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more [mɔ:(r)]

plus de ⇒ 1 (a), 6 1 davantage de ⇒ 1 (a) plus ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b) davantage ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (b) encore ⇒ 2 (b) plutôt ⇒ 3 (c) de plus en plus ⇒ 4 plus que ⇒ 6 2

1 adjective

(a) (compar of many, much) (larger quantity or number of) plus de, davantage de;

∎ there were more boys than girls il y avait plus de garçons que de filles;

∎ there's much or a lot or far more room in the other building il y a beaucoup plus de place dans l'autre bâtiment

(b) (additional quantity or number of)

∎ you should eat more fish tu devrais manger davantage de ou plus de poisson;

∎ I need more time j'ai besoin de plus de temps;

∎ three more people arrived trois autres personnes sont arrivées;

∎ there's only one more problem to solve il n'y a plus qu'un problème à résoudre;

∎ do you have any more questions? avez-vous d'autres questions?;

∎ do you have any more stamps? est-ce qu'il vous reste des timbres?;

∎ I have no more money je n'ai plus d'argent;

∎ is there any more butter? est-ce qu'il reste du beurre?;

∎ just wait a few more minutes patiente encore quelques instants;

∎ a little more sugar? encore un peu de sucre?;

∎ have some more wine reprends du vin;

∎ there are no more or there aren't any more green lampshades il n'y a plus d'abat-jour verts;

∎ no more talking maintenant, taisez-vous ou silence!;

∎ there'll be no more skiing this winter le ski est fini pour cet hiver;

∎ there have been several more incidents in the same area plusieurs autres incidents se sont produits dans le même quartier;

∎ bring me some more potatoes, please apporte-moi encore des pommes de terre, s'il te plaît;

∎ there's some more paper in that drawer il y a encore du papier dans ce tiroir;

∎ would you like some more soup? voulez-vous un peu plus de soupe?

2 pronoun

(a) (compar of many, much) (larger amount) plus, davantage; (greater number) plus;

∎ he earns more than I do or than me il gagne plus que moi;

∎ I wish I could do more for her j'aimerais pouvoir l'aider plus ou davantage;

∎ it'll take a lot more than that to persuade them il en faudra bien plus (que ça) ou bien davantage pour les convaincre;

∎ some opted for A, but many more chose B certains ont choisi A, mais ceux qui ont choisi B étaient bien plus nombreux;

∎ there are more of them than there are of us ils sont plus nombreux que nous;

∎ he's even more of a coward than I thought il est encore plus lâche que je ne pensais;

∎ it's more of a problem now than it used to be ça pose plus de problèmes maintenant qu'avant;

∎ she's more of a singer than a dancer c'est une chanteuse plus qu'une danseuse

(b) (additional amount) plus, encore;

∎ there's more if you want it il y en a encore si tu veux;

∎ he asked for more il en redemanda;

∎ I couldn't eat any more, thanks je ne pourrais plus rien avaler, merci;

∎ she just can't take any more elle n'en peut vraiment plus;

∎ please can I have some more? (food) puis-je en reprendre, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ there are some more here that you haven't washed il en reste ici que tu n'as pas lavés;

∎ I could say more, but… je pouvais en dire plus mais…;

∎ something/nothing more quelque chose/rien de plus;

∎ I have something/nothing more to say j'ai encore quelque chose/je n'ai plus rien à dire;

∎ he's just a good friend, nothing more c'est un bon ami, rien de plus;

∎ what more can I say? que puis-je dire de plus?;

∎ what more do you want? que voulez-vous de plus?;

∎ familiar what more could you ask for! que demande le peuple!;

∎ but more of that later… mais nous reparlerons de ça plus tard…;

∎ I want no more of this defeatist talk je ne veux plus de ces discours défaitistes;

∎ that's more like it! voilà, c'est mieux!;

∎ no more no less ni plus ni moins;

∎ more of the same la même chose;

∎ the government simply promises more of the same le gouvernement se contente de refaire les mêmes promesses;

∎ there's plenty more where that came from si vous en revoulez, il n'y a qu'à demander;

∎ need I say more? si tu vois ce que je veux dire;

∎ familiar say no more! cela suffit!, n'en dis pas plus!

(c) familiar (additional people)

∎ any more for the ferry? qui d'autre prend le ferry?^□ ;

∎ humorous any more for any more? (food) est-ce que quelqu'un veut du rab?

3 adverb

(a) (forming comparatives) plus;

∎ more intelligent plus intelligent;

∎ more comfortably plus confortablement

(b) (to a greater extent or degree) plus, davantage;

∎ you should read more tu devrais lire plus ou davantage;

∎ it worries me more than it used to ça m'inquiète plus qu'avant;

∎ this more than makes up for it ça fait plus que compenser;

∎ I like wine more than beer je préfère le vin à la bière, j'aime mieux le vin que la bière;

∎ I would think more of her if she owned up j'aurais une plus haute opinion d'elle si elle avouait;

∎ he's intelligent but his sister is more so il est intelligent mais sa sœur l'est davantage;

∎ I'll give you £20, not a penny more je te donnerai 20 livres, pas un sou de plus

(c) (rather) plutôt;

∎ she was more disappointed than angry elle était plus déçue que fâchée;

∎ do it more like this fais-le plutôt comme ceci;

∎ it's more a question of who foots the bill il s'agit plutôt de savoir qui paiera la facture

(d) (again)

∎ once/twice more encore une/deux fois

4 more and more

1 adjective

de plus en plus;

∎ more and more people are using it de plus en plus de gens l'utilisent

2 adverb

de plus en plus;

∎ more and more interesting de plus en plus intéressant;

∎ I was growing more and more tired j'étais de plus en plus fatigué;

∎ I like him more and more each time I see him à chaque fois que je le vois je l'apprécie davantage

5 more or less adverb

(a) (roughly) plus ou moins;

∎ that's more or less what I expected c'est plus ou moins ce à quoi je m'attendais;

∎ is that correct? - well, more or less est-ce que c'est vrai? - plus ou moins, oui

(b) (almost) presque;

∎ we've more or less finished nous avons presque terminé

6 more than

1 preposition

(with numbers, measurements etc) plus de;

∎ more than 500 people plus de 500 personnes;

∎ it costs much or a lot more than $50 ça coûte bien plus de 50 dollars;

∎ for little more than £500 pour à peine plus de 500 livres;

∎ I won't be more than two hours je n'en ai pas pour plus de deux heures, j'en ai pour deux heures au maximum

2 adverb

plus que;

∎ I'd be more than happy to do it je serais ravi de le faire;

∎ you've been more than generous vous avez été plus que généreux;

∎ that's more than enough c'est plus qu'il n'en faut;

∎ this more than makes up for his previous mistakes voilà qui rachète largement ses anciennes erreurs

7 more than a little adverb

vraiment;

∎ we were more than a little shocked nous étions vraiment choqués

8 no more adverb

(a) (neither) non plus;

∎ he doesn't believe the rumours and no more do I il ne croit pas les rumeurs et moi non plus

(b) (as little) pas plus;

∎ she's no more a spy than I am! elle n'est pas plus espionne que moi!;

∎ I would no more have suspected him than I would my own mother je ne l'aurais pas soupçonné davantage que ma propre mère;

∎ it's no more dangerous than crossing the street ce n'est pas plus dangereux que de traverser la rue;

∎ familiar they can no more act than fly in the air ils jouent comme des pieds

(c) literary (no longer)

∎ no more will she grace our company plus jamais elle ne nous tiendra compagnie;

∎ the Empire is no more l'Empire n'est plus

9 not…any more adverb

∎ we don't go there any more nous n'y allons plus;

∎ he still works here, doesn't he? - not any more (he doesn't) il travaille encore ici, n'est-ce pas? - non, plus maintenant

10 the more adverb

formal d'autant plus;

∎ I was the more disappointed j'étais d'autant plus déçu;

∎ they went the more willingly on that account ils y sont allés d'autant plus volontiers;

∎ the more so because… d'autant plus que…

11 the more…the more conjunction

plus…plus;

∎ the more they have, the more they want plus ils en ont, plus ils en veulent;

∎ the more I see him, the more I like him plus je le vois, plus il me plaît

12 what is more, what's more adverb

qui plus est

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[mɔː(r)] 1.
quantisostantivo femminile

1)

more people than expected — più gente del previsto

a little more wine — ancora un po' di vino

a lot more wine — molto più vino

more bread — ancora (del) pane

there's no more bread — non c'è più pane

have you any more questions? — avete ancora domande?

we've no more time — non abbiamo più tempo

nothing more — nient'altro

something more — ancora qualcosa

2) more and more sempre più

more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
2.
pronome

1) (larger amount or number) più

it costs more than the other one — costa più dell'altro

he eats more than you — mangia più di te

many were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate

we'd like to see more of you — ci piacerebbe vederti più spesso

2) (additional amount, number) (di) più

tell me more (about it) — dimmi di più

I need more of them — me ne servono di più

I need more of it — me ne serve di più

we found a few more (of them) — ne abbiamo trovati ancora alcuni

I can't tell you any more — non posso dirti di più

I have nothing more to say — non ho più niente da dire

in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti

let's o we'll say no more about it! — non parliamone più!
3.
avverbio

1) (comparative)

it's more serious than we thought — è più grave di quanto pensassimo

the more intelligent (child) of the two — il (bambino) più intelligente tra i due

he's no more honest than his sister — non è più onesto di sua sorella

the more developed countries — le nazioni più sviluppate

2) (to a greater extent) di più, più

you must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più

he sleeps more than I do — lui dorme più di me

the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile

he is (all) the more angry because — è ancora più arrabbiato perché

3) (longer)

I don't work there any more — non lavoro più lì

4) (again)

once more — ancora una volta

5) (rather)

more surprised than angry — sorpreso più che arrabbiato

6) more and more sempre (di) più

to sleep more and more — dormire sempre di più

more and more regularly — in modo sempre più regolare

7) more or less più o meno

8) more so ancora di più

in York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford

it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché

he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale

9) more than (greater amount or number) più di

more than 8 people — più di 8 persone

more than half — più della metà

more than enough — più che abbastanza

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he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
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Note:

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below

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comparative; = much

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(Surnames) More /mɔ:(r)/
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[mɔː(r)] 1.
quantisostantivo femminile

1)

more people than expected — più gente del previsto

a little more wine — ancora un po' di vino

a lot more wine — molto più vino

more bread — ancora (del) pane

there's no more bread — non c'è più pane

have you any more questions? — avete ancora domande?

