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1 ever

ever

A adv

1 ( at any time) nothing was ever said rien n'a jamais été dit ; no-one will ever forget personne n'oubliera jamais ; I don't think I'll ever come back/she'll ever come back je ne pense pas revenir un jour/qu'elle revienne un jour ; I doubt if I'll ever come back/he'll ever come back je ne suis pas sûr de revenir un jour/qu'il revienne un jour ; the money is unlikely ever to be paid back il est peu probable que l'argent soit remboursé un jour ; I don't remember ever seeing them je ne me souviens pas de les avoir (jamais) vus ; I don't remember her ever saying that je ne me souviens pas de l'avoir entendue dire ça ; I can't say I ever noticed it je ne l'ai jamais remarqué ; seldom ou rarely, if ever rarement sinon jamais ; hardly ever rarement ; we hardly ever meet nous nous rencontrons rarement, nous ne nous rencontrons presque jamais ; she never ever comes elle ne vient jamais ; something I would never ever do quelque chose que je ne ferais jamais de ma vie ; has he ever lived abroad? est-ce qu'il a déjà vécu à l'étranger?, a-t-il jamais vécu à l'étranger? ; haven't you ever been to Greece? est-ce que tu n'es jamais allé en Grèce? ; will she ever forget? est-ce qu'elle oubliera un jour? ; do you ever make mistakes? est-ce qu'il t'arrive de te tromper? ; if you ever see, if ever you see si jamais tu vois ; he said if ever I was passing through Oxford… il m'a dit que si jamais je passais par Oxford… ; if ever someone deserved a rise, she did si jamais quelqu'un méritait une augmentation, c'était bien elle ; this was proof if ever proof was needed c'était la preuve, s'il fallait une preuve ; she's a genius if ever I saw one ou if ever there was one! c'est un génie ou je ne m'y connais pas! ;

2 ( when making comparisons) more beautiful/difficult than ever encore plus beau/difficile que jamais ; it's windier than ever today il y a encore plus de vent aujourd'hui ; more than ever before plus que jamais ; competition is tougher than ever before la concurrence n'a jamais été aussi acharnée ; more women than ever before are working les femmes n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses à travailler ; we have more friends than ever before nous n'avons jamais eu autant d'amis ; he's happier than he's ever been il n'a jamais été aussi heureux ; she's more gifted than he'll ever be! elle est plus douée qu'il ne le sera jamais! ; you work harder than I ever did tu travailles plus que je n'ai jamais travaillé ; the worst mistake I ever made la pire erreur que j'aie jamais faite ; the best film ever made le meilleur film jamais fait or tourné ; she's the funniest actress ever! c'est l'actrice la plus drôle que j'aie jamais vue! ; the first/last time anyone ever saw him la première/dernière fois qu'on l'a vu ; the first ever le tout premier ; my first ever car ma toute première voiture ;

3 (at all times, always) toujours ; ever loyal/hopeful toujours loyal/plein d'espérance ; to be as cheerful as ever être toujours aussi gai ; peace seems as far away as ever la paix paraît toujours aussi improbable ; the same as ever toujours le même ; they're the same as ever ils sont toujours les mêmes ; they lived happily ever after ils vécurent toujours heureux ; ever the optimist/diplomat l'éternel optimiste/diplomate ; your ever loving father† ton père qui t'aime ; ever yours, yours ever bien à toi or à vous ;

4 (expressing anger, irritation) you never ever write to me! tu ne m'écris jamais! ; don't (you) ever do that again! ne refais jamais ça! ; if you ever speak to me like that again si jamais tu me reparles sur ce ton ; do you ever think about anyone else? ça ne t'arrive jamais de penser à quelqu'un d'autre? ; that's the last time he ever comes here! c'est la dernière fois qu'il vient ici! ; have you ever heard such rubbish! as-tu jamais entendu de telles âneries? ; did you ever see such a mess? as-tu jamais vu une telle pagaille? ; why did I ever leave? pourquoi est-ce que je suis parti? ; you were a fool ever to believe it! tu étais idiot de le croire (ne serait-ce qu'une minute)! ; that's all he ever does! c'est tout ce qu'il sait faire! ; all you ever do is moan! tout ce que tu sais faire c'est râler! ;

5 ( expressing surprise) why ever not? GB pourquoi pas? ; who ever would have guessed? qui donc aurait deviné? ; what ever do you mean? que voulez-vous dire par là? ;

6 GB ( very) ever so si ; I'm ever so glad you came! je suis si heureux que tu sois venu! ; it's ever so slightly damp c'est très légèrement humide ; thanks ever so much! merci mille fois! ; he's ever so much better il va beaucoup mieux ; I've received ever so many letters j'ai reçu beaucoup de lettres ; be it ever so humble sout aussi humble soit-il fml ; she's ever such a bright child c'est une enfant si intelligente ; it's ever such a shame! c'est vraiment dommage! ;

7 ○ ( in exclamations) is he ever dumb! ce qu'il peut être bête! ; am I ever glad to see you! qu'est-ce que je suis content de te voir! ; do I ever! ( emphatic yes) et comment!

B ever- (dans composés) toujours ; ever-growing ou -increasing toujours croissant ; ever-present toujours présent ; ever-changing qui évolue sans cesse.

C as ever adv phr comme toujours ; they were, as ever, ready to… comme toujours ils étaient prêts à…

D ever more adv phr de plus en plus.

E ever since adv phr, conj phr depuis ; ever since we arrived depuis que nous sommes arrivés, depuis notre arrivée.

F before ever conj phr avant même (doing de faire) ; she was unhappy before ever we left elle était malheureuse avant même que nous soyons partis.

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2 ever

ever [ˈevə^r]

adverb

   a. ( = at any time) jamais

• nothing ever happens il ne se passe jamais rien

• if you ever see her si jamais vous la voyez

• I haven't ever seen her je ne l'ai jamais vue

• have you ever seen her? l'avez-vous déjà vue ?

• do you ever see her? est-ce qu'il vous arrive de la voir ?

• faster/more beautiful than ever plus vite/plus beau que jamais

• the best meal I have ever eaten le meilleur repas que j'aie jamais fait

• the best grandmother ever la meilleure grand-mère du monde

   b. ( = at all times) they lived happily ever after ils vécurent heureux

• all he ever does is sleep il ne fait que dormir

• yours ever (British in letters) cordialement

• ever increasing anxiety inquiétude f qui ne cesse d'augmenter

• she is ever present elle est toujours là

• her ever-present anxiety son angoisse constante

   c. (intensive) the first ever le tout premier

• as if I ever would! moi, faire ça !

• why ever not? mais enfin, pourquoi pas ?

   d. (set structures)

► as ever comme toujours

• he's as handsome as ever il est toujours aussi beau► ever since

• ever since I was a boy depuis mon enfance

• ever since I have lived here depuis que j'habite ici

• ever since then they have been very careful depuis ils sont très prudents► ever so (inf) (British)

he is ever so nice il est tellement gentil

• I'm ever so sorry je suis vraiment désolé

• ever so slightly drunk un tant soit peu ivre

• ever so pretty joli comme tout

• thank you ever so much merci mille fois► ever such (inf)

they've got ever such a big house ils ont vraiment une grande maison

• it's ever such a pity c'est vraiment dommage► if ever

• if ever you meet him... si jamais tu le rencontres...

• we seldom if ever go nous n'y allons pour ainsi dire jamais

• he's a liar if ever there was one c'est le dernier des menteurs

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['evə(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( at any time)

nothing was ever said — rien n'a jamais été dit

no-one will ever forget — personne n'oubliera jamais

I can't say I ever noticed it — je ne l'ai jamais remarqué

rarely, if ever — rarement sinon jamais

hardly ever — rarement, presque jamais

something I would never ever do — quelque chose que je ne ferais jamais de ma vie

has he ever lived abroad? — est-ce qu'il a déjà vécu à l'étranger?

do you ever make mistakes? — est-ce qu'il t'arrive de te tromper?

if ever — si jamais

she's a liar if ever I saw one ou if ever there was one! — c'est une menteuse ou je ne m'y connais pas!

2) ( when making comparisons)

more beautiful than ever — plus beau/belle que jamais

it's windier than ever today — il y a encore plus de vent aujourd'hui

more than ever before — plus que jamais

there are more working women than ever before — les femmes n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses à travailler

he's happier than he's ever been — il n'a jamais été aussi heureux

the worst mistake I ever made — la pire erreur que j'aie jamais faite

the last time anyone ever saw him — la dernière fois qu'on l'a vu

the first ever — le tout premier

3) (at all times, always) toujours

ever hopeful — toujours plein d'espérance

as cheerful as ever — toujours aussi gai

the same as ever — toujours le même

they lived happily ever after — ils vécurent toujours heureux

ever the diplomat — l'éternel diplomate

yours ever — ( in letter) bien à toi or à vous

4) (expressing anger, irritation)

don't (you) ever do that again! — ne refais jamais ça!

if you ever speak to me like that again — si jamais tu me reparles sur ce ton

do you ever think about anyone else? — ça ne t'arrive jamais de penser à quelqu'un d'autre?

that's the last time he ever comes here! — c'est la dernière fois qu'il vient ici!

have you ever heard/seen anything like it? — as-tu jamais entendu/vu rien de pareil?

that's all he ever does! — c'est tout ce qu'il sait faire!

5) ( expressing surprise)

why ever not? — GB pourquoi pas?

who ever would have guessed? — qui donc aurait deviné?

6) GB ( very)

ever so — si

ever so glad — si heureux/-euse

ever so slightly damp — très légèrement humide

thanks ever so much! — merci mille fois!

he's ever so much better — il va beaucoup mieux

it's ever such a shame! — c'est vraiment dommage!

7) (colloq) ( in exclamations)

is he ever dumb! — ce qu'il peut être bête!

am I ever glad to see you! — qu'est-ce que je suis content de te voir!

do I ever! — ( emphatic yes) et comment!
2.
ever- combining form

ever-growing ou -increasing — toujours croissant

ever-present — toujours présent

ever-changing — qui évolue sans cesse
3.
as ever adverbial phrase comme toujours
4.
ever more adverbial phrase de plus en plus
5.
ever since adverbial phrase, conjunctional phrase depuis

ever since we arrived — depuis notre arrivée

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3 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

1 adjective

ⓘ 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

(a) (gen) beaucoup;

∎ 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 time (long period) la majeure partie du temps; (very often) la plupart du temps;

∎ 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

(b) (as intensifier)

∎ 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 adverb

beaucoup;

∎ 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 much

1 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 autant

5 as much…as

1 adjective

∎ (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 voulez

2 conjunction

autant…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 mienne

6 as much as

1 pronoun

(a) (the same as)

∎ 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

(b) (all)

∎ 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 debout

2 conjunction

autant 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

7 however much

1 adjective

∎ however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas

2 pronoun

∎ however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la

3 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 pas

8 how much

1 adjective

combien de;

∎ how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?

2 pronoun

combien;

∎ how much do you want? (gen) combien en voulez-vous?; (money) combien voulez-vous?;

∎ how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?

9 much as conjunction

∎ 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'attendais

10 so much

1 adjective

tant de, tellement de;

∎ it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;

∎ it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête

2 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…

(b) (this amount)

∎ 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 kilo

3 adverb

tellement;

∎ 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…

11 so much as adverb

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

12 so much for preposition

∎ 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

1 adjective

∎ 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 finir

2 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 ça

3 adverb (with comparative)

(a) (a lot) beaucoup plus;

∎ it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;

∎ not that much better pas beaucoup mieux

(b) (this amount)

∎ she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça

14 this much

1 adjective

∎ there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café

2 pronoun

(a) (this amount)

∎ 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 cran

15 too much

1 adjective

trop de

2 pronoun

trop;

∎ 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 pas

3 adverb

(work, speak) trop

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > much
4 ever

ever ['evə(r)]

toujours ⇒ 1 (a) jamais ⇒ 1 (b), 1 (c) vraiment ⇒ 3, 4

1 adverb

(a) (always) toujours;

∎ ever more important de plus en plus important;

∎ ever-increasing influence influence toujours croissante ou qui croît de jour en jour;

∎ an ever-present fear une peur constante;

∎ ever hopeful/the pessimist, he… toujours plein d'espoir/pessimiste, il…;

∎ old-fashioned yours ever, ever yours (in letter) amicalement vôtre

(b) (at any time) jamais;

∎ have you ever met him? l'avez-vous jamais rencontré?;

∎ do you ever meet him? est-ce qu'il vous arrive (jamais) de le rencontrer?;

∎ nothing ever happens il n'arrive ou ne se passe jamais rien;

∎ all they ever do is work ils ne font que travailler;

∎ he hardly or scarcely ever smokes il ne fume presque jamais;

∎ don't ever come in here again! ne mettez plus jamais les pieds ici!;

∎ she was as cheerful as ever elle était aussi gaie qu'à l'habitude;

∎ American ever and again de temps à autres, de temps en temps

(c) (with comparatives, superlatives)

∎ lovelier/more slowly than ever plus joli/plus lentement que jamais;

∎ he's as sarcastic as ever il est toujours aussi sarcastique;

∎ the first/biggest ever le tout premier/plus grand qu'on ait jamais vu;

∎ she's my best friend ever c'est la meilleure amie que j'aie jamais eue;

∎ the worst earthquake ever le pire tremblement de terre qu'on ait jamais connu;

∎ the best vacation we've ever had les meilleures vacances qu'on ait jamais eues

(d) familiar (in exclamations) American

∎ is it ever big! comme c'est grand!^□ ;

∎ American was he ever angry! qu'est-ce qu'il était furax!;

∎ American do you enjoy dancing? - do I ever! aimez-vous danser? - et comment!;

∎ American was I ever grateful for your help! je te suis vraiment reconnaissant de m'avoir donné un coup de main!;

∎ well, did you ever! ça, par exemple!

(e) (as intensifier)

∎ as quickly as ever you can aussi vite que vous pourrez;

∎ as soon as ever she comes aussitôt ou dès qu'elle sera là;

∎ before ever they or before they ever set out avant même qu'ils partent

(f) (in questions)

∎ how ever did you manage that? comment donc y êtes-vous parvenu?;

∎ what ever is the matter with you? mais qu'est-ce que vous avez donc?;

∎ when will they ever stop? quand donc arrêteront-ils?;

∎ where ever can it be? où diable peut-il être?;

∎ where ever have you been? d'où venez-vous donc?;

∎ who ever told you that? qui est-ce qui a bien pu vous dire cela?;

∎ who ever can it be? qui est-ce que ça peut bien être?;

∎ why ever not? mais enfin, pourquoi pas?

2 ever after adverb

pour toujours;

∎ they lived happily ever after ils vécurent heureux jusqu'à la fin de leurs jours

3 ever so adverb

(a) familiar (extremely) vraiment^□ ;

∎ she's ever so clever elle est vraiment intelligente;

∎ she's ever so pretty elle est jolie comme tout;

∎ it's ever so kind of you c'est vraiment aimable à vous;

∎ ever so slightly off-centre un tout petit peu décentré;

∎ thanks ever so (much) merci vraiment

(b) formal (however)

∎ no teacher, be he ever so patient… aucun enseignant, aussi patient soit-il…

4 ever such adjective

familiar vraiment^□ ;

∎ they've got ever such pretty curtains in the shop ils ont vraiment de jolis rideaux dans ce magasin;

∎ it's ever such a shame c'est vraiment dommage

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > ever
5 ever

adverb

1) (always, at all times) immer; stets

for ever — für immer [weggehen, gelten]; ewig [lieben, da sein, leben]

for ever and ever — immer und ewig

for ever and a day — eine Ewigkeit

ever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]

ever since I've known her — solange ich sie kenne

ever since I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immer

get ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden

ever further — noch immer weiter

3) in comb. with participles etc

ever-increasing — ständig zunehmend

ever-present — allgegenwärtig

4) (at any time) je[mals]

not ever — noch nie

ever before — je zuvor

never ever — nie im Leben

nothing ever happens — es passiert nie etwas

his best performance ever — seine beste Vorstellung überhaupt

it hardly ever rains — es regnet so gut wie nie

don't you ever do that again! — mach das bloß nicht noch mal!

better than ever — besser denn je

as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt

if I ever catch you doing that again — wenn ich dich dabei noch einmal erwische

the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat

5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)

what ever does he want? — was will er nur?

how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?

why ever not? — warum denn nicht?

6) intensifier

before ever he opened his mouth — noch bevor er seinen Mund aufmachte

as soon as ever I can — so bald wie irgend möglich

I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid

thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank

it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade

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['evə] 1. adverb
1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) jemals

2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) immer

3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) immer, sonst

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- evergreen 2. noun
(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) immergrüne Pflanze

- everlasting
- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever
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ever

[ˈevəʳ, AM -ɚ]

adv inv

1. (at any time) jemals

nothing \ever happens here in the evenings hier ist abends nie was los

have you \ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

nobody has \ever heard of this book keiner hat je etwas von diesem Buch gehört

if \ever somebody was guilty, then that scumbag was dieser Mistkerl war todsicher schuldig

it was a brilliant performance if \ever there was one dies war eine wahrhaft ausgezeichnete Darbietung

if \ever you're in Dubai,... solltest du je in Dubai sein,...

he rarely, if \ever does any cleaning er putzt kaum, wenn überhaupt je

hardly \ever kaum

to hardly \ever do sth etw so gut wie nie tun

as good as \ever so gut wie eh und je

worse/happier than \ever schlimmer/glücklicher als je zuvor

never \ever ( fam) nie im Leben, niemals

2. (always)

they lived happily \ever after sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage; (in fairy tales) und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute

Yours \ever, Chris BRIT ( dated) Viele Grüße, dein Chris

\ever better immer besser

as \ever wie gewöhnlich

\ever since... seitdem...

3. (of all time)

the biggest trade fair \ever die größte Handelsmesse, die es je gab

the first performance \ever die allererste Darbietung

4. (as intensifier)

how \ever could anyone...? wie kann jemand nur...?

what \ever have you done to him? was hast du ihm bloß angetan?

when \ever are we going to get this finished? wann haben wir das endlich fertig?

where \ever have I...? wohin habe ich nur...?; AM, AUS (for emphasis)

am I \ever! und wie!

was she \ever a fast runner! sie war wirklich eine schnelle Läuferin

5. esp BRIT ( fam: exceedingly)

Mark got \ever so drunk last night Mark war gestern Abend wahnsinnig betrunken

thank you \ever so much tausend Dank

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['evə(r)]
adv

1) je(mals)

not ever — nie

nothing ever happens — es passiert nie etwas

it hardly ever snows here — hier schneit es kaum (jemals)

if I ever catch you doing that again — wenn ich dich noch einmal dabei erwische

if you ever see her — wenn Sie sie je sehen sollten

seldom, if ever — selten, wenn überhaupt

he's a rascal if ever there was one — er ist ein richtiggehender kleiner Halunke

as if I ever would — als ob ich das jemals täte

don't you ever say that again! — sag das ja nie mehr!

neither of us had ever ridden a horse — keiner von uns war schon jemals geritten

have you ever been to Glasgow? —

have you ever known him tell a lie? — haben Sie ihn (schon) jemals lügen hören?

did you ever see or have you ever seen anything so strange? — hast du schon jemals so etwas Merkwürdiges gesehen?

more beautiful than ever (before) —

the best soup I have ever tasted — die beste Suppe, die ich je(mals) gekostet habe

the first... ever — der etc allererste...

the first man ever to walk on the moon — der erste Mensch, der je(mals) den Mond betrat

I'll never, ever forgive myself — das werde ich mir nie im Leben verzeihen

2)

(= at all times) ever since I was a boy — seit ich ein Junge war

ever since I have lived here... — seitdem ich hier lebe...

ever since (then) — seit der Zeit, seitdem

for ever — für immer, für alle Zeit(en)

it seemed to go on for ever (and ever) — es schien ewig zu dauern

for ever and a day — für alle Zeiten, ewig und drei Tage (inf)

ever increasing power — ständig wachsende Macht

an ever present feeling — ein ständiges Gefühl

he was ever the troublemaker — er war ein ewiger Unruhestifter

all she ever does is complain — sie tut nichts anderes als sich ständig zu beschweren

3)

(intensive) be he ever so charming — wenn er auch noch so liebenswürdig ist, sei er auch noch so liebenswürdig

come as quickly as ever you can — komm so schnell du nur kannst

she's the best grandmother ever — sie ist die beste Großmutter, die es gibt

did you ever! (inf) — also so was!

