I'm far too busy as it is

Slop bugging him. He's mad as hell as it is — Кончай к нему приставать. Он и так уже зол как черт

Don't give him anything more to drink. He's all schnozzled up as it is — Не давай ему больше пить. Он и так уже хорош

A quick one? No way, man. We're late as it is — Где-нибудь выпить? Нет уж, мы и так опаздываем

I'm far too busy as it is — Я и без того слишком занят

víéles — a lot of things

víél(es), was..., víél(es) von dem, was... — a lot or great deal of what...

in víélem, in víéler Hinsicht or Beziehung — in many respects

mit víélem — with a lot of things

um víéles besser etc — a lot or much or a great deal better etc

sehr víél (Geld etc) — a lot or a great deal (of money etc)

nicht sehr víél (Geld etc) — not very much (money etc)

so víél — so much

halb/doppelt so víél — half/twice as much

so víél als or wie... — as much as...

nimm dir so víél du willst — take as much as you like

noch einmal so víél — the same again

das ist so víél wie eine Zusage — that is tantamount to a promise, that amounts to a promise

so víél für heute! — that's all for today

so víél, was ihn betrifft — so much for him

so víél (Arbeit etc) — so much or such a lot (of work etc)

noch (ein)mal so víél (Zeit etc) — as much (time etc) again

zweimal so víél (Arbeit etc) — twice as much (work etc)

gleich víél (Gewinn etc) — the same amount (of profit etc)

(um) wie víél größer — how much bigger

ziemlich víél (Schmutz etc) — rather a lot (of dirt etc)

víél zu víél — much or far too much

besser zu víél als zu wenig — better too much than too little

wenns dir zu víél wird, sag Bescheid — say if it gets too much for you

einer/zwei etc zu víél — one/two etc too many

was zu víél ist, ist zu víél — that's just too much, there's a limit to everything

ein bisschen víél (Regen etc) — a bit too much (rain etc)

furchtbar víél (Regen etc) — an awful lot (of rain etc)

víél Erfolg! — good luck!, I wish you every success!

víél Spaß! — have fun!, enjoy yourself/yourselves!

víél Neues/Schönes etc — a lot of or many new/beautiful etc things

víél Volk — a lot of people

das víéle Geld — all that money

sein víéles Geld — all his money

das víéle Geld/Lesen etc — all this money/reading etc

víél zu tun haben — to have a lot to do

er hält víél von ihm/davon — he thinks a lot or a great deal of him/it

er hält nicht víél von ihm/davon — he doesn't think much of him/it

das will víél/nicht víél heißen or sagen — that's saying a lot or a great deal/not saying much

víéle pl (adjektivisch) — many, a lot of, a great number of; (substantivisch) many, a lot

es waren nicht víéle auf der Party — there weren't many (people) or a lot (of people) at the party

es waren nicht víéle in der Schule — there weren't many (children) or a lot (of children) at school

da wir so víéle sind — since there are so many or such a lot of us

davon gibt es nicht víéle — there aren't many or a lot about

davon gibt es nicht mehr víéle — there aren't many or a lot left

furchtbar víéle (Kinder/Bewerbungen etc) — a tremendous number or an awful lot (of children/applications etc)

gleich víéle (Angestellte/Anteile etc) — the same number (of employees/shares etc)

so/zu víéle (Menschen/Fehler etc) — so/too many (people/mistakes etc)

er hat víél(e) Sorgen/Probleme etc — he has a lot of worries/problems etc

víéle hundert or Hundert Menschen — many hundreds of people

die/seine víélen Fehler etc — the/his many mistakes etc

die víélen Leute/Bücher! — all these people/books!

víéle glauben,... — many (people) or a lot of people believe...

und víéle andere —

er arbeitet víél — he works a lot

er arbeitet nicht víél — he doesn't work much

er arbeitet zu víél — he works too much

er arbeitet so víél — he works so much or such a lot

sie ist víél krank/von zu Hause weg — she's ill/away a lot

die Straße wird (sehr/nicht) víél befahren — this street is (very/not very) busy

dieses Thema wird víél diskutiert — this subject is much debated

sich víél einbilden — to think a lot of oneself

víél größer etc — much or a lot bigger etc

víél beschäftigt — very busy

víél diskutiert — much discussed

víél erörtert — much discussed

víél gehasst — much-hated

víél gekauft — frequently bought, much-purchased

víél geliebt — much-loved

víél genannt — much-cited, frequently mentioned

víél geschmäht — much-maligned

sich víél verheißend anhören — to sound promising

nicht víél anders — not very or much or a lot different

víél zu... — much too...

