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She'd be too much for me

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1 too much for someone

adj infml

1)

This job is too much for him — Он с этой работой не справится

It proved too much for him — Это оказалось ему не по зубам

2)

This insult was too much for me — Этого оскорбления я не мог вынести

She'd be too much for me — Она бы меня доконала

Then one day it just got to be too much for her — И однажды ей стало невмоготу

He'd be too much for anybody — Он любого может вывести из себя

These children are too much for me — Я с ума сойду с этими детьми

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > too much for someone
2 be too much for smb.

разг.

быть более сильным или искусным противником, оказаться не по силам кому-л.

She's staying here now while She's getting a divorce. Married to some fellow down in Boston, but I guess she was too much for him. She'd be too much for me, I'll say that. (J. O'Hara, ‘The instrument’, ch. II) — Шейла Данем пока находится здесь. Она хлопочет о разводе. Вышла замуж за какого-то парня в Бостоне, а он, я думаю, не выдержал. я бы на его месте тоже не выдержал.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > be too much for smb.
3 too much

adj infml

1) infml

When things get a bit too much she just tunes out — Когда становится особенно туго, она просто отключается

That was just too much! — Это было последней каплей

The sight of her face was too much — На ее лицо было страшно смотреть

He really was too much yesterday — Вчера он вел себя отвратительно

He'd be too much for anybody — Он любого выведет из себя

2) sl esp AmE

The last group was just too much — Последняя группа играла бесподобно

You are so kind. This is too much — Вы так добры. Вы просто, не знаю как сказать

That jazz concert was just too much for me — Этот концерт джаза был бесподобен

The new dictionary of modern spoken language > too much
4 too much water drowned the miller

уст.

≈ хорошенького понемножку

A jug of home-brewed ale... was warranted... as excellent; ‘for,’ said she, ‘we know by practice that too much water drowns the miller, and we spare it on our malt...’ (W. Scott, ‘Peveril’, ch. XXI) — На стол был поставлен кувшин с домашним элем "самого отменного качества", как его отрекомендовала миссис Уайткрафт; "ибо, - сказала она, - известно, что и мельник может утонуть, если воды много, вот мы и бережем ее, наливая в чан с солодом..."

Large English-Russian phrasebook > too much water drowned the miller
5 she is too much of a fine lady for me

Общая лексика: она слишком жеманна, она строит из себя аристократку

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she is too much of a fine lady for me
6 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
7 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

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8 for

for ⇒ Usage note: for,

A prep

1 ( intended to belong to or be used by) pour ; who are the flowers for? pour qui sont les fleurs? ; for her pour elle ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour or à qn ; she bought a book for me elle a acheté un livre pour moi, elle m'a acheté un livre ; she bought presents for the family elle a acheté des cadeaux pour la famille ; a club for young people un club pour les jeunes ; a play area for children une aire de jeux pour les enfants ; keep some pancakes for us! garde-nous des crêpes! ; not for me thanks pas pour moi merci ;

2 ( intended to help or benefit) pour ; to do sth for sb faire qch pour qn ; you risked your life for us tu as risqué ta vie pour nous ; let me carry it for you laisse-moi le porter pour toi ; could you book a seat for me? est-ce que tu pourrais réserver une place pour moi or me réserver une place? ; he cooked dinner for us il nous a préparé à manger ; play a tune for us joue-nous quelque chose ;

3 ( indicating purpose) pour ; what's it for? c'est pour quoi faire?, ça sert à quoi? ; it's for removing stains c'est pour enlever or ça sert à enlever les taches ; what's this spring for? c'est pour quoi faire ce ressort? ; it's not for cleaning windows ce n'est pas fait pour nettoyer les vitres ; an attic for storing furniture un grenier pour entreposer les meubles ; ‘I need it’-‘what for?’ ‘j'en ai besoin’-‘pourquoi?’ ; what did you say that for? pourquoi as-tu dit cela? ; let's stop for a rest arrêtons-nous pour nous reposer ; to do sth for a laugh faire qch pour rigoler ○ ; to go for a swim/ meal aller nager/manger ; I need something for my cough j'ai besoin de quelque chose contre la toux ; she's being treated for depression elle suit un traitement contre la dépression ; a cure for Aids un remède contre le sida ; I sent it away for cleaning je l'ai renvoyé pour qu'il soit nettoyé ; I brought her home for you to meet her je l'ai amenée à la maison pour que tu puisses la rencontrer ; the bell rang for class to begin la cloche a sonné pour indiquer le début du cours ; for this to be feasible pour que ce soit réalisable ; more investment is needed for economic growth to occur il faut qu'il y ait plus d'investissements pour relancer la croissance économique ; the idea was for you to work it out yourself le but était que tu trouves ( subj) la réponse tout seul ;

4 (as representative, member, employee of) pour, de ; to work for a company travailler pour une entreprise ; to play for France jouer pour la France ; the MP for Oxford le député d'Oxford ; Minister for Foreign Affairs ministre des Affaires étrangères ;