4)

what ever shall we do? — was sollen wir bloß machen?

when ever will they come? — wann kommen sie denn bloß or endlich?

why ever not? — warum denn bloß nicht?

See:

→ whatever, wherever etc

5) (inf)

ever so/such — unheimlich

ever so slightly drunk — ein ganz klein wenig betrunken

he's ever such a nice man — er ist ein ungemein netter Mensch

I am ever so sorry — es tut mir schrecklich leid

thank you ever so much — ganz herzlichen Dank

6) (old: always) allzeit (old, liter)

7)

(in letters) yours ever or ever yours, Wendy — viele Grüße, Ihre Wendy

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ever [ˈevə(r)] adv

1. immer (wieder), fortwährend, ständig, unaufhörlich:

ever after(wards), ever since von der Zeit an, seit der Zeit, seitdem;

ever and again (od obs anon) dann und wann, hin und wieder;

Yours ever, … Viele Grüße, Dein(e) oder Ihr(e) … (Briefschluss);

ever recurrent immer oder ständig wiederkehrend;

as … as ever unverändert …; → forever

2. immer (vor komp):

ever larger immer größer (werdend)

3. je, jemals (besonders in fragenden, verneinenden und bedingenden Sätzen):

no hope ever to return;

do you ever see him?;

have you ever been to London? bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?;

scarcely ever, hardly ever, seldom if ever fast nie;

the best I have ever seen das Beste, was ich je gesehen habe;

did you ever? umg hast du Töne?; na so was!

4. den oder die oder das es je gegeben hat:

the nicest thing ever;

for the first time ever zum allerersten Mal

5. irgend, überhaupt, nur:

as soon as I ever can sobald ich nur kann, sobald es mir irgend möglich ist;

how ever did he manage? wie hat er das nur fertiggebracht?

6. ever so bes Br umg sehr, noch so:

ever so long eine Ewigkeit, ewig lange (beide umg);

ever so much noch so sehr, so viel wie nur irgend möglich, sehr viel;

thank you ever so much! tausend Dank!;

ever so many unendlich viele;

ever so simple ganz einfach;

let him be ever so rich mag er auch noch so reich sein

7. umg denn, überhaupt (zur Verstärkung der Frage):

what ever does he want? was will er denn überhaupt?;

what ever do you mean? was (in aller Welt) meinst du denn eigentlich?

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adverb

1) (always, at all times) immer; stets

for ever — für immer [weggehen, gelten]; ewig [lieben, da sein, leben]

for ever and ever — immer und ewig

for ever and a day — eine Ewigkeit

ever since [then] — seit [dieser Zeit]

ever since I've known her — solange ich sie kenne

ever since I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

2) in comb. with compar. adj. or adv. noch; immer

get ever deeper into debt — sich noch od. immer mehr verschulden

ever further — noch immer weiter

3) in comb. with participles etc

ever-increasing — ständig zunehmend

ever-present — allgegenwärtig

4) (at any time) je[mals]

not ever — noch nie

ever before — je zuvor

never ever — nie im Leben

nothing ever happens — es passiert nie etwas

his best performance ever — seine beste Vorstellung überhaupt

it hardly ever rains — es regnet so gut wie nie

don't you ever do that again! — mach das bloß nicht noch mal!

better than ever — besser denn je

as ever — wie gewöhnlich; (iron.) wie gehabt

if I ever catch you doing that again — wenn ich dich dabei noch einmal erwische

the greatest tennis player ever — der größte Tennisspieler, den es je gegeben hat

5) (coll.) (emphasizing question)

what ever does he want? — was will er nur?

how ever did I drop it?/could I have dropped it? — wie konnte ich es nur fallen lassen?

why ever not? — warum denn nicht?

6) intensifier

before ever he opened his mouth — noch bevor er seinen Mund aufmachte

as soon as ever I can — so bald wie irgend möglich

I'm ever so sorry — (coll.) mir tut es ja so leid

thanks ever so [much] — (coll.) vielen herzlichen Dank

it was ever such a shame — (coll.) es war so schade

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adv.

je adv.

jemals adv.

English-german dictionary > ever
6 ever

'evə
1. adverb
1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) nunca, jamás

2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) siempre

3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?)

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- ever-
- evergreen
2. noun
(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) árbol de hoja perenne

- everlasting
- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever

ever adv

1. alguna vez

do you ever go to the swimming pool? ¿vas alguna vez a la piscina?

have you ever been to París? ¿has estado alguna vez en París?

2. nunca / jamás

she sings better than ever canta mejor que nunca

it's the best book I've ever read es el mejor libro que jamás he leído

3. nunca

don't you ever have breakfast? ¿no desayunas nunca?

ever since desde que / desde entonces

I have lived here ever since I was a child vivo aquí desde que era niño

they met 5 years ago and they've been friends ever since se conocieron hace 5 años y son amigos desde entonces

for ever para siempre

hardly ever casi nunca

ever

tr['evə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adverb

1 (in negative sentences) nunca, jamás

■ nobody ever comes no viene nunca nadie

■ nothing like this has ever happened before nunca ha pasado nada semejante

■ don't ever do that again no vuelves a hacer esto jamás

2 (in questions) alguna vez

■ have you ever seen "Dracula"? ¿has visto "Drácula" alguna vez?

■ have you ever been to London? ¿has estado en Londres alguna vez?

■ do you ever think about life after death? ¿piensas alguna vez en la vida después de la muerte?

■ if you ever go to England, come and visit me si vas alguna vez a Inglaterra, ven a visitarme

■ did you ever meet my ex-husband? ¿llegaste a conocer a mi ex marido?

3 (always) siempre

■ and they lived happily ever after y vivieron felices para siempre

■ I'll love you for ever te amaré para siempre

4 (after comparative and superlative) nunca

■ this is the best meal I've ever tasted ésta es la mejor comida que he probado nunca

■ I'm feeling better than ever estoy mejor que nunca

■ it's hurting more than ever me duele más que nunca

5 (emphatic use)

■ what ever shall I do? ¿qué demonios hago?

■ how ever did you lose your coat? ¿cómo demonios has perdido el abrigo?

■ why ever not? ¿y por qué no?

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all somebody ever does is... lo único que alguien hace es...

as ever como siempre

as «(adjective)» as ever tan (adjetivo) como siempre

■ he's still as boring as ever aún es tan aburrido como siempre

ever since desde, desde entonces

■ ever since the war desde la guerra

■ I've been here ever since estoy aquí desde entonces

ever so... muy...

■ I'm ever so pleased estoy muy contenta

■ thanks ever so (much) muchas gracias

ever such... muy...

■ she's ever such a nice person es muy simpática

for ever (and ever) para siempre (jamás)

ever more más y más, cada vez más

did you ever...! ¡habráse visto!

ever yours,... / yours ever,... (in letters) recibe un abrazo de...

ever ['ɛvər] adv

1) always: siempre

as ever: como siempre

ever since: desde entonces

2) (in questions) : alguna vez, algún día

have you ever been to Mexico?: ¿has estado en México alguna vez?

3) (in negative constructions) : nunca

doesn't he ever work?: ¿es que nunca trabaja?

nobody ever helps me: nadie nunca me ayuda

4) (in comparisons) : nunca

better than ever: mejor que nunca

5) (as intensifier)

I'm ever so happy!: ¡estoy tan y tan feliz!

he looks ever so angry: parece estar muy enojado

ever

adv.

• alguna vez adv.

• jamás adv.

• nunca adv.

• por casualidad adv.

• siempre adv.

'evər, 'evə(r)
adverb

1)

a) ( at any time)

have you ever visited London? — ¿has estado en Londres (alguna vez)?

will we ever get there? — ¿llegaremos algún día?

don't you ever listen? — ¿es que nunca escuchas?

nobody ever comes to see me — nunca viene nadie a verme

hardly ever — casi nunca

I seldom, if ever, eat meat — muy rara vez como carne

b) (expressing incredulity, indignation)

did you ever see such a thing! — habráse visto cosa igual!

as if he'd ever do such a terrible thing! — como si fuera capaz de hacer semejante cosa!

2) (after comp or superl)

these are our worst ever results — éstos son los peores resultados que hemos tenido hasta ahora

the situation is worse than ever — la situación está peor que nunca

3) (always, constantly)

a) (in phrases)

as ever — como siempre

they lived happily ever after — ( in fairy tales) vivieron felices y comieron perdices

ever since: ever since we first saw her desde que la vimos por primera vez; we've been friends ever since somos amigos desde entonces; for ever — para siempre

b) (before pres p and adj)

the ever growing threat of war — la creciente amenaza de la guerra

ever helpful, he offered to drive me there — gentil como siempre, se ofreció a llevarme en coche

4) (as intensifier)

a) (in wh- questions)

when will you ever learn? — ¿cuándo vas a aprender?

why ever did you tell him? — ¿por qué diablos se lo dijiste? (fam)

what ever can have happened? — ¿qué podrá haber pasado?

b) (esp BrE colloq)

thanks ever so o ever so much o ever such a lot — muchísimas gracias

it's ever so cold in here — hace muchísimo frío aquí

['evǝ(r)]
ADV
1) (=always) siempre

• ever after — desde entonces

they lived happily ever after — vivieron felices

• as ever — como siempre; (ending letter) un abrazo...

• for ever — (=always) siempre

for ever and ever, for ever and a day — por siempre jamás; (=until end of time) para siempre

• ever ready — siempre dispuesto

• ever since — (as adv) desde entonces; (as conj) desde que

• yours ever — (ending letter) un abrazo...

2) (=at any time)

all she ever does is make jam — se pasa la vida haciendo mermelada

if you ever go there — si vas allí alguna vez

nothing ever happens — nunca pasa nada

we haven't ever tried it — nunca lo hemos probado

did you ever find it? — ¿lo encontraste por fin?

did you ever meet him? — ¿llegaste a conocerlo?

have you ever been there? — ¿has estado allí alguna vez?

• better than ever — mejor que nunca

• hardly ever — casi nunca

• seldom, if ever — rara vez o nunca

now, if ever, is the time or moment to... — ahora o nunca es el momento de...

he's a liar if ever there was one — él sí que es un mentiroso

a nice man, if ever I saw one — hombre simpático donde los haya or si los hay

• more than ever — más que nunca

more beautiful than ever — más hermoso que nunca

- did you ever?

3) (used as intensifier)

is it ever big! — (US) * ¡qué grande es!, ¡si vieras lo grande que es!

as if I ever would! — ¿me crees capaz de hacer algo semejante?

• as soon as ever you can — lo antes or lo más pronto posible

• before ever you were born — antes de que nacieras

• never ever — (nunca) jamás

• ever so — (esp Brit) * muy

it's ever so cold — hace un frío terrible

we're ever so grateful — estamos muy agradecidos

ever so many things — tantísimas cosas, la mar de cosas

ever so much — mucho, muchísimo

he's ever so nice — es simpatiquísimo

• why ever did you do it? — ¿por qué demonios lo hiciste?

why ever not? — ¿y por qué no?

4) (after superl)

it's the best ever — jamás ha habido mejor

the coldest night ever — la noche más fría que nunca hemos tenido

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['evər, 'evə(r)]
adverb

1)

a) ( at any time)

have you ever visited London? — ¿has estado en Londres (alguna vez)?

will we ever get there? — ¿llegaremos algún día?

don't you ever listen? — ¿es que nunca escuchas?

nobody ever comes to see me — nunca viene nadie a verme

hardly ever — casi nunca

I seldom, if ever, eat meat — muy rara vez como carne

b) (expressing incredulity, indignation)

did you ever see such a thing! — habráse visto cosa igual!

as if he'd ever do such a terrible thing! — como si fuera capaz de hacer semejante cosa!

2) (after comp or superl)

these are our worst ever results — éstos son los peores resultados que hemos tenido hasta ahora

the situation is worse than ever — la situación está peor que nunca

3) (always, constantly)

a) (in phrases)

as ever — como siempre

they lived happily ever after — ( in fairy tales) vivieron felices y comieron perdices

ever since: ever since we first saw her desde que la vimos por primera vez; we've been friends ever since somos amigos desde entonces; for ever — para siempre

b) (before pres p and adj)

the ever growing threat of war — la creciente amenaza de la guerra

ever helpful, he offered to drive me there — gentil como siempre, se ofreció a llevarme en coche

4) (as intensifier)

a) (in wh- questions)

when will you ever learn? — ¿cuándo vas a aprender?

why ever did you tell him? — ¿por qué diablos se lo dijiste? (fam)

what ever can have happened? — ¿qué podrá haber pasado?

b) (esp BrE colloq)

thanks ever so o ever so much o ever such a lot — muchísimas gracias

it's ever so cold in here — hace muchísimo frío aquí

English-spanish dictionary > ever
7 ever

ˈevə нареч.
1) всегда, вечно;
постоянно;
неизменно;
в любое время Longitude is ever measured from the intersection of the equator and ecliptic. ≈ Долгота всегда измеряется от точки пересечения экватора с эклиптикой. We are ever sinning. ≈ Мы постоянно грешим. yours ever, ever yours ≈ всегда ваш, преданный вамперед подписью в конце письма) for ever and ever for ever and a day Syn: always
2) когда-либо а) в какой-либо ситуации, в каком-либо случае Have you ever heard about it? ≈ Вы когда-нибудь слышали об этом? The Club is an example of how architecture can help to solve the social and technical problems of the twentieth century if ever there was one. ≈ Клуб являет собой пример того, как архитектура может помочь решить социальные и технические проблемы двадцатого века, если таковые в каком-либо случае возникали. б) усил.;
амер. самый лучший, известный и т.п. из когда-либо существовавших, из всех известных Anna and Maggie worked side by side in the factory, and were the greatest chums ever. ≈ Анна и Мэги работали бок о бок на фабрике и были самыми закадычными подругами, когда-либо существовавшими на этом свете. ∙ hardly ever as ever
3) разг. употр. для усиления в разных значениях Have you ever a shilling as you could lend me?≈ У тебя есть хотя бы шиллинг, который ты мог бы мне одолжить? Cry as loud as ever you can. ≈ Кричи так громко, как только ты можешь. Try all that ever you can to be patient. ≈ Испытай все это со всем терпением, какое у тебя только есть. Why ever did you tell the truth? ≈ Да зачем же вы сказали правду? I wonder what ever there can be inside this chest. ≈ Интересно, что же может быть внутри этого ящика. ∙ ever so когда-либо;
когда бы то ни было - the best film we * saw лучший фильм, который мы когда-либо видели - have we * met before? мы с вами когда-нибудь раньше встречались? - hardly /scarcely/ * почти никогда, очень редко - he is seldom if * a visitor он бывает редко, можно сказать, почти не бывает - not then or * ни тогда, ни после - foxes are seldom if * tamed лисицы, если и становятся ручными, то очень редко - more than * before более чем когда-либо (раньше) - as good as * не хуже, чем раньше - the argument is as convicting as * аргумент не потерял своей убедительности всегда, вечно - for * навсегда, навеки - for * and * на вечные времена;
(церковное) на веки веков - pedants will * be carpring педанты вечно придираются /никогда не перестанут придираться/ - Shakespeare will * be a great poet Шекспир останется великим поэтом на все времена (эмоционально-усилительно) в вопросительных и восклицательных предложениях - who * can it be? да кто же это (может быть) ? - who * would have thought it! кто бы мог (это) подумать!, кому бы это могло прийти в голову?! - did you *? (разговорное) неужели?, слышали ли вы что-либо подобное? - where * did I put my glasses? куда же я девал свои очки? why * didn't you ask them? так почему же вы их не спросили? - as if he would * do such a thing! (как) будто он на это способен! (эмоционально-усилительно) в сравнительных оборотах - I shall do it as soon as I * can я сделаю это как только смогу /при первой возможности/ - run as fast as * you can беги как можно быстрее - she is as good a girl as * was на свете не сыщешь девочки лучше нее - he works as well as * a man could лучше него работать просто невозможно( эмоционально-усилительно) в отрицательных предложениях: никогда - did you love him? - Not * вы его любили? - Нет, никогда - no man can * understand you никто никогда вас не сможет понять - nobody has * done this before этого никто никогда раньше не делал - I do not think we have * met мы, кажется, никогда не встречались - nothing * happens in our village в нашей деревушке никогда ничего не случается (эмоционально-усилительно) очень, чрезвычайно - he is * such a rich man он очень богатый человек, он баснословно богат - * so очень, чрезвычайно;
гораздо, намного - this road is * so much shorter эта дорога гораздо короче - he is * so strong он настоящий силач - he has * so many friends у него масса друзей - I like him * so much он мне очень нравится /очень по душе/ - be the weather * so bad... как бы ни была плоха погода... - I waited * so long я ждал бесконечно долго /целую вечность/ - thank you * so much большое вам спасибо, очень вам благодарен в сочетаниях - * after с тех пор (и до конца) - they married and lived happily * after они поженились и были счастливы всю жизнь - * since с тех (самых) пор, с того времени - I've known him * since he was a boy я знаю его с самого детства - * and again, * and anon время от времени;
то и дело, поминутно > yours *, * yours всегда ваш, преданный вам (перед подписью в конце письма) > for * and a day навсегда, навеки as ~ как только;
I shall do it as soon as ever I can я сделаю это, как только смогу ~ so разг. как бы ни;
be the weather ever so bad, I must go как бы плоха погода ни была, я должен идти ever всегда;
ever after, ever since с тех пор (как) ever всегда;
ever after, ever since с тех пор (как) ~ so разг. как бы ни;
be the weather ever so bad, I must go как бы плоха погода ни была, я должен идти ~ so разг. очень;
thank you ever so much большое вам спасибо ~ yours всегда Ваш (подпись в письме) for ~ (and ~), for ~ and a day беспрестанно for ~ (and ~), for ~ and a day навсегда, навечно for ~ (and ~), for ~ and a day беспрестанно for ~ (and ~), for ~ and a day навсегда, навечно ~ когда-либо;
it is the best symphony I have ever heard это лучшая симфония, которую я когда-либо слышал;
hardly ever едва ли когда-нибудь;
почти никогда ~ so разг. как бы ни;
be the weather ever so bad, I must go как бы плоха погода ни была, я должен идти as ~ как только;
I shall do it as soon as ever I can я сделаю это, как только смогу ~ когда-либо;
it is the best symphony I have ever heard это лучшая симфония, которую я когда-либо слышал;
hardly ever едва ли когда-нибудь;
почти никогда ~ so разг. очень;
thank you ever so much большое вам спасибо thank: thank благодарить;
thank you благодарю;
thank you ever so much разг. очень вам благодарен;
thank you for nothing! спасибо и на том! (иронически, в ответ на отказ) ~ разг. употр. для усиления: why ever did you do it? да почему же вы это сделали?;
what ever do you mean? что же вы хотите этим сказать? ~ разг. употр. для усиления: why ever did you do it? да почему же вы это сделали?;
what ever do you mean? что же вы хотите этим сказать?