we've no more time — non abbiamo più tempo

nothing more — nient'altro

something more — ancora qualcosa

2) more and more sempre più

more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
2.
pronome

1) (larger amount or number) più

it costs more than the other one — costa più dell'altro

he eats more than you — mangia più di te

many were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate

we'd like to see more of you — ci piacerebbe vederti più spesso

2) (additional amount, number) (di) più

tell me more (about it) — dimmi di più

I need more of them — me ne servono di più

I need more of it — me ne serve di più

we found a few more (of them) — ne abbiamo trovati ancora alcuni

I can't tell you any more — non posso dirti di più

I have nothing more to say — non ho più niente da dire

in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti

let's o we'll say no more about it! — non parliamone più!
3.
avverbio

1) (comparative)

it's more serious than we thought — è più grave di quanto pensassimo

the more intelligent (child) of the two — il (bambino) più intelligente tra i due

he's no more honest than his sister — non è più onesto di sua sorella

the more developed countries — le nazioni più sviluppate

2) (to a greater extent) di più, più

you must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più

he sleeps more than I do — lui dorme più di me

the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile

he is (all) the more angry because — è ancora più arrabbiato perché

3) (longer)

I don't work there any more — non lavoro più lì

4) (again)

once more — ancora una volta

5) (rather)

more surprised than angry — sorpreso più che arrabbiato

6) more and more sempre (di) più

to sleep more and more — dormire sempre di più

more and more regularly — in modo sempre più regolare

7) more or less più o meno

8) more so ancora di più

in York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford

it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché

he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale

9) more than (greater amount or number) più di

more than 8 people — più di 8 persone

more than half — più della metà

more than enough — più che abbastanza

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he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
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Note:

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below

English-Italian dictionary > More
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more [mɔ:^r]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

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comparative of many ; of much

1. adjective

   a. ( = greater in amount) plus de

• a lot more time beaucoup plus de temps

• there's no more rice il n'y a plus de riz

• have some more ice cream reprenez de la glace

► more... than plus de... que

• he's got more money than you il a plus d'argent que vous

• more people than usual plus de gens que de coutume

   b. ( = additional) encore de

• more tea? encore un peu de thé ?

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► Note that in the following some and any when used with more are translated by du and de la.

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• I'd like some more meat je voudrais encore de la viande

• is there any more wine? y a-t-il encore du vin ?

► a few/several more

• I need a few more examples il me faut encore quelques exemples

• unfortunately it'll take several more days cela prendra malheureusement quelques jours de plus

2. pronoun

   a. ( = greater quantity) plus

• a little more un peu plus

• I need a lot more il m'en faut beaucoup plus

• I haven't any more je n'en ai plus

• and what's more et qui plus est

• we'd like to see more of her nous aimerions la voir plus souvent

• I'll find out more about it je vais me renseigner

► more than (before a number) plus de

• more than 20 came plus de 20 personnes sont venues

• not more than a kilo pas plus d'un kilo

• it cost more than I expected c'était plus cher que je ne pensais

• that's more than enough c'est amplement suffisant► no/nothing more

• no more, thanks (in restaurant) ça suffit, merci

• I've nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter

• let's say nothing more about it n'en parlons plus► anything more

• I don't want anything more (to eat) je ne veux plus rien

   b. ( = others) d'autres

• have you got any more like these? en avez-vous d'autres comme ça ?

3. adverb

   a. (with adjectives and adverbs) plus

• more difficult plus difficile

• more easily plus facilement

• more and more difficult de plus en plus difficile

• only more so mais encore plus

• each more beautiful than the next tous plus beaux les uns que les autres

• the house is more than half built la maison est plus qu'à moitié construite

   b. (with verbs) plus, davantage

• you must rest more vous devez vous reposer davantage

• she talks even more than he does elle parle encore plus que lui

• I like apples more than oranges je préfère les pommes aux oranges

• it will more than cover the cost cela couvrira largement les frais

   c. ( = rather) plutôt

• it's more a short story than a novel c'est une nouvelle plutôt qu'un roman

   d. ( = again) once more une fois de plus

• once more, they have disappointed us une fois de plus, ils nous ont déçus

• only once more une dernière fois

► any more plus

• I won't do it any more je ne le ferai plus

   e. (set structures)

► more or less plus ou moins

• neither more nor less ni plus ni moins► the more... plus...

• the more you rest the quicker you'll get better plus vous vous reposerez plus vous vous rétablirez rapidement

• the more I think of it the more ashamed I feel plus j'y pense plus j'ai honte

• he is all the more happy il est d'autant plus heureux

• all the more so because... d'autant plus que...

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Note: When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see below

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II 1 below
[mɔː(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( comparative)

it's more serious than we thought — c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions

the more intelligent (child) of the two — (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux

he's no more honest than his sister — il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur

2) ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage

you must work/rest more — il faut que tu travailles/te reposes davantage

he sleeps more than I do — il dort plus que moi

the more you think about it, the harder it will seem — plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur

he is (all) the more angry because — il est d'autant plus en colère que

3) ( longer)

I don't work there any more — je n'y travaille plus

4) ( again)

once more — une fois de plus

5) ( rather)

more surprised than angry — plus étonné que fâché
2.
quantifier

more cars than people — plus de voitures que de gens

more cars than expected — plus de voitures que prévu

some more books — quelques livres de plus

a little/lot more wine — un peu/beaucoup plus de vin

more bread — encore un peu de pain

there's no more bread — il n'y a plus de pain

have some more beer! — reprenez de la bière

have you any more questions? — avez-vous d'autres questions?

nothing more — rien de plus

something more — autre chose
3.
pronoun

1) ( larger amount or number) plus

it costs more than the other one — il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre

he eats more than you — il mange plus que toi

the children take up more of my time — les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps

many were disappointed, more were angry — beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés

we'd like to see more of you — nous voudrions te voir plus souvent

2) ( additional amount) davantage; ( additional number) plus

I need more of them — il m'en faut plus

I need more of it — il m'en faut davantage

several/a few more (of them) — plusieurs/quelques autres

I can't tell you any more — je ne peux pas t'en dire plus

I have nothing more to say — je n'ai rien à ajouter

in Mexico, of which more later... — au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard...

let's ou we'll say no more about it — n'en parlons plus
4.
more and more phrasal determiner, adverbial phrase de plus en plus

more and more work — de plus en plus de travail

to sleep more and more — dormir de plus en plus

more and more regularly — de plus en plus régulièrement
5.
more or less adverbial phrase plus ou moins
6.
more so adverbial phrase encore plus

in York, and even more so in Oxford — à York et encore plus à Oxford

he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so — il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus

they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe — ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe

no more so than usual — pas plus que d'habitude
7.
more than adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase

1) ( greater amount or number) plus de

more than 20 people — plus de 20 personnes

more than half — plus de la moitié

more than enough — plus qu'assez

2) ( extremely)

more than generous — plus que généreux

the cheque more than covered the cost — le chèque a amplement couvert les frais

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she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief —

she's a thief, neither more nor less — c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins

he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant — ce n'est qu'un serviteur

and what is more... — et qui plus est...

there's more where that came from — ce n'est qu'un début

English-French dictionary > more
4 most

most [məʊst]

le plus de ⇒ 1 (a) la plupart de ⇒ 1 (b) le plus ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a), 3 (b) la plus grande partie ⇒ 2 (b) la plupart ⇒ 2 (b) bien ⇒ 3 (c) au plus ⇒ 4

1 adjective (superl of many, much)

(a) (largest quantity or number of)

∎ (the) most le plus de;

∎ the candidate who gets (the) most votes le candidat qui obtient le plus de voix ou le plus grand nombre de voix;

∎ which of your inventions gave you (the) most satisfaction? laquelle de vos inventions vous a procuré la plus grande satisfaction?;

∎ for the most part (in largest number of cases) pour la plupart; (most often) le plus souvent ou la plupart du temps

(b) (the majority of) la plupart de, la majorité de;

∎ most Europeans la plupart ou la majorité des Européens;

∎ I like most kinds of fruit j'aime presque tous les fruits;

∎ I go out most evenings je sors presque tous les soirs;

∎ I don't like most modern art en général, je n'aime pas l'art moderne;

∎ most French wine is excellent presque tous les vins français sont excellents

2 pronoun (superl of many, much)

(a) (the largest amount)

∎ (the) most le plus;

∎ he is more reliable than most on peut compter sur lui plus que sur bien des gens;

∎ we all earn a lot but Diana earns (the) most nous gagnons tous beaucoup d'argent mais c'est Diana qui en gagne le plus;

∎ which of the three applicants has (the) most to offer? lequel des trois candidats a le plus à offrir?;

∎ that is the most one can say in his defence c'est tout ce qu'on peut dire en sa faveur;

∎ American familiar old-fashioned her latest album is the most! son dernier album est vraiment génial!;

∎ to make the most of sth (advantage, chance, good weather) profiter de qch; (bad situation, ill-luck) tirer le meilleur parti de qch; (resources, skills) employer ou utiliser qch au mieux;

∎ let's try and make the most of our last day essayons de profiter au maximum de notre dernière journée;

∎ she made the most of her time in Mexico elle a profité au maximum du temps qu'elle a passé au Mexique;

∎ the opposition made the most of the scandal l'opposition a tiré tout ce qu'elle pouvait du scandale;

∎ he knows how to make the most of himself il sait se mettre en valeur

(b) (the larger part) la plus grande ou la majeure partie; (the larger number) la plupart ou majorité;

∎ most of my salary la majeure partie de mon salaire;

∎ most of the snow has melted presque toute la neige a fondu;

∎ most of the time la plupart du temps;

∎ most of my friends are on holiday presque tous ou la plupart de mes amis sont en vacances;

∎ most of us/them la plupart d'entre nous/eux

3 adverb

(a) (forming superlatives)

∎ the most populated region in the world la région la plus peuplée du monde;

∎ it's the most beautiful house I've ever seen c'est la plus belle maison que j'aie jamais vue;

∎ she was the one who explained things most clearly c'est elle qui expliquait les choses le plus clairement

(b) (to the greatest extent or degree)

∎ (the) most le plus;

∎ the people who complain (the) most les gens qui se plaignent le plus;

∎ what worries you (the) most?, what most worries you? qu'est-ce qui vous inquiète le plus?;

∎ it's the one I like most of all de tous, c'est celui que je préfère

(c) (as intensifier) bien, fort;

∎ a most interesting theory une théorie fort intéressante;

∎ we had the most awful weather nous avons eu un temps détestable;

∎ it's most kind of you to say so c'est extrêmement ou bien gentil à vous de dire ça;

∎ she sang most delightfully elle a chanté de façon exquise;

∎ most certainly you may! mais bien entendu!

