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1 he said as much
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2 not that he said so much as a ta
Общая лексика: он даже спасибо не сказалУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > not that he said so much as a ta
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3 it may be said without much exaggeration
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > it may be said without much exaggeration
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much [mʌtʃ]beaucoup de ⇒ 1 beaucoup ⇒ 2 (a), 3 autant de ⇒ 5 1 autant que ⇒ 5 2, 6 2 combien (de) ⇒ 8 tant de ⇒ 10 tellement (de) ⇒ 3ⓘ GRAM Hormis dans la langue soutenue et dans certaines expressions, ne s'utilise que dans des structures négatives ou interrogatives.beaucoup de;∎ we don't have much time on n'a pas beaucoup de temps;∎ there isn't much cake/money left il ne reste pas beaucoup de gâteau/d'argent;∎ the tablets didn't do much good les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ou n'ont pas fait beaucoup d'effet;∎ ironic much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!2 pronoun∎ is there much left? est-ce qu'il en reste beaucoup?;∎ is there any left? - not much est-ce qu'il en reste? - pas beaucoup;∎ there's still much to be decided il reste encore beaucoup de choses à décider;∎ he hadn't much to say on the subject il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire à ce sujet;∎ there's not much anyone can do about it personne n'y peut grand-chose;∎ we have much to be thankful for nous avons beaucoup de raisons d'être reconnaissants;∎ much of the coffee had to be thrown away on a dû jeter une grande partie du café;∎ there is not much of it il n'y en a pas beaucoup;∎ I agreed with much of what she said j'étais d'accord avec presque tout ce qu'elle a dit∎ I'm not much of a hiker je ne suis pas un très bon marcheur;∎ it hasn't been much of a holiday ce n'était pas vraiment des vacances;∎ it wasn't much of a surprise ce n'était pas une grande surprise;∎ it wasn't much of a joke ce n'était pas terrible comme plaisanterie;∎ what he said didn't amount to much il n'avait pas grand-chose d'important à dire;∎ his plans didn't come to much ses projets n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose;∎ the defence made much of the witness's criminal record la défense a beaucoup insisté sur le casier judiciaire du témoin;∎ I couldn't make much of the figures je n'ai pas compris grand-chose aux chiffres;∎ I don't think much of him/of his technique je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui/de sa technique;∎ there's much to be said for the old-fashioned method la vieille méthode a beaucoup d'avantages;∎ there's much to be said for his suggestions il y a des choses fort intéressantes dans ce qu'il propose;∎ it's not up to much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose;∎ he's not up to much ce n'est pas une lumière;∎ there's not much to choose between them ils se valent;∎ there's not much in it il n'y a pas une grande différence;∎ familiar ironic he doesn't want or ask or expect much, does he? il n'est pas difficile, lui, au moins!3 adverbbeaucoup;∎ I don't drink much je ne bois pas beaucoup;∎ I don't like them much, I don't much like them je ne les aime pas beaucoup;∎ much admired/appreciated très admiré/apprécié;∎ much happier/more slowly beaucoup plus heureux/plus lentement;∎ much worse bien pire;∎ I feel very much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;∎ thank you very much (for) merci beaucoup (de ou pour);∎ formal it is much to be regretted that… il est fort regrettable que…;∎ it doesn't matter much cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;∎ much to my surprise à mon grand étonnement;∎ we are much obliged to you for… nous vous sommes très obligés de ou pour…;∎ I'm not much good at making speeches je ne suis pas très doué pour faire des discours;∎ it's much the best/the fastest way to travel c'est de beaucoup le meilleur moyen/le moyen le plus rapide de voyager;∎ it's much the best/the fastest c'est le meilleur/le plus rapide de beaucoup;∎ much the same presque pareil;∎ it's (pretty or very) much the same thing c'est à peu près la même chose;∎ she's still much the same as yesterday son état n'a pas changé depuis hier;∎ I feel much the same as you je pense plutôt comme vous;∎ familiar ironic he doesn't like beer, does he? - not much he doesn't! il n'aime pas la bière, non? - et comment, il aime ça!4 as much1 pronoun∎ (that, the same) I thought/suspected as much c'est bien ce que je pensais/soupçonnais;∎ I expected as much je m'y attendais;∎ I said as much to him yesterday c'est ce que je lui ai dit hier;∎ would you do as much for me? en ferais-tu autant pour moi?2 adverb∎ (with multiples, fractions) twice/three times as much deux/trois fois plus;∎ half as much la moitié (de ça);∎ a quarter as much un quart (de ça);∎ as much again encore autant5 as much…as∎ (the same amount as) as much…as autant de…que;∎ I've got as much money as you j'ai autant d'argent que vous;∎ take as much sugar as you like prenez autant de ou tout le sucre que vous voulezautant…que;∎ he's as much to blame as her elle n'est pas plus responsable que lui, il est responsable autant qu'elle;∎ it is as much your fault as (it is) mine c'est autant de votre faute que de la mienne1 pronoun∎ it costs as much as the Japanese model ça coûte le même prix que le modèle japonais;∎ he looked at me as much as to say… il me regarda avec l'air de (vouloir) dire…;∎ that's as much as to say that I'm a liar ça revient à me traiter de menteur∎ it