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1 it does not amount to much
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2 it's not up to much
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3 much
adj. veel; veel meer; heel veel; op grote schaal--------adv. veel; veel meer; heel veel; op grote schaal--------n. veel; heel veel; grote hoeveelheid; op grote schaalmuch11 veel♦voorbeelden:how much is it? • hoeveel is/kost het?the chapel is not much to look at • de kapel ziet er onooglijk uitit's not up to much • het stelt niet veel voorher contribution didn't amount to much • haar bijdrage was van weinig betekenisI thought as much • dat dacht ik alit was as much as I could do to … • ik had er mijn handen vol mee om …he's not much of a sportsman • hij is geen sportman, als sportman stelt hij niet veel voorso much for his high falutin' words • daarmee weten we wat we aan zijn mooie woorden hebbenwell, so much for that • dat was dan datit is too much for me • het is meer dan ik (ver)dragen kan————————much2〈bijwoord; more, most〉♦voorbeelden:he was much pleased with it • hij was er erg mee ingenomenas much as \\td2 million • wel/(maar) liefst 2 miljoen dollarhe didn't so much want to meet John as (to meet) John's sister • hij wilde niet zozeer John ontmoeten als (wel) Johns zustermuch as he would have liked to go • hoe graag hij ook was gegaanmuch to my surprise • tot mijn grote verrassing→ never never/————————much3〈determinator; more, most〉1 veel♦voorbeelden:not much use • niet erg bruikbaar¶ so much rubbish • allemaal/niets dan nonsens -
4 not much of a scholar
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5 not much use
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6 not much
niet veel; niet speciaal -
7 not much good at it
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8 not much of a
niet zo goed, slecht -
9 not see much of
elkaar niet vaak ontmoeten -
10 not so much as
niet zoveel als -
11 (come away) no/none the wiser/not much wiser
(come away) no/none the wiser/not much wiserniets/weinig wijzer (zijn geworden)English-Dutch dictionary > (come away) no/none the wiser/not much wiser
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12 cut no/not much ice (with someone)
cut no/not much ice (with someone)geen/weinig indruk maken (op iemand)English-Dutch dictionary > cut no/not much ice (with someone)
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13 he's not much of a sportsman
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14 it was not of much help to him
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15 make/offer no/not much resistance
make/offer no/not much resistancegeen/weinig weerstand biedenEnglish-Dutch dictionary > make/offer no/not much resistance
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16 she had no/not much wish to go there
she had no/not much wish to go thereze had geen/ weinig zin om erheen te gaanEnglish-Dutch dictionary > she had no/not much wish to go there
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17 the chapel is not much to look at
English-Dutch dictionary > the chapel is not much to look at
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18 there is not much to choose between them
there is not much to choose between themEnglish-Dutch dictionary > there is not much to choose between them
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19 there is not much understanding between them
there is not much understanding between themEnglish-Dutch dictionary > there is not much understanding between them
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20 there's not much call for figs
there's not much call for figs
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not up to much — (informal) Not very good • • • Main Entry: ↑much … Useful english dictionary
not hold out (much) hope — phrase to have little hope that something will happen The report is supposed to be published next month. I don’t hold out much hope though! Thesaurus: to lose hope, or to give up hopesynonym Main entry: hope … Useful english dictionary
not come to much — not ˈcome to much idiom to not be important or successful Main entry: ↑comeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not hold out much hope (of something …) — hold out little, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) idiom to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen • The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not hold out much hope (of that …) — hold out little, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) idiom to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen • The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not half as much as — not half as good/bad/much/etc as phrase used for emphasizing that one person or thing is not nearly as good bad etc as another I never thought that Chaplin was half as funny as Buster Keaton. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not do anything much for somebody — not ˈdo anything/a lot/much for sb idiom (informal) used to say that sth does not make sb look attractive • That hairstyle doesn t do anything for her. Main entry: ↑doidiom … Useful english dictionary
not do a much for somebody — not ˈdo anything/a lot/much for sb idiom (informal) used to say that sth does not make sb look attractive • That hairstyle doesn t do anything for her. Main entry: ↑doidiom … Useful english dictionary
not be up to much — (not) be up to much British & Australian 1. to not be of a very high quality. It s a very beautiful looking town but the shopping s not up to much. (British, informal) 2. if something is not up to much, it is not very good or effective. This… … New idioms dictionary
Much — Much, adv. [Cf. Icel. mj[ o]k. See {Much}, a.] To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. Much suffering heroes. Pope. [1913 Webster] Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. [1913 Webster] Excellent speech becometh not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not — W1S1 [nɔt US na:t] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: nought] 1.) used to make a word, statement, or question negative ▪ Most of the stores do not open until 10am. ▪ She s not a very nice person. ▪ You were wrong not to inform the police. ▪ Can we go… … Dictionary of contemporary English