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1 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 adv1 ( 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 pron1 ( 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.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? 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2 much
much [mʌtʃ]beaucoup de ⇒ 1 beaucoup ⇒ 2 (a), 3 autant de ⇒ 5 1 autant que ⇒ 5 2, 6 2 combien (de) ⇒ 8 tant de ⇒ 10 tellement (de) ⇒ 3ⓘ GRAM Hormis dans la langue soutenue et dans certaines expressions, ne s'utilise que dans des structures négatives ou interrogatives.beaucoup de;∎ we don't have much time on n'a pas beaucoup de temps;∎ there isn't much cake/money left il ne reste pas beaucoup de gâteau/d'argent;∎ the tablets didn't do much good les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ou n'ont pas fait beaucoup d'effet;∎ ironic much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!2 pronoun∎ is there much left? est-ce qu'il en reste beaucoup?;∎ is there any left? - not much est-ce qu'il en reste? - pas beaucoup;∎ there's still much to be decided il reste encore beaucoup de choses à décider;∎ he hadn't much to say on the subject il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire à ce sujet;∎ there's not much anyone can do about it personne n'y peut grand-chose;∎ we have much to be thankful for nous avons beaucoup de raisons d'être reconnaissants;∎ much of the coffee had to be thrown away on a dû jeter une grande partie du café;∎ there is not much of it il n'y en a pas beaucoup;∎ I agreed with much of what she said j'étais d'accord avec presque tout ce qu'elle a dit∎ I'm not much of a hiker je ne suis pas un très bon marcheur;∎ it hasn't been much of a holiday ce n'était pas vraiment des vacances;∎ it wasn't much of a surprise ce n'était pas une grande surprise;∎ it wasn't much of a joke ce n'était pas terrible comme plaisanterie;∎ what he said didn't amount to much il n'avait pas grand-chose d'important à dire;∎ his plans didn't come to much ses projets n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose;∎ the defence made much of the witness's criminal record la défense a beaucoup insisté sur le casier judiciaire du témoin;∎ I couldn't make much of the figures je n'ai pas compris grand-chose aux chiffres;∎ I don't think much of him/of his technique je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui/de sa technique;∎ there's much to be said for the old-fashioned method la vieille méthode a beaucoup d'avantages;∎ there's much to be said for his suggestions il y a des choses fort intéressantes dans ce qu'il propose;∎ it's not up to much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose;∎ he's not up to much ce n'est pas une lumière;∎ there's not much to choose between them ils se valent;∎ there's not much in it il n'y a pas une grande différence;∎ familiar ironic he doesn't want or ask or expect much, does he? il n'est pas difficile, lui, au moins!3 adverbbeaucoup;∎ I don't drink much je ne bois pas beaucoup;∎ I don't like them much, I don't much like them je ne les aime pas beaucoup;∎ much admired/appreciated très admiré/apprécié;∎ much happier/more slowly beaucoup plus heureux/plus lentement;∎ much worse bien pire;∎ I feel very much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;∎ thank you very much (for) merci beaucoup (de ou pour);∎ formal it is much to be regretted that… il est fort regrettable que…;∎ it doesn't matter much cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;∎ much to my surprise à mon grand étonnement;∎ we are much obliged to you for… nous vous sommes très obligés de ou pour…;∎ I'm not much good at making speeches je ne suis pas très doué pour faire des discours;∎ it's much the best/the fastest way to travel c'est de beaucoup le meilleur moyen/le moyen le plus rapide de voyager;∎ it's much the best/the fastest c'est le meilleur/le plus rapide de beaucoup;∎ much the same presque pareil;∎ it's (pretty or very) much the same thing c'est à peu près la même chose;∎ she's still much the same as yesterday son état n'a pas changé depuis hier;∎ I feel much the same as you je pense plutôt comme vous;∎ familiar ironic he doesn't like beer, does he? - not much he doesn't! il n'aime pas la bière, non? - et comment, il aime ça!4 as much1 pronoun∎ (that, the same) I thought/suspected as much c'est bien ce que je pensais/soupçonnais;∎ I expected as much je m'y attendais;∎ I said as much to him yesterday c'est ce que je lui ai dit hier;∎ would you do as much for me? en ferais-tu autant pour moi?2 adverb∎ (with multiples, fractions) twice/three times as much deux/trois fois plus;∎ half as much la moitié (de ça);∎ a quarter as much un quart (de ça);∎ as much again encore autant5 as much…as∎ (the same amount as) as much…as autant de…que;∎ I've got as much money as you j'ai autant d'argent que vous;∎ take as much sugar as you like prenez autant de ou tout le sucre que vous voulezautant…que;∎ he's as much to blame as her elle n'est pas plus responsable que lui, il est responsable autant qu'elle;∎ it is as much your fault as (it is) mine c'est autant de votre