was as much as I could do to keep a straight face j'ai failli éclater de rire;∎ it was as much as we could do to stand upright nous avions le plus grand mal à nous tenir deboutautant que;∎ I hate it as much as you do ça me déplaît autant qu'à vous;∎ as much as ever toujours autant;∎ as much as before autant qu'avant;∎ not quite as much as… pas tout à fait autant que…;∎ I don't dislike them as much as all that ils ne me déplaisent pas autant que ça∎ however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas2 pronoun∎ however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la3 adverb∎ however much you dislike the idea… quelle que soit votre aversion pour cette idée…;∎ however much I try, it doesn't work j'ai beau essayer, ça ne marche pas8 how muchcombien de;∎ how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?2 pronouncombien;∎ how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?∎ much as I admire him, I have to admit that… malgré toute mon admiration pour lui, je dois admettre que…;∎ much as I would like to, I can't come à mon grand regret, il m'est véritablement impossible de venir;∎ much as I try, I can't succeed j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas;∎ the result was much as I expected le résultat correspondait bien à ce que j'attendais10 so muchtant de, tellement de;∎ it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;∎ it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête2 pronoun(a) (such a lot) tant;∎ I've learnt so much on this course j'ai vraiment appris beaucoup (de choses) en suivant ces cours;∎ there's still so much to do il y a encore tant à faire;∎ he has drunk so much that… il a tellement bu que…∎ there's only so much one can do il y a une limite à ce qu'on peut faire;∎ how much water will I put in? - about so much combien d'eau est-ce que je dois mettre? - à peu près ça;∎ so much a kilo tant le kilo3 adverbtellement;∎ I miss you so much tu me manques tellement;∎ I wouldn't mind so much, only he promised to do it ça ne me gêne pas tellement, mais il avait promis de le faire;∎ it's not so much his unpunctuality, it's his rudeness I can't stand ce n'est pas tellement ses retards, c'est sa grossièreté que je ne supporte pas;∎ thank you ever so much merci infiniment ou mille fois;∎ so much the better tant mieux;∎ so much so that… au point que…, à tel point que…;∎ not so much a…, more a… pas vraiment un…, mais plutôt un…même;∎ if you so much as breathe a word of this… si seulement tu répètes un mot de tout ça…;∎ without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission;∎ I would not so much as raise a finger to help him je ne lèverais pas même le petit doigt pour l'aider∎ so much for the agenda; now let us consider… voilà pour ce qui est de l'ordre du jour; maintenant, je voudrais que nous nous penchions sur la question de…;∎ so much for that idea! on peut oublier cette idée!;∎ so much for his friendship! et voilà ce qu'il appelle l'amitié!13 that much∎ there was that much food, we thought we'd never finish it il y avait tellement à manger qu'on pensait ne jamais arriver à finir2 pronoun∎ was there much damage? - not that much y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - pas tant que ça;∎ did it cost that much? ça a coûté autant que ça?;∎ how much do you want? - about that much combien en veux-tu? - à peu près ça3 adverb (with comparative)∎ it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;∎ not that much better pas beaucoup mieux∎ she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça14 this much∎ there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café2 pronoun∎ I had to cut this much off the hem of my skirt j'ai dû raccourcir ma jupe de ça(b) (one thing) une chose;∎ this much is true… une chose au moins est vraie…;∎ I'll say this much for her, she's got guts il faut reconnaître une chose, c'est qu'elle a du cran15 too muchtrop de2 pronountrop;∎ there's too much to do il y a trop à faire;∎ don't expect too much (be too demanding) ne soyez pas trop exigeant, n'en demandez pas trop; (be too hopeful) ne vous faites pas trop d'illusions;∎ to cost too much coûter trop cher;∎ £10 too much 10 livres de trop;∎ familiar she's too much! elle est trop!;∎ familiar that's too much! ça, c'est trop!;∎ familiar that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort!;∎ you can't have too much of a good thing abondance de biens ne nuit pas3 adverb(work, speak) trop -
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❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.For particular usages see C below.A adv1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.B pron1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? 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comparative of; see moremyeImeget, mye, omtrent• did you have much difficulty in finding the house?det var bare tull, alt sammenso much for that! det var det!much difficulty may it do you ( spøkefullt) velbekomme, lykke til (ironisk), det kommer du nok til å få mye glede avII1) mye, megethun var svært mye\/betydelig eldre• is he much hurt?tusen (hjertelig) takk \/ mange takki høy grad mot min vilje \/ høyst ugjerne2) absolutt, avgjort, langt, uten tvildet ubetinget største beløpet \/ det avgjort største beløpet3) ( også pretty much, much as usual, much the same way) omtrent, nesten, noenlundedet spiller ingen rolle for meg \/ det er det samme for meghow much hvor mye, hvor høyt• how much do you love him?look much like se ut somdet ser nesten sånn ut \/ det er ikke langt i framuch as I like enda så godt jeg likermuch more langt mer, enda mer, for ikke å snakke ommuch less langt mindre, enda mindrebe not so much... as... være snarere... enn...think too much of oneself ha alfor høye tanker om seg selvIIImye, megetmye av det du sier, er sant• how much rain did you have yesterday?