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thing [θɪŋ]

choses ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a)-(d), 2 (b)-(d) objet ⇒ 1A (a) créature ⇒ 1A (d) idée ⇒ 1B (a) question ⇒ 1B (b) idéal ⇒ 1C (c) mode ⇒ 1C (d) effets ⇒ 2 (a) affaires ⇒ 2 (a)

1 noun

A.

(a) (object, item) chose f, objet m;

∎ what's that yellow thing on the floor? qu'est-ce que c'est que ce truc jaune par terre?;

∎ what's that thing for? à quoi ça sert, ça?;

∎ what's this knob thing for? à quoi sert cette espèce de bouton?;

∎ where's my hat? I can't find the thing anywhere où est mon chapeau? je ne le trouve nulle part;

∎ the only thing I could hear was a dripping tap la seule chose que j'entendais c'était un robinet qui fuyait;

∎ any idea how to work this thing? tu sais comment ça marche?;

∎ I had to rewrite the whole thing j'ai dû tout réécrire;

∎ the thing he loves most is his pipe ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est sa pipe;

∎ I need a few things from the shop j'ai besoin de faire quelques courses;

∎ she loves books and posters and things, she loves things like books and posters elle aime les livres, les posters, ce genre de choses;

∎ he likes making things with his hands il est très manuel;

∎ she enjoys the good things in life elle apprécie les bonnes choses de la vie;

∎ I must be seeing things je dois avoir des visions;

∎ I must be hearing things je dois rêver, j'entends des voix;

∎ humorous things that go bump in the night les choses qui font du bruit la nuit;

∎ they were treated as things not people on les traitait comme des choses, pas comme des êtres humains

(b) (activity, event) chose f;

∎ he likes things like gardening il aime le jardinage et les choses dans ce goût-là;

∎ familiar she's still into this art thing in a big way elle est encore très branchée art;

∎ the thing to do is to pretend you're asleep vous n'avez qu'à faire semblant de dormir;

∎ the first thing to do is (to) ring the police la première chose à faire, c'est d'appeler la police;

∎ the only thing left is to… il ne reste plus qu'à…;

∎ the next thing on the agenda le point suivant à l'ordre du jour;

∎ it's the best thing to do c'est ce qu'il y a de mieux à faire;

∎ that was a silly thing to do! ce n'était pas la chose à faire!;

∎ how could you do such a thing? comment avez-vous pu faire une chose pareille?;

∎ I have lots of things to do j'ai des tas de choses à faire;

∎ she certainly gets things done avec elle, ça ne traîne pas

(c) (in negative clauses)

∎ I don't know a thing about what happened j'ignore tout de ce qui s'est passé;

∎ I don't know a thing about algebra je n'y connais absolument rien en algèbre;

∎ not a thing was overlooked pas un détail n'a été négligé;

∎ I didn't understand a thing she said je n'ai rien compris à ce qu'elle disait, je n'ai pas compris un mot de ce qu'elle disait;

∎ we couldn't do a thing about it nous n'y pouvions absolument rien;

∎ I couldn't do a thing to help je n'ai rien pu faire pour me rendre utile;

∎ it doesn't mean a thing to me (I don't understand it at all) je n'y comprends (absolument) rien; (it isn't at all familiar to me) ça ne me dit absolument rien; (it doesn't concern me at all) ça ne me concerne pas;

∎ she hadn't got a thing on elle était entièrement nue;

∎ I haven't got a thing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre sur le dos

(d) (creature, being) créature f, être m;

∎ the thing he loves most is his dog ce qu'il aime le plus, c'est son chien;

∎ there wasn't a living thing around il n'y avait pas âme qui vive;

∎ what a sweet little thing! quel amour!;

∎ she's a dear old thing c'est une charmante petite vieille;

∎ you silly thing espèce d'idiot;

∎ poor thing! (said about somebody) le/la pauvre!; (said to somebody) mon/ma pauvre!; (animal) (la) pauvre bête!

(e) (monster)

∎ the thing from outer space le monstre de l'espace

B.

(a) (idea, notion) idée f, chose f;

∎ the best thing would be to ask them le mieux serait de leur demander;

∎ it would be a good thing if we all went together ce serait une bonne chose que nous y allions tous ensemble;

∎ it's a good thing (for you) no one knew heureusement (pour vous) que personne ne savait;

∎ to be on to a good thing être sur une bonne affaire;

∎ to know a thing or two about sth s'y connaître en qch;

∎ I could show him a thing or two about hang gliding je pourrais lui apprendre une ou deux petites choses en deltaplane

(b) (matter, question) chose f, question f;

∎ the thing is, we can't really afford it le problème, c'est qu'on n'a pas vraiment les moyens;

∎ the thing is, will she want to come? le problème c'est qu'on ne sait pas si elle voudra venir;

∎ the main thing is to succeed ce qui importe, c'est de réussir;

∎ the important thing is not to stop ce qui compte, c'est de ne pas arrêter;

∎ the thing to remember is that… ce dont il faut se souvenir est que…;

∎ it's one thing to talk but quite another to act parler est une chose, agir en est une autre;

∎ that's quite another thing ça, c'est tout autre chose;

∎ and another thing en plus;

∎ we talked of one thing and another nous avons parlé de choses et d'autres;

∎ what with one thing and another, I haven't had time avec tout ce qu'il y avait à faire, je n'ai pas eu le temps;

∎ if it's not one thing, it's another, it's one thing after another ça ne s'arrête jamais;

∎ taking one thing with another à tout prendre, somme toute

(c) (remark)

∎ that's not a very nice thing to say ce n'est pas très gentil de dire ça;

∎ she said some nasty things about him elle a dit des méchancetés sur lui;

∎ how can you say such a thing? comment pouvez-vous dire une chose pareille?;

∎ the things you say! les choses que tu peux dire parfois!;

∎ I said no such thing! je n'ai rien dit de tel!;

∎ I said the first thing that came into my head j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit

(d) (quality, characteristic) chose f;

∎ one of the things I like about her is her sense of humour une des choses que j'aime chez elle, c'est son sens de l'humour;

∎ the town has a lot of things going for it la ville a beaucoup de bons côtés

C.

(a) familiar (strong feeling)

∎ to have a thing about sb/sth (like) avoir un faible pour qn/qch^□ ; (dislike) avoir horreur de qn/qch^□ ;

∎ I have a thing about seafood (like) j'aime vraiment les fruits de mer^□ ; (dislike) je n'aime vraiment pas les fruits de mer^□ ;

∎ he has a thing about red hair (likes) il adore les cheveux roux^□ ; (dislikes) il a quelque chose contre les cheveux roux^□ ;

∎ it's a bit of a thing with me (like) j'aime assez ça^□ ; (dislike) c'est ma bête noire

(b) familiar (interest)

∎ it's not really my thing ce n'est pas vraiment mon truc;

∎ he went off to the States to do his own thing il est parti aux États-Unis vivre sa vie^□

(c) (what is needed, required) idéal m;

∎ hot cocoa is just the thing on a winter's night un chocolat chaud, c'est l'idéal les soirs d'hiver;

∎ that's the very thing c'est juste ce qu'il faut;

∎ that's the very thing for my bad back! c'est juste ce dont j'avais besoin pour mon mal de dos!

(d) (fashion) mode f;

∎ it's the latest thing in swimwear c'est la dernière mode en matière de maillots de bain;

∎ it's quite the thing c'est très à la mode;

∎ natural food is the thing just now les aliments biologiques sont la grande mode en ce moment;

∎ a thing of the past une chose du passé

(e) (fuss)

∎ to make a big thing about sth faire (tout) un plat de qch;

∎ he made a big thing out of my not going il a fait tout un plat parce que je n'y allais pas;

∎ there's no need to make a big thing out of it! ce n'est pas la peine d'en faire tout un plat ou toute une montagne!

(f) familiar (relationship)

∎ to have a thing with sb avoir une liaison avec qn^□

(g) familiar (penis) chose f

2 things plural noun

(a) (belongings) effets mpl, affaires fpl; (clothes) affaires fpl; (equipment) affaires fpl, attirail m; (tools) outils mpl, ustensiles mpl;

∎ put your things away ramassez vos affaires;

∎ take your wet things off enlevez vos affaires humides;

∎ you can take your things off in the bedroom vous pouvez vous déshabiller dans la chambre;

∎ have you brought your fishing/swimming things? avez-vous apporté votre attirail de pêche/vos affaires de piscine?;

∎ have you washed the breakfast things? as-tu fait la vaisselle du petit déjeuner?;

∎ to take the tea things away desservir la table (après le thé);

∎ to pack (up) one's things faire ses valises

(b) (situation, circumstances) choses fpl;

∎ familiar how's or how are things? comment ça va?;

∎ things are getting better les choses vont mieux;

∎ things are going badly ça va mal;

∎ things began to get rather dangerous les choses ont commencé à devenir assez dangereuses;

∎ I feel rather out of things je n'ai pas l'impression d'être vraiment dans le bain;

∎ you take things too seriously vous prenez les choses trop au sérieux;

∎ I need time to think things over j'ai besoin de temps pour réfléchir;

∎ as things are or stand dans l'état actuel des choses;

∎ things being what they are les choses étant ce qu'elles sont;

∎ it's just one of those things ce sont des choses qui arrivent

(c) (specific aspect of life) choses fpl;

∎ things of the mind les choses fpl de l'esprit;

∎ she's interested in all things French elle s'intéresse à tout ce qui est français;

∎ moderation in all things de la modération en tout;

∎ she wants to be an airline pilot of all things! elle veut être pilote de ligne, non mais vraiment!

(d) (facts, actions etc) choses fpl;

∎ they did terrible things to their prisoners ils ont fait des choses atroces à leurs prisonniers;

∎ I've heard good things about his work on dit du bien de son travail

(e) Law (property) biens mpl

3 for one thing adverb

(tout) d'abord;

∎ for one thing… and for another thing (tout) d'abord… et puis;

∎ well for one thing, we can't afford it pour commencer, nous n'en avons pas les moyens

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2 ♦ to

♦ to (1) /tu:, tə/
prep.

1 (compl. di termine, moto a luogo, direzione, durata, ecc.) a; in; verso; per; fino a, sino a: Give the book to him, not to her, da' il libro a lui, non a lei!; He went to Oxford, andò a Oxford; Welcome to Nevada, benvenuto nel Nevada; Let's go to school, andiamo a scuola!; the road to Rome, la strada per Roma; The car swerved to the right, l'auto ha voltato a destra; to the south, verso sud; to pay one's debt to society, pagare il proprio debito verso la società; from beginning to end, dal principio alla fine; to this day, fino ad oggi; to fall to work, mettersi a lavorare; unkind to them, scortese verso di loro; It's a quarter to ten, manca un quarto alle dieci; sono le nove e tre quarti; from four to six ( o'clock), dalle quattro alle sei; tied to a post, legato a un palo; wet to the skin, bagnato fino all'osso

2 (compl. di tempo) da… a: Monday to Friday, da lunedì a venerdì ( compreso o escluso)

3 (compl. di moto a luogo) in: They went to France, sono andati in Francia; to go to church [to town], andare in chiesa [in città]

4 ( per esprimere confronto, relazione, preferenza, ecc.) a; in confronto a; a paragone di; su; contro: inferior [superior] to, inferiore [superiore] a; (mat.) A is to B as C is to D, A sta a B come C sta a D; The chances are ten to one, le probabilità sono dieci a una; c'è una probabilità su dieci; to meet face to face, incontrarsi faccia a faccia; I prefer these books to those, preferisco questi libri a quelli; Two to one is not fair play, due contro uno non è leale

5 ( per esprimere accordo, gradimento, adattamento, ecc.) per; di; in; adatto a: That's not to my liking, ciò non è di mio gradimento; words set to music, parole messe in musica

6 per; in favore di: ( calcio) a corner to Liverpool, un calcio d'angolo per il Liverpool; ( tennis) He lost the first set to Davenport, perse il primo set in favore di Davenport

7 contro; con: We suffered a defeat at home to France, abbiamo subito una sconfitta in casa con la Francia

8 rispetto a; in confronto con: These hitches are nothing to the real difficulties that might occur, questi contrattempi non sono nulla rispetto alle vere difficoltà che potrebbero presentarsi

● to and fro, (avv.) avanti e indietro; su e giù □ to-and-fro, (agg.) (che va) avanti e indietro, (che va) su e giù; (sost.) va e vieni, andirivieni; viavai □ to-ing and fro-ing, andirivieni; viavai; ( per estens.) indecisione □ to boot, per giunta; per soprammercato □ to the last man, fino all'ultimo uomo □ ( sui cartelli stradali) to London, per Londra □ to measure, su misura □ to my cost, a mie spese □ to my knowledge, a quanto ne so io; per quello che mi consta □ to my mind, a mio avviso □ to my surprise, con mia sorpresa □ to wit, cioè; cioè a dire □ to come to sb. 's help, accorrere in aiuto di q. □ to do one's duty to sb., fare il proprio dovere verso q. □ (fam.) a field planted to corn, un campo piantato a grano □ to help oneself to st., servirsi di qc. ( cibo o bevanda) □ to listen to sb. [st.], ascoltare q. [qc.] □ to point to sb. [st.], additare q. [qc.]; segnare a dito q. [qc.] □ to sing to one's guitar, cantare accompagnandosi con la chitarra □ I told him to his face, glielo dissi in faccia □ What's that to you?, che te ne importa? □ That's all there is to it, questo è tutto (in proposito); tutto qui! □ Here's to you!, salute! ( brindisi) NOTA D'USO: - into o in to?-, NOTA D'USO: - onto o on to?-.
♦ to (2) /tu:, tə/
particella preposta all'inf. dei verbi

1 (idiom.) to be or not to be, essere o non essere; You ought to work harder, dovresti lavorare di più; He would like to leave, gli piacerebbe partire; I prefer to stay, preferisco rimanere

2 di, da; per; a: I told them to wait, dissi loro d'aspettare; The boy pretended to be asleep, il ragazzo fingeva d'essere addormentato; I have lots of things to do, ho moltissime cose da fare; He said that to test you, l'ha detto per metterti alla prova; There's nothing to see, non c'è niente da vedere; It's easy to understand, è facile da capire (o a capirsi); At last they came to see they were wrong, alla fine giunsero a capire d'aver torto NOTA D'USO: - per-

3 (idiom., in sostituzione di un inf. sottinteso, per es.:) I had no time to, me ne mancò il tempo ( d'andare, di fare qc., ecc.); But you promised to, ma avevi promesso!; Would you like to?, ti piacerebbe?
(to) (3) /tu:/
avv.

(dopo alcuni verbi, col significato di a posto, accostato, chiuso, vicino a; in sé, conscio, consapevole; per es.:) (naut.) to lie to, essere alla cappa; The door snapped to, la porta si chiuse di colpo; It took him some time to come to, gli ci volle del tempo a riprendere i sensi.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ to
3 mucho

adj.

a lot of, too much, much, plenty of.

adv.

1 a lot, much, very much, a great deal.

2 very often, too often.

m.

a great deal, quite much, much, a lot.

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mucho

► adjetivo

1 (singular - en afirmativas) a lot of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, much

■ hicieron mucho ruido they made a lot of noise

■ no tiene mucho dinero he hasn't got a lot of/much money

■ ¿nos queda mucha gasolina? have we got a lot of/much petrol left?

2 (plural - en afirmativas) a lot of, lots of; (- en negativas, interrogativas) a lot of, many

■ son muchos socios en ese club the club has a lot of members

■ hay mucha gente esperando there are a lot of people waiting

■ tiene muchos discos he's got lots of records

■ no hay muchas copas there aren't a lot of/many glasses

■ ¿tienes muchos libros? have you got a lot of/many books?

■ hace mucho calor/frío it's very hot/cold

■ tengo mucha hambre/sed I'm very hungry/thirsty

3 (demasiado - singular) too much; (- plural) too many

■ es mucho trabajo para una sola persona it's too much work for just one person

■ el proyecto supone demasiados problemas the project involves too many problems

■ ya son muchas preguntas that's far too many questions

► pronombre

1 (singular) a lot, much; (plural) a lot, many

■ no me queda mucho por hacer I haven't got much left to do

■ muchos de ellos acudieron many of them came

■ muchos de mis amigos viven en el extranjero a lot of my friends live abroad

■ muchos dicen que no es apto para el trabajo a lot of people say he's not suitable for the job

► adverbio

1 (de cantidad) a lot, much

■ mucho mejor/peor much better/worse

■ era mucho más peligroso de lo que pensábamos it was much more dangerous than we thought

■ se preocupa mucho por ellos he worries a lot about them

■ me gusta mucho I like it a lot

■ lo siento mucho I'm really sorry

■ me alegro mucho de verte I'm very pleased to see you

■ ¿te ha gustado la película? --sí, mucho did you like the film? --yes, very much

■ ¿estaba buena la comida? --sí, mucho was the food good? --yes, very good

2 (de tiempo)

■ mucho antes/después much earlier/later

■ hace mucho que no nos vemos we haven't seen each other for a long time

3 (de frecuencia) often

■ no vienen mucho por aquí they don't come here often

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como mucho at the most

■ te pagarán como mucho treinta euros they'll pay you thirty euros at the most

con mucho by far

■ es con mucho el mejor concursante he's the best competitor by far

muy mucho familiar very much so

ni con mucho nowhere near as

■ no es ni con mucho tan inteligente he's nowhere near as clever

ni mucho menos far from

■ no es ni mucho menos tonto he's far from stupid

por mucho que however much

■ por mucho que lo intentes no lo conseguirás you won't get it however much you try

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1. (f. - mucha)
adj.

many, much, a lot of, plenty of
2. adv.
much, a lot

- como mucho
- con mucho
- mucho tiempo 3. (f. - mucha)
pron.

many, much, a lot

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, much

tengo mucho dinero — I have a lot of o lots of money

había mucha gente — there were a lot of o lots of people there

¿tienes mucho trabajo? — do you have a lot of o much work?

no tengo mucho dinero — I don't have a lot of o much money

hace mucho calor — it's very hot

tengo mucho frío — I'm very cold

tengo mucha hambre — I'm very hungry

tengo mucha sed — I'm very thirsty

tuve mucha suerte — I was very lucky

no hace mucho tiempo — not long ago

llevo aquí mucho tiempo — I've been here a long time

2) [en plural] [en oraciones afirmativas] a lot of, lots of; [en oraciones interrogativas y negativas] a lot of, many

tiene muchas plantas — he has got a lot of o lots of plants

muchas personas creen que no — a lot of o lots of people don't think so

se lo he dicho muchas veces — I've told him many o lots of times

¿había muchos niños en el parque? — were there a lot of o many children in the park?

no había muchos patos en el lago — there weren't a lot of o many ducks on the lake

3) * [con singular colectivo]

había mucho borracho — there were a lot of o lots of drunks there

hay mucho tonto suelto — there are a lot of o lots of idiots around

mucho beso, pero luego me critica por la espalda — she's all kisses, but then she criticizes me behind my back

4) (=demasiado)

es mucho dinero para un niño — it's too much money for a child

es mucha mujer para ti — * that woman is too much for you

esta es mucha casa para nosotros — * this house is too big for us

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, much

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot o lots to do

tiene la culpa de mucho de lo que pasa — he's to blame for a lot of o much of what has happened

el plan tiene mucho de positivo — there's a lot about the plan that is positive

su discurso tiene mucho de fascista — his rhetoric contains a lot of fascist elements

¿has aprendido mucho en este trabajo? — have you learnt a lot o much from this job?

no tengo mucho que hacer — I haven't got a lot o much to do

-¿cuánto vino queda? -mucho — "how much wine is left?" - "a lot" o "lots"

b) [referido a tiempo] long

¿te vas a quedar mucho? — are you staying long?

no tardes mucho — don't be long

¿falta mucho para llegar? — will it be long till we arrive?

-¿cuánto nos queda para acabar? -mucho — "how long till we finish?" - "ages"

hace mucho que no salgo a bailar — it's a long time o ages since I went out dancing

2) [en plural] [en frases afirmativas] a lot, lots; [en frases interrogativas y negativas] a lot, many

somos muchos — there are a lot of o lots of us

son muchos los que no quieren — there are a lot o lots who don't want to

muchos dicen que... — a lot of o lots of o many people say that...

muchos de los ausentes — many of o a lot of those absent

-¿hay manzanas? -sí, pero no muchas — "are there any apples?" - "yes, but not many o not a lot"

¿vinieron muchos? — did many o a lot of people come?

-¿cuántos había? -muchos — "how many were there?" - "a lot" o "lots"

3. ADV

1) (=en gran cantidad) a lot

come mucho — she eats a lot

te quiero mucho — I love you very much o a lot

viene mucho — he comes often o a lot

me gusta mucho el jazz — I really like jazz, I like jazz a lot

sí señor, me gusta y mucho — I do indeed like it and I like it a lot

- son 75 euros -es mucho — "that will be 75 euros" - "that's a lot"

alegrarse mucho — to be very glad

correr mucho — to run fast

lo siento mucho — I'm very o really sorry

¡mucho lo sientes tú! — * a fat lot you care! *

trabajar mucho — to work hard

• mucho antes — long before

• mucho más — much o a lot more

• mucho menos — much o a lot less

• muy mucho, se guardará muy mucho de hacerlo — * he'll jolly well be careful not to do it *

• si no es mucho pedir — if that's not asking too much

eso es mucho pedir — it's a lot to ask

• pensárselo mucho, se lo pensó mucho antes de contestar — he thought long and hard about it before replying

• mucho peor — much o a lot worse

2) [en respuestas]

-¿estás cansado? -¡mucho! — "are you tired?" - "I certainly am!"

-¿te gusta? -no mucho — "do you like it?" - "not really"

3) [otras locuciones]

• como mucho — at (the) most

como mucho leo un libro al mes — at (the) most I read one book a month

• con mucho — by far, far and away

fue, con mucho, el mejor — he was by far the best, he was far and away the best

no se puede comparar, ni con mucho, a ninguna de nuestras ideas — it bears no comparison at all o you can't begin to compare it with any of our ideas

• cuando mucho — frm at (the) most

• tener a algn en mucho — to think highly of sb

• ni mucho menos, Juan no es ni mucho menos el que era — Juan is nothing like the man he was

mi intención no era insultarte, ni mucho menos — I in no way intended to insult you, I didn't intend to insult you, far from it

• por mucho que, por mucho que estudies — however hard you study

por mucho que lo quieras no debes mimarlo — no matter how much you love him, you shouldn't spoil him

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I
adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex. Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex. Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex. An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex. Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex. 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex. Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex. Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex. Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex. Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex. Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex. Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex. For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex. The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex. Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex. The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

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* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

* * *
I
adverbio

a) <salir/ayudar> a lot

me gusta muchísimo — I like it/her/him very much o a lot

funciona mucho mejor — it works much o a lot better

trabaja mucho — he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? — is it raining hard?

por mucho que insistas — no matter how much you insist

después de mucho discutir — after long discussions

b) ( en respuestas)

¿estás preocupado? - mucho — are you worried? - (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? - sí, mucho — do you like it? - yes, very much; para locs ver mucho III 3)
II
- cha adjetivo

1)

a) (sing) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

¿tienes mucha hambre? — are you very hungry?

b) (pl) a lot of; ( en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

somos muchos — there are a lot of us

¿recibiste muchos regalos? — did you get many o a lot of presents?

2) (sing)

a) (fam) ( con valor plural)

mucho elogio pero no me lo van a publicar — they're full of praise but they're not going to publish it

hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí — there are a lot of rogues around

b) (fam) ( con valor ponderativo)

era mucho jugador para un equipo así — he was much too good a player for a team like that
III
- cha pronombre

1) (refiriéndose a cantidad, número)

mucho de lo que ha dicho — much o a lot of what he has said

tengo mucho que hacer — I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir — if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que... — many (people) believe that...

2) mucho ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no lo vemos — we haven't seen him for a long time

¿falta mucho para llegar? — are we nearly there?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? — did you have to wait long?

3) (en locs)

como mucho — at (the) most

con mucho — by far, easily

ni mucho menos — in no way

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos — he isn't a good pianist, far from it

* * *

= heavily, much, widely, a great deal, eminent + Nombre, utmost, vitally + Verbo, plenty, to any great degree, severely, lots of, rather a lot, numerable, a whole lot (of), a great deal of, a good deal of, greatly, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], extensively, a barrel/barrow load of monkeys, bags of.

Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.

Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.

Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.

Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.

Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.

Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.

Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.

Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.

Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.

Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.

Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.

Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.

Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.

Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.

Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.

Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

* a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.

* afectar mucho = hit + hard.

* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].

* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer = time-consuming [time consuming].

* a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].

* andarse con mucho cuidado = walk on + eggshells, tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* arriesgar mucho = play (for) + high stakes.

* avanzar mucho = travel + a long way down the road.

* bajar mucho = go + way down.

* beber mucho = drink + heavily.

* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.

* cada vez mucho mayor = fast-increasing, exploding.

* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.

* con mucha antelación = far in advance.

* con mucha ceremonia = ceremoniously.

* con mucha diferencia = by far.

* con mucha energía = high energy.

* con mucha frecuencia = very often.

* con mucha información = populated.

* con mucha labia = glibly, smooth-talking.

* con mucha palabrería = glibly.

* con mucha población = heavily populated.

* con mucha pompa = ceremoniously.

* con mucha prisa = without a minute to spare.

* con muchas actividades = event-filled.

* con muchas deudas = heavily indebted.

* con muchas ilustraciones = copiously illustrated.

* con muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* con muchas prestaciones = feature-filled, multifacility.

* con mucha vitalidad = lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.].

* con mucho = very much, far + Verbo, grossly, by far, by a long shot, by a long way, hands down.

* con mucho ánimo = spiritedly.

* con mucho bombo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho contenido = information packed [information-packed].

* con mucho esfuerzo = painfully.

* con mucho éxito = with a wide appeal.

* con mucho protocolo = ceremoniously.

* con mucho público = well attended [well-attended].

* con muchos acontecimientos = event-filled.

* con muchos detalles = elaborately.

* con muchos eventos = event-filled.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muchos lectores = with a wide appeal.

* con muchos miramientos = ceremoniously.

* con mucho trabajo = painfully.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* contener mucho = be high in.

* costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.

* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.

* dar mucho en qué pensar = give + Nombre + much to think about, give + Nombre + a lot to think about.

* dar mucho valor a Algo = value + Nombre + highly.

* darse (muchos) aires = give + Reflexivo + such airs, aggrandise + Reflexivo.

* decir mucho de Algo = speak + volumes.

* de hace muchos años = long-standing.

* de hace mucho tiempo = age-old, long-term, long-lost.

* dejar mucho que desear = fall (far) short of + ideal, leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.

* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien = tax + Posesivo + imagination.

* de muchas formas = in more ways than one.

* de muchas maneras = in every way.

* de mucho arraigo = long-established.

* de mucho beneficio = high-payoff.

* de mucho cuidado = badass.

* de mucho provecho = high-payoff.

* de muchos usos = all-purpose.

* desde hace muchos años = for years.

* desde hace mucho tiempo = for ages, long-time [longtime], far back in time, for a long time, long since, in ages (and ages and ages).

* desear mucha suerte a Alguien = wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.

* desempeñando muchas funciones = in many capacities.

* destacar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* día de mucho calor = scorcher.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.

* durante muchas horas = for many long hours.

* durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).

* durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* echar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho en falta = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en muchos casos = in many instances.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores = in many quarters.

* en muchos sectores de la población = in many quarters.

* en muchos sentidos = in many ways, in many respects, in most respects, in more ways than one.

* escribir mucho sobre Algo = a lot + be written about, much + be written about.