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > ever
8 ever

[ʹevə] adv
1. когда-либо; когда бы то ни было

the best film we ever saw - лучший фильм, который мы когда-либо видели

have we ever met before? - мы с вами когда-нибудь раньше встречались?

hardly /scarcely/ ever - почти никогда, очень редко

he is seldom if ever a visitor - он бывает редко, можно сказать, почти не бывает

not then or ever - ни тогда, ни после

foxes are seldom if ever tamed - лисицы, если и становятся ручными, то очень редко

more than ever before - более чем когда-либо (раньше)

as good as ever - не хуже, чем раньше

the argument is as convincing as ever - аргумент не потерял своей убедительности

2. всегда, вечно

for ever - навсегда, навеки

for ever and ever - а) на вечные времена; б) церк. во веки веков

pedants will ever be carpring - педанты вечно придираются /никогда не перестанут придираться/

Shakespeare will ever be a great poet - Шекспир останется великим поэтом во все времена

3. эмоц.-усил.

1) в вопросительных и восклицательных предложениях:

who ever can it be? - да кто же это (может быть)?

who ever would have thought it! - кто бы мог (это) подумать!, кому бы это могло прийти в голову?!

did you ever? - разг. неужели?, слышали ли вы что-либо подобное?

where ever did I put my glasses? - куда же это я девал свои очки?

why ever didn't you ask them? - так почему же вы их не спросили?

as if he would ever do such a thing! - (как) будто он на это способен!

2) в сравнительных оборотах:

I shall do it as soon as I ever can - я сделаю это как только смогу /при первой возможности/

run as fast as ever you can - беги как можно быстрее

she is as good a girl as ever was - на свете не сыщешь девочки лучше неё

he works as well as ever a man could - лучше него работать просто невозможно

3) в отрицательных предложениях никогда

did you love him? - Not ever - вы его любили? - Нет, никогда

no man can ever understand you - никто никогда вас не сможет понять

nobody has ever done this before - этого никто никогда раньше не делал

I do not think we have ever met - мы, кажется, никогда не встречались

nothing ever happens in our village - в нашей деревушке никогда ничего не случается

4. эмоц.-усил. очень, чрезвычайно

he is ever such a rich man - он очень богатый человек, он баснословно богат

ever so - очень, чрезвычайно; гораздо, намного

this road is ever so much shorter - эта дорога гораздо короче

he is ever so strong - он настоящий силач

he has ever so many friends - у него масса друзей

I like him ever so much - он мне очень нравится /очень по душе/

be the weather ever so bad... - как бы ни была плоха погода...

I waited ever so long - я ждал бесконечно долго /целую вечность/

thank you ever so much - большое вам спасибо, очень вам благодарен

5. в сочетаниях:

ever after - с тех пор (и до конца)

they married and lived happily ever after - они поженились и были счастливы всю жизнь

ever since - с тех (самых) пор, с того времени

I've known him ever since he was a boy - я знаю его с самого детства

ever and again, ever and anon - а) время от времени; б) то и дело, поминутно

♢ yours ever, ever yours - всегда ваш, преданный вам ( перед подписью в конце письма)

for ever and a day - шутл. на всегда, навеки

НБАРС > ever
9 ever

[ʹevə] adv
1. когда-либо; когда бы то ни было

the best film we ever saw - лучший фильм, который мы когда-либо видели

have we ever met before? - мы с вами когда-нибудь раньше встречались?

hardly /scarcely/ ever - почти никогда, очень редко

he is seldom if ever a visitor - он бывает редко, можно сказать, почти не бывает

not then or ever - ни тогда, ни после

foxes are seldom if ever tamed - лисицы, если и становятся ручными, то очень редко

more than ever before - более чем когда-либо (раньше)

as good as ever - не хуже, чем раньше

the argument is as convincing as ever - аргумент не потерял своей убедительности

2. всегда, вечно

for ever - навсегда, навеки

for ever and ever - а) на вечные времена; б) церк. во веки веков

pedants will ever be carpring - педанты вечно придираются /никогда не перестанут придираться/

Shakespeare will ever be a great poet - Шекспир останется великим поэтом во все времена

3. эмоц.-усил.

1) в вопросительных и восклицательных предложениях:

who ever can it be? - да кто же это (может быть)?

who ever would have thought it! - кто бы мог (это) подумать!, кому бы это могло прийти в голову?!

did you ever? - разг. неужели?, слышали ли вы что-либо подобное?

where ever did I put my glasses? - куда же это я девал свои очки?

why ever didn't you ask them? - так почему же вы их не спросили?

as if he would ever do such a thing! - (как) будто он на это способен!

2) в сравнительных оборотах:

I shall do it as soon as I ever can - я сделаю это как только смогу /при первой возможности/

run as fast as ever you can - беги как можно быстрее

she is as good a girl as ever was - на свете не сыщешь девочки лучше неё

he works as well as ever a man could - лучше него работать просто невозможно

3) в отрицательных предложениях никогда

did you love him? - Not ever - вы его любили? - Нет, никогда

no man can ever understand you - никто никогда вас не сможет понять

nobody has ever done this before - этого никто никогда раньше не делал

I do not think we have ever met - мы, кажется, никогда не встречались

nothing ever happens in our village - в нашей деревушке никогда ничего не случается

4. эмоц.-усил. очень, чрезвычайно

he is ever such a rich man - он очень богатый человек, он баснословно богат

ever so - очень, чрезвычайно; гораздо, намного

this road is ever so much shorter - эта дорога гораздо короче

he is ever so strong - он настоящий силач

he has ever so many friends - у него масса друзей

I like him ever so much - он мне очень нравится /очень по душе/

be the weather ever so bad... - как бы ни была плоха погода...

I waited ever so long - я ждал бесконечно долго /целую вечность/

thank you ever so much - большое вам спасибо, очень вам благодарен

5. в сочетаниях:

ever after - с тех пор (и до конца)

they married and lived happily ever after - они поженились и были счастливы всю жизнь

ever since - с тех (самых) пор, с того времени

I've known him ever since he was a boy - я знаю его с самого детства

ever and again, ever and anon - а) время от времени; б) то и дело, поминутно

♢ yours ever, ever yours - всегда ваш, преданный вам ( перед подписью в конце письма)

for ever and a day - шутл. на всегда, навеки

НБАРС > ever
10 will

will¹ n

1. voluntad / ganas

you must have the will to win debes tener la voluntad de ganar

2. testamento

he left everything to his wife in his will dejó todo a su mujer en su testamento

will² vb

1.

Se emplea para formar el tiempo futuro de los verbos

when will they arrive? ¿cuándo llegarán?

2.

Se emplea para pedir a alguien que haga algo

will you close that door, please? ¿quieres cerrar esa puerta, por favor?

will

tr[wɪl]

auxiliar

1 (future)

■ she will be here tomorrow estará aquí mañana

■ we won't finish today no acabaremos hoy

■ it won't rain, will it? no lloverá, ¿verdad?

■ you'll catch it if you hurry lo cogerás si te das prisa

■ I'll see you next week hasta la semana que viene

■ I will always love you siempre te amaré

■ what will you do if she's late? ¿qué harás si llega tarde?

2 (be disposed to, be willing to)

■ (no), I won't no quiero

■ I'll do it lo haré (yo)

■ he won't open the door se niega a abrir la puerta

■ the car won't start el coche no arranca

■ I won't have it! ¡no lo permito!

■ will you stay for dinner? ¿quieres quedarte a cenar?

■ won't you take a seat? ¿quiere sentarse?, siéntese, por favor

3 (requests) querer

■ will you do me a favour? ¿quieres hacerme un favor?

■ you won't forget to tell him, will you? no se te olvidará de decírselo, ¿verdad?

■ make me a cup of tea, will you? hazme una taza de té, ¿quieres?

4 (general truths, custom)

■ accidents will happen siempre habrá accidentes

■ boys will be boys así son los chicos

5 (orders, commands)

■ will you be quiet! ¡quieres callarte!, ¡cállate!

■ you will report in my office tomorrow preséntese en mi oficina mañana

6 (insistence, persistence) insistir en

■ she will play her music at full volume insiste en poner la música a tope

■ he will leave the door open es que no hay manera de que cierre la puerta

7 (can, possibility) poder

■ this phone will accept credit cards este teléfono va con tarjetas de crédito

■ this washing machine will take 5 kgs esta lavadora aguanta 5 kilos

8 (supposition, must, probability) deber de

■ that'll be John será John, debe de ser John

■ they'll be home by now ya estarán en casa, ya deben de estar en casa

intransitive verb

1 formal use dated (wish) querer

■ what you will lo que quieras

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

if you will si así lo quiere

I will (in wedding) sí, quiero

will do muy bien, lo haré

————————

will

tr[wɪl]

noun

1 (control, volition) voluntad nombre femenino; (free will) albedrío

■ she's lost the will to live ha perdido la voluntad de vivir

■ a clash of wills un conflicto de voluntades

■ he's got a strong will tiene mucha voluntad

■ it is God's will es la voluntad de Dios

2 SMALLLAW/SMALL testamento, últimas nombre femenino plural voluntades

■ he left me this ring in his will me dejó este anillo en su testamento

■ have you made a will? ¿has hecho (tu) testamento?

transitive verb

1 (make or intend to happen by power of mind) desear, querer

■ we were willing him to win estábamos deseando que ganara

■ she willed it to happen logró que pasara por fuerza de voluntad

2 formal use (intend, desire) querer, ordenar, mandar

■ if God wills si Dios lo quiere

3 SMALLLAW/SMALL legar, dejar en testamento

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

against one's will contra su voluntad, a pesar suyo

at will a voluntad

of one's own free will por voluntad propia

where there's a will there's a way querer es poder

with a will con ilusión, con entusiasmo, con ganas

last will and testament última voluntad nombre femenino

will ['wɪl] v, past would ['wʊd] ; pres sing & pl will vi

wish: querer

do what you will: haz lo que quieras

will v aux

1) (expressing willingness)

no one would take the job: nadie aceptaría el trabajo

I won't do it: no lo haré

2) (expressing habitual action)

he will get angry over nothing: se pone furioso por cualquier cosa

3) (forming the future tense)

tomorrow we will go shopping: mañana iremos de compras

4) (expressing capacity)

the couch will hold three people: en el sofá cabrán tres personas

5) (expressing determination)

I will go despite them: iré a pesar de ellos

6) (expressing probability)

that will be the mailman: eso ha de ser el cartero

7) (expressing inevitability)

accidents will happen: los accidentes ocurrirán

8) (expressing a command)

you will do as I say: harás lo que digo

will vt

1) ordain: disponer, decretar

if God wills it: si Dios lo dispone, si Dios quiere

2) : lograr a fuerza de voluntad

they were willing him to succeed: estaban deseando que tuviera éxito

3) bequeath: legar

will n

1) desire: deseo m, voluntad f

2) volition: voluntad f

free will: libre albedrío

3) willpower: voluntad f, fuerza f de voluntad

a will of iron: una voluntad férrea

4) : testamento m

to make a will: hacer testamento

will

v.

• legar v.

• lograr por fuerza v.

• querer v.

(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)

aux.

(Verbo modal para indicar el futuro) v.

n.

• gusto s.m.

• placer s.m.

• testamento s.m.

• volición s.f.

• voluntad s.f.

I
1. wɪl
modal verb (past would) [ 'll es la contracción de will, won't de will not y 'll've de will have]

1)

a) ( talking about the future)

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he said he would come on Friday — dijo que vendría or iba a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

at the end of this month, he'll have been working here for a year — este fin de mes hará or va a hacer un año que trabaja aquí

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

b) ( expressing resolution) (with first person)

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

2)

a) ( expressing willingness)

will o would you do me a favor? — ¿quieres hacerme un favor?, ¿me haces un favor?

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

b) ( in orders)

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

c) ( in invitations)

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

3) ( expressing conjecture)

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

4)

a) (indicating habit, characteristic)

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

he'd get drunk every Saturday — se emborrachaba or solía emborracharse todos los sábados

he will jump to conclusions — él siempre tiene que precipitarse a sacar conclusiones

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

b) ( indicating capability)

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this door won't shut — esta puerta no cierra or no quiere cerrar

2.

vt (past & past p willed)

1)

a) (urge, try to cause)

I was willing her to get the answer right — estaba deseando con todas mis fuerzas or con toda mi voluntad que diera la respuesta correcta

b) (desire, ordain) (frml) \<\<God\>\> disponer*, querer*

2) ( bequeath) legar*, dejar en testamento

II

noun

1) u

a) ( faculty) voluntad f

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

b) (determination, willpower) voluntad f

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

to lose the will to live — perder* las ansias or las ganas de vivir

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

c) (desire, intention) voluntad f

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

patients may come and go at will — los pacientes pueden entrar y salir a voluntad or cuando quieren or (frml) cuando les place

2) c ( testament) testamento m

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

I [wɪl] (pt would)
1. MODAL VB

1) (talking about the future)

a)

I will or I'll finish it tomorrow — lo terminaré mañana

I will or I'll have finished it by tomorrow — lo habré terminado para mañana

you won't lose it, will you? — no lo perderás ¿verdad?; (stronger) no lo vayas a perder

you will come to see us, won't you? — vendrás a vernos, ¿no?

it won't take long — no llevará mucho tiempo

we'll probably go out later — seguramente saldremos luego

I'll always love you — te querré siempre

what will you do? — ¿qué vas a hacer?

we'll be having lunch late — vamos a comer tarde

we'll talk about it later — hablamos luego

b) (emphatic language)

I will do it! — ¡sí lo haré!

no he won't! — ¡no lo hará!

2) (in conjectures)

he will or he'll be there by now — ya debe de haber llegado or ya habrá llegado

she'll be about 50 — tendrá como 50 años

that will be the postman — será el cartero

3) (expressing willingness)

a) (in commands, insistence)

will you sit down! — ¡siéntate!

will you be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

he will have none of it — no quiere ni siquiera pensarlo

"I won't go" - "oh yes you will" — -no voy -¿cómo que no?

I will not or I won't put up with it! — ¡no lo voy a consentir!

I will not have it that... — no permito que se diga que... + subjun

I will — (marriage service) sí quiero

b) (in offers, requests, invitations, refusals)

come on, I'll help you — venga, te ayudo

will you help me? — ¿me ayudas?

wait a moment, will you? — espera un momento, ¿quieres?

will you have some tea? — ¿quieres tomar un té?

will you sit down? — ¿quiere usted sentarse?, tome usted asiento more frm

won't you come with us? — ¿no quieres venir con nosotros?

Tom won't help me — Tom no me quiere ayudar

4) (expressing habits)

a) soler, acostumbrar a

she will read for hours on end — suele leer or acostumbra a leer durante horas y horas

b) (expressing persistence)

she will smoke, despite what the doctor says — a pesar de lo que dice el médico, se empeña en fumar

accidents will happen — son cosas que pasan

boys will be boys — así son los chicos

he will keep leaving the door open — siempre tiene que dejar la puerta abierta

if you will eat so much, you can hardly expect to be slim — si insistes en comer tanto, no pensarás adelgazar

5) (expressing capability)

the car won't start — el coche no arranca

the car will cruise at 100mph — el coche podrá alcanzar las 100 millas por hora

a man who will do that will do anything — un hombre que es capaz de eso es capaz de todo

2.

VI (=wish) querer

(just) as you will! — ¡como quieras!

if God wills — si lo quiere Dios

say what you will — di lo que quieras

do as you will — haz lo que quieras, haz lo que te parezca bien

look where you will, you won't find one — mires donde mires, no vas a encontrar uno

II [wɪl]
1. N

1) (=inclination, wish) voluntad f

• against sb's will — contra la voluntad de algn

• at will — a voluntad

• to do sb's will — hacer la voluntad de algn

Thy will be done — hágase tu voluntad

• to do sth of one's own free will — hacer algo por voluntad propia

• the will of God — la voluntad de Dios

• iron will, will of iron — voluntad f de hierro

• to have a will of one's own — tener voluntad propia

• it is my will that you should do it — frm quiero que lo hagas

• the will to win/live — el deseo de ganar/vivir

• to work with a will — trabajar con ahinco

• with the best will in the world — por mucho que se quiera

- where there's a will there's a way
ill 1., 2)
2) (=testament) testamento m

• the last will and testament of... — la última voluntad de...

• to make a will — hacer testamento

2. VT

1) (=urge on by willpower) lograr a fuerza de voluntad

he willed himself to stay awake — consiguió quedarse despierto a fuerza de voluntad

I was willing you to win — estaba deseando que ganaras

2) (=ordain) ordenar, disponer

God has so willed it — Dios lo ha ordenado así

3) (=leave in one's will)

to will sth to sb — legar algo a algn, dejar algo (en herencia) a algn

he willed his pictures to the nation — legó sus cuadros a la nación

* * *

I
1. [wɪl]
modal verb (past would) [ 'll es la contracción de will, won't de will not y 'll've de will have]

1)

a) ( talking about the future)

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he said he would come on Friday — dijo que vendría or iba a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

at the end of this month, he'll have been working here for a year — este fin de mes hará or va a hacer un año que trabaja aquí

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

b) ( expressing resolution) (with first person)

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

2)

a) ( expressing willingness)

will o would you do me a favor? — ¿quieres hacerme un favor?, ¿me haces un favor?

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

b) ( in orders)

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

c) ( in invitations)

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

3) ( expressing conjecture)

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

4)

a) (indicating habit, characteristic)

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

he'd get drunk every Saturday — se emborrachaba or solía emborracharse todos los sábados

he will jump to conclusions — él siempre tiene que precipitarse a sacar conclusiones

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

b) ( indicating capability)

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this door won't shut — esta puerta no cierra or no quiere cerrar

2.

vt (past & past p willed)

1)

a) (urge, try to cause)

I was willing her to get the answer right — estaba deseando con todas mis fuerzas or con toda mi voluntad que diera la respuesta correcta

b) (desire, ordain) (frml) \<\<God\>\> disponer*, querer*

2) ( bequeath) legar*, dejar en testamento

II

noun

1) u

a) ( faculty) voluntad f

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

b) (determination, willpower) voluntad f

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

to lose the will to live — perder* las ansias or las ganas de vivir

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

c) (desire, intention) voluntad f

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

patients may come and go at will — los pacientes pueden entrar y salir a voluntad or cuando quieren or (frml) cuando les place

2) c ( testament) testamento m

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

English-spanish dictionary > will
11 much

1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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comparative of; see more

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much

[mʌtʃ]

I. adj

<more, most>

+ sing viel

there wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Post

how \much...? wie viel...?

how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

not/so \much nicht/so viel

[\much] too \much [viel] zu viel

a bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] viel

II. pron

1. (relative amount) viel

this \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicher

I don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angeln

he left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigung

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

too \much zu viel

2. (great deal) viel

\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtig

you didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasst

well, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werden

my new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel fam

I'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los fam

3. with neg ( pej: poor example)

I've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen können

she's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskope

he's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus

4. (larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages

\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit

5. (be redundant)

so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...

the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meer

6. with interrog

how \much is it? was kostet das?

III. adv

<more, most>

1. (greatly) sehr

we would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommen

she would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringen

I've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung

to not be \much good at sth in etw dat nicht sehr gut sein

2. (by far) bei Weitem

she's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job

3. (nearly) fast

things around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Alten

as \much as so gut wie

he as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...

\much the same fast so

I am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern

4. (specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie

I like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie du

they fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und je

so \much so [sehr]

it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehen

I wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffen

very \much sehr

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank

that's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich

5. (exactly that) genau das

I had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartet

it was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen

6. (often) häufig

we don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] weg

do you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?