• did you have much difficulty finding the house?as much like (så) mye, så myedet sammejeg tenkte meg det \/ jeg kunne tenke meg det \/ jeg tenkte det nokas much again\/more en gang til så mye, dobbelt så mye, det dobbeltehow much hvor mye• how much are the apples?• how much does it all come to?• how much percent?• how much for this?if so much hvis så myemake much of få mye ut av, forstågjøre stort vesen\/nummer avutnytte (på beste måte), dra fordeler av, gjøre mest mulig ut av gjøre stas avmuch someone does something ( spøkefullt) særlig at noen gjør noe• much you know about it!not as much as ikke så mye som, ikke engangnot be up to much ikke være så mye å skryte av, ikke være noe viderenothing much ( hverdagslig) ikke noe spesielt, ikke noe av betydningnothing so much as mest av altnot much! ( hverdagslig) slett ikke!, absolutt ikke!, nesten aldri!not much of ikke akkurat, ikke noe viderenot so much as ikke så mye som, ikke engangso much så mye\/meget, så og så mye (om beløp, mengde e.l.)so much for ferdig med, takk og farvel, slik går det nåso much the better\/worse så mye bedre\/verre, så meget desto bedre\/verrethink much of something like noe, ha høye tanker om noethis\/that much så mye\/megetthus much så mye for så vidttoo much for mye, altfor myetoo much of a good thing for mye av det godewithout so much as uten så mye som -
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1. adjective,1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag
2)2. noun;be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vielesthat 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.)
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
3. adverb,without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
more, most1) 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 sehrhe is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser
4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) vielI 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
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 I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde
* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ]I. adj<more, most>+ sing vielthere wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Posthow \much...? wie viel...?how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so vielnot/so \much nicht/so viel[\much] too \much [viel] zu viela bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] vielII. pron1. (relative amount) vielthis \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicherI don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angelnhe left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigunghalf/twice as \much halb/doppelt so vieltoo \much zu viel2. (great deal) viel\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtigyou didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasstwell, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werdenmy new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel famI'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los famI've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen könnenshe's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskopehe's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus4. (larger part)\much of the day der Großteil des Tages\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit5. (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 Meerhow \much is it? was kostet das?III. adv<more, most>1. (greatly) sehrwe would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommenshe 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 bringenI've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung2. (by far) bei Weitemshe's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job3. (nearly) fastthings around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Altenas \much as so gut wiehe as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...\much the same fast soI am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern4. (specifying degree)as \much as so viel wieI like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie duthey fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und jeso \much so [sehr]it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehenI wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffenvery \much sehrthank you very \much herzlichen Dankthat's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich5. (exactly that) genau dasI had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartetit was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen6. (often) häufigwe don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] wegdo 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\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 Mahlzeithowever \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...* * *[mʌtʃ]1. adj, nmuch 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
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)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
far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel
3)about/not as much —
as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc
as much as possible —
they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen
I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc
as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...