5 ( indicating cause or reason) pour ; the reason for doing la raison pour laquelle on fait ; for this reason, I'd rather… pour cette raison je préfère… ; grounds for divorce/for hope des motifs de divorce/d'espoir ; to jump for joy sauter de joie ; imprisoned for murder emprisonné pour meurtre ; she left him for another man elle l'a quitté pour un autre homme ; famous for its wines réputé pour ses vins ; to praise sb for his actions féliciter qn pour ses actes ; she's been criticized for her views on lui a reproché ses opinions ; I was unable to sleep for the pain/the noise je ne pouvais pas dormir à cause de la douleur/du bruit ; the car is the worse for wear la voiture est abîmée ; if it weren't for her we wouldn't be here sans elle nous ne serions pas là ; if it hadn't been for the traffic jams, we'd have made it sans les embouteillages nous serions arrivés à temps ; the plant died for want of water la plante est morte parce qu'elle manquait d'eau ; she is annoyed with me for contradicting her elle m'en veut parce que je l'ai contredite ;

6 ( indicating consequence) pour que (+ subj) ; it's too cold for her to go out il fait trop froid pour qu'elle sorte ; they spoke too quickly for us to understand ils parlaient trop vite pour que nous les comprenions ; she said it loudly enough for all to hear elle l'a dit suffisamment fort pour que tout le monde puisse entendre ; I haven't the patience ou enough patience for sewing je n'ai pas la patience qu'il faut pour coudre ; there's not enough time for us to have a drink nous n'avons pas le temps de prendre un verre ;

7 ( indicating person's attitude) pour ; to be easy for sb to do être facile pour qn de faire ; for her it's almost like a betrayal pour elle c'est presque une trahison ; the film was too earnest for me le film était trop sérieux pour moi ; it was a shock for him ça a été un choc pour lui ; what counts for them is… ce qui compte pour eux c'est… ; living in London is not for me je ne suis pas fait pour vivre à Londres, vivre à Londres, très peu pour moi ○ ! ; that's good enough for me! ça me suffit! ;

8 ( stressing particular feature) pour ; for further information write to… pour plus de renseignements écrivez à… ; I buy it for flavour/freshness je l'achète pour le goût/la fraîcheur ; for efficiency, there is no better system pour ce qui est de l'efficacité il n'y a pas de meilleur système ;

9 ( considering) pour ; to be mature for one's age être mûr pour son âge ; she's very young for a doctor elle est très jeune pour un médecin ; it's warm for the time of year il fait chaud pour la saison ; it's not a bad wine for the price ce vin n'est pas mauvais pour le prix ; suitably dressed for the climate habillé comme il faut pour le climat ;

10 ( towards) pour ; to have admiration/respect for sb avoir de l'admiration/du respect pour qn ; to feel sorry for sb avoir de la peine pour qn ; to feel contempt for sb mépriser qn ;

11 ( on behalf of) pour ; to be delighted/pleased for sb être ravi/content pour qn ; to be anxious for sb être inquiet pour qn ; say hello to him for me dis-lui bonjour de ma part ; I can't do it for you je ne peux pas le faire à ta place ; let her answer for herself laisse-la répondre elle-même ; I speak for everyone here je parle au nom de toutes les personnes ici présentes ;

12 ( as regards) to be a stickler for punctuality être à cheval sur la ponctualité ; she's a great one for jokes on peut toujours compter sur elle pour raconter des blagues ; to be all right for money avoir assez d'argent ; luckily for her heureusement pour elle ;

13 ( indicating duration) ( taking account of past events) depuis ; ( stressing expected duration) pour ; ( stressing actual duration) pendant ; this is the best show I've seen for years c'est le meilleur spectacle que j'aie vu depuis des années ; we've been together for 2 years nous sommes ensemble depuis 2 ans, ça fait 2 ans que nous sommes ensemble ; she hasn't slept for a week elle n'a pas dormi depuis une semaine, ça fait une semaine qu'elle n'a pas dormi ; they hadn't seen each other for 10 years ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis 10 ans, ça faisait 10 ans qu'ils ne s'étaient pas vus ; she's off to Paris for the weekend elle va à Paris pour le week-end ; I'm going to Spain for 6 months je vais en Espagne pour 6 mois ; they are stored in the cellar for the winter ils sont entreposés dans la cave pour l'hiver ; will he be away for long? est-ce qu'il sera absent longtemps? ; you can stay for a year vous pouvez rester un an ; to be away for a year être absent pendant un an ; they were married for 25 years ils ont été mariés pendant 25 ans ; he hasn't been seen for several days on ne l'a pas vu depuis plusieurs jours ; she remained silent for a few moments elle est restée silencieuse pendant quelques instants ; I was in Paris for 2 weeks j'étais à Paris pendant 2 semaines ; to last for hours durer des heures ;

14 ( indicating a deadline) pour ; ( in negative constructions) avant ; it will be ready for Saturday ça sera prêt pour samedi ; when is the essay for? la rédaction, c'est pour quand? ; the car won't be ready for another 6 weeks la voiture ne sera pas prête avant 6 semaines ; you don't have to decide for a week yet tu n'as pas à prendre ta décision avant une semaine ;

15 ( on the occasion of) pour ; to go to China for Christmas aller en Chine pour Noël ; invited for Easter invité pour Pâques ; he got a bike for his birthday il a eu un vélo pour son anniversaire ;

16 ( indicating scheduled time) pour ; the summit scheduled for next month le sommet prévu pour le mois prochain ; that's all for now c'est tout pour le moment ; I'd like an appointment for Monday je voudrais un rendez-vous pour lundi ; I have an appointment for 4 pm j'ai rendez-vous à 16h 00 ; it's time for bed c'est l'heure d'aller au lit ; now for some fun/food! on va s'amuser/manger! ;

