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1 how many item you want to bay
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2 want
A n1 ( need) besoin m ; my wants are few j'ai peu de besoins ; to be in want of avoir besoin de ; the tower is in want of repair la tour a besoin d'être restaurée ;3 ( lack) défaut m ; want of discipline défaut de discipline ; for want of à défaut or faute de ; it's not for want of trying ce n'est pas faute d'avoir essayé ; for want of a better word à défaut d'un meilleur mot ; there is no want of candidates on ne manque pas de candidats.B vtr1 ( desire) vouloir ; I want ( as general statement) je veux ; ( would like) je voudrais ; ( am seeking) je souhaite ; they want peace/money ils veulent la paix/de l'argent ; we want cooperation/understanding nous souhaitons la coopération/la compréhension ; how many do you want? combien en voulez-vous? ; where do you want this desk? où est-ce que tu veux ce bureau? ; what ou how much do you want for this chair? combien voulez-vous pour ce fauteuil? ; I want the walls blue/my steak rare/the job finished je voudrais les murs bleus/mon steak saignant/que ce travail soit fini ; to want to do vouloir faire ; do you want to come with us? tu veux venir avec nous? ; I don't want to je n'ai pas envie ; to want sb to do vouloir que qn fasse ; when/why does she want me to come? quand/pourquoi veut-elle que je vienne? ; to want sb/sth doing vouloir que qn/qch fasse ; I want the machine working by 11 o'clock je veux que la machine soit en état de marche d'ici onze heures ; where do you want me? où voulez-vous que je me mette? ; he doesn't want much does he? iron il est toujours aussi peu exigeant! iron ; they just don't want to know ils préfèrent ne rien savoir ; to want an end to sth vouloir que qch prenne fin ;2 ○ ( need) avoir besoin de ; you won't want your overcoat tu n'auras pas besoin de ton manteau ; you won't be wanted at the meeting on n'aura pas besoin de vous à la réunion ; I take it he'll not be wanting this book any more je suppose qu'il n'aura plus besoin de ce livre ; do you want anything from town? tu as besoin de quelque chose en ville? ; what we want is to do ce dont nous avons besoin c'est de faire ; to want to do devoir faire ; you want to watch out tu devrais faire attention ; what do they want with all those machines? pourquoi est-ce qu'ils ont besoin de toutes ces machines? ; what do you want with me? qu'est-ce que vous me voulez? ; all that's wanted is your signature il ne manque plus que ta signature ; several jobs want doing GB il y a plusieurs tâches à faire ;3 ( require presence of) demander ; if anyone wants me si quelqu'un me demande ; he/she is wanted on le/la demande ; you're wanted on the phone on vous demande au téléphone ; ‘gardener wanted’ ‘on demande un jardinier’ ; I want my mummy! GB ou mommy! US je veux ma maman! ; the boss wants you le patron veut te voir ; to be wanted by the police être recherché par la police ; I know when I'm not wanted souvent hum je sens bien que je suis de trop ;4 ( desire sexually) vouloir [person].■ want in ○1 ( asking to enter) vouloir entrer ;2 ( asking to participate) vouloir participer ; I want in on the deal je veux être dans le coup ○.■ want out ○1 ( asking to exit) vouloir sortir ;2 ( discontinuing participation) vouloir laisser tomber ○ ; to want out of vouloir se retirer de [contract, deal]. -
3 many ***** adj , pron
['mɛnɪ]molti (-e), tanti (-e)many a... — più di un (-a)..., molti (-e)...
a great many — un gran numero (di), moltissimi (-e)
many people — molta or tanta gente, molte persone
many a man — più d'uno, molti
a good or great many houses — moltissime case, un gran numero di case
how many people? — quanta gente?, quante persone?