4)it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —
See:→ also so5)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. adv1) (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 ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank
however much he tries —
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 so2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitemmuch the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte
3) (= almost) beinahethey 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
* * *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;C adv1. 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 umga) es ist nicht besonders gut,b) es schmeckt nicht besonders2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,b) viel befahren;much-vaunted viel gerühmt3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:much stronger viel stärker4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;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;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;a) so sehr,b) so viel,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;a) viel weniger,much like a child ganz wie ein Kind* * *1. adjective,1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag
2)2. noun;be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
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.)
3. adverb,I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht
more, most1) 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 sehrhe is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser
4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) vielI 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
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
* * *adj.viel adj. n.sehr adv.viel adj. -
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comparative of; see more* * *I [məč]adjectivemnogoso much water — toliko vode, sama vodacolloquially he is too much for me — nisem mu dorastel, ne pridem mu do krajaII [məč]adverbmnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: ŋ-admired); zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger); daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest); skorajhe, as much as any — on, prav tako kot kdo drugmuch less — mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečemcolloquially not much — komaj da (v odgovoru)how much? — koliko?III [mač]nounmnogo, velika stvar, nekaj posebnegamuch will have more — kolikor več imaš, toliko več želiš -
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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 -
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much [mʌt∫]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. pronoun2. adjective3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. pronoun• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut2. adjective• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !3. adverba. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose► as much• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !• as much time as... autant de temps que...• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...• so much so that... à tel point que...• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !• so much for that! tant pis !• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...• this much is certain... un point est acquis...* * *Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoupFor particular usages, see I belowWhen much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-choseWhen much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent[mʌtʃ] 1.1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu prèsvery much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait
I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord
5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)2.the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chosemuch of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...
to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much — tellement, tant
so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience
it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix
it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling
as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...
do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose
it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose
3.I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
quantifier beaucoup de4.much+ combining form5.much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)6.much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins7.I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
so much as adverbial phrasewithout so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser
••there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près
there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose
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[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
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mʌtʃ
1. прил.;
сравн. - more;
превосх. - most обильный, богатый;
присутствующий в большом количестве или объеме much water≈ много воды;
обильная вода much light ≈ много света Syn: abundant to be too much for ≈ оказаться не по силам кому-л.
2. нареч.;
сравн. - more;
превосх. - most
1) весьма, очень, сильно;
в большой степени I don't much like the sound of your cough. ≈ Мне не очень нравится твой кашель. We enjoyed the concert very/so much. ≈ Нам очень понравился концерт. Syn: very, greatly
2) (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно much more difficult ≈ гораздо сложнее much worse ≈ намного хуже
3) близко, около, почти much of a size ≈ почти того же размера much the same ≈ почти то же самое, почти такой же much as it was ≈ почти так же, как было Syn: almost, nearly ∙ not much ≈ отнюдь нет;
ни в коем случае
3. сущ.
