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1 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
2 darling
['dɑːlɪŋ] 1.1) (expressing attachment) [child, husband] caro2.1) (term of address) tesoro m., caro m. (-a); (affectedly: to acquaintance) mio (-a) caro m. (-a)2) (kind, lovable person) amore m., angelo m., tesoro m.be a darling and pour me a drink — da bravo, versami da bere
3) (favourite) (of public) beniamino m. (-a); (of parent, teacher) cocco m. (-a)* * *1. noun1) (a dearly loved person (often used as a term of endearment): Is that you, darling ?) caro2) (a lovable person: Mary really is a darling!) tesoro2. adjective1) (much loved: My darling child!) adorabile2) (lovable; pretty and appealing: What a darling little girl!) grazioso* * *['dɑːlɪŋ] 1.1) (expressing attachment) [child, husband] caro2.1) (term of address) tesoro m., caro m. (-a); (affectedly: to acquaintance) mio (-a) caro m. (-a)2) (kind, lovable person) amore m., angelo m., tesoro m.be a darling and pour me a drink — da bravo, versami da bere
3) (favourite) (of public) beniamino m. (-a); (of parent, teacher) cocco m. (-a) -
3 dear
I 1. [dɪə(r)]1) (expressing attachment) [friend, mother] caro, amatoto hold sb., sth. very dear — essere molto affezionato a qcn., a qcs.
she's a dear child — (in appearance) è una bambina graziosa; (in behaviour) è una bambina adorabile
3) (in letter)4) (expensive) [ article] caro, costoso2.to get dearer — diventare caro, rincarare
nome (term of address) caro m. (-a)that's 50 pence, dear — colloq. fa 50 penny, mia cara
II [dɪə(r)] III [dɪə(r)]be a dear and answer the phone — sii gentile, rispondi al telefono
dear me o dear dear, what a mess! accidenti, che disordine! dear me, no! — povero me, no!
* * *[diə] 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) caro2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) adorabile3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) affabile4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) caro; egregio2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) tesoro2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) caro•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear!* * *I 1. [dɪə(r)]1) (expressing attachment) [friend, mother] caro, amatoto hold sb., sth. very dear — essere molto affezionato a qcn., a qcs.
she's a dear child — (in appearance) è una bambina graziosa; (in behaviour) è una bambina adorabile
3) (in letter)4) (expensive) [ article] caro, costoso2.to get dearer — diventare caro, rincarare
nome (term of address) caro m. (-a)that's 50 pence, dear — colloq. fa 50 penny, mia cara
II [dɪə(r)] III [dɪə(r)]be a dear and answer the phone — sii gentile, rispondi al telefono
dear me o dear dear, what a mess! accidenti, che disordine! dear me, no! — povero me, no!
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4 beloved
[bɪ'lʌvɪd] 1.aggettivo beneamato, amato2.nome lett. o scherz. beneamato m. (-a)* * *1. adjective(much loved: my beloved country.) amato, adorato2. noun(a person very dear to one: My beloved left me for another.) amato* * *beloved /bɪˈlʌvɪd/ /bɪˈlʌvd/A a.2 (pred.) amato; prediletto; favorito: a book much beloved of English children, un libro molto amato dai bambini inglesiB n.amato, amata; amore; diletto, diletta.* * *[bɪ'lʌvɪd] 1.aggettivo beneamato, amato2.nome lett. o scherz. beneamato m. (-a) -
5 wanted
['wɒntɪd] 1. 2.1) (by police) [ fugitive] ricercato2) (loved)to be (very much) wanted — [ child] essere (molto) desiderato
* * *1) (being searched for by the police because of having committed a criminal act: He is a wanted man; He is wanted for murder.) ricercato2) ((negative unwanted) (of people) needed; cared for: Old people must be made to feel wanted.) cercato, richiesto* * *wanted /ˈwɒntɪd/a.* * *['wɒntɪd] 1. 2.1) (by police) [ fugitive] ricercato2) (loved)to be (very much) wanted — [ child] essere (molto) desiderato
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6 dearly
['dɪəlɪ]1) (very much)to love sb. dearly — amare teneramente qcn., amare qcn. con tutto il cuore
I would dearly love to know — mi piacerebbe molto o vorrei tanto sapere
2) fig. [ pay] caro, a caro prezzo* * *adverb (very much or very strongly: I would dearly like to see you; She loved him dearly.) moltissimo* * *dearly /ˈdɪəlɪ/avv.● dearly beloved, carissimi fedeli ( rivolto a una congregazione).* * *['dɪəlɪ]1) (very much)to love sb. dearly — amare teneramente qcn., amare qcn. con tutto il cuore
I would dearly love to know — mi piacerebbe molto o vorrei tanto sapere
2) fig. [ pay] caro, a caro prezzo
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