17 ( indicating distance) pendant ; to drive for miles rouler pendant des kilomètres ; lined with trees for 3 km bordé d'arbres pendant or sur 3 km ; the last shop for 30 miles le dernier magasin avant 50 kilomètres ; there is nothing but desert for miles around on ne voit que le désert à des kilomètres à la ronde ;

18 ( indicating destination) pour ; a ticket for Dublin un billet pour Dublin ; the train leaves for London le train part pour Londres ; to leave for work partir travailler ; to head for the beach partir à la plage ; to swim for the shore nager vers la rive ;

19 (indicating cost, value) pour ; it was sold for £100 ça s'est vendu (pour) 100 livres sterling ; they bought the car for £6,000 ils ont acheté la voiture pour 6 000 livres sterling ; 10 apples for £1 10 pommes pour une livre sterling ; he'll fix it for £10 il le réparera pour 10 livres sterling ; I wouldn't do it for anything! je ne le ferais pour rien au monde! ; you paid too much for that dress! tu as payé cette robe trop cher! ; I'll let you have it for £20 je vous le laisse à 20 livres sterling ; a cheque for £20 un chèque de 20 livres sterling ; to exchange sth for sth else échanger qch contre qch d'autre ; ⇒ nothing ;

20 ( in favour of) to be for être pour [peace, divorce, reunification] ; to be all for it être tout à fait pour ; I'm for going to a nightclub je suis pour qu'on aille en boîte ○ ; who's for a game of football? qui veut jouer au football? ;

21 ( stressing appropriateness) she's the person for the job elle est la personne qu'il faut pour le travail ; that's for us to decide c'est à nous de décider ; it's not for him to tell us what to do ce n'est pas à lui de nous dire ce qu'il faut faire ;

22 ( in support of) en faveur de ; to vote for change voter en faveur de la réforme ; the argument for recycling l'argument en faveur du recyclage ; there's no evidence for that ce n'est absolument pas prouvé ;

23 ( indicating availability) for sale à vendre ; ‘caravans for hire’ ‘caravanes à louer’ ;

24 ( as part of ratio) pour ; one teacher for five pupils un professeur pour cinq élèves ; for every female judge there are ten male judges il y a une femme juge pour dix hommes juges ;

25 ( equivalent to) T for Tom T comme Tom ; what's the French for ‘boot’? comment dit-on ‘boot’ en français? ; the technical term for it is ‘chloasma’ ‘chloasme’ c'est le terme technique ; what is CD for? qu'est-ce que CD veut dire? ; green is for go le vert veut dire qu'on a le droit de passer ;

26 ( in explanations) for one thing… and for another… premièrement… et deuxièmement… ; for that matter d'ailleurs ; for example par exemple ; I, for one, agree with her en tout cas moi, je suis d'accord avec elle ;

27 ( when introducing clauses) it would be unwise for us to generalize il serait imprudent pour nous de généraliser ; it's not convenient for them to come today ce n'est pas pratique pour eux de passer aujourd'hui ; the best thing would be for them to leave le mieux serait qu'ils s'en aillent ; it must have been serious for her to cancel the class cela a dû être grave pour qu'elle annule ( subj) le cours ; there's nothing worse than for someone to spy on you il n'y a rien de pire que quelqu'un qui t'espionne ; there's no need for people to get upset il n'y a pas de quoi s'énerver ;

28 ( after) to name a child for sb donner à un enfant le nom de qn.

B conj sout car, parce que.

Idioms

oh for a nice hot bath! je rêve d'un bon bain chaud! ; I'll be (in) for it if… ○ GB ça va être ma fête si… ○ ; right, you're for it ○ ! GB bon, ça va être ta fête ○ ! ; to have it in for sb ○ avoir qn dans le collimateur ○ ; that's adolescents for you! que voulez-vous, c'est ça les adolescents! ; there's gratitude for you! c'est comme ça qu'on me (or vous etc) remercie!, quelle ingratitude!

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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

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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

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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

English-Italian dictionary > much
10 too

adverb

1) (excessively) zu

far or much too much — viel zu viel

too much — zu viel

I've had too much to eat/drink — ich habe zu viel gegessen/getrunken

but not too much, please — aber bitte nicht allzu viel

the problem/he was too much for her — sie war der Aufgabe/ihm nicht gewachsen

things are getting too much for me — es wird mir allmählich zu viel

this is too much! — (indignantly) jetzt reicht's!

she's/that's just too much — (intolerable) sie ist/das ist zu viel! (ugs.); (coll.): (wonderful) sie ist/das ist echt spitze (ugs.)

too difficult a task — eine zu schwierige Aufgabe

none too or not any too easy — nicht allzu leicht; (less than one had expected) gar nicht so leicht

he is none too or not any too clever/quick — etc. er ist nicht der Schlauste/Schnellste usw.

none too soon — keinen Augenblick zu früh; see also academic.ru/1723/all">all 3.; good 1. 2), 5); many 1. 1); much 1. 1); only 2. 4)

2) (also) auch

she can sing, and play the piano, too — sie kann singen und auch od. außerdem Klavier spielen

3) (coll.): (very) besonders

I'm not feeling too good — mir geht es nicht besonders [gut]

I'm not too sure — ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher

not too pleased — nicht gerade erfreut

4) (moreover)

he lost in twenty moves, and to an amateur too — er verlor in zwanzig Zügen, und noch dazu gegen einen Amateur

there was frost last night, and in May/Spain too! — es hat letzte Nacht gefroren, und das im Mai/in Spanien!

