(treat as important)

how much money? — quanti soldi?

how much is it? — quanto costa?

it's not much — non è tanto

there's not much to do — non c'è molto da fare

much of this is true — molto di questo è vero

I'm not much of a cook/singer — non sono un granché come cuoco/cantante

that wasn't much of a party — la festa non è stata un granché

we don't see much of each other — non ci vediamo molto spesso

he/it isn't up to much fam — non vale granché

as much as you want — (tanto) quanto vuoi

he drinks as much beer as I do — beve tanta birra quanto me

it's as much as he can do to stand up — stare in piedi è il massimo che riesce a fare

he spends as much as he earns — spende tanto quanto guadagna

he has (just) as much money as you — ha tanti soldi quanto te

I thought as much — c'era da aspettarselo

three times as much tea — tre volte tanto tè

at so much a pound — un tot or un tanto alla libbra

so much for that! — pazienza!

the problem is not so much one of money as time — non è tanto una questione di soldi quanto di tempo

that's too much! or a bit (too) much! fam — questo è (un po') troppo!

the job is too much for her — quel lavoro è al di sopra delle sue capacità

to make much of — (success, failure) fare un sacco di storie per, (item of news, scandal) dare rilievo a

I couldn't make much of that fam — non ci ho capito molto

much as I would like to go I can't — per quanto abbia or anche se ho una gran voglia di andarci, non posso

he was much embarrassed — era molto imbarazzato

how much? — quanto?

however much he tries — per quanto ci provi

I hardly know her, much less her mother — conosco appena lei e ancora meno sua madre

it doesn't much matter — non ha molta importanza

I like it so much — mi piace così tanto

so much — così (tanto)

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa, con mio grande stupore

too much — troppo

I like it very much — mi piace moltissimo

thank you very much — molte grazie

much the biggest — di gran lunga il (la)più grande

I would much rather stay — preferirei di gran lunga restare

they're much the same — sono praticamente uguali

do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)

that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

do Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)

do as they do — mach es wie sie

how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also academic.ru/21693/doing">doing; done

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

go ahead and do it — nur zu

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!

the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)

so you know them, do you? (in surprise) — Sie kennen sie also wirklich or tatsächlich!

he doesn't like cheese and neither do I — er mag keinen Käse und ich auch nicht

they speak French – oh, do they? — sie sprechen Französisch – ja?, ach, wirklich or tatsächlich?

shall I open the window? – no, don't! — soll ich das Fenster öffnen? – nein, bitte nicht!

DO shut up! (esp Brit) — (nun) sei doch (endlich) ruhig!

do tell him that... (esp Brit) —

well do I remember him! — und ob ich mich an ihn erinnere!

who did the choreography/the cover design? we'll have to get someone to do the roof — wer hat die Choreografie/den Umschlagentwurf gemacht? wir müssen jemanden bestellen, der das Dach macht (inf)

to do one's hair — sich frisieren, sich (dat) die Haare (zurecht)machen (inf)

to do one's nails — sich (dat) die Nägel schneiden or (varnish) lackieren

to do one's teeth (Brit) — sich (dat) die Zähne putzen

do something for me, will you... shut up — tu mir bloß den (einen) Gefallen und halt den Mund

does that do anything for you? — macht dich das an? (inf)

Brecht doesn't do anything for me — Brecht lässt mich kalt (inf) or sagt mir nichts

he does nothing but complain — er nörgelt immer nur, er tut nichts als nörgeln (inf)

well, do what you can — mach or tu (eben), was du kannst

what are you doing on Saturday? — was machen or tun Sie am Sonnabend?

how do you do it? — wie macht man das?; (in amazement) wie machen Sie das bloß? __diams; that's done it (inf) so, da haben wirs!, da haben wir die Bescherung! (inf) __diams; that does it! jetzt reichts mir!

we only do one style of gloves (= sell) (= produce) — wir haben or führen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe wir stellen nur eine Sorte Handschuhe her

are you done? (inf) — bist du endlich or schon (iro) fertig?

this car does or can do or will do 100 — das Auto fährt or macht (inf) 100

they do you very well at that restaurant — in dem Restaurant isst man sehr gut __diams; to do oneself well es sich (dat) gut gehen lassen

that will do me nicely — das reicht dicke (inf) or allemal

I was done for £80 — mit £ 80 hat man mich ganz schön übers Ohr gehauen (inf)

the office was done last night — im Büro ist gestern Nacht ein Bruch gemacht worden (sl)

I'm not doing so badly — es geht mir gar nicht so schlecht

when my uncle died I did quite well — als mein Onkel starb, bin ich ganz gut dabei weggekommen __diams; how do you do? (on introduction) guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form) __diams; what's doing? (inf) was ist los?

this room will do — das Zimmer geht (inf) or ist in Ordnung

you'll have to make do with £10 — £ 10 müssen Ihnen reichen, Sie werden mit £ 10 auskommen müssen __diams; that'll do! jetzt reichts aber!

she had a big do for her eighteenth birthday — an ihrem achtzehnten Geburtstag stieg bei ihr eine Riesenfete (inf)

the whole thing was a do from start to finish — die ganze Sache war von vorne bis hinten ein Schwindel

fair dos (inf) — gleiches Recht für alle

do a lot of reading/walking — etc. viel lesen/spazieren gehen usw.

what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (in shop) was darf's sein?

that does it — jetzt reicht's (ugs.)

that's done it — (caused a change for the worse) das hat das Fass zum Überlaufen gebracht; (caused a change for the better) das hätten wir

that will/should do it — so müsste es gehen; (is enough) das müsste genügen

do a Garbo — (coll.) es der Garbo (Dat.) gleichtun

the car does/was doing about 100 m.p.h./does 45 miles to the gallon — das Auto schafft/fuhr mit ungefähr 160 Stundenkilometer/frisst (ugs.) od. braucht sechs Liter pro 100 Kilometer

do Europe in three weeks — Europa in drei Wochen absolvieren od. abhaken (ugs.)

how are we doing for time? — wie steht es mit der Zeit od. (ugs.) sieht es mit der Zeit aus?

do for or as something — als etwas benutzt werden können

there's nothing doing on the job market — es tut sich nichts auf dem Arbeitsmarkt (ugs.)

Nothing doing. He's not interested — Nichts zu machen (ugs.). Er ist nicht interessiert. See also doing; done

he read the Bible every day as his father did before him — er las täglich in der Bibel, wie es schon sein Vater vor ihm getan hatte od. wie schon vor ihm sein Vater

You went to Paris, didn't you? - Yes, I did — Du warst doch in Paris, oder od. nicht wahr? - Ja[, stimmt od. war ich]

I don't or do not wish to take part — ich möchte nicht teilnehmen

don't or do not expect to find him in a good mood — erwarten Sie nicht, dass Sie ihn in guter Stimmung antreffen

the dos and don'ts — die Ge- und Verbote (of Gen.)