(d) American familiar (almost) presque^□ ;

∎ most everybody had heard of it presque ou pratiquement tout le monde était au courant

4 at (the) most adverb

au plus, au maximum;

∎ there's at most a 30 percent chance of success les chances de succès sont de 30 pour cent tout au plus;

∎ at the very most tout au plus, au grand maximum

►► American Sport most valuable player = titre décerné au meilleur joueur d'une équipe;

American most wanted list = liste des criminels les plus recherchés;

∎ he's on the most wanted list il fait partie des criminels les plus recherchés

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > most
5 more

more

❢ When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère ; more beautiful = plus beau/belle ; more easily = plus facilement ; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see A 1 below.

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see B 1 below.

A adv

1 ( comparative) it's more serious than we thought/you think c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions/vous ne pensez ; the more intelligent (child) of the two (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux ; he's no more honest than his sister il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur ; the more developed countries les pays plus développés ;

2 ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage ; you must work/sleep/rest more il faut que tu travailles/dormes/te reposes davantage ; he sleeps/talks more than I do il dort/parle plus que moi ; you can't paint any more than I can, you can no more paint than I can tu ne sais pas plus peindre que moi ; the more you think of it, the harder it will seem plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur ; he is (all) the more determined/angry because il est d'autant plus déterminé/en colère que ;

3 ( longer) I don't work there any more je n'y travaille plus ; I couldn't continue any more je ne pouvais pas continuer plus longtemps ; she is no more littér elle n'est plus ;

4 ( again) once/twice more une fois/deux fois de plus, encore une fois/deux fois ; he's back once more il est de nouveau de retour ;

5 ( rather) more surprised than angry plus étonné que fâché ; he's more a mechanic than an engineer il est plus mécanicien qu'ingénieur ; it's more a question of organization than of money c'est plus une question d'organisation que d'argent.

B quantif more cars than people plus de voitures que de gens ; more eggs than milk plus d'œufs que de lait ; more cars than expected/before plus de voitures que prévu/qu'avant ; some more books encore quelques livres ; a little/lot more wine un peu/beaucoup plus de vin ; more bread encore un peu de pain ; there's no more bread il n'y a plus de pain ; have some more beer! reprenez de la bière ; have you any more questions/problems? avez-vous d'autres questions/problèmes? ; we've no more time nous n'avons plus le temps ; nothing more rien de plus ; something more autre chose, quelque chose d'autre.

C pron

1 ( larger amount or number) plus ; it costs more than the other one il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre ; he eats more than you il mange plus que toi ; the children take up more of my time les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps ; many were disappointed, more were angry beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés ; we'd like to see more of you nous voudrions te voir plus souvent ;

2 ( additional amount) davantage ; ( additional number) plus ; tell me more (about it) dis-m'en davantage ; I need more of them il m'en faut plus ; I need more of it il m'en faut davantage ; we found several/a few more (of them) in the house nous en avons trouvé plusieurs/quelques autres dans la maison ; I can't tell you any more je ne peux pas t'en dire plus ; have you heard any more from your sister? as-tu d'autres nouvelles de ta sœur? ; I have nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter ; in Mexico, of which more later… au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard… ; let's ou we'll say no more about it n'en parlons plus.

D more and more det phr, adv phr de plus en plus ; more and more work/time de plus en plus de travail/de temps ; to work/sleep more and more travailler/dormir de plus en plus ; more and more regularly de plus en plus régulièrement.

E more or less adv phr plus ou moins.

F more so adv phr encore plus ; in York, and even more so in Oxford à York et encore plus à Oxford ; it is very interesting, made (even) more so because c'est très intéressant, d'autant plus que ; he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus ; (all) the more so because… d'autant plus que… ; they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe ; no more so than usual/the others pas plus que d'habitude/les autres.

G more than adv phr, prep phr

1 ( greater amount or number) plus de ; more than 20 people/£50 plus de 20 personnes/50 livres sterling ; more than half plus de la moitié ; more than enough plus qu'assez ;

2 ( extremely) more than generous/happy plus que généreux/ravi ; the cheque more than covered the cost le chèque a amplement couvert les frais ; you more than fulfilled your obligations tu as fait plus que remplir tes obligations.

Idioms

she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief, she's a thief, neither more nor less c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins ; he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant ce n'est qu'un serviteur ; and what is more… et qui plus est… ; there's more where that came from ce n'est qu'un début.

Big English-French dictionary > more
6 large

adjective

(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) grande

- largely
- largeness
- at large

large adj grande

the large size works out cheaper el tamaño grande sale más barato

a large number of people un gran número de personas

large

tr[lɑːʤ]

adjective

1 grande (before sing noun) gran; (sum, amount) importante; (meal) abundante

2 (family) numeroso,-a

3 (extensive) amplio,-a, extenso,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

(as) large as life familiar en persona

at large (as a whole) en general

by and large por lo general

on a large scale a gran escala

to be at large andar suelto,-a, estar en libertad

to be larger than life ser exagerado,-a

large employers grandes empresas nombre femenino plural

large ['lɑrʤ] adj, larger ; largest

1) big: grande

2) comprehensive: amplio, extenso

3)

by and large : por lo general

large

adj.

• crecido, -a adj.

• cuantioso, -a adj.

• dilatado, -a adj.

• gordal adj.

• grande adj.

• importante adj.

n.

• cabezorro s.m.

I lɑːrdʒ, lɑːdʒ
adjective larger, largest [The usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]

a) ( in size) <area/room> grande

he's a large man — es un hombre corpulento or (fam) grandote

b) (in number, amount) \<\<family/crowd\>\> grande, numeroso

a large proportion of my income — gran parte or una buena parte de mis ingresos

the largest collection of stamps in the world — la mayor colección de sellos del mundo

II

noun

1) at large

a) ( at liberty)

to be at large — \<\<murderer/tiger\>\> andar* suelto

b) ( as a whole) en general

society/the public at large — la sociedad/el público en general

c) ( in US)

representative at large — representante de todo un estado o distrito en el Congreso o Senado de los EEUU

2) ( size) ( Clothing) talla f or (RPl) talle m grande

[lɑːdʒ]
1. ADJ
(compar larger) (superl largest)
1) (in size) [house, object, organization] grande; [person] corpulento; [area] grande, extenso

a large room — una gran habitación, una habitación grande

in large doses the toxin is fatal — en grandes dosis, la toxina es mortal

he has very large feet — tiene unos pies muy grandes

do you have (it in) a larger size? — ¿lo tiene en una talla más grande?

• by and large — en general

• to grow larger — crecer

• as large as life — en carne y hueso, en persona

he was a larger-than-life character — era una persona que se salía de lo corriente

the central character is a larger-than-life, cantankerous Italian — el personaje principal es un italiano exuberante y cascarrabias

• to make larger — hacer más grande; [+ premises etc] ampliar, ensanchar

• in large part — en gran parte
extent, measure 1., 6)
2) (in number) [family, group, army] numeroso, grande; [sum, amount] grande, importante

a large group of people — un grupo numeroso or grande de personas

• a large crowd had gathered — se había formado un gran gentío

• a large number of them — un gran número de ellos

large numbers of people came — vinieron muchísimas personas, vinieron gran número de personas

• a large proportion of — una gran proporción de

• a large quantity of — una gran cantidad de

3) (Comm) de tamaño grande

large — (on clothing label) grande; (on food packet, washing powder etc) tamaño familiar

a dozen large envelopes — una docena de sobres de tamaño grande

See:

GREAT, BIG, LARGE in great

2. N

• at large —

1) (=in general)

the country/society at large — el país/la sociedad en general

2) (=on the loose)

to be at large — [dangerous person, animal] andar suelto

3.

ADV see loom II

4.

CPD

the large intestine N — (Anat) el intestino grueso

large print N —

• in large print — en letra grande

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I [lɑːrdʒ, lɑːdʒ]
adjective larger, largest [The usual translation, grande, becomes gran when it is used before a singular noun]

a) ( in size) <area/room> grande

he's a large man — es un hombre corpulento or (fam) grandote

b) (in number, amount) \<\<family/crowd\>\> grande, numeroso

a large proportion of my income — gran parte or una buena parte de mis ingresos

the largest collection of stamps in the world — la mayor colección de sellos del mundo

II

noun

1) at large

a) ( at liberty)

to be at large — \<\<murderer/tiger\>\> andar* suelto

b) ( as a whole) en general

society/the public at large — la sociedad/el público en general

c) ( in US)

representative at large — representante de todo un estado o distrito en el Congreso o Senado de los EEUU

2) ( size) ( Clothing) talla f or (RPl) talle m grande

English-spanish dictionary > large
7 large

[lɑːdʒ]
aggettivo

1) (big) [area, car, feet, house] grande; [ appetite] grande, forte; [piece, nose] grande, grosso

2) (substantial) [ amount] grosso, forte; [ part] grosso, grande; [number, quantity] grande; [ population] numeroso; [crowd, family] grande, numeroso

3) (fat) [ person] grosso

4) at large (free) [ killer] a piede libero, in libertà; (in general) [society, population] in generale, nel suo insieme

••

by and large — nel complesso, tutto considerato

larger than life — [character, personality] straordinario

he turned up two days later as large as life — si fece vivo due giorni dopo in carne e ossa

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adjective

(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) grande, vasto

- largely
- largeness
- at large
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[lɑːdʒ]
aggettivo

1) (big) [area, car, feet, house] grande; [ appetite] grande, forte; [piece, nose] grande, grosso

2) (substantial) [ amount] grosso, forte; [ part] grosso, grande; [number, quantity] grande; [ population] numeroso; [crowd, family] grande, numeroso

3) (fat) [ person] grosso

4) at large (free) [ killer] a piede libero, in libertà; (in general) [society, population] in generale, nel suo insieme

••

by and large — nel complesso, tutto considerato

larger than life — [character, personality] straordinario

he turned up two days later as large as life — si fece vivo due giorni dopo in carne e ossa

English-Italian dictionary > large
8 large

1. adjective
1) groß

a large lady — eine stattliche Dame

large importer/user — Großimporteur, der/Großverbraucher, der; see also academic.ru/42823/life">life 4)

2) (comprehensive, broad) umfassend
2. noun
at large — (at liberty) frei; (not in prison etc.) auf freiem Fuß; in Freiheit; (as a body) insgesamt

society at large — die Gesellschaft in ihrer Gesamtheit
3. adverb
see by I 2. 3); loom II; write 2. 4)

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adjective

(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) groß

- largely
- largeness
- at large
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large

[lɑ:ʤ, AM lɑ:rʤ]

I. adj

1. (in size) groß

the jacket needs to be a size \larger die Jacke ist eine Nummer zu klein

the world's \largest computer manufacturer der weltgrößte Computerhersteller

2. (in quantity, extent) groß, beträchtlich

the attendance at the meeting was \larger than expected die Versammlung war besser besucht als erwartet

there was a \larger than expected fall in unemployment die Arbeitslosenrate sank stärker als erwartet

a \large amount of work viel Arbeit

a \large number of people/things viele Menschen/Dinge

the \largest ever der/die/das bisher Größte [o Umfangreichste] [o Umfassendste

3. ( hum or euph: fat) wohlbeleibt, korpulent geh, SCHWEIZ a. fest

\large lady mollige Frau euph

4.

