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1 and much more in the same strain

Общая лексика: и много ещё в том же духе

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > and much more in the same strain
2 out of one trouble and into more trouble

из огня да в полымя

When he changed jobs he went out of the frying pan and into the fire. His new job is much worse.

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > out of one trouble and into more trouble
3 in such a Semantic Web of relational data and logical assertions, computer logic is in its element, and can do much more

Общая лексика: в таком Семантическом Вебе связанной информации и логических суждений компьютерная логика является составляющим элементом и може

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > in such a Semantic Web of relational data and logical assertions, computer logic is in its element, and can do much more
4 so much and no more

Макаров: столько и не больше

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > so much and no more
5 more

more [mɔ:(r)]

plus de ⇒ 1 (a), 6 1 davantage de ⇒ 1 (a) plus ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b) davantage ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (b) encore ⇒ 2 (b) plutôt ⇒ 3 (c) de plus en plus ⇒ 4 plus que ⇒ 6 2

1 adjective

(a) (compar of many, much) (larger quantity or number of) plus de, davantage de;

∎ there were more boys than girls il y avait plus de garçons que de filles;

∎ there's much or a lot or far more room in the other building il y a beaucoup plus de place dans l'autre bâtiment

(b) (additional quantity or number of)

∎ you should eat more fish tu devrais manger davantage de ou plus de poisson;

∎ I need more time j'ai besoin de plus de temps;

∎ three more people arrived trois autres personnes sont arrivées;

∎ there's only one more problem to solve il n'y a plus qu'un problème à résoudre;

∎ do you have any more questions? avez-vous d'autres questions?;

∎ do you have any more stamps? est-ce qu'il vous reste des timbres?;

∎ I have no more money je n'ai plus d'argent;

∎ is there any more butter? est-ce qu'il reste du beurre?;

∎ just wait a few more minutes patiente encore quelques instants;

∎ a little more sugar? encore un peu de sucre?;

∎ have some more wine reprends du vin;

∎ there are no more or there aren't any more green lampshades il n'y a plus d'abat-jour verts;

∎ no more talking maintenant, taisez-vous ou silence!;

∎ there'll be no more skiing this winter le ski est fini pour cet hiver;

∎ there have been several more incidents in the same area plusieurs autres incidents se sont produits dans le même quartier;

∎ bring me some more potatoes, please apporte-moi encore des pommes de terre, s'il te plaît;

∎ there's some more paper in that drawer il y a encore du papier dans ce tiroir;

∎ would you like some more soup? voulez-vous un peu plus de soupe?

2 pronoun

(a) (compar of many, much) (larger amount) plus, davantage; (greater number) plus;

∎ he earns more than I do or than me il gagne plus que moi;

∎ I wish I could do more for her j'aimerais pouvoir l'aider plus ou davantage;

∎ it'll take a lot more than that to persuade them il en faudra bien plus (que ça) ou bien davantage pour les convaincre;

∎ some opted for A, but many more chose B certains ont choisi A, mais ceux qui ont choisi B étaient bien plus nombreux;

∎ there are more of them than there are of us ils sont plus nombreux que nous;

∎ he's even more of a coward than I thought il est encore plus lâche que je ne pensais;

∎ it's more of a problem now than it used to be ça pose plus de problèmes maintenant qu'avant;

∎ she's more of a singer than a dancer c'est une chanteuse plus qu'une danseuse

(b) (additional amount) plus, encore;

∎ there's more if you want it il y en a encore si tu veux;

∎ he asked for more il en redemanda;

∎ I couldn't eat any more, thanks je ne pourrais plus rien avaler, merci;

∎ she just can't take any more elle n'en peut vraiment plus;

∎ please can I have some more? (food) puis-je en reprendre, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ there are some more here that you haven't washed il en reste ici que tu n'as pas lavés;

∎ I could say more, but… je pouvais en dire plus mais…;

∎ something/nothing more quelque chose/rien de plus;

∎ I have something/nothing more to say j'ai encore quelque chose/je n'ai plus rien à dire;

∎ he's just a good friend, nothing more c'est un bon ami, rien de plus;

∎ what more can I say? que puis-je dire de plus?;

∎ what more do you want? que voulez-vous de plus?;

∎ familiar what more could you ask for! que demande le peuple!;

∎ but more of that later… mais nous reparlerons de ça plus tard…;

∎ I want no more of this defeatist talk je ne veux plus de ces discours défaitistes;

∎ that's more like it! voilà, c'est mieux!;

∎ no more no less ni plus ni moins;

∎ more of the same la même chose;

∎ the government simply promises more of the same le gouvernement se contente de refaire les mêmes promesses;

∎ there's plenty more where that came from si vous en revoulez, il n'y a qu'à demander;

∎ need I say more? si tu vois ce que je veux dire;

∎ familiar say no more! cela suffit!, n'en dis pas plus!

(c) familiar (additional people)

∎ any more for the ferry? qui d'autre prend le ferry?^□ ;

∎ humorous any more for any more? (food) est-ce que quelqu'un veut du rab?

3 adverb

(a) (forming comparatives) plus;

∎ more intelligent plus intelligent;

∎ more comfortably plus confortablement

(b) (to a greater extent or degree) plus, davantage;

∎ you should read more tu devrais lire plus ou davantage;

∎ it worries me more than it used to ça m'inquiète plus qu'avant;

∎ this more than makes up for it ça fait plus que compenser;

∎ I like wine more than beer je préfère le vin à la bière, j'aime mieux le vin que la bière;

∎ I would think more of her if she owned up j'aurais une plus haute opinion d'elle si elle avouait;

∎ he's intelligent but his sister is more so il est intelligent mais sa sœur l'est davantage;

∎ I'll give you £20, not a penny more je te donnerai 20 livres, pas un sou de plus

(c) (rather) plutôt;

∎ she was more disappointed than angry elle était plus déçue que fâchée;

∎ do it more like this fais-le plutôt comme ceci;

∎ it's more a question of who foots the bill il s'agit plutôt de savoir qui paiera la facture

(d) (again)

∎ once/twice more encore une/deux fois

4 more and more

1 adjective

de plus en plus;

∎ more and more people are using it de plus en plus de gens l'utilisent

2 adverb

de plus en plus;

∎ more and more interesting de plus en plus intéressant;

∎ I was growing more and more tired j'étais de plus en plus fatigué;

∎ I like him more and more each time I see him à chaque fois que je le vois je l'apprécie davantage

5 more or less adverb

(a) (roughly) plus ou moins;

∎ that's more or less what I expected c'est plus ou moins ce à quoi je m'attendais;

∎ is that correct? - well, more or less est-ce que c'est vrai? - plus ou moins, oui

(b) (almost) presque;

∎ we've more or less finished nous avons presque terminé

6 more than

1 preposition

(with numbers, measurements etc) plus de;

∎ more than 500 people plus de 500 personnes;

∎ it costs much or a lot more than $50 ça coûte bien plus de 50 dollars;

∎ for little more than £500 pour à peine plus de 500 livres;

∎ I won't be more than two hours je n'en ai pas pour plus de deux heures, j'en ai pour deux heures au maximum

2 adverb

plus que;

∎ I'd be more than happy to do it je serais ravi de le faire;

∎ you've been more than generous vous avez été plus que généreux;

∎ that's more than enough c'est plus qu'il n'en faut;

∎ this more than makes up for his previous mistakes voilà qui rachète largement ses anciennes erreurs

7 more than a little adverb

vraiment;

∎ we were more than a little shocked nous étions vraiment choqués

8 no more adverb

(a) (neither) non plus;

∎ he doesn't believe the rumours and no more do I il ne croit pas les rumeurs et moi non plus

(b) (as little) pas plus;

∎ she's no more a spy than I am! elle n'est pas plus espionne que moi!;

∎ I would no more have suspected him than I would my own mother je ne l'aurais pas soupçonné davantage que ma propre mère;

∎ it's no more dangerous than crossing the street ce n'est pas plus dangereux que de traverser la rue;

∎ familiar they can no more act than fly in the air ils jouent comme des pieds

(c) literary (no longer)

∎ no more will she grace our company plus jamais elle ne nous tiendra compagnie;

∎ the Empire is no more l'Empire n'est plus

9 not…any more adverb

∎ we don't go there any more nous n'y allons plus;

∎ he still works here, doesn't he? - not any more (he doesn't) il travaille encore ici, n'est-ce pas? - non, plus maintenant

10 the more adverb

formal d'autant plus;

∎ I was the more disappointed j'étais d'autant plus déçu;

∎ they went the more willingly on that account ils y sont allés d'autant plus volontiers;

∎ the more so because… d'autant plus que…

11 the more…the more conjunction

plus…plus;

∎ the more they have, the more they want plus ils en ont, plus ils en veulent;

∎ the more I see him, the more I like him plus je le vois, plus il me plaît

12 what is more, what's more adverb

qui plus est

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6 more

more [mɔ:^r]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

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comparative of many ; of much

1. adjective

   a. ( = greater in amount) plus de

• a lot more time beaucoup plus de temps

• there's no more rice il n'y a plus de riz

• have some more ice cream reprenez de la glace

► more... than plus de... que

• he's got more money than you il a plus d'argent que vous

• more people than usual plus de gens que de coutume

   b. ( = additional) encore de

• more tea? encore un peu de thé ?

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► Note that in the following some and any when used with more are translated by du and de la.

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• I'd like some more meat je voudrais encore de la viande

• is there any more wine? y a-t-il encore du vin ?

► a few/several more

• I need a few more examples il me faut encore quelques exemples

• unfortunately it'll take several more days cela prendra malheureusement quelques jours de plus

2. pronoun

   a. ( = greater quantity) plus

• a little more un peu plus

• I need a lot more il m'en faut beaucoup plus

• I haven't any more je n'en ai plus

• and what's more et qui plus est

• we'd like to see more of her nous aimerions la voir plus souvent

• I'll find out more about it je vais me renseigner

► more than (before a number) plus de

• more than 20 came plus de 20 personnes sont venues

• not more than a kilo pas plus d'un kilo

• it cost more than I expected c'était plus cher que je ne pensais

• that's more than enough c'est amplement suffisant► no/nothing more

• no more, thanks (in restaurant) ça suffit, merci

• I've nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter

• let's say nothing more about it n'en parlons plus► anything more

• I don't want anything more (to eat) je ne veux plus rien

   b. ( = others) d'autres

• have you got any more like these? en avez-vous d'autres comme ça ?