faute que de la mienne1 pronoun∎ it costs as much as the Japanese model ça coûte le même prix que le modèle japonais;∎ he looked at me as much as to say… il me regarda avec l'air de (vouloir) dire…;∎ that's as much as to say that I'm a liar ça revient à me traiter de menteur∎ it was as much as I could do to keep a straight face j'ai failli éclater de rire;∎ it was as much as we could do to stand upright nous avions le plus grand mal à nous tenir deboutautant que;∎ I hate it as much as you do ça me déplaît autant qu'à vous;∎ as much as ever toujours autant;∎ as much as before autant qu'avant;∎ not quite as much as… pas tout à fait autant que…;∎ I don't dislike them as much as all that ils ne me déplaisent pas autant que ça∎ however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas2 pronoun∎ however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la3 adverb∎ however much you dislike the idea… quelle que soit votre aversion pour cette idée…;∎ however much I try, it doesn't work j'ai beau essayer, ça ne marche pas8 how muchcombien de;∎ how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?2 pronouncombien;∎ how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?∎ much as I admire him, I have to admit that… malgré toute mon admiration pour lui, je dois admettre que…;∎ much as I would like to, I can't come à mon grand regret, il m'est véritablement impossible de venir;∎ much as I try, I can't succeed j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas;∎ the result was much as I expected le résultat correspondait bien à ce que j'attendais10 so muchtant de, tellement de;∎ it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;∎ it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête2 pronoun(a) (such a lot) tant;∎ I've learnt so much on this course j'ai vraiment appris beaucoup (de choses) en suivant ces cours;∎ there's still so much to do il y a encore tant à faire;∎ he has drunk so much that… il a tellement bu que…∎ there's only so much one can do il y a une limite à ce qu'on peut faire;∎ how much water will I put in? - about so much combien d'eau est-ce que je dois mettre? - à peu près ça;∎ so much a kilo tant le kilo3 adverbtellement;∎ I miss you so much tu me manques tellement;∎ I wouldn't mind so much, only he promised to do it ça ne me gêne pas tellement, mais il avait promis de le faire;∎ it's not so much his unpunctuality, it's his rudeness I can't stand ce n'est pas tellement ses retards, c'est sa grossièreté que je ne supporte pas;∎ thank you ever so much merci infiniment ou mille fois;∎ so much the better tant mieux;∎ so much so that… au point que…, à tel point que…;∎ not so much a…, more a… pas vraiment un…, mais plutôt un…même;∎ if you so much as breathe a word of this… si seulement tu répètes un mot de tout ça…;∎ without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission;∎ I would not so much as raise a finger to help him je ne lèverais pas même le petit doigt pour l'aider∎ so much for the agenda; now let us consider… voilà pour ce qui est de l'ordre du jour; maintenant, je voudrais que nous nous penchions sur la question de…;∎ so much for that idea! on peut oublier cette idée!;∎ so much for his friendship! et voilà ce qu'il appelle l'amitié!13 that much∎ there was that much food, we thought we'd never finish it il y avait tellement à manger qu'on pensait ne jamais arriver à finir2 pronoun∎ was there much damage? - not that much y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - pas tant que ça;∎ did it cost that much? ça a coûté autant que ça?;∎ how much do you want? - about that much combien en veux-tu? - à peu près ça3 adverb (with comparative)∎ it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;∎ not that much better pas beaucoup mieux∎ she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça14 this much∎ there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café2 pronoun∎ I had to cut this much off the hem of my skirt j'ai dû raccourcir ma jupe de ça(b) (one thing) une chose;∎ this much is true… une chose au moins est vraie…;∎ I'll say this much for her, she's got guts il faut reconnaître une chose, c'est qu'elle a du cran15 too muchtrop de2 pronountrop;∎ there's too much to do il y a trop à faire;∎ don't expect too much (be too demanding) ne soyez pas trop exigeant, n'en demandez pas trop; (be too hopeful) ne vous faites pas trop d'illusions;∎ to cost too much coûter trop cher;∎ £10 too much 10 livres de trop;∎ familiar she's too much! elle est trop!;∎ familiar that's too much! ça, c'est trop!;∎ familiar that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort!;∎ you can't have too much of a good thing abondance de biens ne nuit pas3 adverb(work, speak) trop -
3 before