* existen de muchos tipos = come in + many guises.

* existir mucha diferencia entre... y... = be a far cry from... to....

* faltar mucho = be a long way off.

* faltar mucho (para) = there + be + a long way to go (before), have + a long way to go (before).

* fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* gustar mucho = come up + a treat, go down + a treat.

* gustar mucho las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* gustar mucho lo dulce = have + a sweet tooth.

* haber de muchos tipos = come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.

* haber recorrido mucho mundo = be well-travelled.

* haber viajado mucho = be well-travelled.

* hace muchas lunas = all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hace muchos años = many years ago.

* hace mucho tiempo = long since, all those many moons ago, many moons ago.

* hacer mucho = do + much.

* hacer mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* hacer mucho por = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo = make + a song and dance about.

* hace ya mucho tiempo que = gone are the days of.

* hombre que tiene mucho mundo = a man of the world.

* ir con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* la mayoría con mucho = the vast majority of.

* llenar mucho = be filling.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.

* muchas ganancias = high return.

* Muchas gracias = Thank you very much.

* muchas horas = long hours.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* mucha suerte = best of luck.

* muchas veces = multiple times.

* mucho + Adjetivo = very much + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo.

* mucho antes = early on.

* mucho antes de = well before.

* mucho + Comparativo = a good deal + Comparativo.

* mucho dinero = big bucks.

* mucho esfuerzo = hard work.

* mucho interés = keen interest.

* mucho más = order of magnitude, much more, much more so, a lot more, lots more.

* mucho más + Adjetivo = all the more + Adjetivo, far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo = far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo, far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.

* mucho más allá de = far beyond.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* mucho más de = well over + Expresión Numérica.

* mucho más rápido = far faster.

* mucho mayor = far greater, far larger, very much greater.

* mucho mejor = far better.

* mucho mejor que = far superior to.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* mucho menos + Adjetivo = far + Adjetivo Comparativo.

* mucho + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre, bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.

* mucho peor = far worse.

* mucho que + Infinitivo = a lot + Infinitivo.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos = many, good many, many a(n).

* muchos beneficios = high return.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muchos más = a great many more.

* muchos + Nombre = a lot of + Nombre.

* mucho tiempo = long time, long periods of time, a very long time, long hours, ample time, for a long time.

* mucho tiempo antes de (que) = long before.

* mucho tiempo después = ages and ages hence.

* mucho tiempo después (de que) = long after.

* mucho trabajo = hard graft.

* ni con mucho = not by a long shot.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no perderse mucho = be no great loss.

* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que = be a long time before.

* pasar por muchas dificultades = be to hell and back.

* persona con mucha ambición = social climber.

* persona que ha viajado mucho = seasoned traveller.

* poner mucho ahínco = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho ahínco en = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empe = put + Posesivo + heart into.

* poner mucho empeño = try + Posesivo + heart out.

* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* poner mucho empeño por = take + (great) pains to.

* poner mucho esmero por = take + (great) pains to.

* por muchas razones = in many ways.

* por mucho que lo + intentar = try as + Pronombre + might.

* por mucho que lo intento = for the life of me.

* por mucho tiempo = for long, for long periods of time.

* prometer mucho = promise + great possibilities, bode + well.

* que consume mucha CPU = CPU intensive.

* que consume mucha energía = energy-intensive.

* que contiene muchas imágenes = image intensive.

* quedar mucho más por hacer = much more needs to be done.

* quedar mucho (para) = have + a long way to go (before), there + be + a long way to go (before).

* quedar mucho por conocer = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* quedar mucho por hacer = more needs to be done, have + a long way to go.

* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.

* que deja mucho al azar = hit-or-miss.

* que hay que dar muchas vueltas = circuitous.

* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo = time-intensive.

* que ocupa mucho espacio = space-consuming.

* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo = long-felt.

* que utiliza muchos recursos = resource-intensive.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* ser de mucho uso = take + Nombre + a long way.

* ser mucho = be a mouthful.

* ser mucho más = be all the more.

* ser mucho más que = be far more than.

* sin mucha antelación = at short notice.

* sin mucha anticipación = at short notice.

* sin mucha dificultad = painlessly.

* sin muchas contemplaciones = unceremoniously.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sin pensarlo mucho = off the top of + Posesivo + head.

* sorprenderse mucho = eyes + pop (out), Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head, Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

* tener mucha distancia que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucha personalidad = be full of character.

* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.

* tener mucho carácter = be full of character.

* tener mucho cuidado = be extra vigilant.

* tener mucho éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener mucho interés en = have + a high stake in.

* tener mucho interés por = be keen to.

* tener mucho que ver con = have + a great deal to do with.

* tener mucho tiempo libre = have + plenty of time to spare.

* trabajando mucho = hard at work.

* trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.

* trabajar mucho = work + hard.

* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo = heavy borrower.

* venir de mucho tiempo atrás = go back + a long way.

* Verbo + mucho = Verbo + hard.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho más = and much more.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* y mucho(s) más = and more.

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mucho¹

adverb

1

salen mucho they go out a lot

no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot

¿salen mucho? do they go out much o a lot?

me ayudaron muchísimo they really helped me a lot

ahora funciona mucho mejor it works much o a lot better now

esto preocupa, y mucho, a los ecologistas this is a matter of great concern to ecologists

trabaja mucho he works very hard

¿llueve mucho? is it raining hard?

me gusta muchísimo I like it a lot o very much

por mucho que insistas, no te va a hacer caso no matter how much you insist o however much you insist he won't listen to you

por mucho que le grites no te oye you can shout as much as you like but he won't hear you

después de mucho discutir llegaron a un acuerdo after long discussions, they reached an agreement

mucho criticar a los demás pero ella tampoco hace nada por ayudar she's forever o always criticizing others but she doesn't do anything to help either

2

(en respuestas): ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much

para locs ver mucho³ pron C. (↑ mucho (3))

mucho² - cha

adjective

A

1 ( sing) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) much, a lot of

tiene mucha vitamina C it contains a lot of vitamin C

no le tienen mucho respeto they don't have much o a lot of respect for him

había mucha gente there were lots of o a lot of people there

sucedió hace mucho tiempo it happened a long time ago

¿tienes mucha hambre? are you very hungry?

una ciudad con mucha vida nocturna a city with plenty of night life

2 (pl) a lot of; (en negativas e interrogativas) many, a lot of

¿recibiste muchos regalos? did you get many o a lot of presents?

sus muchas obligaciones le impidieron asistir his many commitments prevented him from attending

muchos niños pasan hambre many children go hungry

seis hijos son muchos six children's a lot

somos muchos there are a lot of us

B ( sing)

1 ( fam)

(con valor plural): mucho elogio, mucho cumplido pero no me lo van a publicar they're full of praise and compliments but they're not going to publish it

hoy día hay mucho sinvergüenza por ahí these days there are a lot of rogues around

2 ( fam)

(con valor ponderativo): era mucho jugador para un equipo tan mediocre he was much too good a player for a mediocre team like that

mucho³ - cha

pronoun

A

(refiriéndose a cantidad, número): mucho de lo que ha dicho es falso much o a lot of what he has said is untrue

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do

si no es mucho pedir if it's not too much to ask

muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …

muchos son los llamados pero pocos los elegidos ( Bib) many are called but few are chosen

B

mucho (refiriéndose a tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no vamos al teatro we haven't been to the theater for a long time o for ages

¿falta mucho para llegar? are we nearly there?, is it much further?

¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?

mucho antes de conocerte long o a long time before I met you

C ( en locs):

como mucho at (the) most

costará unos 30 dólares como mucho it probably costs about 30 dollars at (the) most

con mucho by far, easily

fue, con mucho, la mejor de la clase she was by far o easily the best in the class, she was the best in the class, by far

cuando mucho at (the) most

ni mucho menos: no pretendo aconsejarte ni mucho menos I'm in no way trying to give you advice

no es un buen pianista ni mucho menos he isn't a good pianist, far from it

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mucho 1 adverbio
a) ‹salir/ayudar› a lot;

‹ trabajar› hard;
◊ no salen mucho they don't go out much o a lot;

me gusta muchísimo I like it very much o a lot;
mucho mejor a lot better;
por mucho que insistas no matter how much you insist;
después de mucho discutir after much discussion
b) ( en respuestas):

◊ ¿estás preocupado? — mucho are you worried? — (yes, I am,) very;

¿te gusta? — sí, mucho do you like it? — yes, very much
mucho 2
◊ - cha adjetivo

a) ( sing) a lot of;

(en oraciones negativas, interrogativas) much, a lot of;
◊ mucho vino a lot of wine;

no gano mucho dinero I don't earn much o a lot of money;
¿ves mucha televisión? do you watch much o a lot of television;
tiene mucha hambre he's very hungry
b) (pl) many, a lot of;

◊ había muchos extranjeros/muchas personas allí there were many o a lot of foreigners/people there;

hace muchos años many years ago
■ pronombre
1 ( referido a cantidad)
a) ( sing) a lot;

( en oraciones negativas) much;
◊ mucho de lo dicho a lot of what was said;

tengo mucho que hacer I have a lot to do;
eso no es mucho that's not much;
no queda mucha there isn't much left
b) (pl) many;

◊ muchos creen que … many (people) believe that …;

muchos de nosotros many of us
2
◊ mucho

a) ( referido a tiempo):

◊ hace mucho que no la veo I haven't seen her for a long time;

¿te falta mucho para terminar? will it take you long to finish?;
mucho antes long before;
¿tuviste que esperar mucho? did you have to wait long?
b) ( en locs)

◊ como mucho at (the) most;

con mucho by far, easily;
ni mucho menos far from it;
por mucho que … however much …
mucho,-a
I adj indef
1 (abundante, numeroso) (en frases afirmativas) a lot of, lots of
mucha comida, a lot of food
muchos animales, lots of animals
(en frases negativas) much, many pl: no queda mucho azúcar, there isn't much sugar left
no conozco muchos sitios, I don't know many places
2 (intenso) very: tengo mucho calor/miedo, I'm very hot/scared
hizo mucho esfuerzo, he made a great effort
3 (demasiado) es mucha responsabilidad, it's too much responsibility
II pron
1 a lot, a great deal, many: muchos fuimos al baile, many/lots of us went to the dance
muchos de nosotros/vosotros, many of us/you
de ésos tengo muchos, I've got lots of those
III adverbio
1 (cantidad) a lot, very much: me arrepentí mucho, I was very sorry
2 (tiempo) hace mucho que desapareció, he went missing a long time ago
hace mucho que estamos aquí, we have been here for a long time
(a menudo) often: vamos mucho al cine, we go to the cinema quite often
♦ Locuciones: como mucho, at the most
con mucho, by far
¡ni mucho menos!, no way!
por mucho (que), however much
Recuerda que el singular es much, el plural es many, y que estas dos palabras se suelen usar en frases negativas (no tengo demasiado tiempo, I haven't got much time), mientras que a lot (of) y lots (of) se encuentran en frases afirmativas: Tengo mucho dinero. I've got a lot of/lots of money. En frases interrogativas se usa tanto much y many como a lot o lots of: ¿Tienes mucho dinero?, Have you got much/ a lot of/lots of money? Sin embargo, en preguntas que empiezan por how sólo puedes emplear much o many: ¿Cuánto dinero tienes?, How much money have you got?
' mucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonarse
- abrigar
- abultar
- achicharrar
- achicharrarse
- acoger
- adelantar
- adentro
- adorar
- afear
- afecta
- afectar
- afecto
- agradecer
- alejarse
- antes
- aparato
- aprecio
- aprovechar
- ascendiente
- avejentarse
- avenida
- avenido
- bailar
- bastante
- boato
- bombo
- brío
- cacarear
- caché
- cachet
- calor
- carácter
- cariño
- carrete
- cascar
- cervical
- chapar
- chiflar
- cocerse
- coco
- comer
- contraponer
- costar
- cuando
- de
- deber
- decaer
- decir
- defraudar
English:
ability
- ado
- afraid
- age
- ago
- agony
- all-out
- alone
- anywhere
- around
- as
- attract
- attuned to
- backlog
- badly
- bake
- balance
- be
- best
- booze
- bulky
- busywork
- capital
- cautious
- chalk
- challenging
- charisma
- come along
- come into
- commotion
- concern
- deal
- dear
- demand
- devoted
- difficult
- do
- dog days
- doing
- easily
- emotional
- enthusiastic
- esteem
- exhilarate
- experience
- extravagant
- fancy
- far
- fat
- few

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mucho, -a

♦ adj

1. [gran cantidad de] a lot of;

comemos mucho pescado/mucha verdura we eat a lot of fish/vegetables;

había mucha gente there were a lot of people there;

producen muchos residuos they produce a lot of waste;

tengo muchos más/menos amigos que tú I've got a lot more/fewer friends than you;

no tengo mucho tiempo I haven't got much o a lot of time;

no nos quedan muchas entradas we haven't got many o a lot of tickets left;

¿hay muchas cosas que hacer? are there a lot of things to do?, is there much to do?;

no tengo muchas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

tengo mucho sueño I'm very sleepy;

hoy hace mucho calor it's very hot today;

hace mucho tiempo a long time ago;

¡mucha suerte! the best of luck!;

¡muchas gracias! thank you very much!

2. (singular) [demasiado]
hay mucho niño aquí there are rather a lot of kids here;

mucha sal me parece que le estás echando I think you're overdoing the salt a bit, I think you're adding a bit too much salt;

ésta es mucha casa para mí this house is much too big for me;
Fam
es mucho hombre he's a real man;

es mucho coche para un conductor novato it's far too powerful a car for an inexperienced driver;

es mucha mujer para ti she's out of your league!;
Fam
mucho lujo y mucho camarero trajeado pero la comida es horrible it's all very luxurious and full of smartly dressed waiters, but the food's terrible

♦ pron
(singular) a lot;
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mucho

I adj

1 singular a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

mucho tiempo a lot of time;

no tengo mucho tiempo I don’t have a lot of time o much time;

tengo mucho frío I am very cold;

es mucho coche para mí this car’s too much for me

2 plural a lot of, lots of; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

muchos amigos a lot of friends;

no tengo muchos amigos I don’t have a lot of friends o many friends

II pron

1 singular a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

no tengo mucho I don’t have much o a lot

2 plural a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

many;

no tengo muchos I don’t have many o a lot;

muchos creen que … a lot of people o many people think that …

III adv

1 a lot; en frases interrogativas y negativas tb

much;

¿cuesta mucho? does it cost a lot o much?;

nos vemos mucho we see each other often o a lot;

hace mucho que no te veo I haven’t seen you for a long time;

¿dura/tarda mucho? does it last/take long?

2

:

como mucho at the most;

10 meses dan para mucho o

dan mucho de sí you can do a lot in 10 months;

no es ni con mucho he is far from being …;

ni mucho menos far from it;

por mucho que however much

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mucho adv

1) : much, a lot

mucho más: much more

le gusta mucho: he likes it a lot

2) : long, a long time

tardó mucho en venir: he was a long time getting here

3)

por mucho que : no matter how much

mucho, - cha adj

1) : a lot of, many, much

mucha gente: a lot of people

hace mucho tiempo que no lo veo: I haven't seen him in ages

2)

muchas veces : often

mucho, - cha pron

1) : a lot, many, much

hay mucho que hacer: there is a lot to do

muchas no vinieron: many didn't come

2)

cuando mucho or

como mucho : at most

3)

con mucho : by far

4)

ni mucho menos : not at all, far from it

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mucho¹ adj

1. (en general) a lot of / lots of

como mucho queso I eat a lot of cheese

lee muchos libros he reads a lot of books lots of es lo mismo que a lot of, pero un poco más familiar

como mucho queso I eat lots of cheese Much es singular y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tenemos mucho tiempo we haven't got much time

¿ganas mucho dinero? do you earn much money? many es plural y suele sustituir a lot of en frases negativas e interrogativas

no tiene muchos amigos he hasn't got many friends

¿marcaste muchos goles? did you score many goals?

2. (otras expresiones) very

hace mucho calor it's very hot

tengo muchas ganas de verte I'm really looking forward to seeing you

mucho² adv

1. (en general) a lot

esta planta ha crecido mucho this plant has grown a lot

los atletas se entrenan mucho athletes train a lot

me gusta mucho I like it a lot

trabajamos mucho we work hard

lo siento mucho I'm very sorry / I'm really sorry

2. (comparaciones) much

era mucho más fácil de lo que pensaba it was much easier than I thought

comes mucho más que yo you eat much more than me

3. (mucho tiempo) a long time

hace mucho que no te veo I haven't see you for a long time

como mucho at the most

ni con mucho nowhere near as

ni mucho menos far from

no está acabado, ni mucho menos it is far from finished

por mucho que however much

mucho³ pron

1. (en singular frases afirmativas) a lot

aún me queda mucho por hacer I've still got a lot left to do

2. (en singular frases negativas e interrogativas) much / a lot

no es mucho lo que pides you're not asking for much

3. (con plurales) many / a lot

muchos de sus amigos acudieron many of his friends came

Spanish-English dictionary > mucho
4 lot

noun

1) (method of choosing) Los, das

by lot — durch das Los

2) (destiny) Los, das

fall to the lot of somebody — jemandem bestimmt sein

3) (item to be auctioned) Posten, der

4) (set of persons) Haufen, der

the lot — [sie] alle

our/your/their lot — (coll.) wir/ihr/die

5) (set of things) Menge, die

divide something into five lots — etwas in fünf Stapel/Haufen usw. teilen

that's the lot — (coll.) das ist alles; das wär's (ugs.)

6) (coll.): (large number or quantity)

lots or a lot of money — etc. viel od. eine Menge Geld usw.

lots of books/coins — eine Menge Bücher/Münzen

he has a lot to learn — er muss noch viel lernen

have lots to do — viel zu tun haben

we have lots of time — wir haben viel od. (ugs.) massenweise Zeit

lots or a lot better — viel besser

like something a lot — etwas sehr mögen

7) (for choosing) Los, das

draw/cast/throw lots [for something] — das Los [über etwas (Akk.)] entscheiden lassen; [um etwas] losen

cast/throw in one's lot with somebody — sich mit jemandem zusammentun

draw lots to determine something — etwas durch das Los entscheiden

8) (plot of land) Gelände, das; Platz, der; (measured piece of land) Parzelle, die

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[lot]
noun

1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) das Los

2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) der Anteil

3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) der Posten

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- a lot
- draw/cast lots
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lot

[lɒt, AM lɑ:t]

I. pron

1. (much, many)

▪ a \lot viel/viele

we haven't got a \lot wir besitzen nicht viel

a \lot of people viele [o eine Menge] Leute

a \lot of rain viel Regen

to do a \lot of travelling viel reisen

a fat \lot [of good] ( iron fam) wahnsinnig viel fam, herzlich wenig

a fat \lot of good it'll do you ( iron fam) das wird dir gar nichts nützen

to have a \lot going for oneself viel haben, was für einen spricht

▪ \lots [of sth] + sing/pl vb viel [o fam jede Menge] [etw]

there's \lots to do here es gibt hier jede Menge zu tun fam

\lots of children viele Kinder

2. (everything)

▪ the \lot alles

the thieves stole paintings, jewellery, the \lot die Diebe haben Gemälde gestohlen, Juwelen, einfach alles

the whole \lot alles zusammen, das Ganze

II. adv ( fam)

▪ a \lot [or \lots] viel

thanks a \lot! vielen Dank!

your sister looks a \lot like you deine Schwester sieht dir sehr ähnlich

we go on holidays a \lot wir machen oft Urlaub

to feel \lots [or a \lot] better sich akk viel besser fühlen

III. n

1. + sing/pl vb BRIT, AUS ( fam: group) Trupp m; BRIT ( usu pej fam: crowd) Haufen m, Pack nt pej sl

another \lot of visitors ein neuer Schwung Besucher

are you \lot coming to lunch? kommt ihr alle zum Essen?

a bad \lot ein Taugenichts m

they are a bad \lot sie sind ein übles Pack

my \lot meine Leute fam

2. (in auction) Stück nt

3. (chance)

to choose [sb/sth] by \lot jdn/etw auslosen [o durch Losentscheid bestimmen]

drawing by \lot Verlosung f

to draw [or cast] \lots Lose ziehen

4. no pl (choice) Wahl f

the \lot fell on us die Wahl fiel auf uns

5. no pl (fate) Los nt geh

to throw in one's \lot with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammentun

6. esp AM, AUS (land) Stück nt Land; (measured also) Parzelle f

back \lot hinteres Grundstück

building \lot Bauplatz m

parking \lot Parkplatz m

vacant \lot unbebautes Grundstück

7. STOCKEX Aktienpaket nt

IV. vt

<- tt->

▪ to \lot sth etw [für eine Auktion in einzelne Stücke] aufteilen

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I [lɒt]
n

1) (for deciding) Los nt

by lot — durch Losentscheid, durch das Los

to cast or draw lots — losen, Lose ziehen

to draw lots for sth — etw verlosen

to draw lots for a task — eine Aufgabe auslosen

they drew lots to see who would begin — sie losten aus, wer anfangen sollte

2) (= destiny) Los nt

failure was his lot in life —

it falls to my lot to tell him — mir fällt die Aufgabe zu, es ihm zu sagen

to throw in one's lot with sb — sich mit jdm zusammentun

to improve one's lot — seine Lage verbessern

3) (= plot) Parzelle f; (FILM) Filmgelände nt

building lot — Bauplatz m

parking lot (US) — Parkplatz m

4) (= articles of same kind) Posten m; (at auction) Los nt

5) (esp Brit

= group of things) where shall I put this lot? — wo soll ich das hier or das Zeug (inf) hintun?

can you carry that lot by yourself? — kannst du das (alles) alleine tragen?

divide the books up into three lots — teile die Bücher in drei Teile or Stapel ein

we moved the furniture in two lots — wir haben die Möbel in zwei Fuhren befördert

I'd just finished marking the papers when he gave me another lot — ich war gerade mit dem Korrigieren fertig, da gab er mir einen neuen Packen or Stoß or noch eine Ladung

we bought a new lot of cutlery — wir haben uns (ein) neues Besteck gekauft

6) (esp Brit)

he/she is a bad lot (inf) — er/sie taugt nichts, er/sie ist eine miese Type (inf)

they are a bad lot (inf) — das ist ein übles Pack

7) (esp Brit inf = group) Haufen m

that lot in the next office — die Typen vom Büro nebenan (inf)

I'm fed up with you lot — ich hab die Nase voll von euch allen (inf) or von euch Bande (inf)

are you lot coming to the pub? — kommt ihr (alle) in die Kneipe?

us lot should stick together —

bring your lot with you — bring die ganze Mannschaft mit

8)

the lot (inf) — alle; alles

that's the lot — das ist alles, das wärs (inf)

the whole lot of them — sie alle

he's eaten the lot —

big ones, little ones, the lot! — Große, Kleine, alle!
II
1. n

a lot, lots — viel

a lot of money — viel or eine Menge Geld

a lot of books, lots of books — viele or eine Menge Bücher

such a lot — so viel

what a lot! —

what a lot of time you take to get ready — wie lange du nur brauchst, um dich fertig zu machen

what a lot you've got — du hast aber viel

how much has he got? – lots or a lot — wie viel hat er? – jede Menge (inf) or viel

quite a lot of books — ziemlich viele or eine ganze Menge Bücher

such a lot of books — so viele Bücher

an awful lot of things to do — furchtbar viel zu tun

he made lots and lots of mistakes — er hat eine Unmenge Fehler gemacht

I want lots and lots — ich will jede Menge (inf)

we see a lot of John these days — wir sehen John in letzter Zeit sehr oft

I'd give a lot to know... — ich würde viel drum geben, wenn ich wüsste...

2. adv

a lot, lots — viel

things have changed a lot — es hat sich vieles geändert

I like him a lot — ich mag ihn sehr

I feel lots or a lot better —

a lot you care! — dich interessiert das überhaupt nicht!

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lot [lɒt; US lɑt]

A s

1. Los n:

cast ( oder draw) lots losen ( for um);

cast ( oder throw) in one’s lot with sb fig jemandes Los teilen, sich auf Gedeih und Verderb mit jemandem zusammentun;

choose sth by lot etwas auslosen;

the lot fell on ( oder to) me das Los fiel auf mich

2. Anteil m: → part A 5

3. Los n, Geschick n, Schicksal n:

fall to sb’s lot jemandem zufallen

4. fest umgrenztes Stück Land, besonders

a) Parzelle f

b) Grundstück n

c) Bauplatz m

d) (Industrie) Gelände n

e) (Müll- etc) Platz m

f) Parkplatz m

5. FILM, TV besonders US

a) Gelände n

b) Studio n

6. WIRTSCH

a) Artikel m

b) Partie f, Posten m (von Waren):

in lots partienweise

7. Gruppe f, Gesellschaft f:

the whole lot

a) die ganze Gesellschaft,

b) → A 8;

get out, the (whole) lot of you! raus, alle miteinander!

8. the lot alles, das Ganze:

take the lot;

that’s the lot das ist alles

9. umg Menge f, Haufen m:

a lot of, lots of viel, eine Menge;

a lot of money, lots of money viel Geld, eine Menge oder ein Haufen Geld;

lots and lots of eine Unmasse Menschen etc;

I’d give a lot, if ich gäbe viel darum, wenn;

he has (still) a lot to learn er muss noch viel lernen; → fat A 4

10. a bad lot umg

a) ein mieser Typ,

b) ein mieses Pack

B adv a lot, lots umg (sehr) viel;

a lot better;

a (fat) lot I care! iron das kümmert mich herzlich wenig!

C v/t

1. obs losen um

2. durch Los verteilen, auslosen

3. a) oft lot out Land in Parzellen einteilen, parzellieren

b) WIRTSCH eine Ware in Partien aufteilen

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noun

1) (method of choosing) Los, das

by lot — durch das Los

2) (destiny) Los, das

fall to the lot of somebody — jemandem bestimmt sein

3) (item to be auctioned) Posten, der

4) (set of persons) Haufen, der

the lot — [sie] alle

our/your/their lot — (coll.) wir/ihr/die

5) (set of things) Menge, die

divide something into five lots — etwas in fünf Stapel/Haufen usw. teilen

that's the lot — (coll.) das ist alles; das wär's (ugs.)

6) (coll.): (large number or quantity)

lots or a lot of money — etc. viel od. eine Menge Geld usw.

lots of books/coins — eine Menge Bücher/Münzen

he has a lot to learn — er muss noch viel lernen

have lots to do — viel zu tun haben

we have lots of time — wir haben viel od. (ugs.) massenweise Zeit

lots or a lot better — viel besser

like something a lot — etwas sehr mögen

7) (for choosing) Los, das

draw/cast/throw lots [for something] — das Los [über etwas (Akk.)] entscheiden lassen; [um etwas] losen

cast/throw in one's lot with somebody — sich mit jemandem zusammentun

draw lots to determine something — etwas durch das Los entscheiden

8) (plot of land) Gelände, das; Platz, der; (measured piece of land) Parzelle, die

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(of goods) n.

Warenpartie -n f. n.

Anteil -e m.

Haufen - m.

Los -e n.

Menge -n f.

Partie -n f.

Posten - m.

Schicksal n.

English-german dictionary > lot
5 tanto

1. adj so much

tanti pl so many

tanti saluti best wishes

tante grazie thank you so much, many thanks

2. pron much

tanti pl many

3. adv ( così) so

con verbi so much

di tanto in tanto from time to time

tanto quanto as much as

è da tanto ( tempo) che non lo vedo I haven't seen him for a long time

tanto per cambiare for a change

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tanto agg.indef.