▶ by and \large im Großen und Ganzen

▶ as \large as life in voller Lebensgröße

▶ \larger than life überlebensgroß; ( fig) persons aufgeschlossen

II. n

1. (not caught)

▪ to be at \large auf freiem Fuß sein

2. (in general)

▪ at \large im Allgemeinen

this issue needs to be debated by society at \large diese Frage muss in der breiten Öffentlichkeit diskutiert werden

the country/world at \large das gesamte Land/die ganze Welt

3. AM

ambassador at \large Sonderbotschafter(in) m(f)

III. adv ( fam: in a big way, on a large scale) ganz groß, in großem Stil

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[lAːdZ]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= big) groß; person stark, korpulent; meal reichlich, groß; list lang

large print — Großdruck m

"large" (on clothing label) — "Large"

I need a larger size —

he's a large landowner — er ist ein Großgrundbesitzer m

she looks as large as life in that photograph — sie sieht auf dem Foto aus, wie sie leibt und lebt

there he/it was as large as life — da war er/es in voller Lebensgröße

2) (= extensive) interests, power weitreichend, weit reichend, bedeutend

his interests were on a large scale —

taking the large view — global betrachtet

2. adv
groß
guilt was written large all over his face — die Schuld stand ihm deutlich im Gesicht geschrieben

3. n

1)

people or the world at large — die Allgemeinheit

he wanted to tell his story to the world at large — er wollte der ganzen Welt seine Geschichte erzählen

2)

scattering accusations at large — mit Anschuldigungen um sich werfend

3)

ambassador at large — Sonderbotschafter(in) m(f)

4) (US inf = 1000-dollar note) Riese m (inf)

50 large — 50 Riesen pl (inf)

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large [lɑː(r)dʒ]

A adj (adv → largely)

1. groß (Fels, Haus etc):

(as) large as life in voller Lebensgröße;

larger than life überlebensgroß;

large of limb schwerglied(e)rig

2. groß (beträchtlich):

a large business (income, sum, etc);

a large family auch eine kinderreiche Familie;

a large meal eine ausgiebige oder reichliche Mahlzeit;

a large telephone bill eine hohe Telefonrechnung

3. umfassend, weitgehend, ausgedehnt:

large discretion weitgehende Ermessensfreiheit;

large powers umfassende Vollmachten

4. Groß…:

large consumer ( farmer, etc);

large producer Großerzeuger(in)

5. umg großspurig

6. großzügig, -mütig (obs außer in Verbindungen wie):

a large attitude eine vorurteilsfreie Einstellung;

have a large heart großherzig sein;

large tolerance große Toleranz;

large views weitherzige Ansichten

B s

1. at large

a) in Freiheit, auf freiem Fuße:

set at large auf freien Fuß setzen

b) frei, ungebunden

c) (sehr) ausführlich:

discuss sth at large

d) ganz allgemein, nicht präzise

e) in der Gesamtheit:

the nation at large die Nation in ihrer Gesamtheit, die ganze Nation;

the world at large die Weltöffentlichkeit,

a) POL US einen gesamten Staat etc vertretend (und nicht nur einen bestimmten Wahlbezirk),

b) planlos, aufs Geratewohl:

talk at large ins Blaue hineinreden

2. in (the) large

a) im Großen, in großem Maßstab,

b) im Ganzen

C adv

1. (sehr) groß:

write large

2. umg großspurig:

talk large große Töne spucken umg

L abk

1. large

2. Latin Lat.

3. AUTO Br learner

4. length L, L.

5. longitude L.

lg. (lge.) abk large

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1. adjective
1) groß

a large lady — eine stattliche Dame

large importer/user — Großimporteur, der/Großverbraucher, der; see also life 4)

2) (comprehensive, broad) umfassend
2. noun
at large — (at liberty) frei; (not in prison etc.) auf freiem Fuß; in Freiheit; (as a body) insgesamt

society at large — die Gesellschaft in ihrer Gesamtheit
3. adverb
see by I 2. 3); loom II; write 2. 4)

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adj.

groß adj.

reichlich adj.

umfangreich adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > large
9 great

ɡreit
adjective

1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande, gran (antes del nombre), importante

2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande, gran (antes del nombre)

3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) mucho; especial

4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) maravilloso, espléndido, fantástico

5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) excelente, buenísimo

•

- greatly
- greatness

great adj

1. gran / grande

a great crowd of people una gran multitud

a great big elephant un elefante enorme

she has great difficulty in getting up tiene muchos problemas para levantarse

2. gran / importante

she's a great writer es una gran escritora

one of our greatest poets uno de nuestros poetas más importantes

3. estupendo / fenomenal

we had a great holiday tuvimos unas vacaciones estupendas

you look great! ¡te veo fenomenal!

great

tr[greɪt]

adjective

1 (large) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ a great deal of money muchísimo dinero

■ a great many people muchísima gente

■ the great majority la gran mayoría

■ in a great number of cases en un gran número de casos

2 (considerable, profound, intense) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ it gives me great pleasure to... tengo el gran placer de...

■ he felt great sorrow sintió un gran dolor

3 (famous, important, outstanding) grande, importante; (before sing noun) gran, importante

■ he was a great politician fue un gran político

■ Ireland's greatest living poet el poeta vivo más importante de Irlanda

4 familiar (excellent, wonderful) estupendo,-a, fantástico,-a, sensacional, fabuloso,-a

■ I had a great time last night lo pasé fenomenal anoche

■ it's great to see you! ¡me alegro mucho de verte!

■ this stuff is great for cleaning pots and pans esto es fantástico para limpiar cacharros

■ she's great at maths es muy buena en mates

■ how was the film? - great! ¿qué tal la película! - ¡fenomenal!

■ what a great idea! ¡qué idea más buena!

5 (for emphasis) grande; (before sing noun) gran

■ we're great friends somos grandes amigos

■ he's a great player es un gran jugador

■ a great big cockroach una cucaracha enorme

■ you great brute! ¡pedazo de animal!

adverb

1 familiar muy bien, estupendamente, fenomenal

■ they're doing just great están muy bien

■ she's not feeling too great no se encuentra muy bien

noun

1 (person) grande nombre masulino o femenino

plural noun the great

1 (people) los grandes nombre masculino plural, la gente nombre femenino importante

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be no great shakes no ser gran cosa

to go great guns ir a las mil maravillas, ir viento en popa

the Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Coral

great circle círculo máximo

Great Dane gran danés nombre masculino

the Great War la Gran Guerra, la primera Guerra Mundial

great ['greɪt] adj

1) large: grande

a great mountain: una montaña grande

a great crowd: una gran muchedumbre

2) intense: intenso, fuerte, grande

great pain: gran dolor

3) eminent: grande, eminente, distinguido

a great poet: un gran poeta

4) excellent, terrific: excelente, estupendo, fabuloso

to have a great time: pasarlo en grande

5)

a great while : mucho tiempo

great

adj.

• enorme adj.

• garrafal adj.

• gran adj.

• grande adj.

• importante adj.

• largo, -a adj.

• magno, -a adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

• pistonudo, -a adj.

• principal adj.

• solemne adj.

• vasto, -a adj.

I greɪt
adjective

1) (before n)

a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

the Great Lakes — los Grandes Lagos

b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

a great many people — muchísima gente

a great deal of criticism — muchas críticas

we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto

there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)

2) (before n)

a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

Catherine the Great — Catalina la Grande

b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)

you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)

she's leaving - it's no great loss — se va - no se pierde mucho

he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)

3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabuloso

we had a really great time — lo pasamos fenomenal (fam)

the great thing is that you don't need to clean it — lo mejor de todo es que no hay que limpiarlo

he's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)

to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)

II

noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf

III

adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)

[ɡreɪt]
1. ADJ
(compar greater) (superl greatest)
1) (=huge) (in size) [house, room, object] enorme, inmenso; (in amount, number) [effort, variety] grande; [shock, surprise] verdadero, enorme

• she lived to a great age — vivió hasta una edad muy avanzada

• I'll take great care of it — lo cuidaré mucho

• he didn't say a great deal — no dijo mucho

a great deal of time/money/effort — mucho tiempo/dinero/esfuerzo

a great deal of suffering — mucho sufrimiento

• with great difficulty — con gran or mucha dificultad

we had great difficulty convincing them — hemos tenido muchas dificultades para convencerlos

he had great difficulty staying awake — le costaba mucho mantenerse despierto

• to a great extent — en gran parte

to an even greater extent — incluso en mayor parte

• we had great fun — lo pasamos fenomenal

• great heavens! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!

• to be a great help — ser de gran ayuda

well, you've been a great help! — iro ¡vaya ayuda la tuya!, ¡pues sí que has sido una ayuda!

• I'm in no great hurry, I'm not in any great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa

• you great idiot! * — ¡pedazo de idiota! *

• a great many people believe he was right — mucha gente cree que tenía razón

a great many of us are uneasy about these developments — a muchos de nosotros estos sucesos nos tienen intranquilos

• it was a great pity you didn't come — fue una verdadera pena que no vinieses

• with great pleasure — con gran placer

it's my great pleasure to introduce... — es un gran placer para mí presentar a...

• great progress has been made — se han hecho grandes progresos

• great Scott! — † ¡Cielo Santo! †, ¡Válgame el cielo!

• the concert was a great success — el concierto fue un enorme éxito
gun 1., 1)
2) (=important) [achievement, occasion, event] grande

• the great cultural achievements of the past — los grandes logros culturales del pasado

• one of the great issues of the day — uno de los temas más importantes del día

• everyone said she was destined for great things — todos decían que llegaría lejos

• great work — (=masterpiece) obra f maestra

3) (=outstanding) [person, nation, skill] grande

one of the greatest engineers of this century — uno de los más grandes ingenieros de este siglo

• a player of great ability — un jugador de gran habilidad

• she has a great eye for detail — tiene muy buen ojo para los detalles

4) (with names)

Frederick/Peter the Great — Federico/Pedro el Grande

Alexander the Great — Alejandro Magno

the great George Padmore — el gran George Padmore

5) (=real) (as intensifier) grande

I am a great admirer of his work — soy un gran admirador de su obra

they are great friends — son grandes amigos

I'm a great chocolate-lover — me encanta el chocolate

he was a great womanizer — era un gran mujeriego

• she is a great believer in hard work — es una gran partidaria del trabajo duro

I'm a great believer in being frank — soy muy partidario de la franqueza

• she's a great one for antique shops — le encantan las tiendas de antigüedades, es una fanática de las tiendas de antigüedades

he's a great one for criticizing others — es único para criticar a los demás, se las pinta solo para criticar a los demás *

6) * (=excellent) [person, thing, idea] estupendo, genial *

they're a great bunch of guys — son un grupo de tíos estupendos or geniales *

you were great! — ¡estuviste genial! *

I think she's great — creo que es genial *

it's a great idea — es una idea estupenda, es una idea genial *

"how was the movie?" - "it was great!" — -¿que tal fue la película? -¡genial! *

(that's) great! — ¡eso es estupendo!