3. adverb

   a. (with adjectives and adverbs) plus

• more difficult plus difficile

• more easily plus facilement

• more and more difficult de plus en plus difficile

• only more so mais encore plus

• each more beautiful than the next tous plus beaux les uns que les autres

• the house is more than half built la maison est plus qu'à moitié construite

   b. (with verbs) plus, davantage

• you must rest more vous devez vous reposer davantage

• she talks even more than he does elle parle encore plus que lui

• I like apples more than oranges je préfère les pommes aux oranges

• it will more than cover the cost cela couvrira largement les frais

   c. ( = rather) plutôt

• it's more a short story than a novel c'est une nouvelle plutôt qu'un roman

   d. ( = again) once more une fois de plus

• once more, they have disappointed us une fois de plus, ils nous ont déçus

• only once more une dernière fois

► any more plus

• I won't do it any more je ne le ferai plus

   e. (set structures)

► more or less plus ou moins

• neither more nor less ni plus ni moins► the more... plus...

• the more you rest the quicker you'll get better plus vous vous reposerez plus vous vous rétablirez rapidement

• the more I think of it the more ashamed I feel plus j'y pense plus j'ai honte

• he is all the more happy il est d'autant plus heureux

• all the more so because... d'autant plus que...

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Note: When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see below

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II 1 below
[mɔː(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( comparative)

it's more serious than we thought — c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions

the more intelligent (child) of the two — (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux

he's no more honest than his sister — il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur

2) ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage

you must work/rest more — il faut que tu travailles/te reposes davantage

he sleeps more than I do — il dort plus que moi

the more you think about it, the harder it will seem — plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur

he is (all) the more angry because — il est d'autant plus en colère que

3) ( longer)

I don't work there any more — je n'y travaille plus

4) ( again)

once more — une fois de plus

5) ( rather)

more surprised than angry — plus étonné que fâché
2.
quantifier

more cars than people — plus de voitures que de gens

more cars than expected — plus de voitures que prévu

some more books — quelques livres de plus

a little/lot more wine — un peu/beaucoup plus de vin

more bread — encore un peu de pain

there's no more bread — il n'y a plus de pain

have some more beer! — reprenez de la bière

have you any more questions? — avez-vous d'autres questions?

nothing more — rien de plus

something more — autre chose
3.
pronoun

1) ( larger amount or number) plus

it costs more than the other one — il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre

he eats more than you — il mange plus que toi

the children take up more of my time — les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps

many were disappointed, more were angry — beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés

we'd like to see more of you — nous voudrions te voir plus souvent

2) ( additional amount) davantage; ( additional number) plus

I need more of them — il m'en faut plus

I need more of it — il m'en faut davantage

several/a few more (of them) — plusieurs/quelques autres

I can't tell you any more — je ne peux pas t'en dire plus

I have nothing more to say — je n'ai rien à ajouter

in Mexico, of which more later... — au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard...

let's ou we'll say no more about it — n'en parlons plus
4.
more and more phrasal determiner, adverbial phrase de plus en plus

more and more work — de plus en plus de travail

to sleep more and more — dormir de plus en plus

more and more regularly — de plus en plus régulièrement
5.
more or less adverbial phrase plus ou moins
6.
more so adverbial phrase encore plus

in York, and even more so in Oxford — à York et encore plus à Oxford

he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so — il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus

they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe — ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe

no more so than usual — pas plus que d'habitude
7.
more than adverbial phrase, prepositional phrase

1) ( greater amount or number) plus de

more than 20 people — plus de 20 personnes

more than half — plus de la moitié

more than enough — plus qu'assez

2) ( extremely)

more than generous — plus que généreux

the cheque more than covered the cost — le chèque a amplement couvert les frais

••

she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief —

she's a thief, neither more nor less — c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins

he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant — ce n'est qu'un serviteur

and what is more... — et qui plus est...

there's more where that came from — ce n'est qu'un début

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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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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.

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more

❢ When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère ; more beautiful = plus beau/belle ; more easily = plus facilement ; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see A 1 below.

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see B 1 below.

A adv

1 ( comparative) it's more serious than we thought/you think c'est plus grave que nous ne pensions/vous ne pensez ; the more intelligent (child) of the two (l'enfant) le plus intelligent des deux ; he's no more honest than his sister il n'est pas plus honnête que sa sœur ; the more developed countries les pays plus développés ;

2 ( to a greater extent) plus, davantage ; you must work/sleep/rest more il faut que tu travailles/dormes/te reposes davantage ; he sleeps/talks more than I do il dort/parle plus que moi ; you can't paint any more than I can, you can no more paint than I can tu ne sais pas plus peindre que moi ; the more you think of it, the harder it will seem plus tu y penseras, plus ça te paraîtra dur ; he is (all) the more determined/angry because il est d'autant plus déterminé/en colère que ;

3 ( longer) I don't work there any more je n'y travaille plus ; I couldn't continue any more je ne pouvais pas continuer plus longtemps ; she is no more littér elle n'est plus ;

4 ( again) once/twice more une fois/deux fois de plus, encore une fois/deux fois ; he's back once more il est de nouveau de retour ;

5 ( rather) more surprised than angry plus étonné que fâché ; he's more a mechanic than an engineer il est plus mécanicien qu'ingénieur ; it's more a question of organization than of money c'est plus une question d'organisation que d'argent.

B quantif more cars than people plus de voitures que de gens ; more eggs than milk plus d'œufs que de lait ; more cars than expected/before plus de voitures que prévu/qu'avant ; some more books encore quelques livres ; a little/lot more wine un peu/beaucoup plus de vin ; more bread encore un peu de pain ; there's no more bread il n'y a plus de pain ; have some more beer! reprenez de la bière ; have you any more questions/problems? avez-vous d'autres questions/problèmes? ; we've no more time nous n'avons plus le temps ; nothing more rien de plus ; something more autre chose, quelque chose d'autre.

C pron

1 ( larger amount or number) plus ; it costs more than the other one il/elle coûte plus cher que l'autre ; he eats more than you il mange plus que toi ; the children take up more of my time les enfants prennent une plus grande partie de mon temps ; many were disappointed, more were angry beaucoup de gens ont été déçus, un plus grand nombre étaient fâchés ; we'd like to see more of you nous voudrions te voir plus souvent ;

2 ( additional amount) davantage ; ( additional number) plus ; tell me more (about it) dis-m'en davantage ; I need more of them il m'en faut plus ; I need more of it il m'en faut davantage ; we found several/a few more (of them) in the house nous en avons trouvé plusieurs/quelques autres dans la maison ; I can't tell you any more je ne peux pas t'en dire plus ; have you heard any more from your sister? as-tu d'autres nouvelles de ta sœur? ; I have nothing more to say je n'ai rien à ajouter ; in Mexico, of which more later… au Mexique, dont nous reparlerons plus tard… ; let's ou we'll say no more about it n'en parlons plus.

D more and more det phr, adv phr de plus en plus ; more and more work/time de plus en plus de travail/de temps ; to work/sleep more and more travailler/dormir de plus en plus ; more and more regularly de plus en plus régulièrement.

E more or less adv phr plus ou moins.

F more so adv phr encore plus ; in York, and even more so in Oxford à York et encore plus à Oxford ; it is very interesting, made (even) more so because c'est très intéressant, d'autant plus que ; he is just as active as her, if not more so ou or even more so il est aussi actif qu'elle, si ce n'est plus ; (all) the more so because… d'autant plus que… ; they are all disappointed, none more so than Mr Lowe ils sont tous déçus, en particulier M. Lowe ; no more so than usual/the others pas plus que d'habitude/les autres.

G more than adv phr, prep phr

1 ( greater amount or number) plus de ; more than 20 people/£50 plus de 20 personnes/50 livres sterling ; more than half plus de la moitié ; more than enough plus qu'assez ;

2 ( extremely) more than generous/happy plus que généreux/ravi ; the cheque more than covered the cost le chèque a amplement couvert les frais ; you more than fulfilled your obligations tu as fait plus que remplir tes obligations.

Idioms

she's nothing more (nor less) than a thief, she's a thief, neither more nor less c'est une voleuse, ni plus ni moins ; he's nothing ou no ou not much more than a servant ce n'est qu'un serviteur ; and what is more… et qui plus est… ; there's more where that came from ce n'est qu'un début.

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mo:
comparative; = much

more adj adv pron más

I'd like some more quiero más

the big ones cost more than the small ones los grandes cuestan más que los pequeños

this is more expensive éste es más caro

more and more cada vez más

more or less más o menos

more

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adjective

1 más

■ more than half an hour más de media hora

■ do you want some more wine? ¿quieres más vino?

■ there were no more than twenty people no había más de veinte personas

■ no more tears! ¡basta de llorar!

pronoun

1 más

■ we need some more necesitamos más

■ I can't eat any more no puedo (comer) más

■ it's more than enough sobra y basta

■ we've got no more coffee no nos queda más café

■ there's more to life than work hay cosas más importantes en la vida que el trabajo

adverb

1 más

■ it's more expensive es más caro

■ I don't live there any more ya no vivo allí

■ I won't do it any more no lo volveré a hacer

■ I couldn't agree more estoy totalmente de acuerdo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

more and more cada vez más

more or less (approximately) más o menos 2 (almost) casi

to be more than happy to do something hacer algo con mucho gusto

the more..., the more... cuanto más..., más...

the more..., the less... cuanto más..., menos...

to see more of somebody ver a alguien más a menudo

what is more además, lo que es más Table 1SMALLNOTA/SMALL Véanse también many y much/Table 1

more ['mor] adv

: más

what more can I say?: ¿qué más puedo decir?

more important: más importante

once more: una vez más

more adj

: más

nothing more than that: nada más que eso

more work: más trabajo

more n

: más m

the more you eat, the more you want: cuanto más comes, tanto más quieres

more pron

: más

more were found: se encontraron más

more

adj.