1 ( così grande, tale) so much; such; pl. so many: a che serve tanta carta?, what's the use of so much paper?; te l'ho detto tante volte!, I've told you so many times!; ha tanto lavoro da non avere mai un momento di riposo, he has so much work that he never gets a minute's peace; c'era ( così) tanta gente che non si poteva entrare, there were so many people that you couldn't get in; hanno tanto denaro da potersi concedere ogni lusso, they have so much money that they can afford any luxury they want; ho tanti libri che non so dove metterli, I have so many books that I don't know where to put them; non so come tu possa leggere in mezzo a tanto rumore, I don't know how you can read with so much noise; si commosse di fronte a tanta manifestazione d'affetto, he was touched by such a show of affection // ha ancora tanta strada da fare!, he still has a long way to go! // è passato tanto tempo!, it was so long ago! // tanto ospite va trattato con i guanti, such a guest must be treated with kid gloves

2 ( molto) much; pl. many (gener. in frasi negative o interrogative); a lot of, lots of, a great (o a good) deal of, a great (o a large) quantity of, plenty of: non abbiamo tanto tempo da perdere, we haven't got much time to spare; con lui ci vuole tanta pazienza, you need a lot of (o a good deal of) patience with him (o you must be very patient with him); trenta sigarette al giorno sono tante, thirty cigarettes a day are a lot; ha tanti meriti, he has plenty of good points // c'è ancora tanta strada?, is it still a long way? // tante grazie!, many thanks (o thanks a lot)! // tanti saluti, my best regards ∙ Per ulteriori esempi → molto agg.indef.

3 ( in espressioni ellittiche): è tanto che non lo vedo, I haven't seen him for a long time; c'è tanto di qui alla stazione?, is it far from here to the station?; ho speso tanto, I spent a lot; ne guadagna tanti, he earns so much money; non ci vuole tanto a capirlo, it doesn't take much to understand it; giungere a tanto, to go so far; non lo credevo da tanto, I didn't think he was so clever // gliene ha dette tante ( ma tante)!, he gave him a right (o such a) dressing-down!

4 (in frasi comparative e nei compar. di uguaglianza, spesso in corr. con quanto) as much; pl. as many; ( in frasi negative) as (o so) much; pl. as (o so) many: ho tanto denaro quanto lui, I have as much money as he has; non ho tanto lavoro quanto ne hai tu, I haven't got so (o as) much work to do as you; a noi spettano tanti giorni di ferie quanti ( ne spettano) a loro, we get as many days off as they do; non ci sono tanti turisti quanti ( ce n'erano) lo scorso anno, there aren't as (o so) many tourists as there were last year; occorrono tanti moduli quanti sono i candidati, as many forms are needed as the number of candidates // quanti più sono i concorrenti tante meno saranno le probabilità di vincere, the more the competitors the less chance there'll be of winning

5 ( con valore di altrettanto): si comportano come tanti scolaretti, they behave like so many schoolchildren; tante parole tanti errori, there are as many mistakes as (there are) words; tanti soldi guadagna, tanti ne spende, he spends as much as he earns

6 ogni tanti, ogni tante, every so many: ogni tante settimane, every so many weeks; ogni tanti chilometri occorre cambiare l'olio al motore, the engine needs an oil change every so many kilometres.

tanto avv.

1 ( così, talmente) (con agg. e avv.) so: è tanto gentile!, he's so kind!; stavamo tanto bene!, we were so well off!; andava tanto forte!, he was driving so fast!; è tanto pallido che sembra malato, he's so pale that he looks ill; non è tanto sciocco da non capirlo!, he isn't so stupid as not to understand it!

2 ( con verbi) such a lot; so (much): perché ti preoccupi tanto?, why do you worry so much?; ha fatto tanto per lui!, he's done so much (o such a lot) for him!; ha tanto sofferto!, he's suffered so much!; ci siamo dati tanto da fare per niente, we went to (such) a lot of trouble for nothing; non pensavo che si sarebbe offeso tanto, I didn't think he would be so offended; lavora tanto da non potersi permettere un giorno di riposo, he has so much work (to do) that he can't afford to have a day off // alto tanto, lungo tanto, ( accompagnato col gesto) as high as this, as long as this

3 (in frasi comparative, in corr. con quanto) (con agg. e avv.) as; ( in frasi negative) so (o as); ( con verbi) as much; ( in frasi negative) so (o as) much: è tanto gentile quanto sua sorella, he is as kind as his sister; non è tanto famoso quanto suo padre, he isn't so (o as) famous as his father; non è tanto onesto quanto sembra, he isn't as honest as he looks; studia tanto volentieri l'inglese quanto la matematica, he enjoys studying English as much as (he does) maths; la mia macchina non va tanto forte quanto la tua, my car isn't as fast as yours; lavora tanto quanto i suoi collaboratori, he works as hard as his assistants; non studia (tanto) quanto dovrebbe, he doesn't study as hard as he should; l'ho fatto non tanto per lui quanto per suo padre, I didn't do it so much for him as for his father // quanto più... tanto più, tanto meno → più avv. nel sign. 3 // tanto... quanto, tanto... che, tanto... come, (sia... sia) both... and: tanto io quanto mio fratello, both my brother and I; vorrei vendere tanto questa casa come quella di campagna, I would like to sell both this house and the one in the country; tanto lui che suo padre lavorano nella stessa ditta, both he and his father work for the same firm

4 ( molto) (con agg. e avv.) so; ( con verbi) so (very) much: gli era tanto affezionata, she was so fond of him; mi ha risposto tanto gentilmente, he answered me so kindly; l'ho cercato tanto, I searched so hard for it; sono tanto stanco, I'm so (very) tired // scusami tanto, so sorry // vorrei tanto venire anch'io, I wish I could come too (o I'd love to come too) ∙ In questo significato cfr. anche molto avv.

5 ( con valore temporale) (for) a long time; (for) long; so long: ti ho aspettato tanto, I waited for you (for) a long time; non starò via tanto, I won't be away (so) long; starai fuori tanto?, will you be out long? // ci fermeremo un paio di giorni, a dir tanto, we'll stay a couple of days at the most // ogni tanto, di tanto in tanto, every now and then (o from time to time): viene a trovarci di tanto in tanto, he comes to see us every now and then (o from time to time o occasionally) // una volta ogni tanto, once in a while (o once in a blue moon)

6 ( con valore moltiplicativo) as much: due, tre volte tanto, two, three times as much

7 ( soltanto) just: tanto per cambiare, just for a change; l'ho fatto tanto per accontentarlo, I did it just to please him // ( per) una volta tanto, just once in a while

8 ( comunque) in any case: non prendertela, tanto le cose non cambiano, don't get upset, it won't change anything in any case.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meglio, tanto peggio, so much the better, the worse // tanto meno, even less (o least of all): nessuno dovrebbe lamentarsi, tanto meno lui, no one has any cause to complain, least of all him; se tu non vai, tanto meno andrò io, if you don't go, neither will I // tanto più che..., all the more that... // tant'è, tanto vale, varrebbe che..., one might as well...: lo devi fare, tanto vale che tu lo faccia subito, you have to do it, so you might as well do it at once; tanto varrebbe che andassi, I might as well go; tanto valeva che andassi, I might just as well have gone // né tanto né quanto, ( affatto) at all: non m'interessa né tanto né quanto, I'm not at all interested // se fa tanto di negare..., if he so much as dares to deny it...; se faccio tanto di voltare lo sguardo..., if I so much as look the other way... // tanto che → finché.

tanto pron.indef.

1 (molto, parecchio) → molto

2 (in frasi comparative, in corr. con quanto) as much; pl. as many; ( in frasi negative) as (o so) much; as (o so) many: comprane tanto quanto basta, buy as much as is necessary; prendine pure tanti quanti te ne occorrono, take as many as you need; ho tanti libri ma non tanti quanti ne hai tu, I have a lot of books, but not as (o so) many as you have

3 ( con riferimento a una quantità indeterminata) so much: spendiamo in tutto 500 euro al mese, tanto per l'affitto, tanto per il riscaldamento, we spend 500 euros a month in all, so much on rent and so much on heating; ti dò 600 euro, tanti per..., tanti per..., I'll give you 600 euros, so much for... and so much for... // l'ho pagato settanta euro e tanti, I paid seventy euros odd for it // nell'anno 1400 e tanti, in 1400 or thereabouts // se tanto mi dà tanto, (fig.) this is the result

◆ pron.dimostr. ( ciò) that: questo è ciò che avevo da dirti, e tanto basta, this is what I had to tell you, and that's that // tanto di guadagnato, ( meglio così) so much the better

◆ s.m.invar.

1 ( quantitativo) so much: ne vorrei tanto così, ( accompagnato col gesto) I would like so much; è più alto di tanto così, he's so much taller; la gonna andrebbe accorciata di tanto ( così), the skirt needs shortening so much // con tanto di pelliccia di visone, complete with mink coat; con tanto di naso, absolutely flabbergasted; guardare (qlco.) con tanto d'occhi, to look wide-eyed (at sthg.)

2 un tanto, so much: un tanto al mese, so much a month; costa un tanto al chilo, it costs so much per kilo; un tanto per cento sulle vendite, so much per cent on the proceeds of sales; un tanto al pezzo, so much an item; mi hanno promesso un tanto per il mio lavoro, I was promised a certain sum of money for my work // guadagna quel tanto che basta per vivere, he earns just enough to make ends meet.

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['tanto] tanto (-a)
1. agg indef

1) (molto: quantità) a lot of, much, (numero) a lot of, many, (così tanto: quantità) so much, such a lot of, (numero) so many, such a lot of

ogni tanti chilometri/giorni — every so many kilometres/days

tante persone, tante opinioni diverse — there are as many different opinions as there are people

c'è ancora tanta strada da fare! — there's still a long way to go!

tante volte — so many times, so often

2) (rafforzativo) such

l'ha detto con tanta gentilezza — he said it with such kindness o so kindly

ho aspettato per tanto tempo — I waited so long o for such a long time

3)

tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

ho tanta pazienza quanta ne hai tu — I am as patient as you are, I have as much patience as you (have)

ha tanti amici quanti nemici — he has as many friends as he has enemies

ho tanti libri quanti ne ha lui — I have as many books as him o as he has

2. pron indef

1) (molto) much, a lot, (così tanto) so much, such a lot

(plurale) tanti(e) — (molti) many, a lot, (così tanti) so many, such a lot

è una ragazza come tante — she's like any other girl

è solo uno dei tanti che... — he's just one of the many who...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

se cerchi un bicchiere, lassù ce ne sono tanti — if you are looking for a glass there are a lot o lots up there

tanti credono sia semplice farlo — many people believe it is easy to do

2)

(altrettanto) tanto quanto — as much as

(plurale) tanti quanti — as many as

tempo? ne ho tanto quanto basta — time? I have as much as I need

3)

(con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

costa un tanto al metro — it costs so much per o a metre

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell'anno millecinquecento e tanti — in the year fifteen hundred and something

4)

(fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

di tanto in tanto — every so often, (every) now and again

è rimasto con tanto di naso — he was left feeling disappointed

tanto di guadagnato! — so much the better!

tanto meglio così! — so much the better!

se tanto mi dà tanto — oh well, if that's the case...

guardare qc con tanto d'occhi — to gaze wide-eyed at sth

ogni tanto — every so often, (every) now and then

ascoltava con tanto d'orecchi — he was all ears

tanto vale che... — you may o might as well...

3. avv

1) (così, in questo modo: con verbo) so much, such a lot, (con avverbio, aggettivo) so, (così a lungo) so long

tanto... che... — so... (that)...

è tanto bello che sembra finto — it's so beautiful (that) it seems unreal

tanto... da... — so... as...

saresti tanto gentile da prendermi una tazza? — would you be so kind as to get me a cup?

è stato tanto idiota da crederci — he was stupid enough to believe it

non lavorare tanto! — don't work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? — why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! — they go so well together!

2)

(nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

è tanto gentile quanto discreto — he is as kind as he is discreet

non è poi tanto difficile quanto sembra — it is not as difficult as it seems after all

mi piace non tanto per l'aspetto quanto per il suo carattere — I like her not so much for her looks as for her personality

conosco tanto Carlo quanto suo padre — I know both Carlo and his father

3) (molto) very

un'ora a dir tanto — an hour at the most

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much to understand it

non è poi tanto giovane — he is not all that young after all

l'ho visto tanto giù — he seemed o looked very down to me

scusami tanto — I'm very sorry, do excuse me

sono tanto tanto contento di vederti — I'm so very happy to see you

vengo tanto volentieri — I'd love to come

4) (a lungo) (for) long

starai via tanto? — will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto — don't stay out for long

5) (solamente) just

tanto per cambiare (anche) iro — just for a change

parla tanto per parlare — he talks just for the sake of talking

tanto per ridere — just for a laugh

una volta tanto — just for once

6)

(con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

tre volte tanto — three times as much

7)

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

tanto più lo vedo tanto meno mi piace — the more I see him the less I like him

4. cong

after all

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

tanto è inutile — in any case it's useless

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['tanto] 1.
aggettivo indefinito

1) (un gran numero di) many, a lot of

- e volte — many times

- i libri — a lot of o a large number of o many books

- i anni fa — many years ago

2) (una gran quantità di)

avere -i soldi — to have lots o plenty of o a great deal of money

non ho -i soldi — I don't have much money

c'è ancora tanto tempo — there's still plenty of time

tanto tempo fa — a long time ago

fare -a strada — to go a long way

- e grazie! — thank you very much!

- i saluti — best regards

3) (molto, intenso)

con -a cura, pazienza — with much o great care, patience

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere — your visit really pleased me

4) (con valore consecutivo)

c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo — there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

5) (in comparativi di uguaglianza)

non ho tanto denaro quanto te — I haven't got as much money as you (have)

6) (tot)

ogni -i anni — every so many years

7) (altrettanto)

-e teste, -e opinioni — there are as many opinions as there are people
2.
pronome indefinito

1) (grande quantità, molto) much, a lot

ho tanto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

ha ancora tanto da imparare — he still has a lot to learn

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

mi ha insegnato tanto! — he taught me so much o so many things!

10.000 euro sono -i — 10,000 euros is a lot of money

2) (gran numero)

- i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato — many of the places we visited

3) (molte persone)

- i (di loro) sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

siamo in -i — there are many of us

4) (quantità specifica)

è tanto così più alto di te — he's this much taller than you

5) (molto tempo)

è tanto che aspetti? — have you been waiting long?

non ci metterò tanto — I won't be long

è da tanto che non ci vediamo — it's been so long since we last met

6) (molta distanza)

non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione — it's not very far from here to the station

7) (una gran cosa)

è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già tanto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

8) tanto quanto

aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne — add enough broth to cover the meat

9) tanto... quanto

lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te — I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

10) a dir tanto at the outmost

prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto — he'll get a pass, if he's lucky

a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore — it will take another two hours at the outmost
3.
avverbio

1) (con un verbo)

lavorare, parlare tanto — to work, talk much o a lot

l'Austria non mi attira tanto — Austria doesn't really appeal me

perché te la prendi tanto? — why do you care so much?

senza pensarci tanto — without thinking so much about it

2) (con un avverbio)

sto tanto bene qui — I feel so good in here

tanto lontano da qui — so far away from here

tanto rapidamente — very quickly

così tanto — so much

3) (con un aggettivo)

tanto amato, chiacchierato — much-loved, much-talked about

tanto atteso — long awaited, longed-for

si crede tanto furbo — he thinks he's so smart

una cosa tanto bella — such a beautiful thing

è davvero tanto importante? — does it really matter?

4) (con comparativi)

è tanto più alta di lui — she's much taller than him

5)

ogni tanto di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto — to see sb. occasionally o on and off

6) (altrettanto) as much

due, tre volte tanto — twice, three times as much

cento volte tanto — a hundredfold

7) tanto... quanto (in proposizione comparativa)

è tanto bello quanto interessante — it's as beautiful as interesting

ho pagato tanto quanto lei — I paid as much as she did; (sia... sia)

l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui — I explained it both to her and to him

8) tanto... che, tanto... da

ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male — he ate so much that he felt sick

essere tanto fortunato da fare — to be lucky enough to do

9) quanto più... tanto più

quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi — the older you grow, the wiser you get

10) tanto più... tanto meno

tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco — the more I know him, the less I understand him

11) tanto meno

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

nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui — nobody can leave, least of all him

12) tanto per

tanto per cambiare — for a change

tanto per cominciare — to begin with, for a start

tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? — just for the record, did you really do it?

13) tanto vale just as well

tanto valeva che glielo chiedessi — it would be just as well as you asked him o you might as well had asked him

tanto vale dire che... — you might just as well say that
4.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (tot)

essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese — to be paid so much a page, a month

un tanto alla o per volta — so much at the time

2) (seguito dal partitivo)

mi guardò con tanto d'occhi — he stared wide-eyed at me
5.
congiunzione

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve — take it, I don't need it

tanto è lo stesso — it makes no difference

è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! — it's no use, he won't listen!

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tanto peggio! — (so) much the worse! too bad!

tanto meglio (così) — (so) much the better

tanto meglio per te — good for you

tanto di guadagnato — all the better

non lo credevo capace di tanto — I didn't think he would go that far

non sono mai arrivato a tanto — I've never done such things

tanto (mi) basta! — it's enough (for me)!

né tanto né poco — not at all

quel tanto che basta per... — enough to...

se tanto mi dà tanto... — if this is the result..., if that's what I get...

non farla tanto lunga! — don't act it out!

tanto più che... — all the more so because

tanto ha detto e tanto ha fatto che... — he insisted o pestered so much that...

una volta tanto — just for once o once and for all
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Note:

Tanto può essere principalmente usato come aggettivo, pronome o avverbio. - Come aggettivo e come pronome, si traduce con much davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili ( tanto vino = much wine; tanto denaro = much money; ne hai bevuto tanto? = have you drunk much (of it)?) e many davanti o al posto di sostantivi plurali ( tanti nemici = many enemies; ce ne sono tanti = there are many (of them)). Si noti che much e many sono preferibilmente usati in frasi negative e interrogative, mentre in frasi affermative sono spesso sostituiti da a lot (of), lots (of) (d'uso colloquiale, davanti a nomi numerabili plurali), plenty (of), a great deal (of): tante persone = a lot of people; guadagno tanto = I earn a lot. - Come avverbio, tanto si usa dopo un verbo, e in tal caso si traduce very much o a lot in frase affermativa e much in frase negativa e interrogativa (spero tanto che... = I hope very much that...; ho studiato tanto = I studied a lot; non bevo mai tanto = I never drink much; ha bevuto tanto? = did he drink much?); quando precede un altro avverbio o un aggettivo, si traduce con so o such (è tanto veloce che... = he is so fast that...; è una studentessa tanto intelligente! = she's such an intelligent student!), ma se tale avverbio o aggettivo è al comparativo, tanto si rende con much ( tanto più presto = much sooner; tanto più veloce = much faster). - Per gli altri usi di tanto e gli esempi relativi, si veda la voce qui sotto

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tanto

/'tanto/

Tanto può essere principalmente usato come aggettivo, pronome o avverbio. - Come aggettivo e come pronome, si traduce con much davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili ( tanto vino = much wine; tanto denaro = much money; ne hai bevuto tanto? = have you drunk much (of it)?) e many davanti o al posto di sostantivi plurali ( tanti nemici = many enemies; ce ne sono tanti = there are many (of them)). Si noti che much e many sono preferibilmente usati in frasi negative e interrogative, mentre in frasi affermative sono spesso sostituiti da a lot (of), lots (of) (d'uso colloquiale, davanti a nomi numerabili plurali), plenty (of), a great deal (of): tante persone = a lot of people; guadagno tanto = I earn a lot. - Come avverbio, tanto si usa dopo un verbo, e in tal caso si traduce very much o a lot in frase affermativa e much in frase negativa e interrogativa (spero tanto che... = I hope very much that...; ho studiato tanto = I studied a lot; non bevo mai tanto = I never drink much; ha bevuto tanto? = did he drink much?); quando precede un altro avverbio o un aggettivo, si traduce con so o such (è tanto veloce che... = he is so fast that...; è una studentessa tanto intelligente! = she's such an intelligent student!), ma se tale avverbio o aggettivo è al comparativo, tanto si rende con much ( tanto più presto = much sooner; tanto più veloce = much faster). - Per gli altri usi di tanto e gli esempi relativi, si veda la voce qui sotto. ⇒ 31

I aggettivo indefinito

1 (un gran numero di) many, a lot of; - e volte many times; - i libri a lot of o a large number of o many books; - i anni fa many years ago

2 (una gran quantità di) avere -i soldi to have lots o plenty of o a great deal of money; non ho -i soldi I don't have much money; c'è ancora tanto tempo there's still plenty of time; tanto tempo fa a long time ago; fare -a strada to go a long way; -e grazie! thank you very much! - i saluti best regards

3 (molto, intenso) con -a cura, pazienza with much o great care, patience; ho -a fame, paura I'm very hungry, scared; la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere your visit really pleased me

4 (con valore consecutivo) c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

5 (in comparativi di uguaglianza) non ho tanto denaro quanto te I haven't got as much money as you (have)

6 (tot) ogni -i anni every so many years

7 (altrettanto) -e teste, -e opinioni there are as many opinions as there are people

II pronome indefinito

1 (grande quantità, molto) much, a lot; ho tanto da fare I've got a lot of things to do; ha ancora tanto da imparare he still has a lot to learn; non ci vuole tanto a capirlo it doesn't take much understanding; mi ha insegnato tanto! he taught me so much o so many things! 10.000 euro sono -i 10,000 euros is a lot of money

2 (gran numero) - i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato many of the places we visited

3 (molte persone) - i (di loro) sono pensionati many (of them) are pensioners; siamo in -i there are many of us

4 (quantità specifica) è tanto così più alto di te he's this much taller than you

5 (molto tempo) è tanto che aspetti? have you been waiting long? non ci metterò tanto I won't be long; è da tanto che non ci vediamo it's been so long since we last met

6 (molta distanza) non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione it's not very far from here to the station

7 (una gran cosa) è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out; è già tanto che sia venuta it's already saying a lot that she came

8 tanto quanto aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne add enough broth to cover the meat

9 tanto... quanto lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

10 a dir tanto at the outmost; prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto he'll get a pass, if he's lucky; a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore it will take another two hours at the outmost

III avverbio

1 (con un verbo) lavorare, parlare tanto to work, talk much o a lot; l'Austria non mi attira tanto Austria doesn't really appeal me; perché te la prendi tanto? why do you care so much? senza pensarci tanto without thinking so much about it

2 (con un avverbio) sto tanto bene qui I feel so good in here; tanto lontano da qui so far away from here; tanto rapidamente very quickly; così tanto so much

3 (con un aggettivo) tanto amato, chiacchierato much-loved, much-talked about; tanto atteso long awaited, longed-for; si crede tanto furbo he thinks he's so smart; una cosa tanto bella such a beautiful thing; è davvero tanto importante? does it really matter?

4 (con comparativi) è tanto più alta di lui she's much taller than him

5 ogni tanto, di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto to see sb. occasionally o on and off

6 (altrettanto) as much; due, tre volte tanto twice, three times as much; cento volte tanto a hundredfold

7 tanto... quanto (in proposizione comparativa) è tanto bello quanto interessante it's as beautiful as interesting; ho pagato tanto quanto lei I paid as much as she did; (sia... sia) l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui I explained it both to her and to him

8 tanto... che, tanto... da ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male he ate so much that he felt sick; essere tanto fortunato da fare to be lucky enough to do

9 quanto più... tanto più quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi the older you grow, the wiser you get

10 tanto più... tanto meno tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco the more I know him, the less I understand him

11 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui nobody can leave, least of all him

12 tanto per tanto per cambiare for a change; tanto per cominciare to begin with, for a start; tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? just for the record, did you really do it?

13 tanto vale just as well; tanto valeva che glielo chiedessi it would be just as well as you asked him o you might as well had asked him; tanto vale dire che... you might just as well say that...

IV m.inv.

1 (tot) essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese to be paid so much a page, a month; un tanto alla o per volta so much at the time

2 (seguito dal partitivo) mi guardò con tanto d'occhi he stared wide-eyed at me

V congiunzione

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve take it, I don't need it; tanto è lo stesso it makes no difference; è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! it's no use, he won't listen!

IDIOMS

tanto peggio! (so) much the worse! too bad! tanto meglio (così) (so) much the better; tanto meglio per te good for you; tanto di guadagnato all the better; non lo credevo capace di tanto I didn't think he would go that far; non sono mai arrivato a tanto I've never done such things; tanto (mi) basta! it's enough (for me)! né tanto né poco not at all; quel tanto che basta per... enough to...; se tanto mi dà tanto... if this is the result..., if that's what I get...; non farla tanto lunga! don't act it out! tanto più che... all the more so because; tanto ha detto e tanto ha fatto che... he insisted o pestered so much that...; una volta tanto just for once o once and for all.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > tanto
6 lot

lot
noun

1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) suerte, destino

2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) lote

3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) lote

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- lots
- a lot
- draw/cast lots

lot n mucho

there were a lot of people at the party había mucha gente en la fiesta

I saw a lot of cars vi muchos coches

En vez de a lot of se puede decir también lots of

there were lots of people había mucha gente

lot

tr[lɒt]

noun

1 (large number) cantidad nombre femenino

■ he talks a lot habla mucho

■ a lot of books muchos libros

■ a lot of people mucha gente

■ she's got a lot (of work) to do tiene mucho (trabajo) que hacer

■ what a lot of space there is! ¡cuánto espacio hay!

2 (group) grupo

■ the next lot of passengers el próximo grupo de pasajeros

■ you lot can wait here vosotros podéis esperaros aquí

3 (in auction) lote nombre masculino

4 (fate) suerte nombre femenino

■ the common lot la suerte de todos

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (land) solar nombre masculino

noun the lot

1 todo,-a, todos,-as

■ she liked the books and bought the lot le gustaron los libros y se los compró todos

phrase lots of

1 mucho,-a, muchos,-as, cantidad de

■ she's got lots (of work) to do tiene mucho (trabajo) que hacer

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

thanks a lot! ¡muchísimas gracias!

to cast lots for something / draw lots for something echar algo a suertes

lot ['lɑt] n

1) drawing: sorteo m

by lot: por sorteo

2) share: parte f, porción f

3) fate: suerte f

4) land, plot: terreno m, solar m, lote m, parcela f

5)

a lot ofor lots of : mucho, un montón de, bastante

lots of books: un montón de libros, muchos libros

a lot of people: mucha gente

lot

n.

• gran cantidad s.f.

• grupo s.m.

• hatajo s.m.

• hato s.m.

• lote s.m.

• montón s.m.

• porción s.f.

• sino s.m.

• solar s.m.

• suerte s.f.

• terreno s.m.

• tipo s.m.

lɑːt, lɒt
noun

1) (large number, quantity)

a) (no pl)

a lot of wine — mucho vino

a lot of people — mucha gente

a lot of the play is boring — gran parte de la obra es aburrida

I've seen a lot of her recently — la he visto mucho últimamente

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

what a lot of books you've got! — cuántos libros tienes!

what a lot of fuss over nothing! — tanto lío por una tontería!; fat I 3)

b)

a lot — (as adv) mucho

I like her a lot — me gusta mucho, me cae muy bien

a lot better — mucho mejor

thanks a lot! — muchas gracias!

c) lots pl (colloq)

how many seats are there left? - lots — ¿cuántos asientos quedan? - muchos or (fam) montones

lots of people liked it — a mucha gente le gustó

2)

a) (group, mass of things) montón m, pila f

b) ( group of people) (colloq)

they're a funny lot — son raros, son gente rara

come on, you lot! — vamos, ustedes or (Esp) vosotros!

c)

the lot — (esp BrE)

they ate the lot — se lo comieron todo (or se las comieron todas etc)

one more story, then that's your lot! — un cuento más y se acabó!