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[tu:]
adverb

1) (to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.) (all-)zu

2) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) auch

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too

[tu:]

adv inv

1. (overly) big, heavy, small zu; ( form)

it was \too expensive a desk for a child's room der Tisch war für ein Kinderzimmer viel zu teuer

to be \too good an opportunity to miss eine Chance sein, die man nicht auslassen darf

to be \too bad wirklich schade sein

to be in \too deep zu tief [in einer Sache] drinstecken fam

far \too difficult viel zu schwierig

to be only [or all] \too easy nur zu einfach sein

to be \too good to be true zu gut um wahr zu sein

\too late zu spät

to be \too much zu viel sein

2. (very) sehr

my mother hasn't been \too well recently meiner Mutter geht es in letzter Zeit nicht allzu gut; ( form)

thank you, you're \too kind! danke, das ist wirklich zu nett von Ihnen!

to not be \too sure if... sich dat nicht ganz sicher sein, ob...

3. (also) auch

I'd like to come \too ich möchte ebenfalls kommen

me \too! ( fam) ich auch!

4. (moreover) überdies

it's a wonderful picture — and by a child \too! es ist ein wunderschönes Bild — und dabei von einem Kind gemalt!

5. AM ( fam: said for emphasis, to contradict) und ob

I'm not going to school today — you are \too! ich gehe heute nicht in die Schule — und ob du gehst!

she is \too a professional basketball player! und ob sie eine Profibasketballspielerin ist!

6.

▶ to have \too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten sein

▶ to be \too much like hard work ( fam) zu anstrengend sein

▶ to be \too little [and] \too late völlig unzureichend sein

▶ \too right! AUS stimmt genau!

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[tuː]
adv

1) (+adj or adv) zu

that's too/not too difficult a question to answer — diese Frage ist zu/nicht zu schwer zu beantworten

too much — zu viel inv

too many — zu viele

he's had too much to drink — er hat zu viel getrunken

you can have too much of a good thing — allzu viel ist ungesund

it's too much for her — es ist zu viel für sie

don't worry too much — mach dir nicht zu viel Sorgen

too much! (inf) — geil! (sl), Klasse! (inf)

too right! (inf) — das kannste laut sagen (inf)

2) (= very) zu

all too... — allzu...

only too... — nur zu...

none too... — gar nicht..., keineswegs...

not too... — nicht zu...

not any too... — nicht allzu...

he wasn't too interested — er war nicht allzu interessiert

I'm not/none too sure — ich bin nicht ganz/gar nicht or keineswegs sicher

(that's) too kind of you (iro) — (das ist) wirklich zu nett von Ihnen

none too soon — keineswegs zu früh

all too soon — allzu früh

3) (= also) auch

HE can swim too, he too can swim — er kann AUCH schwimmen, auch ER kann schwimmen

4) (= moreover, into the bargain) auch noch

it was really cheap, and it works too! — es war wirklich billig, und es funktioniert sogar or auch noch!

they asked for a price reduction too! — sie wollten auch noch einen Preisnachlass!

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too [tuː] adv

1. (vorangestellt) zu, allzu:

all too familiar allzu vertraut;

too fond of comfort zu sehr auf Bequemlichkeit bedacht;

it’s too high for you to reach es ist zu hoch, als dass du es erreichen könntest;

too large for my taste für meinen Geschmack zu groß;

far too many viel zu viele;

don’t be too sure! sei nicht so sicher!; → good B 9 b, much A

2. umg sehr, überaus, höchst, äußerst:

it is too kind of you;

I am only too glad to help you es ist mir ein (reines) Vergnügen, Ihnen zu helfen;

it’s not too easy es ist gar nicht so leicht

3. (nachgestellt) auch, ebenfalls

4. US umg (zur Verstärkung beim imp) you will too do that! und ob du das tun wirst!

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adverb

1) (excessively) zu

far or much too much — viel zu viel

too much — zu viel

I've had too much to eat/drink — ich habe zu viel gegessen/getrunken

but not too much, please — aber bitte nicht allzu viel

the problem/he was too much for her — sie war der Aufgabe/ihm nicht gewachsen

things are getting too much for me — es wird mir allmählich zu viel

this is too much! — (indignantly) jetzt reicht's!

she's/that's just too much — (intolerable) sie ist/das ist zu viel! (ugs.); (coll.): (wonderful) sie ist/das ist echt spitze (ugs.)

too difficult a task — eine zu schwierige Aufgabe

none too or not any too easy — nicht allzu leicht; (less than one had expected) gar nicht so leicht

he is none too or not any too clever/quick — etc. er ist nicht der Schlauste/Schnellste usw.

none too soon — keinen Augenblick zu früh; see also all 3.; good 1. 2), 5); many 1. 1); much 1. 1); only 2. 4)

2) (also) auch

she can sing, and play the piano, too — sie kann singen und auch od. außerdem Klavier spielen

3) (coll.): (very) besonders

I'm not feeling too good — mir geht es nicht besonders [gut]

I'm not too sure — ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher

not too pleased — nicht gerade erfreut

4) (moreover)

he lost in twenty moves, and to an amateur too — er verlor in zwanzig Zügen, und noch dazu gegen einen Amateur

there was frost last night, and in May/Spain too! — es hat letzte Nacht gefroren, und das im Mai/in Spanien!