• más adj.

adv.

• más adv.

I mɔːr, mɔː(r)
adjective

a) (additional number, amount) más

would you like some more? — ¿quieres más?

there'll be no more talking — se acabó la charla

how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?

for more information call 387351 — para mayor información llamar al 38-73-51

one more question — una pregunta más

more and more people — cada vez más gente

the more money you earn, the more tax you have to pay — cuanto más dinero se gana, (tantos) más impuestos hay que pagar

b) ( in comparisons) más

I eat more meat than you — yo como más carne que tú

II

pronoun

a) (additional number, amount) más

let's say no more about it — no hablemos más del asunto

and, what is more,... — y lo que es más,...

the more she eats, the thinner she gets — cuanto más come, más adelgaza

have you anything more to say? — ¿tiene algo más que decir?

b) ( in comparisons) más

you eat more than me — tú comes más que yo

we had four more than we needed — nos sobraron cuatro, había cuatro de más

there's more to life than politics — hay cosas más importantes en la vida que la política

my brother is more of a businessman than I am — mi hermano tiene mucha más idea para los negocios que yo

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to greater extent) más

you watch television more than I do — tú ves más televisión que yo

I couldn't agree more — estoy totalmente de acuerdo

I don't go there any more than I have to — no voy ahí más de lo necesario

I love you more and more each day — te quiero cada día más

more or less — más o menos

I was more than a little surprised by your attitude — tu actitud me sorprendió bastante

b) (before adj, adv) más

could you please speak more clearly? — ¿podría hacer el favor de hablar más claro?

more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo

this made her all the more determined — esto la afirmó aún más en su resolución

2) (again, longer) más

once/twice more — una vez/dos veces más

I don't eat meat any more — ya no como carne

3) ( rather)

it's more an encyclopedia than a dictionary — es más una enciclopedia que un diccionario

I was more surprised than anything — me causó más que nada sorpresa

[mɔː(r)]
1.

ADJ más

there's more tea in the cupboard — hay más té en el aparador

• is there any more wine in the bottle? — ¿queda vino en la botella?

• a few more weeks — unas semanas más

it'll take a few more days — llevará unos cuantos días más

• many more people — muchas más personas

• much more butter — mucha más mantequilla

• I have no more money — no me queda más dinero

no more singing, I can't bear it! — ¡que no se cante más, no lo aguanto!

• do you want some more tea? — ¿quieres más té?

• you have more money than I — tienes más dinero que yo

• it's two more miles to the house — faltan dos millas para llegar a la casa

2. N
PRON
1) más

four more — cuatro más

• we can't afford more — no podemos pagar más

• is there any more? — ¿hay más?

there isn't any more — ya no hay más

• a bit more? — ¿un poco más?

• a few more — algunos más

• a little more — un poco más

• many more — muchos más

• much more — mucho más

there isn't much more to do — no hay or queda mucho más que hacer

• there's no more left — no queda (nada)

let's say no more about it! — ¡no se hable más del asunto!

she's no more a duchess than I am — tan duquesa es como mi padre

he no more thought of paying me than of flying to the moon — antes iría volando a la luna que pensar pagarme a mí

• I shall have more to say about this — volveré a hablar de esto

• some more — más

• he's got more than me! — ¡él tiene más que yo!

it's more than a job — es (algo) más que un trabajo

more than ever — más que nunca

more than half — más de la mitad

more than one/ten — más de uno/diez

not more than 15 — no más de quince

not much more than £20 — poco más de 20 libras

it cost more than we had expected — costó más de lo que esperábamos

• and what's more... — y además...

• there's more where that came from! — ¡esto no es más que el principio!

2)

• (all) the more — tanto más

it makes me (all) the more ashamed — tanto más vergüenza me da

all the more so because or as or since... — tanto más cuanto que...

the more you give him the more he wants — cuanto más se le da, (tanto) más quiere

the more he drank the thirstier he got — cuanto más bebía más sed tenía

the more the better, the more the merrier — cuantos más mejor

3. ADV

1) más

more difficult — más difícil

more easily — con mayor facilidad

• more and more — cada vez más

• if he says that any more — si vuelve a decir eso, si dice eso otra vez

if he comes here any more — si vuelve por aquí

• more or less — más o menos

neither more nor less — ni más ni menos

• "I don't understand it" - "no more do I" — -no lo comprendo -ni yo tampoco

• he's more intelligent than me — es más inteligente que yo

the house is more than half built — la casa está más que medio construida

I had more than carried out my obligation — había cumplido con creces mi obligación

it will more than meet the demand — satisfará ampliamente la demanda

he was more surprised than angry — más que enfadarse se sorprendió

it's more a short story than a novel — más que novela es un cuento

2) (=again)

once more — otra vez, una vez más

3) (=longer)

• he doesn't live here any more — ya no vive aquí

• Queen Anne is no more — la reina Ana ya no existe

we shall see her no more — no la volveremos a ver
MORE THAN
"Más... que" or "más... de"?
► Use más with que before nouns and personal pronouns (provided they are not followed by clauses) as well as before adverbs and prepositions:
It was much more than a book Era mucho más que un libro
She knows more than I do about such things Ella sabe más que yo de esas cosas
Spain won more medals than ever before España logró más medallas que nunca ► Use más ... de lo que/del que/de la que/de los que/ de las que with following clauses:
It's much more complicated than you think Es mucho más complicado de lo que te imaginas
There's much more violence now than there was in the seventies Hay mucha más violencia ahora de la que había en los setenta ► Use más with de before lo + ((adjective/past participle)):
You'll have to work more quickly than usual Tendrás que trabajar más rápido de lo normal
It was more difficult than expected Fue más difícil de lo previsto ► Use más with de in comparisons involving numbers or quantity:
There were more than twenty people there Había más de veinte personas allí
More than half are women Más de la mitad son mujeres
They hadn't seen each other for more than a year No se veían desde hacía más de un año ► But más ... que c an be used with numbers in more figurative comparisons:
A picture is worth more than a thousand words Una imagen vale más que mil palabras
Más... que c an be used before numbers in the construction no... más que, meaning "only". Compare the following:
He only earns 1000 euros a month No gana más que 1000 euros al mes
He earns no more than 1000 euros a month No gana más de 1000 euros al mes
A lot more
► When translating a lot more, far more {etc} remember to make the mucho in mucho más a gree with any noun it describes or refers to:
We eat much more junk food than we used to Tomamos mucha más comida basura que antes
It's only one sign. There are a lot or many more Solo es una señal. Hay muchas más
A lot more research will be needed Harán falta muchos más estudios For further uses and examples, see more
* * *

I [mɔːr, mɔː(r)]
adjective

a) (additional number, amount) más

would you like some more? — ¿quieres más?

there'll be no more talking — se acabó la charla

how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?

for more information call 387351 — para mayor información llamar al 38-73-51

one more question — una pregunta más

more and more people — cada vez más gente

the more money you earn, the more tax you have to pay — cuanto más dinero se gana, (tantos) más impuestos hay que pagar

b) ( in comparisons) más

I eat more meat than you — yo como más carne que tú

II

pronoun

a) (additional number, amount) más

let's say no more about it — no hablemos más del asunto

and, what is more,... — y lo que es más,...

the more she eats, the thinner she gets — cuanto más come, más adelgaza

have you anything more to say? — ¿tiene algo más que decir?

b) ( in comparisons) más

you eat more than me — tú comes más que yo

we had four more than we needed — nos sobraron cuatro, había cuatro de más

there's more to life than politics — hay cosas más importantes en la vida que la política

my brother is more of a businessman than I am — mi hermano tiene mucha más idea para los negocios que yo

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to greater extent) más

you watch television more than I do — tú ves más televisión que yo

I couldn't agree more — estoy totalmente de acuerdo

I don't go there any more than I have to — no voy ahí más de lo necesario

I love you more and more each day — te quiero cada día más

more or less — más o menos

I was more than a little surprised by your attitude — tu actitud me sorprendió bastante

b) (before adj, adv) más

could you please speak more clearly? — ¿podría hacer el favor de hablar más claro?

more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo

this made her all the more determined — esto la afirmó aún más en su resolución

2) (again, longer) más

once/twice more — una vez/dos veces más

I don't eat meat any more — ya no como carne

3) ( rather)

it's more an encyclopedia than a dictionary — es más una enciclopedia que un diccionario