A prep1 ( earlier than) avant ; the day before yesterday avant-hier ; the day before the interview la veille de l'entretien ; I was there the week before last j'y étais il y a deux semaines ; they hadn't met since before the war ils ne s'étaient pas vus depuis avant la guerre ; it should have been done before now ça aurait dû être fait avant ; phone if you need me before then téléphonez-moi si vous avez besoin de moi avant ; six weeks before then six semaines avant or auparavant ; she became a doctor, like her mother before her elle est devenue médecin comme sa mère ; before long it will be winter ce sera bientôt l'hiver ; before long, he was speaking Spanish fluently très vite, il parlait l'espagnol couramment ; not before time! ce n'est pas trop tôt! ; it was long before your time c'était bien avant ta naissance ;2 (in order, sequence, hierarchy) avant ; G comes before H in the alphabet dans l'alphabet le G est avant le H ; your name comes before mine on the list sur la liste ton nom est avant le mien ; the page before this one la page précédente ;3 (in importance, priority) avant ; to put quality before quantity placer la qualité avant la quantité ; for him, work comes before everything else pour lui le travail passe avant tout ; should we place our needs before theirs? devrions-nous accorder plus d'importance à nos besoins qu'aux leurs? ; ladies before gentlemen honneur aux dames ;4 ( this side of) avant ; turn left before the crossroads tournez à gauche avant le carrefour ;6 ( in front of) devant ; she appeared before them elle est apparue devant eux ; the desert stretched out before them le désert s'étendait devant eux ; before our very eyes sous nos propres yeux ; they fled before the invader ils ont fui devant l'envahisseur ;7 ( in the presence of) devant ; he was brought before the king on l'a amené devant le roi ; to appear before a court comparaître devant un tribunal ; to put proposals before a committee présenter des projets à une commission ; to bring a bill before parliament présenter un projet de loi au parlement ;8 ( confronting) face à ; they were powerless before such resistance ils étaient impuissants face à une telle résistance ; these are the alternatives before us voici les choix qui s'offrent à nous ; the task before us la tâche qui nous attend.B adj précédent ; the day before la veille ; the week/the year before la semaine/l'année précédente ; this page and the one before cette page et la précédente.C adv ( at an earlier time) avant ; as before comme avant ; before and after avant et après ; he had been there two months before il y était allé deux mois auparavant ; have you been to India before? est-ce que tu es déjà allé en Inde? ; I've never been there before je n'y suis jamais allé ; haven't we met before? on s'est déjà rencontré, il me semble? ; I've never seen him before in my life c'est la première fois que je le vois ; it's never happened before c'est la première fois que ça arrive ; long before bien avant.D conj1 ( in time) before I go, I would like to say that avant de partir, je voudrais dire que ; before he goes, I must remind him that avant qu'il parte, il faut que je lui rappelle que ; it was some time before she was able to walk again il lui a fallu un certain temps pour pouvoir marcher de nouveau ; before I had time to realize what was happening, he… avant que j'aie eu le temps de comprendre ce qui se passait, il… ; it will be years before I earn that much money! je ne gagnerai pas autant d'argent avant des années! ; oh, before I forget, did you remember to post that letter? avant que j'oublie, est-ce que tu as pensé à envoyer cette lettre? ;2 ( rather than) plutôt que ; he would die before betraying that secret il mourrait plutôt que de révéler ce secret ;3 (otherwise, or else) get out of here before I call the police! sortez d'ici ou j'appelle la police! ;4 ( as necessary condition) pour que (+ subj) ; you have to show your ticket before they'll let you in il faut que tu montres ton ticket pour qu'ils te laissent entrer.before you could say Jack Robinson en moins de temps qu'il ne faut pour le dire, en moins de deux ○ ; before you know where you are… on n'a pas le temps de dire ouf que… -
4 much
comparative of; see moremuch adj pron muchodid it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lottr[mʌʧ]1 mucho,-a■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?1 mucho■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo1 mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-ait is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...much as (although) por mucho que + subjto be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos igualesnot 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 biennot to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algothat's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decirto make much of something dar mucha importancia a algoto not be up to much no valer gran cosawithout so much as sin siquieraI'm much happier: estoy mucho más contentashe talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yoit has much validity: tiene mucha valideztoo much time: demasiado tiempomuch pron: mucho, -chaI don't need much: no necesito muchoadj.• 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 mʌtʃadjective mucho, -cha$2 too much — 2 dólares de más
without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo
too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua
how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