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adv.

allzu adv.

auch adv.

zu adv. conj.

überdies konj.

English-german dictionary > too
11 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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[mʌtʃ]
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

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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

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adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
12 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
13 too

tu:
adverb

1) (to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.) demasiado

2) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) también

too adv

1. también

can I come too? ¿puedo ir yo también?

2. demasiado

she eats too much come demasiado

it's too hot hace demasiado calor

too

tr[tʊː]

adverb

1 (excessively) demasiado

■ too slow demasiado lento

■ too big demasiado grande

2 (also) también

■ can I come too? ¿puedo ir también?

■ me too yo también

3 (besides) además

4 (very) muy

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

too many demasiados,-as

too much demasiado,-a

all too / only too demasiado,-a

I should think so too! ¡era lo menos que podía hacer!

about time too ya era hora

to be too much for somebody ser demasiado para alguien

too ['tu:] adv

1) also: también

2) excessively: demasiado

it's too hot in here: aquí hace demasiado calor

too

adv.

• demasiado adv.

• muy adv.

• sobradamente adv.

• sobrado adv.

• también adv.

tuː
adverb

1)

a) ( excessively) demasiado

there were too many people/cars — había demasiada gente/demasiados coches

four mistakes? that's four too many — ¿cuatro faltas? son cuatro faltas de más

these shoes are too big/small for me — estos zapatos me quedan grandes/pequeños

that's too difficult for her to understand — es demasiado difícil para que lo entienda

b) (in phrases)

I know that all o only too well — eso bien que lo sé

all o only too often — muy a menudo, con mucha frecuencia

2)

a) ( as well) también

b) ( emphatic)

he apologized - I should think so too! — se disculpó - era lo menos que podía hacer!

quite right too! — bien hecho!

3) ( very) muy

I'm not too sure — no estoy muy seguro

he didn't seem too keen on the idea — no parecía gustarle mucho la idea

[tuː]
ADV
1) (=excessively) demasiado

it's too easy — es demasiado fácil

it's too sweet — está demasiado or muy dulce

it's too heavy for me to lift — es demasiado pesado para que yo lo levante

it's too hot to drink — está demasiado caliente para beberlo

it's not too difficult — no es muy difícil

• too bad! — ¡mala suerte!, ¡qué le vamos a hacer!, ¡ni modo! (Mex)

• it's too early for that — es (muy) temprano para eso

• it's too good to be true — no puede ser

• I'm not too keen on the idea — la idea no me hace gracia que digamos

• too many — demasiados

too many difficulties — demasiadas dificultades

• too much — demasiado

too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

he talks too much — habla demasiado

you gave me a dollar too much — me dio un dólar de más

that's too much by half — de eso sobra la mitad

don't make too much of it — no le des mucha importancia

it was all too much for her — [emotion] era demasiado para ella, era más de lo que pudo soportar; [work] estaba agobiada por tanto trabajo

it's too much for me to cope with — yo no puedo con tanto

his rudeness is too much — su descortesía es intolerable

it's too much! * — (=fantastic) ¡qué demasiado! *, ¡esto es demasiado!; (=excessive) esto pasa de la raya, esto pasa de castaño oscuro

• too often — con demasiada frecuencia, muy a menudo

• too right! * —

• too true! — ¡muy bien dicho!, ¡y cómo!

2) (=also) también; (=moreover) además

I went too — yo fui también

I speak French and Japanese too — hablo francés y también japonés

not only that, he's blind too! — no solo eso, ¡además es ciego!

she is, too! — ¡y tanto que lo es!

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[tuː]
adverb

1)

a) ( excessively) demasiado

there were too many people/cars — había demasiada gente/demasiados coches

four mistakes? that's four too many — ¿cuatro faltas? son cuatro faltas de más

these shoes are too big/small for me — estos zapatos me quedan grandes/pequeños

that's too difficult for her to understand — es demasiado difícil para que lo entienda

b) (in phrases)

I know that all o only too well — eso bien que lo sé

all o only too often — muy a menudo, con mucha frecuencia

2)

a) ( as well) también

b) ( emphatic)

he apologized - I should think so too! — se disculpó - era lo menos que podía hacer!

quite right too! — bien hecho!

3) ( very) muy

I'm not too sure — no estoy muy seguro

he didn't seem too keen on the idea — no parecía gustarle mucho la idea

English-spanish dictionary > too
14 too

adv

1) (за)надто

too good to be true — надто добре, щоб можна було повірити

too little (much) — надто мало (багато)

too quickly — занадто швидко

you've given me three too many — ви дали мені на три більше

she was none too early for the train — вона ледь устигла на поїзд

2) дуже, конче, украй

only too — безмежно

I shall be only too pleased to see you — я буду безмежно радий побачитися з вами

it's quite too! — чудово!

that's too bad! — як шкода!, який жаль!

