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1 would

would [wʊd]

1. modal verb

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► When would is used to form the conditional, the French conditional is used.

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• he would do it if you asked him il le ferait si vous le lui demandiez

• I wouldn't worry, if I were you à ta place, je ne m'inquiéterais pas

• I thought you'd want to know j'ai pensé que vous aimeriez le savoir

• I wouldn't have a vase like that in my house je ne voudrais pas d'un vase comme cela chez moi !

• I would never marry in church jamais je ne me marierais à l'église

• to my surprise, he agreed -- I never thought he would à ma grande surprise, il a accepté -- je ne l'aurais jamais pensé

► would have

• he would have done it if you had asked him il l'aurait fait si vous le lui aviez demandé

• who would have thought it? qui l'aurait pensé ?

   b. (indicating willingness) I said I would do it j'ai dit que je le ferais

• I said I'd go, so I'm going j'ai dit que j'irais, alors j'y vais

• I said I'd go, so I went j'avais dit que j'irais, alors j'y suis allé

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► When if you would means if you were willing to, it is translated by the imperfect of vouloir.

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• if you would come with me, I'd go to see him si vous vouliez bien m'accompagner, j'irais le voir

• if you would just listen si vous vouliez bien écouter

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► When wouldn't refers to the past, it is translated by the perfect or imperfect of vouloir.

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• he wouldn't help me il n'a pas voulu m'aider

• the car wouldn't start la voiture ne voulait pas démarrer

► would you (in requests)

would you wait here please! attendez ici s'il vous plaît !

• would you close the window please voulez-vous fermer la fenêtre, s'il vous plaît► would you like ( = do you want)

would you like some tea? voulez-vous du thé ?

• would you like to go for a walk? est-ce que vous aimeriez faire une promenade ?

   c. (past) he would always read the paper before dinner il lisait toujours le journal avant le dîner

• 50 years ago the streets would be empty on Sundays il y a 50 ans, les rues étaient vides le dimanche

• I saw him come out of the shop -- when would this be? je l'ai vu sortir du magasin -- quand ?

   d. (inevitability) you would go and tell her! évidemment tu es allé le lui dire !

• it would have to rain! évidemment il fallait qu'il pleuve !

   e. (conjecture) it would have been about 8 o'clock when he came il devait être 8 heures à peu près quand il est venu

2. modifier

► would-be adjective

• would-be actor aspirant (e) acteur or actrice

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[wʊd, wəd]
Note: When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps; I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps; he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voiture

For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below

modal auxiliary ( aussi 'd; nég wouldn't)

1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)

she said she wouldn't come — elle a dit qu'elle ne viendrait pas

we thought we would be late — nous avons pensé que nous serions en retard

I was sure you'd like it — j'étais sûr que ça te plairait

they promised that they'd come back — ils ont promis de revenir

he thought she would have forgotten — il pensait qu'elle aurait oublié

I wish he would shut the door! — il pourrait fermer la porte!

I wish you'd be quiet! — tu ne pourrais pas te taire!

2) ( in conditional statements)

it would be wonderful if they came — ce serait merveilleux s'ils venaient

if we'd left later we would have missed the train — si nous étions partis plus tard nous aurions raté le train

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else — nous ne serions heureux nulle part ailleurs

who would ever have believed it? — qui l'aurait cru?

you wouldn't have thought it possible! — on n'aurait jamais cru que c'était possible!

wouldn't it be nice if... — ce serait bien si...

it cost far less than I would have expected — ça a coûté beaucoup moins cher que je n'aurais pensé

3) ( expressing willingness to act)

do you know anyone who would do it? — est-ce que tu connais quelqu'un qui le ferait?

they couldn't find anyone who would take the job — ils n'arrivaient pas à trouver quelqu'un qui accepte le poste

she just wouldn't listen — elle ne voulait rien entendre

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — après cela je ne voulais plus manger de conserves

he wouldn't do a thing to help — il n'a rien voulu faire pour aider

the police wouldn't give any further details — la police a refusé de donner plus de détails

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't — ils m'ont demandé de partir mais j'ai refusé

4) ( expressing inability to function)

the door wouldn't close — la porte ne voulait pas se fermer

5) (expressing desire, preference)

we would like to stay another night — nous aimerions rester une nuit de plus

we'd really love to see you — nous aimerions vraiment te voir

I would much rather travel alone — je préfèrerais nettement voyager seul

she would have preferred a puppy — elle aurait préféré un chiot

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake — je prendrais bien un autre morceau de gâteau

it's what he would have wanted — c'est ce qu'il aurait voulu

6) ( in polite requests or proposals)

would you like something to eat? — voudriez-vous quelque chose à manger?

would you like some more tea? — voulez-vous encore du thé?

would you help me set the table? — est-ce que tu pourrais m'aider à mettre la table?

switch off the radio, would you? — éteins la radio, tu veux bien?

would you like to go to a concert? — est-ce que tu aimerais aller à un concert?

would you give her the message? — est-ce que vous voulez bien lui transmettre le message?

would you mind not smoking please? — est-ce que ça vous ennuierait de ne pas fumer s'il vous plaît?

7) ( used to attenuate statements)

it would seem that he was right — il semblerait qu'il avait raison

so it would seem — c'est ce qu'il semble

you would think they'd be satisfied! — on aurait pu penser qu'ils seraient satisfaits!

I wouldn't say that — je ne dirais pas ça

I would have thought it was obvious — j'aurais pensé que c'était évident

I wouldn't know — je ne pourrais pas vous le dire

8) ( when giving advice)

I wouldn't do that if I were you — je ne ferais pas ça à ta place

I would check the timetable first — tu ferais bien de vérifier l'horaire d'abord

I'd give her a ring now — tu devrais lui téléphoner maintenant

wouldn't it be better to write? — est-ce que ce ne serait pas mieux d'écrire?

9) ( expressing exasperation)

‘he denies it’ - ‘well he would, wouldn't he?’ — ‘il le nie’ - ‘évidemment!’

of course you would contradict him! — bien sûr il a fallu que tu le contredises!

‘she put her foot in it (colloq)’ - ‘she would!’ — ‘elle a mis les pieds dans le plat (colloq)’ - ‘tu m'étonnes!’

10) ( expressing an assumption)

what time would that be? — c'était vers quelle heure?

I suppose it would have been about 3 pm — je pense qu'il était à peu près 15 h 00

let's see, that would be his youngest son — voyons, ça doit être son plus jeune fils

it would have been about five years ago — ça devait être il y a environ cinq ans

you'd never have guessed she was German — on n'aurait jamais cru qu'elle était allemande

11) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)

she would sit for hours at the window — elle passait des heures assise à la fenêtre

English-French dictionary > would
2 would

would,

❢ When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in French and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = je le ferais si j'avais le temps ; I would have done it if I had had time = je l'aurais fait si j'avais eu le temps ; he said he would fetch the car = il a dit qu'il irait chercher la voiture.