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pronoun mucho, -chawhat 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
I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba
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)
it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)
III
1)a) ( to large extent) muchoit is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho
b) ( often) muchoshe doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía
2) (before adj, adv) muchothis church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande
3) (more or less, approximately)[mʌtʃ]1.ADJ muchothere isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo
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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•
very much — muchowe haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo
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without much money — sin mucho dinero2. ADV1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muyit doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho
I much regret that... — siento mucho que...
he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo
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much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho irmuch 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
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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•
much though I like him — por mucho que él me gustemuch 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
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much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía•
he talks too much — habla demasiado•
very much — mucho2) (=by far) con mucho3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi3.PRON muchobut much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer
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you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ellait can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
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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
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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 verdadI'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música
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we spent so much — gastamos tanto•
that's too much — eso es demasiado* * *
I [mʌtʃ]adjective mucho, -cha$2 too much — 2 dólares de más
without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo
too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua
how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
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pronoun mucho, -chawhat 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
I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba
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)
it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)
III
1)a) ( to large extent) muchoit is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho
b) ( often) muchoshe doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía
2) (before adj, adv) muchothis church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande
3) (more or less, approximately) -
5 much
بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line. -
6 much
بِكَثْرَة \ much: (only in negative sentences or questions; always after the verb) often: Does he come here much?. \ See Also كثيرًا \ مِن الواضح \ much: (in comparison; before most, etc.) without doubt; clearly: He is much the most experienced player in the team. -
7 much
بِلا شَكّ \ much: (in comparisons; before most, etc.) without doubt; clearly: He is much the most experienced player in the team. of course: (when the speaker is angry or excited, or in reply to sth. foolish) naturally: Of course I didn’t break it! Of course you must pay!. -
8 before you choose a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > before you choose a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him
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9 much before
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10 so much
столько-то; это-тоHe kissed her hand. Except when she was married, he had not done so much for years before. (W. Thackeray, ‘Vanity Fair’, ch. XXXI) — Он поцеловал ей руку. Он не делал ничего подобного со дня ее свадьбы.
Thus much we knew ourselves. — Это-то мы и сами знали.
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11 not much better than
better than hitherto — лучше, чем прежде
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12 the mixture as before
разг."лекарство то же", всё остаётся прежнимArnold Baffin's new book will delight his many admirers. It is, what readers often and innocently want, "the mixture as before". (I. Murdoch, ‘The Black Prince’, part I) — Новая книга Арнольда Баффина обрадует его почитателей. Прекрасное чтение для бесхитростных душ. Любимая микстура.
Government changes can come and go but the mixture remains much the same as before... — В правительстве происходят те или иные изменения, но его линия в основном остается прежней...
