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1 Confucianism (The way of life propagated by Confucius in the 6th-5th century ВС and followed by the Chinese people for more than two millennia)

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Confucianism (The way of life propagated by Confucius in the 6th-5th century ВС and followed by the Chinese people for more than two millennia)
2 call for more than one or two people

Программирование: требовать усилий более одного-двух человек (напр. для конструирования ПО)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > call for more than one or two people
3 more

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

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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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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.

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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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[mo:]
comparative; = much

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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

••

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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mo:
comparative; = much

more adj adv pron más

I'd like some more quiero más

the big ones cost more than the small ones los grandes cuestan más que los pequeños

this is more expensive éste es más caro

more and more cada vez más

more or less más o menos

more

tr[mɔː^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 más

■ more than half an hour más de media hora

■ do you want some more wine? ¿quieres más vino?

■ there were no more than twenty people no había más de veinte personas

■ no more tears! ¡basta de llorar!

pronoun

1 más

■ we need some more necesitamos más

■ I can't eat any more no puedo (comer) más

■ it's more than enough sobra y basta

■ we've got no more coffee no nos queda más café

■ there's more to life than work hay cosas más importantes en la vida que el trabajo

adverb

1 más

■ it's more expensive es más caro

■ I don't live there any more ya no vivo allí

■ I won't do it any more no lo volveré a hacer

■ I couldn't agree more estoy totalmente de acuerdo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

more and more cada vez más

more or less (approximately) más o menos 2 (almost) casi

to be more than happy to do something hacer algo con mucho gusto

the more..., the more... cuanto más..., más...

the more..., the less... cuanto más..., menos...

to see more of somebody ver a alguien más a menudo

what is more además, lo que es más Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Véanse también many y much/Table 1

more ['mor] adv

: más

what more can I say?: ¿qué más puedo decir?

more important: más importante

once more: una vez más

more adj

: más

nothing more than that: nada más que eso

more work: más trabajo

more n

: más m

the more you eat, the more you want: cuanto más comes, tanto más quieres

more pron

: más

more were found: se encontraron más

more

adj.

• más adj.

adv.

• más adv.

I mɔːr, mɔː(r)
adjective

a) (additional number, amount) más

would you like some more? — ¿quieres más?

there'll be no more talking — se acabó la charla

how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?

for more information call 387351 — para mayor información llamar al 38-73-51

one more question — una pregunta más

more and more people — cada vez más gente

the more money you earn, the more tax you have to pay — cuanto más dinero se gana, (tantos) más impuestos hay que pagar

b) ( in comparisons) más

I eat more meat than you — yo como más carne que tú

II

pronoun

a) (additional number, amount) más

let's say no more about it — no hablemos más del asunto

and, what is more,... — y lo que es más,...

the more she eats, the thinner she gets — cuanto más come, más adelgaza

have you anything more to say? — ¿tiene algo más que decir?

b) ( in comparisons) más

you eat more than me — tú comes más que yo

we had four more than we needed — nos sobraron cuatro, había cuatro de más

there's more to life than politics — hay cosas más importantes en la vida que la política

my brother is more of a businessman than I am — mi hermano tiene mucha más idea para los negocios que yo

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to greater extent) más

you watch television more than I do — tú ves más televisión que yo

I couldn't agree more — estoy totalmente de acuerdo

I don't go there any more than I have to — no voy ahí más de lo necesario

I love you more and more each day — te quiero cada día más

more or less — más o menos

I was more than a little surprised by your attitude — tu actitud me sorprendió bastante

b) (before adj, adv) más

could you please speak more clearly? — ¿podría hacer el favor de hablar más claro?

more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo

this made her all the more determined — esto la afirmó aún más en su resolución

2) (again, longer) más

once/twice more — una vez/dos veces más

I don't eat meat any more — ya no como carne

3) ( rather)

it's more an encyclopedia than a dictionary — es más una enciclopedia que un diccionario

I was more surprised than anything — me causó más que nada sorpresa

[mɔː(r)]
1.

ADJ más

there's more tea in the cupboard — hay más té en el aparador

• is there any more wine in the bottle? — ¿queda vino en la botella?

• a few more weeks — unas semanas más

it'll take a few more days — llevará unos cuantos días más

• many more people — muchas más personas

• much more butter — mucha más mantequilla

• I have no more money — no me queda más dinero

no more singing, I can't bear it! — ¡que no se cante más, no lo aguanto!

• do you want some more tea? — ¿quieres más té?

• you have more money than I — tienes más dinero que yo

• it's two more miles to the house — faltan dos millas para llegar a la casa

2. N
PRON
1) más

four more — cuatro más

• we can't afford more — no podemos pagar más

• is there any more? — ¿hay más?

there isn't any more — ya no hay más

• a bit more? — ¿un poco más?

• a few more — algunos más

• a little more — un poco más

• many more — muchos más

• much more — mucho más

there isn't much more to do — no hay or queda mucho más que hacer

• there's no more left — no queda (nada)

let's say no more about it! — ¡no se hable más del asunto!

she's no more a duchess than I am — tan duquesa es como mi padre

he no more thought of paying me than of flying to the moon — antes iría volando a la luna que pensar pagarme a mí

• I shall have more to say about this — volveré a hablar de esto

• some more — más

• he's got more than me! — ¡él tiene más que yo!

it's more than a job — es (algo) más que un trabajo

more than ever — más que nunca

more than half — más de la mitad

more than one/ten — más de uno/diez

not more than 15 — no más de quince

not much more than £20 — poco más de 20 libras

it cost more than we had expected — costó más de lo que esperábamos

• and what's more... — y además...

• there's more where that came from! — ¡esto no es más que el principio!

2)

• (all) the more — tanto más

it makes me (all) the more ashamed — tanto más vergüenza me da

all the more so because or as or since... — tanto más cuanto que...

the more you give him the more he wants — cuanto más se le da, (tanto) más quiere

the more he drank the thirstier he got — cuanto más bebía más sed tenía

the more the better, the more the merrier — cuantos más mejor

3. ADV

1) más

more difficult — más difícil

more easily — con mayor facilidad

• more and more — cada vez más

• if he says that any more — si vuelve a decir eso, si dice eso otra vez

if he comes here any more — si vuelve por aquí

• more or less — más o menos

neither more nor less — ni más ni menos

• "I don't understand it" - "no more do I" — -no lo comprendo -ni yo tampoco

• he's more intelligent than me — es más inteligente que yo

the house is more than half built — la casa está más que medio construida

I had more than carried out my obligation — había cumplido con creces mi obligación

it will more than meet the demand — satisfará ampliamente la demanda

he was more surprised than angry — más que enfadarse se sorprendió

it's more a short story than a novel — más que novela es un cuento

2) (=again)

once more — otra vez, una vez más

3) (=longer)