3) ( at auction) lote m

4)

a) ( parcel of land) terreno m, solar m

film lot — ( Cin) plató m

b) (AmE) parking lot

5)

a) ( for random choice)

to draw o cast lots for something — echar algo a suertes

b) ( fate) suerte f

to throw in one's lot with somebody — unirse a alguien

[lɒt]
N
1) (=large quantity)

a lot of money — mucho dinero

a lot of people — mucha gente

we have lots of flowers (that we don't want) — nos sobran flores, tenemos flores de sobra

• an awful lot of things to do — la mar de cosas que hacer

• I'd give a lot to know — me gustaría muchísimo saberlo

• quite/ such a lot of books — bastantes/tantos libros

quite/such a lot of noise — bastante/tanto ruido

• there wasn't a lot we could do — apenas había nada que pudiéramos hacer

2)

a lot — (as adv) mucho

I read a lot — leo mucho

we don't go out a lot — no salimos mucho

things have changed a lot — las cosas han cambiado mucho

• he drinks an awful lot — bebe una barbaridad

• not a lot, "do you like football?" - "not a lot" — -¿te gusta el fútbol? -no mucho

• thanks a lot! — ¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!

3) lots
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lots of people — mucha gente, cantidad de gente *

she has lots of friends — tiene muchos amigos, tiene un montón de or (LAm) hartos amigos *

he feels lots better — se encuentra mucho mejor

take as much as you want, I've got lots — llévate cuanto quieras, tengo un montón or (LAm) harto(s) *

4) * (=group)

• a fine lot of students — un buen grupo de estudiantes

Melissa's friends? I don't like that lot — ¿los amigos de Melissa? no me cae bien ese grupo

5)

the lot * — (=all, everything) todo

he took the lot — se lo llevó todo

that's the lot — eso es todo

the (whole) lot of them — todos

big ones, little ones, the lot! — ¡los grandes, los pequeños, todos!

6) (=destiny) suerte f, destino m

his lot was different — su suerte fue otra

• the common lot — la suerte común

• it fell to my lot (to do sth) — me cayó en suerte (hacer algo)

it falls to my lot to do it — me corresponde a mí hacerlo

• to throw in one's lot with sb — unirse a la suerte de algn

7) (=random selection)

• to decide sth by lot — determinar algo por sorteo

• to draw lots (for sth) — echar suertes (para algo)

8) (at auction) lote m

- he's a bad lot

I'll send it in three lots — (Comm) se lo mando en tres paquetes or tandas

9) (=plot) (esp US) terreno m, solar m ; (Cine) solar m

10) (=share) porción f, parte f ; fat 1., 5)

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[lɑːt, lɒt]
noun

1) (large number, quantity)

a) (no pl)

a lot of wine — mucho vino

a lot of people — mucha gente

a lot of the play is boring — gran parte de la obra es aburrida

I've seen a lot of her recently — la he visto mucho últimamente

quite a lot of money — bastante dinero

what a lot of books you've got! — cuántos libros tienes!

what a lot of fuss over nothing! — tanto lío por una tontería!; fat I 3)

b)

a lot — (as adv) mucho

I like her a lot — me gusta mucho, me cae muy bien

a lot better — mucho mejor

thanks a lot! — muchas gracias!

c) lots pl (colloq)

how many seats are there left? - lots — ¿cuántos asientos quedan? - muchos or (fam) montones

lots of people liked it — a mucha gente le gustó

2)

a) (group, mass of things) montón m, pila f

b) ( group of people) (colloq)

they're a funny lot — son raros, son gente rara

come on, you lot! — vamos, ustedes or (Esp) vosotros!

c)

the lot — (esp BrE)

they ate the lot — se lo comieron todo (or se las comieron todas etc)

one more story, then that's your lot! — un cuento más y se acabó!

3) ( at auction) lote m

4)

a) ( parcel of land) terreno m, solar m

film lot — ( Cin) plató m

b) (AmE) parking lot

5)

a) ( for random choice)

to draw o cast lots for something — echar algo a suertes

b) ( fate) suerte f

to throw in one's lot with somebody — unirse a alguien

English-spanish dictionary > lot
7 mar

f. & m.

1 sea (also figurative).

veranean en el mar they spend their summer holidays at the seaside

hacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to sea

pasan meses en el mar they spend months at sea (navegando)

alta mar high seas

a mares a lot

llover a mares to rain buckets

me cago en la mar (muy informal) bloody hell! (peninsular SpanishBr), goddamn it! (United States)

mecachis en la mar (informal Euf) sugar! (peninsular SpanishBr), shoot! (United States)

mar abierto the open sea

mar adentro out to sea

mar de fondo (también figurative) groundswell

mar gruesa rough o stormy sea

mar rizada choppy sea

el mar Báltico the Baltic Sea

el mar Cantábrico the Cantabrian Sea

el mar Caribe the Caribbean Sea

el mar Caspio the Caspian Sea

el mar Egeo the Aegean Sea

el mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Sea

el mar Muerto the Dead Sea

el mar del Norte the North Sea

el mar Negro the Black Sea

el mar Rojo the red Sea

Un mar de gente A great number of people.

2 EAR, enlarged access resources.

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mar

► nombre masculino & nombre femenino

1 (gen) sea

2 (marejada) swell

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en alta mar on the high sea, on the open sea

estar hecho,-a un mar de lágrimas to be crying his/her eyes out, be in floods of tears

hacerse a la mar to put (out) to sea, set sail

la mar de... familiar (mucha cantidad) a lot of, lots of, loads of

■ vino la mar de gente loads of people came 2 (muy) very, really

■ estás la mar de guapa you look really lovely

■ fue la mar de divertido it was great fun

llover a mares to rain cats and dogs, bucket down

¡pelillos a la mar! familiar let bygones be bygones!

por mar by sea

mar adentro out to sea

mar de fondo (corriente) ground swell 2 (agitación) undercurrent

mar gruesa heavy sea

mar picada rough sea

mar rizada slightly choppy sea

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noun mf.

sea

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SM
[a veces] SF
1) (Geog) sea

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea, the seabed

una casa al lado del mar — a house by the sea o on the coast

el avión cayó en el mar — the plane came down in the sea

el o la mar estaba en calma — the sea was calm

• iban navegando en mar abierto — they were sailing on the open sea

• mar adentro — [ir, llevar] out to sea; [estar] out at sea

• en alta mar — on the high seas

un buque de alta mar — an ocean-going vessel

pesca de alta mar — deep-sea fishing

• mar arbolada — heavy sea

• caer(se) al mar — [desde tierra] to fall into the sea; [desde un barco] to fall overboard

• echarse a la mar — to set sail

• mar de fondo — (lit) groundswell; (fig) underlying tension

• mar gruesa — heavy sea

• hacerse a la mar — liter [barco] to set sail, put to sea frm; [marinero] to set sail

• mar picada — choppy sea

• por mar — by sea, by boat

toda la mercancía llegará por mar — all the goods will arrive by sea o by boat

• mar rizada — rough sea

• los siete mares — the seven seas

- arar en el mar

- eso es hablar de la mar

- me cago en la mar salada

- mecachis en la mar

- quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar

mar Adriático — Adriatic Sea

mar Báltico — Baltic Sea

mar Cantábrico — Bay of Biscay, Cantabrian Sea

mar Caribe — Caribbean Sea

mar Caspio — Caspian Sea

mar de arena — poét sand dunes pl, desert wastes pl poét

mar de las Antillas — Caribbean Sea

mar del Norte — North Sea

mar Egeo — Aegean Sea

mar interior — inland sea

mar Jónico — Ionian Sea

mar Mediterráneo — Mediterranean Sea

mar Muerto — Dead Sea

mar Negro — Black Sea

mar Rojo — Red Sea

mar Tirreno — Tyrrhenian Sea
brazo 4), golpe 11)
2) (=marea) tide

hay demasiada mar para salir de pesca — the tide is too high to go fishing

mar llena — high tide

3) (=abundancia)

a)

• un mar de diferencia — a world of difference

hay un mar de diferencia entre las dos expresiones — there is a world of difference between the two expressions

existe un mar de diferencia entre nosotros — we're poles apart

• estar hecho un mar de dudas — to be full of doubt, be beset with doubts frm

• estar hecho un mar de lágrimas — to be in floods of tears

se fue hecha un mar de lágrimas — she left in floods of tears

b)

• a mares, estaba llorando a mares — she was crying her eyes out

estaba sudando a mares — he was sweating buckets *

estuvo lloviendo a mares todo el camino — it was raining cats and dogs o it was pouring (down) the whole way

el vino corría a mares en la fiesta — wine flowed like water at the party

c)

la mar de * —

tengo la mar de cosas que hacer — I've got no end of things to do

hace la mar de tiempo que no la veo — I haven't seen her for ages

es la mar de guapa — she's ever so pretty

estoy la mar de contento — I'm ever so happy, I'm over the moon *

lo hemos pasado la mar de bien — we had a whale of a time * o a great time

en Lisboa vivimos la mar de bien — we live ever so well in Lisbon, we love living in Lisbon

ese traje te queda la mar de bien — that suit looks wonderful on you
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SF [eufemismo] de madre in obscene expressions
III
EXCL (Mil) march!

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masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)

1) (Geog) sea

la vida en el mar — life at sea

a orillas del mar — by the sea

surcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)

el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea

mar abierto — open sea

la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro — the boat was swept out to sea by the current

la tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro — they were caught out at sea by the storm

hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail

por mar — by sea

a mares — (fam)

llovió a mares — it poured with rain

sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat

arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse

me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)

surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas

quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained

- mar Cantábrico

- mar de fondo

- mar de las Antillas

- mar del Norte

- mar gruesa

- mar Mediterráneo

- mar patrimonial

- mar territorial or jurisdiccional

2) ( costa)

el mar — the coast

3)

a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)

un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems

b) ( abismo)

hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...

los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)

c)

la mar de... — (fam)

está la mar de contento — he's over the moon (colloq)

es la mar de simpática — she's so nice

tengo la mar de cosas que contarte — I have loads of things to tell you (colloq)

* * *

= sea.

Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

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* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* alta mar = high seas, the.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.

* brazo de mar = sound.

* caballito de mar = seahorse.

* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.

* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.

* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.

* concha de mar = seashell.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de mar adentro = offshore.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* en alta mar = on the high seas.

* en el mar = at sea.

* energía del mar = ocean energy.

* en mar abierto = on the open sea.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* erizo de mar = sea urchin.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estrella de mar = starfish.

* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.

* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.

* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].

* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].

* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.

* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.

* mar adentro = offshore.

* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.

* mar agitada = heavy sea.

* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.

* mar arbolada = heavy sea.

* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.

* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.

* mar de fondo = groundswell.

* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.

* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.

* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.

* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.

* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.

* mar fuerte = heavy sea.

* mar gruesa = heavy sea.

* mar interior = inland sea.

* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.

* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* Mar Negro = Black Sea.

* mar picada = heavy sea.

* mar revuelto = stormy sea.

* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.

* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.

* mar territorial = territorial sea.

* mar tropical = tropical sea.

* mina de mar = sea mine.

* nutria de mar = sea otter.

* oreja de mar = abalone.

* orilla del mar = seashore.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.

* puerto de mar = seaport.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.

* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.

* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.

* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.

* un mar de = a sea of.

* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.

* verde mar = sea green.

* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.

* vista al mar = sea view.

* * *

masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)

1) (Geog) sea

la vida en el mar — life at sea

a orillas del mar — by the sea

surcar los mares — (liter) to ply the seas (liter)

el fondo del mar — the seabed, the bottom of the sea

mar abierto — open sea

la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro — the boat was swept out to sea by the current

la tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro — they were caught out at sea by the storm

hacerse a la mar — (liter) to set sail

por mar — by sea

a mares — (fam)

llovió a mares — it poured with rain

sudaba a mares — he was streaming o pouring with sweat

arar en el mar — to beat (AmE) o (BrE) flog a dead horse

me cago (vulg) or (euf) me cachis en la (Esp) mar — shit! (vulg), shoot! (AmE euph), sugar! (BrE euph)

surcar los siete mares — to sail the seven seas

quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar — nothing ventured, nothing gained

- mar Cantábrico

- mar de fondo

- mar de las Antillas

- mar del Norte

- mar gruesa

- mar Mediterráneo

- mar patrimonial

- mar territorial or jurisdiccional

2) ( costa)

el mar — the coast

3)

a) (indicando abundancia, profusión)

un mar de...: estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears; está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts; tiene un mar de problemas — he has no end of problems

b) ( abismo)

hay un mar de diferencia entre... — there's a world of difference between...

los separaba un mar de silencio — (liter) a gulf of silence lay between them (liter)

c)

la mar de... — (fam)

está la mar de contento — he's over the moon (colloq)

es la mar de simpática — she's so nice

tengo la mar de cosas que contarte — I have loads of things to tell you (colloq)

* * *

= sea.

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* al borde del mar = at the seaside.

* alta mar = high seas, the.

* a mares = cats and dogs.

* arrastrar al mar = wash out to + sea.

* brazo de mar = sound.

* caballito de mar = seahorse.

* ciencias del mar = aquatic sciences.

* ciencias del mar, las = ocean sciences, the.

* cohombro de mar = sea cucumber.

* concha de mar = seashell.

* de alta mar = offshore, sea-going, ocean-going.

* de mar adentro = offshore.

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* en alta mar = on the high seas.

* en el mar = at sea.

* energía del mar = ocean energy.

* en mar abierto = on the open sea.

* en un mar de dudas = at sea.

* erizo de mar = sea urchin.

* estar en un mar de dudas = feel at + sea, be all at sea.

* estar la mar de contento = be over the moon.

* estrella de mar = starfish.

* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* frente al mar = on the seafront, seafront, beachfront.

* hacerse a la mar = set + sail, cast off.

* hombre de mar = seaman [seamen -pl.].

* junto al mar = beachside, at the seaside.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* lecho del mar = seabed [sea bed].

* llover a mares = rain + cats and dogs, tip + it down with rain, pelt + (it down) with rain, chuck + it down with rain, piss + it down with rain, lash + it down with rain, teem with + rain, hammer + it down with rain, the heavens + open, rain + pour down, pour down, pour down with + rain.

* lobo de mar = sea dog, salty dog, salty sea dog.

* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* mar abierto = open water, open sea, open ocean.

* mar adentro = offshore.

* mar Adriático, el = Adriatic sea, the.

* mar agitada = heavy sea.

* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.

* mar arbolada = heavy sea.

* Mar Báltico, el = Baltic Sea, the.

* mar Caspio, el = Caspian Sea, the.

* mar de fondo = groundswell.

* Mar del Coral, el = Coral Sea, the.

* Mar del Norte, el = North Sea, the.

* Mar de Omán, el = Arabian Sea, the.

* mar de turbulencia = sea of stress.

* Mar Egeo, el = Aegean Sea, the.

* mar fuerte = heavy sea.

* mar gruesa = heavy sea.

* mar interior = inland sea.

* mar jurisdiccional = territorial sea.

* Mar Mediterráneo, el = Mediterranean Sea, the.

* Mar Muerto, el = Dead Sea, the.

* Mar Negro = Black Sea.

* mar picada = heavy sea.

* mar revuelto = stormy sea.

* Mar Rojo, el = Red Sea, the.

* mar tempestuoso = stormy sea.

* mar territorial = territorial sea.

* mar tropical = tropical sea.

* mina de mar = sea mine.

* nutria de mar = sea otter.

* oreja de mar = abalone.

* orilla del mar = seashore.

* pasárselo la mar de bien = have + a whale of a time, have + a great time.

* pepino de mar = sea cucumber.

* puerto de mar = seaport.

* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.

* siete mares, los = seven seas, the.

* sin salida al mar = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].

* sudar a mares = sweat + buckets, sweat + bullets, sweat + profusely.

* surcar los mares = plough + the sea.

* surcar los siete mares = sail + the seven seas, roam + the seven seas.

* un mar de = a sea of.

* un mar de papel = a sea of + paper.

* verde mar = sea green.

* viejo lobo de mar = old sea dog, old salty dog.

* vista al mar = sea view.

* * *

mar

masculine

(sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)

A ( Geog) sea

la vida en el mar life at sea

a orillas del mar by the sea

el mar estaba como un plato or una balsa the sea was like a millpond

el mar está picado or rizado the sea is choppy

el mar estaba agitado or revuelto the sea was rough

el galeón surcaba los mares ( liter); the galleon plied the seas ( liter)

el fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the sea

mar abierto open sea

la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the current

la tormenta los sorprendió mar adentro they were caught out at sea by the storm

hacerse a la mar ( liter); to set sail

por mar by sea

a mares ( fam): llovió a mares it poured with rain, it bucketed down ( BrE colloq), it rained cats and dogs

sudaba a mares he was sweating streams, he was streaming o pouring with sweat

arar en el mar to flog a dead horse

la mar en coche ( RPl fam): una cena con champán, el mejor caviar y la mar en coche a meal complete with champagne, the finest caviar, the works o the whole shebang o the whole caboodle ( colloq)

me cago ( vulg) or ( euf) me cachis en la mar shit! ( vulg), shoot! ( AmE euph), sugar! ( BrE euph)

surcar los siete mares to sail the seven seas

quien no se arriesga no pasa la mar nothing ventured, nothing gained

alto¹ (↑ alto (1))

Compuestos:

● mar Adriático

Adriatic Sea

● mar Amarillo

Yellow Sea

● mar Báltico

Baltic Sea

● mar Cantábrico

Bay of Biscay

● mar Caribe

Caribbean Sea

● mar Caspio

Caspian Sea

● mar de Barents

Barents Sea

● mar de (la) China

China Sea

● mar de fondo

(marejada) swell

parece que se llevan muy bien pero hay mucho mar de fondo on the surface they seem to get on really well but underneath it all there's a lot of tension o but there's a lot of underlying tension

● mar de las Antillas

Caribbean Sea

● mar del Norte

North Sea

● mar Egeo

Aegean Sea

● mar gruesa

rough o heavy sea

● mar interior

inland sea

● mar Jónico

Ionian Sea

● mar Mediterráneo

Mediterranean Sea

● mar Muerto

Dead Sea

● mar Negro

Black Sea

● mar patrimonial

territorial waters (pl) ( within a 200 mile limit)

● mar Rojo

Red Sea

● mar territorial or jurisdiccional

territorial waters (pl) ( within a 12 mile limit)

● mar Tirreno

Tyrrhenian Sea

B

(costa): el mar the coast

¿prefieres ir al mar o a la montaña? would you prefer to go to the coast o to the seaside or to the mountains?

C

1

(indicando abundancia, profusión): un mar de …: está sumido en un mar de dudas he's plagued by o beset with doubts

tiene un mar de problemas he has no end of problems

estaba hecha un mar de lágrimas she was in floods of tears

2

(abismo): hay un mar de diferencia entre los dos países there's a world of difference between the two countries

los separaba un mar de silencio ( liter); a gulf of silence lay between them ( liter)

3

la mar de … ( fam): está la mar de contento he's really happy, he's over the moon ( colloq)

es la mar de simpática she's so nice

lo pasamos la mar de bien we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

el vestido te queda la mar de bien the dress suits you perfectly, the dress looks really good on you

tengo la mar de cosas que contarte I have loads of things to tell you ( colloq)

* * *

Multiple Entries:
mar
mar.
mar sustantivo masculino (sometimes f in literary language and in set idiomatic expressions)
1 (Geog) sea;
◊ a orillas del mar by the sea;

el fondo del mar the seabed, the bottom of the sea;
mar abierto open sea;
la corriente llevó la barca mar adentro the boat was swept out to sea by the current;
hacerse a la mar (liter) to set sail;
por mar by sea;
mar Cantábrico Bay of Biscay;
mar de las Antillas Caribbean Sea;
mar Mediterráneo Mediterranean Sea;
mar gruesa rough o heavy sea
2 ( costa):
◊ prefiero el mar a la montaña I prefer the seaside to the mountains

mar
I sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino sea: ayer había mucha mar, there was a heavy sea yesterday
en alta mar, on the high seas
mar adentro, out to sea
II sustantivo masculino
1 sea
Mar Cantábrico, Cantabrian Sea
2 (gran cantidad) un mar de deudas, a flood of debts
♦ Locuciones: a mares, a lot: lloraba a mares, he was in floods of tears
hacerse a la mar, to set sail
la mar de, really, very: es una niña la mar de despierta, she's a really clever girl
' mar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- agitada
- agitado
- agitarse
- alborotada
- alborotado
- alborotarse
- arrastrar
- bonanza
- borde
- bramar
- bramido
- brava
- bravo
- buey
- cala
- chalet
- contramaestre
- crucero
- deslucir
- embravecerse
- encresparse
- erizo
- espuma
- estrella
- faenar
- golpe
- gruesa
- grueso
- langosta
- lengua
- loba
- lobo
- manga
- mareo
- nivel
- nublar
- nudo
- oleada
- orientarse
- orilla
- picada
- picado
- picarse
- puerto
- respeto
- revuelta
- revuelto
- ribera
- rizada
English:
above
- afloat
- bass
- bathe
- bed
- breaker
- calm
- can
- Caribbean
- choppy
- crossing
- Dead Sea
- facing
- groundswell
- hair
- heavy
- lap
- lost
- mar
- Mediterranean
- mighty
- navigate
- paddle
- prospect
- put out
- quagmire
- quit
- raging
- reclaim
- Red Sea
- rig
- rise
- roar
- rock
- rough
- sail
- sea
- sea dog
- sea-fish
- sea-level
- sea-water
- seabed
- seahorse
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- shore
- sink
- smooth
- splendid

* * *

mar nm o nf Note that the feminine is used in literary language, by people such as fishermen with a close connection with the sea, and in some idiomatic expressions.

1. [océano, masa de agua] sea;

al nivel del mar at sea level;

se cayó al mar she fell into the sea;

hacerse a la mar to set sail, to put (out) to sea;

pasan meses en el mar [navegando] they spend months at sea;

mar adentro out to sea;

por mar [viajar, enviar] by sea;

un viaje por mar a sea voyage;
Literario
surcar los mares to ply the seas;

Comp

a mares: llover a mares to rain cats and dogs;

lloraba a mares she was crying her eyes out;

sudaba a mares he was sweating buckets;

Comp
RP Fam
la mar en coche the whole shebang;

Comp
Esp muy Fam
me cago en la mar Br bloody hell!, US goddamn it!;

Comp
Esp Fam Euf
mecachis en la mar Br sugar!, US shoot!

Comp
mar abierto open sea;
el mar Adriático the Adriatic Sea;

el mar Amarillo the Yellow Sea;

el mar Arábigo the Arabian Sea;

el mar de Aral the Aral Sea;

mar arbolada = rough sea with waves between 6 and 9 metres in height;

el mar Báltico the Baltic Sea;

mar calma calm sea;

el mar Cantábrico the Bay of Biscay;

el mar Caribe the Caribbean (Sea);

el mar Caspio the Caspian Sea;

el mar de China the China Sea;

el mar de(l) Coral the Coral Sea;

el mar Egeo the Aegean Sea;
también Fig mar de fondo groundswell;
el asunto ha creado mucha mar de fondo en la opinión pública the affair has given rise to a groundswell of public opinion;

mar gruesa = rough sea with waves under 6 metres;

un mar interior an inland sea;

el mar de Irlanda the Irish Sea;

el mar Jónico the Ionian Sea;

mar llana calm sea;

el mar Mediterráneo the Mediterranean Sea;

el mar Muerto the Dead Sea;

el mar Negro the Black Sea;

el mar del Norte the North Sea;

mar picada very choppy sea;

mar rizada choppy sea;

el mar Rojo the Red Sea;

el mar de los Sargazos the Sargasso Sea

2. [litoral] seaside;

nos vamos a vivir al mar we're going to live by the sea;

veranean en el mar they spend their summer Br holidays o US vacation at the seaside;

una casa en el mar a house by the sea;

junto al mar at the seaside

3. [gran abundancia]
un mar de gente a sea of people;

un mar de sangre a river of blood;

estoy inmersa en un mar de dudas I'm plagued with doubts;

Comp

estar hecho un mar de lágrimas to be crying one's eyes out

4. Fam
la mar de [muchos] loads of;
[muy] dead;
es la mar de inteligente she's dead intelligent;

todo va la mar de lento everything's going dead slowly;

está la mar de nerviosa she's dead nervous;

tengo la mar de cosas que hacer I've got loads of things to do

* * *

mar

m (also f) GEOG sea;

los mares del Sur the South Seas;

alta mar high seas pl ;

sudaba a mares fig fam the sweat was pouring off him fam ;

llover a mares fig fam pour, bucket down fam ;

la mar de bien ( muy bien) really well;

hacerse a la mar put to sea

* * *

mar nmf

1) : sea

un mar agitado: a rough sea

hacerse a la mar: to set sail

2)

alta mar : high seas

* * *

mar n sea

en el fondo del mar at the bottom of the sea

los barcos navegan por el mar ships sail on the sea

hacerse a la mar to put out to sea [pt. & pp. put] / to set sail [pt. & pp. set]

la mar de (muchos) a lot of / lots of (muy) very / really

la mar de gente lots of people

es la mar de simpático she's very nice

Spanish-English dictionary > mar
8 М-11

МАЛО ЛИ AdvP Invar adv or premodif)
1. \М-11 кто, что, где, когда, как, какой и т. п. many different people, things, places, times, ways, kinds etc (and it may not be especially relevant what precisely they all are
in some contexts the speaker shifts the emphasis to this aspect of irrelevance, esp. when he is irritated by a question, sees no need to specify sth. etc): all kinds (sorts) of people (things, ways, places etc) in all kinds
sorts) of ways ( places etc)
at all different times
places etc)
ail different kinds (ways) plenty of (different) people etc lots (any number) of people etc you never know (who knows, (therefc) no telling) who (what etc) (with the emphasis on the unimportance of specifics) what difference does it make who etc? it doesn't matter (as if it matters, as if it could matter, what does it matter) who etc who cares what etc.
Рассказывали, что таких лесов много за Красным Северным хребтом в стране варваров, но мало ли что рассказывают про страну варваров... (Стругацкие 4). There were rumors making the round that many such woods still existed beyond the Red Mountains, in the country of the barbarians-but there are all kinds of stories told about those barbarians, you know... (4a).

Мало ли что с ней случалось в жизни: болезни, выздоровления, поездки, разные встречи, любовь... (Залыгин 1). All sorts of things had happened in her life: illnesses, recoveries, journeys, various meetings, love... (1a).

Ещё между собой придётся воевать. Ты как думаешь?»... — «С кем воевать-то?» - «Мало ли с кем... Хотя бы с большевиками» (Шолохов 3). There's still some fighting to be done among ourselves, don't you think?"..."Who have we got to fight?" "Plenty of people....The Bolsheviks, for instance" (3a).

«Что я разве друг его какой?., или родственник? Правда, мы жили долго под одною кровлей... Да мало ли с кем я не жил?..» (Лермонтов 1). Тт not a friend of his am I, or a relation? True, we lived a good while under the same roof—but then I've lived with plenty of different people in my time" (lc).

А что ж бы я стал делать, если б не служил?» -спросил Судьбинский. «Мало ли что! Читал бы, писал...» -сказал Обломов (Гончаров 1). "But what should I do if I were not in the service?" asked Sudbinsky. "Lots of things! You could read, write..." said Oblomov (1a).