3) також, теж

I go there, too — я теж іду туди

4) до того ж, крім того, більш того

achieved, too, at small cost — який дістався до того ж не дуже дорого

5) справді, дійсно

I mean to do it, too — я справді збираюся зробити це

to go too far — перебільшувати; заходити надто далеко

it is too much of a good thing — це вже занадто

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I [tuː] adv
1) дуже

too quickly — дуже швидко

too much [little] — дуже багато[мало]

he ate /too much — він об'ївся

this job is too much for me — ця робота вище моїх сил, я не справляюся з цією роботою

things are getting too much for him — події виходять з-під його контролю

a little too small — трохи малий

none too pleasant — не дуже приємний

a hat far too bi и for him — капелюх дуже великий йому

too good to last — злитком ( вже) добре, щоб так могло продовжуватися

its not too easy — це не так ( вже) е легко

I know him all too well — я дуже добре його знаю

she loved him too well — вона занадто /дуже/ його любила

you cant make the wall too thick — чим стіна товща, тим краще

we were none too early for the train — ми тільки-тільки встигли до потягу; на стільки-то більше ( ніж потрібно)

50 dollars too much — на 50 доларів більше

you've given me two too many — ви дали мені на два більше

I'm afraid l am one too many — боюся, що я тут зайвий

2) емоц.- посил. дуже; украй

you are really too kind — ви дійсно дуже добрі

hes not too well today — він неважливо себе відчуває сьогодні, йому сьогодні трохи нездоровиться

only too — дуже

I shall be only too pleased to help you — я буду нескінченно радий допомогти вам

that's too bad! — шкода!

it's quite too!, it's too! — чудово!

its too charming! — чудово!; як це мило!

to go too far — перебільшувати; відходити дуже далеко

it is too much of a good thing — хорошого помалу; це аж надто /занадто/
II [tuː] adv
1) також, теж

to play and sing too, — грати, співати

I went there too — я теж пішов туди

won't you come too — є чи не прийдете, виє

the prisoner too, inspired little sympathy — ув'язнений теж не вселяв симпатії; до того ж, більш того

achieved too, at small cost — що дістався до того ж не дуже дорого; отриманий не дуже дорогою ціною

the dog is hungry, and very thirsty too — собака голодний, до того ж хоче пити

2) дійсно

I mean to do it too — я дійсно збираюся зробити це

English-Ukrainian dictionary > too
15 much

{mʌtʃ}
I. 1. много
how MUCH? колко? колко струва?
very MUCH много
MUCH he cares upoн. много го e грижа/го интересува
2. със сравн. cm. много, значително
MUCH better много по-добре
so MUCH the better толкова по-добре
3. приблизително, горе-долу
MUCH (about) the same приблизително същият
pretty MUCH alike горе-долу еднакви
MUCH of a size почти толкова голям
MUCH the best/theworst далеч най-добър/най-лош
MUCH as колкото и да
MUCH as I tried колкото и да се опитвах
MUCH to my surprise/regret, etc. за мое голямо учудваие/съжалениеи пр.
he is MUCH the worse for this fall into the canal тойпострада много от падането си в канала
oceansdon't so MUCH divide the world as unite it океаните по-скоро обединяват света, отколкото да го разделят
not a single contemporary so MUCH as hints at нито единсъвременник дори и не намеква за
II. a (more, most) много
MUCH food/rain многохрана/дъжд
MUCH difficulty/trouble много/големи затруднения
he never eats MUCH breakfast той не яде многона закуска
not MUCH of a... неособено добър/голям...
he's not MUCH of a scholar той не e бог знае какъв учен
I'm not MUCH of a cinemagoer рядко ходя на кино
to betoo MUCH for много труден съм за, по-силен/по-опитен/по-хитър съм от
that book was too MUCH for meтази книга ми беше прекалено трудна
the schoolchampion was too MUCH for me шапмионът на училищетобеше далеч по-силен от мен
III. n много
MUCH of whatyou say is true голяма част от това, което казвате, е вярно
how MUCH a kilo is that beef? колко e килототова говеждо? I don't think the film is up to MUCH смятам, че филмът не струва
this/that MUCH толкова
that MUCHis certain това (поне) /едно e сигурно
I'll say this MUCHin his favour това мога да кажа в негва полза
tomake MUCH of разбирам, проумявам, отдавам голямо значение на, преувеличавам, обръщам голямо внимание на, приемам (някого) много радушно, разшетвам се за (някого), лаская
you havealways helped me and I'll always do as MUCH for you винагиси ми помагал и аз винаги ще ти помогна
it's asMUCH your responsibility as mine това e колкото твоя, толкова и моя отговорност
it was as MUCH as he coulddo to keep from laughing едва се сдържаше да не сеизсмее
that is as MUCH as to say все едно да кажеш
withnot/without so MUCH as saying good-bye без дори да сесбогува

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{m^tsh} adv (more {mъ:}); most {moust}) 1. много; how much ? 1) (2) {m^tsh} I. a (more; most) много; much food/rain много храна/дъжд

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1 a много, голямо количество;2 adv много, до голяма степен;how MUCH колко;make MUCH of ценя високо; угаждам на;so MUCH the better толкова по-добре;much; adv (more;{mЈ:}); most;{moust}) 1. много; how much ? 1) колко? 2) колко струва? very much