• he doesn't live here any more — ya no vive aquí

• Queen Anne is no more — la reina Ana ya no existe

we shall see her no more — no la volveremos a ver
MORE THAN
"Más... que" or "más... de"?
► Use más with que before nouns and personal pronouns (provided they are not followed by clauses) as well as before adverbs and prepositions:
It was much more than a book Era mucho más que un libro
She knows more than I do about such things Ella sabe más que yo de esas cosas
Spain won more medals than ever before España logró más medallas que nunca ► Use más ... de lo que/del que/de la que/de los que/ de las que with following clauses:
It's much more complicated than you think Es mucho más complicado de lo que te imaginas
There's much more violence now than there was in the seventies Hay mucha más violencia ahora de la que había en los setenta ► Use más with de before lo + ((adjective/past participle)):
You'll have to work more quickly than usual Tendrás que trabajar más rápido de lo normal
It was more difficult than expected Fue más difícil de lo previsto ► Use más with de in comparisons involving numbers or quantity:
There were more than twenty people there Había más de veinte personas allí
More than half are women Más de la mitad son mujeres
They hadn't seen each other for more than a year No se veían desde hacía más de un año ► But más ... que c an be used with numbers in more figurative comparisons:
A picture is worth more than a thousand words Una imagen vale más que mil palabras
Más... que c an be used before numbers in the construction no... más que, meaning "only". Compare the following:
He only earns 1000 euros a month No gana más que 1000 euros al mes
He earns no more than 1000 euros a month No gana más de 1000 euros al mes
A lot more
► When translating a lot more, far more {etc} remember to make the mucho in mucho más a gree with any noun it describes or refers to:
We eat much more junk food than we used to Tomamos mucha más comida basura que antes
It's only one sign. There are a lot or many more Solo es una señal. Hay muchas más
A lot more research will be needed Harán falta muchos más estudios For further uses and examples, see more
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I [mɔːr, mɔː(r)]
adjective

a) (additional number, amount) más

would you like some more? — ¿quieres más?

there'll be no more talking — se acabó la charla

how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?

for more information call 387351 — para mayor información llamar al 38-73-51

one more question — una pregunta más

more and more people — cada vez más gente

the more money you earn, the more tax you have to pay — cuanto más dinero se gana, (tantos) más impuestos hay que pagar

b) ( in comparisons) más

I eat more meat than you — yo como más carne que tú

II

pronoun

a) (additional number, amount) más

let's say no more about it — no hablemos más del asunto

and, what is more,... — y lo que es más,...

the more she eats, the thinner she gets — cuanto más come, más adelgaza

have you anything more to say? — ¿tiene algo más que decir?

b) ( in comparisons) más

you eat more than me — tú comes más que yo

we had four more than we needed — nos sobraron cuatro, había cuatro de más

there's more to life than politics — hay cosas más importantes en la vida que la política

my brother is more of a businessman than I am — mi hermano tiene mucha más idea para los negocios que yo

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to greater extent) más

you watch television more than I do — tú ves más televisión que yo

I couldn't agree more — estoy totalmente de acuerdo

I don't go there any more than I have to — no voy ahí más de lo necesario

I love you more and more each day — te quiero cada día más

more or less — más o menos

I was more than a little surprised by your attitude — tu actitud me sorprendió bastante

b) (before adj, adv) más

could you please speak more clearly? — ¿podría hacer el favor de hablar más claro?

more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo

this made her all the more determined — esto la afirmó aún más en su resolución

2) (again, longer) más

once/twice more — una vez/dos veces más

I don't eat meat any more — ya no como carne

3) ( rather)

it's more an encyclopedia than a dictionary — es más una enciclopedia que un diccionario

I was more surprised than anything — me causó más que nada sorpresa

English-spanish dictionary > more
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mo:
comparative; = many

I
adv. \/mɔː\/

1) mer, flere

• more bread

• ask for more

• would you like to sleep more?

vil du sove mer?

• participating is more important than winning

det er viktigere å delta enn å vinne

2) ytterligere, mer, til

• a few more

• never more

aldri mer

• once more

en gang til\/en til

• some more

litt til\/litt mer

• not a word more

ikke et ord til

• what more did he say?

hva sa han mer?

3) mer, mest, meste

• more complicated

mer innviklet

• more easily

lettere

• more exactly

nærmere bestemt

• more numerous

flere

• this is so easy that nothing can be more so

dette er så enkelt som det kan få blitt

• the more admired of the two

som blir mest beundret (av dem)

• the more difficult problem of the two

det største problemet av de to

4) dessuten, i tillegg

• she's pretty, and more, she's smart

hun er pen, og dessuten er hun intelligent

all the more eller so much the more så mye mer, desto mer, så mange flere

• as the time came I grew all the more nervous

etter hvert som tiden nærmet seg, ble jeg mer og mer nervøs

• the more reason for changing \/ the more reason there is to change

desto større grunn er det til å bytte

and what is more eller and more than that og ikke nok med det, og hva mer er

be more like it være bedre, være noe annet

• that's more like it

det var bedre \/ det var noe annet

be more to it than ikke være fullt så enkelt som, være mer ved det enn

more and more mer og mer, flere og flere, stadig mer, stadig flere

• it's getting more and more difficult

det blir mer og mer vanskelig

more or less mer eller mindre, på sett og vis, til en viss grad, større eller mindre

• we are all alike, more or less

vi er alle like på sett og vis

• with more or less skill

med større eller mindre dyktighet

cirka, sånn omtrent ytterligere, til, mer ( som adverb) mer, mest, meste

like more than anything mest\/nærmest lik

the more because særlig fordi, så meget mer som

• the situation is all the more difficult because

situasjonen er særlig vanskelig fordi

more than flere enn, mer enn

• that is more than I can tell you

det er mer enn jeg kan si

• in more than one respect

i flere henseende

neither more nor less verken mer eller mindre

• it's neither more nor less absurd

det er ganske enkelt urimelig

no more ikke mer, aldri mer, ikke lenger, heller ikke, like lite

• he is an actor no more

han er ikke lenger skuespiller

• you didn't come and no more did he

du kom ikke og heller ikke han

• he knows very little about it and no more do I

han vet veldig lite om det, og jeg vet ikke mer jeg heller

• we can do no more

vi kan ikke gjøre mer

• let's say no more

nå prater vi ikke mer om den saken

• we saw no more of him

vi så ikke mer til ham

be no more ikke være mer, være død

no more than ikke mer\/flere enn

• no more than five people

ikke mer enn fem mennesker

like lite som

• he can no more do it than he can fly

det er like umulig for ham som å fly

• he is no more able to read Chinese than I am

han kan ikke lese mer kinesisk enn jeg kan

not any more (than) ikke mer\/flere (enn) aldri mer

• I don't want to see him any more

jeg vil ikke se ham mer

not more (than) ikke mer (enn)
II
determ. \/mɔː\/

mer, flere

• please have some more bread

vær så god å ta mer brød

• did he ask for more?

bad han om mer?

• you're more of a hindrance than a help

du er mer til hinder enn til hjelp

no more ikke mer, ikke flere, aldri mer

• I have no more money

jeg har ikke flere penger

• no more war!

aldri mer krig!

no more of that nok om det, nå får det være nok (og) dermed basta

the more the merrier jo flere desto bedre

the more... the more... jo... desto...

• the more he gets the more he wants

jo mer han får, desto mer vil han ha

English-Norwegian dictionary > more
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[mɔː] comparative of many ～much
1. adjective

1) a greater number or quantity of:

I've more pencils than he has.
أكْثَر
2) an additional number or quantity of:

We need some more milk.
أكْثَر، إضافي
2. adverb

1) used to form the comparative of many adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than two syllables:

She can do it more easily that I can

He is much more intelligent than they are.
تُسْتَعْمَل مع الصِّفات ا لمكوَّنه من أكْثَر من مَقْطَعَيْن
2) to a greater degree or extent:

I'm exercising a little more now than I used to.
بِدَرَجَةٍ أكْبَر
3) again:

We'll play it once more.
ثانِيَةً
3. pronoun

1) a greater number or quantity:

"Are there a lot of people?" "There are far more than we expected."
عددٌ أكْبَر
2) an additional number or amount:

We've run out of paint. Will you go and get some more?
كمِّيَه إضافِيَّه

Arabic-English dictionary > more
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1. adjective
1) (additional) mehr

would you like any or some/a few more? — (apples, books, etc.) möchten Sie noch welche/ein paar?

would you like any or some more apples? — möchten Sie noch Äpfel?

would you like any or some/a little more? — (tea, paper, etc.) möchten Sie noch etwas/ein wenig?

would you like any or some more tea/paper? — möchten Sie noch Tee/Papier?