I was more surprised than anything — me causó más que nada sorpresa

English-spanish dictionary > more
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mɔ:
1. прил.
1) сравн. от much
1., many
1.
2) более многочисленный;
присутствующий в большем количестве, в большей степени, в большем объеме She has more merits than her sister. ≈ У нее больше достоинств, чем у ее сестры.
3) добавочный, дополнительный;
дальнейший;
(употр. с числительным или неопределенным местоимением) Two more hostages have been killed. ≈ Еще двое заложников было убито. Would you like some more tea? ≈ Вы не хотите еще чая? Syn: additional, further ∙ any more
2. нареч.
1) сравн. от much
2.
2) служит для образования сравн. ст. многосложных прилагательных и наречий morebeautiful ≈ более красивый, красивее much more difficult ≈ намного более трудный
3) больше;
в большей степени You should eat more. ≈ Вам надо больше есть. She is more of a poet than a musician. ≈Она больше поэт, чем музыкант.
4) еще;
в добавление, к тому же Syn: in addition, further
5) опять, снова once more ≈ еще раз Syn: again, anew ∙ more or less ≈ более или менее, приблизительно the more... the more ≈ чем больше..., тем больше the more he has the more he wants ≈ чем больше он имеет, тем большего он хочет the more the better ≈ чем больше, тем лучше neither more nor less than ≈ ни больше, ни меньше как;
не что иное, как all the more so ≈ тем более never more ≈ никогда
3. сущ.
1) большее количество;
что-л. дополнительное She kept on asking if I wanted more. ≈ Она продолжала спрашивать, не хочу ли я еще чего-нибудь.
2) что-л. более важное And what is more, you have to help him. ≈ А самое главное, ты должен помочь ему./ Более того ты должен помочь ему. ∙ hope to see more of you ≈ надеюсь чаще вас видеть we saw no more of him ≈ мы его больше не видели compar от much и many больший, более многочисленный, значительный, интенсивный и т. п. - to have * patience than... иметь больше терпения, чем... - I've got * books than you у меня больше книг, чем у вас - there were * accidents несчастные случаи стали более многочисленными /участились/ - there is * truth in it than you think в этом больше правды, чем вы думаете - they are * их больше, они многочисленнее - * of us are going нас идет больше;
нас идет еще несколько человек - * will attend this year than ever before в этом году будет больше посетителей, чем когда-либо больший (с числами) - ten is two * than eight десять на два больше, чем восемь добавочный, дополнительный;
еще - one * еще один - I have got two * tickets у меня есть еще два билета - we have plenty * food у нас еще много еды - do you want any * (tea) ? хотите еще (чаю) ? - (to be) fifty and * (быть) пятидесяти лет с лишком /с гаком/ - children of twelve years old and * дети двенадцати лет и старше - I want some * я хочу еще (немного) - I want no * я больше не хочу - what * do you want? что ты еще хочешь? - has she any * children? у нее есть еще дети? > the * fool you тем хуже для тебя > without * ado (устаревшее) без дальнейших проволочек /церемоний/ больше, более - to attend * to details больше обращать внимания на детали /на мелочи/ - you need to sleep * вам надо больше спать - to be * like one's father than one's mother больше походить на отца, чем на мать - much * гораздо больше - you've got to study much * вам необходимо заниматься гораздо /намного/ больше - he was * frightened than hurt он больше испугался, чем ушибся - * than более чем - it is * than enough этого более чем достаточно - I am * than satisfied я более чем доволен - you thanked her, which is * than I did вы поблагодарили ее, чего я не сделал - he got no * than his due он получил столько, сколько ему положено - he is no * a professor than I am он такой же профессор, как я - I can not give * я больше дать не могу - we can do no * мы ничего больше сделать не можем - * cannot be said больше нечего сказать /добавить (к сказанному) /;
что еще можно сказать /добавить (к сказанному) / - (say) no * сказано достаточно - I needn't say *, I need say no * мне больше нечего добавить - I could stand no * (of it) я (этого) больше не мог переносить - his report is * than a survey его сообщение не просто обзор, а нечто более серьезное еще;
опять, снова;
в добавок - once * еще раз - twice * еще два раза - never * никогда (больше) - * and * еще и еще;
все более;
все больше и больше - I became * and * tired я все больше уставал - I feel it * and * every day я ощущаю это все более остро с каждым днем - I shall not return any * я больше не вернусь - we saw him no * мы его больше не видели служит для образования сравнит. ст. многосложных прилагательных и наречий более - * beautiful более прекрасный - * easily легче - * intensely более напряженно > * or less более или менее;
до некоторой степени;
приблизительно > neither * nor less than... ни больше (и) не меньше, как...;
не что иное, как... > the *... the * чем больше..., тем больше... > the * he has the * he wants чем больше он имеет, тем большего он хочет > the * the better чем больше, тем лучше > the * the merrier чем больше, тем веселее;
в тесноте, да не в обиде > * so того более > she is beautiful but her sister is * so она красива, но ее сестра еще красивее > (all) the * so, as /because/... тем более, что;
тем паче, что... > * dead than alive смертельно усталый > * like скорее > there was * like a hundred than fifty там было скорее сто, чем пятьдесят > the *'s the pity тем более досадно;
как жаль;
тем хуже > what is *, and * и вдобавок;
больше того;
что еще важно (отметить) ;
а кроме того > hope to see * of you надеюсь чаще вас видеть > we saw no * of him мы его больше не видели > that is * than I can tell /say/ этого я не знаю > * is meant than meets the eye /the ear/ это не так просто;
имеется в виду /подразумевается/ больше, чем кажется на первый взгляд /сначала/ > there's * to come это еще не все;
смотри продолжение( текста на следующих страницах) > of which * anon (устаревшее) мы к этому еще вернемся > to be no * (возвышенно) умереть;
перестать существовать > he is no * его уже нет (в живых), его не стало bring some ~ water принесите еще воды ~ больший, более многочисленный;
he has more ability than his predecessors у него больше умения, чем у его предшественников he is no ~ его нет в живых no: he is ~ more его нет в живых, он умер;
he cannot come, no more can I он не может прийти, как и я hope to see ~ of you надеюсь чаще вас видеть;
we saw no more of him мы его больше не видели more больше;
you should walk more вам надо больше гулять ~ большее количество;
дополнительное количество;
what is more вдобавок, больше того ~ больший, более многочисленный;
he has more ability than his predecessors у него больше умения, чем у его предшественников ~ добавочный, еще (употр. с числительным или неопределенным местоимением) ;
two more cruisers were sunk еще два крейсера были потоплены ~ еще;
опять, снова;
once more еще раз;
more or less более или менее, приблизительно ~ служит для образования сравн. ст. многосложных прилагательных и наречий: more powerful более мощный ~ сравн. ст. от much ~ сравн. ст. от much;
many the ~... the ~ чем больше..., тем больше;
the more he has the more he wants чем больше он имеет, тем большего он хочет the ~... the ~ чем больше..., тем больше;
the more he has the more he wants чем больше он имеет, тем большего он хочет ~ служит для образования сравн. ст. многосложных прилагательных и наречий: more powerful более мощный the ~ the better чем больше, тем лучше the: ~ тем;
чем;
the more the better чем больше, тем лучше ~ сравн. ст. от much ~ сравн. ст. от much;
many most: ~ превосх. ст. от much ~ превосх. ст. от much;
many much: much (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно;
much more natural гораздо естественнее;
much better намного лучше ~ a (more;
most) много;
much snow много снега;
much time много времени ~ многое ~ adv (more;
most) очень;
I am much obliged to you я вам очень благодарен ~ почти, приблизительно;
much of a size (a height, etc.) почти того же размера (той же высоты и т. п.) neither ~ nor less than ни больше, ни меньше как;
не что иное, как;
all the more so тем более never ~ никогда ~ еще;
опять, снова;
once more еще раз;
more or less более или менее, приблизительно the ~... the ~ чем больше..., тем больше;
the more he has the more he wants чем больше он имеет, тем большего он хочет there is ~ to come это еще не все ~ добавочный, еще (употр. с числительным или неопределенным местоимением) ;
two more cruisers were sunk еще два крейсера были потоплены hope to see ~ of you надеюсь чаще вас видеть;
we saw no more of him мы его больше не видели ~ большее количество;
дополнительное количество;
what is more вдобавок, больше того more больше;
you should walk more вам надо больше гулять

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > more
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1. adjective
1) (additional) mehr

would you like any or some/a few more? — (apples, books, etc.) möchten Sie noch welche/ein paar?

would you like any or some more apples? — möchten Sie noch Äpfel?

would you like any or some/a little more? — (tea, paper, etc.) möchten Sie noch etwas/ein wenig?

would you like any or some more tea/paper? — möchten Sie noch Tee/Papier?

I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr

more and more — immer mehr

many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]

some more things — noch einige Dinge

2) (greater in degree) größer

more's the pity — (coll.) leider!

the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
1) (greater amount or number or thing) mehr

more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr

six or more — mindestens sechs

the more the merrier — see academic.ru/46306/merry">merry 1)

2) (additional number or amount or thing) mehr

what is more... — außerdem...

and more — mindestens vorangestellt; oder mehr

there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden

3)

more than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
3. adverb
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.

a more interesting book — ein interessanteres Buch

this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter

more often — häufiger

more than anything [else] — vor allem

2) (nearer, rather) eher

more... than... — eher... als...

more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig

3) (again) wieder

never more — nie wieder od. mehr

not any more — nicht mehr

once more — noch einmal

4)

more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)

become more and more absurd — immer absurder werden

5)

more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd

6)

more so — noch mehr

the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...

* * *
[mo:]
comparative; = much

* * *

more

[mɔ:ʳ, AM mɔ:r]

I. adj comp of many, much noch mehr

do you want \more food? willst du noch etwas zu essen haben?

I helped myself to \more tea ich schenkte mir Tee nach

we drank \more wine wir tranken noch mehr Wein

two \more days until Christmas noch zwei Tage bis Weihnachten

we can't take on any \more patients wir können keine weiteren Patienten mehr aufnehmen

some \more coffee? noch etwas Kaffee?

is there any \more coffee? ist noch [etwas] Kaffee da?

why are there no \more seats left? warum sind keine Plätze mehr frei?

no \more wine for you! du kriegst keinen Wein mehr!

no \more swotting ( fam) Schluss mit der Büffelei! fam

a few \more weeks and then it's Easter ein paar Wochen noch und dann ist Ostern

can you give me a few \more days to think it over? gibst du mir noch ein paar Tage Zeit zum Nachdenken?

you need a lot \more money than that du brauchst viel mehr Geld als das

just a little \more attention nur etwas mehr Aufmerksamkeit

\more and \more people buy things on the internet immer mehr Leute kaufen Sachen im Internet

just one \more thing before I go nur noch eins, bevor ich gehe

\more people live here than in the all of the rest of the country hier leben mehr Menschen als im ganzen Rest des Landes

I'd be \more than happy to oblige es wäre mir ein Vergnügen

\more and \more snow immer mehr Schnee

▶ [the] \more fool you BRIT ( pej fam) du bist ja blöd fam

II. pron

1. (greater amount) mehr

tell me \more erzähl' mir mehr

there's \more to it da steckt mehr dahinter

\more and \more came es kamen immer mehr

we see \more of him these days wir sehen ihn zurzeit öfter

she's \more of a poet than a musician sie ist eher Dichterin als Musikerin

the noise was \more than I could bear ich konnte den Lärm nicht ertragen

any \more? noch etwas?; (countable) noch mehr [o welche]?

is there any \more? ist noch etwas da?

some \more noch etwas; (countable) noch einige

no \more nichts weiter; (countable) keine mehr

there was no \more to be said about it dazu gab es nichts mehr zu sagen

2.