7. (setting up a contrast)

they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar

IV. conj (although) auch wenn, wenngleich geh

\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...

\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...

he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeit

however \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...

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[mʌtʃ]
1. adj, n

1) viel inv

how much — wie viel inv

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

much of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr

we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten

he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)

I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders

I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)

2)

to be too much for sb (in quantity) — zu viel für jdn sein

that insult was too much for me —

the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)

these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen

he'd be too much for anybody — er wäre für jeden eine Zumutung

he doesn't do too much — er tut nicht übermäßig viel

far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel

3)

(just) as much — ebenso viel inv, genauso viel inv

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc

as much as possible —

he spends as much as he earns — er gibt (genau)so viel aus, wie er verdient

they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen

as much again — noch einmal so viel

I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc

it's as much as I can do to stand up — es fällt mir schwer genug aufzustehen

as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...

4)

so much — so viel inv; (emph so, with following that) so viel

it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —

you know so much — du weißt so viel

See:

→ also so

5)

to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen

Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks

I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)

2. adv

1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)

a much-admired/-married woman —

he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr

I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden

thank you very much — vielen Dank

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

I don't much care or care much — es ist mir ziemlich egal

however much he tries —

much to my astonishment much as I should like to — sehr zu meinem Erstaunen so gern ich möchte

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen

See:

→ also so

2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitem

much the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

3) (= almost) beinahe

they are much of an age or much the same age —

they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

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much [mʌtʃ] komp more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər], sup most [məʊst]

A adj viel:

I haven’t got much money on me;

it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;

he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;

get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)

B s Menge f, große Sache:

nothing much nichts Besonderes;

it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;

think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);

I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;

he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;

I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;

he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;

he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;

it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;

too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten; → make B 14

C adv

1. sehr:

we much regret wir bedauern sehr;

much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;

much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;

it’s not much good umg

a) es ist nicht besonders gut,

b) es schmeckt nicht besonders

2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:

much-admired;

much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;

much-travel(l)ed

a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,

b) viel befahren;

much-vaunted viel gerühmt

3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:

much stronger viel stärker

4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:

much the oldest

5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:

he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;

it is much the same thing es ist ziemlich dasselbeBesondere Redewendungen: as much

a) so viel,

b) so sehr,

c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;

(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;

as much more ( oder again) noch einmal so viel (as wie);

he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;

this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;

he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;

I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;

he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;

so much

a) so sehr,

b) so viel,

c) lauter, nichts als so much the better umso besser ( for für);

so much for today so viel für heute;

so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);

not so much as nicht einmal;

without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;

so much so (und zwar) so sehr;

much less

a) viel weniger,

b) geschweige denn not much umg (als Antwort) wohl kaum;

much like a child ganz wie ein Kind

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1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]

3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

5) (approximately) fast

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

6)

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
12 much

1. [mʌtʃ] n
1. многое

to see much - много(е) видеть

there is not much to see /to be seen/ - (здесь) не на что смотреть; здесь мало интересного

to do much - много(е) сделать

there is much to do /to be done/ - многое надо сделать

to suffer much - много(е) пережить [см. тж. much III 1, 1) и 2)]

much still remains to be done - осталось ещё много работы, ещё многое нужно сделать

there is not much left - мало (что) /немного/ осталось

to say much - (рас)сказать многое

there is much to say - многое нужно (рас)сказать, о многом нужно поговорить

much of smth. - большая часть чего-л.

much of what you say is true - многое из того, что вы говорите, справедливо; вы во многом правы

to be worth /to amount to/ much - стоить многого, представлять большую /значительную/ ценность

his work is not up to much - его работа большой ценности не представляет

it leaves much to be desired - это оставляет желать многого /лучшего/

there is not much in him - он ничего (особенного) собой не представляет

much he knows about it - ирон. много он (об этом) знает

2. в сочетаниях:

as much - это - то; именно это

to think as much - так и думать

I expected as much - именно этого я и ожидал; я ничего другого не ожидал [см. much II 2]

as much again - ещё столько же

I want as much again - мне нужно ещё столько же

♢ to be too much for smb. - оказаться не по силам кому-л.

not much of a scholar - не очень-то /не ахти какой/ образованный человек

not much of a teacher - весьма посредственный преподаватель

not much of a dinner - далеко не шикарный обед

to make much of smb., smth. - а) высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.; быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чём-л.; б) носиться с кем-л., чем-л.; много говорить о ком-л., чём-л.

to think much of smb., smth. = to make much of smb., smth.

to think it much to do smth. - а) считать важным что-л. сделать; б) стесняться что-л. сделать

not to be much to look at - не отличаться привлекательной внешностью; ≅ не на что смотреть

it is too much of a good thing - хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком /чересчур/

much will have more - посл. чем больше имеешь, тем больше хочется
2. [mʌtʃ] a (more; most)
1. 1) много

much water [rain, time] - много воды [дождей, времени]

I had much difficulty in convincing her - мне было очень трудно /стоило большого труда/ её убедить

I have not got much time - у меня немного времени

there is much truth in that remark - в этом замечании много справедливого

much good may it do you - ирон. очень это тебе поможет, много тебе от этого толку

how much? - а) сколько?; how much time do you need? - сколько времени вам потребуется?; how much water do you want? - сколько вам нужно воды?; б) сколько стоит?

how much is it? - сколько это стоит?

how much is it a pound? - сколько стоит фунт?

too much - слишком много

to put too much sugar [butter] - положить слишком много сахара [масла]

to cost too much - слишком дорого /много/ стоить

2) уст. многие

much people - много людей; многие люди

2. в сочетаниях:

so much so that - настолько, что; до такой степени, что

I was so much surprised that words failed me - я от удивления не мог найти слов

not so much... as - не столько... сколько; не так... как

he is not so much angry as upset - он скорее огорчён, чем рассержен

as much as - столько же; так же много

give me as much - дайте мне столько же

twice as much - вдвое больше

can you do as much? - вы можете /способны/ сделать столько же? [см. much I 2]
3. [mʌtʃ] adv (more; most)
1. 1) очень

to be much surprised [pleased, disappointed] - быть очень удивлённым [довольным, разочарованным /огорчённым/]

I am much obliged to you - я вам очень благодарен /признателен, обязан/

to suffer much - очень страдать [см. тж. 2) и much I 1]

to enjoy smth. very much - получать большое удовольствие от чего-л.

to thank smb. very much for smth. - очень благодарить кого-л. за что-л.

to love smb. very [so, ever so] much - очень [так] любить кого-л.

I like it very [so, ever so] much - мне это очень [так] нравится

I don't much like it - мне это не очень нравится

much to my astonishment [regret] - к моему большому удивлению [сожалению]

2) много

to eat [to drink, to cry, to talk] (too) much - (слишком) много есть [пить, плакать, разговаривать]

to suffer much - много страдать [см. тж. 1) и much I 1]

he doesn't swim much - он не очень много /не очень часто/ плавает

to see much of smb. - часто видеться с кем-л.

2. приблизительно, примерно, почти

to be much the same (in smth.) - быть приблизительно /почти/ таким же (в чём-л., в каком-л. отношении)

to be much of a size [of a height] - быть приблизительно /примерно, почти/ одного размера [роста /-ой высоты/]

to be much the same age, to be much of an age - быть приблизительно /примерно/ одного возраста

it was much about that time - это было приблизительно /примерно/ в то (самое) время

I left it much as I found it - я оставил это приблизительно /почти/ в таком же виде, в каком нашёл

3. усил. (при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях) гораздо, значительно, (на)много

much faster [better, worse, richer, happier, more carefully] - гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ быстрее [лучше, хуже, богаче, счастливее, осторожнее]

much less agreeable - гораздо /значительно/ менее приятный

4. в сочетаниях:

as much as - (столько) сколько

to take as much as one desires - взять (столько), сколько хочется

to do as much as one can - сделать (столько), сколько можно /возможно/

to like nothing as much as music - ничего так (сильно) не любить, как музыку

I have three times as much as I want - у меня втрое больше, чем мне нужно

it is as much your fault as mine - вы виноваты в этом столько же, сколько и я; это в такой же мере ваша вина, как и моя

as much as to say - равносильно тому /всё равно/, что сказать

it is as much as to say /saying/ that he is a liar - это всё равно, что назвать его лжецом

it is as much as he can do to read - а) всё, что он умеет - это читать; б) он с трудом читает

it was as much as I could do not to cry - я с трудом удерживал слёзы, я с трудом удерживался, чтобы не расплакаться

much as - как бы ни

much as I like it - как бы мне это ни нравилось

much as I dislike it - как бы неприятно для меня это ни было; хотя мне это очень неприятно

much as I tried - как бы /сколько бы/ я ни пытался /ни старался/; хотя я очень старался

as much as (all) that - так сильно; так много; до такой степени

do you owe him as much as that? - (неужели) вы ему так много должны?

do you love her as much as (all) that? - вы так (сильно) её любите?

so much - так много

it takes so much time - на это уходит столько времени

not so much sugar, please - не (кладите) столько сахара, пожалуйста

that /this, so/ much - а) столько; give me that much - дайте мне вот столько; I have only done that much so far - я пока только вот сколько сделал; б) столько-то; это-то; хоть это

he admitted that much - это-то он признал

this much is certain - это-то точно /определённо/

you must know that much - это-то /хоть это/ вы должны знать

I shall say this /so/ much for him - вот что я скажу в его защиту /пользу/

by that much - настолько

the sleeves are too long by that much - рукава вот настолько длинны

♢ very much so - и очень даже; безусловно; именно так

not much - отнюдь (нет), совсем /конечно/ нет

so much for that - хватит (говорить) об этом, с этим покончено

so much for his friendship! - и это он называет дружбой!

(to be) much the worse (for smth.) - (быть) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ хуже (вследствие чего-л.)

so much the better [the worse, the more, the less] - тем лучше [хуже, больше, меньше]

much the best [the largest] - а) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ лучше [больше]; б) самый лучший [большой]

НБАРС > much
13 ever

§ ოდესმე, მუდამ, სამუდამოდ, ძალიან, ძალიან ბევრი

§

1 ოდესმე

have you ever seen him? ოდესმე გინახავს?

have you ever been to London? ოდესმე ყოფილხარ ლონდონში?

2 მუდამ, ყოველთვის

he is ever ready to help დასახმარებლად ყოველთვის მზადაა

ever after / afterwards / ever since იმის შემდეგ / იმ დროიდან მოყოლებული

ever since I was a child ბავშვობიდან მოყოლებული

for ever სამუდამოდ

if ever სულაც თუ

he seldom, if ever, is at home სახლში თითქმის არასოდეს არ არის

as soon as ever თუკი

I’ll tell her as soon as ever she comes თუკი მოვიდა, მაშინვე ვეტყვი

ever so (much) ძალიან

thank you ever so much! უღრმესი მადლობა!

ever such მართლაც და

he is ever such a rich man მართლაც და მდიდარი კაცია

hardly ever თითქმის არასოდეს

he hardly ever goes to the theatre თითქმის არასოდეს დადის თეატრში

his name will remain in our memory for ever მისი სახელი საუკუნოდ დარჩება ჩვენს ხსოვნაში

for ever / good სამუდამოდ

it's the worst person I've ever met ამაზე უარესი პიროვნება ჯერ არ შემხვედრია

English-Georgian dictionary > ever
14 ever ***** adv

['ɛvə(r)]
1) (always) sempre

ever ready — sempre pronto (-a)

ever since (then) they have been very careful — da allora in poi sono stati molto prudenti

ever since I met him — da quando l'ho incontrato

ever since I've known him — sin da quando lo conosco

it will become ever more complex — diventerà sempre più complicato

with ever increasing frequency — con sempre maggior frequenza

they lived happily ever after — e vissero per sempre felici e contenti

as ever — come sempre

for ever — per sempre

they are for ever fighting — litigano di continuo

yours ever — (Brit: in letters) sempre tuo (-a)

2) (at any time) mai

hardly ever — quasi mai

nothing ever happens — non succede mai nulla

if you ever go there — se ti capita di andarci

did you ever meet him? — l'hai mai incontrato?

have you ever been there? — ci sei mai stato?

we haven't ever tried it — non l'abbiamo mai provato

more handsome than ever — più bello che mai

now if ever is the time or moment to... — ora o mai più è il momento di...

for the first time ever — per la prima volta in assoluto

the best ever — il (la)migliore che ci sia mai stato (-a)

the best film ever — il miglior film che si sia mai visto

he's a liar if ever there was one — se c'è un bugiardo al mondo quello è lui

3)

(emphasizing) as soon as ever you can — al più presto possibile

why ever did you do it? — perché mai l'hai fatto?

why ever not? — ma perché no?

never ever — mai e poi mai

ever so pretty — così bello (-a)

he's ever so strong — è fortissimo

ever so slightly drunk — leggermente sbronzo

we're ever so grateful — siamo estremamente grati

thank you ever so much — grazie mille

as if I ever would! — non sia mai detto!

English-Italian dictionary > ever ***** adv
15 ever

['evə(r)]
avverbio

1) (at any time) mai

nothing was ever said — non è mai stato detto niente

no-one will ever forget — nessuno dimenticherà mai

I don't remember ever seeing them — non ricordo di averli mai visti

I don't remember her ever saying that — non ricordo che lo abbia mai detto

rarely, if ever — raramente, se mai

hardly ever — quasi mai

something I would never ever do — qualcosa che non farei mai (e poi mai)

has he ever lived abroad? — ha mai vissuto all'estero?

haven't you ever been to Greece? — sei mai stato in Grecia?

do you ever make mistakes? — non ti sbagli mai?

she's a genius if ever I saw one o if ever there was one! — è un genio, se mai ne esiste uno!

2) (when making comparisons)

more beautiful than ever — più bello che mai

more than ever before — più che mai

we have more friends than ever before — non abbiamo mai avuto così tanti amici

he's happier than he's ever been — non è mai stato così felice

the worst mistake I ever made — il peggior sbaglio della mia vita o che io abbia mai fatto

she's the funniest actress ever! — è l'attrice più divertente che ci sia!

the first ever — il primo (in assoluto)

3) (at all times, always) sempre

ever loyal — sempre fedele

the same as ever — sempre lo stesso

they lived happily ever after — vissero felici e contenti

ever the optimist — l'eterno ottimista

yours ever — (in letters) sempre tuo

4) (expressing anger, irritation)

don't (you) ever do that again! — non farlo mai più!

if you ever speak to me like that again — se mai ti rivolgerai a me ancora in quel modo

that's the last time he ever comes here! — è l'ultima volta che viene qui!

that's all he ever does! — è tutto quello che sa fare!

5) (expressing surprise)

why ever not? — BE perché no?

who ever would have guessed? — chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

6) BE (very)

I'm ever so glad you came! — sono così contento che siate venuti!

thanks ever so much! — tante grazie!

he's ever so much better — sta molto meglio

I've received ever so many letters — ho ricevuto così tante lettere

7) colloq. (in exclamations)

is he ever dumb! — è talmente stupido!

do I ever! — (emphatic yes) eccome! altroché!

8) as ever come sempre

9) ever more sempre più

10) ever since

ever since we arrived — da quando siamo arrivati

11) ever- in composti sempre

ever-increasing — in continuo aumento

ever-present — onnipresente

ever-changing — in continuo cambiamento

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['evə] 1. adverb
1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) mai

2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) sempre

3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) tanto; diamine

•

- ever-
- evergreen 2. noun
(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) sempreverde

- everlasting
- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever
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['evə(r)]
avverbio

1) (at any time) mai

nothing was ever said — non è mai stato detto niente

no-one will ever forget — nessuno dimenticherà mai

I don't remember ever seeing them — non ricordo di averli mai visti

I don't remember her ever saying that — non ricordo che lo abbia mai detto

rarely, if ever — raramente, se mai

hardly ever — quasi mai

something I would never ever do — qualcosa che non farei mai (e poi mai)

has he ever lived abroad? — ha mai vissuto all'estero?

haven't you ever been to Greece? — sei mai stato in Grecia?

do you ever make mistakes? — non ti sbagli mai?

she's a genius if ever I saw one o if ever there was one! — è un genio, se mai ne esiste uno!

2) (when making comparisons)

more beautiful than ever — più bello che mai

more than ever before — più che mai

we have more friends than ever before — non abbiamo mai avuto così tanti amici

he's happier than he's ever been — non è mai stato così felice

the worst mistake I ever made — il peggior sbaglio della mia vita o che io abbia mai fatto

she's the funniest actress ever! — è l'attrice più divertente che ci sia!

the first ever — il primo (in assoluto)

3) (at all times, always) sempre

ever loyal — sempre fedele

the same as ever — sempre lo stesso

they lived happily ever after — vissero felici e contenti

ever the optimist — l'eterno ottimista

yours ever — (in letters) sempre tuo

4) (expressing anger, irritation)

don't (you) ever do that again! — non farlo mai più!

if you ever speak to me like that again — se mai ti rivolgerai a me ancora in quel modo

that's the last time he ever comes here! — è l'ultima volta che viene qui!

that's all he ever does! — è tutto quello che sa fare!

5) (expressing surprise)

why ever not? — BE perché no?

who ever would have guessed? — chi l'avrebbe mai detto?

6) BE (very)

I'm ever so glad you came! — sono così contento che siate venuti!

thanks ever so much! — tante grazie!

he's ever so much better — sta molto meglio

I've received ever so many letters — ho ricevuto così tante lettere

7) colloq. (in exclamations)

is he ever dumb! — è talmente stupido!

do I ever! — (emphatic yes) eccome! altroché!

8) as ever come sempre

9) ever more sempre più

10) ever since

ever since we arrived — da quando siamo arrivati

11) ever- in composti sempre

ever-increasing — in continuo aumento

ever-present — onnipresente

ever-changing — in continuo cambiamento

English-Italian dictionary > ever
16 quamvis

quam-vīs, adv. and conj.
I.
Adv., as you will, as much as you will or like, ever so much, ever so; hence, to designate a very high degree, as much as possible, very much, exceedingly (class.):
quamvis multos nominatim proferre,
as many as you will, very many, Cic. Rosc. Am. 16, 47:
esse quamvis facetum atque salsum,
id. de Or. 2, 56, 228:
quamvis callide, quamvis audacter, quamvis impudenter,
id. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 134:
quamvis subito,
id. Lael. 5, 17: et praeter eos quamvis enumeres multos licet, ever so many, id. Leg. 3, 10, 24:
per populum quamvis justum et moderatum,
id. Rep. 1, 27, 43; 2, 30, 101:
quamvis pauci,
Caes. B. G. 4, 2:
quamvis pernix,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 79:
ridiculus,
id. Men. 2, 2, 43:
humanus et jocosus homo,
Varr. R. R. 2, 5.—With sup.:
quamvis vitiosissimus orator,
Cic. de Or. 3, 26, 103; Col. 7, 8, 4; 2, 2, 25; 4, 24, 19; Tac. H. 2, 30; 3, 28; Quint. 6, prooem. 4; Plin. Ep. 9, 17, 1.—
II.
Conj., as much as ever you will, i. e. how much soever, however much, although, albeit; regularly joined with subj. (not so in Livy); only rarely, and mostly post-Aug., with indic. (v. infra).
(α).
With subj.:
homines, quamvis in turbidis rebus sint, tamen, etc.,
Cic. Phil. 2, 16, 39:
non igitur potestas est cum velis opitulandi rei publicae, quamvis ea prematur periculis, nisi, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 6, 10:
quamvis sit magna (exspectatio), tamen eam vinces,
id. ib. 1, 23, 37; cf.:
quamvis prudens ad cogitandum sis sicut es, tamen nisi, etc.,
id. Att. 12, 37, 2;
and with this cf.: huc accedit, quod quamvis ille felix sit sicut est, tamen, etc.,
id. Rosc. Am. 8, 22:
ipsas quamvis angusti terminus aevi Excipiat... At genus immortale manet,
Verg. G. 4, 206.—
In a negative clause: senectus enim quamvis non sit gravis,
Cic. Lael. 3, 11; 26, 97; Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 23:
quamvis non fueris suasor,
Cic. Att. 16, 7, 2.—
(β).
With indic.:
erat inter eos dignitate regiā, quamvis carebat nomine,
Nep. Milt. 2, 2:
quamvis infesto animo et minaci perveneras,
Liv. 2, 40, 7; Cels. 1 praef.:
quamvis est enim omnis hyperbole ultra finem, non tamen esse debet ultra modum,
Quint. 8, 6, 73:
carne tamen quamvis distat nil,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 29:
quamvis tacet Hermogenes,
id. ib. 1, 3, 129; cf. Dillenb. ad Hor. C. 1, 28, 13; Verg. A. 5, 542; Ov. M. 2, 782. In Cic. only in joining to his discourse a Lucilian verse beginning with quamvis, Cic. de Or. 3, 23, 86.—
(γ).
Without a verb, Carm. Marci ap. Fest. s. v. negumate, p. 165 Müll.:
res bello gesserat, quamvis rei publicae calamitosas, attamen magnas,
Cic. Phil. 2, 45, 116:
quamvis iniqua passi,
id. Fam. 7, 3, 6; id. Verr. 2, 3, 97, § 224; Col. 9, 14, 14.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > quamvis
17 quanto

1. adj how much

con nomi plurali how many

tutto quanto il libro the whole book

tutti quanti pl every single one sg

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? what is the date today?, what is today's date?