I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr

more and more — immer mehr

many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]

some more things — noch einige Dinge

2) (greater in degree) größer

more's the pity — (coll.) leider!

the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
1) (greater amount or number or thing) mehr

more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr

six or more — mindestens sechs

the more the merrier — see academic.ru/46306/merry">merry 1)

2) (additional number or amount or thing) mehr

what is more... — außerdem...

and more — mindestens vorangestellt; oder mehr

there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden

3)

more than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
3. adverb
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.

a more interesting book — ein interessanteres Buch

this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter

more often — häufiger

more than anything [else] — vor allem

2) (nearer, rather) eher

more... than... — eher... als...

more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig

3) (again) wieder

never more — nie wieder od. mehr

not any more — nicht mehr

once more — noch einmal

4)

more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)

become more and more absurd — immer absurder werden

5)

more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd

6)

more so — noch mehr

the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...

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[mo:]
comparative; = much

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more

[mɔ:ʳ, AM mɔ:r]

I. adj comp of many, much noch mehr

do you want \more food? willst du noch etwas zu essen haben?

I helped myself to \more tea ich schenkte mir Tee nach

we drank \more wine wir tranken noch mehr Wein

two \more days until Christmas noch zwei Tage bis Weihnachten

we can't take on any \more patients wir können keine weiteren Patienten mehr aufnehmen

some \more coffee? noch etwas Kaffee?

is there any \more coffee? ist noch [etwas] Kaffee da?

why are there no \more seats left? warum sind keine Plätze mehr frei?

no \more wine for you! du kriegst keinen Wein mehr!

no \more swotting ( fam) Schluss mit der Büffelei! fam

a few \more weeks and then it's Easter ein paar Wochen noch und dann ist Ostern

can you give me a few \more days to think it over? gibst du mir noch ein paar Tage Zeit zum Nachdenken?

you need a lot \more money than that du brauchst viel mehr Geld als das

just a little \more attention nur etwas mehr Aufmerksamkeit

\more and \more people buy things on the internet immer mehr Leute kaufen Sachen im Internet

just one \more thing before I go nur noch eins, bevor ich gehe

\more people live here than in the all of the rest of the country hier leben mehr Menschen als im ganzen Rest des Landes

I'd be \more than happy to oblige es wäre mir ein Vergnügen

\more and \more snow immer mehr Schnee

▶ [the] \more fool you BRIT ( pej fam) du bist ja blöd fam

II. pron

1. (greater amount) mehr

tell me \more erzähl' mir mehr

there's \more to it da steckt mehr dahinter

\more and \more came es kamen immer mehr

we see \more of him these days wir sehen ihn zurzeit öfter

she's \more of a poet than a musician sie ist eher Dichterin als Musikerin

the noise was \more than I could bear ich konnte den Lärm nicht ertragen

any \more? noch etwas?; (countable) noch mehr [o welche]?

is there any \more? ist noch etwas da?

some \more noch etwas; (countable) noch einige

no \more nichts weiter; (countable) keine mehr

there was no \more to be said about it dazu gab es nichts mehr zu sagen

2.

all the \more... umso mehr...

that's all the \more reason not to give in das ist umso mehr Grund, nicht nachzugeben

the \more the better je mehr desto besser

do come to the picnic — the \more the merrier komm doch zum Picknick — je mehr wir sind, desto lustiger wird es

the \more he insisted he was innocent, the less they seemed to believe him je mehr er darauf beharrte, unschuldig zu sein, desto weniger schienen sie ihm zu glauben

the \more he drank, the \more violent he became je mehr er trank, desto gewalttätiger wurde er

III. adv inv

1. (forming comparatives)

let's find a \more sensible way of doing it wir sollten eine vernünftigere Lösung finden

you couldn't be \more wrong du könntest nicht mehr danebenliegen! fam

this task is far [or much] \more difficult than the last one diese Aufgabe ist viel schwerer als die letzte

play that last section \more passionately spiele den letzten Teil leidenschaftlicher

\more importantly wichtiger noch

he finished the job and, \more importantly, he finished it on time er wurde mit der Arbeit fertig, wichtiger noch, er wurde rechtzeitig fertig

\more and \more...:

it's becoming \more and \more likely that she'll resign es wird immer wahrscheinlicher, dass sie zurücktritt

vacancies were becoming \more and \more rare es gab immer weniger freie Stellen

2. (to a greater extent) mehr

she asked if she could see him \more sie fragte, ob sie ihn öfter sehen könne

you should listen \more and talk less du solltest besser zuhören und weniger sprechen

they like classical music \more than pop sie mögen klassische Musik lieber als Pop

sb couldn't agree/disagree with sb \more ( form) jd ist ganz/überhaupt nicht jds Meinung

I couldn't agree with you \more, Professor ganz meine Meinung, Herr Professor

to think \more of sb eine höhere Meinung von jdm haben

... or \more mindestens...

each diamond was worth £10,000 or \more jeder Diamant war mindestens 10.000 Pfund wert

\more than... (greater number) über..., mehr als...; (very) äußerst..., mehr als...

\more than 20,000 demonstrators crowded into the square über 20.000 Demonstranten füllten den Platz

we'll be \more than happy to help wir helfen sehr gerne

\more than a little... ( form) ausgesprochen...

I was \more than a little surprised to see her ich war nicht wenig überrascht, sie zu sehen

no \more than... höchstens...

it's no \more than an inch long es ist höchstens ein Zoll lang

▪ the \more umso mehr

she's now all the \more determined to succeed sie ist jetzt umso entschlossener, erfolgreich zu sein

the \more so because umso mehr, als

3. (in addition) noch, außerdem

I just need one or two things \more before I can start cooking ich brauche nur noch ein paar Dinge, bevor ich zu kochen anfangen kann

once/twice/three times \more noch einmal/zweimal/dreimal

can you play the song through twice \more, please? kannst du das Lied bitte noch zweimal durchspielen?

no \more nie wieder

mention his name no \more to me erwähne seinen Namen mir gegenüber nie wieder

and [what's] \more überdies

he was rich, and \more, he was handsome er war reich und sah zudem gut aus

4. with verb inversion (neither) auch nicht

I had no complaints and no \more did Tom ich hatte keine Beschwerden und Tom auch nicht

5. (longer)

to be no \more times vorüber sein

the good old days are no \more die guten alten Zeiten sind vorbei; person gestorben sein

we're mourning poor Thomas, for he is no \more wir trauern um Thomas, der nicht mehr unter uns weilt

to not do sth any \more etw nicht mehr tun

I don't do yoga any \more ich habe mit Yoga aufgehört

6. (rather) eher

it's not so much a philosophy, \more a way of life es ist nicht so sehr eine Philosophie, als eine Lebensart

it was \more a snack than a meal es war eher ein Snack als eine Mahlzeit

\more dead than alive mehr tot als lebendig

7.

