I'm not much of a one for cooking

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

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

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

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

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

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

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

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

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

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

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

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

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

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

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?

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

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

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

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?

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

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

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

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

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

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

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

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

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

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

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

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

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

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?

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

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

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

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?

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

do not touch! — no tocar

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

do as I do — haz como yo

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

do not touch! — no tocar

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

does my smoking bother you? — ¿te molesta que fume?

sorry to bother you — perdone (que lo moleste)

what's bothering you? — ¿qué es lo que te preocupa?

she's very quiet, but don't let it bother you — es muy callada, no te inquietes por ello

to bother oneself about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien

not to bother -ing: don't bother writing a long letter no hace falta que escribas una carta larga; I don't bother cooking any more ya no me molesto en cocinar; to bother to + inf — tomarse la molestia de + inf, molestarse en + inf

you shouldn't have bothered — no debiste haberte molestado

why bother? — ¿para qué (molestarse)?

I don't usually bother with lunch — normalmente no como nada al mediodía

to bother about something/somebody — preocuparse por algo/alguien