all the \more... umso mehr...

that's all the \more reason not to give in das ist umso mehr Grund, nicht nachzugeben

the \more the better je mehr desto besser

do come to the picnic — the \more the merrier komm doch zum Picknick — je mehr wir sind, desto lustiger wird es

the \more he insisted he was innocent, the less they seemed to believe him je mehr er darauf beharrte, unschuldig zu sein, desto weniger schienen sie ihm zu glauben

the \more he drank, the \more violent he became je mehr er trank, desto gewalttätiger wurde er

III. adv inv

1. (forming comparatives)

let's find a \more sensible way of doing it wir sollten eine vernünftigere Lösung finden

you couldn't be \more wrong du könntest nicht mehr danebenliegen! fam

this task is far [or much] \more difficult than the last one diese Aufgabe ist viel schwerer als die letzte

play that last section \more passionately spiele den letzten Teil leidenschaftlicher

\more importantly wichtiger noch

he finished the job and, \more importantly, he finished it on time er wurde mit der Arbeit fertig, wichtiger noch, er wurde rechtzeitig fertig

\more and \more...:

it's becoming \more and \more likely that she'll resign es wird immer wahrscheinlicher, dass sie zurücktritt

vacancies were becoming \more and \more rare es gab immer weniger freie Stellen

2. (to a greater extent) mehr

she asked if she could see him \more sie fragte, ob sie ihn öfter sehen könne

you should listen \more and talk less du solltest besser zuhören und weniger sprechen

they like classical music \more than pop sie mögen klassische Musik lieber als Pop

sb couldn't agree/disagree with sb \more ( form) jd ist ganz/überhaupt nicht jds Meinung

I couldn't agree with you \more, Professor ganz meine Meinung, Herr Professor

to think \more of sb eine höhere Meinung von jdm haben

... or \more mindestens...

each diamond was worth £10,000 or \more jeder Diamant war mindestens 10.000 Pfund wert

\more than... (greater number) über..., mehr als...; (very) äußerst..., mehr als...

\more than 20,000 demonstrators crowded into the square über 20.000 Demonstranten füllten den Platz

we'll be \more than happy to help wir helfen sehr gerne

\more than a little... ( form) ausgesprochen...

I was \more than a little surprised to see her ich war nicht wenig überrascht, sie zu sehen

no \more than... höchstens...

it's no \more than an inch long es ist höchstens ein Zoll lang

▪ the \more umso mehr

she's now all the \more determined to succeed sie ist jetzt umso entschlossener, erfolgreich zu sein

the \more so because umso mehr, als

3. (in addition) noch, außerdem

I just need one or two things \more before I can start cooking ich brauche nur noch ein paar Dinge, bevor ich zu kochen anfangen kann

once/twice/three times \more noch einmal/zweimal/dreimal

can you play the song through twice \more, please? kannst du das Lied bitte noch zweimal durchspielen?

no \more nie wieder

mention his name no \more to me erwähne seinen Namen mir gegenüber nie wieder

and [what's] \more überdies

he was rich, and \more, he was handsome er war reich und sah zudem gut aus

4. with verb inversion (neither) auch nicht

I had no complaints and no \more did Tom ich hatte keine Beschwerden und Tom auch nicht

5. (longer)

to be no \more times vorüber sein

the good old days are no \more die guten alten Zeiten sind vorbei; person gestorben sein

we're mourning poor Thomas, for he is no \more wir trauern um Thomas, der nicht mehr unter uns weilt

to not do sth any \more etw nicht mehr tun

I don't do yoga any \more ich habe mit Yoga aufgehört

6. (rather) eher

it's not so much a philosophy, \more a way of life es ist nicht so sehr eine Philosophie, als eine Lebensart

it was \more a snack than a meal es war eher ein Snack als eine Mahlzeit

\more dead than alive mehr tot als lebendig

7.

▶ \more or less (all in all) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) ungefähr

the project was \more or less a success das Projekt war mehr oder weniger erfolgreich

it's 500 kilos, \more or less das sind ungefähr 500 Kilo

it's \more or less symmetrical es ist in etwa symmetrisch

▶ that's \more like it ( fam) schon besser

▶ \more often than not meistens

* * *
[mɔː(r)]
1. n, pron

1) (= greater amount) mehr; (= a further or additional amount) noch mehr; (of countable things) noch mehr or welche

more and more — immer mehr

I want a lot more — ich will viel mehr; (in addition) ich will noch viel mehr

three more —

a few more — noch ein paar

a little more — etwas mehr; (in addition) noch etwas mehr

many/much more — viel mehr

not many/much more — nicht mehr viele/viel

no more — nichts mehr; (countable) keine mehr

some more — noch etwas; (countable) noch welche

any more? — noch mehr or etwas?; (countable) noch mehr or welche?

there isn't/aren't any more — mehr gibt es nicht; (here, at the moment, left over) es ist nichts/es sind keine mehr da

is/are there any more? — gibt es noch mehr?; (left over) ist noch etwas/sind noch welche da?

even more — noch mehr

I shall have more to say about this — dazu habe ich noch etwas zu sagen

let's say no more about it —

we shall hear/see more of you — wir werden öfter von dir hören/dich öfter sehen

there's more to come — da kommt noch etwas, das ist noch nicht alles

what more do you want? — was willst du denn noch?

what more could one want? — mehr kann man sich doch nicht wünschen

there's more to it — da steckt (noch) mehr dahinter

there's more to bringing up children than just... — zum Kindererziehen gehört mehr als nur...

and what's more, he... — und außerdem or obendrein hat er... (noch)...

they are more than we are — sie sind in der Mehrzahl

there's more where that came from — davon gibts noch mehr

2)

(all) the more — umso mehr

the more you give him, the more he wants — je mehr du ihm gibst, desto mehr verlangt er

it makes me (all) the more ashamed — das beschämt mich umso mehr

the more the merrier — je mehr, desto besser or umso besser

2. adj
mehr; (in addition) noch mehr
two/five more bottles —

one more day, one day more more and more money/friends — noch ein Tag immer mehr Geld/Freunde

a lot/a little more money — viel/etwas mehr Geld; (in addition) noch viel/noch etwas mehr Geld

a few more friends/weeks — noch ein paar Freunde/Wochen

you won't have many more friends/much more money left — du hast nicht mehr viele Freunde/nicht mehr viel Geld übrig

no more money/friends — kein Geld/keine Freunde mehr

no more singing/squabbling! — Schluss mit der Singerei/mit dem Zanken!

do you want some more tea/books? —

is there any more wine in the bottle? — ist noch (etwas) Wein in der Flasche?

there isn't any more wine — es ist kein Wein mehr da

there aren't any more books — mehr Bücher gibt es nicht; (here, at the moment) es sind keine Bücher mehr da

(the) more fool you! — du bist ja vielleicht ein Dummkopf!

(the) more fool you for giving him the money — dass du auch so dumm bist und ihm das Geld gibst

3. adv

1) mehr

more and more — immer mehr

it will weigh/grow a bit more — es wird etwas mehr wiegen/noch etwas wachsen

will it weigh/grow any more? — wird es mehr wiegen/noch wachsen?

it'll grow more if you... — es wächst besser, wenn du...

to like/want sth more — etw lieber mögen/wollen

more than — mehr als

£5/2 hours more than I thought — £ 5 mehr/2 Stunden länger, als ich dachte

it will more than meet the demand — das wird die Nachfrage mehr als genügend befriedigen

he's more lazy than stupid — er ist eher faul als dumm

no more than, not more than — nicht mehr als

no more a duchess than I am — genauso wenig eine Herzogin wie ich (eine bin)

nothing more than a wild guess — eine reine Vermutung

he's more like a brother to me — er ist eher wie ein Bruder (für mich)

no more do I — ich auch nicht

he has resigned – that's no more than I expected — er hat gekündigt – das habe ich ja erwartet

2)

(= again) once more — noch einmal, noch mal (inf)

never more — nie mehr or wieder

3) (= longer) mehr

no more, not any more — nicht mehr

to be no more (person) — nicht mehr sein or leben; (thing) nicht mehr existieren

if he comes here any more... — wenn er noch weiter or länger hierher kommt...

4) (to form comp of adj, adv) -er (than als)

more beautiful — schöner

more and more beautiful — immer schöner

more seriously — ernster

no more stupid than I am — (auch) nicht dümmer als ich

5)

more or less — mehr oder weniger

neither more nor less, no more, no less — nicht mehr und nicht weniger

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more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər]

A adj

1. mehr:

more money ( people, etc);

(no) more than (nicht) mehr als;

they are more than we are sie sind zahlreicher als wir

2. mehr, noch (mehr), weiter:

some more tea noch etwas Tee;

one more day noch ein(en) Tag;

two more miles noch zwei Meilen, zwei weitere Meilen;

some more children noch einige Kinder;

so much the more courage umso mehr Mut;

he is no more er ist nicht mehr (ist tot)

3. größer (obs außer in):

(the) more fool you! du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf!;

the more part der größere Teil

B adv

1. mehr, in höherem Maße:

they work more sie arbeiten mehr;

more in theory than in practice mehr in der Theorie als in der Praxis;

more dead than alive mehr oder eher tot als lebendig;

more and more immer mehr;

more and more difficult immer schwieriger;

more or less

a) mehr oder weniger,

b) ungefähr;

the more umso mehr;

the more so because … umso mehr, da …;

all the more so nur umso mehr;

so much the more as … umso mehr als …;

the more you have, the more you want (Sprichwort) je mehr man hat, desto mehr will man;

no ( oder not any) more than … ebenso wenig wie …;

neither ( oder no) more nor less than stupid nicht mehr und nicht weniger als dumm, einfach dumm;

more than happy überglücklich

2. (zur Bildung des komp):

more conscientiously gewissenhafter;

more important wichtiger;

more often öfter; → able 1

3. noch:

never more niemals wieder;

once more noch einmal;

twice more noch zweimal;

two hours (miles) more noch zwei Stunden (Meilen)

4. darüber hinaus, überdies:

it is wrong and, more, it is foolish

C s

1. Mehr n (of an dat)

2. mehr:

more than one person has seen it mehr als einer hat es gesehen;

we shall see more of you wir werden dich noch öfter sehen;

and what is more und was noch wichtiger oder schwerwiegender ist;

some more, a little more noch etwas (mehr);

no more nichts mehr;

what more do you want? was willst du denn noch?