▶ \more or less (all in all) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) ungefähr

the project was \more or less a success das Projekt war mehr oder weniger erfolgreich

it's 500 kilos, \more or less das sind ungefähr 500 Kilo

it's \more or less symmetrical es ist in etwa symmetrisch

▶ that's \more like it ( fam) schon besser

▶ \more often than not meistens

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[mɔː(r)]
1. n, pron

1) (= greater amount) mehr; (= a further or additional amount) noch mehr; (of countable things) noch mehr or welche

more and more — immer mehr

I want a lot more — ich will viel mehr; (in addition) ich will noch viel mehr

three more —

a few more — noch ein paar

a little more — etwas mehr; (in addition) noch etwas mehr

many/much more — viel mehr

not many/much more — nicht mehr viele/viel

no more — nichts mehr; (countable) keine mehr

some more — noch etwas; (countable) noch welche

any more? — noch mehr or etwas?; (countable) noch mehr or welche?

there isn't/aren't any more — mehr gibt es nicht; (here, at the moment, left over) es ist nichts/es sind keine mehr da

is/are there any more? — gibt es noch mehr?; (left over) ist noch etwas/sind noch welche da?

even more — noch mehr

I shall have more to say about this — dazu habe ich noch etwas zu sagen

let's say no more about it —

we shall hear/see more of you — wir werden öfter von dir hören/dich öfter sehen

there's more to come — da kommt noch etwas, das ist noch nicht alles

what more do you want? — was willst du denn noch?

what more could one want? — mehr kann man sich doch nicht wünschen

there's more to it — da steckt (noch) mehr dahinter

there's more to bringing up children than just... — zum Kindererziehen gehört mehr als nur...

and what's more, he... — und außerdem or obendrein hat er... (noch)...

they are more than we are — sie sind in der Mehrzahl

there's more where that came from — davon gibts noch mehr

2)

(all) the more — umso mehr

the more you give him, the more he wants — je mehr du ihm gibst, desto mehr verlangt er

it makes me (all) the more ashamed — das beschämt mich umso mehr

the more the merrier — je mehr, desto besser or umso besser

2. adj
mehr; (in addition) noch mehr
two/five more bottles —

one more day, one day more more and more money/friends — noch ein Tag immer mehr Geld/Freunde

a lot/a little more money — viel/etwas mehr Geld; (in addition) noch viel/noch etwas mehr Geld

a few more friends/weeks — noch ein paar Freunde/Wochen

you won't have many more friends/much more money left — du hast nicht mehr viele Freunde/nicht mehr viel Geld übrig

no more money/friends — kein Geld/keine Freunde mehr

no more singing/squabbling! — Schluss mit der Singerei/mit dem Zanken!

do you want some more tea/books? —

is there any more wine in the bottle? — ist noch (etwas) Wein in der Flasche?

there isn't any more wine — es ist kein Wein mehr da

there aren't any more books — mehr Bücher gibt es nicht; (here, at the moment) es sind keine Bücher mehr da

(the) more fool you! — du bist ja vielleicht ein Dummkopf!

(the) more fool you for giving him the money — dass du auch so dumm bist und ihm das Geld gibst

3. adv

1) mehr

more and more — immer mehr

it will weigh/grow a bit more — es wird etwas mehr wiegen/noch etwas wachsen

will it weigh/grow any more? — wird es mehr wiegen/noch wachsen?

it'll grow more if you... — es wächst besser, wenn du...

to like/want sth more — etw lieber mögen/wollen

more than — mehr als

£5/2 hours more than I thought — £ 5 mehr/2 Stunden länger, als ich dachte

it will more than meet the demand — das wird die Nachfrage mehr als genügend befriedigen

he's more lazy than stupid — er ist eher faul als dumm

no more than, not more than — nicht mehr als

no more a duchess than I am — genauso wenig eine Herzogin wie ich (eine bin)

nothing more than a wild guess — eine reine Vermutung

he's more like a brother to me — er ist eher wie ein Bruder (für mich)

no more do I — ich auch nicht

he has resigned – that's no more than I expected — er hat gekündigt – das habe ich ja erwartet

2)

(= again) once more — noch einmal, noch mal (inf)

never more — nie mehr or wieder

3) (= longer) mehr

no more, not any more — nicht mehr

to be no more (person) — nicht mehr sein or leben; (thing) nicht mehr existieren

if he comes here any more... — wenn er noch weiter or länger hierher kommt...

4) (to form comp of adj, adv) -er (than als)

more beautiful — schöner

more and more beautiful — immer schöner

more seriously — ernster

no more stupid than I am — (auch) nicht dümmer als ich

5)

more or less — mehr oder weniger

neither more nor less, no more, no less — nicht mehr und nicht weniger

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more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər]

A adj

1. mehr:

more money ( people, etc);

(no) more than (nicht) mehr als;

they are more than we are sie sind zahlreicher als wir

2. mehr, noch (mehr), weiter:

some more tea noch etwas Tee;

one more day noch ein(en) Tag;

two more miles noch zwei Meilen, zwei weitere Meilen;

some more children noch einige Kinder;

so much the more courage umso mehr Mut;

he is no more er ist nicht mehr (ist tot)

3. größer (obs außer in):

(the) more fool you! du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf!;

the more part der größere Teil

B adv

1. mehr, in höherem Maße:

they work more sie arbeiten mehr;

more in theory than in practice mehr in der Theorie als in der Praxis;

more dead than alive mehr oder eher tot als lebendig;

more and more immer mehr;

more and more difficult immer schwieriger;

more or less

a) mehr oder weniger,

b) ungefähr;

the more umso mehr;

the more so because … umso mehr, da …;

all the more so nur umso mehr;

so much the more as … umso mehr als …;

the more you have, the more you want (Sprichwort) je mehr man hat, desto mehr will man;

no ( oder not any) more than … ebenso wenig wie …;

neither ( oder no) more nor less than stupid nicht mehr und nicht weniger als dumm, einfach dumm;

more than happy überglücklich

2. (zur Bildung des komp):

more conscientiously gewissenhafter;

more important wichtiger;

more often öfter; → able 1

3. noch:

never more niemals wieder;

once more noch einmal;

twice more noch zweimal;

two hours (miles) more noch zwei Stunden (Meilen)

4. darüber hinaus, überdies:

it is wrong and, more, it is foolish

C s

1. Mehr n (of an dat)

2. mehr:

more than one person has seen it mehr als einer hat es gesehen;

we shall see more of you wir werden dich noch öfter sehen;

and what is more und was noch wichtiger oder schwerwiegender ist;

some more, a little more noch etwas (mehr);

no more nichts mehr;

what more do you want? was willst du denn noch?

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1. adjective
1) (additional) mehr

would you like any or some/a few more? — (apples, books, etc.) möchten Sie noch welche/ein paar?

would you like any or some more apples? — möchten Sie noch Äpfel?

would you like any or some/a little more? — (tea, paper, etc.) möchten Sie noch etwas/ein wenig?

would you like any or some more tea/paper? — möchten Sie noch Tee/Papier?

I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr

more and more — immer mehr

many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]

some more things — noch einige Dinge

2) (greater in degree) größer

more's the pity — (coll.) leider!

the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
1) (greater amount or number or thing) mehr

more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr

six or more — mindestens sechs

the more the merrier — see merry 1)

2) (additional number or amount or thing) mehr

what is more... — außerdem...

and more — mindestens vorangestellt; oder mehr

there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden

3)

more than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
3. adverb
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.

a more interesting book — ein interessanteres Buch

this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter

more often — häufiger

more than anything [else] — vor allem

2) (nearer, rather) eher

more... than... — eher... als...

more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig

3) (again) wieder

never more — nie wieder od. mehr

not any more — nicht mehr

once more — noch einmal

4)

more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)

become more and more absurd — immer absurder werden

5)

more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd

6)

more so — noch mehr

the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...

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adj.

mehr adj.

weiter adj.

