he earns so much a month

il n'a jamais autant neigé/plu — it has never snowed/rained so much

je t'aime toujours autant — I still love you as much

triste autant que désagréable — as sad as it is unpleasant

autant je comprends leur chagrin, autant je déteste leur façon de l'étaler — as much as I understand their grief, I hate the way they parade it

cela m'agace autant que toi — it annoys me as much as it does you

je les hais tous autant qu'ils sont — I hate every single one of them

je me moque de ce que vous pensez tous autant que vous êtes — I don' t care what any of you think

j'aime autant partir tout de suite — I'd rather leave straight away

j'aime autant te dire qu'il n'était pas content — believe me, he wasn't pleased

autant parler à un mur — you might as well be talking to the wall

autant que faire se peut — as far as possible

autant que je sache — as far as I know

autant de cadeaux/de gens — so many presents/people

leurs promesses sont autant de mensonges — their promises are just so many lies

autant de femmes que d'hommes — as many women as men

autant d'énergie/d'argent — so much energy/money

autant de gentillesse — such kindness

ce sera toujours autant de fait — that'll be done at least

je n'ai pas eu autant de chance que lui — I haven't had as much luck as he has

je n'avais jamais vu autant de monde — I'd never seen so many people

cela va permettre de réduire d'autant les coûts de production — this will allow an equivalent reduction in production costs

les salaires ont augmenté de 3% mais les prix ont augmenté d'autant — salaries have increased by 3% but prices have increased by just as much

d'autant plus! — all the more reason!

d'autant moins — even less, all the less

d'autant moins contrôlable — even less easy to control

je le comprends d'autant moins — I find it even harder to understand

d'autant que — all the more so as

d'autant plus heureux/grand que — all the happier/bigger as

je ne vais pas abandonner pour autant — I'm not going to give up for all that

sans pour autant tout modifier — without necessarily changing everything

pour autant que — as far as

pour autant qu'ils se mettent d'accord — if they agree

pour autant que je sache — as far as I know

Je ne veux pas autant de gâteau. — I don't want so much cake.

Je n'ai jamais vu autant de monde. — I've never seen so many people.

n'importe qui aurait pu en faire autant — anyone could have done the same, anyone could have done as much

J'ai autant d'argent que toi. — I've got as much money as you have.

J'ai autant d'amis que lui. — I've got as many friends as he has.

Il est fort autant que courageux. — He is as strong as he is brave.

autant ne rien dire — best not say anything

Il va pleuvoir: autant partir. — It's going to rain: we may as well leave.

autant dire que... — one might as well say that...

pour autant — even so

Il n'est pas découragé pour autant. — Even so he's not discouraged.

d'autant — accordingly, in proportion

d'autant plus que — all the more since

d'autant plus — all the more

Elle est d'autant plus déçue qu'il le lui avait promis. — She's all the more disappointed since he had promised her.

d'autant moins que — even less since

C'est d'autant moins pratique pour lui qu'il doit changer deux fois de train. — It's even less convenient for him since he has to change trains twice.

tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

tanti credono sia semplice farlo — many people believe it is easy to do

(altrettanto) tanto quanto — as much as

(con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell'anno millecinquecento e tanti — in the year fifteen hundred and something

(fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

non lavorare tanto! — don't work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? — why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! — they go so well together!

(nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

starai via tanto? — will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto — don't stay out for long

(con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

tanto è inutile — in any case it's useless

- e volte — many times

- i anni fa — many years ago

non ho -i soldi — I don't have much money

c'è ancora tanto tempo — there's still plenty of time

tanto tempo fa — a long time ago

fare -a strada — to go a long way

- e grazie! — thank you very much!