I heard a great piece of music on the radio — oí en la radio una pieza de música genial *

wouldn't it be great to do that? — ¿no sería fabuloso or genial hacer eso?

camping holidays are great for kids — las vacaciones en un camping son estupendas para los críos, las vacaciones en un camping son geniales para los críos *

• she was just great about it — se lo tomó muy bien

• he's great at football — juega estupendamente al fútbol

she's great at maths — se le dan genial las matemáticas *

• to feel great — sentirse fenómeno or fenomenal *

• you look great! — (=attractive) ¡estás guapísimo!; (=healthy) ¡tienes un aspecto estupendo!

• she's great on jazz — sabe un montón de jazz *

• the great thing is that you don't have to iron it — lo mejor de todo es que no tienes que plancharlo

7) (Bot, Zool) grande

2. EXCL

1) * (=excellent)

(oh) great! — ¡fenómeno! *, ¡fenomenal!, ¡qué bien!

2) iro

(oh) great! that's all I need! — ¡maravilloso! ¡eso es lo que me faltaba!

if that's what you want to believe, great! — si es eso lo que quieres creer, allá tú

3.

ADV

great big * — grandísimo

4.

N (=person) grande mf

the golfing greats — los grandes del golf

one of the all-time greats — uno de los grandes de todos los tiempos

the great — los grandes

history remembers only the great — la historia recuerda solo a los grandes

the great and the good — hum los abonados a las buenas causas

5.

CPD

great ape N — antropoide mf

the Great Australian Bight N — el Gran Golfo Australiano

the Great Barrier Reef N — la Gran Barrera de Coral, el Gran Arrecife Coralino

the Great Bear N — (Astron) la Osa Mayor

Great Britain N — Gran Bretaña f

Great Dane N — gran danés m

the Great Dividing Range N — la Gran Cordillera Divisoria

the Great Lakes NPL — los Grandes Lagos

the Great Plains NPL — las Grandes Llanuras

the great powers NPL — las grandes potencias

great tit N — paro m grande, herrerillo m grande

the Great Wall of China N — la (Gran) Muralla China

the Great War N — la Primera Guerra Mundial
GREAT, BIG, LARGE
"Grande" shortened to "gran"
► Gra nde must be shortened to gran before a singular noun of either gender:
Great Britain (La) Gran Bretaña
Position of "grande"
► Put gran/ grandes before the noun in the sense of "great":
It's a great step forward in the search for peace Es un gran paso en la búsqueda de la paz
He is a (very) great actor Es un gran actor ► In the sense of big or large, the adjective will precede the noun in the context of a general, subjective comment. However, when there is implicit or explicit comparison with other things or people that are physically bigger or smaller, it will follow the noun:
It's a big problem Es un gran problema
... the difference in price between big flats and small ones...... la diferencia de precio entre los pisos grandes y pequeños...
... a certain type of large passenger plane...... cierto tipo de avión grande para el transporte de pasajeros... ► Compare the following examples:
... a great man...... un gran hombre...
... a big man...... un hombre grande... For further uses and examples, see great, big, large
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I [greɪt]
adjective

1) (before n)

a) ( large in size) (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

the Great Lakes — los Grandes Lagos

b) <number/quantity> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

a great many people — muchísima gente

a great deal of criticism — muchas críticas

we discussed it in great detail — lo discutimos muy minuciosamente or punto por punto

there's a dirty great hole in my sock — (BrE colloq) tengo un agujerazo en el calcetín (fam)

2) (before n)

a) ( important) <landowner/occasion> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

Catherine the Great — Catalina la Grande

b) (genuine, real) (before n) <friend/rival> (sing) gran (delante del n); (pl) grandes (delante del n)

I'm in no great hurry — no tengo mucha prisa, no estoy muy apurado (AmL)

you're a great help! — (colloq & iro) valiente ayuda la tuya! (iró)

she's leaving - it's no great loss — se va - no se pierde mucho

he's a great one for starting arguments — (colloq) es único para empezar discusiones!, para empezar discusiones es (como) mandado a hacer (CS fam)

3) ( excellent) (colloq) <goal/movie/meal> sensacional, fabuloso

we had a really great time — lo pasamos fenomenal (fam)

the great thing is that you don't need to clean it — lo mejor de todo es que no hay que limpiarlo

he's a really great guy — es un tipo or (Esp tb) tío sensacional (fam)

to be great AT something: she's great at organizing things/getting people together para organizar las cosas/juntar a la gente, no hay nadie como ella; he's great at mending things se da mucha maña para hacer arreglos; (as interj) (that's) great! — qué bien!, fenomenal!, bárbaro! (fam), estupendo! (fam)

II

noun ( outstanding person) (colloq) estrella f, grande mf

III

adverb (esp AmE colloq) fenomenal (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > great
10 large

large [lα:dʒ]

1. adjective

grand ; [dose] fort ; [sum, share, group] important ; [family, crowd] nombreux

• to grow large(r) [stomach] grossir ; [population, overdraft] augmenter

• to make larger agrandir

• the large size (of packet, tube) le grand modèle

• a large number of them refused beaucoup d'entre eux ont refusé

• large numbers of people came les gens sont venus nombreux

• to a large extent dans une grande mesure

• in large measure dans une large mesure

• in large part en grande partie

• there he was large as life c'était bien lui

• larger than life [character] plus vrai que nature

2. noun

► at large ( = at liberty) en liberté ; (US) [candidate, congressman] non rattaché à une circonscription électorale

• the country/population at large ( = as a whole) le pays/la population dans son ensemble

3. adverb

► by and large d'une façon générale

4. compounds

► large intestine noun gros intestin m

► large-scale adjective [map, production, attack, operation] à grande échelle ; [unrest] général ; [reforms] de grande ampleur

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[lɑːdʒ] 1.
adjective

1) ( big) [area, car, feet, house] grand (before n); [appetite, piece, nose] gros/grosse (before n)

2) ( substantial) [amount] important, gros/grosse (before n); [part] gros/grosse (before n); [number, quantity] grand (before n); [population] fort (before n), important; [crowd, family] nombreux/-euse (after n)

3) ( fat) [person] gros/grosse (before n)
2.
at large adjectival phrase

1) ( free) [prisoner] en liberté

2) ( in general) [society, population] en général, dans son ensemble

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by and large — en général

larger than life — exubérant

as large as life — bien vivant

English-French dictionary > large
11 large

[lɑ:ʤ, Am lɑ:rʤ] adj

1) ( in size) groß;

the jacket needs to be a size \larger die Jacke ist eine Nummer zu klein;

the world's \largest computer manufacturer der weltgrößte Computerhersteller

2) (in quantity, extent) groß, beträchtlich;

the attendance at the meeting was \larger than expected die Versammlung war besser besucht als erwartet;

there was a \larger than expected fall in unemployment die Arbeitslosenrate sank stärker als erwartet;

a \large amount of work viel Arbeit;

a \large number of people/ things viele Menschen/Dinge;

the \largest ever der/die/das bisher Größte [o Umfangreichste] [o Umfassendste];

3) (hum o euph: fat) wohlbeleibt, korpulent ( geh)

\large lady mollige Frau ( euph)

PHRASES:

as \large as life in voller Lebensgröße;

\larger than life überlebensgroß; ( fig); persons aufgeschlossen;

by and \large im Großen und Ganzen n

1) ( not caught)

to be at \large auf freiem Fuß sein

2) ( in general)

at \large im Allgemeinen;

this issue needs to be debated by society at \large diese Frage muss in der breiten Öffentlichkeit diskutiert werden;

the country/world at \large das gesamte Land/die ganze Welt

3) (Am)

ambassador at \large Sonderbotschafter(in) m(f)

English-German students dictionary > large
12 bulk

масса имя существительное:
объем (volume, capacity, size, bulk, space, content)

масса (Mass, array, weight, lot, bulk, body)

большая часть (most, bulk, better part of, larger half, heft, generality)

основная масса (bulk)

корпус (body, housing, Corps, case, hull, bulk)

груз (goods, cargo, load, loading, freight, bulk)

пухлость (bulk)

большое количество (plenty, number, quantity, a generous amount, a great deal, bulk)

величина (value, size, quantity, magnitude, dimension, bulk)

вместимость (capacity, holding capacity, content, bulk)

огромное большинство (great bulk, bulk)

большие размеры (bulk)

груз судна (bulk)

грубая пища (roughage, rough food, hard food, bulk)
имя прилагательное:
рыхлый (loose, friable, doughy, soft, lax, bulk)

лежащий навалом (bulk)
глагол:
казаться (seem, appear, Sound, look, show, bulk)

нагромождать (pile up, heap, heap up, stack, bulk, crowd)

казаться большим (bulk)

сваливать (dump, get out, lump, tip, drop, bulk)

устанавливать вес (bulk)

ссыпать в кучу (bulk)

ссыпать (bulk, shoot)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > bulk
13 spot

1. noun
1) (precise place) Stelle, die

on this spot — an dieser Stelle

on the spot — (fig.) (instantly) auf der Stelle

be on the spot — (be present) zur Stelle sein

be in/get into/get out of a [tight] spot — (fig. coll.) in der Klemme sitzen/in die Klemme geraten/sich aus einer brenzligen Lage befreien (ugs.)

put somebody on the spot — (fig. coll.): (cause difficulties for somebody) jemanden in Verlegenheit bringen

2) (inhabited place) Ort, der

a nice spot on the Moselle — ein hübscher Flecken an der Mosel

3) (suitable area) Platz, der

holiday/sun spot — Ferienort, der/Ferienort [mit Sonnengarantie]

picnic spot — Picknickplatz, der

hit the high spots — (coll.) groß ausgehen

4) (dot) Tupfen, der; Tupfer, der; (larger) Flecken, der

knock spots off somebody — (fig. coll.) jemanden in die Pfanne hauen (ugs.)

see spots before one's eyes — Sterne sehen (ugs.)