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1. adjective
1) (additional) mehr

would you like any or some/a few more? — (apples, books, etc.) möchten Sie noch welche/ein paar?

would you like any or some more apples? — möchten Sie noch Äpfel?

would you like any or some/a little more? — (tea, paper, etc.) möchten Sie noch etwas/ein wenig?

would you like any or some more tea/paper? — möchten Sie noch Tee/Papier?

I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr

more and more — immer mehr

many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]

some more things — noch einige Dinge

2) (greater in degree) größer

more's the pity — (coll.) leider!

the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf
2. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
1) (greater amount or number or thing) mehr

more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr

six or more — mindestens sechs

the more the merrier — see merry 1)

2) (additional number or amount or thing) mehr

what is more... — außerdem...

and more — mindestens vorangestellt; oder mehr

there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden

3)

more than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]
3. adverb
1) mehr [mögen, interessieren, gefallen, sich wünschen]; forming compar.

a more interesting book — ein interessanteres Buch

this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter

more often — häufiger

more than anything [else] — vor allem

2) (nearer, rather) eher

more... than... — eher... als...

more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig

3) (again) wieder

never more — nie wieder od. mehr

not any more — nicht mehr

once more — noch einmal

4)

more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)

become more and more absurd — immer absurder werden

5)

more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd

6)

more so — noch mehr

the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...

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adj.

mehr adj.

weiter adj.

English-german dictionary > more
13 more

{mɔ:}
I. 1. a сравн. cm. от much, many повече, още
there is no MORE room няма вече/повече място
MORE than ten men над десет души
have you any MORE paper? имате ли още хартия? some MORE bread, please! още малко хляб, моля
2. добавъчен, допълнителен
may I have one MORE? може ли да ми дадете още един? he added one MORE line той добави още един ред
the MORE fool you to believe him толкова по-глупаво от твоя cтрана е да му вярваш
II. n по-голям брой/количecтво
we hope to see MORE of you надяваме се да те виждаме/срещаме по-често
MORE than one person has told me много хора ca ми казвали
what MORE do you want? какво повече искаш?
that is MORE than enough това е предостатъчно
there are still a few MORE има още няколко
there remains no MORE but to thank you не остава нищо друго, освен да ти благодаря
III. 1. повече, по-скоро
you need to sleep MORE трябва да спиш повече
MORE frightened than hurt по-коро уплашен, отколкото ранен
MORE in sorrow than in anger по-скоро със съжаление, отколкото с гняв
2. образува сравн. ст. на многосрични прил. и нареч. по-
MORE beautiful по-красив
MORE easily по-лесно
3. отново, още, вече
once MORE още веднъж, отново
I shall not go there any MORE вече няма да ходя там
we saw him no MORE вече не го видяхме
he is no MORE той вече не е между живите
the house is no MORE къщата вече я няма
MORE and MORE все пoвече и все пoвече
the book gets MORE and MORE interesting книгата става все по-интересна
I feel it MORE and MORE every day усещам гo все повече всеки ден
the MORE the merrier колкото повече, толкова по-весело
MORE so повече, в по-голяма степен
I'd be MORE than happy to go разг. бих бил безкрайно щастлив да отида
you wrote to her, which is MORE than I did ти и писа, (нещо) което аз не направих/а аз не и писах
he's no MORE able to do it than I am колкото той може да направи това, толкова и аз, нито той може да направи това, нито аз
I can't understand this-no MORE can I не мога да разбера това-нито пък аз, и аз не мога
MORE or less горе долу, около
it's neither MORE nor less than това е чисто и просто/буквално
the MORE so as още повече, че

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{mъ:} I. а сравн. cm. от much, many 1. повече; още; there is no (2) {mъ:} adv сравн. ст. от much 1. повече; по-скоро; you need t

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още; допълнителен;

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1. have you any more paper? имате ли още хартия? some more bread, please! още малко хляб, моля 2. he is no more той вече не е между живите 3. he's no more able to do it than i am колкото той може да направи това, толкова и аз, нито той може да направи това, нито аз 4. i can't understand this-no more can i не мога да разбера това-нито пък аз, и аз не мога 5. i feel it more and more every day усещам гo все повече всеки ден 6. i shall not go there any more вече няма да ходя там 7. i'd be more than happy to go разг. бих бил безкрайно щастлив да отида 8. i. a сравн. cm. от much, many повече, още 9. ii. n по-голям брой/количecтво 10. iii. повече, по-скоро 11. it's neither more nor less than това е чисто и просто/буквално 12. may i have one more? може ли да ми дадете още един? he added one more line той добави още един ред 13. more and more все по-... все noвече 14. more beautiful по-красив 15. more easily по-лесно 16. more frightened than hurt по-коро уплашен, отколкото ранен 17. more in sorrow than in anger по-скоро със съжаление, отколкото с гняв 18. more or less горе долу, около 19. more so повече, в по-голяма степен 20. more than one person has told me много хора ca ми казвали 21. more than ten men над десет души 22. once more още веднъж, отново 23. that is more than enough това е предостатъчно 24. the book gets more and more interesting книгата става все по-интересна 25. the house is no more къщата вече я няма 26. the more fool you to believe him толкова по-глупаво от твоя cтрана е да му вярваш 27. the more so as още повече, че 28. the more the merrier колкото повече, толкова по-весело 29. there are still a few more има още няколко 30. there is no more room няма вече/повече място 31. there remains no more but to thank you не остава нищо друго, освен да ти благодаря 32. we hope to see more of you надяваме се да те виждаме/срещаме по-често 33. we saw him no more вече не го видяхме 34. what more do you want? какво повече искаш? 35. you need to sleep more трябва да спиш повече 36. you wrote to her, which is more than i did ти и писа, (нещо) което аз не направих/а аз не и писах 37. добавъчен, допълнителен 38. образува сравн. ст. на многосрични прил. и нареч. по- 39. отново, още, вече
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more[mɔ:] I. adj (сравн. ст. от much и many) 1. повече; още; над определен брой; he has \more ability than his colleagues той е още по-способен от колегите си; no \more than, nothing \more than, not much \more than просто, само, единствено; \more than извънредно, необикновено, много; his debts are \more than covered by his assets дълговете му спокойно се покриват от собствеността му; some \more bread, please! още малко хляб, моля! give me as many \more дайте ми още толкова; 2. добавъчен, допълнителен; two \more planes were shot down още два самолета бяха свалени; II. adv 1. повече; and \more все повече и повече; all the \more толкова повече (че); the \more so as още повече че; you are rich but he is \more so вие сте богат, но той е по-богат; he is \more of a scientist than a lawyer той е повече учен, отколкото адвокат; there was \more like a hundred than two hundred имаше по-скоро сто, отколкото двеста; to attend \more to details обръщам по-голямо внимание на подробностите; \more than a little немалко, много; \more or less горе-долу, в известна степен, едно на друго, повече или по-малко; we saw no \more of him вече не го видяхме; he is no \more той не е между живите; the house is no \more къщата вече я няма; 2. по-: служи за образуване на сравнителна степен на многосричните прилагателни и наречия: \more beautiful по-красив; 3. още; once \more още веднъж; never \more никога вече; не повече; 4.: the \more... the \more колкото по(вече)..., толкова по(вече); the \more the better колкото повече, толкова по-добре; • he only does the \more harm той нанася повече вреда (отколкото помага); III. n 1. по-голямо количество, повече; what is \more и при това, още повече; there remains no \more but to thank you не остава нищо друго, освен да ти благодаря; 2. по-голям по ранг и пр.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > more
14 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
15 much

comparative of; see more

much adj pron mucho

there isn't much time no hay mucho tiempo

did it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?

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

it rained a lot llovió mucho

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

much

tr[mʌʧ]

adjective (comp more, superl most)

1 mucho,-a

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

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

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

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

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

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

pronoun

1 mucho

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

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

■ much remains to be seen queda mucho por ver

■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?

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

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

adverb

1 mucho

■ he felt much better se encontraba mucho mejor

■ it's much more expensive es mucho más caro

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

■ thank you ever so much muchísimas gracias

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

■ much to her chagrin para gran disgusto suyo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

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

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

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

■ I thought as much ya lo suponía

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

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

much as (although) por mucho que + subj

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

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

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

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

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

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

to make much of something dar mucha importancia a algo

to not be up to much no valer gran cosa

without so much as sin siquiera

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

I'm much happier: estoy mucho más contenta

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

much adj, more ; most : mucho

it has much validity: tiene mucha validez

too much time: demasiado tiempo

much pron

: mucho, -cha

I don't need much: no necesito mucho

much

adj.

• asaz adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

adv.

• casi adv.

• con mucho adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• más o menos adv.

n.

• mucho s.m.

pron.

• mucho pron.

I mʌtʃ
adjective mucho, -cha

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

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

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

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

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

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

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

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

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

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

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

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

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

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

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

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

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

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

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

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

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

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

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

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

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

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

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

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

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

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

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

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

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

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

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

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

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

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

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

3) (more or less, approximately)

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

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

[mʌtʃ]
1.

ADJ mucho

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

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

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

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

• so much tea — tanto té

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

• too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

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

• very much — mucho

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

• without much money — sin mucho dinero

2. ADV

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

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

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

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

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

much better — mucho mejor

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

much pleased — muy satisfecho

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

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

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

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

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

• however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce

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

• not much — no mucho

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

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

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

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

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

• much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía

• he talks too much — habla demasiado

• very much — mucho

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

2) (=by far) con mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi

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

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

3.