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13 atque or (only before consonants) ac
atque or (only before consonants) ac conj. [ad + que], and (like - que, it connects words or thoughts which form a whole, but unlike - que gives prominence rather to what follows, and is rarely repeated). I. Copulative. A. Connecting single words and expressions, and, as well as, together with: restituam ac reddam, T.: infamia atque indignitas rei, Cs.: honesta atque inhonesta, S.: parere atque imperare iuxta, L.: acies in speciem simul ac terrorem constiterat, Ta.—Poet. for et... et: Atque deos atque astra vocat crudelia mater, V.—Very rarely after one or more words of its phrase: hederā Gaudere pullā atque myrto, H.—In the phrases: unus atque alter, one and another, one or two, S.: alius atque alius, one and another, successive: aliā atque aliā de causā, L.: etiam atque etiam, again and again, repeatedly: semel atque iterum: iterum atque iterum, V.: huc atque illuc, hither and thither: longe atque late, far and wide.—Adding an emphatic expression, and in fact, and that too, and even, and indeed, and in particular: iter in provinciam nostram atque Italiam, Cs.: dis inmortalibus gratia atque ipsi Iovi: hebeti ingenio atque nullo: res tanta atque tam atrox, S.: Py. cognoscitne? Ch. Ac memoriter, yes, and that too, etc., T.: uno atque eo perexiguo tempore, and that too: atque eo magis, and so much the more: atque id eo magis, and that the more, Cs.: duabus missis cohortibus, atque his primis, etc., Cs. — With adeo or etiam: consilium atque adeo amentia, and in fact: cupide accipiat atque etiam bene dicat, and even, T.: atque adeo etiam, and even, L. — B. Connecting closely related thoughts, and so, and even, and... too (usu. beginning the clause): atque eccum! and there he is too! T.: Africanus indigens mei? Minime... ac ne ego quidem illius, and I too am not: Punicā religione servata fides est, atque in vincula omnes coniecit, L.—After a word in its clause: funus atque imagines ducant, etc., H.— Adding an emphatic clause: exsules adlicere coepit: ac tantam sibi auctoritatem comparaverat, etc., Cs.: vos pro libertate non... nitemini? atque eo vehementius, quod, etc., S.—With a negative: si fidem habeat... ac non id metuat, ne, etc., and does not rather, T.: quasi nunc id agatur, quis... ac non hoc quaeratur: ut civem, ac non potius ut hostem.—Adding an adversative clause, and yet, and nevertheless: Quibus nunc sollicitor rebus!... atque ex me hic natus non est, T.: non dicere pro nobis possunt; atque haec a nobis petunt omnia: nihil praeterea est magno opere dicendum. ac tamen... pauca etiam nunc dicam. —In transitions, etc.: locum delegerunt. ac primo adventu, etc., Cs.: Atque ea diversa, dum geruntur, V.: Atque hic tantus vir, N.: nomen ei iugo Alpium inditum transgressum, L.— II. After words of comparison, as, than, than as: nihil aeque atque illam vim requirit: neque mihi par ratio cum Lucilio est ac tecum fuit: pariter ac si hostes adessent, S.: castra movere iuxta ac si hostes adessent, S.: proinde ac de hominum est vitā merita: cum totidem navibus atque erat profectus, N.: similiter atque ipse eram commotus: fit aliud atque existimaris: aliter causam agi atque iste existimaret: non secus ac si meus esset frater: simulacrum contra atque antea fuerat convertere: simul atque adsedisti: haud minus ac iussi faciunt, V.: Non tuus hoc capiet venter plus ac meus, H.Latin-English dictionary > atque or (only before consonants) ac
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14 as wise as before
(as wise as before (тж. as wise as one went, none the wiser, not much wiser, no wiser))зная не больше, чем раньше; ≈ несолоно хлебавшиMessrs Blathers and Duff came back again as wise as they went. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Oliver Twist’, ch. XXXI) — Мистер Блазерс и мистер Дафф опять вернулись несолоно хлебавши.