5) (stain)

spot [of blood/ grease/ink] — [Blut-/Fett-/Tinten]fleck, der

6) (Brit. coll.): (small amount)

do a spot of work/sewing — ein bisschen arbeiten/nähen

how about a spot of lunch? — wie wär's mit einem Bissen zu Mittag?

have or be in a spot of bother or trouble — etwas Ärger haben

7) (drop)

a spot or a few spots of rain — ein paar Regentropfen

8) (area on body) [Körper]stelle, die

have a weak spot — (fig.) eine Schwachstelle haben; see also academic.ru/68919/sore">sore 1. 1)

9) (Telev. coll.): (position in programme) Sendezeit, die

the 7 o'clock spot — das Siebenuhrprogramm

10) (Med.) Pickel, der

heat spot — Hitzebläschen, das

break out in spots — Ausschlag bekommen

11) (on dice, dominoes) Punkt, der

12) (spotlight) Spot, der
2. transitive verb,
- tt-

1) (detect) entdecken; identifizieren [Verbrecher]; erkennen [Gefahr]

2) (take note of) erkennen [Flugzeugtyp, Vogel, Talent]

go train-/plane-spotting — Zug-/Flugzeugtypen bestimmen

3) (coll.): (pick out) tippen auf (+ Akk.) (ugs.) [Sieger, Gewinner usw.]

4) (stain) beflecken; (with ink or paint) beklecksen; (with mud) beschmutzen

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[spot] 1. noun
1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) der Fleck

2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) der Fleck

3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) die Pustel

4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) die Stelle

5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) das Bißchen
2. verb
1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) ausfindig machen

2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) herausfinden

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- spotless
- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb
1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) anstrahlen

2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) herausstellen

•

- in a spot
- on the spot
- spot on
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spot

[spɒt, AM spɑ:t]

I. n

1. (mark) Fleck m

\spot of blood/grease Blut-/Fettfleck m

2. (dot) Punkt m; (pattern) Tupfen m

3. BRIT (pimple) Pickel m; (pustule) Pustel f

to pick a \spot einen Pickel ausdrücken

4. esp BRIT (little bit) ein wenig [o bisschen]

shall we stop for a \spot of lunch? sollen wir schnell eine Kleinigkeit zu Mittag essen?

I'm having a \spot of bother with one of my back teeth einer meiner Backenzähne macht mir etwas Ärger

a \spot of rain ein bisschen Regen

5. (place) Stelle f

on the \spot an Ort und Stelle

6. (small town, village) Flecken m

7. TV, RADIO Beitrag m

guest \spot Gastauftritt m

to have sb on the guest \spot jdn als Gast haben

to do/have a \spot einen Beitrag gestalten/haben

8. ECON (price) Sofortpreis m

9. ( fam: spotlight) Scheinwerfer m

10. COMPUT Punkt m, Spurelement nt

11.

▶ to put sb on the \spot jdn in Verlegenheit bringen

▶ on the \spot auf der Stelle

II. vi

<- tt->

impers BRIT

it's \spotting [with rain] es tröpfelt fam

III. vt

<- tt->

▪ to \spot sb/sth jdn/etw entdecken

▪ to \spot sb doing sth jdn bei etw dat erwischen

▪ to \spot why/what... dahinterkommen, warum/was... fam; (notice)

▪ to \spot that... bemerken, dass...

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[spɒt]
1. n

1) (= dot) Tupfen m, Punkt m; (on dice) Punkt m; (ZOOL, BOT) Fleck m, Punkt m; (= stain) (on fruit) Fleck m; (fig, on reputation, good name) Makel m (on an +dat)

a dress with spots — ein getupftes or gepunktetes Kleid

spots of blood/grease — Blut-/Fettflecken pl

spots of ink — Tintenkleckse or -flecke pl

to knock spots off sb/sth (fig inf) — jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen, jdn in die Tasche stecken (inf)

to see spots before one's eyes — Sternchen sehen

without a spot (or stain) (fig liter) — makellos

2) (MED ETC) Fleck m; (= pimple) Pickel m; (= place) Stelle f

to break out or come out in spots — Flecken/Pickel bekommen

3) (= place) Stelle f; (= point) Punkt m

this is the spot where Rizzio was murdered — an dieser Stelle or hier ist Rizzio ermordet worden

a pleasant spot — ein schönes Fleckchen (inf)

our man on the spot — unser Mann am Ort (des Geschehens) or vor Ort

an on-the-spot report — ein Bericht vom Ort des Geschehens

an on-the-spot fine — eine sofort or auf der Stelle zu bezahlende Geldstrafe

4) (Brit inf

= small quantity) a/the spot of — ein/das bisschen

we had a spot of rain/a few spots of rain — wir hatten ein paar Tropfen Regen

there was a spot of trouble/bother — es gab etwas Ärger

we're in a spot of bother —

why don't you do a spot of work? — warum arbeiten Sie nicht mal ein bisschen?

after a spot of bother — nach einigen Schwierigkeiten

would you like a spot of lunch? — möchten Sie eine Kleinigkeit zu Mittag essen?

5) (fig: characteristic) Punkt m, Stelle f

weak spot — schwache Stelle

6) (= difficulty) Klemme f

to be in a ( tight) spot — in der Klemme sitzen (inf), in Schwulitäten sein (inf)

to put sb in a or on the spot — jdn in Verlegenheit or Schwulitäten (inf) bringen

7) (in show) Nummer f; (RAD, TV) (ein paar Minuten) Sendezeit f; (for advertisement) Werbespot m; (= announcement) Kurzmeldung f

he's got a spot on that show — er tritt in dieser Show auf

a three-minute TV spot — drei Minuten Sendezeit im Fernsehen, ein dreiminütiger Werbespot im Fernsehen

8) pl (COMM) Lokowaren pl (spec), sofort lieferbare Waren pl

9) (BILLIARDS on table) Marke f; (also spot ball) Spielball m

10) (ESP THEAT inf = spotlight) Scheinwerfer m

2. vt

1) (= notice, see) entdecken, sehen; (= pick out) signs, difference, opportunity erkennen; trends, talent, gap entdecken; mistake, bargain finden; (MIL = pinpoint) ausmachen

to spot a winner (lit, fig) — richtig tippen (inf)

2) (= stain) bespritzen

3) (BILLIARDS) ball auf die Marke(n) setzen

3. vi

1) (Brit)

it's spotting (with rain) — es tröpfelt

2) (= stain) Flecken bekommen, schmutzen

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spot [spɒt; US spɑt]

A s

1. (Schmutz-, Rost- etc)Fleck(en) m: → knock B 1

2. fig Schandfleck m, Makel m:

without a spot makellos

3. (Farb)Fleck m, Tupfen m ( auch ZOOL): → leopard 1

4. MED Leberfleck m, Hautmal n, Pustel f, Pickel m

5. Stelle f, Fleck m, Ort m, Platz m:

on the spot

a) auf der Stelle, vom Fleck weg, sofort,

b) an Ort und Stelle, vor Ort,

c) zur Stelle, da,

d) auf dem Posten, auf Draht umg,

e) US umg in (Lebens)Gefahr:;

be on the ( oder in a) spot in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken umg;

the referee was always on the spot SPORT war immer auf Ballhöhe;

put sb on the spot umg

a) jemanden in Verlegenheit bringen,

b) US beschließen, jemanden umzulegen;

in spots US umg

a) stellenweise,

b) in gewisser Weise;

soft spot fig Schwäche, Faible n ( beide:

for für);

sore ( oder tender) spot fig wunder Punkt, empfindliche Stelle, Achillesferse f;

on the spot of four Punkt 4 (Uhr);

be in third spot SPORT etc auf dem dritten Platz liegen;

be in a tight spot in der Klemme sein oder sitzen oder stecken umg; → bright A 1, cold spot, high spot, warm spot

6. Fleckchen n, Stückchen n:

a spot of ground

7. THEAT umg (Programm)Nummer f, Auftritt m

8. umg

a) Bissen n, Häppchen n:

have a spot of lunch eine Kleinigkeit zu Mittag essen,

b) Tropfen m, Schluck m:

a spot of whisky

c) (ein) bisschen:

a spot of rest;

9. besonders US umg

a) Nachtklub m

b) Amüsierbetrieb m: → hot spot 2;

10. a) Billard: Point m

b) US Auge n (auf Würfeln etc);

11. ORN Maskentaube f

12. FISCH Umberfisch m

13. → spotlight A

14. → sunspot

15. pl WIRTSCH Lokowaren pl

B adj

1. WIRTSCH

a) sofort lieferbar

b) sofort zahlbar (bei Lieferung)

c) bar, Bar…:

spot goods → A 15

2. örtlich begrenzt, lokal

3. gezielt, Punkt…: → spot check

C v/t

1. beflecken (auch fig)

2. tüpfeln, sprenkeln

3. entdecken

4. Billard: einen Ball aufstellen

5. MIL ein Ziel orten, genau ausmachen

6. von Flecken reinigen

7. Bäume anschalmen

8. Turnen: jemandem Hilfestellung leisten

9. US umg jemandem einen Punkt etc vorgeben

D v/i

1. einen Fleck oder Flecke machen

2. flecken, fleckig werden

3. unpers;

it’s spotting (with rain) Br es tröpfelt

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1. noun
1) (precise place) Stelle, die

on this spot — an dieser Stelle

on the spot — (fig.) (instantly) auf der Stelle

be on the spot — (be present) zur Stelle sein

be in/get into/get out of a [tight] spot — (fig. coll.) in der Klemme sitzen/in die Klemme geraten/sich aus einer brenzligen Lage befreien (ugs.)

put somebody on the spot — (fig. coll.): (cause difficulties for somebody) jemanden in Verlegenheit bringen

2) (inhabited place) Ort, der

a nice spot on the Moselle — ein hübscher Flecken an der Mosel

3) (suitable area) Platz, der

holiday/sun spot — Ferienort, der/Ferienort [mit Sonnengarantie]

picnic spot — Picknickplatz, der

hit the high spots — (coll.) groß ausgehen

4) (dot) Tupfen, der; Tupfer, der; (larger) Flecken, der

knock spots off somebody — (fig. coll.) jemanden in die Pfanne hauen (ugs.)

see spots before one's eyes — Sterne sehen (ugs.)

5) (stain)

spot [of blood/ grease/ink] — [Blut-/Fett-/Tinten]fleck, der

6) (Brit. coll.): (small amount)

do a spot of work/sewing — ein bisschen arbeiten/nähen

how about a spot of lunch? — wie wär's mit einem Bissen zu Mittag?

have or be in a spot of bother or trouble — etwas Ärger haben

7) (drop)

a spot or a few spots of rain — ein paar Regentropfen

8) (area on body) [Körper]stelle, die

have a weak spot — (fig.) eine Schwachstelle haben; see also sore 1. 1)

9) (Telev. coll.): (position in programme) Sendezeit, die

the 7 o'clock spot — das Siebenuhrprogramm

10) (Med.) Pickel, der

heat spot — Hitzebläschen, das

break out in spots — Ausschlag bekommen

11) (on dice, dominoes) Punkt, der

12) (spotlight) Spot, der
2. transitive verb,
- tt-

1) (detect) entdecken; identifizieren [Verbrecher]; erkennen [Gefahr]

2) (take note of) erkennen [Flugzeugtyp, Vogel, Talent]

go train-/plane-spotting — Zug-/Flugzeugtypen bestimmen

3) (coll.): (pick out) tippen auf (+ Akk.) (ugs.) [Sieger, Gewinner usw.]