1) многое;
большое количество You haven't said much. ≈ Вы рассказали немногое. The children never eat much. ≈ Дети никогда не едят много. make much of Syn: a great deal, many things
2) что-л., заслуживающее внимания, важное There's not much on TV tonight. ≈Сегодня вечером по телевидению нет ничего интересного/заслуживающего внимания. ∙ much of a muchness разг. ≈ почти (одно и) то же;
одного поля ягода much will have more посл. ≈ деньги к деньгам многое - to see * много(е) видеть - there is not * to see /to be seen/ (здесь) не на что смотреть;
здесь мало интересного - to do * много(е) сделать - there is * to do /to be done/ многое надо сделать - to suffer * много(е) пережить - * still remains to be done осталось еще много работы, еще многое нужно сделать - there is not * left мало (что) /немного/ осталось - to say * (рас-) сказать многое - there is * to say многое нужно (рас) сказать, о многом нужно поговорить - * of smth. большая часть чего-л. - * of what you say is true многое из того, что вы говорите, справделиво;
вы во многом правы - to be worth /to amount to/ * стоит многого, представлять большую /значительную/ ценность - his work is not up to * его работа большой ценности не представляет - it leaves * to be desired это оставляет желать многого /лучшего/ - there is not * in him он ничего (особенного) собой не представляет - * he knows about it (ироничное) много он (об этом) знает в сочетаниях: - as * это - то;
именно это - to think as * так и думать - I expected as * именно этого я и ожидал;
я ничего другого не ожидал - as * again еще столько же - I want as * again мне нужно еще столько же > to be too * for smb. оказаться не по силам кому-л. > not * of a scholar не очень-то /не ахти какой/ образованный человек > not * of a teacher весьма посредственный преподаватель > not * of a dinner далеко не шикарный обед > to make * of smb., smth. высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.;
быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чем-л.;
носиться с кем-л., чем-л.;
много говорить о ком-л., чем-л. > to think * of smb., smth. высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.;
быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чем-л.;
носиться с кем-л., чем-л.;
много говорить о ком-л., чем-л. > to think it * to do smth. считать важным что-л. сделать;
стесняться что-л. сделать > not to be * to look at не отличаться привлекательной внешностью;
не на что смотреть > it is too * of a good thing хорошенького понемножку;
это уж слишком /чересчур/ > * will have more (пословица) чем больше имеешь, тем больше хочется много - * water много воды - I had * difficulty in convincing her мне было очень трудно /стоило большого труда/ ее убедить - I have not got * time у меня немного времени - there is * truth in that remark в этом замечании много справедливого - * good my it do you (ироничное) очень это тебе поможет, много тебе от этого толку - how *? сколько?;
сколько стоит? - how * time do you need? сколько времени вам потребуется? - how * water do you want? сколько вам нужно воды? - how * is it? сколько это стоит? - how * is it a pound? сколько стоит фунт? - too * слишком много - to put too * sugar положить слишком много сахара - to cost too * слишком дорого /много/ стоить( устаревшее) многие - * people много людей;
многие люди в сочетаниях: - so * that настолько, что;
до такой степени, что - I was so surprised that words failed me я от удивления не мог найти слов - not so *... as не столько... сколько;
не так... как - he is not so * angry as upset он скорее огорчен, чем рассержен - as * as столько же, так же много - give me as * дайте мне столько же - twice as * вдвое больше - can you do as *? вы можете /способны/ сделать столько же? очень - to be * surprised быть очень удивленным - I am * obliged to you я вам очень благодарен /признателен, обязан/ - to suffer * очень страдать - to enjoy smth. very * получать большое удовольствие от чего-л. - to thank smb. very * for smth. очень благодарить кого-л. за что-л. - to love smb. very * очень любить кого-л. - I like it very * мне это очень нравится - I don't * like it мне это не очень нравится - * to my astonishment к моему большому удивлению много - to eat (too) * (слишком) много есть - to suffer * много страдать - he doesn't swim * он не очень много /не очень часто/ плавает - to see * of smb. часто видеться с кем-л. приблизительно, примерно, почти - to be * the same( in smth.) быть приблизительно /почти/ таким же (в чем-л., в каком-л. отношении) - to be * of a size быть приблизительно /примерно, почти/ одного размера - to be * of the same age, to be * of an age быть приблизительно /примерно/ одного возраста - it was * about that time это было приблизительно /примерно/ в то (самое) время - I left it * as I found it я оставил это приблизительно /почти/ в таком же виде, в каком нашел( усилительно) (при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях) гораздо, значительно, (на) много - * faster гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ быстрее - * less agreeable гораздо /значительно/ менее приятный в сочетаниях: - as * as (столько) сколько - to take as * as one desires взять( столько), сколько хочется - to do as * as one can сделать (столько), сколько можно /возможно/ - to like nothing as * as music ничего так (сильно) не любить, как музыку - I have three times as * as I want у меня втрое больше, чем мне нужно - it is as * your fault as mine вы виноваты в этом столько же, сколько и я;