Она попросила домашних окликнуть его, узнать, куда это он заторопился, но никто не стал его окликать: мало ли куда человек идёт! (Искандер 4) She asked the others to hail him, find out where he was off to in such a hurry, but no one bothered: as if it could matter where the man was going! (4a).

Карамазов, скажите, я очень теперь смешон?» - «...Что такое смешон? Мало ли сколько раз бывает или кажется смешным человек?» (Достоевский 1). Tell me, Karamazov, am I very ridiculous now?" "... What does it mean - ridiculous? What does it matter how many times a man is or seems to be ridiculous?" (1a).

«Ну, а по пьяному делу, сама знаешь, мало ли чего можно сказать или сделать» (Войнович 5). ( context transl) "You know yourself the things you can say or do when you've had too much to drink" (5a).

2. \М-11 кого-чего ( usu. in exclamations) a great deal

many
lots of plenty of no end of
(in limited contexts) as if there weren't (one didn't have etc) enough... Да мало ли знает история вспышек простонародной безобразной ярости! (Солженицын 5). But history records many such obscene outbursts of mob fury! (5a).

(Глагольев I:) Я тоже был другом вашего отца, Михаил Васильич! (Платонов:) Мало ли у него было друзей... (Чехов 1). (G. Sr.:) I, too, was your father's friend, Michael. (P:) He had lots of friends... (1a).

Можно иметь диплом и быть дубиной. Мало ли примеров! (Трифонов 1). One could have a degree and still be a fool. There were plenty of examples of that around! (1a).

...(Студент) взял целую связку серпантина и открыл оживлённый огонь. Его мишенью была девушка... Первая лента, достигшая цели, упала девушке на плечо. Она неторопливо скинула серпантин на землю. Мало ли здесь было серпантина! (Федин 1)....(The student) took а whole bundle of streamers and opened brisk fire. His target was a girl....The first ribbon to reach its object fell on the girl's shoulder. Without haste she threw the ribbon on the ground. As if there weren't enough streamers here! (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > М-11
9 мало ли

• МАЛО ЛИ

[AdvP; Invar; adv or premodif]

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1. мало ли кто, что, где, когда, как, какой и т.п. many different people, things, places, times, ways, kinds etc (and it may not be especially relevant what precisely they all are; in some contexts the speaker shifts the emphasis to this aspect of irrelevance, esp. when he is irritated by a question, sees no need to specify sth. etc): all kinds (sorts) of people (things, ways, places etc); in all kinds (sorts) of ways (places etc); at all different times (places etc); all different kinds (ways); plenty of (different) people etc; lots (any number) of people etc; you never know (who knows, (there's) no telling) who (what etc); [with the emphasis on the unimportance of specifics]

⇒ what difference does it make who etc?; it doesn't matter (as if it matters, as if it could matter, what does it matter) who etc; who cares what etc.

     ♦ Рассказывали, что таких лесов много за Красным Северным хребтом в стране варваров, но мало ли что рассказывают про страну варваров... (Стругацкие 4). There were rumors making the round that many such woods still existed beyond the Red Mountains, in the country of the barbarians-but there are all kinds of stories told about those barbarians, you know... (4a).

     ♦ Мало ли что с ней случалось в жизни: болезни, выздоровления, поездки, разные встречи, любовь... (Залыгин 1). All sorts of things had happened in her life: illnesses, recoveries, journeys, various meetings, love... (1a).

     ♦ "Ещё между собой придётся воевать. Ты как думаешь?"... - "С кем воевать-то?" - "Мало ли с кем... Хотя бы с большевиками" (Шолохов 3). "There's still some fighting to be done among ourselves, don't you think?"..."Who have we got to fight?" "Plenty of people....The Bolsheviks, for instance" (3a).

     ♦ "Что я разве друг его какой?., или родственник? Правда, мы жили долго под одною кровлей... Да мало ли с кем я не жил?.." (Лермонтов 1). "I'mnot a friend of his am I, or a relation? True, we lived a good while under the same roof - but then I've lived with plenty of different people in my time" (lc).

     ♦ "А что ж бы я стал делать, если б не служил?" - спросил Судьбинский. "Мало ли что! Читал бы, писал..." - сказал Обломов (Гончаров 1). "But what should I do if I were not in the service?" asked Sudbinsky. "Lots of things! You could read, write..." said Oblomov (1a).

     ♦ Она попросила домашних окликнуть его, узнать, куда это он заторопился, но никто не стал его окликать: мало ли куда человек идёт! (Искандер 4) She asked the others to hail him, find out where he was off to in such a hurry, but no one bothered: as if it could matter where the man was going! (4a).

     ♦ "Карамазов, скажите, я очень теперь смешон?" - "...Что такое смешон? Мало ли сколько раз бывает или кажется смешным человек?" (Достоевский 1). "Tell me, Karamazov, am I very ridiculous now?" "... What does it mean - ridiculous? What does it matter how many times a man is or seems to be ridiculous?" (1a).

     ♦ "Ну, а по пьяному делу, сама знаешь, мало ли чего можно сказать или сделать" (Войнович 5). [context transl] "You know yourself the things you can say or do when you've had too much to drink" (5a).

2. мало ли кого-чего [usu. in exclamations]

⇒ a great deal:

- many;

- lots of;

- plenty of;

- no end of;

- [in limited contexts] as if there weren't (one didn't have etc) enough...

     ♦ Да мало ли знает история вспышек простонародной безобразной ярости! (Солженицын 5). But history records many such obscene outbursts of mob fury! (5a).

     ♦ [Глагольев I:] Я тоже был другом вашего отца, Михаил Васильич! [Платонов:] Мало ли у него было друзей... (Чехов 1). [G. Sr.:] I, too, was your father's friend, Michael. [P:] He had lots of friends... (1a).

     ♦ Можно иметь диплом и быть дубиной. Мало ли примеров! (Трифонов 1). One could have a degree and still be a fool. There were plenty of examples of that around! (1a).

     ♦...[Студент] взял целую связку серпантина и открыл оживлённый огонь. Его мишенью была девушка... Первая лента, достигшая цели, упала девушке на плечо. Она неторопливо скинула серпантин на землю. Мало ли здесь было серпантина! (Федин 1)....[The student] took a whole bundle of streamers and opened brisk fire. His target was a girl....The first ribbon to reach its object fell on the girl's shoulder. Without haste she threw the ribbon on the ground. As if there weren't enough streamers here! (1a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мало ли
10 cantidad

adv.

really (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

me gusta cantidad I really like it a lot

corrimos cantidad we did a lot of running

f.

1 quantity, amount (medida).

¿qué cantidad de pasta hará falta? how much pasta will we need?

2 abundance, large number (abundancia).

en cantidad in abundance

cantidad de (informal) lots of

3 number (number).

sumar dos cantidades to add two numbers o figures together

4 sum (of money) (suma de dinero).

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cantidad

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) quantity; (de dinero) amount, sum

■ había una gran cantidad de libros there were a large number of books

■ tuvieron que pagar una gran cantidad they had to pay a large sum of money

► adverbio

1 familiar a lot

■ llovía cantidad it was pouring with rain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cantidad de familiar lots of, loads of

■ había cantidad de comida there was loads of food

en cantidad familiar tons, loads

■ había flores en cantidad there were tons of flowers

cantidades industriales familiar tons, loads

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noun f.

1) quantity, amount

2) sum

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1. SF

1) (=medida) amount, quantity

hay que poner la misma cantidad de azúcar que de harina — you have to add the same amount o quantity of sugar as of flour

según la cantidad de trabajo que tengas — depending on the amount of work you have

hay que sumar ambas cantidades — you have to add the two amounts together

en cantidad: hemos recibido mercancía en cantidad — we have received huge amounts o quantities of stock

en cantidades industriales hum —

bebo café en cantidades industriales — I drink coffee by the bucketful o by the gallon

cantidad de movimiento — (Fís) momentum

2) [de personas, animales, cosas] number

había gran cantidad de gente — there was a large number of people

¿has visto la cantidad de discos que tienes? — do you realize just how many records you've got?

3) * (=gran cantidad)

a)

cantidad de — loads of *

tengo cantidad de trabajo — I've got loads of work *

vino a verme cantidad de gente — loads of people came to see me *

tengo cantidad de cosas que hacer — I've loads to do *

b) LAm

cualquier cantidad — * loads *

-¿había mucha gente? -¡cualquier cantidad! — "were there many people?" - "loads!" *

cualquier cantidad de errores — loads of mistakes *

4) [de dinero] sum, amount

por una pequeña cantidad se lo enviamos a su domicilio — for a small sum o amount we'll deliver it to your house

hay que abonar una cantidad a cuenta — a payment must be made on account

pagaron cantidades millonarias por los derechos de la película — they paid millions for the film rights

cantidad alzada — flat rate

cantidad a pagar — amount to pay

cantidad bruta — gross amount

cantidad neta — net amount

cantidad simbólica — nominal fee

5) [de sílaba] quantity

2.

ADV esp Esp
**
sabe cantidad de eso — he knows loads about that *

le va el alcohol cantidad — he's into drinking in a big way **

me gustas cantidad — I like you a lot, I think you're really cool **

ese asunto es cantidad de chungo — the whole thing's really dodgy *

ese tío está cantidad de bueno — that guy's really hunky *
CANTIDAD Cantidad, como sustantivo, se puede traducir al inglés por amount, number, sum, quantity y figure. ► Cuando cantidad expresa cuánto tenemos, necesitamos u obtenemos de algo se traduce por amount, palabra que se usa en el contexto de nombres incontables: Le preocupaba la cantidad de trabajo que tenía que hacer He was worried about the amount of work he had to do NOTA: Se puede decir a large amount y a small amount, pero es incorrecto decir a big amount o a little amount. ► Cuando hablamos de una cantidad de personas, animales o cosas, (nombres en plural), cantidad se traduce por number. Con la expresión the number of el verbo va en singular y con a number of en plural: En los últimos 30 años la cantidad de consumidores de electricidad ha aumentado en un 50 por ciento In the last 30 years, the number of electricity consumers has risen by 50 per cent Me esperaban una gran cantidad de recibos sin pagar A large number of bills were waiting for me NOTA: Hay que tener en cuenta que con number también podemos utilizar large y small, pero no big ni little. ► Hablando de dinero, cantidad se traduce por sum. Puede aparecer con large, small o huge: Los fabricantes gastan enormes cantidades de dinero en anunciar sus productos Manufacturers spend huge sums of money on advertising their products ► Una cantidad que se puede medir o contar se puede traducir por quantity. Puede ir acompañado de large o small: Quiero un kilo de patatas y la misma cantidad de manzanas I'd like a kilo of potatoes and the same quantity of apples Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small quantity Amount también es posible en el contexto de sustancias incontables: Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small amount ► Una cantidad específica, expresada numéricamente, se traduce por figure, que puede aparecer con los adjetivos high y low: Al final se decidieron por una cantidad de veinte mil libras Finally, they decided on a figure of twenty thousand pounds Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
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I
adverbio (esp Esp fam) < comer> a lot

sabe cantidad — she/he knows a lot about everything

me gustó el libro cantidad — I really liked the book
II
femenino

a) ( volumen) quantity

b) ( suma de dinero) sum, amount

c) (número, volumen impresionante)

cantidad de — lots of

una cantidad de mosquitos impresionante — an incredible number of mosquitoes

no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente/de comida que había — you wouldn't believe how many people there were/how much food there was

tiene amigos en cantidad — she has lots o loads of friends (colloq)

tenemos cantidad or cantidades — (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq)

cualquier cantidad de — (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)

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= bulk, degree, figure, incidence, quantity, amount, count.

Ex. The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex. The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.

Ex. Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.

Ex. Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.

Ex. Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

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* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.

* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.

* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.

* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.

* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].

* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].

* cantidad global = lump sum.

* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.

* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.

* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.

* comprar en cantidad = stock up.

* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.

* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.

* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.

* en cantidad = bulk.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.

* en menor cantidad = less copiously.

* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.

* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.

* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.

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I
adverbio (esp Esp fam) < comer> a lot

sabe cantidad — she/he knows a lot about everything

me gustó el libro cantidad — I really liked the book
II
femenino

a) ( volumen) quantity

b) ( suma de dinero) sum, amount

c) (número, volumen impresionante)

cantidad de — lots of

una cantidad de mosquitos impresionante — an incredible number of mosquitoes

no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente/de comida que había — you wouldn't believe how many people there were/how much food there was

tiene amigos en cantidad — she has lots o loads of friends (colloq)

tenemos cantidad or cantidades — (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq)

cualquier cantidad de — (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)

* * *

= bulk, degree, figure, incidence, quantity, amount, count.

Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.

Ex: Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.

Ex: Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.

Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.

* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.

* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.

* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.

* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].

* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].

* cantidad global = lump sum.

* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.

* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.

* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.

* comprar en cantidad = stock up.

* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.

* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.

* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.

* en cantidad = bulk.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.

* en menor cantidad = less copiously.

* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.

* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.

* una vasta cantidad de = a vast amount of.

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cantidad¹

adverb

( fam):

este suéter abriga cantidad this sweater is really warm

me gustó el libro cantidad I really liked the book, I liked the book a lot

comimos cantidad we ate tons o loads ( colloq)

cantidad²

feminine

A

1 (volumen) quantity

no ha calculado la cantidad de agua que se necesita he has not calculated how much water is needed, he has not calculated the quantity o amount of water that is needed

2 (suma de dinero) sum, amount

cantidad a abonar amount due

3

(número, volumen impresionante): había una cantidad de mosquitos impresionante there were an incredible number of mosquitoes

no te puedes imaginar la cantidad de gente que había you wouldn't believe how many people there were

mira la cantidad de comida que hay look how much food there is, look at the amount of food there is

tiene amigos en cantidad she has lots o loads of friends ( colloq)

compra chocolate en cantidades industriales ( fam); he buys loads of o massive quantities of o huge quantities of chocolate ( colloq)

¿tenemos más folletos? — cantidad or cantidades ( fam); have we any more leaflets? — loads o tons ( colloq)

cualquier cantidad de ( AmS); lots of, loads of ( colloq)

B (de un sonido) length

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cantidad sustantivo femenino
a) ( volumen) quantity, amount

b) ( suma de dinero) sum, amount

c) ( número) number;

◊ la cantidad de cartas recibidas the number of letters received

d) ( volumen impresionante):

◊ había cantidad de turistas there were lots of tourists;

¡qué cantidad de gente/de comida había! there were so many people/there was so much food!;
tenemos cantidad or cantidades (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq);
cualquier cantidad de (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
cantidad
I sustantivo femenino
1 quantity
2 familiar (número o porción grande) lots of: tienes cantidad de libros, you have got thousands of books
3 (suma de dinero) amount, sum: puede fraccionar la cantidad a pagar, you can divide the payment
4 (cifra) figure
II adverbio familiar a lot: me duele la cabeza cantidad, my head aches terribly
♦ Locuciones: en cantidad, a lot
familiar cantidades industriales, loads, tons
' cantidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- alcanzar
- algo
- andar
- aproximada
- aproximado
- aumentar
- bárbara
- barbaridad
- bárbaro
- bestialidad
- burrada
- carga
- cien
- ciento
- colateral
- consignar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- diluvio
- disconforme
- disparate
- elevarse
- ser
- estimable
- exacta
- exacto
- exageración
- exagerada
- exagerado
- existente
- exorbitante
- fuerte
- gasto
- grande
- hasta
- importante
- indemnización
- inferior
- juntar
- kilo
- lágrima
- manta
- mar
- masa
- media
- menos
- miseria
English:
adequate
- allocation
- amount
- appreciable
- assess
- assessment
- awful
- bare
- by
- check
- commensurate
- dash
- decline
- double
- even
- fair
- fall off
- few
- flow
- generous
- gob
- growing
- host
- large
- less
- little
- measure
- measure out
- minus
- nominal
- number
- of
- pay in
- printing
- put away
- quantity
- rainfall
- readership
- respectable
- scoop
- sink
- small
- some
- sparingly
- sufficiency
- sum
- swell
- taste
- workload
- worth

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cantidad

♦ nf

1. [medida] quantity, amount;

la cantidad de energía que se emite the amount of energy given off;

¿qué cantidad de pasta hará falta? how much pasta will we need?

2. [abundancia] abundance, large number;
Fam
había cantidad de colegas míos allí there were lots of my colleagues there;

en cantidad in abundance;
Fam
prepararon comida en cantidades industriales they made food in industrial quantities

3. [número] number;

sumar dos cantidades to add two numbers o figures together

4. [suma de dinero] sum (of money)

5. Fís cantidad de movimiento momentum

6. Ling [de vocal, sílaba] quantity

♦ adv
Esp Fam really;
me gusta cantidad I really like it a lot;

corrimos cantidad we did a lot of running;

me duele cantidad it really hurts

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cantidad

I f quantity, amount;

había cantidad de there was (pl were) a lot of;

en cantidad in large amounts;

tenemos seda en cantidad we have lots of o plenty of silk

II adv

:

es cantidad de barato it’s really cheap;

nos divertimos cantidad we had a really great time

* * *

cantidad adv, fam : really

ese carro me costó cantidad: that car cost me plenty

cantidad nf

1) : quantity

2) : sum, amount (of money)

3) fam : a lot, a great many

había cantidad de niños en el parque: there were tons of kids in the park

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cantidad¹ adv a lot

el baloncesto le gusta cantidad she loves basketball

los chicos en la playa se divertían cantidad the boys on the beach were really enjoying themselves

cantidad² n

1. (en general) quantity [pl. quantities] / amount

la enorme cantidad de material the enormous amount of material

mucha cantidad y poca cualidad a large quantity and not much quality

2. (número) number

no sabes la cantidad de cosas que han pasado you don't know the number of things that have happened

3. (de dinero) sum / amount

la cantidad de dinero invertido en publicidad the amount of moeny invested in advertising

cantidad de lots / loads

había cantidad de gente there were loads of people

Spanish-English dictionary > cantidad
11 куп

1. (неподреден) heap

(подреден) pile, stack

куп книги a pile of books

куп камъни a heap of stones

струпани на куп heaped/lumped together

трупам на куп heap/pile up; mound

на куп in a heap

aheap, ( за хора) in a crowd

нареждам на куп stack

2. (голямо количество) mass, lots (of), a lot (of), heaps (of)

куп глупости a lot of nonsense

куп писма heaps of letters

куп новини lots of news

куп пари a packet/a mint/a pot of money

куп лъжи a parcel of lies

имам куп работа I have heaps of things to do

през куп за грош slap-dash, in a slapdash manner, any old how/way

свършвам нещо през куп за грош botch s.th., bungle s.th.. slap-dash it

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куп,

м., - ове и -ища, (два) ку̀па 1. ( неподреден) heap; ( подреден) pile, stack; на \куп in a heap; aheap, (за хора) in a crowd; нареждам на \куп stack; струпани на \куп heaped/lumped together; трупам на \куп heap/pile up; mound;

2. ( голямо количество) mass, lots (of), a lot (of), heaps (of), a battery of, loads of, stacks of; имам \куп работа I have heaps of things to do; \куп лъжи a parcel of lies; \куп пари a packet/a mint/a pot of money; • през \куп за грош slap-dash, in a slapdash manner, any old how/way; през \куп за грош botch s.th., bungle s.th., slap-dash it.

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mound; mountain (прен.); amassment; heap{hi;p}: купs of letters - купища писма; hill; huddle; mass; mint; pack; parcel: a куп of books - куп книги; stack

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1. (голямо количество) mass, lots (of), a lot (of), heaps (of) 2. (неподреден) heap 3. (подреден) pile, stack 4. aheap, (за хора) in a crowd 5. КУП глупости a lot of nonsense 6. КУП камъни a heap of stones 7. КУП книги a pile of books 8. КУП лъжи a parcel of lies 9. КУП новини lots of news 10. КУП пари a packet/a mint/a pot of money 11. КУП писма heaps of letters 12. имам КУП работа I have heaps of things to do 13. на КУП in a heap 14. нареждам на КУП stack 15. през КУП за грош slap-dash, in a slapdash manner, any old how/way 16. свършвам нещо през КУП за грош botch s.th., bungle s.th.. slap-dash it 17. струпани на КУП heaped/ lumped together 18. трупам на КУП heap/pile up;mound

Български-английски речник > куп
12 cosa

f.

1 thing (objeto, idea).

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?

cualquier cosa anything

no es gran cosa it's not important, it's no big deal

poca cosa nothing much

Una cosa propia de una joven, A girlish kind of thing

2 funny remark (ocurrencia).

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: coser.

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cosa

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) thing

■ coge tus cosas take your things, take your stuff

■ me dijo una cosa she told me something

■ ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

2 (asunto) matter, business

■ es cosa tuya it's your business

■ eso es otra cosa that's something different

3 (nada) nothing, not anything

■ no hay cosa igual there's nothing like it

► nombre femenino plural cosas

1 familiar (manías) hang-ups

■ todos tenemos nuestras cosas we've got all our hang-ups

■ son cosas de niños kids do that kind of thing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

así están las cosas that's the way things are, that's how things stand

como cosa tuya as if it were your idea

como están las cosas as things stand

como si tal cosa just like that

cosa de about

■ es cosa de unos minutos it'll just take a few minutes

cosa nunca vista something surprising

cosas de la vida that's life

decir cuatro cosas to tell a few home truths

es cosa de... (tiempo) it's time to... 2 (cuestión) it's a matter of...

lo que son las cosas much to my surprise

no sea cosa que... in case...

no ser gran cosa not to be important

no valer gran cosa not to be worth much

ser cosa hecha familiar to be no sooner said than done

ser poquita cosa familiar not to be much, not to amount too much

cosas de negocios business matters

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noun f.

1) thing, object, stuff

2) matter, affair

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SF

1) (=objeto) thing

¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

cogí mis cosas y me fui — I picked up my things and left

no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

para el dolor de cabeza no tengo otra cosa que aspirina — all I have for headaches is aspirin

cosas de comer — things to eat

las cosas del jardín — the gardening things

- es cosa fina

- es cosa de ver

2) [uso indefinido]

¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

• o cosa así, 20 kilos o cosa así — 20 kilos or thereabouts

y cosas así — and suchlike

• cualquier cosa — anything

haría cualquier cosa por ella — I'd do anything for her

este vino no es cualquier cosa — this isn't just any old wine

• gran cosa, el coche no vale gran cosa — the car isn't worth much

no ha servido de gran cosa — it hasn't been much use

la película no fue gran cosa — the film wasn't up to much

como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

• poca cosa, lo qué recibieron a cambio fue poca cosa — they didn't get much in return, they got very little in return

vive bien con poca cosa — she lives well on very little

no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about a little thing like that

jugamos a las cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

la vida es tan corta y somos tan poca cosa — life is so short and we're so insignificant

la chica es muy poquita cosa — there's not much of her

• una cosa — something

hay una cosa que no me gusta — there is one thing I don't like

¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

3) (=asunto)

eso es cosa tuya — that's your affair

es cosa fácil — it's easy

¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

• la cosa es que... — the thing is (that)...

la cosa puede acabar mal — things could end badly

la cosa no está tan clara — it's not that clear

la cosa está en considerar el problema desde otro ángulo — the thing to do o the trick is to consider the problem from another angle

• no es cosa de broma o risa — it's no laughing matter

no es cosa de que lo dejes todo — there's no need for you to give it all up

• no sea cosa que — in case

trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

• otra cosa, no se hablaba de otra cosa — people talked about nothing else

¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

eso es otra cosa — that's another matter o thing (entirely)

otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

• cosa rara, y, cosa rara, nadie lo vio — and, oddly o funnily enough, nobody saw it

- a otra cosa, mariposa

como quien no quiere la cosa —

lo miraba como quien no quiere la cosa — she cast a casual glance at the boy

se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible

como si tal cosa —

me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened

le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

- decir una cosa por otra

4) (=nada)

no hay cosa peor — there's nothing worse

jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it

- no es ninguna cosa del otro jueves o mundo

5) pl cosas

a) (=acciones, asuntos)

¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

son cosas de la edad — it's just old age

¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

• meterse en cosas de otros — to stick one's nose in other people's business

- decir cuatro cosas a algn

b)

• las cosas — (=situación) things

las cosas van mejor — things are going better

tal como están las cosas — as things stand

así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

- las cosas de palacio van despacio

6)

• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

es cosa de un par de semanas — it takes about a couple of weeks

en cosa de diez minutos — in about ten minutes

7) ** [droga] hash *

8) LAm [como conj]

• cosa que, camina lento, cosa que no te canses — walk slowly so (that) you don't get tired

no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

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femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

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= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex. A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex. Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the ↑ (Up), ↓ (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

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* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

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femenino

1)

a) ( objeto) thing

cualquier cosa — anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

b) (acto, acción) thing

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

no puedo hacer otra cosa — there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

c) ( al hablar)

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

oye, una cosa... — ( por cierto) by the way...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

d) (detalle, punto)

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

e) (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

2) cosas femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl)

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

3) (situación, suceso)

así están las cosas — that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? — ( cómo está la situación) how are things?; ( cómo estás) (Ven) how are you doing?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

lo que son las cosas! — well, well! o fancy that! (colloq)

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

qué cosa más extraña! — how strange o funny!

esto es cosa de magia or de brujería — this is witchcraft!

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

4)

a) (fam) ( ocurrencia)

tienes cada cosa! — the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!

esto es cosa de tu padre — this is your father's doing o idea

b) ( comportamiento típico)

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

5) ( incumbencia)

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

6) ( en locs)

cosa de — (AmS fam) so as to

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que — (AmS fam) so that

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case; átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away; o cosa así or so; cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time; como quien no quiere la cosa casually; como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened; le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless; cosa de... (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes; es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go; está a cosa de dos kilómetros it's about two kilometers; darle cosa a alguien (fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny; me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money; decirle a alguien un par de or cuatro cosas (fam) to tell somebody a thing or two; no ser gran cosa (fam) to be nothing special (colloq); poca cosa: es muy poca cosa ( en apariencia) he's not much to look at; ( en personalidad) he's not up to much (colloq); queda algo pero poca cosa there's some left but not much; un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her; poner las cosas en su lugar or sitio to put o set the record straight; ser cosa hecha (CS) to be a foregone conclusion; ser/parecer otra cosa: esto es otra cosa!, ahora sí se oye this is more like it! you can hear it now; con ese peinado parece otra cosa she looks a new woman with that hairstyle; ¿invitas tú? eso es otra cosa! are you paying? oh well, that's different, then!; las cosas claras — I like to know where I stand

* * *

= thing, item, business [businesses, -pl.].

Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.

Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &\#8593; (Up), &\#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

* aclarar las cosas = set + the record straight.

* acostumbrarse a las cosas = get (back) into + the swings of things, things + grow on + Pronombre.

* apostarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* arreglar las cosas = put + things right.

* así son las cosas = that's they way things are.

* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.

* cambiar las cosas desde dentro = change + things from the inside.

* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa = capable of anything.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* complicar las cosas = make + things complex, add + salt to the wound, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* correr un velo sobre las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* cosa esencial = essential.

* cosa hecha = plain sailing, walkover.

* cosa indeseable = beast.

* cosa inútil = dead horse.

* cosa que se inserta = insert.

* cosas = stuff, matters, bits and pieces.

* cosas buenas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente = things + take a turn for the unexpected.

* cosas como = the likes of.

* cosas de la casa = household chores.

* cosa secundaria = accidentals.

* cosas + empeorar = things + get worse, things + get rough.

* cosas esenciales, las = basic essentials, the.

* cosas este tipo de cosas = this sort of thing.

* cosas inútiles = deadwood [dead wood].