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15 hear much, speak little
syn: be swift to hear, slow to speakменше говори, а більше слухай ≅ слухай тисячу разів, а говори один разEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > hear much, speak little
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16 hear twice before you speak once
English-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > hear twice before you speak once
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17 today much of our foods travel an average of 1500 miles before it gets to our tables
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > today much of our foods travel an average of 1500 miles before it gets to our tables
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18 A bomb that drives into an airstrip before exploding, making repairs much more difficult
Aviation: DurandalУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > A bomb that drives into an airstrip before exploding, making repairs much more difficult
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19 çok
"1. much; many, a lot of, lots of, plenty of. 2. often, long (time). 3. very. 4. very much. 5. poly-. -tan long since, a long time ago. çoktan beri/-tandır for a long time (now). - bilmiş 1. clever, smart. 2. cunning, crafty. - çok at most, at the very most. - defa 1. often, frequently. 2. many times. - fazla far too much. - geçmeden before long, soon. - gelmek /a/ 1. to be too much (for). 2. to become too much for (someone) to take. - gezen çok bilir. proverb One who travels a lot knows a lot. - gitmek to go too far. - görmek 1. /ı/ to consider (something) to be too much. 2. /ı, a/ to begrudge (someone) (something). -a kalmaz before long. - kere/kez 1. often, frequently. 2. many times. -a mal olmak to cost a lot. - naz âşık usandırır. proverb If you behave too coyly you will lose your lover. - olmak to go too far, overstep the limit. - söylemek to talk too much. - sürmez. It won´t last long. - şey! How strange!/What an odd business! - şükür! Thank God! - taraflı law multilateral. -a varmaz soon, before long. - yanlı/yönlü versatile, many-sided. - yaşa! 1. Bless you!/Gesundheit! (said when someone has sneezed). 2. Bless you! (said to someone with whom one is highly pleased). " -
20 desplomarse
pron.v.to collapse.se desplomó agotado en el sillón he collapsed exhausted into the chair* * *1 (caer una pared) to tumble down2 (caer algo de peso) to fall down, collapse, topple over3 (persona) to collapse4 (precios) to slump, fall sharply* * *verb1) to fall2) collapse* * *VPR1) (=derrumbarse) [persona, gobierno] to collapse; [edificio] to topple over; [al vacío] to plummet downel avión se desplomó — the plane fell o dropped out of the sky
2) (Econ) [precios] to slump, tumble* * *verbo pronominal1) persona/edificio to collapse2) precio/cotización to crash; ilusiones to be shattered; esperanzas to be dashed; sistema/régimen to collapse* * *= slump, tumble down, cave in, flake out, tumble, plummet, slump in + a heap, take + a tumble, keel over.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.Ex. After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future.Ex. One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Ex. If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.* * *verbo pronominal1) persona/edificio to collapse2) precio/cotización to crash; ilusiones to be shattered; esperanzas to be dashed; sistema/régimen to collapse* * *= slump, tumble down, cave in, flake out, tumble, plummet, slump in + a heap, take + a tumble, keel over.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.Ex: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future.Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.Ex: If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.* * *desplomarse [A1 ]A1 «persona» to collapsecayó desplomado al suelo he collapsed onto the floor2 «torre/edificio» to collapseB1 «precio/cotización» to plunge, plummet, crash2 «ilusiones» to be shattered; «esperanzas» to be dashedse desplomaron todos sus planes all his plans fell through3 «sistema/régimen» to collapse* * *
desplomarse ( conjugate desplomarse) verbo pronominal [persona/edificio] to collapse
desplomarse verbo reflexivo to collapse
(precios) to slump, fall sharply: al oír la noticia, se desplomó al suelo, when she heard the news she collapsed on the floor
' desplomarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
derrumbarse
- redondo
English:
collapse
- plunge
- slump
- tumble down
- drop
* * *vpr1. [caer] [persona, edificio, andamio] to collapse;[techo] to fall o cave in;se desplomó agotado en el sillón he collapsed exhausted into the chair2. [hundirse] [divisa, bolsa, precios] to plummet;[gobierno] to collapse, to fall; [imperio, sistema] to collapse* * *v/r collapse* * *desplomarse vr1) : to plummet, to fall2) derrumbarse: to collapse, to break down* * *desplomarse vb to collapse
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