это в такой же мере ваша вина, как и моя - as * as to say равносильно тому /все равно/, что сказать - it is as * as to say /saying/ that he is a liar это все равно, что назвать его лжецом - it is as * as he can do to read все, что он умеет - это читать;
он с трудом читает - it was as * as I could do not to cry я с трудом удерживал слезы;
я с трудом удерживался, чтобы не расплакаться - * as как бы ни - * as I like it как бы мне это ни нравилось - * as I dislike it как бы неприятно это для меня ни было;
хотя мне это очень неприятно - * as I tried как бы /сколько бы/ я ни пытался /ни старался/;
хотя я очень старался - as * as (all) that так сильно;
так много;
до такой степени - do you owe him as * as that? (неужели) вы ему так много должны? - do you love her as * as (all) that? вы так (сильно) ее любите? - so * так много - it takes so * time на это уходит столько времени - not so * sugar, please не (кладите) столько сахара, пожалуйста - that /this, so/ * столько;
столько-то;
это-то;
хоть это - give me that * дайте мне вот столько - I have only done that * so far пока я только вот сколько сделал - he admitted that * это-то он признал - this * is certain это-то точно /определенно/ - you must know that * это-то /хоть это/ вы должны знать - I shall say this /so/ * for him вот что я скажу в его защиту /пользу/ - by that * настолько - the sleeves are too long by that * рукава вот настолько длинны > very * so и очень даже;
безусловно;
именно так > not * отнюдь (нет), совсем /конечно/ нет > so * for that хватит( говорить) об этом, с этим покончено > so * for his friendship! и это он называет дружбой! > (to be) * the worse (for smth.) (быть) гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ хуже (вследствие чего-л.) > so * the better тем лучше > * the best гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ лучше;
самый лучший ~ water has flown under the bridge since that time = много воды утекло с тех пор;
to be too much for оказаться не по силам (кому-л.) to make ~ of носиться (с кем-л., чем-л.) ;
he is not much of a scholar он не слишком образованный человек ~ adv (more;
most) очень;
I am much obliged to you я вам очень благодарен to make ~ of высоко ценить;
быть высокого мнения to make ~ of носиться (с кем-л., чем-л.) ;
he is not much of a scholar он не слишком образованный человек much (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно;
much more natural гораздо естественнее;
much better намного лучше much (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно;
much more natural гораздо естественнее;
much better намного лучше ~ of a muchness разг. почти (одно и) то же;
= одного поля ягода;
much will have more посл. = деньги к деньгам ~ почти, приблизительно;
much of a size (a height, etc.) почти того же размера (той же высоты и т. п.) ~ a (more;
most) много;
much snow много снега;
much time много времени ~ (about) the same почти (одно и) то же, почти такой же same: a symptom of the ~ nature аналогичный симптом;
much the same почти такой же ~ a (more;
most) много;
much snow много снега;
much time много времени ~ water has flown under the bridge since that time = много воды утекло с тех пор;
to be too much for оказаться не по силам (кому-л.) ~ of a muchness разг. почти (одно и) то же;
= одного поля ягода;
much will have more посл. = деньги к деньгам not ~ отнюдь нет;
ни в коем случае -
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[mʌʧ] 1. прил.; сравн. ст. more; превосх. ст. mostобильный, богатый; присутствующий в большом количестве или объёмеmuch water— много воды; обильная вода
Syn:Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]much[/ref]2. нареч.; сравн. ст. more; превосх. ст. most1) весьма, очень, сильно; в большой степениI don't much like the sound of your cough. — Мне не очень нравится твой кашель.
We enjoyed the concert very / so much. — Нам очень понравился концерт.
Syn:2) гораздо, значительно ( при сравнительной степени)3) близко, около, почтиmuch the same — почти то же самое, почти такой же
- much asSyn:•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]much[/ref]••3. сущ.1) многое; большое количествоYou haven't said much. — Вы рассказали немногое.
The children never eat much. — Дети никогда не едят много.
2) что-л., заслуживающее внимания, важноеThere's not much on TV tonight. —Сегодня вечером по телевизору нет ничего заслуживающего внимания.
••much of a muchness — разг. почти (одно и) то же; одного поля ягода
to be too much for smb. — оказаться не по силам кому-л.
to make much of smb. / smth. — высоко ценить кого-л. / что-л.; быть высокого мнения о ком-л. / чём-л.
Much will have more. посл. — Сколько человек ни имеет, ему всё мало.