For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below. modal aux ( aussi 'd ; nég wouldn't)

1 (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech) she said she wouldn't come elle a dit qu'elle ne viendrait pas ; we thought we would be late nous avons pensé que nous serions en retard ; I was sure you' d like it j'étais sûr que ça te plairait ; we were wondering if he'd accept nous nous demandions s'il accepterait ; they promised that they'd come back ils ont promis de revenir ; soon it would be time to get up ce serait bientôt l'heure de se lever ; it was to be the last chance we would have to leave ça devait être la dernière chance que nous aurions de partir ; he thought she would have forgotten il pensait qu'elle aurait oublié ; I wish he would shut the door! il pourrait fermer la porte! ; I wish you'd be quiet! tu ne pourrais pas te taire! ;

2 ( in conditional statements) it would be wonderful if they came ce serait merveilleux s'ils venaient ; I'm sure she would help if you asked her je suis sûr qu'elle t'aiderait si tu le lui demandais ; if we'd left later we would have missed the train si nous étions partis plus tard nous aurions raté le train ; we wouldn't be happy anywhere else nous ne serions heureux nulle part ailleurs ; what would be the best way to approach him? quel serait le meilleur moyen de l'aborder? ; who would ever have believed it? qui l'aurait cru? ; you wouldn't have thought it possible! on n'aurait jamais cru que c'était possible! ; I would have found out sooner or later je l'aurais découvert tôt ou tard ; wouldn't it be nice if… ce serait bien si… ; we wouldn't have succeeded without his help nous n'aurions jamais réussi sans son aide ; it wouldn't be the same without them ça ne serait pas la même chose sans eux ; it cost far less than I would have expected ça a coûté beaucoup moins cher que je n'aurais pensé ;

3 ( expressing willingness to act) do you know anyone who would do it? est-ce que tu connais quelqu'un qui le ferait? ; they couldn't find anyone who would take the job ils n'arrivaient pas à trouver quelqu'un qui accepte ( subj) le poste ; he wouldn't hurt a fly il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche ; she just wouldn't listen elle ne voulait rien entendre ; after that I wouldn't eat any canned food après cela je ne voulais plus manger de conserves ; he wouldn't do a thing to help il n'a rien voulu faire pour aider ; the police wouldn't give any further details la police a refusé de donner plus de détails ; they asked me to leave but I wouldn't ils m'ont demandé de partir mais j'ai refusé ;

4 ( expressing inability to function) the door wouldn't close la porte ne voulait pas se fermer ; the brakes wouldn't work les freins ne marchaient pas ;

5 (expressing desire, preference) we would like to stay another night nous aimerions rester une nuit de plus ; we'd really love to see you nous aimerions vraiment te voir ; I would much rather travel alone je préfèrerais nettement voyager seul ; she would have preferred a puppy elle aurait préféré un chiot ; which film would you rather see? quel film est-ce que tu préférerais voir? ; I wouldn't mind another slice of cake je prendrais bien un autre morceau de gâteau ; it's what he would have wanted c'est ce qu'il aurait voulu ;

6 ( in polite requests or proposals) would you like something to eat? voudriez-vous quelque chose à manger? ; would you like some more tea? voulez-vous encore du thé? ; would you help me set the table? est-ce que tu pourrais m'aider à mettre la table? ; switch off the radio, would you? éteins la radio, tu veux bien? ; would you be interested in buying a vacuum cleaner? est-ce que vous seriez intéressé par un aspirateur? ; would you like to go to a concert est-ce que tu aimerais aller à un concert? ; would you give her the message? est-ce que vous voulez bien lui transmettre le message? ; would you mind not smoking please? est-ce que ça vous ennuyerait de ne pas fumer s'il vous plaît? ; would you please be quiet un peu de silence s'il vous plaît ; would you be so kind as to leave? sout auriez-vous l'obligeance de partir d'ici? fml ;

7 ( used to attenuate statements) it would seem that he was right il semblerait qu'il avait raison ; so it would seem c'est ce qu'il semble ; you would think they'd be satisfied with the results! on aurait pu penser qu'ils seraient satisfaits des résultats! ; I wouldn't say that je ne dirais pas ça ; I would have thought it was obvious j'aurais pensé que c'était évident ; I wouldn't know je ne pourrais pas vous le dire ;

8 ( when giving advice) I wouldn't do that if I were you je ne ferais pas ça à ta place or si j'étais toi ; I really wouldn't worry à ta place je ne m'en ferais pas ; I would check the timetable first tu ferais bien de vérifier l'horaire d'abord ; I'd give her a ring now tu devrais lui téléphoner maintenant ; wouldn't it be better to write? est-ce que ce ne serait pas mieux d'écrire? ;

9 ( expressing exasperation) ‘he denies it’-‘well he would, wouldn't he?’ ‘il le nie’-‘évidemment!’ ; of course you would contradict him! bien sûr il a fallu que tu le contredises! ; ‘she put her foot in it ○ ’-‘she would!’ ‘elle a mis les pieds dans le plat ○ ’-‘tu m'étonnes!’, ‘c'est bien d'elle!’ ;

10 ( expressing an assumption) what time would that be? c'était vers quelle heure? ; I suppose it would have been about 3 pm je pense qu'il était à peu près 15h 00 ; being so young, you wouldn't remember the war étant donné ton âge tu ne dois pas te rappeler la guerre ; let's see, that would be his youngest son voyons, ça doit être son plus jeune fils ; it would have been about five years ago ça devait être il y a environ cinq ans ; you'd never have guessed she was German on n'aurait jamais cru qu'elle était allemande ;

11 (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to) she would sit for hours at the window elle passait des heures assise à la fenêtre ; every winter the fields would be flooded tous les hivers les champs étaient inondés ; the children would be up at dawn les enfants étaient toujours debout à l'aube ;

12 sout ( if only) would that it were true! si seulement c'était vrai! ; would to God that… plût à Dieu que (+ subj) fml.

Big English-French dictionary > would
3 much

1. adjective,
more, most

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

with much love — voller Liebe

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

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

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

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

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

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

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

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

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

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5) (approximately) fast

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

6)

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

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

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

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comparative of; see more

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much

[mʌtʃ]

I. adj

<more, most>

+ sing viel

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

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

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

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

not/so \much nicht/so viel

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

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

II. pron

1. (relative amount) viel

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

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

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

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

too \much zu viel

2. (great deal) viel

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

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

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

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

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

3. with neg ( pej: poor example)

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

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

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

4. (larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages

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

5. (be redundant)

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

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

6. with interrog

how \much is it? was kostet das?

III. adv

<more, most>

1. (greatly) sehr

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

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

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

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung

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

2. (by far) bei Weitem

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

3. (nearly) fast

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

as \much as so gut wie

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

\much the same fast so

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

4. (specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie

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

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

so \much so [sehr]

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

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

very \much sehr

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank

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

5. (exactly that) genau das

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

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

6. (often) häufig

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

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

7. (setting up a contrast)

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

IV. conj (although) auch wenn, wenngleich geh

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

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

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

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

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1. adj, n

1) viel inv

how much — wie viel inv

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

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

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

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

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

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

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

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

2)

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

that insult was too much for me —

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

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

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

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

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

3)

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

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

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

as much as possible —

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

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

as much again — noch einmal so viel

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

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

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

4)

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

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

you know so much — du weißt so viel

See:

→ also so

5)

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

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

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

2. adv

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

a much-admired/-married woman —

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

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

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

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

thank you very much — vielen Dank

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

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

however much he tries —

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

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

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

See:

→ also so

2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitem

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

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

3) (= almost) beinahe

they are much of an age or much the same age —

they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

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much [mʌtʃ] komp more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər], sup most [məʊst]

A adj viel:

I haven’t got much money on me;

it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;

he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;

get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)

B s Menge f, große Sache:

nothing much nichts Besonderes;

it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;

think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);

I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;

he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;