- i saluti — best regards

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere — your visit really pleased me

c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo — there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

non ho tanto denaro quanto te — I haven't got as much money as you (have)

ogni -i anni — every so many years

-e teste, -e opinioni — there are as many opinions as there are people

ho tanto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

ha ancora tanto da imparare — he still has a lot to learn

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

10.000 euro sono -i — 10,000 euros is a lot of money

- i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato — many of the places we visited

- i (di loro) sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

siamo in -i — there are many of us

è tanto così più alto di te — he's this much taller than you

è tanto che aspetti? — have you been waiting long?

non ci metterò tanto — I won't be long

è da tanto che non ci vediamo — it's been so long since we last met

non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione — it's not very far from here to the station

è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già tanto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne — add enough broth to cover the meat

lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te — I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto — he'll get a pass, if he's lucky

a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore — it will take another two hours at the outmost

l'Austria non mi attira tanto — Austria doesn't really appeal me

perché te la prendi tanto? — why do you care so much?

senza pensarci tanto — without thinking so much about it

sto tanto bene qui — I feel so good in here

tanto lontano da qui — so far away from here

tanto rapidamente — very quickly

così tanto — so much

tanto amato, chiacchierato — much-loved, much-talked about

tanto atteso — long awaited, longed-for

si crede tanto furbo — he thinks he's so smart

una cosa tanto bella — such a beautiful thing

è davvero tanto importante? — does it really matter?

è tanto più alta di lui — she's much taller than him

ogni tanto di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto — to see sb. occasionally o on and off

due, tre volte tanto — twice, three times as much

cento volte tanto — a hundredfold

è tanto bello quanto interessante — it's as beautiful as interesting

l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui — I explained it both to her and to him

ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male — he ate so much that he felt sick

essere tanto fortunato da fare — to be lucky enough to do

quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi — the older you grow, the wiser you get

tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco — the more I know him, the less I understand him

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

nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui — nobody can leave, least of all him

tanto per cambiare — for a change

tanto per cominciare — to begin with, for a start

tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? — just for the record, did you really do it?

tanto vale dire che... — you might just as well say that

essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese — to be paid so much a page, a month

un tanto alla o per volta — so much at the time

mi guardò con tanto d'occhi — he stared wide-eyed at me

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve — take it, I don't need it

tanto è lo stesso — it makes no difference

è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! — it's no use, he won't listen!

tanto peggio! — (so) much the worse! too bad!

tanto meglio (così) — (so) much the better

tanto meglio per te — good for you

tanto di guadagnato — all the better

non lo credevo capace di tanto — I didn't think he would go that far

non sono mai arrivato a tanto — I've never done such things

tanto (mi) basta! — it's enough (for me)!

né tanto né poco — not at all

quel tanto che basta per... — enough to...

se tanto mi dà tanto... — if this is the result..., if that's what I get...

non farla tanto lunga! — don't act it out!

tanto più che... — all the more so because

hai preso l'ombrello? — have you taken your umbrella?

prendi quella borsa — take that bag

prendere qc in spalla — to shoulder sth

prendere qc per il manico — to take sth by the handle

andare a prendere qc — to go and get sth

vai a prendermi gli occhiali — go and get my glasses

venire a prendere qn — to come and get sb

potresti venire a prendermi alla stazione? — could you come and get me from the station?

prendere qn per i capelli — to grab sb by the hair

è stato preso dalla polizia — he was caught by the police

l'ho preso mentre tentava di scappare — I caught him trying to escape

ho preso un grosso pesce — I caught a huge fish

la cintura mi è rimasta presa nella porta — my belt got caught in the door

non so che strada prendere — I don't know which road to take

ha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train

preferisco prendere l'aereo anziché il treno — I prefer to go by plane rather than by train

la nave ha preso il largo — the ship put out to sea

prendere le misure di qn — to take sb's measurements

prendere le generalità di qn — to take down sb's particulars

prendere nota di — to take note of

quanto prende al mese? — how much does he earn a month?

quanto prende per un taglio di capelli? — how much do you charge for a haircut?