2. adv: quanto dura ancora? how long will it go on for?

quanto a me as for me

quanto costa? how much is it?

quanto prima as soon as possible

in quanto since, because

per quanto ne sappia as far as I know

3. m: teoria f dei quanti quantum theory

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quanto¹ agg.interr.

1 how much; pl. how many: quanto zucchero metti nel caffè?, how much sugar do you put in your coffee?; quanto denaro vi occorre?, how much money do you need?; quanti dischi hai?, how many records have you got?; quante lezioni comprende il corso?, how many lessons does the course consist of?; quanti giorni starai via?, how many days will you be away?; sai quanti spettatori c'erano allo stadio?, do you know how many spectators there were at the ground?; non so quante settimane durerà la mostra, I don't know how many weeks (o how long) the exhibition will last; dimmi quanto pane devo comprare, tell me how much bread I am to get // quanti anni hai?, how old are you?

2 quanto tempo, how long: quanto tempo ci vuole per arrivare alla stazione?, how long does it take to get to the station?; non so quanto tempo mi fermerò qui, I don't know how long I'll stay here // In espressioni ellittiche: quanto è che non lo vedi?, how long is it since you saw him?; da quanto mi aspetti?, how long have you been waiting for me?; quanto dovrai lavorare ancora?, how much longer have you got to work?; di quanto sono in ritardo?, how late am I?; fra quanto saremo a Roma?, how long before we get to Rome?; ogni quanto passa l'autobus?, how often (o how frequently) does the bus run?

3 ( in espressioni ellittiche non di tempo): quanto costa?, how much is it?; quanto ha di febbre?, what's his temperature?; quanti ne abbiamo oggi?, what's the date today?; quanto c'è da qui alla stazione?, how far is it to the station?; non so quanto valga questo anello, I don't know how much this ring is worth

◆ agg.escl. what (a lot of); how: quanto gasolio abbiamo consumato quest'anno!, what a lot of oil we've used this year!; quanto tempo ci hai messo!, what a long time you've been!; quanto freddo abbiamo patito!, how cold it was!; quanto interesse ha suscitato!, what a lot of interest it roused!; quanti giorni sono passati!, how long it's been!; quante me ne ha dette!, how he insulted me! // In espressioni ellittiche: quanto tempo sprecato!, what a lot of time wasted!; quante parole inutili!, what a load of rubbish!; quanti complimenti!, what a lot of fuss!

◆ agg.rel. ( tutto quello che) as... as...: lo puoi tenere quanto tempo vuoi, you can keep it as long as you like; prendi pure quanto denaro ti occorre, take as much money as you need.

quanto¹ avv.

1 interr. (con un agg.) how; (con un v.) how much: quanto è largo?, how wide is it?; quanto è lontana la chiesa?, how far is the church?; quanto bevi di solito?, how much do you usually drink?; quanto sei alto?, how tall are you?; gli chiesi quanto si fosse divertito, I asked him how much he had enjoyed himself; non so quanto l'abbia apprezzato, I don't know how much he appreciated it; chiedono molto per quella casa, ma non ti so dire quanto, they are asking a great deal for that house, but I can't tell you how much // si è pentito e Dio sa quanto!, God only knows how much he regretted it!

2 escl. (con un agg.) how; (con un v.) how (much): quanto è bello!, how beautiful it is!; quanto sono felice di rivederti!, how happy I am to see you again!; quanto mi piace!, how I love it!; chissà quanto desiderava di ritornare!, goodness knows how much he longed to return!; non sai quanto ti ho pensato!, you don't know how much I thought about you!; hanno riso, e quanto!, how they laughed!

3 (in corr. con tanto) as: è ( tanto) studioso quanto intelligente, he is as studious as he is intelligent; è ( tanto) affabile quanto lui, she is as friendly as he is; ho lavorato ( tanto) quanto lui, I worked as hard as he did (o as him); non è ( tanto) facile quanto tu credi, it isn't as (o so) easy as you think; è ( tanto) curioso quanto una scimmia, he's as curious as a cat // quanto più... tanto più, meno → più, meno avv. // tanto... quanto, (sia... sia) both... and: tanto io quanto mio fratello, both my brother and I; si è venduto tanto la casa quanto l'automobile, he sold both his house and his car // non tanto per... quanto per, not so much for... but (o as) for: non è stato tanto per negligenza quanto per ingenuità, it wasn't so much for negligence as for naïvety

4 (in frasi comparative o per rafforzare un superl.): è stimato più di quanto meriti, he's more admired than he deserves; sono arrivato prima di quanto pensassi, I arrived sooner than I expected; si doveva intervenire quanto più rapidamente possibile, it was necessary to intervene as quickly (o as fast) as possible // quanto mai, extremely, very much indeed: mi sono divertito quanto mai, I enjoyed myself very much indeed (o fam. I had a whale of a time); è una persona quanto mai garbata, he's an extremely courteous person // quanto prima → prima // quanto meno → meno avv. // quant'è vero Dio!, as God's my judge!; quant'è vero che mi chiamo..., as sure as my name is...

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: quanto a, as for; ( circa) as to: quanto a te, as for you; quanto agli altri, non ne so nulla, I don't know anything as to the others; quanto a fermarmi una settimana, dovrò pensarci su, as to staying a week, I'll have to think about it // in quanto ( che), ( poiché) since (o as); ( per il fatto che) because: in quanto minorenne, non ha diritto di voto, since (o as) he is under age, he can't vote; non ti ho telefonato in quanto ( che) credevo che non fossi in casa, I didn't phone you, as I thought you weren't in // in quanto, ( in qualità di) as: solo lui, in quanto medico, fu autorizzato a vedere il paziente, only he, as a doctor, was allowed to see the patient // per quanto (con agg. e avv.) however; ( con verbi) although: per quanto indaffarato sia..., however busy you are...; per quanto camminassi in fretta, non riuscii a raggiungerli, although I walked fast I was unable to catch up with them; per quanto, è pur sempre un affare, it's still a bargain, however // tanto quanto, tanto o quanto, ( pressappoco) more or less: ''Sarà costato qualche milione'' ''Sì, tanto quanto'', ''It must have cost a few million'' ''Yes, more or less'' // oggi non gli si può parlare, da quanto è nervoso, (fam.) you can't say a word to him today as he is so uptight.

quanto¹ pron.interr. how much; pl. how many: quanto ne vuoi?, how much do you want (of it)?; quanti ne hai presi?, how many did you get (of them)?; quanti hanno accettato?, how many have they accepted?; quanti di voi sono d'accordo?, how many of you agree?; non so quanti aderirono alla proposta, I don't know how many agreed to the proposal // quanto c'è di vero in quello che dice?, how much truth is there in what he says?

◆ pron.escl. what a lot (of): quanto ne hai consumato!, what a lot you've used!; che bei fiori, e quanti!, what a lot of lovely flowers!; quanti sono intervenuti alla cerimonia!, what a lot of people came to the ceremony!

◆ pron.rel.

1 ( ciò che) what; ( tutto ciò che) all (that): ho quanto mi occorre, I have what (o all) I need; ha fatto quanto ha potuto, he did what he could; quanto ho è a tua disposizione, what (o all) I have is at your disposal; non credere a quanto ti dicono, don't believe what they tell you; c'è molto di vero in quanto afferma, there's a lot of truth in what he says; non dire a nessuno quanto ti ho confidato, don't tell anyone what I let you in on; lo deduco da quanto mi avete detto voi, I guess it from what you told me // quanto di meglio, di peggio, the best, the worst: è quanto di meglio si possa trovare sul mercato in fatto di computer, it's the best computer you can find on the market // in risposta a quanto sopra, in reply to the above // quanto basta, ( con riferimento a dosaggio) sufficient... (to) // per quanto io ne sappia, as far as I know // per quanto si sforzi, non riesce a rendersi simpatica, however hard she tries, she isn't very likable // a quanto dicono..., according to what they say... // questo è quanto, that's all (o that's it)

2 pl. ( tutti coloro che) all those (who), whoever (con costr. sing.): quanti desiderano iscriversi, possono farne richiesta, all those wishing to register can apply to do so; era sempre pronto a dare un consiglio a quanti glielo chiedevano, he was always ready to give advice to whoever asked him for any

3 ( in correlazione con tanto) as: ha speso ( tanto) quanto ha guadagnato, he spent as much as he earned; ''Quanti moduli occorrono?'' ''Tanti quanti sono i candidati'', ''How many forms are needed?'' ''As many as there are candidates''

4 ( in correlazione con tanto) as: possiede tanto denaro quanto tu non immagini, he has as much money as you could ever imagine; non ho tanta pazienza quanta ne ha lei, I haven't got as much patience as she has; c'erano tanti posti quanti erano gli invitati, there were as many seats as there were guests; ha tante preoccupazioni quante ne abbiamo noi, he has as many worries as we have; non ho tanti amici quanti ne hai tu, I haven't as many friends as you have // sono partiti tutti quanti, everyone has left; ha perso tutto quanto, he lost everything; si è sporcato tutto quanto, he got all dirty

5 ( in frasi comparative) than: abbiamo ottenuto più, meno di quanto pensassimo, we got more, less than we expected.

quanto² s.m.

1 ( quantità) quantity: fissare un quanto, to fix a quantity

2 (fis.) quantum*: teoria dei quanti, quantum theory; quanto d'azione, quantum of action.

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['kwanto] I quanto (-a)
1. agg

1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

2)

(esclamativo) quante storie! — what a fuss!

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many as

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

2. pron

1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

so che devo prendere del pane, ma non so quanto — I know I must get some bread, but I don't know how much

quant'è? — how much is it?

2)

(esclamativo) vedi quanti hanno accettato! — see how many have accepted!

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many as

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come
II ['kwanto] avv
1) (quantità) how much, (numero) how many

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

2) (nella misura o quantità che) as much as

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

3)

(come) siamo ricchi quanto loro — we are as rich as they are

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

4)

in quanto — (in qualità di) as, (perché, per il fatto che) as, since

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

5)

per quanto — (nonostante, anche se) however, (tuttavia) although

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

6)

quanto meno — the less

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible
III
sm

Fis quantum

teoria dei quanti — quantum theory

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I 1. ['kwanto]
aggettivo interrogativo (con nomi non numerabili) how much; (con nomi plurali) how many

quanto zucchero vuoi? — how much sugar would you like?

quanto tempo è rimasto? — how much time is there left?

quanto tempo ci hai messo per venire? — how long did you take to come?

- i giorni occorrono per andarci? — how many days does it take to get there?

- i anni hai? — how old are you?

fra quanto tempo arriviamo? — when will we get there?
2.
pronome interrogativo how much; pl. how many

- i siete? — how many of you are there?

non so -i partiranno — I don't know how many (people) will be leaving

a quanto andava la macchina? — how fast was the car going?

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

quanto c'è da qui al mare? — how far is it to the sea?

quanto dura il film? — how long is the film? how long does the film last?

per quanto ne hai? — how long will you be?

da quanto abiti qui? — how long have you been living here?

fra quanto potrai uscire? — when will you be able to get away?

quanto dista casa tua? — how far is your house?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?
3.
aggettivo esclamativo

- i regali! -a gente! — what a lot of gifts, people!

quanto tempo ci abbiamo messo! — what a long time we took!
4.
pronome esclamativo

quanto ci sarebbe ancora da dire! — a lot more could be said (about that)!
5.
aggettivo relativo

1)

prendi quanto denaro ti occorre — take as much money as you need

2) (preceduto da preposizione)

hai notato con -a cattiveria gli ha risposto? — did you notice how snappily she answered him?

per -i problemi possano avere,... — how ever many problems they may have
6.
pronome relativo what

ho quanto occorre — I have what I need

non credo a quanto mi ha detto — I don't believe what he told me

tutto quanto — everything

questo è quanto — that's it

-i — (coloro che) those who

tutti -i — everybody, one and all

è quanto di meglio si possa trovare — this is the best that could be found

a quanto dicono — if they're to be believed

da quanto ho capito — as I understand it

per quanto ne so — for all I know, as far as I'm aware, to my knowledge

per quanto mi riguarda — as far as I'm concerned
7.
avverbio

1) (in frasi interrogative) how much

quanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?

quanto fa? — how much is it?

mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it

quanto è grande il giardino? — how big is the garden?

quanto sei alto? — how tall are you? what's your height?

quanto pesi? — how heavy are you? how much do you weigh?

2) (in che misura)

vedi quanto le cose sono cambiate — you can see how much things have changed

3) (in frasi esclamative)

quant'è brutto! — how ugly it is!

è stupefacente quanto ti assomigli! — it's amazing how much he looks like you!

quanto lo odio! — how I hate him!

quanto mi dispiace! — how sorry I am!

ma quanto sei carina! — how nice you look!

4) (in un comparativo) (con aggettivo)

è bravo quanto lui — he's as good as him

è tanto bella quanto intelligente — she's just as pretty as she is intelligent

era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)

rimani pure quanto vuoi — stay as long as you like

lavoro tanto quanto te — I work as much as you do

ti aiuterò quanto è possibile — I'll help you insofar as I can

ho fatto quanto è possibile — I did as much as possible

grande quanto basta — big enough ( per to)

quanto basta per due — just about enough for two

aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)

quanto prima — as soon as possible

5) quanto più

quanto più guadagna, tanto più spende — the more he earns, the more he spends

6) quanto meno

quanto meno si allena, tanto più ingrassa — the less he trains, the more weight he puts on

7) per quanto (sebbene)

per quanto io l'ammiri — however much I admire him, much as I admire him

per quanto ci provi non riesco a farlo — try as I might, I can't do it

8) in quanto (poiché) because; (in qualità di) as

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

in quanto tale — as such

9) (in) quanto a as for, concerning, regarding

in quanto a voi — as for you

non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting
II ['kwanto]
sostantivo maschile fis. quantum*

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quanto¹

/'kwanto/

I aggettivo interrogativo

(con nomi non numerabili) how much; (con nomi plurali) how many; quanto zucchero vuoi? how much sugar would you like? quanto tempo è rimasto? how much time is there left? quanto tempo ci hai messo per venire? how long did you take to come? -i giorni occorrono per andarci? how many days does it take to get there? -i anni hai? how old are you? fra quanto tempo arriviamo? when will we get there?

II pronome interrogativo

how much; pl. how many; -i siete? how many of you are there? non so -i partiranno I don't know how many (people) will be leaving; a quanto andava la macchina? how fast was the car going? a quanto ammontano le perdite? how much o what do the losses come to? quanto manca ancora? (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it? quanto c'è da qui al mare? how far is it to the sea? quanto dura il film? how long is the film? how long does the film last? per quanto ne hai? how long will you be? da quanto abiti qui? how long have you been living here? fra quanto potrai uscire? when will you be able to get away? quanto dista casa tua? how far is your house? -i ne abbiamo oggi? what's the date today o today's date?

III aggettivo esclamativo

-i regali! -a gente! what a lot of gifts, people! quanto tempo ci abbiamo messo! what a long time we took!

IV pronome esclamativo

quanto ci sarebbe ancora da dire! a lot more could be said (about that)!

V aggettivo relativo

1 prendi quanto denaro ti occorre take as much money as you need

2 (preceduto da preposizione) hai notato con -a cattiveria gli ha risposto? did you notice how snappily she answered him? per -i problemi possano avere,... how ever many problems they may have,...

VI pronome relativo

what; ho quanto occorre I have what I need; non credo a quanto mi ha detto I don't believe what he told me; tutto quanto everything; questo è quanto that's it; -i (coloro che) those who; tutti -i everybody, one and all; è quanto di meglio si possa trovare this is the best that could be found; a quanto dicono if they're to be believed; da quanto ho capito as I understand it; per quanto ne so for all I know, as far as I'm aware, to my knowledge; per quanto mi riguarda as far as I'm concerned

VII avverbio

1 (in frasi interrogative) how much; quanto costa? how much o what does it cost? quanto fa? how much is it? mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it; quanto è grande il giardino? how big is the garden? quanto sei alto? how tall are you? what's your height? quanto pesi? how heavy are you? how much do you weigh?

2 (in che misura) vedi quanto le cose sono cambiate you can see how much things have changed

3 (in frasi esclamative) quant'è brutto! how ugly it is! è stupefacente quanto ti assomigli! it's amazing how much he looks like you! quanto lo odio! how I hate him! quanto mi dispiace! how sorry I am! ma quanto sei carina! how nice you look!

4 (in un comparativo) (con aggettivo) è bravo quanto lui he's as good as him; è tanto bella quanto intelligente she's just as pretty as she is intelligent; era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo) rimani pure quanto vuoi stay as long as you like; lavoro tanto quanto te I work as much as you do; ti aiuterò quanto è possibile I'll help you insofar as I can; ho fatto quanto è possibile I did as much as possible; grande quanto basta big enough ( per to); quanto basta per due just about enough for two; aggiungere sale quanto basta add salt to taste; (con avverbio) quanto prima as soon as possible

5 quanto più quanto più guadagna, tanto più spende the more he earns, the more he spends

6 quanto meno quanto meno si allena, tanto più ingrassa the less he trains, the more weight he puts on

7 per quanto (sebbene) per quanto io l'ammiri however much I admire him, much as I admire him; per quanto ci provi non riesco a farlo try as I might, I can't do it

8 in quanto (poiché) because; (in qualità di) as; in quanto insegnante as a teacher; in quanto tale as such

9 (in) quanto a as for, concerning, regarding; in quanto a voi as for you; non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting.

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quanto²

/'kwanto/

sostantivo m.

fis. quantum*.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > quanto
18 como

adv.