I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;

he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;

he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;

it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;

too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten; → make B 14

C adv

1. sehr:

we much regret wir bedauern sehr;

much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;

much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;

it’s not much good umg

a) es ist nicht besonders gut,

b) es schmeckt nicht besonders

2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:

much-admired;

much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;

much-travel(l)ed

a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,

b) viel befahren;

much-vaunted viel gerühmt

3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:

much stronger viel stärker

4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:

much the oldest

5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:

he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;

it is much the same thing es ist ziemlich dasselbeBesondere Redewendungen: as much

a) so viel,

b) so sehr,

c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;

(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;

as much more ( oder again) noch einmal so viel (as wie);

he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;

this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;

he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;

I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;

he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;

so much

a) so sehr,

b) so viel,

c) lauter, nichts als so much the better umso besser ( for für);

so much for today so viel für heute;

so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);

not so much as nicht einmal;

without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;

so much so (und zwar) so sehr;

much less

a) viel weniger,

b) geschweige denn not much umg (als Antwort) wohl kaum;

much like a child ganz wie ein Kind

* * *
1. adjective,
more, most

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

with much love — voller Liebe

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

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

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

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

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

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

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

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

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

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5) (approximately) fast

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

6)

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

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

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

* * *

adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
4 much

[mʌtʃ] adj <more, most> + sing

viel;

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

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

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

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel;

not/so \much nicht/so viel;

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

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

1) ( relative amount) viel;

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

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

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

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel;

too \much zu viel

2) ( great deal) viel;

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

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

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

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

I'm not up to \much really ( not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor;

( not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los ( fam)

3) with negative

(pej: poor example)

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

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

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

4) ( larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages;

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

5) ( be redundant)

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

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

6) with interrogative

how \much is it? was kostet das? adv <more, most>

1) ( greatly) sehr;

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

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

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

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung;

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

2) ( by far) bei weitem;

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

3) ( nearly) fast;

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

as \much as so gut wie;

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

\much the same fast so;

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

4) ( specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie;

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

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

so \much so [sehr];

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

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

very \much sehr;

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank;

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

5) ( exactly that) genau das;

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

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

6) ( often) häufig;

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

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

7) ( setting up a contrast)

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

( although) auch wenn, wenngleich ( geh)

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

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

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

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

English-German students dictionary > much
5 much

comparative of; see more

much adj pron mucho

there isn't much time no hay mucho tiempo

did it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?

Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lot

it rained a lot llovió mucho

there is a lot of sugar in this tea hay mucho azúcar en este té

much

tr[mʌʧ]

adjective (comp more, superl most)

1 mucho,-a

■ we haven't got much bread no tenemos mucho pan

■ he didn't have much time no tenía mucho tiempo

■ we've made too much jam hemos hecho demasiada mermelada

■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?

■ take as much time as you need tómate tanto tiempo como necesites

■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?

pronoun

1 mucho

■ there's not much to do round here no hay mucho que hacer por aquí

■ much has been learned from this experience se ha aprendido mucho de esta experiencia

■ much remains to be seen queda mucho por ver

■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?

■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo

■ I slept much of the time dormí durante la mayor parte del tiempo

adverb

1 mucho

■ he felt much better se encontraba mucho mejor

■ it's much more expensive es mucho más caro

■ she didn't say very much no dijo gran cosa

■ thank you ever so much muchísimas gracias

■ I'm very much looking forward to meeting you tengo muchísimas ganas de conocerte

■ much to her chagrin para gran disgusto suyo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-a

as much (equal) equivalente a 2 (the same) lo mismo

■ that's as much as saying I'm a thief eso equivale a decir que soy un ladrón

■ I thought as much ya lo suponía

it is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...

■ it was as much as I could do to restrain myself apenas pude contenerme

much as (although) por mucho que + subj

■ much as I'd like to por mucho que quisiera

to be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos iguales

not to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...

■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy bien

not to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algo

that's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decir

to make much of something dar mucha importancia a algo

to not be up to much no valer gran cosa

without so much as sin siquiera

much ['mʌʧ] adv, more ['mor] ; most ['mo:st] : mucho

I'm much happier: estoy mucho más contenta

she talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yo

much adj, more ; most : mucho

it has much validity: tiene mucha validez

too much time: demasiado tiempo

much pron

: mucho, -cha

I don't need much: no necesito mucho

much

adj.

• asaz adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

adv.

• casi adv.

• con mucho adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• más o menos adv.

n.

• mucho s.m.

pron.

• mucho pron.

I mʌtʃ
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

[mʌtʃ]
1.

ADJ mucho

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

• I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

• how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?

• so much tea — tanto té

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

• too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

• very much — mucho

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

• without much money — sin mucho dinero

2. ADV

1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muy

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo

much pleased — muy satisfecho

• much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho ir

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada

• however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce

• I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre

• not much — no mucho

• thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

• much though I like him — por mucho que él me guste

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

• much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía

• he talks too much — habla demasiado

• very much — mucho

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

2) (=by far) con mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

3.

PRON mucho

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

but much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer

• you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ella

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

• that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!

• there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro

• how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

• she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho

• to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo

• much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdad

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

• we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

• that's too much — eso es demasiado

• it's not up to much * — no vale gran cosa

* * *

I [mʌtʃ]
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

English-spanish dictionary > much
6 much *****

[mʌtʃ] more comp most superl
1. adj, pron

1) molto (-a)

how much money? — quanti soldi?

how much is it? — quanto costa?

it's not much — non è tanto

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

much of this is true — molto di questo è vero

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

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

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

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

2)

as much; as much again — altrettanto (-a)

as much as you want — (tanto) quanto vuoi

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

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

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

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

I thought as much — c'era da aspettarselo

three times as much tea — tre volte tanto tè

3)

so much — talmente tanto (-a), così (tanto (-a)

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

so much for that! — pazienza!

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

4)

too much — troppo (-a)

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

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

5)

to make much of sb — (treat as important) coprire qn di attenzioni

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

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

2. adv

1) molto

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

he was much embarrassed — era molto imbarazzato

how much? — quanto?

however much he tries — per quanto ci provi

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

it doesn't much matter — non ha molta importanza

I like it so much — mi piace così tanto

so much — così (tanto)

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

too much — troppo

I like it very much — mi piace moltissimo

thank you very much — molte grazie

2) (by far) di gran lunga

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

I would much rather stay — preferirei di gran lunga restare

3) (almost) pressappoco, quasi

they're much the same — sono praticamente uguali

English-Italian dictionary > much *****
7 would

[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]
verbo modale (negat. wouldn't)

1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)

she said she wouldn't come — disse che non sarebbe venuta

we thought we would be late — credevamo di arrivare in ritardo

he thought she would have forgotten — pensava che avrebbe dimenticato

I wish he would shut the door! — potrebbe chiudere la porta!

I wish you'd be quiet! — potresti stare zitto! vorrei che stessi zitto!

2) (in conditional statements)

it would be wonderful if they came — sarebbe meraviglioso se venissero

if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else — non saremmo felici in nessun altro posto

who would ever have believed it? — chi mai l'avrebbe creduto?

you wouldn't have thought it possible! — non lo si sarebbe creduto possibile!

so it would seem — così sembrerebbe

I wouldn't know — non saprei

wouldn't it be better to write? — non sarebbe meglio scrivere?