* cosas + ir bien = things + go well.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* cosas + ponerse feas = things + get rough.

* cosas que dan miedo = things that go bump in the night.

* cosas ricas = goodies [goody, -sing.].

* cosas + salir bien = things + work out.

* cosas transitorias, las = transient, the.

* cosa superficial = accidentals.

* cosa viva = living thing.

* cualquier cosa = anything.

* cualquier cosa que no sea = anything but.

* cualquier otra cosa = anything else, whatever else.

* dar cualquier cosa por Algo = give + an eye-tooth for/to.

* dar las cosas masticadas = spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

* dar sentido a las cosas = meaning making.

* dejar las cosas como están = let + the matter + rest, let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar las cosas tranquilas = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera = let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.

* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades = penny wise, pound foolish.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* empeorar las cosas = make + matters + worse, add + salt to the wound, make + things worse, add + salt to injury, add + insult to injury, rub + salt in the wound.

* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* enmarañar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* en otro orden de cosas = on another topic, as for, as regards, meanwhile, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* enredar las cosas = muddy + the waters.

* entre otras cosas = amongst other things, for one thing, inter alia, among other things.

* ese tipo de cosas = that sort of thing.

* estar al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).

* facilitar las cosas = make + things easier.

* forma de ver las cosas = way of putting things together, bent of mind.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* hacer cambiar las cosas = turn + the tide on.

* hacer cosas = get + things done.

* hacer cualquier cosa = do + anything, give + Posesivo + right arm.

* haciendo cosas = up and about.

* jugarse cualquier cosa = bet + Posesivo + life.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* llamar las cosas por su nombre = call + a spade a spade.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* manera de ver las cosas = line of thought.

* mantener las cosas en marcha = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas en movimiento = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + the ball rolling, keep + it rolling.

* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas = stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* más que ninguna otra cosa = beyond all else.

* mismísima cosa, la = very thing, the.

* muchas otras cosas = much else.

* muchas otras cosas más = much else besides.

* ni una cosa ni la otra = in-between, betwixt and between.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser ni una cosa ni otra = fall between + two stools.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* no + Verbo + otra cosa que = Verbo + nothing else but.

* ocultar las cosas = sweep + things under the rug.

* otra cosa = something else.

* otra cosa que no sea = anything other than.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury.

* pasar a cosas más agradables = on a happier note.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poner las cosas en marcha = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en movimiento = get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling, get + things rolling, get + things going, set + the wheels in motion.

* poner las cosas en su lugar = set + the record straight.

* por no decir otra cosa peor = to say the least.

* por + Número + cosas = on + Número + counts.

* qué es cada cosa = what is what.

* qué otra cosa = what else.

* que se toma las cosas con calma = laid-back.

* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.

* sacar las cosas de quicio = blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.

* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra = in-betweenness.

* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por = go to + any lengths to, go to + great lengths to.

* sobre todas las cosas = above all things.

* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.

* tomarse las cosas a la ligera = make + light of things.

* tomarse las cosas con calma = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* una buena cosa = a good thing.

* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* una misma cosa = one and the same.

* u otra cosa = or what not [whatnot].

* ver las cosas de diferente manera = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver las cosas de una manera diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas en su totalidad = see + things as a whole.

* ver las cosas positivas = look on + the bright side.

* ver las cosas positivas de la vida = look on + the bright side of life.

* y otras cosas = and things.

* y todo este tipo de cosas = and all this sort of thing.

* * *

cosa

GUIA DE BUSQUEDA

A

1 objeto

2 acto, acción

3 al hablar

4 detalle, punto

5 asunto, tema

Compuestos:

cosa pública

B

1 pertenencias

2 utensilios, equipo

C situación, suceso

D

1 ocurrencia

2 comportamiento típico

E incumbencia

F pene

G marihuana

H en locuciones

feminine

A

1 (objeto) thing

cualquier cosa anything

¿alguna otra cosa? or ¿alguna cosa más? anything else?

pon cada cosa en su sitio put everything in its place

te he traído una cosita I've brought you a little something

¡pero qué cosa más bonita! ( fam); what a pretty thing!

queda poca cosa there's hardly anything left

lo tienen que operar de no sé qué cosa he has to have an operation for something or other, he has to have some sort of operation

hay muchas cosas que ver there are lots of things to see, there's plenty to see

2

(acto, acción): no sé hacer otra cosa it's the only thing I know how to do

lo siento pero no puedo hacer otra cosa I'm sorry but there's nothing else I can do o it's the only thing I can do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien I like to do things properly

no me gusta dejar las cosas a medias I don't like doing things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) se me pasó el tiempo volando with one thing and another the time just flew by

me parece la cosa más natural del mundo I think that's absolutely normal o right

3

(al hablar): ¡qué cosas dices, hombre! really, what a thing to say! o you do say some strange ( o silly etc) things!

dime una cosa ¿tú que piensas de todo esto? tell me, what do you make of all this?

oye, una cosa … ¿qué vas a hacer esta noche? by the way … what are you doing tonight?

tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you

4

(detalle, punto): aquí habría que aclarar una cosa importante there's an important point here that I ought to clear up

aquí hay una cosa que no entiendo there's something here I don't understand

5 (asunto, tema) thing

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar I had more important things to think about

hay un par de cosas que me gustaría discutir contigo there are a couple of things o matters I'd like to discuss with you

no creo que la cosa funcione I don't think it's o this is going to work

está muy preocupada, y la cosa no es para menos she's very worried, and so she should be

¡pues sí que tiene gracia la cosa! ( iró fam); well, that's great, isn't it! ( iro colloq)

no va a ser cosa fácil it's not going to be easy

en mis tiempos casarse era cosa seria in my day getting married was a serious thing o matter

se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra, siempre llega tarde for one reason or other he always arrives late

esto no es otra cosa que nervios it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa this is no joke, this is no laughing matter

la cosa es que no voy a tener tiempo the thing is that o it's just that I'm not going to have time

la cosa es que si no llega en cinco minutos me voy look o well, if he's not here in five minutes, I'm going

quicio

Compuestos:

● cosa juzgada

( Der) res judicata

● cosa pública

res publica

B cosas fpl

1 (pertenencias) things (pl)

se ha llevado todas sus cosas she's taken all her things o belongings

2 ( fam) (utensilios, equipo) things (pl) ( colloq)

las cosas de limpiar the cleaning things

mis cosas de deporte my sports things o gear ( colloq)

C

(situación, suceso): así están las cosas that's how things are o stand

la cosa se pone negra/fea things are getting o the situation is getting unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? how are things?

¿cómo está la cosa? ( Ven); how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien entre ellos things aren't too good between them

esas cosas no pasaban antes things like that never used to happen before

son cosas de la vida that's life!

¡lo que son las cosas! well, well! o fancy that! ( colloq)

son cosas que pasan that's the way things go, these things happen

además, las cosas como son, conmigo siempre se ha portado bien besides, I have to admit he's always treated me well

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!

no hay tal cosa it's not true at all

esto parece cosa de magia or de brujería or ( RPl) de Mandinga this is witchcraft!

una cosa es que te lo preste y otra muy distinta que te lo regale lending it to you is one thing, but giving it to you is another matter altogether

D

1 ( fam)

(ocurrencia): ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you think of!, the ideas you come up with!

díselo como si fuera cosa tuya tell him as if it were your idea

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea

¡qué va a ser peligroso! eso son cosas de ella of course it isn't dangerous! that's just one of her funny notions o ideas

2

(comportamiento típico): no te preocupes, son cosas de niños don't worry, children are like that o do things like that

E

(incumbencia): no te metas, no es cosa tuya stay out of it, it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres that's women's work

déjalo que se vista como quiera, eso es cosa suya let him wear what he wants, it's up to him o that's his business

F ( euf) (pene) thing ( euph)

G ( Col arg) (marihuana) grass

H

(en locuciones): cosa de ( AmS fam); to, so as to

me fui a dormir cosa de olvidarme I went to bed (so as) to forget about it

cosa que ( AmS fam); so that

lo anotaré aquí, cosa que no se me olvide I'll jot it down here so (that) I don't forget

no sea or no vaya a ser cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case it rains

átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away

mejor vamos ahora, no sea cosa que nos quedemos sin entradas we'd better go now, we don't want to get there and find there are no tickets left

igual cosa ( Chi): tuvo un hijo varón, igual cosa su hermana she had a baby boy, and so did her sister o just like her sister

o cosa así or so

dos horas/diez toneladas o cosa así two hours/ten tons or so

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time

como quien no quiere la cosa: menciónaselo como quien no quiere la cosa mention it to him casually o in passing, just slip it into the conversation

como si tal cosa: no puedes irte como si tal cosa you can't go just like that o as if nothing had happened

le dije que era peligroso y siguió como si tal cosa I told him it was dangerous but he just carried on o he carried on regardless

cosa de … ( fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes

es cosa de esperar, nada más it's just a question o a matter of time, that's all

hace cosa de cuatro años que murió it's about o it's some four years since he died

no está muy lejos, cosa de dos kilómetros it's not very far, about two kilometers

cosa fina ( Esp fam): los trenes en este país son cosa fina the trains in this country are really something o are something else ( colloq)

nos divertimos cosa fina we had a whale of a time ( colloq)

darle cosa a algn ( fam): me da cosa comer caracoles/ver sangre eating snails/the sight of blood makes me feel funny

me da cosa pedirle tanto dinero I feel awkward asking him for so much money

decirle a algn un par de or cuatro cosas ( fam); to tell sb a thing or two

decir una cosa por otra to say one thing but mean another

gran cosa ( fam): la comida no fue gran cosa the food was nothing to write home about o nothing special ( colloq)

su novio/la película no es or vale gran cosa her boyfriend/the movie is no great shakes ( colloq)

poca cosa: es un niño delgado y poquita cosa he's a thin child, not much to look at

ella tan brillante y él tan poca cosa she's so brilliant and he's so mediocre, she's so brilliant but he's not up to much o he's pretty run-of-the-mill ( colloq)

le dejó algo de dinero, pero poca cosa she left him some money, but not a vast amount o not much

un trabajo así es muy poca cosa para ella a job like that isn't good enough for her

poner las cosas en su sitio or lugar to put o set the record straight

ser cosa hecha (CS); to be a foregone conclusion

ser/parecer otra cosa: ¡esto es otra cosa!, ahora si que se oye bien this is much better! o this is more like it! you can hear it really well now

con ese nuevo peinado ya parece otra cosa with her new hairstyle she looks a new woman

¡eso es otra cosa! si tú invitas sí que voy ah, that's different! o ( colloq) that's another kettle of fish! if you're paying, I will go

las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso I like to know where I stand

las cosas de palacio van despacio these things take time ( gen referring to bureaucracy)

* * *

Del verbo coser: ( conjugate coser)

cosa es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cosa
coser
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) thing;
◊ cualquier cosa anything;

¿alguna otra cosa? anything else?;
pon cada cosa en su lugar put everything in its place;
entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s) … what with one thing and another …;
¡qué cosas dices! really, what a thing to say!;
dime una cosa … tell me something …;
tengo que contarte una cosa there's something I have to tell you;
fue cosa fácil it was easy;
se enfada por cualquier cosa he gets angry over the slightest thing;
si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir if you can't come for any reason;
por una cosa o por otra for one reason or another;
esto no es cosa de risa/broma this is no laughing matter/no joke
2
◊ cosas sustantivo femenino plural ( pertenencias) things (pl);

mis cosas de deporte my sports things
3 (situación, suceso):
◊ así están las cosas that's how things are o stand;

la cosa se pone fea things are starting to get unpleasant;
¿cómo (te) van las cosas? how are things?;
son cosas de la vida that's life!;
¡qué cosa más extraña! how strange o funny!
4
a) (fam) ( ocurrencia):

◊ ¡tienes cada cosa! the things you come up (AmE) o (BrE) out with!;

esto es cosa de tu padre this is your father's doing o idea
b) ( comportamiento típico):

◊ son cosas de niños children are like that;

son cosas de Ana that's one of Ana's little ways
5 ( asunto):
◊ no es cosa tuya it's none of your business;

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía don't worry, I'll handle it
6 ( en locs)
◊ cosa de (AmS fam) so as to;

cosa de terminarlo so as to finish it;
cosa que (AmS fam) so that;
cosa que no me olvide so that I don't forget;
no sea cosa que: llévate el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva take your umbrella just in case;
átalo, no sea cosa que se escape tie it up so that it doesn't get away;
ser cosa de … (fam): es cosa de unos minutos it'll (only) take a couple of minutes;
es cosa de intentarlo you just have to give it a go
coser ( conjugate coser) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ dobladillo› to sew;

‹ botón› to sew on;
‹ agujero› to sew (up);
◊ cóselo a máquina sew it on the machine

b) ‹ herida› to stitch

verbo intransitivo
to sew
cosa sustantivo femenino
1 thing: no hay otra cosa que comer, there's nothing else to eat
2 (asunto) matter, business: es cosa mía, that's my business
eso es otra cosa, that's different
no hay cosa más importante que tu felicidad, there is nothing more important than your happiness
2 cosas, (asuntos) affairs
cosas de chiquillos, kids' stuff
cosas de mayores, grown-up stuff
¡cosas de la vida!, that's life!
3 (ocurrencias) ¡qué cosas tienes!, what a weird idea!
♦ Locuciones: el apartamento no es gran cosa, the apartment is not up to much
lo que son las cosas, would you believe it
no he visto cosa igual, I've never seen anything like it
decir cuatro cosas, to tell a few home truths
ser cosa de, to be a matter of: es cosa de tener paciencia, it's a matter of patience
(como) cosa de, about: hace (como) cosa de una hora, about an hour ago
coser verbo transitivo
1 to sew
2 Med to stitch up
♦ Locuciones: familiar es coser y cantar, it's a piece of cake
' cosa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arder
- bicoca
- carroña
- chisme
- chollo
- como
- conformarse
- consigo
- cual
- cualquier
- cualquiera
- cuidada
- cuidado
- cuya
- cuyo
- debilidad
- dejar
- él
- ella
- esmerada
- esmerado
- exquisitez
- frivolidad
- indemne
- la
- le
- limitarse
- mamarrachada
- más
- menuda
- menudo
- mía
- mío
- muchachada
- nada
- niñería
- novedad
- pedir
- pegajosa
- pegajoso
- pegote
- pillar
- plantar
- preciosidad
- preguntar
- presidir
- prodigio
- propia
English:
absence
- annoyance
- anything
- arrival
- article
- attraction
- available
- awkward
- blissful
- bore
- brittle
- bulk
- certainty
- clip
- clumsy
- come across
- commonplace
- compromise
- confuse
- connection
- convenient
- dead wood
- deficiency
- defunct
- demise
- discreet
- disposable
- ditch
- drag
- dream
- else
- escape
- fall off
- film
- get back
- gullible
- helpful
- hulk
- invention
- joke
- laugh
- lemon
- liable
- lodge
- love
- lust
- misplaced
- more
- necessity
- need

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cosa

♦ nf

1. [objeto, idea] thing;

comprar unas cosas en el mercado to buy a few things at the market;

alguna cosa anything;

¿quieres alguna cosa? is there anything you want?;

¿quiere usted alguna otra cosa o [m5] alguna cosa más? do you want anything else?;

cualquier cosa anything;

venden recuerdos, postales y cosas así they sell souvenirs, postcards and so on o and the like;

una cosa, ¿podrías venir mañana? by the way, could you come tomorrow?;

escucha, una cosa, ¿por qué no te quedas esta noche? listen, I've an idea, why don't you stay here tonight?;

tengo que decirte una cosa I've got something to tell you;

dime una cosa, ¿qué opinas de ella? tell me (something), what do you think of her?;

es la cosa más natural del mundo it's the most natural thing in the world, it's completely normal;

¡esas cosas no se dicen! you mustn't say things like that!;

¡esas cosas no se hacen! it just isn't done!;

este vino es cosa fina this wine is good stuff;

¡habráse visto cosa igual! have you ever seen the like of it!;

fue una cosa nunca vista it was really out of the ordinary;

no hay tal cosa on the contrary;

¡qué cosa! how strange!;

¡qué cosa más o [m5] tan extraña! how strange!;

no te preocupes, no es gran cosa don't worry, it's not important o it's no big deal;

este cuadro no vale gran cosa this painting isn't up to much;

te han dejado poca cosa they haven't left you much, they've hardly left you anything;

un bocadillo es poca cosa para un chico tan voraz como él a sandwich is very little for a hungry boy like him;

nos hemos comprado un apartamento, muy poquita cosa we've bought Br a flat o US an apartment, but it's nothing fancy;

es guapo, pero muy poquita cosa he's good-looking, but he hasn't got much of a body;

Comp

decir cuatro cosas a alguien: cuando lo vea le voy a decir cuatro cosas when I next see him I'm going to give him a piece of my mind;

Comp

llamar a las cosas por su nombre [hablar sin rodeos] to call a spade a spade;

llamemos a las cosas por su nombre,… let's be honest about it,…

2. [asunto]
tengo muchas cosas que hacer I've got a lot (of things) to do;

entre unas cosas y otras what with one thing and another;

por unas cosas o por otras, no nos quedó tiempo de escribirte for one reason or another we didn't have time to write to you;

la cosa es que ahora no quiere firmar el contrato the thing is she doesn't want to sign the contract any more;

está muy enfadada, y la cosa no es para menos, le han robado el coche she's very angry and with good reason, she's had her car stolen;

cada cosa a su tiempo one thing at a time;

no me preguntes por qué no queda comida, es cosa de los niños don't ask me why there's no food left, ask the children;

esto es cosa de magia, estoy seguro de que ayer lo dejé aquí this is most strange, I could swear I left it here yesterday;

no es cosa de risa it's no laughing matter;

eso de cambiar de trabajo es cosa de pensárselo changing jobs is something you need to think about carefully;

es cosa de tener paciencia it's a question of being patient;

no era cosa de presentarse sin avisar you couldn't just turn up without warning;

con el ambiente de seriedad que había, no era cosa de contar un chiste given the seriousness of the atmosphere, it was neither the time nor the place to tell a joke;

eso es cosa mía that's my affair o business;

no te metas en la discusión, que no es cosa tuya you keep out of the argument, it's none of your business;

eso es cosa fácil that's easy;

convencerle no será cosa fácil it won't be easy o it'll be no easy task to convince him;

esto es cosa seria this is a serious matter;

eso es otra cosa that's another matter;

¡eso es otra cosa!, esa camisa te sienta mucho mejor that's more like it, that shirt suits you much better!

3. [situación]
las cosas no van muy bien últimamente things haven't been going very well recently;

…y así es como están las cosas …and that's how things are at the moment;

¿cómo van las cosas? how are o how's things?;

estas cosas no pasarían si fuéramos más cuidadosos these things wouldn't happen if we were more careful;

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Fam
la cosa se pone fea things are getting ugly, there's trouble brewing;

Comp
Fam
la cosa está que arde things are reaching boiling point

Comp
Fam
las cosas de palacio van despacio these things usually take some time;

4. [ocurrencia] funny remark;

se le ocurren cosas graciosísimas she comes out with some really funny stuff o remarks;

¡qué cosas tienes! you do say some funny things!

5. [comportamiento]
son cosas de mamá that's just the way Mum is, that's just one of Mum's little idiosyncrasies;

no les riñas, son cosas de niños don't tell them off, children are like that;

tenemos que aceptar su muerte, son cosas de la vida we have to accept her death, it's one of those things (that happen)

6. [en frases negativas] [nada]
no hay cosa peor que la hipocresía there's nothing worse than hypocrisy;

no hay cosa que me reviente más que su falta de interés there's nothing (that) annoys me more than her lack of interest, what annoys me most is her lack of interest

7. Fam [reparo]
me da cosa decírselo I'm a bit uneasy about telling him;

el olor a hospital me da cosa the smell of hospitals makes me feel uneasy

8. Méx [genitales] packet, Br lunchbox

9. Comp

o cosa así: [m5] tendrá treinta años o cosa así he must be thirty or thereabouts;

(como) cosa de [aproximadamente] about;

tardará (como) cosa de tres semanas it'll take about three weeks;

a cosa hecha: se presentó al examen a cosa hecha he took o Br sat the exam convinced he would pass;

hacer algo como quien no quiere la cosa [disimuladamente] to do sth innocently;
[sin querer] to do sth almost without realizing it;
como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

ser cosa de oír/ver: las declaraciones del ganador son cosa de oír the winner's remarks are worth hearing;

esta exposición es cosa de ver this exhibition is really worth seeing;
Esp Fam
cosa mala: me apetece ver esa película cosa mala I'm dying to see that movie o Br film, Br I want to see that film something chronic;

está lloviendo cosa mala it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;

me gusta cosa mala I fancy the pants off her, Br I fancy her something chronic;
Fam
a otra cosa, mariposa that's enough about that, let's change the subject;

es cosa rara que se equivoque it's very rare for her to make a mistake;

no ha llegado todavía, cosa rara porque siempre es muy puntual he hasn't arrived yet, which is strange, as he's usually very punctual;

ni cosa que se le parezca nor anything of the kind;

no sea cosa que: ten cuidado, no sea cosa que te vayas a caer be careful or you'll fall;

se lo diré yo, no sea cosa que se vaya a enterar por otra persona I'll tell him because I wouldn't want him to find out from somebody else;

no ser cosa del otro mundo o [m5] del otro jueves to be nothing special;
Fam
las cosas claras y el chocolate espeso stop beating around the bush, tell me things as they are;

las cosas como son, nunca vas a aprobar ese examen let's face it, you're never going to pass that exam;

¡lo que son las cosas! it's a funny old world!;

♦ cosas nfpl
[pertenencias, utensilios] things;
tras su muerte, metieron sus cosas en un baúl after his death, they put his things o belongings in a trunk;

¿dónde guardas las cosas de pescar? where do you keep your fishing things o tackle?

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cosa

f thing;

¿sabes una cosa? do you know something?;

alguna cosa something;

ser cosa fina be really something fam, be something else fam ;

son cosas que pasan these things happen;

son cosas de la vida that’s life;

entre otras cosas among other things;

como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened;

decir a alguien cuatro cosas give s.o. a piece of one’s mind;

eso es otra cosa that’s another matter;

¿qué pasa? – poca cosa what’s new? – nothing much;

cosa de about;

hace cosa de un año about a year ago;

le dijo que había ganado la lotería como quien no quiere la cosa he told her that he had won the lottery as though it happened to him every day;

este pintor no es gran cosa he’s not much of a painter;

no hay tal cosa there’s no such thing;

¡qué cosa! that’s odd o strange!;

lo que son las cosas well, well!, imagine that!;

cosa rara oddly enough, strangely enough;

son cosas de Juan that’s typical of Juan, that’s Juan all over

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cosa nf

1) : thing, object

2) : matter, affair

3)

otra cosa : anything else, something else

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cosa n

1. (en general) thing

pon tus cosas aquí dentro put your things in here

trata a las personas como si fueran cosas he treats people as though they were things

2. (algo) something

¿quieres comer alguna cosa? do you want something to eat?

tengo que comprar una cosa I've got to buy something

3. (nada) nothing

no hay cosa que me moleste más que tener que esperar nothing annoys me more than having to wait

4. (asunto) affair / matter

¡no te metas en mis cosas! don't interfere in my affairs!

cosa de about

lo hice en cosa de diez minutos I did it in about ten minutes

no ser gran cosa to be nothing much / not to be important

Spanish-English dictionary > cosa
13 lot

lot [lɒt]

1. noun

   a. (expressing quantity)

► a lot ( = a great deal) beaucoup

• I've learned a lot j'ai beaucoup appris

• we don't go out a lot nous ne sortons pas beaucoup

• things have changed quite a lot les choses ont beaucoup changé

• I'd give a lot to know... je donnerais cher pour savoir...

• there wasn't a lot we could do nous ne pouvions pas faire grand-chose

• he cries such a lot il pleure tellement

• he's a lot better il va beaucoup mieux

• a lot you care! (inf) tu t'en fiches oui ! (inf)

• thanks a lot! (inf) merci beaucoup !► a lot of beaucoup de

• a lot of money beaucoup d'argent

• quite a lot of [+ people, cars, money] pas mal de

• such a lot of... tellement de...

• what a lot of people! que de monde !

• we see a lot of her nous la voyons souvent

   b. ( = destiny) sort m

• she is content with her lot elle est contente de son sort

• to throw in one's lot with sb partager le sort de qn

   c. ( = random selection) by lot par tirage au sort

• to draw lots tirer au sort

   d. ( = batch) lot m

• lot no. 69 is an antique table le lot no 69 est une table ancienne

• are you coming, you lot? (inf) vous venez, vous autres ? (inf)

• he's a bad lot (inf) il ne vaut pas cher (inf)

• you rotten lot! (inf) vous êtes vaches ! (inf !)

   e. ► the lot (inf) ( = everything) tout ; ( = all) tous toutes

• that's the lot c'est tout

• here are the apples, take the lot voici les pommes, prends-les toutes

• here's some money, just take the lot voici de l'argent, prends tout

• the whole lot cost me $1 ça m'a coûté un dollar en tout

• the lot of you vous tous

   f. (US) ( = plot of land) lot m (de terrain)

• empty lot terrain m disponible

2. plural noun

lots (inf) ( = plenty) I've got lots j'en ai plein (inf)

• there's lots left il en reste plein (inf)

• lots better/bigger bien mieux/plus grand

• lots of complaints plein de (inf) réclamations

• there's lots of it il y en a plein (inf)

• there were lots of them il y en avait plein (inf)

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I 1. [lɒt]
pronoun

1) ( great deal)

a lot — beaucoup

we bought a lot — nous avons acheté beaucoup de choses

he spent a lot — il a beaucoup dépensé, il a dépensé beaucoup d'argent

to get a lot out of — tirer beaucoup de [book]

there's not a lot to tell — il n'y a pas grand-chose à raconter

he knows a lot about sport — il s'y connaît beaucoup en sport

you've taken (rather) a lot on — tu en fais (un peu) trop

I'd give a lot to... — je donnerais cher pour...

it says a lot about her — ça en dit long sur elle

that has a lot to do with it — c'est très lié

an awful lot — énormément

quite a lot — beaucoup, pas mal (colloq)

to mean quite a lot to somebody — avoir beaucoup d'importance pour quelqu'un

such a lot — tellement

2) (colloq) ( entire amount or selection)

the lot — (le) tout

I'll write you a cheque for the lot — je vous ferai un chèque pour le tout

the nicest dress of the lot — la plus belle robe de toutes

heartburn, cramps, the lot! — des brûlures d'estomac, des crampes, bref tout!

3) (colloq) ( specific group of people)

she's the nicest of the lot — c'est la plus gentille (de tous/toutes)

that lot — péj ces gens-là pej

you lot — vous, vous autres

my lot can't even spell properly — les miens ne savent même pas écrire correctement

they're not a bad lot — ils ne sont pas méchants

the best of a bad lot — (colloq) le moins pire (colloq)
2.
quantifier

1) ( great deal)

a lot of — beaucoup de

a lot of money/time — beaucoup d'argent/de temps

not a lot of people know that — il n'y a pas beaucoup de personnes or gens qui savent ça

I see a lot of him — je le vois beaucoup

an awful (colloq) lot of — énormément de

quite a lot of — beaucoup or pas mal (colloq) de

quite a lot of our support... — une bonne part de notre soutien...

what a lot of people! — que de monde!