English-german dictionary > more
11 more

[mɔ:ʳ, Am mɔ:r] adj

comp of many mehr;

do you want \more food? willst du mehr zu essen haben;

I helped myself to \more tea ich schenkte mir Tee nach;

we drank \more wine wir tranken weiterhin Wein;

two \more days until Christmas noch zwei Tage, dann ist Weihnachten da;

we can't take on any \more patients wir können keine weiteren Patienten mehr übernehmen;

why are there no \more seats left? warum sind keine Plätze mehr frei?;

no \more wine for you! du kriegst keinen Wein mehr!;

just one \more thing before I go nur noch eins, bevor ich gehe;

\more people live here than in the all of the rest of the country hier leben mehr Menschen als im ganzen Rest des Landes;

I'd be \more than happy to oblige es wäre mir ein Vergnügen;

\more and \more snow immer mehr Schnee

PHRASES:

[the] \more fool you ( Brit) ( pej) ( fam) du bist ja blöd ( fam) pron mehr;

tell me \more erzähl' mir mehr;

the \more the better je mehr desto besser;

do come to the picnic - the \more the merrier komm doch zum Picknick - je mehr wir sind, desto lustiger wird es;

the \more he insisted he was innocent, the less they seemed to believe him je mehr er betonte, dass er unschuldig war, desto weniger schienen sie ihm zu glauben;

the \more he drank, the \more violent he became je mehr er trank, desto gewalttätiger wurde er;

all the \more... umso mehr;

she's now all the \more determined to succeed sie ist mehr denn je entschlossen, Erfolg zu haben;

that's all the \more reason not to give in das ist umso mehr Grund, nicht nachzugeben;

no \more nichts weiter;

there was no \more to be said about it dazu gibt es nichts mehr zu sagen;

can I have some \more? kann ich noch was haben?;

any \more? noch etwas?;

is there any \more? ist noch etwas übrig?;

she's \more of a poet than a musician sie ist eher Dichterin als Musikerin;

the noise was \more than I could bear ich hielt den Lärm nicht aus adv

inv

1) ( forming comparatives) wird im Deutschen durch Komparativ ausgedrückt;

let's find a \more sensible way of doing it wir sollten eine vernünftigere Lösung finden;

play that last section \more passionately spiele den letzten Teil leidenschaftlicher;

you couldn't be \more wrong falscher könntest du nicht liegen;

\more comfortable/ important/ uncertain bequemer/wichtiger/ungewisser;

for them enthusiasm is \more important than talent für sie ist Begeisterung wichtiger als Talent;

\more easily/ rapidly/ thoroughly einfacher/schneller/gründlicher;

\more importantly wichtiger noch;

he finished the job and, \more importantly, he finished it on time er wurde mit der Arbeit fertig, wichtiger noch, er wurde rechtzeitig fertig;

far [or much] \more... than...;

this task is far \more difficult than the last one diese Aufgabe ist viel schwerer als die letzte

2) ( to a greater extent) mehr;

she asked if she could see him \more sie fragte, ob sie ihn öfter sehen könne;

you should listen \more and talk less du solltest besser zuhören und weniger sprechen;

sb couldn't agree/disagree \more ( form) ganz/überhaupt nicht jds Meinung sein;

I couldn't agree/disagree with you \more, Professor ich bin ganz/überhaupt nicht Ihrer Meinung, Herr Professor;

\more and \more... immer...;

it's becoming \more and \more likely that she'll resign es wird immer wahrscheinlicher, dass sie zurücktritt;

vacancies were becoming \more and \more rare es gab immer weniger freie Plätze;

... or \more mindestens...;

each diamond was worth £10,000 or \more jeder Diamant war mindestens £10.000 wert;

\more than... ( greater number) über..., mehr als...;

\more than 20,000 demonstrators crowded into the square über 20.000 Demonstranten füllten den Platz;

( very) äußerst;

we'll be \more than happy to help wir helfen sehr gerne;

\more than a little... ( form) ausgesprochen;

I was \more than a little surprised to see her ich war ausgesprochen überrascht, sie zu sehen;

to do sth \more than sb/ sth;

they like classical music \more than pop ihnen gefällt klassische Musik besser als Pop;

in his experience females liked chocolate \more than males seiner Erfahrung nach schmeckt Frauen Schokolade besser als Männern;

no \more than... höchstens...;

it's no \more than an inch long das ist höchstens ein Inch lang

3) ( in addition) noch, außerdem;

one or two things \more noch ein paar Dinge;

I just need one or two things \more before I can start cooking ich brauche nur noch ein paar Dinge, bevor ich zu kochen anfangen kann;

once/ twice/three times \more noch einmal/zweimal/dreimal;

can you play the song through once/twice \more, please? kannst du das Lied noch einmal/zweimal durchspielen, bitte?;

repeat once \more noch einmal wiederholen;

to not do sth any \more etw nicht mehr machen;

I don't do yoga any \more ich mache nicht mehr Yoga;

no \more nie wieder;

mention his name no \more to me sag seinen Namen vor mir nie wieder;

and [what's] \more überdies;

he was rich, and \more, he was handsome er war reich und sah zudem gut aus

4) with verb inversion ( neither) auch nicht;

I had no complaints and no \more did Tom ich hatte keine Beschwerden und Tom auch nicht

5) ( longer)

to be no \more thing, times vorüber sein;

the good old days are no \more die guten alten Zeiten sind vorüber; person gestorben sein;

we're mourning poor Thomas, for he is no \more wir trauern um Thomas, der nicht mehr unter uns weilt;

not... any \more nicht mehr;

I don't love you any \more ich liebe dich nicht mehr

6) ( rather) eher;

it's not so much a philosophy, \more a way of life es ist weniger eine Philosophie als eine Lebensart;

\more... than... vielmehr;

it was \more a snack than a meal das war eher ein Snack als eine Mahlzeit;

\more dead than alive mehr tot als lebendig

PHRASES:

\more or less mehr oder weniger;

the project was \more or less a success das Projekt war mehr oder weniger erfolgreich;

they are \more or less a waste of time das war mehr oder weniger verlorene Zeit;

( approximately) ungefähr;

it's 500 kilos, \more or less das sind ungefähr 500 Kilo;

\more or less symmetrical in etwa symmetrisch;

\more often than not meistens;

they're at home \more often than not on a Saturday afternoon sie sind am Samstagnachmittag meistens zu Hause;

that's \more like it ( fam) so ist es gut;

for this exercise don't bend your legs too far - that's \more like it beuge die Beine bei dieser Übung nicht zu stark - so ist's gut

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12 people

plural; see person

people npl gente / personas

there were a lot of people at the match había mucha gente en el partido

Se emplea como si fuera el plural de person

one person, two people una persona, dos personas

people

tr['piːpəl]

plural noun

1 (gen) gente nombre femenino, personas nombre femenino plural

■ a lot of people mucha gente

■ most people la mayoría de la gente

■ over a hundred people más de cien personas

■ people say that... dicen que..., se dice que...

2 (citizens) ciudadanos nombre masculino plural; (inhabitants) habitantes nombre masculino plural

■ power to the people! ¡poder para el pueblo!

3 (family) familia, gente nombre femenino

noun

1 (nation, race) pueblo, nación nombre femenino

transitive verb

1 poblar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

old people los viejos nombre masculino plural, los ancianos nombre masculino plural, la gente nombre femenino mayor

people carrier monovolumen nombre masculino

people's republic república popular

the common people la gente nombre femenino corriente

young people los jóvenes nombre masculino plural, la juventud nombre femenino, la gente nombre femenino joven

people ['pi:pəl] vt, - pled ; - pling : poblar

people ns & pl

1) people npl

: gente f, personas fpl

people like him: él le cae bien a la gente

many people: mucha gente, muchas personas

2) pl peoples : pueblo m

the Cuban people: el pueblo cubano

people

n.pl.

• gente s.f.

• mundo s.m.

• nación s.f.

• persona s.f.

• personas s.f.pl.

• pueblo s.m.

v.

• poblar v.