3) (expressing willingness to act)

do you know anyone who would do it? — conosci qualcuno che lo farebbe?

he just wouldn't listen — non voleva proprio ascoltare

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola

the police wouldn't give any further details — la polizia non voleva fornire ulteriori particolari

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't — mi chiesero di andarmene ma io non ho voluto

4) (expressing inability to function)

the door wouldn't close — la porta non voleva chiudersi

5) (expressing desire, preference)

we would like to stay — vorremmo restare

we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti

I would much rather travel alone — preferisco di gran lunga viaggiare da solo

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake — non mi dispiacerebbe prendere un'altra fetta di torta

6) (in polite requests or proposals)

would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?

would you help me set the table? — mi aiuteresti ad apparecchiare la tavola?

switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?

would you like to go to a concert? — ti piacerebbe andare a un concerto?

would you give her the message? — potrebbe darle il messaggio?

would you mind not smoking please? — potrebbe non fumare per cortesia?

7) (expressing an assumption)

what time would that be? — a che ora più o meno?

it would have been about five years ago — doveva essere circa cinque anni fa

8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)

she would sit for hours at the window — sedeva per ore alla finestra
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Note:

When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below

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[wud]
short forms - I'd; verb

1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)

2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)

3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)

4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!)

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- would-be
- would you
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[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]
verbo modale (negat. wouldn't)

1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)

she said she wouldn't come — disse che non sarebbe venuta

we thought we would be late — credevamo di arrivare in ritardo

he thought she would have forgotten — pensava che avrebbe dimenticato

I wish he would shut the door! — potrebbe chiudere la porta!

I wish you'd be quiet! — potresti stare zitto! vorrei che stessi zitto!

2) (in conditional statements)

it would be wonderful if they came — sarebbe meraviglioso se venissero

if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno

we wouldn't be happy anywhere else — non saremmo felici in nessun altro posto

who would ever have believed it? — chi mai l'avrebbe creduto?

you wouldn't have thought it possible! — non lo si sarebbe creduto possibile!

so it would seem — così sembrerebbe

I wouldn't know — non saprei

wouldn't it be better to write? — non sarebbe meglio scrivere?

3) (expressing willingness to act)

do you know anyone who would do it? — conosci qualcuno che lo farebbe?

he just wouldn't listen — non voleva proprio ascoltare

after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola

the police wouldn't give any further details — la polizia non voleva fornire ulteriori particolari

they asked me to leave but I wouldn't — mi chiesero di andarmene ma io non ho voluto

4) (expressing inability to function)

the door wouldn't close — la porta non voleva chiudersi

5) (expressing desire, preference)

we would like to stay — vorremmo restare

we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti

I would much rather travel alone — preferisco di gran lunga viaggiare da solo

I wouldn't mind another slice of cake — non mi dispiacerebbe prendere un'altra fetta di torta

6) (in polite requests or proposals)

would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?

would you help me set the table? — mi aiuteresti ad apparecchiare la tavola?

switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?

would you like to go to a concert? — ti piacerebbe andare a un concerto?

would you give her the message? — potrebbe darle il messaggio?

would you mind not smoking please? — potrebbe non fumare per cortesia?

7) (expressing an assumption)

what time would that be? — a che ora più o meno?

it would have been about five years ago — doveva essere circa cinque anni fa

8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)

she would sit for hours at the window — sedeva per ore alla finestra
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Note:

When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below

English-Italian dictionary > would
8 would rather that

фраз.

хотелось бы, чтобы...

I would much rather that you asked Mrs Zuckerman any questions pertaining to herself.

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > would rather that
9 much

much [mʌtʃ]

beaucoup de ⇒ 1 beaucoup ⇒ 2 (a), 3 autant de ⇒ 5 1 autant que ⇒ 5 2, 6 2 combien (de) ⇒ 8 tant de ⇒ 10 tellement (de) ⇒ 3

1 adjective

ⓘ GRAM Hormis dans la langue soutenue et dans certaines expressions, ne s'utilise que dans des structures négatives ou interrogatives.

beaucoup de;

∎ we don't have much time on n'a pas beaucoup de temps;

∎ there isn't much cake/money left il ne reste pas beaucoup de gâteau/d'argent;

∎ the tablets didn't do much good les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ou n'ont pas fait beaucoup d'effet;

∎ ironic much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!

2 pronoun

(a) (gen) beaucoup;

∎ is there much left? est-ce qu'il en reste beaucoup?;

∎ is there any left? - not much est-ce qu'il en reste? - pas beaucoup;

∎ there's still much to be decided il reste encore beaucoup de choses à décider;

∎ he hadn't much to say on the subject il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire à ce sujet;

∎ there's not much anyone can do about it personne n'y peut grand-chose;

∎ we have much to be thankful for nous avons beaucoup de raisons d'être reconnaissants;

∎ much of the time (long period) la majeure partie du temps; (very often) la plupart du temps;

∎ much of the coffee had to be thrown away on a dû jeter une grande partie du café;

∎ there is not much of it il n'y en a pas beaucoup;

∎ I agreed with much of what she said j'étais d'accord avec presque tout ce qu'elle a dit

(b) (as intensifier)

∎ I'm not much of a hiker je ne suis pas un très bon marcheur;

∎ it hasn't been much of a holiday ce n'était pas vraiment des vacances;

∎ it wasn't much of a surprise ce n'était pas une grande surprise;

∎ it wasn't much of a joke ce n'était pas terrible comme plaisanterie;

∎ what he said didn't amount to much il n'avait pas grand-chose d'important à dire;

∎ his plans didn't come to much ses projets n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose;

∎ the defence made much of the witness's criminal record la défense a beaucoup insisté sur le casier judiciaire du témoin;

∎ I couldn't make much of the figures je n'ai pas compris grand-chose aux chiffres;

∎ I don't think much of him/of his technique je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui/de sa technique;

∎ there's much to be said for the old-fashioned method la vieille méthode a beaucoup d'avantages;

∎ there's much to be said for his suggestions il y a des choses fort intéressantes dans ce qu'il propose;

∎ it's not up to much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ he's not up to much ce n'est pas une lumière;

∎ there's not much to choose between them ils se valent;

∎ there's not much in it il n'y a pas une grande différence;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't want or ask or expect much, does he? il n'est pas difficile, lui, au moins!

3 adverb

beaucoup;

∎ I don't drink much je ne bois pas beaucoup;

∎ I don't like them much, I don't much like them je ne les aime pas beaucoup;

∎ much admired/appreciated très admiré/apprécié;

∎ much happier/more slowly beaucoup plus heureux/plus lentement;

∎ much worse bien pire;

∎ I feel very much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;

∎ thank you very much (for) merci beaucoup (de ou pour);

∎ formal it is much to be regretted that… il est fort regrettable que…;

∎ it doesn't matter much cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;

∎ much to my surprise à mon grand étonnement;

∎ we are much obliged to you for… nous vous sommes très obligés de ou pour…;

∎ I'm not much good at making speeches je ne suis pas très doué pour faire des discours;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest way to travel c'est de beaucoup le meilleur moyen/le moyen le plus rapide de voyager;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest c'est le meilleur/le plus rapide de beaucoup;

∎ much the same presque pareil;

∎ it's (pretty or very) much the same thing c'est à peu près la même chose;

∎ she's still much the same as yesterday son état n'a pas changé depuis hier;

∎ I feel much the same as you je pense plutôt comme vous;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't like beer, does he? - not much he doesn't! il n'aime pas la bière, non? - et comment, il aime ça!

4 as much

1 pronoun

∎ (that, the same) I thought/suspected as much c'est bien ce que je pensais/soupçonnais;

∎ I expected as much je m'y attendais;

∎ I said as much to him yesterday c'est ce que je lui ai dit hier;

∎ would you do as much for me? en ferais-tu autant pour moi?