víél zu víél — much or far too much

víél zu víéle — far too many

ich würde víél lieber auf eine Party gehen — I'd much rather go to a party, I'd much prefer to go to a party

so/wie/nicht/zu viel — that/how/not/too much

ich kann mich an vieles nicht mehr erinnern — there's much I can't remember

der viele Regen — all the rain

gleich viel Geld — the same amount of money

um vieles jünger — a great deal younger

viel Erfreuliches — a great many pleasant things

er hat in vielem recht — he is right on many points

viel sagend lächeln — smile meaningfully

viel versprechend — [very] promising

gleich viel[e] — the same number of

wie viel[e] — how many

zu viel[e] — too many

viele hundert — many hundreds of

die vielen Menschen — all the people

seine vielen Kinder — all his children

viel beschäftigt — very busy

viel mehr/weniger — much more/less

viel zu wenig — far too little

viel zu klein — much too small

so/wie/nicht/zu viel — that/how/not/too much

ich kann mich an vieles nicht mehr erinnern — there's much I can't remember

der viele Regen — all the rain

gleich viel Geld — the same amount of money

um vieles jünger — a great deal younger

viel Erfreuliches — a great many pleasant things

er hat in vielem recht — he is right on many points

viel sagend lächeln — smile meaningfully

viel versprechend — [very] promising

gleich viel[e] — the same number of

wie viel[e] — how many

zu viel[e] — too many

viele hundert — many hundreds of

die vielen Menschen — all the people

seine vielen Kinder — all his children

viel beschäftigt — very busy

viel mehr/weniger — much more/less

viel zu wenig — far too little

viel zu klein — much too small

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

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

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?

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

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

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

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

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

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

I like it very much — me gusta 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

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

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

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

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

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

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

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

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

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

much pleased — muy satisfecho

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

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

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

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

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

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

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

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

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

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

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

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

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

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

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

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?

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

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

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

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

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

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

I like it very much — me gusta 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

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

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

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

permettre à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose — to allow somebody to do something

permets-moi de te dire que — let me tell you that

permettez-moi d'ajouter que — I would like to add that

vous permettez que j'ouvre la fenêtre? — do you mind if I open the window?

(vous) permettez! j'étais là avant! — excuse me! I was here first!

ça, permettez-moi d'en douter — I'm sorry, I have my doubts about that

il est permis de se poser des questions — one is entitled to wonder

tous les espoirs sont permis — there is every hope of success

des mesures pour permettre une reprise rapide de l'économie — measures to ensure rapid economic recovery

si le temps le permet — weather permitting

ce procédé permet de consommer moins d'énergie — this system makes it possible to use less energy

leurs moyens ne le leur permettent pas — they can't afford it

ma santé ne me permet pas de faire du sport — my health prevents me from doing any sport

autant qu'il est permis d'en juger — as far as one can tell

je peux me permettre ce genre de plaisanterie avec lui — I can get away with telling him that kind of joke

puis-je me permettre une remarque? — might I say something?

se permettre de faire — to take the liberty of doing

je ne peux pas me permettre d'acheter une nouvelle voiture — I can't afford to buy a new car

puis-je me permettre de vous offrir un verre? — would you care for a drink?

puis-je me permettre de vous raccompagner? — might I be allowed to escort you home?

‘je me permets de vous écrire au sujet de...’ — ‘I'm writing to you about...’

permettre à qn de faire — to allow sb to do

permettre qch à qn — to allow sb sth

Sa mère lui permet de sortir le soir. — His mother allows him to go out at night.

comme la loi le permet — as allowed by law

permettez-moi de vous contredire sur ce point — if I may contradict you on this point

J'ajouterai une dernière remarque si vous me le permettez. — I would like to add one last comment, if I may.

permettez! — excuse me!

Nous pensons pique-niquer si le temps le permet. — We're planning to have a picnic if the weather permits.

índice de paro — level of unemployment

estar en paro — to be unemployed

lo han enviado al paro — they have put him out of a job, they have made him unemployed

paro cíclico — cyclical unemployment

paro encubierto — underemployment

paro estacional — seasonal unemployment

paro obrero — unemployment

se produjo un paro en la cadena de montaje — there was a stoppage on the assembly line

paro cardíaco — cardiac arrest

paro forzoso — enforced stoppage

paro técnico — technical breakdown

un paro de tres días — a three-day strike

hay paro en la industria — work in the industry is at a standstill

en paro — And (=de una vez) all at once, in one go

hacer un paro de 24 horas — to go on a 24-hour strike

está en paro — he's unemployed

cobrar el paro — to claim unemployment benefit

hacer un paro de 24 horas — to go on a 24-hour strike

está en paro — he's unemployed

cobrar el paro — to claim unemployment benefit