2) (colloq) ( entire group) tous

I'd sack the lot of them! — je les mettrais tous à la porte!
3.
lots (colloq) quantifier, pronoun

lots (and lots) of — des tas (colloq) de (+ pl nouns only); beaucoup de (+ any nouns)

lots of things — des tas (colloq) de choses

...and lots more —...et beaucoup d'autres choses
4.
lots (colloq) adverb

lots better — beaucoup or vachement (colloq) mieux
5.
a lot adverbial phrase beaucoup

a lot better — beaucoup mieux

a lot worse — bien pire

they talk a lot about justice — ils parlent beaucoup de justice

you find this a lot — on rencontre beaucoup ce problème

the situation has improved a lot — la situation s'est beaucoup améliorée

this happens quite a lot — cela arrive très souvent

an awful lot cheaper — beaucoup moins cher

it would help an awful (colloq) lot — ça aiderait beaucoup

he travels abroad such a lot — il voyage beaucoup à l'étranger
II [lɒt]
noun

1) ( destiny) sort m; ( quality of life) condition f

to be the lot of many — être le lot de beaucoup de gens

to throw in one's lot with somebody — allier son destin à celui de quelqu'un

2) US parcelle f (de terrain)

vacant lot — terrain m vague

used car lot — garage m vendant des voitures d'occasion

3) ( at auction) lot m

4) ( decision-making process) tirage m au sort

to draw ou cast lots — tirer au sort

5) Cinema studio m

6) ( batch) (of students, tourists) fournée f

English-French dictionary > lot
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I.

lot ⇒ Usage note: lot

A pron

1 ( great deal) a lot beaucoup ; we buy a lot at the market nous achetons beaucoup de choses au marché ; he likes to spend a lot on holidays il aime dépenser beaucoup d'argent en vacances ; to get a lot out of tirer beaucoup de [book, activity] ; to do a lot to help sb/improve sth faire beaucoup pour aider qn/améliorer qch ; there's not a lot to tell il n'y a pas grand-chose à raconter ; they didn't have a lot left il ne leur restait pas grand-chose ; he knows a lot about sport il s'y connaît beaucoup en sport ; you've taken (rather) a lot on tu en fais (un peu) trop ; I'd give a lot to be able to do je donnerais cher pour pouvoir faire ; it says a lot about her/the regime ça en dit long sur elle/le régime ; it has a lot to do with anxiety c'est très lié à l'angoisse ; that has a lot to do with it c'est très lié ; an awful lot énormément ; there's an awful lot left to do il reste énormément de choses à faire ; quite a lot beaucoup, pas mal ○ ; to mean quite a lot to sb avoir beaucoup or pas mal ○ d'importance pour qn ; she knows quite a lot about cinema elle s'y connaît très bien en cinéma ; we have such a lot in common nous avons tellement or tant de choses en commun ; such a lot depends on… tellement or tant de choses dépendent de… ; it takes such a lot out of me ça me fatigue tellement ; he's been through such a lot il a tellement or tant souffert ;

2 ○ ( entire amount or selection) the lot tout ; she ate the (whole) lot elle a tout mangé, elle a mangé le tout ; they'll confiscate the lot! ils vont tout confisquer or confisquer le tout! ; you can take the lot tu peux tout prendre, tu peux prendre le tout ; I'll write you a cheque for the lot je vous ferai un chèque pour le tout ; the whole lot tied with a ribbon le tout attaché avec un ruban ; the best speech of the lot le meilleur de tous les discours ; the nicest dress of the lot la plus belle de toutes les robes ; heartburn, cramps, the lot! des brûlures d'estomac, des crampes, bref tout! ;

3 ○ ( specific group of people) she's the best/nicest of the lot c'est la meilleure/la plus gentille (de tous/toutes) ; that lot péj ces gens-là pej ; I don't trust that lot je me méfie de ces gens-là ; you lot vous, vous autres ; listen you lot, I've had enough! écoutez, j'en ai vraiment assez de vous! ; my lot can't even spell properly les miens ne savent même pas écrire correctement ; they're not a bad lot ils ne sont pas méchants ; he's a bad lot ○ c'est un sale type ○ ; the best of a bad lot ○ le moins pire ○.

B quantif

1 ( great deal) a lot of beaucoup de ; a lot of money/energy/people beaucoup d'argent/d'énergie/de gens ; it affects a lot of women cela touche beaucoup de femmes ; I don't have a lot of time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; not a lot of people know that il n'y a pas beaucoup de gens qui savent ça ; I see a lot of him je le vois beaucoup ; you've done a lot of teaching tu as beaucoup enseigné ; to spend an awful ○ lot of time doing passer énormément de temps à faire ; he has an awful ○ lot of responsibility il a énormément de responsabilité ; there were quite a lot of people/ cars/books il y avait beaucoup or pas mal ○ de gens/voitures/livres ; quite a lot of people disagree il y a beaucoup de personnes qui ne sont pas d'accord ; quite a lot of our efforts/support… une bonne part de nos efforts/notre soutien… ; what a lot of people/books! que de monde/de livres! ; ⇒ fat ;

2 ○ ( entire group) get out, the (whole) lot of you! sortez tous! ; I'd sack the lot of them! je les mettrais tous à la porte! ; I'll outlive the lot of you! je vous enterrerai tous!

C lots ○ quantif, pron lots (and lots) of des tas ○ de [people, cars, shops, jobs, stories, vegetables] ; beaucoup de [music, money, traffic, wine, blood] ; there are lots of things to do il y a beaucoup de or des tas ○ de choses à faire ; we have lots in common nous avons des or un tas ○ de choses en commun ; …and lots more …et beaucoup d'autres choses ; ‘has he got records?’-‘yes, lots! il a des disques?-oui des tas ○ !’

D lots ○ adv lots better/more interesting beaucoup or vachement ○ mieux/plus intéressant.

E a lot adv phr beaucoup ; a lot better/easier/more useful beaucoup mieux/plus facile/plus utile ; a lot worse bien pire ; they talk a lot about justice ils parlent beaucoup de justice ; she works at home a lot elle travaille beaucoup à la maison ; you find this a lot with teenagers on rencontre beaucoup ce problème chez les adolescents ; the situation has improved a lot la situation s'est beaucoup améliorée ; we visit them a lot nous leur rendons souvent visite ; this happens quite a lot cela arrive très souvent ; an awful lot cheaper beaucoup moins cher ; you're smoking an awful lot ○ tu fumes beaucoup ; it would help an awful ○ lot ça aiderait beaucoup ; he travels abroad such a lot il voyage beaucoup à l'étranger ; thanks a lot ○ ! merci beaucoup!

II.

lot n

1 ( destiny) sort m ; ( quality of life) condition f ; to be happy with one's lot être content de son sort ; to improve one's lot améliorer sa condition ; to improve the lot of the elderly améliorer la condition des personnes âgées ; the poverty and disease which are the lot of many la pauvreté et la maladie qui sont le lot de beaucoup de gens ; a policeman's lot is not a happy one la vie d'un policier n'est pas enviable ; to throw in one's lot with sb allier son destin à celui de qn ;

2 US ( piece of land) parcelle f (de terrain) ; vacant lot terrain m vague ; used car lot garage m vendant des voitures d'occasion ; ⇒ parking lot ;

3 ( at auction) lot m ; lot No. 69, an oil painting by Gauguin lot n° 69, une huile de Gauguin ; ⇒ job lot ;

4 ( decision-making process) tirage m au sort ; to draw ou cast lots tirer au sort (to do pour faire) ; to be chosen ou decided by lot être tiré au sort ; the lot fell to me ou it fell to my lot to do le sort a voulu que je fasse ;

5 Cin ( studio) studio m ;

6 (set, batch) (of goods, articles) lot m (of de) ; (of produce, fish) arrivage m (of de) ; (of students, recruits, tourists) arrivage m hum.

Big English-French dictionary > lot
15 lot

lot
noun

1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) skjebne, lodd

2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) del, parti

3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) nummer

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- lots
- a lot
- draw/cast lots

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I
subst. \/lɒt\/

1) lodd, loddtrekning

2) lott, andel, del

3) lodd, skjebne

4) ( film) innspillingsområde, studio

5) (spesielt amer.) tomt, plass, område

• building lot

• burial lot

(bestilt) gravplass

6) ( på auksjon) nummer

7) ( handel) parti

• a new lot of hats

• sell in lots

selge i en og en

• sell in one lot

selge i parti

8) (hverdagslig, særlig britisk) selskap, samling, gjeng

• one of our lot

en av oss

• that lot ought to be shot

slike folk bør skytes

• they are a queer lot

de er noen rare folk

9) ( hverdagslig) masse, mange, for en stor del, i høy grad

10) ( også parking lot) parkeringsplass

(be) a bad lot (være) en slabbedask

by lot ved loddtrekning

cast\/throw in one's lot with stå last og brast med, gjøre felles sak med

cast\/draw lots trekke lodd

• cast lots for the cake

trekke lodd om kaken

• they drew lots as to who should begin

de trakk lodd om hvem som skulle begynne

fall to someone's lot falle i noens lodd bli noens skjebne

a fat lot you care! eller a fat lot you know about it! det bryr vel ikke du deg et døyt om!

• that's a fat lot!

det er jammen ikke mye!

• that's a fat lot of good!

det er sannelig ikke mye å ha!

a lot mye, masse

• that's a lot

• he is a lot better

• it looks a lot like it used to

det ser stort sett ut som det pleide å gjøre

the lot ( hverdagslig) alt, alt sammen

• that's the lot

alle, alle sammen

• she is the best of the lot a

lot of things eller lots of things en masse, en hel haug, veldig mye, veldig mange

lots masse, massevis, en hel haug

• I've lots to do

lots and lots of massevis, masser av

lots of nok av, massevis av

• you have lots of time

du har god tid

quite a lot en hel del, ganske mye, ikke så rent lite

• he knows quite a lot

stock lot se ➢ stock, 1

the whole lot ( hverdagslig) hele greia, alt sammen, hele sulamitten hele bunten, alle sammen

• go away the whole lot of you

gå vekk alle sammen
II
verb \/lɒt\/

1) ( også lot out) utstykke (jord)

2) dele opp i partier

lot on regne med, glede seg til

English-Norwegian dictionary > lot
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[lɔt] 1. сущ.
1)

а) жребий

to cast / draw (lay, put, send, throw, warp) lot(s) (on, upon, over, between, for) — бросать, тянуть жребий

to settle / decide by lot — решать жеребьёвкой, по жребию

the lot falls / limps upon, comes to smb. — жребий выпадает кому-л. / на кого-л.

б) жеребьёвка, решение спора жеребьёвкой

2) участь, доля, судьба

happy lot — счастливая судьба

sorry / unhappy lot — несчастная судьба, горькая доля

by lots — волей провидения

to have / win one's lot with smb., to have lot and dole / cut / cavel with smb. — разделять чью-л. судьбу

It fell to her lot to break the sad news. — Ей выпало сообщать печальную новость.

Syn:

destiny, fate

3) амер.

а) участок земли

building lot — участок под застройку, строительный участок

across lots — кратчайшим путём, напрямик

Syn:

plot

б) кино место съёмок, съёмочная площадка

4)

а) серия, партия (какого-л. товара)

toys lot supply — поставка партии игрушек

lot production — серийное производство

in lots — партиями

odd lot — амер. нестандартная сделка (нерегулярная, нестандартная партия товара)

round lot — амер. стандартная сделка

Syn:

supply, bulk

б) воен. партия ( боеприпасов)

Syn:

supply

в) лот ( на аукционе)

г) фин. лот ( партия ценных бумаг)

5) разг.

а) ( the lot) всё, все

Move over the lot of you! — Валите-ка все отсюда!

б) группа, компания (каких-л. людей)

Perhaps Tonic (and others) think that politicians are a rather thick lot and have no idea about the internet. — Может быть, Тоник (и другие) считают, что политики довольно глупы и понятия не имеют об интернете.

в) человек; тип

He's a shit lot man! — Нет, он полный говнюк!

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Syn:

set, bunch

6) (a lot of, lots of) много, масса, уйма

a lot of money — куча денег

lots of friends — много друзей

a lot you care! ирон. — очень вам это надо!

lots and lots of (things) разг. — огромное количество, уйма, масса (вещей)

to speak a lot — много говорить

He became a lot worse. — Ему стало намного хуже.

He runs a lot every day. — Каждый день он много бегает.

Syn:

often

Gram:

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]a lot[/ref]

[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]lots[/ref]
2. гл.
1)

а) = lot out делить на участки ( землю)

б) сортировать, делить на части; разбивать на партии ( для аукционной продажи)

в) = lot off распределять, назначать по жребию

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Syn:

allot, apportion

2) амер. ( lot (up)on) надеяться, рассчитывать, полагаться на (что-л.)

Syn:

rely, expect, depend

3) уст. бросать жребий
3. нареч.
( a lot) = lots гораздо, намного

a lot better — намного лучше

a lot more — гораздо больше

to be lots older than smb. — разг. быть гораздо старше кого-л.

This is a lot nicer. — Это гораздо приятнее.

Syn:

much, far

Англо-русский современный словарь > lot
17 chose

chose [∫oz]

1. feminine noun

   a. thing

• je viens de penser à une chose I've just thought of something

• il a un tas de choses à faire he has a lot of things to do

• chose étrange or curieuse, il a accepté strangely or curiously enough, he accepted

• j'ai plusieurs choses à vous dire I've got several things to tell you

• vous lui direz bien des choses de ma part give him my regards

• c'est chose faite it's done

• voilà une bonne chose de faite that's one thing out of the way

• c'est bien peu de chose it's nothing really

• avant toute chose above all else

• de deux choses l'une: soit..., soit... there are two possibilities: either..., or...(PROV) chose promise, chose due promises are made to be kept

   b. ( = événements, activités) les choses things

• les choses se sont passées ainsi it happened like this

• dans l'état actuel des choses as things stand (at present)

• ce sont des choses qui arrivent these things happen

• regarder les choses en face to face up to things

• prendre les choses à cœur to take things to heart

• mettons les choses au point let's get things straight

• en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire at best/worst

• parler de chose(s) et d'autre(s) to talk about this and that

   c. ( = ce dont il s'agit) il va vous expliquer la chose he'll tell you what it's all about

• il a très bien pris la chose he took it very well

• c'est la chose à ne pas faire that's the very thing not to do

• ils font bien les choses they really do things properly

• elle ne fait pas les choses à moitié she doesn't do things by halves

2. invariable adjective

• être/se sentir tout chose (inf) (bizarre) to feel a bit peculiar ; (malade) to be under the weather

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ʃoz
1.

(colloq) adjectif

se sentir tout chose — to feel out of sorts

2.

nom féminin

1) ( objet) thing

quelle autre chose pourrais-je leur acheter? — what else could I buy them?

‘une bière’ - ‘la même chose (pour moi)’ — ‘a beer’ - ‘the same for me’

la même chose s'il vous plaît — ( pour être resservi) (the) same again, please; quelque 3.

2) ( entité) thing

et, chose incroyable, il a dit oui — and the incredible thing is that he said yes

de deux choses l'une — it's got to be one thing or the other

c'est toujours la même chose ici/avec lui — it's always the same here/with him

même chose pour ta sœur — the same goes for your sister

une chose communément admise — a widely accepted fact

je pense or j'ai pensé à une chose — I've thought of something

c'est autre chose — that's different

et si on parlait d'autre chose — let's talk about something else

voilà autre chose! — (colloq) that's something else!

3) (affaire, activité, message) thing

j'ai une chose/deux ou trois choses à vous dire — I've got something/two or three things to tell you

(vous direz) bien des choses à Madame Lemoine — give my regards to Mrs Lemoine

c'est pas des choses (colloq) à dire — that's the last thing to say

parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about one thing and another ou this and that

en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire — at best/at (the) worst

mettre les choses au point — to clear things up

on verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps — we' ll cross that bridge when we come to it

avant toute chose — ( auparavant) before anything else; ( surtout) above all else

‘avez-vous déménagé?’ - ‘c'est chose faite’ — ‘have you moved?’ - ‘it's all done’

voilà or c'est une bonne chose de faite — that's one thing out of the way

4) (ce don’t il s'agit) matter

la chose en question — the matter in hand

la chose don’t je vous parle — what I'm talking about

il a pris la chose avec humour — he saw the funny side of it

il a bien/mal pris la chose — he took it well/badly

5) ( personne)

ce n'est qu'une pauvre chose — he/she is a poor little thing

6) (colloq) ( activités sexuelles)

être un peu porté sur la chose — to like it (colloq), to be keen on sex

7) (colloq) ( nom de substitution)

Chose m'a dit qu'il… — what's-his-name/what's-her-name ou thingummy told me that he…

3.

choses nom féminin pluriel

1) ( réalité)

les choses étant ce qu'elles sont — things being what they are

2) ( domaine)

les choses de l'esprit/de la chair — things of the mind/of the flesh

les choses de la religion — religious matters

les choses de la vie (quotidienne) — the little things in life

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Phrasal Verbs:

- chose imprimée

- chose publique

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ʃoz
1. nf

1) (= objet, activité) thing

C'est une chose bizarre, dont on ne voit pas l'utilité. — It's a strange thing that we can't see the point of.

J'ai fait des choses intéressantes pendant les vacances. — I did some interesting things during the holidays.

Il m'a dit une chose incroyable. — He told me something incredible.

parler de chose et d'autre; parler de choses et d'autres — to talk about this and that

ne pas être chose facile — to be no easy thing

ne pas être une mauvaise chose — to be no bad thing, not to be a bad thing

la chose publique — public affairs

c'est maintenant chose faite; Elle n'avait pas encore gagné le titre suprême, c'est maintenant chose faite. — She'd yet to win the supreme title, and now she's done it.

2) (autres locutions)

dire bien des choses à qn; dites-lui bien des choses de ma part — give her all my best

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing much

porté sur la chose — keen on sex

2. choses nfpl

les belles choses — beautiful things

les bonnes choses (= les mets savoureux) — good food

de grandes choses — great things

les choses de la vie — the facts of life

apprendre les choses de la vie — to learn the facts of life

3. nm

* (= machin, machine) thingamajig

4. adj inv

être tout chose (= bizarre) — to be a bit odd, (= malade) to be out of sorts

se sentir tout chose (= bizarre) — to feel a bit odd, (= malade) to feel out of sorts

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chose

A ○adj se sentir/avoir l'air tout chose to feel/look out of sorts.

B nf

1 ( objet) thing; il aime les bonnes choses he likes good things; ils ont acheté beaucoup de choses pour dîner they've bought a lot of things for dinner; quelle autre chose pourrais-je leur acheter? what else could I buy them?; ‘une bière’-‘la même chose (pour moi)’ ‘a beer’-‘the same for me’; la même chose s'il vous plaît ( pour être resservi) (the) same again, please; ⇒ quelque C;

2 ( entité) thing; c'est une bonne/mauvaise chose (en soi) it's a good/bad thing (in itself); il y a de bonnes choses dans ce livre there are some good things in this book; une seule et unique chose one thing only; il ne s'intéresse qu'à une seule et unique chose he's only interested in one thing; et, chose incroyable/aberrante, il a dit oui and the incredible/absurd thing is that he said yes; de deux choses l'une it's got to be one thing or the other; il se passe la même chose ici the same thing is happening here; c'est toujours la même chose ici/avec lui it's always the same here/with him; tu seras privé de dessert et même chose pour ta sœur you won't get your dessert and the same goes for your sister; une chose communément admise a widely accepted fact; je pense or j'ai pensé à une chose I've thought of something; c'est autre chose that's different; autre chose, avez-vous pensé à faire…? another thing, have you thought about doing…?; et si on parlait d'autre chose let's talk about something else; ce n'est pas autre chose que de la jalousie it's nothing but jealousy; c'est ça, ce n'est pas autre chose it's that and nothing else; voilà autre chose○! that's something else!; c'est une chose de rentrer tard, c'en est une autre de disparaître pour trois jours it's one thing to come home late, quite another (thing) to disappear for three days; ⇒ dû;

3 (affaire, activité, message) thing; j'ai une ou deux choses à faire en ville I've got one or two things to do in town; j'ai une chose/deux ou trois choses à vous dire I've got something/two or three things to tell you; (vous direz) bien des choses à votre famille/Madame Lemoine give my best regards to your family/Mrs Lemoine; c'était la seule chose à ne pas dire/faire that was the last thing to say/do; c'est pas des choses○ à dire/faire that's the last thing to say/do; parler de choses et d'autres to talk about one thing and another ou this and that; la pire chose qui puisse m'arriver the worst thing that could happen to me; en mettant les choses au mieux/au pire at best/at (the) worst; mettre les choses au point to clear things up; ce sont des choses qui arrivent it's (just) one of those things, these things happen; on verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps we'll cross that bridge when we come to it; avant toute chose ( auparavant) before anything else; ( surtout) above all else; la chose à craindre the worrying thing; ce n'est pas chose facile or aisée de faire it's no easy thing to do; c'est chose courante que de faire it's common to do; faire bien les choses to do things properly; ‘avez-vous déménagé?’-‘c'est chose faite’ ‘have you moved?’-‘it's all done’; il leur manquait la bombe atomique, c'est désormais chose faite they needed the atomic bomb, now they've got it; il a l'intention de vous écrire si ce n'est pas déjà chose faite he intends to write to you if he hasn't already done so; voilà or c'est une bonne chose de faite that's one thing out of the way;

4 ( ce dont il s'agit) matter; la chose en question the matter in hand; la chose est d'importance the matter is of some importance; je vais vous expliquer la chose I'll tell you what it is (all) about; la chose dont je vous parle what I'm talking about; il a pris la chose avec humour he saw the funny side of it; il a bien/mal pris la chose he took it well/badly; comment a-t-il pris la chose? how did he take it?;

5 ( personne) ce n'est qu'une pauvre chose he/she is a poor little thing;

6 ○( activités sexuelles) être un peu porté sur la chose to like it○, to be keen on sex;

7 ○( nom de substitution) Chose m'a dit qu'il… what's-his-name/what's-her-name ou thingummy told me that he…; un costume de chez Chose a suit from thingummy's.

C choses nfpl

1 ( réalité) la nature des choses the nature of things; les choses étant ce qu'elles sont things being what they are; toutes choses (étant) égales par ailleurs other ou all things being equal; regarder les choses de plus près to take a closer look at things;

2 ( domaine) les choses d'ici bas or de ce monde the things of this world; les choses de l'esprit/de la chair things of the mind/of the flesh; les choses de la religion religious matters; les choses de la vie (quotidienne) the little things in life.

Composés

chose imprimée printed word; chose jugée Jur res judicata; autorité de la chose jugée binding force of the res judicata; chose léguée Jur bequest; chose publique liter res publica, state; chose en soi Philos thing-in-itself.

Idiomes

en toutes choses il faut considérer la fin in all matters one must consider the outcome; il faut prendre les choses comme elles viennent Prov take things as they come.

[ʃoz] nom féminin

A.[SENS CONCRET]

1. [bien matériel, nourriture, vêtement] thing

il n'avait acheté que des bonnes choses he had only bought good things to eat

j'ai encore des choses à lui chez moi I still have a few of his things ou some of his belongings at home

2. [objet ou produit indéterminé] thing

B.[PERSONNE] creature, thing

elle me prend pour sa chose she thinks she can do what she wants with me

C.[SENS ABSTRAIT]

1. [acte, fait]

une chose a thing, something

j'ai encore beaucoup de choses à faire I've still got lots (of things) to do

ah, encore une chose, je ne viendrai pas demain oh, one more thing, I won't be coming tomorrow

une chose est sûre, il perdra one thing's (for) sure, he'll lose

en avril, ce sera chose faite ou la chose sera faite it will be done by April

ce n'est pas la même chose [cela change tout] it's a different matter

je suis retourné à mon village, mais ce n'est plus la même chose I went back to my village, but it's just not the same any more

la fidélité est une chose, l'amour en est une autre faithfulness is one thing, love is quite another

ce n'est pas la chose à dire/faire! what a thing to say/do!

ce ne sont pas des choses à faire en société that's just not done in polite circles

chose extraordinaire/curieuse, il était à l'heure! amazingly/strangely enough, he was on time!

ce sont des choses qui arrivent it's just one of those things

faire bien les choses [savoir recevoir] to do things in style

il ne fait pas les choses à demi ou moitié he doesn't do things by halves

chose promise chose due a promise is a promise

2. [parole] thing

il dit une chose et il en fait une autre he says one thing and does something else

je vais te dire une (bonne) chose, ça ne marchera jamais let me tell you something, it'll never work

qu'a-t-il dit? — peu de choses en vérité what did he say? — very little ou nothing much, actually

bavarder ou parler de choses et d'autres to chat about this and that

dites-lui bien des choses give him my best regards

3. [écrit] thing

comment peut-on écrire des choses pareilles! how can anyone write such things!

4. [ce dont il est question]

la chose: comment a-t-il pris la chose? how did he take it?

la chose est entendue we're agreed on this

laisse-moi t'expliquer la chose let me explain what it's all about

être porté sur la chose (euphémisme) to have a one-track mind

5. (soutenu) [affaires]

la chose publique POLITIQUE the state

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[ʃoz] nom masculin

(familier)

1. [pour désigner un objet] thing, thingie

2. [pour désigner une personne]

Chose

a. [homme] What's-his-name, Thingie

b. [femme] What's-her-name, Thingie

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[ʃoz] adjectif

(familier)

funny, peculiar

ton fils a l'air tout chose aujourd'hui your son looks a bit peculiar today

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choses nom féminin pluriel

[situation] things

les choses de la vie the things that go to make up life

les choses étant ce qu'elles sont as things stand, things being as they are

au point où en sont les choses as things now stand

prendre les choses comme elles viennent to take life as it comes

de deux choses l'une locution adverbiale

de deux choses l'une, ou tu m'obéis ou tu vas te coucher! either you do as I tell you or you go to bed, it's up to you!

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > chose
18 tecla

f.

key (computing & music).

tecla de borrado/control/función/mayúsculas/retorno delete/control/function/shift/return key

pulsar o tocar una tecla to press o strike a key

tocar muchas teclas to pull lots of strings; (contactar) to have too many things on the go at once (abarcar mucho)

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tecla

► nombre femenino

1 key

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar en la tecla figurado to get it right

tocar muchas teclas familiar to try to do too many things at once

tocar teclas familiar to pull strings

tecla de borrado delete key

tecla de control control key

tecla de mayúsculas shift key

tecla de retorno return key

tecla de retroceso backspace

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noun f.

key

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SF (Inform, Mús, Tip) key

- dar en la tecla

- dar en la tecla de hacer algo

tocar teclas —

no le queda ninguna otra tecla por tocar — there's nothing else left for him to try

tecla con flecha — arrow key

tecla de anulación — cancel key

tecla de borrado — delete key

tecla de cambio — shift key

tecla de control — control key

tecla de desplazamiento — scroll key

tecla de edición — edit key

tecla de función — function key

tecla de iniciación — booting-up switch

tecla del cursor — cursor key

tecla de retorno — return key

tecla de tabulación — tab key

tecla programable — user-defined key

teclas de control direccional del cursor — cursor control keys

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femenino

a) (Mús) key

dar en la tecla — to hit the nail on the head (colloq)

b) ( de ordenador) key

c) (fam) ( para conseguir un fin)

no me queda ninguna tecla por tocar — I've tried every avenue o approach

tocaré todas las teclas — I'll pull out all the stops

alguna tecla habrá tocado — I bet she pulled some strings (colloq)

- tecla de función

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= key.

Ex. In fact, most of the keys have the same function as the keys on a typewriter keyboard.

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* borrar con la tecla de retroceso = backspace.

* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.

* elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón = click.

* función por tecla = keyboard function.

* pulsación de tecla = keystroke.

* pulsar la tecla del tabulador = tabulate.

* pulsar una tecla = depress + key, invoke + key, press + key, tap + key, strike + key.