PRON mucho

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

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

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

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

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

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

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

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• we spent so much — gastamos tanto

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

• that's too much — eso es demasiado

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

* * *

I [mʌtʃ]
adjective mucho, -cha

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

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

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

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

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

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

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

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

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

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

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

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

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

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

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

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

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

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

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

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

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

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

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

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

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

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

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

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

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

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

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

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

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

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

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

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

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

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

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

3) (more or less, approximately)

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

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

English-spanish dictionary > much
16 more

1. [mɔ:] a
1. compar от much II, III и many II

2. 1) больший, более многочисленный, значительный, интенсивный и т. п.

to have [to show] more patience [craft, ability, knowledge] than... - иметь [проявлять] больше терпения [искусства, умения, знаний], чем...

I've got more books than you - у меня больше книг, чем у вас

there were more accidents - несчастные случаи стали более многочисленными /участились/

there is more truth in it than you think - в этом больше правды, чем вы думаете

they are more - их больше, они многочисленнее

more of us are going - а) нас идёт больше; б) нас идёт ещё несколько человек

more will attend this year than ever before - в этом году будет больше посетителей, чем когда-л.

2) больший ( с числами)

ten is two more than eight - десять на два больше, чем восемь

3. добавочный, дополнительный; ещё

one [two, three] more - ещё один [два, три]

I have got two more tickets - у меня есть ещё два билета

we have plenty [some, a little] more food - у нас ещё много [есть немного] еды

do you want any more (tea)? - хотите ещё (чаю)?

(to be) fifty and more - (быть) пятидесяти лет с лишком /с гаком/

children of twelve years old and more - дети двенадцати лет и старше

I want some more - я хочу ещё (немного)

I want no more - я больше не хочу

what more do you want? - что ещё ты хочешь?

has she any more children - у неё есть ещё дети?

♢ the more fool you - тем хуже для тебя

without more ado - уст. без дальнейших проволочек /церемоний/
2. [mɔ:] adv
1. compar от much II

2. больше, более

to attend more to details - больше обращать внимания на детали /на мелочи/

you need to sleep more - вам надо больше спать

to be more like one's father than one's mother - больше походить на отца, чем на мать

much more - гораздо больше

you've got to study much more - вам необходимо заниматься гораздо /намного/ больше

he was more frightened than hurt - он больше испугался, чем ушибся

more than - более чем

it is more than enough - этого более чем достаточно

I am more than satisfied - я более чем доволен

you thanked her, which is more than I did - вы поблагодарили её, чего я не сделал

he got no more than his due - он получил столько, сколько ему положено

he is no more a professor than I am - он такой же профессор, как я

I cannot give more - я больше дать не могу

we can do no more - мы ничего больше сделать не можем

more cannot be said - больше нечего сказать /добавить (к сказанному)/; что ещё можно сказать /добавить (к сказанному)/

(say) no more - сказано достаточно

I needn't say more, I need say no more - мне больше нечего добавить

I could stand no more (of it) - я (этого) больше не мог переносить

his report is more than a survey - его сообщение не просто обзор, а нечто более серьёзное

3. ещё; опять, снова; в добавок

once more - ещё раз

twice more - ещё два раза

never more - никогда (больше)

more and more - а) ещё и ещё; б) всё более; всё больше и больше

I became more and more tired - я всё больше уставал

I feel it more and more every day - я ощущаю это всё более остро с каждым днём

I shall not return [go there] any more - я больше не вернусь [не пойду туда]

we saw him no more - мы его больше не видели

4. служит для образования сравнит. ст. многосложных прилагательных и наречий более

more beautiful [agreeable, curious, difficult, serious] - более прекрасный [приятный, любопытный, трудный, серьёзный]

more easily - легче

more intensely - более напряжённо

♢ more or less - более или менее; до некоторой степени; приблизительно

neither more nor less than... - ни больше (и) ни меньше, как...; не что иное, как...

the more... the more - чем больше..., тем больше

the more he has the more he wants - чем больше он имеет, тем большего он хочет

the more the better - чем больше, тем лучше

the more the merrier - чем больше, тем веселее; ≅ в тесноте, да не в обиде

more so - того более

she is beautiful but her sister is more so - она красива, но её сестра ещё красивее

(all) the more so, as /because/... - тем более, что; тем паче, что...

more dead than alive - смертельно усталый

more like - скорее

there was more like a hundred than fifty - там было скорее сто, чем пятьдесят

the more's the pity - тем более досадно; как жаль; тем хуже

what is more, and more - и вдобавок; больше того; что ещё важно (отметить); а кроме того

hope to see more of you - надеюсь чаще вас видеть

we saw no more of him - мы его больше не видели

that is more than I can tell /say/ - этого я не знаю

more is meant than meets the eye /the ear/ - это не так просто; имеется в виду /подразумевается/ больше, чем кажется на первый взгляд /сначала/

there's more to come - это ещё не всё; смотри продолжение ( текста на следующих страницах)

of which more anon - уст. мы к этому ещё вернёмся

to be no more - возвыш. умереть; перестать существовать

he is no more - его уже нет (в живых), его не стало

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[mɔː(r)] 1.
quantisostantivo femminile

1)

more people than expected — più gente del previsto

a little more wine — ancora un po' di vino

a lot more wine — molto più vino

more bread — ancora (del) pane

there's no more bread — non c'è più pane

have you any more questions? — avete ancora domande?

we've no more time — non abbiamo più tempo

nothing more — nient'altro

something more — ancora qualcosa

2) more and more sempre più

more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
2.
pronome

1) (larger amount or number) più

it costs more than the other one — costa più dell'altro

he eats more than you — mangia più di te

many were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate

we'd like to see more of you — ci piacerebbe vederti più spesso

2) (additional amount, number) (di) più

tell me more (about it) — dimmi di più

I need more of them — me ne servono di più

I need more of it — me ne serve di più

we found a few more (of them) — ne abbiamo trovati ancora alcuni

I can't tell you any more — non posso dirti di più

I have nothing more to say — non ho più niente da dire

in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti

let's o we'll say no more about it! — non parliamone più!
3.
avverbio

1) (comparative)

it's more serious than we thought — è più grave di quanto pensassimo

the more intelligent (child) of the two — il (bambino) più intelligente tra i due

he's no more honest than his sister — non è più onesto di sua sorella

the more developed countries — le nazioni più sviluppate

2) (to a greater extent) di più, più

you must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più

he sleeps more than I do — lui dorme più di me

the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile

he is (all) the more angry because — è ancora più arrabbiato perché

3) (longer)

I don't work there any more — non lavoro più lì

4) (again)

once more — ancora una volta

5) (rather)

more surprised than angry — sorpreso più che arrabbiato

6) more and more sempre (di) più

to sleep more and more — dormire sempre di più

more and more regularly — in modo sempre più regolare

7) more or less più o meno

8) more so ancora di più

in York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford

it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché

he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale

9) more than (greater amount or number) più di

more than 8 people — più di 8 persone

more than half — più della metà

more than enough — più che abbastanza

••

he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
••
Note:

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below

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[mo:]
comparative; = much

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(Surnames) More /mɔ:(r)/
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[mɔː(r)] 1.
quantisostantivo femminile

1)

more people than expected — più gente del previsto

a little more wine — ancora un po' di vino

a lot more wine — molto più vino

more bread — ancora (del) pane

there's no more bread — non c'è più pane

have you any more questions? — avete ancora domande?

we've no more time — non abbiamo più tempo

nothing more — nient'altro

something more — ancora qualcosa

2) more and more sempre più

more and more work, time — sempre più lavoro, tempo
2.
pronome

1) (larger amount or number) più

it costs more than the other one — costa più dell'altro

he eats more than you — mangia più di te

many were disappointed, more were angry — le persone deluse erano molte, ma ancora di più erano le persone arrabbiate

we'd like to see more of you — ci piacerebbe vederti più spesso

2) (additional amount, number) (di) più

tell me more (about it) — dimmi di più

I need more of them — me ne servono di più

I need more of it — me ne serve di più

we found a few more (of them) — ne abbiamo trovati ancora alcuni

I can't tell you any more — non posso dirti di più

I have nothing more to say — non ho più niente da dire

in Mexico, of which more later — in Messico, di cui riparleremo più avanti

let's o we'll say no more about it! — non parliamone più!
3.
avverbio

1) (comparative)

it's more serious than we thought — è più grave di quanto pensassimo

the more intelligent (child) of the two — il (bambino) più intelligente tra i due

he's no more honest than his sister — non è più onesto di sua sorella

the more developed countries — le nazioni più sviluppate

2) (to a greater extent) di più, più

you must work, rest more — devi lavorare, riposare di più

he sleeps more than I do — lui dorme più di me

the more you think of it, the harder it will seem — più ci pensi, più ti sembrerà difficile

he is (all) the more angry because — è ancora più arrabbiato perché

3) (longer)

I don't work there any more — non lavoro più lì

4) (again)

once more — ancora una volta

5) (rather)

more surprised than angry — sorpreso più che arrabbiato

6) more and more sempre (di) più

to sleep more and more — dormire sempre di più

more and more regularly — in modo sempre più regolare

7) more or less più o meno

8) more so ancora di più

in York, and even more so in Oxford — a York, e ancor di più a Oxford

it is interesting, made (even) more so because — è interessante, ancor più perché

he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so è attivo quanto lei, se non di più; (all) the more so because ancora di più perché; they are all disappointed, none more so than him sono tutti delusi, ma nessuno quanto lui; no more so than usual — non più del normale

9) more than (greater amount or number) più di

more than 8 people — più di 8 persone

more than half — più della metà

more than enough — più che abbastanza

••

he's nothing more (nor less) than a thief he's a thief, neither more nor less è semplicemente un ladro, niente di più e niente di meno; he's nothing o no o not much more than a servant è soltanto un servo; and what is more e per di più, e come se non bastasse; there's more where that came from — non è che l'inizio
••
Note:

When used as a quantifier to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something, more is very often translated by più, in più or ancora: more cars than people = più auto che persone; some more books = qualche libro in più / ancora qualche libro. For examples and further uses, see I.1 below.- When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative, more is very often translated by più: more expensive = più caro; more beautiful = più bello; more easily = più facilmente; more regularly = più regolarmente. For examples and further uses, see III.1 below

English-Italian dictionary > More
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n. Moore (Thomas, schrijver van "Utopia"; familienaam)

more¹

[ mo:] 〈voornaamwoord; vergrotende trap van much en many〉

1 meer

♦voorbeelden:

1   more's the pity • des te erger

     \\td50, more or less • ongeveer vijftig dollar

     a few more • nog een paar

     there is no more • er is er geen meer

     there was much more • er was nog veel meer

     there were many more • er waren er nog veel meer

     there are no more • er zijn er geen meer

     there is some more • er is nog wat

     there are some more • er zijn er nog enkele(n)

     he said he would, and more than that, he did it • hij zei dat hij het zou doen, en wat meer zegt, hij deed het ook

¶ and what's more • en daarbij komt nog dat

     we are going to see more of him • we gaan hem nog vaker zien

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more²

〈bijwoord; vergrotende trap van much〉

1 meer ⇒ veeleer, eerder

2 〈 duidt vergrotende trap aan〉-er ⇒ meer

3 bovendien

♦voorbeelden:

1   more or less • min of meer, zo ongeveer

     〈 formeel of ironisch〉 he'll be more than a little angry • hij zal nog niet zo'n beetje kwaad zijn

     once more • nog eens/een keer

     more and more • meer en meer

     that's more like it • dat lijkt er al beter op

     〈 informeel〉 more than happy • overgelukkig

2   more difficult • moeilijker

     more easily • makkelijker

¶ he is no more • hij is er niet meer, hij is overleden

     〈 formeel〉 I can't afford it, and no more can you • ik kan het mij niet permitteren en jij evenmin

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more³

〈determinator; vergrotende trap van much en many〉

1 meer

♦voorbeelden:

1   more milk • meer melk

     no more bread • geen brood meer

     one more try • nog een poging

     the more people there are the happier he feels • hoe meer mensen er zijn, hoe gelukkiger hij zich voelt

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adj.

P. and V. πλείων.

More or less: P, ἢ πλείων ἢ ἐλάσσων (Dem. 330).

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adv.

P. and V. πλεῖον, πλέον.

To form comparatives: P. and V. μᾶλλον.

With numerals: Ar. and P. πλεῖν.

More that half were found to be Carians: P. ὑπὲρ ἥμισυ Κᾶρες ἐφάνησαν (Thuc. 1, 8).

More zealous than wise: V. πρόθυμος μᾶλλον ἢ σοφωτέρα (Eur., Med. 485).

With more zeal than love: V. προθύμως μᾶλλον ἢ φίλως (Æsch., Ag. 1591).

More worthy that rich: P. βελτίων ἢ πλουσιώτερος (Lys. 153).

All the more: P. and V. τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον, τοσῷδε μᾶλλον.

The more I believe, the more I am at a loss what to do: P. ὅσῳ μᾶλλον πιστεύω τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ἀπορῶ ὅτι χρήσωμαι (Plat., Rep. 368^B).

Doing things that it is a great disgrace even to speak of, much more for respectable people to perpetrate: P. τοιαῦτα ποιοῦντες ἃ πολλὴν αἰσχύνην ἔχει καὶ λέγειν μὴ ὅτι γε δὴ ποιεῖν ἀνθρώπους μετρίους (Dem. 1262).

Many times more, adj.: P. πολλαπλάσιος.

More and more: P. ἐπὶ πλέον, V. μᾶλλον μᾶλλον (Eur., I.T. 1406).

Further: P. and V. ἔτι, πέρα, περαιτέρω.

Longer: P. and V. ἔτι.

No more, no longer: P. and V. οὐκέτι, μηκέτι.

No more of this: P. οὕτω περὶ τούτων, ταῦτα μὲν οὖν οὕτως (Isoc.), P. and V. τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα, V. τούτων μὲν οὕτω, τοιαῦτα μὲν τάδʼ ἐστί; see so much for that under much.

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > More
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[mɔ:ʳ, Am mɔ:r] adj

comp of many mehr;

do you want \more food? willst du mehr zu essen haben;

I helped myself to \more tea ich schenkte mir Tee nach;

we drank \more wine wir tranken weiterhin Wein;

two \more days until Christmas noch zwei Tage, dann ist Weihnachten da;

we can't take on any \more patients wir können keine weiteren Patienten mehr übernehmen;

why are there no \more seats left? warum sind keine Plätze mehr frei?;

no \more wine for you! du kriegst keinen Wein mehr!;

just one \more thing before I go nur noch eins, bevor ich gehe;

\more people live here than in the all of the rest of the country hier leben mehr Menschen als im ganzen Rest des Landes;

I'd be \more than happy to oblige es wäre mir ein Vergnügen;

\more and \more snow immer mehr Schnee

PHRASES:

[the] \more fool you ( Brit) ( pej) ( fam) du bist ja blöd ( fam) pron mehr;

tell me \more erzähl' mir mehr;

the \more the better je mehr desto besser;

do come to the picnic - the \more the merrier komm doch zum Picknick - je mehr wir sind, desto lustiger wird es;

the \more he insisted he was innocent, the less they seemed to believe him je mehr er betonte, dass er unschuldig war, desto weniger schienen sie ihm zu glauben;

the \more he drank, the \more violent he became je mehr er trank, desto gewalttätiger wurde er;

all the \more... umso mehr;

she's now all the \more determined to succeed sie ist mehr denn je entschlossen, Erfolg zu haben;

that's all the \more reason not to give in das ist umso mehr Grund, nicht nachzugeben;

no \more nichts weiter;

there was no \more to be said about it dazu gibt es nichts mehr zu sagen;

can I have some \more? kann ich noch was haben?;

any \more? noch etwas?;

is there any \more? ist noch etwas übrig?;

she's \more of a poet than a musician sie ist eher Dichterin als Musikerin;

the noise was \more than I could bear ich hielt den Lärm nicht aus adv

inv

1) ( forming comparatives) wird im Deutschen durch Komparativ ausgedrückt;

let's find a \more sensible way of doing it wir sollten eine vernünftigere Lösung finden;

play that last section \more passionately spiele den letzten Teil leidenschaftlicher;

you couldn't be \more wrong falscher könntest du nicht liegen;

\more comfortable/ important/ uncertain bequemer/wichtiger/ungewisser;

for them enthusiasm is \more important than talent für sie ist Begeisterung wichtiger als Talent;

\more easily/ rapidly/ thoroughly einfacher/schneller/gründlicher;

\more importantly wichtiger noch;

he finished the job and, \more importantly, he finished it on time er wurde mit der Arbeit fertig, wichtiger noch, er wurde rechtzeitig fertig;

far [or much] \more... than...;

this task is far \more difficult than the last one diese Aufgabe ist viel schwerer als die letzte

2) ( to a greater extent) mehr;

she asked if she could see him \more sie fragte, ob sie ihn öfter sehen könne;

you should listen \more and talk less du solltest besser zuhören und weniger sprechen;

sb couldn't agree/disagree \more ( form) ganz/überhaupt nicht jds Meinung sein;

I couldn't agree/disagree with you \more, Professor ich bin ganz/überhaupt nicht Ihrer Meinung, Herr Professor;

\more and \more... immer...;

it's becoming \more and \more likely that she'll resign es wird immer wahrscheinlicher, dass sie zurücktritt;

vacancies were becoming \more and \more rare es gab immer weniger freie Plätze;

... or \more mindestens...;

each diamond was worth £10,000 or \more jeder Diamant war mindestens £10.000 wert;

\more than... ( greater number) über..., mehr als...;

\more than 20,000 demonstrators crowded into the square über 20.000 Demonstranten füllten den Platz;

( very) äußerst;

we'll be \more than happy to help wir helfen sehr gerne;

\more than a little... ( form) ausgesprochen;

I was \more than a little surprised to see her ich war ausgesprochen überrascht, sie zu sehen;

to do sth \more than sb/ sth;

they like classical music \more than pop ihnen gefällt klassische Musik besser als Pop;

in his experience females liked chocolate \more than males seiner Erfahrung nach schmeckt Frauen Schokolade besser als Männern;

no \more than... höchstens...;

it's no \more than an inch long das ist höchstens ein Inch lang

3) ( in addition) noch, außerdem;

one or two things \more noch ein paar Dinge;

I just need one or two things \more before I can start cooking ich brauche nur noch ein paar Dinge, bevor ich zu kochen anfangen kann;

once/ twice/three times \more noch einmal/zweimal/dreimal;

can you play the song through once/twice \more, please? kannst du das Lied noch einmal/zweimal durchspielen, bitte?;

repeat once \more noch einmal wiederholen;

to not do sth any \more etw nicht mehr machen;

I don't do yoga any \more ich mache nicht mehr Yoga;

no \more nie wieder;

mention his name no \more to me sag seinen Namen vor mir nie wieder;

and [what's] \more überdies;

he was rich, and \more, he was handsome er war reich und sah zudem gut aus

4) with verb inversion ( neither) auch nicht;

I had no complaints and no \more did Tom ich hatte keine Beschwerden und Tom auch nicht

5) ( longer)

to be no \more thing, times vorüber sein;

the good old days are no \more die guten alten Zeiten sind vorüber; person gestorben sein;

we're mourning poor Thomas, for he is no \more wir trauern um Thomas, der nicht mehr unter uns weilt;

not... any \more nicht mehr;

I don't love you any \more ich liebe dich nicht mehr

6) ( rather) eher;

it's not so much a philosophy, \more a way of life es ist weniger eine Philosophie als eine Lebensart;

\more... than... vielmehr;

it was \more a snack than a meal das war eher ein Snack als eine Mahlzeit;

\more dead than alive mehr tot als lebendig

PHRASES:

\more or less mehr oder weniger;

the project was \more or less a success das Projekt war mehr oder weniger erfolgreich;

they are \more or less a waste of time das war mehr oder weniger verlorene Zeit;

( approximately) ungefähr;

it's 500 kilos, \more or less das sind ungefähr 500 Kilo;

\more or less symmetrical in etwa symmetrisch;

\more often than not meistens;

they're at home \more often than not on a Saturday afternoon sie sind am Samstagnachmittag meistens zu Hause;

that's \more like it ( fam) so ist es gut;

for this exercise don't bend your legs too far - that's \more like it beuge die Beine bei dieser Übung nicht zu stark - so ist's gut

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