2 adverb

∎ (with multiples, fractions) twice/three times as much deux/trois fois plus;

∎ half as much la moitié (de ça);

∎ a quarter as much un quart (de ça);

∎ as much again encore autant

5 as much…as

1 adjective

∎ (the same amount as) as much…as autant de…que;

∎ I've got as much money as you j'ai autant d'argent que vous;

∎ take as much sugar as you like prenez autant de ou tout le sucre que vous voulez

2 conjunction

autant…que;

∎ he's as much to blame as her elle n'est pas plus responsable que lui, il est responsable autant qu'elle;

∎ it is as much your fault as (it is) mine c'est autant de votre faute que de la mienne

6 as much as

1 pronoun

(a) (the same as)

∎ it costs as much as the Japanese model ça coûte le même prix que le modèle japonais;

∎ he looked at me as much as to say… il me regarda avec l'air de (vouloir) dire…;

∎ that's as much as to say that I'm a liar ça revient à me traiter de menteur

(b) (all)

∎ it was as much as I could do to keep a straight face j'ai failli éclater de rire;

∎ it was as much as we could do to stand upright nous avions le plus grand mal à nous tenir debout

2 conjunction

autant que;

∎ I hate it as much as you do ça me déplaît autant qu'à vous;

∎ as much as ever toujours autant;

∎ as much as before autant qu'avant;

∎ not quite as much as… pas tout à fait autant que…;

∎ I don't dislike them as much as all that ils ne me déplaisent pas autant que ça

7 however much

1 adjective

∎ however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas

2 pronoun

∎ however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la

3 adverb

∎ however much you dislike the idea… quelle que soit votre aversion pour cette idée…;

∎ however much I try, it doesn't work j'ai beau essayer, ça ne marche pas

8 how much

1 adjective

combien de;

∎ how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?

2 pronoun

combien;

∎ how much do you want? (gen) combien en voulez-vous?; (money) combien voulez-vous?;

∎ how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?

9 much as conjunction

∎ much as I admire him, I have to admit that… malgré toute mon admiration pour lui, je dois admettre que…;

∎ much as I would like to, I can't come à mon grand regret, il m'est véritablement impossible de venir;

∎ much as I try, I can't succeed j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas;

∎ the result was much as I expected le résultat correspondait bien à ce que j'attendais

10 so much

1 adjective

tant de, tellement de;

∎ it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;

∎ it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête

2 pronoun

(a) (such a lot) tant;

∎ I've learnt so much on this course j'ai vraiment appris beaucoup (de choses) en suivant ces cours;

∎ there's still so much to do il y a encore tant à faire;

∎ he has drunk so much that… il a tellement bu que…

(b) (this amount)

∎ there's only so much one can do il y a une limite à ce qu'on peut faire;

∎ how much water will I put in? - about so much combien d'eau est-ce que je dois mettre? - à peu près ça;

∎ so much a kilo tant le kilo

3 adverb

tellement;

∎ I miss you so much tu me manques tellement;

∎ I wouldn't mind so much, only he promised to do it ça ne me gêne pas tellement, mais il avait promis de le faire;

∎ it's not so much his unpunctuality, it's his rudeness I can't stand ce n'est pas tellement ses retards, c'est sa grossièreté que je ne supporte pas;

∎ thank you ever so much merci infiniment ou mille fois;

∎ so much the better tant mieux;

∎ so much so that… au point que…, à tel point que…;

∎ not so much a…, more a… pas vraiment un…, mais plutôt un…

11 so much as adverb

même;

∎ if you so much as breathe a word of this… si seulement tu répètes un mot de tout ça…;

∎ without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission;

∎ I would not so much as raise a finger to help him je ne lèverais pas même le petit doigt pour l'aider

12 so much for preposition

∎ so much for the agenda; now let us consider… voilà pour ce qui est de l'ordre du jour; maintenant, je voudrais que nous nous penchions sur la question de…;

∎ so much for that idea! on peut oublier cette idée!;

∎ so much for his friendship! et voilà ce qu'il appelle l'amitié!

13 that much

1 adjective

∎ there was that much food, we thought we'd never finish it il y avait tellement à manger qu'on pensait ne jamais arriver à finir

2 pronoun

∎ was there much damage? - not that much y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - pas tant que ça;

∎ did it cost that much? ça a coûté autant que ça?;

∎ how much do you want? - about that much combien en veux-tu? - à peu près ça

3 adverb (with comparative)

(a) (a lot) beaucoup plus;

∎ it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;

∎ not that much better pas beaucoup mieux

(b) (this amount)

∎ she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça

14 this much

1 adjective

∎ there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café

2 pronoun

(a) (this amount)

∎ I had to cut this much off the hem of my skirt j'ai dû raccourcir ma jupe de ça

(b) (one thing) une chose;

∎ this much is true… une chose au moins est vraie…;

∎ I'll say this much for her, she's got guts il faut reconnaître une chose, c'est qu'elle a du cran

15 too much

1 adjective

trop de

2 pronoun

trop;

∎ there's too much to do il y a trop à faire;

∎ don't expect too much (be too demanding) ne soyez pas trop exigeant, n'en demandez pas trop; (be too hopeful) ne vous faites pas trop d'illusions;

∎ to cost too much coûter trop cher;

∎ £10 too much 10 livres de trop;

∎ familiar she's too much! elle est trop!;

∎ familiar that's too much! ça, c'est trop!;

∎ familiar that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort!;

∎ you can't have too much of a good thing abondance de biens ne nuit pas

3 adverb

(work, speak) trop

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > much
10 much

much [mʌt∫]

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1. pronoun

2. adjective

3. adverb

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► compar more, superl most

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1. pronoun

   a. ( = a lot) much has happened since then beaucoup de choses se sont passées depuis

• we have much to be thankful for nous avons tout lieu d'être reconnaissants

• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?

• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?

► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de

• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch

• he made too much of it il y attachait trop d'importance

   b. (in negative sentences)

► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup

• I haven't got much left il ne m'en reste pas beaucoup

• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose

• he hadn't much to say about it il n'avait pas grand-chose à en dire

• there's not much anyone can do about it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

• we don't see much of each other nous ne nous voyons pas beaucoup

• it isn't up to much (inf) ce n'est pas terrible (inf)

• she won but there wasn't much in it elle a gagné mais de justesse

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► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.

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• I don't think much of that film à mon avis ce film ne vaut pas grand-chose

• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut

2. adjective

beaucoup de

• much money beaucoup d'argent

• much crime goes unreported beaucoup de crimes ne sont pas signalés

• without much money avec peu d'argent

• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !

3. adverb

   a. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup

• he hasn't changed much il n'a pas beaucoup changé

• she doesn't go out much elle ne sort pas beaucoup

• much bigger beaucoup plus grand

• much more easily beaucoup plus facilement

• it doesn't much matter ça n'a pas grande importance

• much to my amazement à ma grande stupéfaction

► very much

• thank you very much merci beaucoup

• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...

   b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose

• the town is much the same as it was ten years ago la ville n'a pas beaucoup changé en dix ans

   c. (set structures)

► as much

• as much again encore autant

• twice as much deux fois plus

• half as much again la moitié de plus

• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !

• as much as possible autant que possible

• as much time as... autant de temps que...

• I need it as much as you do j'en ai autant besoin que toi

• I love him as much as ever je l'aime toujours autant

• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...

• I didn't enjoy it as much as all that je ne l'ai pas aimé tant que ça

• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much

• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?

• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as

• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)

he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)

he is not much of a writer ce n'est pas un très bon écrivain

• I'm not much of a drinker je ne bois pas beaucoup► so much ( = a lot) tellement

• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...