* tecla ALT = ALT key.

* tecla Bloq Mayús = LOCK key.

* tecla con el signo + = plus key.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de Avance de Página = Page Down key.

* tecla de ayuda = help key.

* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.

* tecla de borrado de campo = ERASE FIELD key.

* tecla de borrado de datos = ERASE INPUT key.

* tecla de borrado de pantalla = CLEAR key.

* tecla de borrar = delete key.

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key, cursor-control key.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

* tecla de escape = ESC (escape).

* tecla de fin = End key.

* tecla de función = function key.

* tecla de función del programa = programme function key.

* tecla de inicio = Home key.

* tecla de inserción = insert key.

* tecla de introducción de datos = ENTER key.

* tecla de PAUSA = BREAK key.

* tecla de restablecimiento = RESET key.

* tecla de retroceso = BACKSPACE key.

* tecla de Retroceso de Página = Page Up key.

* tecla de tabulación = tab key, tabulator key.

* tecla para escribir en mayúsculas = SHIFT key.

* tecla Supr = Del key.

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femenino

a) (Mús) key

dar en la tecla — to hit the nail on the head (colloq)

b) ( de ordenador) key

c) (fam) ( para conseguir un fin)

no me queda ninguna tecla por tocar — I've tried every avenue o approach

tocaré todas las teclas — I'll pull out all the stops

alguna tecla habrá tocado — I bet she pulled some strings (colloq)

- tecla de función

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= key.

Ex: In fact, most of the keys have the same function as the keys on a typewriter keyboard.

* borrar con la tecla de retroceso = backspace.

* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación = tab over to.

* elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón = click.

* función por tecla = keyboard function.

* pulsación de tecla = keystroke.

* pulsar la tecla del tabulador = tabulate.

* pulsar una tecla = depress + key, invoke + key, press + key, tap + key, strike + key.

* tecla ALT = ALT key.

* tecla Bloq Mayús = LOCK key.

* tecla con el signo + = plus key.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de Avance de Página = Page Down key.

* tecla de ayuda = help key.

* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento = Scroll Lock key.

* tecla de borrado de campo = ERASE FIELD key.

* tecla de borrado de datos = ERASE INPUT key.

* tecla de borrado de pantalla = CLEAR key.

* tecla de borrar = delete key.

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor = arrow key, cursor-control key.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo = ↓ (Down) key, down arrow key.

* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba = ↑ (up) key, up arrow key.

* tecla de escape = ESC (escape).

* tecla de fin = End key.

* tecla de función = function key.

* tecla de función del programa = programme function key.

* tecla de inicio = Home key.

* tecla de inserción = insert key.

* tecla de introducción de datos = ENTER key.

* tecla de PAUSA = BREAK key.

* tecla de restablecimiento = RESET key.

* tecla de retroceso = BACKSPACE key.

* tecla de Retroceso de Página = Page Up key.

* tecla de tabulación = tab key, tabulator key.

* tecla para escribir en mayúsculas = SHIFT key.

* tecla Supr = Del key.

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tecla

feminine

1 ( Mús) key

dar en la tecla to hit the nail on the head ( colloq)

2 (de un ordenador) key

3 ( fam)

(para conseguir un fin): ya no me queda ninguna tecla por tocar I've tried every avenue o approach

habrá que tocar todas las teclas we'll have to pull out all the stops

alguna tecla habrá tocado I bet she pulled some strings ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● tecla aceleradora or de atajo

shortcut key

● tecla de comando

command key

● tecla de cursor

cursor key

● tecla de desplazamiento

scroll key

● tecla definida por el usuario

user-defined key

● tecla de función

function key

● tecla de número

pound key ( AmE), hash key ( BrE)

● tecla de ordenación

sort key

● tecla meta

meta key

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Multiple Entries:
Tecla
tecla
tecla sustantivo femenino
key
tecla sustantivo femenino key
' tecla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulsar
- dar
English:
function key
- key
- push
- return
- shift key
- strike
- tab key
- tap
- delete
- escape
- function
- shift
- tab

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tecla nf

1. [de computadora, máquina de escribir, calculadora] key;

pulsar o [m5] tocar una tecla to press o strike a key;

Comp

tocar muchas teclas [contactar] to pull lots of strings;
[abarcar mucho] to have too many things on the go at once
Comp
tecla alt alt key;
tecla de bloqueo de mayúsculas shift lock key, caps lock key;

tecla de borrado delete key;

tecla de comando command key;

tecla de control control key;

teclas de cursor cursor keys;

tecla (de) enter enter key;

tecla de escape escape key;

tecla fin end key;

tecla de función function key;

tecla de mayúsculas shift key;

tecla de mayúsculas fijas caps lock key;

tecla de opción option key;

tecla de retorno return key

2. [de instrumento musical] key;

pulsar o [m5] tocar una tecla to press o strike a key

3. [botón] button;

aprieta esta tecla para rebobinar la cinta press this button to rewind the tape

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tecla

f key

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tecla nf

1) : key (of a musical instrument or a machine)

2)

dar en la tecla : to hit the nail on the head

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tecla n key

Spanish-English dictionary > tecla
19 as

æz
1. conjunction
1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) cuando; mientras

2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) como

3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como, igual que

4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como

5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) aunque; por mucho que + verbo en subjuntivo

6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) al igual que

2. adverb
(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tan

3. preposition
1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como

2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como

3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como

4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como, en tanto que

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- as for
- as if / as though
- as to

as¹ adv tan / tanto

he's as tall as his brother es tan alto como su hermano

she ran as fast as she could corrió tan rápido como pudo

eat as much as you like come tanto como quieras

as² conj

1. mientras / cuando

she sang as she painted cantaba mientras pintaba

2. como / ya que

as she wasn't there, I left a message como no estaba, le dejé un mensaje

3. como

leave everything as it is deja todo tal como está

Liam, as you know, is a singer Liam, como ya sabéis, es cantante

do as I say haz lo que te digo

as³ prep como / de

she works as a cook trabaja como cocinera

he was dressed as a woman iba vestido de mujer

as sustantivo masculino ace
as sustantivo masculino ace Locuciones: as en la manga, ace up one's sleeve 'as' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abismo - acabada - acabado - acreditar - actuar - además - adjetivar - alguna - alguno - amabilidad - amable - amarrar - ambas - ambicionar - ambos - amén - andanzas - antes - antojo - apadrinar - apellidarse - apenas - aquel - aquél - aquella - aquélla - arreglarse - arte - artífice - asesorar - así - asimismo - atar - aviar - bailar - balsa - bendita - bendito - bien - bloque - bondad - brevedad - broma - buenamente - burra - burro - cachondeo - cada - calcada English: above - acclaim - accomplished - accused - ace - acknowledge - act - action - address - advance - against - ago - aim - all - along - aloud - apprentice - arson - as - asap - assistant - bat - bell - black - bonus - both - by - by-product - capacity - cast - chalk - change - check off - cheer - class - clear - click - cluster - come on - compare - concern - construe - crop up - crow - dammit - date - dead - deaf - decision - decoy

as

tr[æz, ʊnstressed əz]

preposition

1 como

■ he works as a clerk trabaja de oficinista

■ she was dressed as a monkey iba disfrazada de mono

■ as a child he was often ill de niño a menudo estuvo enfermo

adverb

1 (in comparatives)

■ this is not as good as his last film ésta no es tan buena como su última película

■ eat as much as you like come tanto como quieras

■ this is twice as expensive as the other éste es dos veces más caro que el otro

conjunction

1 (while) mientras; (when) cuando

■ as he painted, he whistled mientras pintaba, silbaba

■ as I shut the door I realized I'd left the keys inside al cerrar la puerta me di cuenta de que había dejado las llaves dentro

■ as he grew older he became more tolerant a medida que iba envejeciendo se volvía más tolerante

2 (because) ya que, como

■ as there were no seats we had to stand como no había asientos tuvimos que estar de pie

3 (although) aunque

■ tall as he was, he still couldn't reach the shelf aunque era alto no podía alcanzar el estante

4 (showing manner) como

■ everything is just as she left it todo está tal como ella lo dejó

■ as I was saying,... como decía,...

■ do as you are told! ¡haz lo que te dicen!

■ as you all know,... como ya sabéis todos,...

5 (and so too) como, igual que

■ she's colour-blind, as is her mother es daltónica, igual que su madre

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as against frente a, en comparación con

as far as hasta

as far as I know que yo sepa

as far as I'm concerned por lo que a mí respecta

as for en cuanto a

as if como si

as it is tal como están las cosas

as it were por así decirlo

as long as mientras

as of desde

as often as not las más de las veces

as soon as tan pronto como

as though como si

as well as además de

as yet hasta ahora, de momento

as ['æz] adv

1) : tan, tanto

this one's not as difficult: éste no es tan difícil

2) : como

some trees, as oak and pine: algunos árboles, como el roble y el pino

as conj

1) like: como, igual que

2) when, while: cuando, mientras, a la vez que

3) because: porque

4) though: aunque, por más que

strange as it may appear: por extraño que parezca

5)

as is : tal como está

as prep

1) : de

I met her as a child: la conocí de pequeña

2) like: como

behave as a man: compórtate como un hombre

as pron

: que

in the same building as my brother: en el mismo edificio que mi hermano

as

adv.

• a medida que adv.

• como adv.

• cual adv.

• cuan adv.

• tan adv.

• ya que adv.

conj.

• conforme conj.

• que conj.

• según conj.

prep.

• por prep.

pron.

• cual pron.

• que pron.

I æz, weak form əz
conjunction

1)

a) (when, while) cuando

as she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...

as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda

b) ( indicating progression) a medida que

as (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando

he mellowed as he grew older — se fue ablandando con los años

2) (because, since) como

as it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos

3) ( though)

try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo

(as) strange as it may seem — por extraño que parezca

much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...

4)

a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, como

in the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30

b) ( in generalizations) como

it's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable

c) ( in accordance with) como

as I was saying — como iba diciendo

the situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...

5)

a) ( in the way that) como

I love her as I would my own daughter — la quiero como a una hija

do as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca

do as I say — haz lo que te digo

she sang as never before — cantó como nunca

she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba

use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

b) ( defining)

it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos

I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí

Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes

c) (in phrases)

as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización

6) ( in comparisons of equal degree)

as... as — tan... como

I am as tall as you (are) — soy tan alta como tú

I left as soon as I could — me fui en cuanto pude

there weren't as many people as (there were) last time — no había tanta gente como la última vez

she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo

7)

as if/as though — como si (+ subj)

he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara

she made as if to open the door — hizo como si fuera a abrir la puerta

he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto

II

adverb

1) ( equally)

it's not as cold today — hoy no hace tanto frío

I can't run as quickly now — no puedo correr tan rápido ahora

I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)

I was disgusted and said as much — estaba asqueado y lo dije

2)

as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960

III

preposition

1)

a) (in the condition, role of)

as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar

as a teacher... — como maestro...

she was brilliant as Cleopatra — estuvo genial en el papel de Cleopatra

he works as a clerk — trabaja de oficinista

b) ( like) como

they answered as one man — respondieron como un solo hombre

2) (in phrases)

as against — frente a

as for — en cuanto a, respecto a

and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...

as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de

as to — en cuanto a, respecto a

[æz, ǝz] For set combinations in which as is not the first word, eg such... as, the same... as, dressed as, acknowledge as, look up the other word.
1. CONJUNCTION

1) (in time clauses)
You can usually use cuando when the as clause simply tells you when an event happened: cuando
as I was passing the house — cuando pasaba por delante de la casa

he came in as I was leaving — entró cuando yo salía
Alternatively, use [al] + infinitive:
he came in as I was leaving — entró al salir yo

he tripped as he was coming out of the bank — tropezó al salir or cuando salía del banco

as the car drew level with us, I realized Isabel was driving — al llegar el coche a nuestra altura or cuando el coche llegó a nuestra altura, me di cuenta de que lo conducía Isabel
Translate as using mientras for longer actions which are happening at the same time: (=while) mientras
as we walked, we talked about the future — mientras caminábamos, hablábamos del futuro
In the context of two closely linked actions involving parallel development, translate [as] using [a medida que] or [conforme]. Alternatively, use [según va] {etc} + gerund:
as one gets older, life gets more and more difficult — a medida que se envejece or conforme se envejece or según va uno envejeciendo, la vida se hace cada vez más difícil

as he got older he got deafer — a medida que or conforme envejeció se fue volviendo más sordo, según fue envejeciendo se fue volviendo más sordo

2) (in reason clauses)
When as means "since" or "because", you can generally use como, provided you put it at the beginning of the sentence. Alternatively, use the more formal puesto que either at the beginning of the sentence or between the clauses or ya que especially between the clauses. como; more frm puesto que, ya que
as you're here, I'll tell you — como estás aquí or puesto que estás aquí, te lo diré

he didn't mention it as he didn't want to worry you — como no quería preocuparte, no lo mencionó, no lo mencionó puesto que no quería preocuparte

he couldn't come as he had an appointment — no pudo asistir porque or puesto que or ya que tenía un compromiso

patient as she is, she'll probably put up with it — con lo paciente que es, seguramente lo soportará

3) (describing way, manner) como

leave things as they are — dejad las cosas como están

I'm okay as I am — estoy bien tal como estoy

knowing him as I do, I'm sure he'll refuse — conociéndolo como lo conozco, estoy seguro de que no aceptará

the village, situated as it is near a motorway,... — el pueblo, situado como está cerca de una autopista,...

as I've said before... — como he dicho antes...

as I was saying... — como iba diciendo...

her door is the first as you go up — su puerta es la primera según se sube

she is very gifted, as is her brother — tiene mucho talento, al igual que su hermano

• you'll have it by noon as agreed — lo tendrá antes del mediodía, tal como acordamos

• it's not bad, as hotels go — no está mal, en comparación con otros hoteles

• as in all good detective stories — como en toda buena novela policíaca

• as you know — como sabe

• Arsenal are playing as never before! — ¡Arsenal está jugando mejor que nunca!

• as often happens — como suele ocurrir

• he performed brilliantly, as only he can — actuó de maravilla, como solo él sabe hacerlo

• as you were! — (Mil) ¡descansen!

• do as you wish — haga lo que quiera

4) (=though) aunque

tired as he was, he went to the party — aunque estaba cansado, asistió a la fiesta

interesting as the book is, I don't think it will sell very well — el libro es interesante, pero aún así no creo que se venda bien, aunque el libro es interesante, no creo que se venda bien

try as she would or might, she couldn't lift it — por más que se esforzó no pudo levantarlo

unlikely as it may seem... — por imposible que parezca...

5) (in set structures)
as if {or}3} as though como si
it was as if or as though he were still alive — era como si estuviera todavía vivo

he looked as if or as though he was ill — parecía como si estuviera enfermo

it isn't as if or as though he were poor — no es que sea pobre, que digamos

as if she knew! — ¡como si ella lo supiera!
as if to
the little dog nodded his head, as if to agree — el perrito movió la cabeza, como asintiendo
as in
it's spelled with V as in Valencia — se escribe con V de Valencia
as it is
as it is, it doesn't make much difference — en realidad, casi da lo mismo

as it is we can do nothing — en la práctica or tal y como están las cosas no podemos hacer nada

I've got quite enough to do as it is — tengo ya bastante trabajo
as it were
I'd understood the words, but I hadn't understood the question, as it were — había entendido las palabras, pero no había comprendido la pregunta, por así decirlo

I have become, as it were, two people — me he convertido como en dos personas

he was as it were tired and emotional — estaba de alguna forma cansado y con los nervios a flor de piel
as was
that's the headmistress, the deputy as was — esa es la directora, que antes era la subdirectora

2. PREPOSITION

1) (=while)

she was often ill as a child — de pequeña se ponía enferma con frecuencia

2) (=in the capacity of) como

he succeeded as a politician — tuvo éxito como político

I don't think much of him as an actor — como actor, no me gusta mucho

she treats me as her equal — me trata de igual a igual

we're going as tourists — vamos en plan de turismo

he was there as adviser — estaba allí en calidad de asesor

Gibson as Hamlet — (Theat) Gibson en el papel de Hamlet

he works as a waiter — trabaja de camarero
such 3.
3. ADVERB

1) (in comparisons)
as... as tan... como
I am as tall as him — soy tan alto como él

this tree can grow as tall as 50 feet — este árbol puede llegar a medir 50 pies de alto

as big as a house — (tan) grande como una casa

she hit him as hard as she could — lo golpeó lo más fuerte que pudo, lo golpeó tan fuerte como pudo

he was writing as long ago as 1945 — en 1945 ya escribía

she doesn't walk as quickly or as fast as me — no camina tan rápido como yo

walk as quickly or as fast as you can — camina lo más rápido que puedas

he ate as quickly as possible — comió lo más rápido posible

it was still being done by hand as recently as 1960 — en 1960 todavía seguía haciéndose a mano

the fresh snow was as white as white could be — la nieve fresca era todo lo blanca que podía ser

is it as far as that? — ¿tan lejos está?

is it as big as all that? — ¿es de verdad tan grande?
as little as
by saving as little as ten pounds a month — ahorrando tan solo diez libras al mes
as many... as tantos(-as)... como
I haven't got as many pairs of shoes as you — no tengo tantos pares de zapatos como tú

I've got a lot of tapes but I haven't got as many as him or as he has — tengo muchas cintas, pero no tantas como él

she gets as many as eight thousand letters a month — llega a recibir hasta ocho mil cartas al mes
as much
she thought he was an idiot, and said as much — pensaba que era un idiota, y así lo expresó
as much... as tanto(-a)... como
I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ella

you spend as much as me or as I do — tú gastas tanto como yo

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
as one
they all stood up as one — se levantaron todos a la vez
half/twice/three times as...
it's half as expensive — es la mitad de caro

it's twice as expensive — es el doble de caro

it's three times as expensive — es tres veces más caro

she's twice as nice as her sister — es el doble de simpática que su hermana

her coat cost twice as much as mine — su abrigo costó el doble que el mío
without as {or}3} so much as
she gave me back the book without as much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa

2) (in set structures)
as for
as for the children, they were exhausted — en cuanto a los niños, estaban rendidos, los niños, por su parte, estaban rendidos

as for that... — en cuanto a esto...
as from
as from tomorrow — a partir de mañana
as of
as of yesterday/now — a partir de ayer/ahora
as to
as to that I can't say — en lo que a eso se refiere, no lo sé

as to her mother... — en cuanto a su madre...

to question sb as to his intentions — preguntar a algn sus intenciones

they make decisions as to whether students need help — deciden si los alumnos necesitan ayuda

he inquired as to what the problem was — preguntó cuál era el problema
as yet hasta ahora, hasta el momento; regard 2., 4)
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I [æz], weak form [əz]
conjunction

1)

a) (when, while) cuando

as she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...

as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda

b) ( indicating progression) a medida que

as (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando

he mellowed as he grew older — se fue ablandando con los años

2) (because, since) como

as it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos

3) ( though)

try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo

(as) strange as it may seem — por extraño que parezca

much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...

4)

a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, como

in the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30

b) ( in generalizations) como

it's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable

c) ( in accordance with) como

as I was saying — como iba diciendo

the situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...

5)

a) ( in the way that) como

I love her as I would my own daughter — la quiero como a una hija

do as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca

do as I say — haz lo que te digo

she sang as never before — cantó como nunca

she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba

use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda

as things stand — tal (y) como están las cosas

b) ( defining)

it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos

I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí

Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes

c) (in phrases)

as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización

6) ( in comparisons of equal degree)

as... as — tan... como

I am as tall as you (are) — soy tan alta como tú

I left as soon as I could — me fui en cuanto pude

there weren't as many people as (there were) last time — no había tanta gente como la última vez

she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo

7)

as if/as though — como si (+ subj)

he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara

she made as if to open the door — hizo como si fuera a abrir la puerta

he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto

II

adverb

1) ( equally)

it's not as cold today — hoy no hace tanto frío

I can't run as quickly now — no puedo correr tan rápido ahora

I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)

I was disgusted and said as much — estaba asqueado y lo dije

2)

as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960

III

preposition

1)

a) (in the condition, role of)

as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar

as a teacher... — como maestro...

she was brilliant as Cleopatra — estuvo genial en el papel de Cleopatra

he works as a clerk — trabaja de oficinista

b) ( like) como

they answered as one man — respondieron como un solo hombre

2) (in phrases)

as against — frente a

as for — en cuanto a, respecto a

and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...

as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de

as to — en cuanto a, respecto a

English-spanish dictionary > as
20 fallo

m.

1 mistake (error). (peninsular Spanish)

tener un fallo to make a mistake

un fallo humano a human error

un fallo técnico a technical fault

2 fault (defecto). (peninsular Spanish)

tener muchos fallos to have lots of faults

3 verdict (veredicto).

4 failure, lapse, miss, infelicity.

5 resolution, decision, judgment, judgement.

6 breakdown.

7 empty cell.

8 shock.

pres.indicat.

1 1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fallar.

2 1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: fallir.

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fallo

► adjetivo

1 (naipes) void

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fallo

► nombre masculino

1 DERECHO judgement, ruling

2 (en concurso) decision

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fallo

► nombre masculino

1 (error) mistake, blunder; (fracaso) failure

2 (defecto) fault, defect

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noun m.

1) fault, mistake

2) sentence, verdict

* * *

1. SM

1) (=mal funcionamiento) failure; (=defecto) fault

debido a un fallo de los frenos — because of brake failure

fallo cardíaco — heart failure

fallo de diseño — design fault

2) (=error) mistake

ha sido un fallo decírselo — it was a mistake telling him

¡qué fallo! — what a stupid mistake!

fallo humano — human error

3) (Jur) [de un tribunal] judgment, ruling

el fallo fue a su favor — the judgment o ruling was in her favour

han apelado contra el fallo del jurado — they have appealed against the jury's verdict

fallo absolutorio — verdict of not guilty

fallo condenatorio — verdict of guilty

4) [de concurso, premio] decision

hoy se anunciará el fallo del jurado — the jury's decision will be announced today

ya se conoce el fallo del concurso de poesía — it is already known who has won the poetry prize

5) (Naipes) void

tengo fallo a picas — I have a void in spades

2.

ADJ
(Naipes)
estar fallo a — have a void in

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masculino

1) (en concurso, certamen) decision; (Der) ruling, judgment

2) (Esp) falla 2)

3) (Esp) ( lástima)

qué fallo! si llego a saber que estás aquí te lo traigo — what a shame! if I'd known you were going to be here I would have brought it

•

- fallo cardíaco

- fallo humano

* * *

= breakdown, failing, failure, fault, flaw, malfunction, pitfall, slip, dysfunction, miss, crash, slip-up.

Ex. Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.

Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex. DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.

Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.

Ex. All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).

Ex. Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.

Ex. Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).

Ex. But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.

Ex. In addition, programmers may not always anticipate all the mistakes which can be made, and so crashes occur anyway, though under more limited circumstances.

Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

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* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.

* detectar un fallo = detect + fault.

* fallo cardíaco = heart attack, heart failure.

* fallo de vestuario = wardrobe malfunction.

* fallo mecánico = machine failure.

* sin fallos = flawlessly.

* tener fallos = be flawed.

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masculino

1) (en concurso, certamen) decision; (Der) ruling, judgment

2) (Esp) falla 2)

3) (Esp) ( lástima)

qué fallo! si llego a saber que estás aquí te lo traigo — what a shame! if I'd known you were going to be here I would have brought it

•

- fallo cardíaco

- fallo humano

* * *

= breakdown, failing, failure, fault, flaw, malfunction, pitfall, slip, dysfunction, miss, crash, slip-up.

Ex: Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.

Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.

Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.

Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.

Ex: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).

Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.

Ex: Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).

Ex: But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.

Ex: In addition, programmers may not always anticipate all the mistakes which can be made, and so crashes occur anyway, though under more limited circumstances.

Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

* a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.

* arreglar un fallo = fix + fault.

* detectar un fallo = detect + fault.

* fallo cardíaco = heart attack, heart failure.

* fallo de vestuario = wardrobe malfunction.

* fallo mecánico = machine failure.

* sin fallos = flawlessly.

* tener fallos = be flawed.

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fallo

masculine

A (en un concurso, certamen) decision; ( Der) ruling, judgment

el fallo es inapelable there is no right of appeal against the judgment o ruling

Compuesto:

fallo fotográfico

photo finish

B (en naipes) void

tener or llevar fallo a tréboles to have a void in o be void in clubs

C ( Esp)

1 (error) mistake

¡qué/vaya fallo! ( fam); what a stupid mistake!, what a stupid thing to do!

2 (defecto) fault

se detectó un fallo en el sistema de seguridad a fault was found in the security system

Compuestos:

● fallo cardíaco

heart failure

murió de un fallo cardíaco he died of heart failure o of a heart attack

● fallo de seguridad

( Inf) security hole

● fallo humano

human error

debido a un fallo humano due to human error

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Del verbo fallar: ( conjugate fallar)

fallo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

falló es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
fallar
fallo
falló
fallar ( conjugate fallar) verbo intransitivo
1 [juez/jurado] fallo a or en favor/en contra de algn to rule in favor^{( conjugate favor)} of/against sb
2
a) [frenos/memoria] to fail;

[ planes] to go wrong;
◊ le falló el corazón his heart failed;

le falló la puntería he missed;
a ti te falla (AmL) (fam) you've a screw loose (colloq)
b) [ persona] (+ me/te/le etc) to let … down

verbo transitivo ( errar) to miss;
◊ fallé el tiro I missed (the shot)

fallo sustantivo masculino
a) (en concurso, certamen) decision;

(Der) ruling, judgment
b) (Esp) See Also→ falla 2

fallar 1
I vi Jur to rule
II vtr (un premio) to award
fallar 2 verbo intransitivo
1 to fail: le falló la memoria, his memory failed
2 (decepcionar) to disappoint: no nos falles, don't let us down
fallo 1 sustantivo masculino
1 Jur judgement, sentence
2 (de un premio) award
fallo 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (error) mistake: se enfadó por un fallo sin importancia, he got angry over nothing
2 (de un órgano, de un motor) failure
fallo técnico, mechanical failure
' fallo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acero
- amaraje
- desperfecto
- error
- estructural
- falla
- fallar
- guardagujas
- imagen
- tentativa
- anular
- impugnar
- revocar
English:
aim
- decree
- disappoint
- failure
- findings
- give out
- glitch
- judgement
- judgment
- lapse
- malfunction
- miss
- repair
- ruling
- sentence
- show up
- verdict

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fallo¹ nm

1. Esp [error] mistake;

tuve dos fallos en el examen I made two mistakes in the exam;

tu ejercicio no ha tenido ningún fallo there were no mistakes in your exercise;

cometieron dos fallos desde el punto de penalti they missed two penalties;

fue un fallo no llevar el abrelatas it was silly o stupid not to bring the can opener;

un fallo técnico a technical fault;

un fallo humano a human error

2. Esp [defecto] fault;

tener muchos fallos to have lots of faults;

tener fallos de memoria to have memory lapses

3. [veredicto] verdict;
[en concurso] decision;
el fallo del jurado the jury's verdict

Comp
fallo absolutorio acquittal;
fallo judicial court ruling

fallo², -a adj
Chile Agr failed
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fallo

m

1 mistake;

fallo del sistema INFOR system error

2 TÉC fault

3 JUR judg(e)ment

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fallo nm

1) sentencia: sentence, judgment, verdict

2) : error, fault

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fallo n

1. (error) mistake / error

un fallo del portero a mistake by the goalkeeper

2. (tiro errado) miss

3. (defecto) defect / flaw

4. (avería) fault

un fallo en el motor a fault in the engine / an engine fault

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