1 as.

lo he hecho como es debido I did it as o the way it should be done

me encanta como bailas I love the way you dance

lo hagamos como lo hagamos habrá problemas whichever way we do it there'll be problems

2 as.

como te decía ayer… as I was telling you yesterday…

3 as.

trabaja como bombero he works as a fireman

dieron el dinero como anticipo they gave the money as an advance

4 about (aproximadamente).

me quedan como mil pesos I've got about a thousand pesos left

estamos como a mitad de camino we're about half-way there

tiene un sabor como a naranja it tastes a bit like an orange

5 like, as, such as, qua.

6 how, in which way.

7 some.

Pesa como cien libras It weighs some hundred pounds.

conj.

1 as, since (ya que).

como no llegabas, nos fuimos as o since you didn't arrive, we left

2 if (si). (peninsular Spanish)

como no me hagas caso, lo pasarás mal if you don't listen to me, there will be trouble

3 that (que).

después de tantas veces como te lo he explicado after all the times (that) I've explained it to you

prep.

1 like, as, just like, such as.

Te di esto en condición de préstamo I gave this to you as a loan.

2 as to.

3 how to.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: comer.

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como

► adverbio

1 (modo) how

■ así fue como nos encontramos this is how we met

■ lo hizo como quiso he did it the way he wanted to

2 (comparación) as, like

■ negro como la noche as dark as night

■ camina como su madre he walks like his mother

■ hablas como un político you talk like a politician

3 (en calidad de) as

■ como director as director

■ como invitado as a guest

4 (según) as

■ como dice tu amigo as your friend says

5 familiar (aproximadamente) about

■ había como unos cien there were about a hundred

► conjunción

1 (así que) as

■ como llegaban se presentaban they introduced themselves as they arrived

2 (si) if

■ como lo vuelvas a hacer... if you do it again...

3 (porque) as, since

■ como llegamos tarde no pudimos entrar since we arrived late we couldn't get in

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FRASEOLOGÍA

como quiera que (no importa cómo) however 2 (ya que) since, as, inasmuch as

como no sea que unless

como sea whatever happens, no matter what

como si lo viera familiar I can imagine perfectly well

como si nada / como si tal cosa as if nothing had happened

hacer como quien to pretend to +inf

■ hizo como quien estaba enfermo he pretended to be ill

hacer como si to pretend to +inf

■ hace como si no viese nada he's pretending not to see anything

tanto como eso no familiar not as much as that

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1. conj.
1) as

2) like

3) if

4) since, given that
2. prep.
as, like

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1. ADV

1) [indicando semejanza] like

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

2) [introduciendo ejemplo] such as

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

3) [indicando modo]

a) + indic

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

b) + subjun

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

• como sea — at all costs

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

4) (=en calidad de) as

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

5) (=más o menos) about, around

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

6) [con valor causal]

libre como estaba — free as he was

2. CONJ

1) + indic (=ya que) as, since

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

2) + indic (=según) as

como dice mi profesor — as my teacher says

como se ve en el gráfico — as you can see from the diagram

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

tal como están los precios de las motos... — with motorbike prices as they are at the moment...

3) + indic (=cuando) as soon as

así como nos vio lanzó un grito — as soon as he saw us he shouted

4) + indic
(=que)
verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

ya verás como no vienen — I bet they won't come

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

de tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio más — I hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

5) + subjun (=si) if

como vengas tarde, no comes — if you're late you'll get nothing to eat

como sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos! — if it's true, we're done for!

¡como lo pierdas! — you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

no salimos, como no sea para ir al cine — we only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

6)

• como que — as if

¡como que yo soy tonto y me creo esas mentiras! — as if I was stupid enough to believe lies like that!

¡como que te van a pagar! — don't tell me they're going to pay you!

hizo como que no nos veía — he pretended not to see us

al tragar nota como que le molesta — he shows discomfort when swallowing

7)

• como si — as if, as though

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

8)

• como para, ¡es como para denunciarlos! — it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!

tampoco es como para enfadarse tanto — there's no need to get so angry about it

9) CAm, Méx

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost
así 1., 5), pronto 1., 4), querer 2., 1)
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I
preposición

1)

a) ( en calidad de) as

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

b) ( con el nombre de) as

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

c) ( por ejemplo) like

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

3) (en locs)

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried
II
conjunción

1) ( de la manera que) as

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

2) ( puesto que) as, since

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

3) (si) (+ subj) if

como te pille... — if I catch you...

4) ( en oraciones concesivas)

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

5) ( que)

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see
III
adverbio

1) ( expresando aproximación) about

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

2) ( uso expletivo) kind of (colloq)

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...

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= as, by way of, for the purpose of + Nombre, how, in the guise of, just as, like, qua, much as, as a kind of, as serving as, along the lines of, in + Posesivo + capacity as, such as, kind of like.

Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex. An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex. Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.

Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex. Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.

Ex. Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex. Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.

Ex. Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.

Ex. More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.

Ex. In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

Ex. 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

Ex. The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex. Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.

Ex. Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex. It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* algo así como = something like.

* añádase cómo = expand like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* como aclaración = in parenthesis.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* como algo normal = as a matter of course.

* como algo opuesto a = as against.

* como algo residual = residually.

* como alternativa = as an alternative.

* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.

* como antes = as before.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como base para = as a basis for.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* como consecuencia = on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of), in the wake of, as a consequence (of).

* cómo conseguir = obtainability.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como contrapartida = in return.

* como cooperativa = collegially.

* como corresponde = fittingly.

* como corresponde a = as befits.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como de costumbre = as usual, as always, according to normal practice.

* cómo demonios = how on earth.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como diferente a = as distinct from.

* cómo disponer de (algo) = disposition.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.

* como el cuero = leathery.

* como el desierto = desert-like.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* como en casa = like home (away) from home.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es debido = fittingly.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como es habitual = as always.

* como es natural = not unnaturally.

* como es normal = as always.

* como esto = like this.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como grogui = drowsily, groggily.

* como grupo = collectively.

* como guía = for guidance.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la pólvora = like wildfire.

* como las ardillas = squirrel-like.

* como las empresas = business-like.

* como loca = like a madwoman.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como muy tarde = at the latest.

* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.

* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* cómo nos las ingeniamos para... = how in the world....

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* como opuesto a = as distinct from, as opposed to.

* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.

* como parásito = parasitically.

* como persona que = as one who.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* como polo opuesto = by polar contrast.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.

* como por encanto = magically.

* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como preámbulo de = as a preamble to.

* como primera elección = as a first preference.

* como prueba de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como prueba de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como pruebas = in evidence, in evidence.

* como quiera que + Verbo = however + Verbo.

* como quieras llamarlo = whatever you call it.

* como reconocimiento a = in recognition of.

* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.

* como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* como señal de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* como si = as though.

* como si dijéramos = as it were.

* como siempre = as always.

* como si fuese = as it were.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* como símbolo de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como sustituto de = in place of.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* como término medio = on average.

* como todo un caballero = sportingly.

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.

* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.

* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.

* como una cebolla = onion-like.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como una descosida = like a madwoman.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* como una metralladora = quick-fire.

* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un bobo = stupidly.

* como un bólido = like the clappers.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* como un cencerro = barking mad, raving mad, stark raving mad.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un detective = detectivelike, sleuthlike.

* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.

* como un energúmeno = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* como un experto = expertly.

* como un glaciar = glacially.

* como unidad global = as a whole.

* como un idiota = stupidly.

* como un loca = like a madwoman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* como un método para = as a means of.

* como un modo de = as a way of.

* como un necio = stupidly.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wall.

* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo = self-identification.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* como un rayo = in a flash.

* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.

* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.

* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.

* como un televisor = television-type.

* como un todo = as a whole.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* como un torpe = foolishly.

* como un zombi = zombielike.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* como + Voz Pasiva = as + Participio Pasado.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* conocerse como = be known as.

* dar como resultado = result (in).

* de cómo = as to how.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* para colmo = on top of everything else.

* plan de cómo disponer de Algo = disposition instruction.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost.

* seleccionar como relevante = hit.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tan + Adjetivo + como = as + Adjetivo + as, every bit as + Adjetivo + as.

* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap).

* tanto como = as many... as..., as much as + Adjetivo, both... and..., no less than, equally, if not, so much as.

* tanto como siempre = as much as ever.

* tener como equivalente = have + counterpart.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* * *
I
preposición

1)

a) ( en calidad de) as

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

b) ( con el nombre de) as

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

c) ( por ejemplo) like

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

2) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

3) (en locs)

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried
II
conjunción

1) ( de la manera que) as

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

2) ( puesto que) as, since

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

3) (si) (+ subj) if

como te pille... — if I catch you...

4) ( en oraciones concesivas)

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

5) ( que)

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see
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adverbio

1) ( expresando aproximación) about

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

2) ( uso expletivo) kind of (colloq)

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...

* * *

= as, by way of, for the purpose of + Nombre, how, in the guise of, just as, like, qua, much as, as a kind of, as serving as, along the lines of, in + Posesivo + capacity as, such as, kind of like.

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.

Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

Ex: Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.

Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.

Ex: More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.

Ex: In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.

Ex: 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.

Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.

Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.

Ex: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.

* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.

* aducir como evidencia = adduce as + evidence.

* algo así como = something like.

* añádase cómo = expand like.

* así como = as, as well as.

* así como así = just like that.

* así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....

* así es como = this is how.

* así es como es = that's how it is.

* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.

* como aclaración = in parenthesis.

* como algo natural = as a matter of course.

* como algo normal = as a matter of course.

* como algo opuesto a = as against.

* como algo residual = residually.

* como alternativa = as an alternative.

* como anillo al dedo = just the ticket, the right twigs for an eagle's nest, perfect fit, perfect match, that's the ticket!.

* como antes = as before.

* como apoyo a = in support of.

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad) = like passing ships (in the night).

* como base para = as a basis for.

* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.

* como cabía esperar = as expected.

* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.

* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.

* como consecuencia = on this basis, on that basis, in doing so, in consequence, in accordance.

* como consecuencia (de) = as a result (of), in the wake of, as a consequence (of).

* cómo conseguir = obtainability.

* como con todo en la vida = as with everything in life.

* como contrapartida = in return.

* como cooperativa = collegially.

* como corresponde = fittingly.

* como corresponde a = as befits.

* como cuando + Indicativo = as in + Gerundio.

* como de costumbre = as usual, as always, according to normal practice.

* cómo demonios = how on earth.

* como dice el dicho = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como dice el refrán = as the saying goes, so the saying goes.

* como diferente a = as distinct from.

* cómo disponer de (algo) = disposition.

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como ejemplo = as an example, by way of illustration.

* como el cuero = leathery.

* como el desierto = desert-like.

* como el día y la noche = worlds apart, like oil and water, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer = a dog in the manger.

* como en casa = like home (away) from home.

* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio = there's no place like home.

* como en el caso de = as with, just as for, as in the case of.

* como era de esperar = as expected.

* como es debido = fittingly.

* como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.

* como es el caso de = as it is with, as with.

* como es habitual = as always.

* como es natural = not unnaturally.

* como es normal = as always.

* como esto = like this.

* como fecha final = at the very latest.

* como forma de vida = as a way of life.

* como grogui = drowsily, groggily.

* como grupo = collectively.

* como guía = for guidance.

* como la noche y el día = like oil and water, worlds apart, like chalk and cheese, like apples and oranges.

* como la pólvora = like wildfire.

* como las ardillas = squirrel-like.

* como las empresas = business-like.

* como loca = like a madwoman.

* como loco = like hell, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* como mejor + poder = as best + Pronombre + can.

* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.

* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.

* como mucho = at best, at most, if at all, at the most, at the very latest.

* como muestra de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como muy tarde = at the latest.

* como norma = as a rule, as a matter of policy.

* como norma general = as a rule of thumb, as a general rule, as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.

* cómo nos las ingeniamos para... = how in the world....

* como nota al margen = on a sidenote.

* como nuevo = in mint condition, in tip-top condition, in tip-top form.

* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.

* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.

* como opuesto a = as distinct from, as opposed to.

* como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.

* ¡como para creérselo! = Posesivo + famous last words.

* como parásito = parasitically.

* como persona que = as one who.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* como polo opuesto = by polar contrast.

* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.

* como por ejemplo = such as, to the effect of.

* como por encanto = magically.

* como poseído = as one possessed.

* como preámbulo de = as a preamble to.

* como primera elección = as a first preference.

* como prueba de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como prueba de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* como pruebas = in evidence, in evidence.

* como quiera que + Verbo = however + Verbo.

* como quieras llamarlo = whatever you call it.

* como reconocimiento a = in recognition of.

* como respuesta a = in reply to, in response to.

* como resultado = in consequence, on this basis, on that basis, in doing so.

* como resultado (de) = as a consequence (of).

* como salido de fábrica = in mint condition.

* como segunda alternativa = as a backup.

* como se indicó en = as was pointed out in.

* como señal de agradecimiento = as a token of thanks.

* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento = as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.

* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud = as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.

* cómo + ser = what + be like.

* como si = as though.

* como si dijéramos = as it were.

* como siempre = as always.

* como si fuese = as it were.

* como siga así = at this rate.

* como sigue = as follows.

* como símbolo de = as a token of, as a sign of.

* como si nada = be right as rain, unfazed.

* como si no hubiera mañana = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se acabara el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo = like there's no tomorrow.

* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.

* como si (se tratase de) = as if.

* como si tal cosa = be right as rain, unfazed, just like that.

* como sustituto de = in place of.

* como tal = as such, in this capacity, qua.

* como término medio = on average.

* como todo un caballero = sportingly.

* como último recurso = as a last resort, in the last resort.

* como una aguja en un pajar = like a needle in a haystack.

* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.

* como una cabra = stark raving mad, raving mad.

* como una cebolla = onion-like.

* como una condenada = like a madwoman.

* como una descosida = like a madwoman.

* como una forma de = as a means of.

* como una metralladora = quick-fire.

* como un basilisco = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un bobo = stupidly.

* como un bólido = like the clappers.

* como un campo de batalla = like a war zone.

* como un cencerro = barking mad, raving mad, stark raving mad.

* como un condenado = like the clappers, like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un descosido = like a lunatic, like a madman, as one possessed.

* como un detective = detectivelike, sleuthlike.

* como un elefante en una cacharrería = like an elephant in a china shop.

* como un energúmeno = like a bear with a sore head.

* como un estúpido = stupidly.

* como un experto = expertly.

* como un glaciar = glacially.

* como unidad global = as a whole.

* como un idiota = stupidly.

* como un loca = like a madwoman.

* como un loco = like crazy, like mad, like a lunatic, madly, like a madman.

* como un método para = as a means of.

* como un modo de = as a way of.

* como un necio = stupidly.

* como un observador que pasa desapercibido = fly-on-the-wall, fly-on-the-wall.

* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo = self-identification.

* como un platillo = saucer-like.

* como un poseído = as one possessed.

* como un rayo = in a flash.

* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.

* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.

* como un reloj = as regular as clockwork, like clockwork.

* como un televisor = television-type.

* como un todo = as a whole.

* como un tonto = stupidly, foolishly.

* como un torpe = foolishly.

* como un zombi = zombielike.

* como vivir en un escaparate = like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

* como + Voz Pasiva = as + Participio Pasado.

* como y cuando = as and when.

* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo = as + Adjetivo.

* comportarse como se espera = be a sport.

* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que... = as + Adverbio + as....

* conocerse como = be known as.

* dar como resultado = result (in).

* de cómo = as to how.

* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* frase como encabezamiento = phrase heading.

* llegar a ser conocido como = become + known as.

* mantenerse como válido = hold up.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* ofrecerse como voluntario = volunteer.

* para colmo = on top of everything else.

* plan de cómo disponer de Algo = disposition instruction.

* proponer como principio = posit.

* sea como sea = be that as it may, at all costs, at any cost.

* seleccionar como relevante = hit.

* ser como hablar con la pared = be like talking to a brick wall.

* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro = be as good a time as any.

* tal como = such as, such + Nombre + as, just as.

* tal y como aparece = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como es/son = as it/they stand(s).

* tal y como + ser = in + Posesivo + true colours.

* tan + Adjetivo + como = as + Adjetivo + as, every bit as + Adjetivo + as.

* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre = as + Adjetivo + as ever.

* tan pronto como = as soon as, just as soon as, no sooner... than.

* tan pronto como sea posible = as soon as possible (asap).

* tanto como = as many... as..., as much as + Adjetivo, both... and..., no less than, equally, if not, so much as.

* tanto como siempre = as much as ever.

* tener como equivalente = have + counterpart.

* tener como motivo central = plan around + Nombre.

* tener como objetivo = have + as + Posesivo + objective.

* tomar como ejemplo = take.

* un poco como = kind of like.

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como¹

prep

A

1 (en calidad de) as

usando el paraguas como bastón using his umbrella as a walking stick

quiero hablarte como amigo y no como abogado I want to speak to you as a friend and not as a lawyer

el director tendrá como funciones … the director's duties will be …

está considerado como lo mejor he's considered (to be) the best

lo presentó como su ex-marido she introduced him as her ex-husband

2 (con el nombre de) as

la flor conocida allí como `Santa Rita' the flower known there as `Santa Rita'

3 (por ejemplo) like

en algunas capitales como Londres in some capital cities such as London o like London

necesitamos a alguien como tú we need someone like you

tengo ganas de comer algo dulce — ¿como qué? I fancy something sweet — like what?