4) (stain) beflecken; (with ink or paint) beklecksen; (with mud) beschmutzen

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n.

Fleck -en m.

Pickel - (im Gesicht) m.

Plätzchen n.

Punkt -e m.

Stelle -n f. v.

beflecken v.

entdecken v.

herausfinden v.

sehen v.

(§ p.,pp.: sah, gesehen)

English-german dictionary > spot
14 great

1. adjective
1) (large) groß

great big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)

a great many — sehr viele

2) (beyond the ordinary) groß; sehr gut [Freund]

a great age — ein hohes Alter

take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für

3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartig

the great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...

Peter the Great — Peter der Große

be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)

be a great one for something — etwas sehr gern tun

4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig

5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]
2. noun
(person) Größe, die; as pl.

the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]

the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)

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[ɡreit]
adjective

1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) bedeutend

2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) groß

3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) besonder

4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) großartig

5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) sehr gut

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great

[greɪt]

I. adj

1. (very big) groß, riesig

it gives us \great pleasure to announce the engagement of our daughter es ist uns eine große Freude, die Verlobung unserer Tochter bekanntzugeben

it is with \great sorrow that I inform you of the death of our director zu meinem tiefsten Bedauern muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass unser Direktor verstorben ist

I feel \great sympathy for you ich fühle von ganzem Herzen mit dir

a \great amount [or quantity] eine große Menge, sehr viel

a \great deal of time/money eine Menge [o sehr viel] Zeit/Geld

to a \great extent im Großen und Ganzen

a \great joy eine große Freude

the \great majority of people die überwiegende Mehrheit der Leute

a \great many [or number of] people sehr viele Menschen

a \great sadness eine tiefe Traurigkeit

2. (famous) groß; (important) bedeutend; (outstanding) überragend

the \greatest boxer/show der größte Boxer/die größte Show

a \great personality eine überragende Persönlichkeit

3. (wonderful) großartig, wunderbar

we had a \great time at the party wir haben uns auf der Party großartig amüsiert

it's \great to be back home again es ist richtig schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

it was \great driving over the mountains es war wunderschön, durch die Berge zu fahren

\great! ( iron fam) na prima! iron fam, klasse! iron fam, wunderbar! ÖSTERR iron fam, super! SCHWEIZ iron fam

the \great thing about sth/sb is [that]... das Tolle an etw/jdm ist[, dass]... fam

the \great thing about my job is the flexitime was mir an meiner Arbeit besonders gefällt, ist die Gleitzeit

to be a \great one for sth genau der/die Richtige für etw akk sein

he's a \great one for getting other people to do his work er hat den Bogen raus, wie er andere Leute dazu kriegt, seine Arbeit zu machen fam

▪ to be \great at doing sth ( fam) etw sehr gut können

my sister's \great at playing football meine Schwester spielt klasse Fußball

4. inv (for emphasis) ausgesprochen

\great fool Volltrottel m fam

\great friend guter Freund/gute Freundin

as children they were \great friends als Kinder waren sie dicke Freunde fam

5. (very good) hervorragend, toll fam

she is a \great organizer sie kann hervorragend organisieren

he is a \great storyteller er ist ein fantastischer Geschichtenerzähler

to feel \great sich akk großartig fühlen

to feel not all that \great sich akk gar nicht gut fühlen

6. (enthusiastic) begeistert

our kids are \great party-goers unsere Kinder sind begeisterte Partygänger

7.

▶ to be going \great guns ( dated fam) richtig [toll] in Schwung [o in Fahrt] sein fam

▶ \great minds think alike[, fools seldom differ] ( prov hum) große Geister denken gleich prov hum, zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke prov hum

▶ to be no \great shakes nicht besonders gut sein

I'm no \great shakes as a cook/at cooking als Koch/im Kochen bin ich nicht gerade ein Meister

▶ to be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) genial [o großartig] sein

▶ to not be the \greatest thing since sliced bread ( prov fam) nicht gerade das Gelbe vom Ei sein fam

II. adv inv (extremely) sehr

\great big riesengroß

a \great big spider eine dicke, fette Spinne

a \great long queue [or AM line] eine riesenlange Schlange fam

III. n (person) Größe f; (in titles)

Alexander/Catherine the G\great Alexander der Große/Katharina die Große

the \great and the good die Prominenz

an all-time \great ein unvergesslicher Star

to be an all-time \great unerreicht sein

one of the \greats einer/eine der ganz Großen

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[greɪt]
1. adj (+er)

1) (in size) groß; (= very large) sehr groß; (= huge) riesig; (in extent) effort, variety, shock, need, success, help etc groß

with a great effort — mit großer Mühe or Anstrengung

a great variety of opinions — viele ganz unterschiedliche Ansichten

there is a great need for economic development — wirtschaftliche Entwicklung ist dringend nötig

of no great importance — ziemlich unwichtig

at a great pace — in or mit schnellem Tempo

x is greater/not greater than 10 (Math) —

great good fortune with great good humour — großes Glück sehr gut gelaunt

in great detail — ganz ausführlich

with great care — mit großer Vorsicht

I'll take great care of it — ich werde sehr gut darauf aufpassen

to take a great interest in sth — sich sehr für etw interessieren

he did not live to a great age — er erreichte kein hohes Alter

with great difficulty — mit großen Schwierigkeiten

a player of great ability — ein sehr or ausgesprochen fähiger Spieler

to a great extent — in hohem Maße

it was great fun — es hat großen Spaß gemacht

a great many, a great number of — sehr viele

a great many people — sehr viele or eine Menge (inf) Leute

See:

→ also deal

2) (= important, famous) person, achievement, work, event, city etc groß

his greatest work — sein Hauptwerk nt

to think great thoughts —

the great thing is to... — das Wichtigste ist zu...

great minds think alike — große Geister denken gleich

Alexander the Great — Alexander der Große

3)

(= strong, enthusiastic) he was a great friend of my father — er war mit meinem Vater sehr gut befreundet

he is a great admirer of British orchestras — er bewundert britische Orchester sehr

I'm a great lover of or a great one for cakes — ich esse für mein Leben gern Kuchen

she's a great one for punctuality — sie legt großen Wert auf Pünktlichkeit

he's a great one for criticizing others — im Kritisieren anderer ist er (ganz) groß

to be a great believer in sth — sehr viel von etw halten

to be a great believer in doing sth — grundsätzlich dafür sein, etw zu tun

he was a great womanizer — er stellte ständig den Frauen nach

4) (inf: terrific) person, idea toll (inf), prima (inf)

I think she's great — ich finde sie toll (inf) or prima (inf)

this cookbook is great for desserts — in diesem Kochbuch findet man besonders gute Nachspeisen

this whisk is great for sauces — dieser Schneebesen eignet sich besonders gut für Soßen

to be great at football/at singing — ein großer Fußballspieler/Sänger sein

to be great on jazz — ein großer Jazzkenner sein

to feel great — sich toll or prima fühlen (inf)

my wife isn't feeling so great —

Great Scott or Heavens! (dated) — (ach du) großer Gott or lieber Himmel!

5) (= excellent, outstanding) ausgezeichnet, großartig

one of the great footballers of our generation — einer der großen Fußballspieler unserer Generation

2. interj (inf)
toll (inf), super (inf)
oh great (iro) — na wunderbar

if that's what they want to believe, great — wenn sie das glauben wollen, dann sollen sie doch

3. adv

1) (inf

= well) she's doing great (in job) — sie macht sich hervorragend; (healthwise) sie macht große Fortschritte

everything's going great — alles läuft nach Plan

2)

great big (emph inf) — riesengroß

I want to give you a great big kiss —

a great big wedding — eine Hochzeit im großen Stil

he's a great big softie — er ist ein ganz großer Softie

4. n

1) pl

the great — die Großen pl

the great and the good — die Prominenz

2) usu pl (= person) Größe f

one of the all-time greats —

the golfing/literary greats — die Golfgrößen/literarischen Größen

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great [ɡreıt]

A adj (adv → greatly)

1. groß, beträchtlich (auch Anzahl), (Nachfrage etc) stark:

of great popularity sehr beliebt;

a great many sehr viele, eine große Anzahl;

the great majority die große oder überwiegende Mehrheit;

in great detail in allen Einzelheiten

2. lang (Zeit):

a great while ago vor langer Zeit

3. hoch (Alter):

live to a great age ein hohes Alter erreichen, sehr alt werden

4. groß:

a great big lump umg ein Mordsklumpen

5. groß (Buchstabe):

a great Z

6. groß, Groß…:

Great Britain

7. groß, bedeutend, wichtig (Probleme etc)

8. groß, wichtigst(er, e, es), Haupt…:

the great attraction die Hauptattraktion

9. (geistig) groß, überragend, berühmt, bedeutend:

a great poet ein großer Dichter;

a great city eine bedeutende Stadt;

the Great Duke Beiname des Herzogs von Wellington (1769-1852);

Frederick the Great Friedrich der Große

10. (gesellschaftlich) hoch(stehend), groß:

the great world die vornehme Welt;

a great family eine vornehme oder berühmte Familie

11. groß, erhaben (Gedanken etc)

12. groß, beliebt, oft gebraucht:

be the great thing at the moment im Moment sehr modern sein

13. groß (in hohem Maße):

a great friend of mine ein guter oder enger Freund von mir;

a great landowner ein Großgrundbesitzer

14. ausgezeichnet, großartig (Möglichkeit etc):

it is a great thing to be healthy es ist sehr viel wert, gesund zu sein

15. (nur präd) umg

a) groß, gut, sehr geschickt ( alle:

at, in in dat):

he is great at chess er spielt sehr gut Schach, er ist ein großer Schachspieler vor dem Herrn;

he’s great at drinking im Trinken ist er groß

b) interessiert (on für):

be great on sth sich für etwas begeistern

c) sehr bewandert (on in dat)

16. umg eifrig, begeistert (Leser etc)

17. umg großartig, herrlich, wunderbar, famos:

we had a great time wir haben uns großartig amüsiert, es war toll;

wouldn’t that be great? wäre das nicht herrlich?