I 'piːpəl
noun

1) (+ pl vb, no art)

a) ( in general) gente f

what will people say? — ¿qué dirá la gente?

people say that... — dicen que..., se dice que...

some people don't like it — a algunos no les gusta, a algunas personas no les gusta, hay gente a la que no le gusta

b) ( individuals) personas fpl

the hall seats 200 people — la sala tiene un aforo de 200 personas

well, really, some people! — hay cada uno!

you people don't understand — ustedes no entienden

you of all people ought to know — tú más que nadie deberías saberlo

c) ( specific group)

tall/rich people — la gente alta/rica, las personas altas/ricas, los altos/ricos

young people — los jóvenes, la juventud

local people — la gente del lugar, los lugareños

my people are from Illinois — mi familia or (fam) mi gente es de Illinois

he wasn't one of our people — no era uno de los nuestros

2)

a) ( inhabitants) (+ pl vb)

the people of this country — la gente de este país, este pueblo

she got to know the country and its people — llegó a conocer bien el país y su(s) gente(s)

b) (citizens, nation) (+ pl vb)

the people — el pueblo

a people's republic — una república popular

c) ( race) (+ sing vb) pueblo m

II

transitive verb poblar*

a land peopled by savage tribes — una tierra habitada por tribus salvajes

['piːpl]
1. N

1) (with pl vb)

a) (seen as a mass) gente f

what will people think? — ¿qué va a pensar la gente?

they stole from people's houses — robaban las casas de la gente

the place was full of people — el local estaba lleno de gente

• country people — la gente del campo

• I like the people here — la gente de aquí me cae bien

here people quarrel a lot — aquí se riñe mucho

• they don't mix much with the local people — no se tratan mucho con la gente del lugar

• what a lot of people! — ¡cuánta gente!

• old people — los ancianos, la gente mayor

• people say that... — dicen que..., la gente dice que...

• young people — los jóvenes, la gente joven

b) (=persons, individuals) personas fpl

20 people — 20 personas

millions of people — millones mpl de personas

people are more important than animals — las personas son más importantes que los animales

how many people are there in your family? — ¿cuántos sois en tu familia?

• he got a knighthood, him of all people! — le han nombrado sir, ¡precisamente a él!

you of all people should understand — tú deberías entenderlo mejor que nadie

• the people concerned — la gente or las personas en cuestión

• English people — los ingleses

two English people — dos ingleses

• the gas people are coming tomorrow — los del gas vienen mañana

• people like you are not welcome — no queremos gente como tú

• many people think that... — mucha gente cree que..., muchos creen que...

• most people like it — a la mayoría de la gente le gusta

• several people have told me — me lo han dicho varias personas

• some people are born lucky — hay gente que nace de pie, hay gente con suerte

• they're strange people — son gente rara

• what do you people think? — y ustedes ¿qué opinan?
little I, 2.
c) (=inhabitants) habitantes mpl

Madrid has over four million people — Madrid tiene más de cuatro millones de habitantes

the people of London — los habitantes de Londres, los londinenses

the people of Angola — los habitantes or la gente de Angola

the people of this country are fed up — la gente de este país está harta

a leader who will serve the country and its people — un líder al servicio del país y de su gente

d) (=citizens, public) pueblo m

the people — el pueblo

the will of the people — la voluntad popular or del pueblo

the British people — el pueblo británico

the king and his people — el rey y su pueblo or sus súbditos

a people's army/democracy/republic — un ejército/una democracia/una república popular

government by the people — el gobierno del pueblo

• the people at large — el pueblo en general

• a man of the people — un hombre del pueblo

• power to the people — poder m para el pueblo

• a people's tribunal — un tribunal popular

- go to the people
common 1., 1)
e) (=family) gente f, familia f

my people come from the north — mi familia or mi gente es del norte

have you met his people? — ¿conoces a su familia?

f) (=colleagues)

I asked one of our people in Boston to handle it — pedí a uno de los nuestros en Boston que se encargara de ello

2) (with sing vb) (=ethnic group) pueblo m

an oppressed people — un pueblo oprimido

the peoples of the former Soviet Union — los pueblos de la antigua Unión Soviética

Spanish-speaking peoples — los pueblos or las gentes de habla hispana

2.

VT poblar

the country is peopled by nomads — el país está poblado or habitado por nómadas

his novels are peopled with outlandish characters — sus novelas están pobladas de personajes extravagantes

3.

CPD

people carrier N — monovolumen m

people mover N — (US) cinta f transbordadora, pasillo m móvil

people skills NPL —

• to have good people skills — tener habilidades sociales

good people skills are essential — fundamental tener facilidad para relacionarse, fundamental tener habilidades sociales

people trafficking N — tráfico m de personas

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I ['piːpəl]
noun

1) (+ pl vb, no art)

a) ( in general) gente f

what will people say? — ¿qué dirá la gente?

people say that... — dicen que..., se dice que...

some people don't like it — a algunos no les gusta, a algunas personas no les gusta, hay gente a la que no le gusta

b) ( individuals) personas fpl

the hall seats 200 people — la sala tiene un aforo de 200 personas

well, really, some people! — hay cada uno!

you people don't understand — ustedes no entienden

you of all people ought to know — tú más que nadie deberías saberlo

c) ( specific group)

tall/rich people — la gente alta/rica, las personas altas/ricas, los altos/ricos

young people — los jóvenes, la juventud

local people — la gente del lugar, los lugareños

my people are from Illinois — mi familia or (fam) mi gente es de Illinois

he wasn't one of our people — no era uno de los nuestros

2)

a) ( inhabitants) (+ pl vb)

the people of this country — la gente de este país, este pueblo

she got to know the country and its people — llegó a conocer bien el país y su(s) gente(s)

b) (citizens, nation) (+ pl vb)

the people — el pueblo

a people's republic — una república popular

c) ( race) (+ sing vb) pueblo m

II

transitive verb poblar*

a land peopled by savage tribes — una tierra habitada por tribus salvajes

English-spanish dictionary > people
13 one

one [wʌn]

un/une ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (e)-(h) seul ⇒ 1 (c) même ⇒ 1 (d) on ⇒ 2B

1 adjective

(a) (in expressions of age, date, measurement etc) un (une);

∎ one dollar un dollar;

∎ one pound une livre;

∎ one and a half kilos un kilo et demi;

∎ twenty-one apples vingt et une pommes;

∎ one million un million;

∎ one thousand mille;

∎ at one o'clock à une heure;

∎ he'll be one (year old) in June il aura un an en juin;

∎ on page one (of book) (à la) page un; (of newspaper) à la une;

∎ one fifty (a hundred and fifty) cent cinquante; (one pound and fifty pence) une livre cinquante (pence); (one dollar fifty cents) un dollar cinquante (cents); (time) deux heures moins dix, une heure cinquante;

∎ one or two (a few) un/une ou deux;

∎ a million or a thousand and one (a lot) un millier de;

∎ the odds are (at) ten to one la cote est à dix contre un;

∎ it's ten to one that or American one will get you ten that he's at the office je parie (à) dix contre un qu'il est au bureau

(b) (referring to a single object or person) un (une);

∎ one American in two un Américain sur deux;

∎ only one answer is correct il n'y a qu'une seule bonne réponse;

∎ at any one time au même moment;

∎ one car looks much like another to me pour moi, toutes les voitures se ressemblent;

∎ take one half and give him the other prends-en une moitié et donne-lui l'autre;

∎ one member one vote = système de scrutin "un homme, une voix"

(c) (only, single) seul, unique;

∎ my one mistake ma seule erreur;

∎ the one woman who knows la seule femme qui soit au courant;

∎ no one man should have that responsibility c'est trop de responsabilité pour un seul homme;

∎ not one family was spared pas une (seule) famille ne fut épargnée

(d) (same) même;

∎ they all arrived on the one day ils sont tous arrivés le même jour;

∎ the two wanted men are in fact one and the same person les deux hommes recherchés sont en fait une seule et même personne;

∎ to be of one mind (with sb on sth) être du même avis (que qn sur qch);

∎ it's all one to me ça m'est égal

(e) (instead of "a")

∎ if there's one thing I hate it's rudeness s'il y a une chose que je n'aime pas, c'est bien la grossièreté;

∎ for one thing it's too late d'abord, c'est trop tard;

∎ one thing at a time chaque chose en son temps;

∎ one thing you'll need to know is… il y a quelque chose qu'il vous faudra savoir…;

∎ we had one customer once who wouldn't leave une fois on a eu un client qui ne voulait pas partir

(f) (a certain)

∎ I was introduced to one Ian Bell on m'a présenté un certain Ian Bell

(g) (indicating indefinite time)

∎ one day you'll understand un jour, tu comprendras;

∎ one evening in July un soir de juillet;

∎ early one morning un matin de bonne heure

(h) familiar (as intensifier)

∎ that's one fine car! c'est une sacrée bagnole!;

∎ the room was one big mess! il y avait une de ces pagailles dans la pièce!;

∎ it's been one hell of a day! quelle journée!^□

2 pronoun

A.