B (en comparaciones, contrastes) like

quiero un vestido como el tuyo I want a dress like yours

pienso como tú I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

se portó como un caballero he behaved like a gentleman

la quiero como a una hija I love her like a daughter o as if she were my own daughter

bailó como nunca she danced as o like she'd never danced before

me trata como a un imbécil he treats me like an idiot o as if I were an idiot

se llama algo así como Genaro o Gerardo he's called something like Genaro or Gerardo

¡no hay nada como un buen coñac! there's nothing like a good brandy!

era verde, un verde como el de la alfombra de la oficina it was green, the color of the office carpet

como PARA + INF:

es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry, it makes you want to cry

C ( en locs):

así como ( frml); as well as

por esto, así como por muchas otras razones because of this, and for many other reasons as well o as well as for many other reasons

sus abundantes recursos naturales, así como su importancia estratégica its abundant natural resources, together with o as well as its strategic importance

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!

como mucho at (the) most, at the outside

como poco at least

como nadie: hace la paella como nadie she makes wonderful paella, nobody makes paella like her

como que …: conduce muy bien — como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well — well, he is a racing driver, after all

le voy a decir cuatro cosas — sí, sí, como que te vas a atrever … I'm going to give him a piece of my mind — oh, yes? I'll believe that when I see it

y no me lo dijiste — ¡como que no sabía nada! and you didn't tell me about it — that's because I didn't know anything about it myself!

como ser (CS); such as, for example, like

como si (+ subj) as if, as though

actuó como si no le importara she acted as if o as though she didn't care

ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all worried o he behaves as if it's nothing (to worry about)

él como si nada or como si tal cosa, ni se inmutó he just stood there without batting an eyelid

como²

conjunction

A (de la manera que) as

no me gustó el modo or la manera como lo dijo I didn't like the way she said it

llegó temprano, tal como había prometido he arrived early, just as he had promised

ganó Raúl, como era de esperar Raúl won, as was to be expected

así en la tierra como en el cielo on Earth as it is in Heaven

como dice el refrán as the saying goes

(tal y) como están las cosas as things stand, the way things are

(+ subj): hazlo como quieras do it any way you like o how you like

no voy — como quieras I'm not going — please yourself o as you like

me dijo que me las arreglara como pudiera he told me to sort things as best I could

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame bougainvillea or whatever it's called

como quiera que sea, ellos se llevaron la copa anyway, the point is they won the cup

B (puesto que) as, since

como todavía era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta since o as it was still early, we went for a walk, it was still early so we went for a walk

C (+ subj) (si) if

como te vuelva a encontrar por aquí if I catch you around here again

D

(en oraciones concesivas): cansado como estaba, se ofreció a ayudarme tired though o tired as he was, he offered to help me

joven como es, tiene más sentido común que tú he may be young but he has more common sense than you

E

(que): vimos como se los llevaban en una furgoneta we saw them being taken away in a van, we saw how they were taken away in a van

vas a ver como llega tarde he'll be late, you'll see

como³

adverb

A (expresando aproximación) about

como a la mitad del camino about half way there

está como a cincuenta kilómetros it's about fifty kilometers away

vino como a las seis she came at around o about six

tiene un sabor como a almendras it has a kind of almondy taste, it tastes something like o a bit like almonds

un ruido como de un motor a noise like that of an engine

B (uso expletivo) kind of ( colloq)

es que me da como vergüenza … I find it kind of embarrassing …

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Del verbo comer: ( conjugate comer)

como es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
algo como
comer
como
cómo
comer ( conjugate comer) verbo intransitivo
a) ( en general) to eat;

◊ no tengo ganas de cómo I'm not hungry;

este niño no me come nada (fam) this child won't eat anything (colloq);
dar(le) de cómo a algn (en la boca) to spoonfeed sb;
darle de cómo al gato/al niño to feed the cat/the kid;
salir a cómo (fuera) to go out for a meal, to eat out;
¿qué hay de cómo? ( a mediodía) what's for lunch?;

( por la noche) what's for dinner o supper?
b) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almorzar) to have lunch;

◊ nos invitaron a cómo they asked us to lunch

c) (esp AmL) ( cenar) to have dinner

verbo transitivo
a) ‹fruta/verdura/carne› to eat;

◊ ¿puedo cómo otro? can I have another one?;

no tienen qué cómo they don't have anything to eat
b) (fam) ( hacer desaparecer) See Also→ comerse 3

c) (en ajedrez, damas) to take

comerse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( al escribir) ‹acento/palabra› to leave off;

‹línea/párrafo› to miss out
b) ( al hablar) ‹ letra› to leave off;

‹ palabra› to swallow
2 ( enf) ‹ comida› to eat;
◊ cómetelo todo eat it all up;

cómose las uñas to bite one's nails
3 (fam) ( hacer desaparecer)
a) [acido/óxido] to eat away (at);

[polilla/ratón] to eat away (at)
b) [inflación/alquiler] ‹sueldo/ahorros› to eat away at

como preposición
a) ( en calidad de) as;

◊ quiero hablarte cómo amigo I want to speak to you as a friend

b) ( con el nombre de) as;

◊ se la conoce cómo `flor de luz' it's known as `flor de luz'

c) (en comparaciones, contrastes) like;

◊ uno cómo el tuyo one like yours;

¡no hay nada cómo un buen coñac! there's nothing like a good brandy!;
es cómo para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry
d) ( en locs)

◊ así como (frml) as well as;

como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least;
como ser (CS) such as, for example;
como si (+ subj) as if, as though
■ conjunción
a) ( de la manera que) as;

◊ tal cómo había prometido just as he had promised;

cómo era de esperar as was to be expected;
no me gustó cómo lo dijo I didn't like the way she said it;
(tal y) cómo están las cosas as things stand;
hazlo cómo quieras/cómo mejor puedas do it any way you like/as best as you can;
no voy — cómo quieras I'm not going — please yourself
b) ( puesto que) as, since;

◊ cómo era temprano, fui a dar una vuelta as it was early, I went for a walk

c) (si) (+ subj) if;

◊ cómo te pille … if I catch you …

■ adverbio ( expresando aproximación) about;
◊ está cómo a cincuenta kilómetros it's about fifty kilometers away;

un sabor cómo a almendras a kind of almondy taste
cómo adverbio
a) ( de qué manera) how;

◊ ¿cómo estás? how are you?;

¿cómo es tu novia? what's your girlfriend like?;
¿cómo es de grande? how big is it?;
¿cómo te llamas? what's your name?
b) ( por qué) why, how come (colloq);

◊ ¿cómo no me lo dijiste antes? why didn't you tell me before?

c) ( al solicitar que se repita algo) sorry?, pardon?;

◊ ¿cómo dijo? sorry, what did you say?

d) ( en exclamaciones):

◊ ¡cómo llueve! it's really raining!;

¡cómo comes! the amount you eat!;
¡cómo! ¿no te lo han dicho? what! haven't they told you?
e) ( en locs)

◊ ¿a cómo …?: ¿a cómo están los tomates? (fam) how much are the tomatoes?;

¿a cómo estamos hoy? (AmL) what's the date today?;
¡cómo no! of course!;
¿cómo que …?: ¿cómo que no fuiste tú? what do you mean it wasn't you?;
aquí no está — ¿cómo que no? it isn't here — what do you mean it isn't there?
comer
I verbo transitivo
1 to eat
2 (en el parchís, etc) to take
3 (estrechar) ese corte de pelo te come la cara, that haircut makes your face look thinner
ese mueble te come mucho salón, that piece of furniture makes your living room look smaller
II verbo intransitivo to eat: hay que darle de comer al perro, we have to feed the dog
♦ Locuciones: familiar comer como una lima, to eat like a horse
familiar comer el coco/tarro a alguien, to brainwash somebody
sin comerlo ni beberlo, le pusieron una sanción, although he has nothing to do with it, he was disciplined
como
I adverbio
1 (manera) how: hazlo como quieras, do it however you like
me gusta como habla, I like the way he speaks
2 (semejanza, equivalencia) as: es como tú, he's just like you
terco como una mula, as stubborn as a mule
3 (conformidad) as: como estaba diciendo..., as I was saying...
como indica el prospecto, as the instructions say
4 (aproximadamente) about
como a la mitad de camino, more or less halfway
como unos treinta, about thirty
II conj
1 como [+ subj], (si) if: como no comas, no vas al cine, if you don't eat, you won't go to the cinema
2 (porque) as, since
como llamó tan tarde, ya no me encontró, as he phoned so late, he didn't find me in
3 como si, as if
como si nada o tal cosa, as if nothing had happened
familiar como si lo viera, I can just imagine it
III prep (en calidad de) as: lo aconsejé como amigo, I advised him as a friend
visitó el museo como experto, she visited the museum as an expert
¿As, like o how?
As se usa para hablar de la función, uso, papel o trabajo de una persona o cosa (trabajó como camarera durante las vacaciones, she worked as a waitress during the holidays) o para comparar dos acciones o situaciones y expresar su similitud. En este caso es necesario disponer de un verbo: Entró de botones, como lo había hecho su padre veinte años antes. He entered as an office-boy, as his father had twenty years before.
Cuando como va seguido de un sustantivo o pronombre también puedes usar like para comparar dos acciones o situaciones: Es como su padre. He's just like his father. Sin embargo, si va seguido de una preposición, hay que usar as: En marzo, como en abril, llovió. In March, as in April, it rained.
Nunca debes usar how en comparaciones, porque sólo expresa la manera de hacer las cosas: ¿Cómo lo hiciste?, How did you do it?
cómo adverbio
1 (interrogativo) how: ¿cómo es de alto?, how high is it?
¿cómo estás?, how are you?
¿cómo se hace?, how is it made?
2 (cuánto) ¿a cómo están los plátanos?, how much are the bananas?
3 (por qué) ¿cómo es que no nos avisaste?, why didn't you warn us?
familiar ¿cómo es eso?, how come?
4 (cuando no se ha oído bien) ¿cómo?, what?
5 (exclamativo) how
¡cómo ha cambiado!, how she's changed!
♦ Locuciones: cómo no, of course
' cómo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aburrirse
- acabada
- acabado
- acondicionar
- acreditar
- actuar
- adiós
- alma
- alquilar
- alta
- alto
- amable
- andar
- apear
- apenas
- aprendizaje
- arreglarse
- arte
- así
- atizar
- atonía
- baja
- bajo
- bala
- balsa
- bañera
- bastante
- beber
- bestia
- borrega
- borrego
- botija
- buenamente
- cabra
- cada
- caracterización
- casa
- cencerro
- cerrarse
- cesar
- chinche
- cielo
- coco
- coletilla
- colorada
- colorado
- comer
- como
- como quiera
- comoquiera
English:
ablaze
- above
- abroad
- acclaim
- accordingly
- act
- address
- alternatively
- always
- arouse
- as
- ashen
- attractive
- awaken
- away
- back
- barrage
- bash out
- be
- beaver away
- best
- bicker
- big
- black
- blind
- bolt
- bombshell
- bone
- border
- bored
- both
- break
- breed
- brownout
- by-product
- cake
- calculate
- care
- chalk
- champagne
- change
- charm
- cheer
- churn out
- class
- climax
- clown around
- coin
- colour
- come about

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Como nm

el lago Como Lake Como

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como

I adv

1 as;

como amigo as a friend

2 ( aproximadamente)

:

había como cincuenta there were about fifty;

hace como una hora about an hour ago

3

:

así como as well as

II conj

1 if;

como si as if;

como si fuera tonto as if he were o was an idiot;

como no bebas vas a enfermar if you don’t drink you’ll get sick

2 expresando causa as, since;

como no llegó, me fui solo as o since she didn’t arrive, I went by myself

3

:

me gusta como habla I like the way he talks;

como quiera any way you want

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cómo adv

: how

¿cómo estás?: how are you?

¿a cómo están las manzanas?: how much are the apples?

¿cómo?: excuse me?, what was that?

¿se puede? ¡cómo no!: may I? please do!

como adv

1) : around, about

cuesta como 500 pesos: it costs around 500 pesos

2) : kind of, like

tengo como mareos: I'm kind of dizzy

como conj

1) : how, as

hazlo como dijiste que lo harías: do it the way you said you would

2) : since, given that

como estaba lloviendo, no salí: since it was raining, I didn't go out

3) : if

como lo vuelva a hacer lo arrestarán: if he does that again he'll be arrested

4)

como quiera : in any way

como prep

1) : like, as

ligero como una pluma: light as a feather

2)

así como : as well as

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como¹ adv

1. (manera) how

te puedes vestir como quieras you can dress how you like

hazlo como te he enseñado do it the way I showed you

2. (comparaciones) as / like

ya estás tan alta como tu hermano you're as tall as your brother now

tengo una camiseta como ésa I've got a T shirt like that one

3. (según) as

como se puede ver as can be seen

4. (ejemplo) like

algunas aves, como el pingüino, no vuelan some birds, like penguins, can't fly

5. (aproximadamente) about

creo que tengo como cien novelas de aventuras I think I've got about a hundred adventure novels

6. (en calidad de) as

utiliza la caja como una mesilla use the box as a beside table

como sea at all costs / no matter what

como si as if / as though

sigue como si no estuviera aquí carry on as if I weren't here

como² conj

1. (causa) as

como hacía sol, nos fuimos a la playa as it was sunny, we went to the beach

2. (condición) if

como llegues tarde, te quedarás sin pastel if you're late, you won't get any cake

Spanish-English dictionary > como
19 noch

I Adv.

1. still; immer noch oder noch immer still; noch nicht not yet; noch ist es nicht zu spät it’s not too late yet; noch nie never (before); noch lange nicht umg. not by a long chalk (Am. shot); wir sind noch lange nicht fertig etc. we’re not nearly ( oder nowhere near) ready etc.

2. geringen zeitlichen Abstand ausdrückend: noch am selben Tag that (very) same day; noch gestern only yesterday; heute noch (bis heute) to this day; noch jetzt even now; sie war eben oder gerade noch hier she was here only a moment ago; noch im 11. Jahrhundert... as late as the 11th century...; noch im 11. Jahrhundert benutzte man sie auch they were still in use in the 11th century

3. begrenzten zeitlichen Rahmen ausdrückend: der Brief muss heute noch oder noch heute zur Post I etc. have to get this letter to the post office by the end of today; er starb noch an der Unfallstelle he died at the scene of the accident; noch bevor er etwas sagen konnte, ging sie hinaus she left before he could say anything

4. (nicht mehr als): er hat nur noch 10 Dollar he’s only got 10 dollars left; es sind ( nur) noch 5 Kilometer bis zur Raststätte it’s (only) 5 more kilomet|res (Am. -ers) to the service station

5. (ein weiteres Mal, zusätzlich) more; noch ( ein) mal once more, one more time, again; umg., nach Versprecher: let’s try that (one) again; das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing [Am. call]), umg. talk about lucky; noch dazu on top of that; dazu kommt noch, dass er trinkt not only that - he drinks too, auch and then he drinks on top of it (all); noch einer one more, another one; noch ein Stück another ( oder one more) piece; noch ein Bier, bitte! the same again, another beer, please; noch zwei Kaffee, bitte! two more coffees, please; auch das noch! that’s all I etc. needed; er hat Geld noch und noch oder nöcher umg. he’s got piles ( oder stacks) of money; es gab zu essen noch und noch oder nöcher umg. there was loads to eat; sie redet noch und noch she never stops talking; noch einmal so viel as much again; und noch etwas and another thing; noch etwas? anything else?; was wollen Sie noch? what more do you want?; ( und) was noch? umg. (and) what else?; wer kommt noch? who else is coming?; noch fünf Minuten five minutes to go; bittend: five more minutes, another five minutes; fehlen 1, 4, gerade II 2, 3

6. (möglicherweise): du kommst noch zu spät! you’ll be late if you’re not careful; er landet noch im Gefängnis umg. he’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful; sie wird ( schon) noch anrufen she’ll still call

7. (zuvor, vorher): sie will erst noch duschen she just wants to have a shower first; ich mache das noch fertig I’ll just finish this

8. (später): er wird noch kommen he will come; vielleicht kann man das noch ( ein) mal gebrauchen perhaps it can be used again sometime

9. beim Komparativ einen höheren Grad ausdrückend: noch besser / mehr even better / more; noch schlauer als du even smarter than you; es klingt etc. nur noch verdächtiger even ( oder all the) more suspicious; schön I 6

10. einräumend: jede noch so kleine Spende zählt every donation counts however small it is; sei es noch so klein no matter how small it is, however small it may be; mag sie auch noch so sehr schimpfen oder wenn sie auch noch so sehr schimpft however ( oder no matter how) much she grumbles

11. verstärkend: das ist noch Qualität that’s what I call quality; da bekommt man noch etwas für sein Geld at least there you get value for money (Am. auch something for your money); da haben wir ja noch Glück gehabt we were lucky there; der wird sich noch wundern he’s in for a surprise; noch im Fallen zog er die Pistole he drew the pistol before he hit the ground; man wird ( doch) noch fragen dürfen I etc. was only asking; das wirst du noch bereuen drohend: you’re going to regret that

12. fragend: da kannst du noch lachen? how can you find that funny?; jetzt will er noch baden? he wants to go for a swim now?; nach Vergessenem: wie heißt sie noch? what’s ( oder what was) her name again?; was hattest du noch gesagt? what was it you said (again)?; wann war die Party noch ( mal)? umg. when was the party again?

13. (weniger als): das kostet noch keine 5 Dollar it costs less than 5 dollars; es dauert noch keine 10 Minuten it won’t even take 10 minutes; er kann noch nicht einmal kochen he can’t even cook

II Konj.: sie hat keine Bekannten, noch Freunde in der Stadt geh. she has no acquaintances or friends in the town; weder

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nor (Konj.); even; yet; still

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nọch [nɔx]
1. adv

1) (= weiterhin, bis jetzt, wie zuvor) still

noch nicht — still not, not yet

bist du fertig? – noch nicht — are you ready? – not yet

er ist noch nicht da — he still isn't here, he isn't here yet

immer noch, noch immer — still

sie ist immer noch nicht fertig — she still isn't ready (yet), she isn't ready yet

er dachte noch lange an sie — it was a long time before he stopped thinking of her

du bist noch zu klein — you're still too young

sie ist noch jung — she's only or still young

er schläft noch — he's still asleep

noch nie — never

das habe ich noch nie gehört — I've never known that (before)

ich gehe kaum noch aus — I hardly go out any more

ich möchte gern[e] noch bleiben — I'd like to stay on longer

2) (= irgendwann) some time, one day

er wird sich ( schon) noch daran gewöhnen — he'll get used to it (some time or one day)

das kann noch passieren — that just might happen, that might still happen

er wird noch kommen — he'll come (yet)

3)

(= eben, nicht später als) das muss noch vor Dienstag fertig sein — it has to be ready by Tuesday

ich habe ihn noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen — I saw him only two days ago

er ist noch am selben Tag gestorben — he died the very same day

ich tue das noch heute or heute noch — I'll do it today or this very day

noch im 18. Jahrhundert — as late as the 18th century

gerade noch — (only) just

noch gestern war er frisch und munter — (only) yesterday he was still bright and cheerful

noch keine drei Tage — not three days

4) (einschränkend) (only) just

(gerade) noch gut genug — (only) just good enough

5)

(= außerdem, zusätzlich) wer war noch da? — who else was there?

(gibt es) noch etwas? — (is there) anything else?

ich will noch etwas sagen — there's something else or another thing I want to say

noch etwas Fleisch — some more meat, a bit more meat

noch einer — another (one)

noch ein Bier — another beer

noch zwei Bier — two more beers, another two beers

noch einmal or mal — (once) again, once more

und es regnete auch noch or noch dazu — and on top of that it was raining

dumm und noch dazu frech — stupid and impudent with it (inf)

ich gebe Ihnen noch zwei dazu — I'll give you two extra

noch ein Wort! — (not) another word!

6) (bei Vergleichen) even, still, yet

noch größer — even or still or yet bigger

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better, that's better still or still better

das ist noch viel wichtiger als... — that is far more important yet or still than...

(und) seien sie auch noch so klein — however small they may or might be

und wenn du auch noch so bittest... — however much you ask...

7) (inf)

wir fanden Fehler noch und nöcher (hum inf) — we found tons (inf) or loads (inf) of mistakes

Geld noch und nöcher (hum inf) — heaps and heaps of money (inf)

er kann noch und nöcher erzählen — he can go on telling stories for ever

ich kann Ihnen Beispiele noch und nöcher geben — I can give you any number of examples

sie hat noch und nöcher versucht,... — she tried again and again to...

2. conj
(weder... noch...) nor
nicht X, noch Y, noch Z — not X nor Y nor Z

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1) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) even

2) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) still

3) (again: We'll play it once more.) more

4) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) yet

5) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) yet

6) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) yet

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noch

[ˈnɔx]

I. adv

1. (außerdem, zusätzlich) in addition

sie hat ein Auto und auch \noch ein Motorrad he has a car and a motorbike as well

\noch ein Wort! [not] another word!