le ha prese — he got a good hiding

ho preso uno spavento — I got such a fright

ho preso freddo — I've caught a chill

ho preso l'influenza — I've caught (the) flu

ho preso un bel voto — I got a good mark

non so come la prenderà — I don't know how he'll take the news

non prendo nulla fuori pasto — I don't eat between meals

prendo un caffè — I'll have a coffee

prendi pure — help yourself

prendere un impegno — to take on a commitment

ha preso uno strano odore — it smells funny

prendere l'abitudine di — to get into the habit of

(pervadere) essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse

essere preso dal panico — to be panic-stricken

cosa ti prende? — what's got into you?

quel film mi ha preso — that film caught my imagination

(scambiare) prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth for

mi ha preso per mio fratello — he mistook me for my brother

per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?

prendere qn per il verso giusto — to handle sb the right way

prendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely

so come prenderlo — I know how to handle him

il tavolo prende poco posto — the table doesn't take up much room

questo lavoro mi sta prendendo troppo tempo — this work is taking up too much of my time

(cominciare) prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth

prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry

prendersela a male — to take offence

prendersela con qn — to get angry with sb

perché te la prendi sempre con me? — why do you always pick on me?

prendersela comoda — to take it easy

(fraseologia) prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sb

prendere a calci qn — to kick sb

prendere qn per fame — to starve sb into submission

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

prendersi la soddisfazione (di) — to have the satisfaction (of)

prendersi una vacanza — to take a holiday

prendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth

prendersi gioco di qn — to mock sb

prendere parte a — to take part in

prendere fuoco — to catch fire

(andare) prendere a destra — to go o turn right

prendere per i campi — to go across the fields

(fraseologia) mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright

mi è preso freddo — I started feeling cold

mi è presa la voglia di andare al mare — I feel like going to the seaside

prendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other

prendersi a calci — to kick each other

prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand

tieni, prendi! — here! catch!

prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair

il martello si prende per il manico — you hold a hammer by the handle

l'hanno preso mentre rubava — they caught him stealing

prendetelo! — stop him!

ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid — he went to Madrid by air

sei riuscito a prendere il treno? — did you manage to catch the train?

prendi la prima a destra — take the first turn on the right

non ho preso abbastanza soldi — I haven't brought enough money

prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold

mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli — I had all my jewellery stolen

prendere un libro in biblioteca — to get a book out of the library

andare a prendere i bambini a scuola — to collect the children from school

è venuta a prendermi alla stazione — she picked me up at the station

non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?

prenderò il pesce — I'll have the fish

prendere il tè senza zucchero — not to put sugar in one's tea

posso prendere un altro pasticcino? — can I have another cake?

andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer

prendere una (camera) doppia — to take a double room

prendi anche del prosciutto — get some ham too

di solito prendiamo La Stampa — we usually take La Stampa

prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month

quanto prende all'ora? — how much does he charge an hour?

prendere una telefonata — to take a telephone call

prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb

prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb

prendere le cose come vengono — to take things as they come

prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly

prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb

prendere cattive abitudini — to get into bad habits

prendere a fare — to start doing

ho preso un colpo contro il banco — I bumped into the desk

quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? — how long will you be in the meeting?

costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo — the wall won't take long to build

prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny

prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership

essere preso da un libro — to be involved in a book

farsi prendere da — to get involved in

prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example

per chi mi prendi? — what do you take me for?

mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!

non prenderla come una critica — don't take it as a criticism

è molto gentile se lo sai prendere — he is very nice when you know how to handle him

lui sa come prenderla — he knows how to manage her

farsi prendere le misure per — to get oneself measured for

prendere appunti — to take notes

prendere in prestito — to borrow

prendere in affitto — to rent

prendere posto — to take one's seat

prendere piede — to catch on, to take root

le ha prese di santa ragione — he got a sound beating

prendere a sinistra — to go left

prendere per i campi — to head off across the fields

cosa ti prende? — what's come over you?

- rsi le dita nella porta — to catch one's fingers in the door

-rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. — to take sb., sth. to heart

-rsi cura di qcn. — to take care of sb. to look after sb.

-rsi la libertà di fare qcs. — to take the liberty of doing sth.

- rsi per mano — to join hands

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

would you like some more? — ¿quieres más?

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

how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?