(a) (person, thing)

∎ which one lequel (laquelle) m,f;

∎ this one celui-ci (celle-ci) m,f;

∎ that one celui-là (celle-là) m,f;

∎ the other one l'autre mf;

∎ the right one le (la) bon (bonne);

∎ the wrong one le (la) mauvais(e);

∎ which one do you prefer? lequel (laquelle) préférez-vous?;

∎ which ones? lesquels?;

∎ these ones ceux-ci (celles-ci) mpl, fpl;

∎ those ones ceux-là (celles-là) mpl, fpl;

∎ which dog? - the one that's barking quel chien? - celui qui aboie;

∎ which cars? - the ones you like quelles voitures? - celles que tu aimes;

∎ the one I spoke of celui dont j'ai parlé;

∎ he's the one who did it c'est lui qui l'a fait;

∎ one of my colleagues is sick (l')un de mes collègues est malade;

∎ one of the bulbs has fused (l')une des ampoules a grillé;

∎ one of them l'un d'entre eux, l'un d'eux;

∎ give me one of them donnez-m'en un;

∎ she's one of us elle est des nôtres;

∎ any one of us n'importe lequel d'entre nous;

∎ that's one of my favourite restaurants c'est (l')un de mes restaurants préférés;

∎ he's one of my many admirers c'est un de mes nombreux admirateurs;

∎ I've only got one je n'en ai qu'un;

∎ there's only one left il n'en reste qu'un;

∎ I was the only one there j'étais le seul à me trouver là;

∎ have you seen one? en avez-vous vu un?;

∎ two for the price of one deux pour le prix d'un;

∎ one or other l'un d'eux;

∎ one after the other l'un après l'autre;

∎ you can't have one without the other l'un ne va pas sans l'autre;

∎ take the new one prends le nouveau;

∎ the scheme was a good one on paper le plan était excellent en théorie;

∎ she's eaten all the ripe ones elle a mangé tous ceux qui étaient mûrs/toutes celles qui étaient mûres;

∎ our loved or dear ones ceux qui nous sont chers;

∎ the mother and her little ones la mère et ses petits;

∎ she's my littlest one c'est ma plus jeune ou ma petite dernière;

∎ he's a strange one, that boy il est bizarre, ce garçon;

∎ British familiar ooh, you are a one! toi, alors!;

∎ British familiar he's a right one he is! lui alors!;

∎ familiar I'm not much of a one or I'm not a great one for cheese je ne raffole pas du fromage;

∎ she's a great one for computers c'est une mordue d'informatique;

∎ she's one in a million or thousand c'est une perle rare;

∎ I'm not one to gossip but… je ne suis pas du genre commère mais…;

∎ I want the opinion of one better able to judge je voudrais avoir l'opinion de quelqu'un qui soit plus capable de juger;

∎ familiar there's one born every minute! comment peut-on être aussi stupide!^□ ;

∎ one and all tous (sans exception);

∎ one at a time un à la fois;

∎ proverb one for all and all for one un pour tous et tous pour un;

∎ familiar to get one over on sb avoir l'avantage sur qn^□

(b) (joke, story, question etc)

∎ have you heard the one about the two postmen? tu connais celle des deux facteurs?;

∎ that's a good one! elle est bien bonne celle-là!;

∎ that's a hard one (a difficult question) vous me posez une colle;

∎ that's an easy one c'est facile;

∎ the question is one of great importance cette question est d'une grande importance;

∎ you'll have to solve this one yourself il faudra que tu règles ça tout seul

(c) familiar (drink)

∎ do you fancy a quick one? on prend un verre en vitesse?^□ ;

∎ to have had one too many avoir bu un coup de trop

(d) familiar (blow)

∎ to hit or thump or belt sb one en coller une à qn

(e) British familiar

∎ to go into one (lose one's temper) péter les plombs, péter une durite

(f) very familiar

∎ to give sb one (have sex with) en glisser une paire à qn

(g) Knitting

∎ to make one faire une augmentation, augmenter d'une maille

(h) Stock Exchange unité f;

∎ to issue shares in ones émettre des actions en unités

B.

(a) formal (as subject) on; (as object or after preposition) vous;

∎ if one loses one's or American his temper si on se met en colère;

∎ one can only do one's or American his best on fait ce qu'on peut;

∎ it is enough to make one weep il y a de quoi vous faire pleurer;

∎ it certainly makes one think ça fait réfléchir, c'est sûr

(b) (with infinitive forms)

∎ to wash one's hands se laver les mains;

∎ to put one's hands in one's pockets mettre ses ou les mains dans les poches

3 at one adverb

∎ formal to be at one with sb/sth être en harmonie avec qn/qch;

∎ she felt at one with the world elle se sentait en harmonie avec le monde

4 for one adverb

∎ I for one am disappointed pour ma part, je suis déçu;

∎ I know that Gillian for one is against it je sais que Gillian est contre en tout cas

5 in one adverb

(a) (combined)

∎ all in one à la fois;

∎ she's a writer, actress and director (all) in one elle est à la fois scénariste, actrice et metteur en scène;

∎ two volumes in one deux volumes en un;

∎ a useful three-in-one kitchen knife un couteau de cuisine très utile avec ses trois fonctions

(b) (at one attempt) du premier coup;

∎ he did it in one il l'a fait en un seul coup;

∎ familiar got it in one! du premier coup!^□

6 in ones and twos adverb

∎ they arrived in ones and twos ils arrivèrent les uns après les autres;

∎ people stood around in ones and twos les gens se tenaient là par petits groupes

7 one another pronoun

(two people) l'un l'autre (l'une l'autre) m,f; (more than two people) les uns les autres (les unes les autres) mpl, fpl;

∎ they didn't dare talk to one another ils n'ont pas osé se parler;

∎ we love one another nous nous aimons;

∎ the group meet in one another's homes le groupe se réunit chez l'un ou chez l'autre;

∎ they respect one another (two people) ils ont du respect l'un pour l'autre; (more than two people) ils se respectent les uns les autres;

∎ you can copy one another's notes (two people) vous pouvez copier vos notes l'un sur l'autre; (more than two people) vous pouvez copier vos notes les uns sur les autres

8 one by one adverb

un par un (une par une)

►► the One Thousand Guineas = course de chevaux qui se déroule à Newmarket en Angleterre

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > one
14 each

i:
1. adjective
(every (thing, person etc) of two or more, considered separately: each house in this street.) cada