[sonst] \noch etwas? anything else?

bitte \noch ein/zwei Bier! another beer/two more beers, please!

möchten Sie \noch eine Tasse Kaffee? would you like another cup of coffee?

bist du satt oder möchtest du \noch etwas essen? are you full or would you like something more to eat?

mein Geld ist alle, hast du \noch etwas? I don't have any money left, do you have any?

es fehlt mir \noch ein Euro I need another euro

es dauert \noch zehn Minuten it'll be another ten minutes

\noch einmal so lang as long again

wer war \noch da? who else was there?

hat er dir \noch etwas gesagt? did he tell you anything else?

ich will \noch etwas sagen there's another thing I want to say

es war \noch anders it was different again

das ist nicht alles, diese Kisten kommen \noch dazu that's not everything, there are these crates too

ich gebe dir \noch zwei dazu I'll give you two extra

auch \noch [o \noch dazu]:

er ist dumm und \noch dazu frech he's thick and cheeky into the bargain

und es regnete auch \noch and on top of that it was raining

▪ \noch eine(r, s) another

haben Sie \noch einen Wunsch? [can I get you] anything else?

lass die Tür bitte auf, da kommt \noch einer leave the door open please, there's somebody else coming

\noch [ein]mal [once] again, once more

sie hat das \noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht she did it again/several times more

nur \noch only

ich habe nur \noch fünf Euro I've only five euros left

2. in der Gegenwart, Vergangenheit (weiterhin) still

er ist \noch da he's still here

sie schläft \noch she's still asleep

ich möchte gerne \noch bleiben I'd like to stay on longer

bleib doch \noch ein bisschen! stay a bit longer!

ein \noch ungelöstes Problem an as yet unsolved problem

ich rauche kaum \noch I hardly smoke any more

du bist \noch zu jung you're still too young

auch wenn es nicht leichtfällt, \noch müssen wir schweigen even though it might not be easy, we have to keep quiet for now

\noch nach Jahren... even years later...

sie dachte \noch lange an ihn it was a long time before she stopped thinking of him

\noch heute [o heute \noch] still today, even now [or today]

\noch heute gibt es Leute, die alte Bräuche pflegen even today some people maintain their old customs [or traditions

3. (bis jetzt)

\noch immer [nicht] still [not]

sie hat [bis jetzt] \noch immer gewonnen she's won every time up until now

wir wissen \noch immer nicht mehr we still don't know anything else

er ist immer \noch nicht fertig he still isn't ready, he isn't ready yet

sie ist immer \noch nicht da she's still not here

\noch nicht not yet, still not

halt, warte, tu das \noch nicht! stop, wait, don't do it yet!

bist du fertig? — \noch nicht are you ready? — not yet

\noch regnet es nicht it hasn't started raining yet

\noch nichts nothing yet

zum Glück ist \noch nichts davon an die Öffentlichkeit gedrungen luckily, none of this has yet become public knowledge

bisher habe ich \noch nichts Definitives erfahren I haven't heard anything more definite yet

\noch nie [o niemals] never

ich habe \noch nie Bagels gegessen I've never eaten bagels before

das habe ich \noch nie gehört I've never known that [before]

die Sonne schien und die Luft war klar wie \noch nie the sun was shining and the sky was clearer than ever before

\noch niemand [o keiner] nobody yet

bisher ist \noch niemand gekommen nobody has arrived yet; s.a. eben, erst, nur

4. in der Zukunft (irgendwann) some time, one day

sie wird \noch kommen she'll come [yet]

du wirst ihn [schon] \noch kennen lernen you'll get to know him yet

ich will \noch schnell duschen I just want to have a quick shower

ich mache das jetzt \noch fertig I'll just get this finished

vielleicht kann man den Karton \noch mal brauchen, ich hebe ihn jedenfalls auf I'll hang on to the box, it might come in handy some time

sie wird sich [schon] \noch daran gewöhnen she'll get used to it [some time [or one day]]

das kann [schon] \noch passieren that just might happen, that might still happen

5. (bis zu einem Zeitpunkt) by the end of

das Projekt dürfte \noch in diesem Jahr abgeschlossen sein the project should be finished by the end of the year

das muss \noch vor Dienstag/Monatsende passieren that's got to happen by Tuesday/by the end of the month

\noch in diesen Tagen werden wir erfahren, was beschlossen wurde we will find out what was decided in the next few days

ich habe das \noch am selben Abend/Tag gemacht I did it the very same evening/day

\noch bevor [o ehe] even before

\noch ehe er antworten konnte, legte sie auf even before he could reply she hung up

\noch heute [o heute \noch] today

\noch heute räumst du dein Zimmer auf! you will tidy up your room today!

ich mache das \noch heute [o heute \noch] I'll do it today [or this very day

6. in der Vergangenheit (erst) only

gestern habe ich sie \noch gesehen I saw her only yesterday

\noch gestern habe ich davon nicht das Geringste gewusst even yesterday I didn't have the slightest idea of it

\noch im 20. Jahrhundert... as late as the 20th century...

es ist \noch keine Woche her, dass... it is less than a week ago that...

ich habe Peter \noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen I saw Peter only two days ago

eben [o gerade] \noch [only] just

er war gerade \noch hier he was here only a moment ago

7. (drückt etw aus, das jetzt nicht mehr möglich ist)

ich habe ihn \noch gekannt I'm old enough to have known him

\noch als Junge wollte er Fälscher werden (veraltend) even as a boy he wanted to become a forger

8. (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not careful

wir kommen \noch zu spät we're going to be late [if we're not careful]

du landest \noch im Gefängnis you'll land up in prison if you don't watch out

9. (bei Vergleichen) even [more], still

\noch größer/schneller even bigger/quicker, bigger/quicker still

das ist \noch besser that's even better [or better still]

sie will \noch mehr haben she wants even [or still] more

\noch höhere Gebäude verträgt dieser Untergrund nicht this foundation can't support buildings that are higher

seinen Vorschlag finde ich sogar \noch etwas besser I think his suggestion is even slightly better still

geht bitte \noch etwas langsamer, wir kommen sonst nicht mit please walk a bit more slowly, we can't keep up otherwise

ach, ich soll Ihnen die Leitung übergeben? das ist ja \noch schöner! (iron) oh, so you want me to hand over the management to you? that's even better!

10. in Verbindung mit so

▪ ... \noch so however...

er kommt damit nicht durch, mag er auch \noch so lügen he won't get away with it, however much he lies

der Wein mag \noch so gut schmecken, er ist einfach zu teuer however good the wine may taste, it's simply too expensive

du kannst \noch so bitten,... you can beg as much as you like..., however much you plead...

11. einschränkend (so eben) still, just about

das ist im Vergleich \noch billig that's still cheap in comparison

es ist immer \noch teuer genug it's still expensive enough

das ist ja \noch mal gut gegangen it was just about all right

das ist \noch zu tolerieren, aber auch nur gerade \noch that's just about tolerable but only just

sie hat \noch Glück gehabt, es hätte viel schlimmer kommen können she was lucky, it could have been much worse

wenn sie sich wenigstens \noch entschuldigt hätte if she had apologized at least

12.

▶ \noch und \noch [o nöcher] heaps, dozens

ich habe diese undankbare Frau \noch und \noch mit Geschenken überhäuft! I showered this ungrateful woman with heaps of gifts

er hat Geld \noch und nöcher he has oodles [and oodles] of money

ich kann dir Beispiele \noch und nöcher geben I can give you any number of examples

sie hat \noch und nöcher versucht,... she tried again and again to...

II. konj

▪ weder... \noch neither... nor

er kann weder lesen \noch schreiben he can neither read nor write

weder er \noch Peter \noch Richard neither he nor Peter nor Richard

▪ nicht... \noch neither... nor

nicht er \noch seine Frau haben eine Arbeit neither he nor his wife are in work

III. part

1. (verstärkend)

siehst du — man kann sich \noch auf sie verlassen! you see — you can always rely on her!

das ist \noch Qualität! that's what I call quality!

das dauert \noch keine fünf Minuten it won't even take five minutes

2. (drohend)

die wird sich \noch wundern! she's in for a [bit of a] shock!

das wirst du \noch bereuen! you'll regret it!

3. (empört, erstaunt)

hat der sie eigentlich \noch alle? is he round the twist or what?

sag mal, was soll der Quatsch, bist du \noch normal? what is this nonsense, are you quite right in the head?

4. (nach Vergessenem fragend)

wie heißt/hieß er \noch gleich? what's/what was his name again?

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1.
Adverb

1) ([wie] bisher, derzeit) still

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more

noch nach Jahren — even years later

2) (als Rest einer Menge)

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

es fehlt [mir/dir usw.] noch ein Euro — I/you etc. need another euro

3) (bevor etwas anderes geschieht) just

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

4) (irgendwann einmal) some time; one day

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

5) (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not careful

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

6) (drückt eine geringe zeitliche Distanz aus) only

sie war eben od. gerade noch hier — she was here only a moment ago

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

7) (nicht später als)

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

8) (drückt aus, dass etwas unwiederholbar ist)

ich habe Großvater noch gekannt — I'm old enough to have known grandfather

9) (drückt aus, dass sich etwas im Rahmen hält)

Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse

das geht noch — that's [still] all right or (coll.) OK

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

das ist ja noch [ein]mal gut gegangen — (ugs.) it was just about all right

10) (außerdem, zusätzlich)

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist frech und noch dazu dumm od. dumm dazu — he's cheeky and stupid with it

Geld/Kleider usw. noch und noch — heaps and heaps of money/clothes etc. (coll.)

11) (bei Vergleichen)

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better or better still

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

12) (nach etwas Vergessenem fragend)

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?
2.
Partikel

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

der wird sich noch wundern — (ugs.) he's in for a surprise

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read
3.
Konjunktion (und auch nicht) nor

weder... noch — neither... nor

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noch

A. adv

1. still;

immer noch oder

noch immer still;

noch nicht not yet;

noch ist es nicht zu spät it’s not too late yet;

noch nie never (before);

noch lange nicht umg not by a long chalk (US shot);

wir sind noch lange nicht fertig etc we’re not nearly ( oder nowhere near) ready etc

2. geringen zeitlichen Abstand ausdrückend:

noch am selben Tag that (very) same day;

noch gestern only yesterday;

heute noch (bis heute) to this day;

noch jetzt even now;

sie war eben oder

gerade noch hier she was here only a moment ago;

noch im 11. Jahrhundert … as late as the 11th century …;

noch im 11. Jahrhundert benutzte man sie auch they were still in use in the 11th century

3. begrenzten zeitlichen Rahmen ausdrückend:

der Brief muss heute noch oder

noch heute zur Post I etc have to get this letter to the post office by the end of today;

er starb noch an der Unfallstelle he died at the scene of the accident;

noch bevor er etwas sagen konnte, ging sie hinaus she left before he could say anything

4. (nicht mehr als):

er hat nur noch 10 Dollar he’s only got 10 dollars left;

es sind (nur) noch 5 Kilometer bis zur Raststätte it’s (only) 5 more kilometres (US -ers) to the service station

5. (ein weiteres Mal, zusätzlich) more;

noch (ein)mal once more, one more time, again; umg, nach Versprecher: let’s try that (one) again;

das ist noch einmal gut gegangen that was close ( oder a close thing [US call]), umg talk about lucky;

noch dazu on top of that;

dazu kommt noch, dass er trinkt not only that - he drinks too, auch and then he drinks on top of it (all);

noch einer one more, another one;

noch ein Stück another ( oder one more) piece;

noch ein Bier, bitte! the same again, another beer, please;

noch zwei Kaffee, bitte! two more coffees, please;

auch das noch! that’s all I etc needed;

er hat Geld noch und noch oder

nöcher umg he’s got piles ( oder stacks) of money;

es gab zu essen noch und noch oder

nöcher umg there was loads to eat;

sie redet noch und noch she never stops talking;

noch einmal so viel as much again;

und noch etwas and another thing;

noch etwas? anything else?;

was wollen Sie noch? what more do you want?;

(und) was noch? umg (and) what else?;

wer kommt noch? who else is coming?;

noch fünf Minuten five minutes to go; bittend: five more minutes, another five minutes; → fehlen 1, 4, gerade B 2, 3

6. (möglicherweise):

du kommst noch zu spät! you’ll be late if you’re not careful;

er landet noch im Gefängnis umg he’ll end up in prison if he’s not careful;

sie wird (schon) noch anrufen she’ll still call

7. (zuvor, vorher):

sie will erst noch duschen she just wants to have a shower first;

ich mache das noch fertig I’ll just finish this

8. (später):

er wird noch kommen he will come;

vielleicht kann man das noch (ein)mal gebrauchen perhaps it can be used again sometime

9. beim Komparativ einen höheren Grad ausdrückend:

noch besser/mehr even better/more;

noch schlauer als du even smarter than you;

es klingt etc

nur noch verdächtiger even ( oder all the) more suspicious; → schön A 6

10. einräumend:

jede noch so kleine Spende zählt every donation counts however small it is;

sei es noch so klein no matter how small it is, however small it may be;

mag sie auch noch so sehr schimpfen oder

wenn sie auch noch so sehr schimpft however ( oder no matter how) much she grumbles

11. verstärkend:

das ist noch Qualität that’s what I call quality;

da bekommt man noch etwas für sein Geld at least there you get value for money (US auch something for your money);

da haben wir ja noch Glück gehabt we were lucky there;

der wird sich noch wundern he’s in for a surprise;

noch im Fallen zog er die Pistole he drew the pistol before he hit the ground;

man wird (doch) noch fragen dürfen I etc was only asking;

das wirst du noch bereuen drohend: you’re going to regret that

12. fragend:

da kannst du noch lachen? how can you find that funny?;

jetzt will er noch baden? he wants to go for a swim now?; nach Vergessenem:

wie heißt sie noch? what’s ( oder what was) her name again?;

was hattest du noch gesagt? what was it you said (again)?;

wann war die Party noch (mal)? umg when was the party again?

13. (weniger als):

das kostet noch keine 5 Dollar it costs less than 5 dollars;

es dauert noch keine 10 Minuten it won’t even take 10 minutes;

er kann noch nicht einmal kochen he can’t even cook

B. konj:

sie hat keine Bekannten, noch Freunde in der Stadt geh she has no acquaintances or friends in the town; → weder

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1.
Adverb

1) ([wie] bisher, derzeit) still

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more

noch nach Jahren — even years later

2) (als Rest einer Menge)

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

es fehlt [mir/dir usw.] noch ein Euro — I/you etc. need another euro

3) (bevor etwas anderes geschieht) just

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

4) (irgendwann einmal) some time; one day

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

5) (womöglich) if you're/he's etc. not careful

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

6) (drückt eine geringe zeitliche Distanz aus) only

sie war eben od. gerade noch hier — she was here only a moment ago

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

7) (nicht später als)

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

8) (drückt aus, dass etwas unwiederholbar ist)

ich habe Großvater noch gekannt — I'm old enough to have known grandfather

9) (drückt aus, dass sich etwas im Rahmen hält)

Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse

das geht noch — that's [still] all right or (coll.) OK

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

das ist ja noch [ein]mal gut gegangen — (ugs.) it was just about all right

10) (außerdem, zusätzlich)

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist frech und noch dazu dumm od. dumm dazu — he's cheeky and stupid with it

Geld/Kleider usw. noch und noch — heaps and heaps of money/clothes etc. (coll.)

11) (bei Vergleichen)

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better or better still

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

12) (nach etwas Vergessenem fragend)

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?
2.
Partikel

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

der wird sich noch wundern — (ugs.) he's in for a surprise

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read
3.
Konjunktion (und auch nicht) nor

weder... noch — neither... nor

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adj.

another adj.

still adj. adv.

nor adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > noch
20 колкото

(за количество) as much... as

(за брой) as many... as

колкото вода искате as much water as (ever) you want/like

колкото ябълки искате as many apples as (ever) you want/like

колкото си щат as much as they like

колкото щеш (много) plenty (of)

примери колкото щеш plenty of examples, examples galore

(за големина) the size of

парче масло колкото орех a lump of butter the size of a walnut

толкова... колкото as... as

едър два пъти колкото нея twice her size, twice as big as she

мога да вървя толкова бързо, колкото и ти I can walk as fast as you (can)

не мога да вървя толкова бързо, колкото ти I can't walk so fast as you (can)

колкото дойде it doesn't matter if it's a little more/less

колкото..., толкова (със сравн. степен) the more... the more

колкото повече гледам, толкова повече ми харесва the more I look, the more I like it

колкото по-скоро, толкова по-добре the sooner the better

колкото и да however much/little/many/few; no matter how much/many; much as

колкото и да е опасно however dangerous it may be, dangerous as it is

колкото и млад да изглежда young as he may seem

колкото и да е възхитително admirable as it is

колкото и да се мъчиш try as you will

колкото и да е лошо времето be the weather ever so bad

колкото и смешно/невероятно да изглежда ridiculous/incredible as it may sound

колкото и да е смел be he ever so brave

колкото и да е странно curiously enough

колкото и да искат much as they would like to

колкото и да бързаше no matter how much of a hurry he was in

колкото се отнася до as far as... is concerned

колкото до/за (що се отнася до) as to/for

колкото до мене personally, as for me, for all/what I care

колкото да (just) to

колкото да преживея to keep body and soul together

колкото да се каже just to say

колкото му се иска to his heart's content

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ко̀лкото,

относ. мест. (за количество) as much … as; (за брой) as many … as; едър два пъти \колкото нея twice her size, twice as big as she; \колкото да (just) to; \колкото да преживея to keep body and soul together; \колкото да се каже just to say; \колкото до/за (що се отнася до) as to/for; \колкото до мене personally, as for me, for all/what I care; \колкото дойде it doesn’t matter if it’s a little more/less; \колкото и да however much/little/many/few; no matter how much/many; much as; \колкото и да бързаше no matter how much of a hurry he was in; \колкото и да е лошо времето be the weather ever so bad; \колкото и да е опасно however dangerous it may be, dangerous as it is; \колкото и да е странно curiously/oddly/interestingly enough; \колкото и да искат much as they would like to; \колкото и да се мъчиш try as you will; \колкото му се иска to his heart’s content; \колкото по-скоро, толкова по-добре the sooner the better; \колкото се отнася до as far as … is concerned; \колкото си щат as much as they like; \колкото …, толкова ( със сравн. степен) the more … the more; \колкото щеш ( много) plenty (of); парче масло \колкото орех a lump of butter the size of a walnut; примери \колкото щеш plenty of examples, examples galore; (за големина) the size of; толкова … \колкото as … as.

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1. (за брой) as many... as 2. (за големина) the size of 3. (за количество) as much... as 4. КОЛКОТО..., толкова (със сравн. степен) the more... the more 5. КОЛКОТО вода искате as much water as (ever) you want/like 6. КОЛКОТО да (just) to 7. КОЛКОТО да преживея to keep body and soul together 8. КОЛКОТО да се каже just to say 9. КОЛКОТО до мене personally, as for me, for all/what I care 10. КОЛКОТО до/за (що се отнася до) as to/for 11. КОЛКОТО дойде it doesn't matter if it's a little more/less 12. КОЛКОТО и да however much/little/many/few;no matter how much/many;much as 13. КОЛКОТО и да бързаше no matter how much of a hurry he was in 14. КОЛКОТО и да е възхитително admirable as it is 15. КОЛКОТО и да е лошо времето be the weather ever so bad 16. КОЛКОТО и да е опасно however dangerous it may be, dangerous as it is 17. КОЛКОТО и да е смел be he ever so brave 18. КОЛКОТО и да е странно curiously enough 19. КОЛКОТО и да искат much as they would like to 20. КОЛКОТО и да се мъчиш try as you will 21. КОЛКОТО и млад да изглежда young as he may seem 22. КОЛКОТО и смешно/невероятно да изглежда ridiculous/incredible as it may sound 23. КОЛКОТО му се иска to his heart's content 24. КОЛКОТО по-скоро, толкова по-добре the sooner the better 25. КОЛКОТО повече гледам, толкова повече ми харесва the more I look, the more I like it 26. КОЛКОТО се отнася до as far as... is concerned 27. КОЛКОТО си щат as much as they like 28. КОЛКОТО щеш (много) plenty (of) 29. КОЛКОТО ябълки искате as many apples as (ever) you want/like 30. едър два пъти КОЛКОТО нея twice her size, twice as big as she 31. мога да вървя толкова бързо, КОЛКОТО и ти I can walk as fast as you (can) 32. не мога да вървя толкова бързо, КОЛКОТО ти I can't walk so fast as you (can) 33. парче масло КОЛКОТО орех а lump of butter the size of a walnut 34. примери КОЛКОТО щеш plenty of examples, examples galore 35. толкова... КОЛКОТО as... as

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