• so much of what he says is untrue il y a tellement de mensonges dans ce qu'il dit

• he beat me by so much il m'a battu de ça

• so much so that... à tel point que...

• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !

• so much for that! tant pis !

• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as

• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much

• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?

• he was at least this much taller than me il était plus grand que moi d'au moins ça

• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...

• this much is certain... un point est acquis...

• this much is true... ce qui est sûr, c'est que...► too much trop

• I've eaten too much j'ai trop mangé

• he talks too much il parle trop

• that was too much for me c'en était trop pour moi

• too much sugar trop de sucre

• the stress was too much for me je n'arrivais plus à supporter le stress

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Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup

For particular usages, see I below

When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent

For particular usages see III below
[mʌtʃ] 1.
adverb

1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup

much smaller — beaucoup plus petit

the film is much better — le film est bien meilleur

it's much better organized — c'est beaucoup mieux organisé

she doesn't worry much about it — ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup

we'd much rather stay here — nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici

they are much to be pitied — ils sont bien à plaindre

much loved by her friends — très aimée de ses amis

your comments would be much appreciated — tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus

he's not much good at doing — il n'est pas très doué pour faire

does it hurt much? — est-ce que ça fait très mal?

she's much the best teacher here — elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici

much to my surprise — à ma grande surprise

2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent

we don't go out much — nous ne sortons pas beaucoup

do you go to concerts much? — est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert?

3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près

it's much the same — c'est à peu près pareil (as que)

it's pretty much like driving a car — c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture

in much the same way — à peu près de la même façon (as que)

much the same is true of China — la situation est à peu près la même en Chine

4) ( specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — trop

very much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait

he misses you very much — tu lui manques beaucoup

it's very much the norm — c'est tout à fait la norme

I feel very much the foreigner — je me sens tout à fait étranger

so much — tellement

as much — autant (as que)

I like them as much as you (do) — je les aime autant que toi

they hated each other as much as ever — ils se détestaient toujours autant

I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais

however much — même si

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord

5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
2.
pronoun

1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose

do you have much left? — est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup?

we didn't eat much — nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose

there isn't much to do — il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

he doesn't have much to complain about — il n'a pas à se plaindre

it leaves much to be desired — ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer

there's much to be said for it — ça présente des avantages

much of — une grande partie de

much of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...

I don't see much of them now — je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant

to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — tellement, tant

we'd eaten so much that — nous avions tellement mangé que

so much of her work is gloomy — une si grande partie de son œuvre est sombre

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience

too much — trop

it costs too much — c'est trop cher

it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!

she was too much of an egotist to do — elle était trop égoïste pour faire

the heat was too much for them — ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur

he was too much for his opponent — il était trop fort pour son adversaire

he's read this much already — il a déjà lu tout ça

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix

twice as much — deux fois plus

if we had half as much as you — si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as

as much as possible — autant que possible

it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...

how much? — combien?

tell them how much you won — dis-leur combien tu as gagné

do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose

it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose

he's not much to look at — il n'est pas très beau

she doesn't think much of him — elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui

I'm not much of a reader — je n'aime pas beaucoup lire

it wasn't much of a life — ce n'était pas une vie

I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
3.
quantifier beaucoup de

I haven't got (very) much time — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

she didn't speak much English — elle ne connaissait que quelques mots d'anglais

to spend too much money — dépenser trop d'argent

we don't have too much time — nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps

don't use so much salt — ne mets pas tant de sel

we paid twice as much money — nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent

how much time have we got left? — combien de temps nous reste-t-il?
4.
much+ combining form

much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté

much-maligned — tant décrié

much-needed — indispensable
5.
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
6.
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
7.
so much as adverbial phrase

without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser

if you so much as move — si tu fais le moindre mouvement

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there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près

there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose

she's late again? that's a bit much! — elle est encore en retard? elle exagère!

they're much of a muchness — il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

English-French dictionary > much
11 much

much

❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.

For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.

For particular usages see C below.

A adv

1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;

2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;

3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;

4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;

5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.

B pron

1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;

2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;

3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.

C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?

D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.

E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.

F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.

G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.

Idioms

much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? that's a bit much! elle est encore en retard? elle exagère! ; ⇒ so.

Big English-French dictionary > much
12 much as he would have liked to go

much as he would have liked to go

hoe graag hij ook was gegaan

English-Dutch dictionary > much as he would have liked to go
13 much

[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

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[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

••

there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

English-Italian dictionary > much
14 much

comparative of; see more

mye

I
adj. ( more - most) \/mʌtʃ\/

meget, mye, omtrent

• too much rain

altfor mye regn

• he never eats much breakfast

han spiser aldri mye til frokost

• did you have much difficulty in finding the house?

hadde du noen vanskeligheter med å finne huset?

• that was much the same

det var omtrent det samme

• it was all so much nonsense

det var bare tull, alt sammen

so much for that! det var det!

much difficulty may it do you ( spøkefullt) velbekomme, lykke til (ironisk), det kommer du nok til å få mye glede av
II
adv. ( more - most) \/mʌtʃ\/

1) mye, meget

• she was very much older

hun var svært mye\/betydelig eldre

• he was much alone

han var mye alene

• I very much regret the mistake

jeg beklager feilen sterkt

• I like him very much

• is he much hurt?

• thank you very much

tusen (hjertelig) takk \/ mange takk

• this is very much a matter of taste

dette er i høy grad en smakssak

• I don't much like doing it

jeg er ikke særlig lysten på å gjøre det

• it doesn't much matter

det spiller ingen rolle

• much against my will

i høy grad mot min vilje \/ høyst ugjerne

• much to my delight

til min store glede

• much too low

altfor lav

2) absolutt, avgjort, langt, uten tvil

• much the best plan

den avgjort beste planen

• much the largest amount

det ubetinget største beløpet \/ det avgjort største beløpet

• much the most likely

den klart sannsynligste

3) ( også pretty much, much as usual, much the same way) omtrent, nesten, noenlunde

• pretty much alike

omtrent like

• much of a size

omtrent like store

• it is much the same to me

det spiller ingen rolle for meg \/ det er det samme for meg

how much hvor mye, hvor høyt

• how much do you love him?

look much like se ut som

• he doesn't look much like a clergyman

han ser ikke akkurat ut som en prest

• it looks very much like it

det ser nesten sånn ut \/ det er ikke langt i fra

much as I like enda så godt jeg liker

much more langt mer, enda mer, for ikke å snakke om

much less langt mindre, enda mindre

be not so much... as... være snarere... enn...

• he is not so much unintelligent as inexperienced

han er snarere uerfaren enn dum

think too much of oneself ha alfor høye tanker om seg selv
III
determ. ( more - most) \/mʌtʃ\/

mye, meget

• you have much to learn

du har mye å lære

• much of what you say is true

mye av det du sier, er sant

• she is not much to look at

hun er ikke mye å se på

• we don't see (very) much of them now

vi treffer dem ikke så ofte nå

• how much rain did you have yesterday?

hvor mye regn kom det hos dere i går?