2. pronoun
(every single one, of two or more: They each have 50 cents.) cada uno

3. adverb
(to or for each one; apiece; I gave them an apple each.) cada uno

- each other

each¹ adj cada

each guest brought a present cada invitado trajo un regalo

each² pron cada uno

each of our children has his own computer cada uno de nuestros niños tiene su propio ordenador

each other uno a otro / mutuamente

we all help each other todos nos ayudamos mutuamente

Jack and Jill looked at each other Jack y Jill se miraron

each

tr[iːʧ]

adjective

1 cada

■ each day cada día, todos los días

■ each year cada año, todos los años

■ each person brought something different cada persona trajo algo diferente

pronoun

1 cada uno,-a

■ they each have their own car cada uno tiene su coche

■ each with his wife cada uno con su esposa

adverb

1 cada uno,-a

■ apples cost 15p each las manzanas cuestan 15 peniques la pieza

■ the girls bought two each las niñas se compraron dos cada una

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

each and every one (of them) todos,-as y cada uno,-a (de ellos)

■ I love each and every one of them los quiero a todos y a cada uno de ellos

each other el uno al otro, la una a la otra, mutuamente

■ they back each other up se respaldan mutuamente

■ we saw each other yesterday nos vimos ayer

■ they've known each other for years se conocen desde hace años

each to his own cada uno,-a a lo suyo

each ['i:ʧ] adv

: cada uno, por persona

they cost $10 each: costaron $10 cada uno

each adj

: cada

each student: cada estudiante

each and every one: todos sin excepción

each pron

1) : cada uno m, cada una f

each of us: cada uno de nosotros

2)

each other : el uno al otro, mutuamente

we are helping each other: nos ayudamos el uno al otro

they love each other: se aman

each

adj.

• cada adj.

adv.

• por persona adv.

pron.

• cada uno pron.

I iːtʃ
adjective cada adj inv

each one of us/them — cada uno de nosotros/ellos

each child received a gift — cada niño recibió un regalo

II

pronoun

1)

a) cada uno, cada una

I'll have a little of each, please — sírveme un poco de cada uno, por favor

b)

each of: each of the houses is slightly different cada una de las casas es ligeramente diferente; he questioned each of them in turn — les preguntó uno por uno

c) (after n, pron)

they each received a gift — cada uno recibió un regalo

2)

each other: they hate each other se odian; they are always criticizing each other siempre se están criticando el uno al otro; ( if more than two people) siempre se están criticando unos a otros; their respect/contempt for each other su mutuo respeto/desprecio, el respeto/desprecio que sienten el uno por el otro; we read each other's books — cada uno lee los libros del otro

III

adverb

we were paid $10 each — nos pagaron 10 dólares a cada uno

the apples are 20 cents each — las manzanas valen 20 centavos por pieza or cada una

[iːtʃ]
1.

ADJ cada

each day — cada día

each house has its own garden — todas las casas tienen jardín

each one of them — cada uno (de ellos)

each and every one of them — todos y cada uno de ellos

2. PRON

1) cada uno

each of us — cada uno de nosotros, cada quien (LAm)

he gave each of us £10 — nos dio 10 libras a cada uno

a little of each — un poco de cada

2)

each other: they looked at each other — se miraron (uno a otro)

they help each other — se ayudan mutuamente or entre ellos

people must help each other — hay que ayudarse (uno a otro)

they love each other — se quieren

we write to each other — nos escribimos

they don't know each other — no se conocen

they were sorry for each other — se compadecían entre ellos

their houses are next to each other — sus casas están una al lado de la otra or (LAm) juntas

3.

ADV

we gave them one apple each — les dimos una manzana por persona

they cost £5 each — costaron 5 libras cada uno

* * *

I [iːtʃ]
adjective cada adj inv

each one of us/them — cada uno de nosotros/ellos

each child received a gift — cada niño recibió un regalo

II

pronoun

1)

a) cada uno, cada una

I'll have a little of each, please — sírveme un poco de cada uno, por favor

b)

each of: each of the houses is slightly different cada una de las casas es ligeramente diferente; he questioned each of them in turn — les preguntó uno por uno

c) (after n, pron)

they each received a gift — cada uno recibió un regalo

2)

each other: they hate each other se odian; they are always criticizing each other siempre se están criticando el uno al otro; ( if more than two people) siempre se están criticando unos a otros; their respect/contempt for each other su mutuo respeto/desprecio, el respeto/desprecio que sienten el uno por el otro; we read each other's books — cada uno lee los libros del otro

III

adverb

we were paid $10 each — nos pagaron 10 dólares a cada uno

the apples are 20 cents each — las manzanas valen 20 centavos por pieza or cada una

English-spanish dictionary > each
15 each other

(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) hinanden

* * *

(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) hinanden

English-Danish dictionary > each other
16 conference call

noun (a telephone conversation in which more than two people participate.) mødesal; konferencesal

* * *

noun (a telephone conversation in which more than two people participate.) mødesal; konferencesal

English-Danish dictionary > conference call
17 each

each [i:tʃ]

1 adjective

chaque;

∎ each child has a different name chaque enfant a un nom différent;

∎ each day chaque jour, tous les jours;

∎ each (and every) one of us/you/them chacun/chacune d'entre nous/vous/eux (sans exception);

∎ you're mad, each and every one of you! vous êtes fous, tous autant que vous êtes!

2 pronoun

(every one) chacun, chacune;

∎ each of his six children chacun de ses six enfants;

∎ a number of suggestions, each more crazy than the last un certain nombre de suggestions toutes plus folles les unes que les autres;

∎ or would you like some of each? ou bien voudriez-vous un peu de chaque?;

∎ to each his own, each to his own à chacun ses goûts

3 adverb

∎ (apiece) we have a book/a room each nous avons chacun un livre/une pièce;

∎ the tickets cost £20 each les billets coûtent 20 livres chacun

4 each other pronoun

∎ to hate each other se détester (l'un l'autre); (more than two people) se détester (les uns les autres);

∎ do you two know each other? est-ce que vous vous connaissez?;

∎ the children took each other's hand les enfants se sont pris par la main;

∎ the two sisters wear each other's clothes les deux sœurs échangent leurs vêtements;

∎ they walked towards each other ils ont marché l'un vers l'autre;

∎ we get on each other's nerves nous nous portons mutuellement sur les nerfs;

∎ we get on very well with each other's parents nous nous entendons très bien avec les parents l'un de l'autre

5 each way

1 adjective

∎ each way bet pari sur un cheval gagnant, premier ou placé

2 adverb

(in betting) placé;

∎ to put money each way on a horse jouer un cheval placé;

∎ French Silk, £50 each way French Silk, 50 livres placé

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > each
18 einander

Adv. each other, one another; sie sind einander im Weg in each other’s way; einander ausschließende Vorstellungen mutually exclusive ideas

* * *

one another; each other

* * *
ei|nạn|der [ai'nandɐ]
pron
one another, each other
zwei einander widersprechende Zeugenberichte — two (mutually) contradictory eyewitness reports

* * *

1) (used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) each other

2) (used as the object of a verb when an action takes place between people etc: They hit one another.) one another

* * *

ein·an·der

[aiˈnandɐ]

pron each other, one another

die Aussagen widersprechen \einander [nicht] the statements are [not] mutually contradictory

* * *

reziprokes Pron.; Dat u. Akk. (geh.) each other; one another

* * *

einander adv each other, one another;

sie sind

einander im Weg in each other’s way;

einander ausschließende Vorstellungen mutually exclusive ideas

* * *

reziprokes Pron.; Dat u. Akk. (geh.) each other; one another

* * *

adv.

one another adv. ausdr.

each other expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > einander
19 each other

(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) hverandre

pron.

hverandre

English-Norwegian dictionary > each other
20 each other

(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) el uno al otro, mutuamente

each other

el uno al otro, la una a la otra, mutuamente

■ they back each other up se respaldan mutuamente

■ we saw each other yesterday nos vimos ayer

■ they've known each other for years se conocen desde hace años

each other

expr.

• una a la otra expr.

• uno al otro expr.

pron.

• nos pron.

• sí pron.

pron.

• nos pron.

English-spanish dictionary > each other

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