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1. he is much the worse for this fall into the canal тойпострада много от падането си в канала 2. he never eats much breakfast той не яде многона закуска 3. he's not much of a scholar той не e бог знае какъв учен 4. how much a kilo is that beef? колко e килототова говеждо? i don't think the film is up to much смятам, че филмът не струва 5. how much? колко? колко струва? 6. i'll say this muchin his favour това мога да кажа в негва полза 7. i'm not much of a cinemagoer рядко ходя на кино 8. i. много 9. ii. a (more, most) много 10. iii. n много 11. it was as much as he coulddo to keep from laughing едва се сдържаше да не сеизсмее 12. it's asmuch your responsibility as mine това e колкото твоя, толкова и моя отговорност 13. much (about) the same приблизително същият 14. much as i tried колкото и да се опитвах 15. much as колкото и да 16. much better много по-добре 17. much difficulty/trouble много/големи затруднения 18. much food/rain многохрана/дъжд 19. much he cares upoн. много го e грижа/го интересува 20. much of a size почти толкова голям 21. much of whatyou say is true голяма част от това, което казвате, е вярно 22. much the best/theworst далеч най-добър/най-лош 23. much to my surprise/regret, etc. за мое голямо учудваие/съжалениеи пр 24. not a single contemporary so much as hints at нито единсъвременник дори и не намеква за 25. not much of a... неособено добър/голям.. 26. oceansdon't so much divide the world as unite it океаните по-скоро обединяват света, отколкото да го разделят 27. pretty much alike горе-долу еднакви 28. so much the better толкова по-добре 29. that book was too much for meтази книга ми беше прекалено трудна 30. that is as much as to say все едно да кажеш 31. that muchis certain това (поне) /едно e сигурно 32. the schoolchampion was too much for me шапмионът на училищетобеше далеч по-силен от мен 33. this/that much толкова 34. to betoo much for много труден съм за, по-силен/по-опитен/по-хитър съм от 35. tomake much of разбирам, проумявам, отдавам голямо значение на, преувеличавам, обръщам голямо внимание на, приемам (някого) много радушно, разшетвам се за (някого), лаская 36. very much много 37. withnot/without so much as saying good-bye без дори да сесбогува 38. you havealways helped me and i'll always do as much for you винагиси ми помагал и аз винаги ще ти помогна 39. приблизително, горе-долу 40. със сравн. cm. много, значително
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much[mʌtʃ] I. adv ( more, most [mo:, moust]) 1. много; how \much? колко? \much pleased много доволен; \much he cares ирон. много го е грижа; 2. (при сравн. ст.) много, значително; \much better много по-добре; 3. приблизително, горе-долу; \much ( about) the same приблизително същият; pretty \much alike доста еднакви; \much of a size почти толкова голям; \much of a \much от един дол дренки; so \much the better толкова по-добре; \much will have more пари при пари отиват; not \much разг. малко вероятно е, едва ли; II. adj ( more, most) много; \much trouble голямо безпокойство; III. n голямо количество, много; to gain \much печеля много; to make \much of представям (третирам) като важен; приемам радушно, разшетвам се за; not \much of a cook не е кой знае какъв готвач; be not ( nothing) \much to look at разг. не се отличава с особена красота, не е нещо особено; I don't think \much of нямам особено добро мнение за; not up to \much разг. лошо качество, нищо особено; • I thought ( guessed) as \much така си и мислех; not to be \much on ( for) s.th. не съм във възторг от, не ми харесва особено; \much as макар че, въпреки че, \much as she likes him she won' t marry him въпреки че го харесва, тя няма да се омъжи за него; not \much of a one for s.th. разг. не обичам много, не ми допада; I am not \much of a one for scotch не си падам по шотландското уиски.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > much
16 too

I [tu:] adv
1. 1) слишком

too quickly - слишком быстро

too much [little] - слишком много [мало]

he ate too much - он переел

this job is too much for me - эта работа выше моих сил, я не справляюсь с этой работой

things are getting too much for him - события выходят из-под его контроля

a little too small - немного мал

none too pleasant - не слишком приятный

a hat far too big for him - шляпа слишком велика ему

too good to last - слишком (уж) хорошо, чтобы так могло продолжаться

it's not too easy - это не так (уж) легко

I know him all too well - я слишком хорошо его знаю

she loved him too well - она чересчур /слишком/ его любила

you can't make the wall too thick - чем стена толще, тем лучше

we were none too early for the train - мы только-только успели к поезду

2) на столько-то больше (чем нужно)

50 dollars too much - на 50 долларов больше

you've given me two too many - вы дали мне на два больше

I'm afraid I am one too many - боюсь, что я здесь лишний

2. эмоц.-усил. очень; крайне

you are really too kind - вы действительно очень добры

he's not too well today - он неважно себя чувствует сегодня, ему сегодня немного нездоровится

only too - очень

I shall be only too pleased to help you - я буду бесконечно рад помочь вам

that's too bad! - как жалко!

it's quite too!, it's too too! - восхитительно!

it's too charming! - восхитительно!; как это мило!