• he never eats much breakfast

han spiser aldri mye til frokost

• did you have much difficulty finding the house?

hadde du noen vanskeligheter med å finne huset?

as much like (så) mye, så mye

• you can have as much as you like

du kan ta så mye du vil

det samme

• you would've done as much for me

du ville ha gjort det samme for meg akkurat det

• I feared as much

det var akkurat det jeg var redd for

• he said as much

det var akkurat hva han sa

• I thought as much

jeg tenkte meg det \/ jeg kunne tenke meg det \/ jeg tenkte det nok

• it is as much as he can do

det er alt man kan vente seg av ham

• it was as much as he could do to keep calm

det var så vidt han kunne holde seg rolig

as much again\/more en gang til så mye, dobbelt så mye, det dobbelte

how much hvor mye

• how much are the apples?

hva koster eplene?

• how much does it all come to?

hva beløper det seg til?

• how much percent?

hvor mange prosent?

• how much for this?

hva koster denne?

if so much hvis så mye

• if he so much as stirred

hvis han så mye som beveget seg

make much of få mye ut av, forstå

• I couldn't make much of the play

gjøre stort vesen\/nummer av

utnytte (på beste måte), dra fordeler av, gjøre mest mulig ut av gjøre stas av

much someone does something ( spøkefullt) særlig at noen gjør noe

• much you know about it!

det vet du ingenting om!

• much you care

mye du bryr deg!

not as much as ikke så mye som, ikke engang

not be up to much ikke være så mye å skryte av, ikke være noe videre

nothing much ( hverdagslig) ikke noe spesielt, ikke noe av betydning

nothing so much as mest av alt

• the scene resembled nothing so much as a war zone

scenen lignet mest av alt på en krigssone

not much! ( hverdagslig) slett ikke!, absolutt ikke!, nesten aldri!

not much of ikke akkurat, ikke noe videre

• he is not much of a writer

han er ikke akkurat noen stor forfatter

not so much as ikke så mye som, ikke engang

• they hadn't so much as heard of it

so much så mye\/meget, så og så mye (om beløp, mengde e.l.)

• at so much a week

til så og så mye per uke

• he is rich - so much so that he bought the whole castle

han er rik - så rik at han kjøpte hele slottet

so much for ferdig med, takk og farvel, slik går det nå

• so much for her

så var vi ferdige med henne

• so much for that

mer er det ikke å si om den saken

• so much for telling him all about it

slik går det når man forteller alt til ham

so much the better\/worse så mye bedre\/verre, så meget desto bedre\/verre

think much of something like noe, ha høye tanker om noe

this\/that much så mye\/meget

• I know this much that she's never been prouder

så mye vet jeg i hvert fall at hun aldri har vært stoltere

thus much så mye for så vidt

too much for mye, altfor mye

• he was too much for me

han var for sterk for meg

• it was too much for my feelings

det ble for sterkt for meg

• she was too much of a woman to apologize

hun var for mye kvinne til å be om unnskyldning

• he had had too much to drink

han hadde fått for mye å drikke

too much of a good thing for mye av det gode

without so much as uten så mye som

English-Norwegian dictionary > much
15 much

comparative of; see more

* * *
I [məč]
adjective

mnogo

much money — mnogo denarja

so much water — toliko vode, sama voda

colloquially he is too much for me — nisem mu dorastel, ne pridem mu do kraja

much cry and little wool — mnogo hrupa za prazen nič
II [məč]
adverb

mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: ŋ-admired); zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger); daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest); skoraj

much to my regret — na mojo veliko žalost

we much regret — zelo nam je žal

much to my surprise — na moje veliko presenečenje

he did it in much the same way — napravil je to na skoraj isti način

it is much the same thing — je skoraj isto

as much as — toliko kakor

(as) much as I would like — kakor rad bi že

as much more ( —ali again) — še enkrat toliko

as much as to say — kakor če bi hotel reči

he said as much — nekaj takega je rekel

I thought as much — tako sem tudi mislil

he, as much as any — on, prav tako kot kdo drug

so much the better — tem bolje

so much for today — toliko za danes

not so much as — komaj

without so much as to move — ne da bi se premaknil

so much so — tako veliko

much less — mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem

colloquially not much — komaj da (v odgovoru)

much of a size — skoraj enako velik

much the most likely — najbolj verjetno

much too much — veliko preveč

how much? — koliko?
III [mač]
noun

mnogo, velika stvar, nekaj posebnega

nothing much — nič posebnega

it did not come to much — ni bilo prida

to think ( —ali make) much of s.o. — zelo koga ceniti

he is not much of a dancer — ni kaj prida plesalec

to do too much of a good thing — pretiravati v čem

so much — ali that much — (samo) toliko

not to say much for — ne zgubljati besed za kaj

much will have more — kolikor več imaš, toliko več želiš

English-Slovenian dictionary > much
16 would

wud
short forms - I'd; verb

1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (para formar el pasado de ``will'')

2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (para expresar algo que puede o podría ocurrir)

3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (para expresar de forma educada una opinión)

4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) (para expresar disgusto o enfado)

•

- would-be
- would you

would vb

Se emplea para formar el tiempo condicional de los verbos

he said he would help me me dijo que me ayudaría

what would you do if you won the lottery? ¿qué harías si ganaras la lotería?

would like querer

would you like a cup of tea? ¿quieres una taza de té?

would

tr[wʊd]

auxiliar

1 (conditional)

I would love to me encantaría

what would you do with a million pounds? ¿qué harías con un millón de libras?

he would have gone if he'd had time habría ido si hubiera tenido tiempo

she said she'd be here dijo que estaría aquí

I would rather go skiing preferiría ir a esquiar

you would never know she was fifty nunca dirías que tiene cincuenta años

2 (polite requests)

would you be so kind as to close the window? ¿me haría usted el favor de cerrar la ventana?

pass me the salt, would you? pásame la sal, ¿quieres?

3 (offers, invitations)

would you like a drink? ¿quieres tomar algo?

would you like to have dinner with me? ¿te gustaría ir a cenar conmigo?

4 (willingness)

he wouldn't help me se negó a ayudarme, no quiso ayudarme

the car wouldn't start el coche no arrancaba

5 (giving advice)

I wouldn't dwell on it yo que tú no pensaría en ello

6 (conjecture)

that would have been in 1978 eso debe haber sido en 1978

7 (past habit, custom) soler

we would often go out together a menudo salíamos juntos

8 (insistence, persistence)

you would say that! ¡es típico de ti decir eso!

I think we should go home - you would! yo creo que deberíamos volver a casa - ¡típico!

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

so it would appear según parece

would that I could ojalá pudiera

would ['wʊd] past of will

1) (expressing preference)

I would rather go alone than with her: preferiría ir sola que con ella

2) (expressing intent)

those who would ban certain books: aquellos que prohibirían ciertos libros

3) (expressing habitual action)

he would often take his kids to the park: solía llevar a sus hijos al parque

4) (expressing contingency)

I would go if I had the money: iría yo si tuviera el dinero

5) (expressing probability)

she would have won if she hadn't tripped: habría ganado si no hubiera tropezado

6) (expressing a request)

would you kindly help me with this?: ¿tendría la bondad de ayudarme con esto?

would

aux.

(Verbo modal para indicar el hipótesis o el potencial)

wʊd
modal verb [ 'd es la contracción de would, wouldn't de would not y 'd've de would have]

1) past of will I

2)

a) ( in conditional sentences)

I would if I could — lo haría si pudiera

if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido

who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?

b) ( giving advice)

I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella

c) ( tentatively expressing opinions)

I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón

3) ( expressing wishes)

I wish you'd stop pestering me! — deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

4)

a) ( in requests)

would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?

b) ( in invitations)

would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?

would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría

5)

a) ( expressing criticism)

she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!

b) ( indicating something is natural)

he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?