18. (in Verwandtschaftsbezeichnungen)

a) Groß…

b)( vor grand…) Ur…

B s

1. the great koll die Großen pl, die Prominenten pl

2. great and small Groß und Klein, die Großen pl und die Kleinen pl

C adv umg prima, bestens

gt abk great

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1. adjective
1) (large) groß

great big — (coll.) riesengroß (ugs.)

a great many — sehr viele

2) (beyond the ordinary) groß; sehr gut [Freund]

a great age — ein hohes Alter

take great care of/a great interest in — sich sehr kümmern um/interessieren für

3) (important) groß [Tag, Ereignis, Attraktion, Hilfe]; (powerful, able) groß [Person, Komponist, Schriftsteller]; (impressive) großartig

the great thing is... — die Hauptsache ist...

Peter the Great — Peter der Große

be great at something — (skilful) in etwas (Dat.) ganz groß sein (ugs.)

be a great one for something — etwas sehr gern tun

4) (coll.): (splendid) großartig

5) (in relationship) Groß[onkel, -tante, -neffe, -nichte]; Ur[großmutter, -großvater, -enkel, -enkelin]
2. noun
(person) Größe, die; as pl.

the great — die Großen [der Geschichte/Literatur usw.]

the greatest — (coll.) der/die Größte/die Größten (ugs.)

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adj.

bedeutend adj.

groß adj.

English-german dictionary > great
15 large

adjective

(great in size, amount etc; not small: a large number of people; a large house; a large family; This house is too large for two people.) stor, rommelig, omfattende

- largely
- largeness
- at large

stor
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svær
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utstrakt

I
subst. \/lɑːdʒ\/

bare i uttrykk

at large fri, løs, på frifot, på egen hånd

• he was left at large

han ble overlatt til seg selv

• the escaped prisoner was still at large

den rømte fangen var fortsatt på frifot

• he walks about at large

han går fritt omkring

utførlig, i detalj, detaljert, vidløftig, i det vide og det brede, vidt og bredt

• she wrote at large about the incident

hun skrev detaljert om episoden

i sin alminnelighet, i sin helhet

• the public at large

den store allmennheten, folk i alminnelighet

• society at large

samfunnet i sin helhet

på måfå, ut i luften
II
verb \/lɑːdʒ\/

(sjøfart, seiling) sløre
III
adj. \/lɑːdʒ\/

1) stor, betydelig, anseelig, rikelig

• a large sum

• a large number

• a large quantity

• a large supply

• a large size

2) stor, rommelig, romslig

• a large flat

3) stor, omfattende, ekstensiv, stor-, utstrakt, vid, vidstrakt, vidtspennende, vidtrekkende, storslagen

• this is the largest agricultural area in the country

• he was a large farmer

han var storbonde

4) stor, liberal, fordomsfri, vidsynt, tolerant

• he has a large conscience

han har få fordommer

• you need a large tolerance to cope with those people

du må være svært tolerant for å takle de menneskene

5) generøs, stor, gavmild

• he has a large heart

han har et stort og varmt hjerte

• large charity

stor nestekjærlighet

6) ( om kunstnerisk behandling) bred, fri, vid

• that was a large interpretation

det var en vid tolkning

7) ( gammeldags) skrytete, brautende

• that's nothing but large talk

det er bare skryt

8) ( gammeldags) ubehøvlet, ufin

9) ( om seiling) rom, romskjøts

as large as life i kroppsstørrelse, i naturlig størrelse ( hverdagslig) lys levende, i egen høye person

• here he is, as large as life

her er han i egen høye person

in large measure\/part i stor grad

large of limb grovlemmet, kraftig

larger than life i overnaturlig størrelse, overdrevet, som skiller seg ut

large wind ( om seiling) rom vind, slør
IV
adv. \/lɑːdʒ\/

bare i uttrykk

by and large i det store og det hele, i det hele tatt

sail\/go\/run large (sjøfart, seiling) sløre

talk large skryte, skravle

English-Norwegian dictionary > large
16 much

1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

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

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vieles

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

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

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

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

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

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

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

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

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

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

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

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

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

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

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

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

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

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

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comparative of; see more

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much

[mʌtʃ]

I. adj

<more, most>

+ sing viel

there wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Post

how \much...? wie viel...?

how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

not/so \much nicht/so viel

[\much] too \much [viel] zu viel

a bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] viel

II. pron

1. (relative amount) viel

this \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicher

I don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angeln

he left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigung

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

too \much zu viel

2. (great deal) viel

\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtig

you didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasst

well, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werden

my new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel fam

I'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los fam

3. with neg ( pej: poor example)

I've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen können

she's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskope

he's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus

4. (larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages

\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit

5. (be redundant)

so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...

the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meer

6. with interrog

how \much is it? was kostet das?

III. adv

<more, most>

1. (greatly) sehr

we would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommen

she would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringen

I've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung

to not be \much good at sth in etw dat nicht sehr gut sein

2. (by far) bei Weitem

she's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job

3. (nearly) fast

things around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Alten

as \much as so gut wie

he as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...

\much the same fast so

I am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern

4. (specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie

I like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie du

they fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und je

so \much so [sehr]

it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehen

I wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffen

very \much sehr

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank

that's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich

5. (exactly that) genau das

I had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartet

it was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen

6. (often) häufig

we don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] weg

do you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?

7. (setting up a contrast)

they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar

IV. conj (although) auch wenn, wenngleich geh

\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...

\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...

he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeit

however \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...

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[mʌtʃ]
1. adj, n

1) viel inv

how much — wie viel inv

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

much of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr

we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten

he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)

I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders

I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)

2)

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

that insult was too much for me —

the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)

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

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

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

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

3)

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

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

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

as much as possible —

he spends as much as he earns — er gibt (genau)so viel aus, wie er verdient

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

as much again — noch einmal so viel

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

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

as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...

4)

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

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

you know so much — du weißt so viel

See:

→ also so

5)

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

Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks

I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)

2. adv

1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)

a much-admired/-married woman —

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

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr

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

thank you very much — vielen Dank

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

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

however much he tries —

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

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen

See:

→ also so

2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitem

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

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

3) (= almost) beinahe

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

they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß

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

* * *

much [mʌtʃ] komp more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər], sup most [məʊst]

A adj viel:

I haven’t got much money on me;

it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;

he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;

get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)

B s Menge f, große Sache:

nothing much nichts Besonderes;

it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;

think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);

I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;

he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;

I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;

he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;

he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;

it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;

too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten; → make B 14

C adv

1. sehr:

we much regret wir bedauern sehr;

much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;

much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;

it’s not much good umg

a) es ist nicht besonders gut,

b) es schmeckt nicht besonders

2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:

much-admired;

much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;

much-travel(l)ed

a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,

b) viel befahren;

much-vaunted viel gerühmt

3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:

much stronger viel stärker

4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:

much the oldest

5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:

he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;

it is much the same thing es ist ziemlich dasselbeBesondere Redewendungen: as much

a) so viel,

b) so sehr,

c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;

(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;

as much more ( oder again) noch einmal so viel (as wie);

he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;

this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;

he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;

I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;

he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;

so much

a) so sehr,

b) so viel,

c) lauter, nichts als so much the better umso besser ( for für);

so much for today so viel für heute;

so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);

not so much as nicht einmal;

without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;

so much so (und zwar) so sehr;

much less

a) viel weniger,

b) geschweige denn not much umg (als Antwort) wohl kaum;

much like a child ganz wie ein Kind

* * *
1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

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

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also more 2.; most 2.; vieles

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

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

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

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

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

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

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

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

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

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

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

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

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

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

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

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

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

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

* * *

adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
17 mass

масса имя существительное:
масса (mass, array, weight, lot, bulk, body)

месса (mass)

множество (multiplicity, plurality, variety, plenty, multitude, mass)

громада (mass)

литургия (liturgy, mass)

обедня (mass, Office of the Mass)

груда (pile, heap, stack, mass, huddle, congestion)

народные массы (masses, mass)

большое количество (plenty, number, quantity, a generous amount, a great deal, mass)

массирование (kneading, mass)

сосредоточение (concentration, centralization, Assembly, mass, build-up)

большая часть (most, bulk, better part of, larger half, heft, mass)
имя прилагательное:
массовый (mass, massive, wholesale, large-scale, grass-roots)

повальный (mass)

поточный (mass)
глагол:
массировать (massage, mass, knead, shampoo)

сосредоточивать (focus, concentrate, mass, concentre, turn)

концентрировать (concentrate, center, mass, concentre, concenter, centre)

собирать в кучу (mass, cumulate)

собираться в кучу (mass)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > mass
18 Mass

Масса имя существительное:
масса (mass, array, weight, lot, bulk, body)

месса (mass)

множество (multiplicity, plurality, variety, plenty, multitude, host)

громада (mass)

литургия (liturgy, mass)

обедня (mass, Office of the Mass)

груда (pile, heap, stack, mass, huddle, congestion)

народные массы (masses, mass)

большое количество (plenty, number, quantity, a generous amount, a great deal, bulk)

массирование (kneading, mass)

сосредоточение (concentration, centralization, Assembly, mass, build-up)

большая часть (most, bulk, better part of, larger half, heft, generality)
имя прилагательное:
массовый (mass, massive, wholesale, large-scale, grass-roots)

повальный (mass)

поточный (mass)
глагол:
массировать (massage, mass, knead, shampoo)

сосредоточивать (focus, concentrate, mass, concentre, turn)

концентрировать (concentrate, center, mass, concentre, concenter, centre)

собирать в кучу (mass, cumulate)

собираться в кучу (mass)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > Mass
19 large

large ⇒ Sizes

A adj

1 ( big) [area, car, city, feet, house] grand (before n) ; [appetite, piece, fruit, hand, nose, eye] gros/grosse ; to take a large size prendre une grande taille ; to grow ou get large grandir ;

2 ( substantial) [amount, fortune, sum] important, gros/grosse (before n) ; [part] gros/grosse (before n) ; [number, quantity] grand (before n) ; [population, percentage] fort (before n), important ; [crowd, family] nombreux/-euse (after n) ; [proportion] gros/grosse, fort (before n) ; to be out in large numbers [people] être nombreux/-euses ;

3 ( fat) [person] gros/grosse ; to grow ou get large grossir, prendre du poids ;

4 ( extensive) [selection, range, choice] grand (before n) ; in large measure, to a large extent en grande partie ; on a large scale [plan, demolish, reorganize] sur une grande échelle ; [emigrate, desert] en grand nombre.

B at large adj phr

1 ( free) [prisoner, killer] en liberté ;

2 ( in general) [society, population] en général, dans son ensemble ; in the country at large dans l'ensemble du pays ; the public at large le grand public.

Idioms

by and large de façon générale, en général ; larger than life [character, personality] exubérant ; he turned up two days later as large as life il a réapparu deux jours plus tard bien vivant.

Big English-French dictionary > large

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