♢ to go too far - а) преувеличивать; б) заходить слишком далеко

it is too much of a good thing - хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком /чересчур/
II [tu:] adv
1. 1) также, тоже

to play and sing too - и играть и петь

I went there, too - я тоже пошёл туда

won't you come, too? - не придёте ли и вы?

the prisoner, too, inspired little sympathy - заключённый тоже не внушал симпатии

2) к тому же, более того

achieved, too, at small cost - доставшийся к тому же не слишком дорого; полученный не слишком дорогой ценой

the dog is hungry, and very thirsty, too - собака голодна и к тому же хочет пить

2. действительно

I mean to do it, too - я действительно собираюсь сделать это

НБАРС > too
17 too

I [tuː] adv
1) дуже

too quickly — дуже швидко

too much [little] — дуже багато[мало]

he ate /too much — він об'ївся

this job is too much for me — ця робота вище моїх сил, я не справляюся з цією роботою

things are getting too much for him — події виходять з-під його контролю

a little too small — трохи малий

none too pleasant — не дуже приємний

a hat far too bi и for him — капелюх дуже великий йому

too good to last — злитком ( вже) добре, щоб так могло продовжуватися

its not too easy — це не так ( вже) е легко

I know him all too well — я дуже добре його знаю

she loved him too well — вона занадто /дуже/ його любила

you cant make the wall too thick — чим стіна товща, тим краще

we were none too early for the train — ми тільки-тільки встигли до потягу; на стільки-то більше ( ніж потрібно)

50 dollars too much — на 50 доларів більше

you've given me two too many — ви дали мені на два більше

I'm afraid l am one too many — боюся, що я тут зайвий

2) емоц.- посил. дуже; украй

you are really too kind — ви дійсно дуже добрі

hes not too well today — він неважливо себе відчуває сьогодні, йому сьогодні трохи нездоровиться

only too — дуже

I shall be only too pleased to help you — я буду нескінченно радий допомогти вам

that's too bad! — шкода!

it's quite too!, it's too! — чудово!

its too charming! — чудово!; як це мило!

to go too far — перебільшувати; відходити дуже далеко

it is too much of a good thing — хорошого помалу; це аж надто /занадто/
II [tuː] adv
1) також, теж

to play and sing too, — грати, співати

I went there too — я теж пішов туди

won't you come too — є чи не прийдете, виє

the prisoner too, inspired little sympathy — ув'язнений теж не вселяв симпатії; до того ж, більш того

achieved too, at small cost — що дістався до того ж не дуже дорого; отриманий не дуже дорогою ціною

the dog is hungry, and very thirsty too — собака голодний, до того ж хоче пити

2) дійсно

I mean to do it too — я дійсно збираюся зробити це

English-Ukrainian dictionary > too
18 too

1. adv слишком

too quickly — слишком быстро

too much — слишком много

he ate too much — он переел

this job is too much for me — эта работа выше моих сил, я не справляюсь с этой работой

things are getting too much for him — события выходят из-под его контроля

a little too small — немного мал

none too pleasant — не слишком приятный

a hat far too big for him — шляпа слишком велика ему

too good to last — слишком хорошо, чтобы так могло продолжаться

I know him all too well — я слишком хорошо его знаю

path too long — слишком длинное путевое имя

the mustard is too hot — горчица слишком остра

to carry matters too far — зайти слишком далеко

we are too crowded here — нам здесь слишком тесно

to venture too far — зайти слишком далеко; обнаглеть

2. adv на столько-то больше

50 dollars too much — на 50 долларов больше

she has too much paint on — она очень сильно накрасилась

3. adv эмоц. -усил. очень; крайне

you are really too kind — вы действительно очень добры

only too — очень

too bad — очень жаль

only too glad … — очень рад, счастлив …

the goods are priced too high — товар оценён очень высоко

4. adv также, тоже

to play and sing too — и играть и петь

too good to be true — так хорошо, что не верится; невероятно, не может быть

5. adv к тому же, более того

achieved, too, at small cost — доставшийся к тому же не слишком дорого; полученный не слишком дорогой ценой

6. adv действительно

I mean to do it, too — я действительно собираюсь сделать это

Синонимический ряд:

1. also (other) additionally; again; along; also; as well; as well as; besides; further; furthermore; futhermore; in addition; into the bargain; item; likewise; more; moreover; still; then; to boot; withal; yea; yet

2. ever (other) beyond reason; confoundedly; consumedly; disproportionately; ever; exceedingly; excessively; extravagantly; extremely; immensely; immoderately; inappropriately; inordinately; over; overfull; overly; overmuch; prodigally; profligately; super; to a fault; unduly; wastefully

3. very (other) awful; awfully; considerably; damned; dreadfully; eminently; enormously; especially; exceptionally; extra; extraordinarily; greatly; highly; hugely; insatiably; jolly; mightily; mighty; mortally; most; much; notably; parlous; particularly; pesky; quite; rather; rattling; really; remarkably; right; snapping; so; spanking; specially; staving; strikingly; surpassingly; tremendously; very

English-Russian base dictionary > too
19 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
20 too

[tuː] 1. adv
( excessively) zbyt, za; ( also) też, także
2. adj
there's too much water — jest za dużo wody

there are too many people — jest za dużo ludzi

it's too sweet — to zbyt słodkie

I went there too — ja też tam poszedłem

she loves him too much to … — zbyt or zanadto go kocha, żeby +infin

too bad! — (wielka) szkoda!

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[tu:]
adverb

1) (to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.) za, zbyt

2) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) też, także

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