[wʊd]
MODAL VB
1) (conditional tense)

if you asked him he would do it — si se lo pidieras lo haría

if you had asked him he would have done it — si se lo hubieras pedido lo habría hecho

you would never know she was not a native Spanish speaker — nadie diría que el español no es su lengua materna

would you go there by yourself? — ¿irías allí sola?

I would have a word with him (if I were you) — sería aconsejable discutirlo con él

I wouldn't worry too much if I were you — yo en tu lugar no me preocuparía demasiado

2) (in indirect speech)

I said I would do it — te dije que lo haría or hacía

I thought you would want to know — pensé que querrías saber

3) (emphatic)

you would be the one to forget! — ¡quién más si no tú se iba a olvidar!, ¡tú tenías que ser el que se olvidase!

it would be you! — ¡tú tenías que ser!

he would say that, wouldn't he? — es lógico que dijera eso

4) (conjecture)

what would this be? — ¿qué será esto?

it would have been about eight o'clock — serían las ocho

it would seem so — así parece ser

5) (indicating willingness)

a) (in invitations) querer

would you like some tea?, would you care for some tea? — ¿quiere tomar un té?

would you come this way? — pase por favor or (esp LAm) si hace favor

b) (requests, wishes)

would you close the door please? — ¿puedes cerrar la puerta, por favor?

please would you wake me up at seven o'clock? — ¿podría despertarme a las siete, por favor?

would you mind? — si no le importa, si no tiene inconveniente

what would you have me do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?

c) (insistence)

I told her not to but she would do it — le dije que no, pero insistió en hacerlo

d) (refusal)

he wouldn't do it — no quería hacerlo, se negó a hacerlo

he wouldn't say if it was true — no quiso decir si era verdad

the car wouldn't start — el coche se negó or negaba a arrancar, el coche no quería arrancar

6) (habit)

he would paint it each year — solía pintarlo cada año, lo pintaba cada año

7) (in set expressions)

• would that it were not so! — † poet ¡ojalá (y) no fuera así!

• would to God!, would to heaven! — liter ¡ojalá!

• try as he would — por mucho que se esforzara, por más que intentase

* * *
[wʊd]
modal verb [ 'd es la contracción de would, wouldn't de would not y 'd've de would have]

1) past of will I

2)

a) ( in conditional sentences)

I would if I could — lo haría si pudiera

if I had known, I wouldn't have come — si lo hubiera sabido no habría or no hubiera venido

who would have thought it? — ¿quién lo hubiera or habría pensado?

b) ( giving advice)

I would have a word with her about it (if I were you) — yo (que tú) lo hablaba or hablaría con ella

c) ( tentatively expressing opinions)

I would agree with Roy — yo estoy de acuerdo con Roy, yo diría que Roy tiene razón

3) ( expressing wishes)

I wish you'd stop pestering me! — deja de fastidiarme por Dios!

if only she'd take your advice — si siguiera tus consejos...!, ojalá siguiera tus consejos!

4)

a) ( in requests)

would you type this for me please? — ¿me haría el favor de pasar esto a máquina?

go and call him, would you? — ve a llamarlo ¿sí? or ¿me haces el favor?

b) ( in invitations)

would you like a cup of coffee? — ¿quieres una taza de café?

would you like to come with us? - I'd love to — ¿quieres or te gustaría venir con nosotros? - me encantaría

5)

a) ( expressing criticism)

she would (have to) spoil the surprise — tenía que estropear la sorpresa, típico! or no podía fallar!

b) ( indicating something is natural)

he said no - well, he would, wouldn't he? — dijo que no - bueno ¿qué otra cosa iba a decir? or era de esperar ¿no? or es lógico ¿no?

English-spanish dictionary > would
17 much

adj. veel; veel meer; heel veel; op grote schaal
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adv. veel; veel meer; heel veel; op grote schaal
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n. veel; heel veel; grote hoeveelheid; op grote schaal

much¹

[ mutsj] 〈voornaamwoord; more [mo:], most [ moost]〉

1 veel

♦voorbeelden:

1   as much again • nog eens zoveel

     how much is it? • hoeveel is/kost het?

     the chapel is not much to look at • de kapel ziet er onooglijk uit

     it's not up to much • het stelt niet veel voor

     her contribution didn't amount to much • haar bijdrage was van weinig betekenis

¶ there isn't much in it • het maakt niet veel uit

     he said as much • dat zei hij met zoveel woorden; hij zei iets wat daarop neerkwam

     I thought as much • dat dacht ik al

     it was as much as I could do to … • ik had er mijn handen vol mee om …

     he's not much of a sportsman • hij is geen sportman, als sportman stelt hij niet veel voor

     so much for his high falutin' words • daarmee weten we wat we aan zijn mooie woorden hebben

     well, so much for that • dat was dan dat

     it is too much for me • het is meer dan ik (ver)dragen kan

→ bit bit/, make make/

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much²

〈bijwoord; more, most〉

1 〈 graad〉 veel ⇒ zeer, erg

2 〈 duur en frequentie〉 veel ⇒ vaak, dikwijls, lang

3 ongeveer ⇒ bijna

♦voorbeelden:

1   she was much the oldest • zij was verreweg de oudste

     he was much pleased with it • hij was er erg mee ingenomen

     as much as \\td2 million • wel/(maar) liefst 2 miljoen dollar

     he didn't so much want to meet John as (to meet) John's sister • hij wilde niet zozeer John ontmoeten als (wel) Johns zuster

     much as he would have liked to go • hoe graag hij ook was gegaan

     much to my surprise • tot mijn grote verrassing

2   she didn't stay much • ze bleef niet lang

3   they were much the same size • ze waren ongeveer even groot

¶ so much for all my trouble • daar heb ik nu al die moeite voor gedaan

→ never never/

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much³

〈determinator; more, most〉

1 veel

♦voorbeelden:

1   he uses as much paint as you do • hij gebruikt evenveel verf als jij

     not much use • niet erg bruikbaar

¶ so much rubbish • allemaal/niets dan nonsens

English-Dutch dictionary > much
18 much

I

[mʌtʃ] n շատ բան, շատը. much remains to be done Շատ բան է մնում անելու. We don’t see much of her Մենք նրան շատ չենք տեսնում. do as much as one can անել այն, ինչ հնարավոր է. as much again նույնքան էլ. That’s a bit much Դա ար դեն չափից շատ է. make much of բարձր գնահատել. She is not much to look at Նա բոլորովին էլ գեղեցիկ չէ/նայելու բան չի much a շատ. much time/food շատ ժամանակ/ուտելիք. half as much կիսով չափ մեծ. be too much for մեկի ուժե րից վեր լինել. հմմտ. աստ. more, most ավելի/ամենաշատ

II

[mʌtʃ] adv շատ, խիստ, չափազանց. much obliged շատ պարտական. much to one’s surprise ի մեծ զարմանք. He’s much taller Նա շատ ավելի բարձրահասակ է. much as I would like Ինչքան էլ ուզենայի. much of a size համարյա նույն չա փի. much better շատ ավելի լավ. so much the better ավելի լավ

English-Armenian dictionary > much
19 much as

1) почти как

much as it was — почти так же, как было

2) хотя, как бы ни

And much as I would like to give you some of my men as an escort, I can't risk to weaken the garrison of my castle. — И как бы я ни желал дать Вам для охраны нескольких солдат, я не могу рисковать и ослаблять гарнизон моего замка.

Англо-русский современный словарь > much as
20 Would it be asking too much of you + infinitive ?

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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Would it be asking too much of you + infinitive ?

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