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

one more question — una pregunta más

more and more people — cada vez más gente

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

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

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

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

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

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

you eat more than me — tú comes más que yo

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

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

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

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

I couldn't agree more — estoy totalmente de acuerdo

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

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

more or less — más o menos

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

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

more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo

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

once/twice more — una vez/dos veces más

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

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

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

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

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

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

four more — cuatro más

there isn't any more — ya no hay más

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

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

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

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

more than ever — más que nunca

more than half — más de la mitad

more than one/ten — más de uno/diez

not more than 15 — no más de quince

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

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

• (all) the more — tanto más

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

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

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

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

more difficult — más difícil

more easily — con mayor facilidad

if he comes here any more — si vuelve por aquí

neither more nor less — ni más ni menos

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

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

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

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

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

once more — otra vez, una vez más

we shall see her no more — no la volveremos a ver

would you like some more? — ¿quieres más?

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

how much more flour? — ¿cuánta harina más?

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

one more question — una pregunta más

more and more people — cada vez más gente

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

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

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

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

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

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

you eat more than me — tú comes más que yo

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

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

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

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

I couldn't agree more — estoy totalmente de acuerdo

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

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

more or less — más o menos

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

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

more often — con más frecuencia, más a menudo

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

once/twice more — una vez/dos veces más

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

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

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

il y a tant à faire que — there's so much to do that

il quitta la pièce tant il se sentait honteux — he was so ashamed that he left the room

tant il est vrai que... — since it's a well-known fact that...

le moment tant attendu — the long-awaited moment

ce n'est pas tant une question d'argent qu'une question de principe — it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle

n'aimer rien tant que... — to like nothing so much as...

tu peux protester tant que tu voudras — you can protest as much as you like

essayer tant bien que mal de s'adapter — to be struggling to adapt

tant que — as long as

je ne partirai pas tant qu'il ne m'aura pas accordé un rendez-vous — I won't leave until he's given me an appointment

profites-en tant que tu peux — make the most of it while you can

tant que tu y es, balaye aussi la cuisine — while you're at it, sweep the kitchen as well

gagner/dépenser tant par mois — to earn/to spend so much a month

votre lettre datée du tant — your letter of such-and-such a date

et tant d'autres — and so many others

tant de meubles — so much furniture

tant d'argent — so much money

je n'ai jamais vu tant de monde — I've never seen so many people

tant d'humilité force le respect — such humility commands respect

tant pis — too bad

tant pis pour toi — too bad, that's your bad luck

tant mieux — so much the better

tant mieux pour toi — good for you

tant et si bien que — so much so that

il a fait tant et si bien qu'il s'est fait renvoyer — he finally managed to get himself fired

il est un tant soit peu arrogant — he's a bit arrogant

s'il avait un tant soit peu de bon sens — if he had the slightest bit of common sense, if he had an ounce of common sense

si tu étais (un) tant soit peu inquiet — if you were in the least bit worried

tant s'en faut — not by a long shot

tant qu'à faire, autant repeindre toute la pièce — we may as well repaint the whole room while we're at it

tant qu'à faire, je préférerais que ce soit lui qui l'achète — since somebody has to buy it, I'd rather it was him

en tant que as; en tant que tel — as such

si tant est qu'il puisse y aller — that is if he can go at all

je ne l'aime pas tant que ça — I don't like him/her all that much

Je l'aime tant! — I love him so much!

Il a tant travaillé qu'il s'est rendu malade. — He worked so hard that he made himself ill.

tant de livres — so many books

tant que — as much as

Prenez-en tant que vous voudrez. — Take as much as you want.

Tant que ça? — As much as that?

pour des raisons tant personnelles que professionnelles — for personal as much as professional reasons

Profites-en tant que tu peux. — Make the most of it while you can.

en tant que — as

Il y est allé en tant que représentant du syndicat. — He went as a representative of the union.

tant mieux — that's great, so much the better

tant mieux pour lui — good for him

tant pis — too bad

tant et si bien que — so much so that

tant et plus — a great deal