́дится носи́ть очки́ — my eyesight is weakening, so I have to wear glasses

пое́хать бы к мо́рю, так де́нег нет — it wouldn't be bad to go to the seashore, but I have no money for it

ему́ предлага́ли помо́чь, так нет же, не согласи́лся! — he was offered help, but no, he wouldn't accept it!

е́сли ты не пойдёшь, так я пойду́ — if you don't go, then I will

не тут, так там — if (it is) not here, then (it is) there

хоти́те так е́шьте — eat it if you want to

так что же вы ра́ньше не сказа́ли! — (then) why didn't you tell me before!

так он прие́хал! — so he has come!

так вы его́ зна́ете! — so you know him!

так во́т вы где! — so that's where you are!

так ка́к, вы согла́сны? — so / well, do you agree?

так что́, мы идём на ре́ку? — so / well, are we going to the river?

так вы действи́тельно э́того хоти́те? — are you sure you really want it?

так где же они́? — well, where are they?!

вот э́то ды́ня так ды́ня! — that's what I call a real melon!; that's a melon to end all melons!

игра́ть так игра́ть, а не по телефо́ну разгова́ривать — (if we are going to play) let's play seriously, and no talking on the phone

вот он пьёт так пьёт — he drinks really hard; he drinks in the big way

гуля́ть так гуля́ть! — let's paint the town red!

ну, ты ска́жешь так ска́жешь! — the things you are saying!

а я так ду́маю, что он не прав — (but) I think he is wrong

а им так всё равно́ — but it doesn't (really) matter to them; they don't (really) care

экза́мены - так он о них не ду́мает — as for the exams, he doesn't think about them; exams is the last thing he cares about; it's not the exams he thinks about

пое́сть так вы лю́бите, а пригото́вить вас не заста́вишь! — you do like to eat, don't you, but there's no way to make you cook!

лет так два́дцать наза́д — it was about / some twenty years ago

она́ ничего́ так, хоро́шенькая — she's rather [kind of] pretty / cute

он вы́шел и недово́льно так говори́т — he came out and said in a kind of displeased manner

что так и есть — which is the case

так же, как и — as well as, along with, as also

так же..., как и — as... as

вот так! — that's the way!, that's right!

вся неделя так прошла — the whole week passed thus, the whole week passed like that

сделайте так! — do it like this!

дело обстоит так — this is how matters stand

он говорил так, как будто — he spoke as though

он так говорил, что — he spoke in such a way that

я так и сказал ему, что — I told him in so many words that

пусть так останется — let it remain as it is

так выйти нельзя — you cannot go out this way

он отвечал так — he answered thus, he answers as follows, this is the answer he gave

здесь что-то не так — there is smth. wrong here

так ли я говорю? — am I right?

так ли я делаю? — am I doing right?

так, как это было — how it was, the it was

так ли? — is that so?

так ли это? — is that (really) the case?, is that so?

не так ли? — isn't that so?

так и есть — so it is; such, indeed, is the case

он так и не пришел — he never came

он так и не сделал — he never did it

я так и не узнал — I never found out, I never learnt

если это не так — if this is not the case

если это так — if so, if this is the case

именно так — just so

так важно — so important

так же (как) — just as; the same way as

так и не — never

так много — so many

так необходимо — so necessary

так страшно — so terrible

точно так — in exactly the same way

это не так — such/this is not the case

это так — such is the case

ты не пойдешь, так я пойду — if you don't go, then I shall

не тут, так там — if (it is) not here, then (it is) there

так он приехал! — so he has come!

так вы его знаете! — so you know him!

так вот где — so that is where

Они должны быть одного размера, а на самом деле это не так —They should be of the same size, which they are not.

ты не спросишь его, так я спрошу — if you won't ask him, then I will

ехать, так ехать — if we are going, let's go

не сегодня, так завтра — if not today, then tomorrow

так вы знаете друг друга? — so you know one another?

что тебе не понравилось там? - так, общее положение — what did you not like there? - Nothing in particular, just the set-up in general

ее глаза так и сверкали гневом — her eyes were simply blazing with anger

я так и забыл принести книгу — I have gone and forgotten to bring the book

мы и так задержались — we've stayed too long as it is

и т.д. — etc.

и так далее — etceteras, and so on/forth

и так и сяк, и так и этак — this way and that, this way, that way and every way

как бы не так! — not likely!; nothing of the kind

как так? — how is that?, how do you mean?

книжка эта так себе — this book is not up to much

так он это и сделает — you actually think he'll do it!

так-то так, но — that's true, but