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/sei/ * danh từ - (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) vải chéo - lời nói, tiếng nói; dịp nói; quyền ăn nói (quyền tham gia quyết định về một vấn đề) =to say the lesson+ đọc bài =to say grace+ cầu kinh =to say no more+ thôi nói, ngừng nói =to say something+ nói một vài lời - tuyên bố; hứa hẹn; tiên đoán =the Declaration of Independence of the United State of America says that all men are created equal+ bản tuyên ngôn độc lập của nước Mỹ tuyên bố tất cả mọi người sinh ra đều có quyền bình đẳng =you said you would do it+ anh đã hứa anh sẽ làm việc đó - đồn =it is said that...; they said that...+ người ta đồn rằng... =to hear say+ nghe đồn - diễn đạt =that was very well said+ diễn đạt như thế rất hay, nói cách như thế rất hay - viện ta làm lý lẽ; đưa làm chứng cớ =there is not much to be said on that side+ bên phía bên kia không đưa ra được nhiều lý lẽ đâu =have you anything to say for yourself?+ anh có điều gì để viện ra làm lý lẽ bênh vực cho mình không? - cho ý kiến về, quyết định về =there is no saying (it is hard to say) who will win+ không thể (khó mà) cho biết ý kiến là ai sẽ thắng =what do you say to a walk?+ anh cho biết ý kiến ta có nên đi chơi không?; ta đi chơi nào? - lấy, chọn (làm ví dụ) =let us say China+ ta lấy Trung quốc làm ví dụ * nội động từ - that is to say tức là, nói một cách khác; hay là, ít nhất thì =North America, that is to say the USA and Canada+ bắc châu Mỹ, tức là nước Mỹ và Ca-na-đa !to say on - tục nói !to say out - nói thật, nói hết !to say no - từ chối !to say yes - đồng ý !to say someone nay - (xem) nay !to say the word - ra lệnh nói lên ý muốn của mình !it goes without saying - (xem) go !you may well say so - điều anh nói hoàn toàn có căn cứ -
15 much better then
the more the better — чем больше, тем лучше
the sooner the better — чем раньше, тем лучше
he works better nor you — он работает лучше, чем вы
the less said the better — чем меньше слов, тем лучше
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16 much can be said about smth
Математика: многое можно сказать (о чем-либо)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > much can be said about smth
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17 much was said
بسيار چيزهاگفته شد،خيليحرفهازدهشد -
18 much has been said about ...
• много было сказано о...English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > much has been said about ...
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19 as much
1) столько же, не меньшеTess sat there in the corner, flushed, hating them for what they had said of Stephen (and also of Mark, for mysteriously that had wounded her as much), feeling that she had hated them all along... (C. P. Snow, ‘The Malcontents’, ch. 9) — Тесс сидела в уголке и краснела, испытывая ненависть к девушкам и к Нилу за то, что они так отзывались о Стивене и о Марке. Как ни странно, но то, что они говорили о Марке, задело ее не меньше. Ей казалось, что она всегда их ненавидела.
You have always helped me and I will always do as much for you. — Вы всегда помогали мне, и я всегда готов отплатить вам тем же.
2) именно это, (именно) так‘It was he who knocked,’ she said. ‘I thought as much.’ (Th. Hardy, ‘The Return of the Native’, book II, ch. VIII) — - Это он стучал, - сказала Томазин. - я так и думала.
‘...I do not wish to be disturbed in my work. In addition to my work, an accident -’ ‘I thought as much,’ said Mrs. Hall to herself. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 9) — -...я не хочу, чтобы меня беспокоили во время моих занятий. Кроме того, еще и несчастный случай... - Так я и думала, - сказала миссис Холл про себя.
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20 I had much rather
разг.я бы лучше, охотнее, я хотел бы, я предпочитаюAnd with that answer, he left me. I would much rather he had knocked me down. (Ch. Brontë, ‘Jane Eyre’, ch. XXXIV) — С этими словами он ушел. Мне было бы легче, если бы он меня ударил.
‘Freda,’ said Blandford... ‘I'd like four copies of this report. Can you do them tonight?’ ‘I can,’ said Miss Pinnell coolly, ‘but I'd much rather not.’ ‘And I'd much rather you did,’ said Blandford sharply. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Daylight on Saturday’, ch. 9) — - Фреда, - сказал Блэндфорд... - мне нужен отчет в четырех экземплярах. Можете перепечатать их сегодня? - Могу, - ответила спокойно мисс Пиннел, - но очень не хотела бы... - А я бы очень хотел, - резко возразил Блэндфорд.
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