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4 want
n. 1. хэрэгцээ, шаардлага. His \want s are very simple. Түүнд их юм хэрэггүй. 2. \want of sth дутагдал, хомсдол. Your work shows \want of care. Таны ажил өөрийн чинь анзааргагүй байсныг харуулж байна. be in \want of sth юмаар дутагдах, гачигдах. The house in \want of repair. Байшинд засвар хийх шаардлагатай болжээ. for want of sth дутагдсан, гачигдсан учраас. She decided to accept the offer for \want of anything better. Илүү аятайхан зүйл үгүй байсан учраас тэр саналыг хүлээн авсан юм. v. 1. хүсэх, дурлах. Do you \want him to come? Та түүнийг ирээсэй гэж хүсэж байна уу? 2. шаардагдах, гачигдах, юм хэрэгтэй байх. Let me know how many copies you \want. Танд хэдэн хувь хэрэгтэйг мэдэгдээрэй. 3. хэрэгтэй, шаардлагатай, ёстой. You \want to be careful. Чи хянамгай байх хэрэгтэй шүү. 4. \want sb (for sth) эрэх, хайх, шаардагдах. You are \want ed immediately in the director`s office. Та даруй захирлын өрөөнд оч. not want to know (about sth) огт сонирхохгүй байх. I asked him for help but he didn`t \want to know(about my problems). Би түүнээс тусламж гуйсан авч надад юу тохиолдсоныг тэр мэдэхийг ч хүссэнгүй. want in/ out орж/ гарахыг хүсэх. The dog \want s in. Нохой орох гээд байна. want in/ into sth оролцох хүсэлтэй байх. He \want s in on the deal. Тэр наймаанд оролцох хүсэлтэй байна. want out/ out of sth гарах хүсэлтэй байх. He told them that he \want ed out of the gang. Бүлэглэлээс гарах хүсэлтэй байгаагаа тэр тэдэнд хэлсэн байна. -
5 how
❢ When how is used as a question word meaning in what way? or by what means? ( how did you get here?, how will you do it?) it is almost always translated by comment: comment es-tu arrivé ici? ; comment le feras-tu?When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which it is often translated by comment: I don't know how they did it = je ne sais pas comment ils l'ont fait ; tell me how you make a curry = dis-moi comment on fait un curry. When how is used as a conjunction meaning that it is almost always translated by que: he told me how he had stolen the money = il m'a dit qu'il avait volé l'argent ; it's amazing how they survived = c'est étonnant qu'ils aient survécu. For more examples and particular usages see below.1 (in what way, by what means) comment ; how did you make it? comment l'as-tu fait? ; I wonder how it works je me demande comment ça marche ; I don't know how he does it! je ne sais pas comment il le fait! ; to know how to do savoir faire ; I learned how to do it j'ai appris à le faire or comment on le fait ; how do you feel about it? qu'en penses-tu? ; how does the tune go? c'est quoi l'air? ;2 (enquiring about success, health etc) how are you? comment allez-vous? ; how's your foot/head? comment va ton pied/ta tête? ; how's your brother? comment va ton frère? ; tell me how she/your family is? dis-moi comment elle/ta famille va, dis-moi si elle/ta famille va bien ; how did the exam/interview go? comment s'est passé l'examen/l'entretien? ; how was the film/book? comment était le film/livre? ; how did you like the party/house? la fête/maison t'a plu? ; how's everything?, how are things? comment ça va? ; how do you do! ( greeting) enchanté! ;3 (in number, quantity etc questions) how much does this cost?, how much is this? combien ça coûte? ; how much do you/does it weigh? combien pèses-tu/pèse-t-il? ; how many times have you been to France? combien de fois es-tu allé en France? ; how many years have you lived here? depuis combien d'années habitez-vous ici? ; I don't know how many people will come je ne sais pas combien de personnes vont venir ; how much time/money is there left? combien de temps/d'argent reste-t-il? ; how long is the rope? de quelle longueur est cette corde? ; how long do you want it? de quelle longueur le veux-tu? ; how long will it take? combien de temps cela va-t-il prendre? ; how old is she? quel âge a-t-elle? ; how tall is the tree/your father? combien mesure l'arbre/ton père? ; how big is the garden? de quelle taille est le jardin? ; how far is it? c'est à quelle distance? ; tell me how old she is dis-moi son âge or quel âge elle a ; how often do you go there? tu y vas tous les combien? ; how soon can he get here? dans combien de temps peut-il venir? ;4 ( in exclamations) how wonderful/horrible! c'est fantastique/horrible! ; how nice you look! qu'est-ce que tu es beau!, comme tu es beau! ; how clever of you/him! comme c'est intelligent de ta/sa part! ; how wrong I was! qu'est-ce que j'ai eu tort!, comme j'ai eu tort! ; how it rained! qu'est-ce qu'il a plu!, comme il a plu! ; how you've grown! qu'est-ce que tu as grandi!, comme tu as grandi! ; how they shouted! qu'est-ce qu'ils ont crié! ;5 ○ ( in whichever way) comme ; you can decorate it how you like tu peux le décorer comme tu veux ;6 ( why) how could you? comment as-tu pu faire ça? ; how can he say that? comment peut-il dire une chose pareille? ;7 ( that) que ; he told me how he had found it on the bus il m'a dit qu'il l'avait trouvé dans l'autobus ; you know how he always arrives late tu sais qu'il arrive toujours en retard.B ○ how come adv phr pourquoi ; ‘I don't like him’-‘how come?’ ‘je ne l'aime pas’-‘pourquoi?’ ; how come you always get the best place/arrive first? comment se fait-il que tu aies toujours la meilleure place/tu arrives toujours le premier?1 ( what do you think?) I'll take you home, how's that? je te ramenerai chez toi, ça te va? ; how's that for an honest answer/an interesting job ça c'est une réponse honnête/un emploi intéressant! ;2 ( pardon?) ‘he's called Nicholas’-‘how's that?’ ‘il s'appelle Nicholas’-‘répète’.the how and the why of sth le pourquoi et le comment de qch ; and how! et comment! ; ‘did your mother tell you off?’-‘and how!’ ‘est-ce que ta mère t'a passé un savon ○ ?’-‘et comment!’ -
6 many
'meni
1. comparative - more; adjective(a great number of: Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes.) mucho, muchos
2. pronoun(a great number: A few people survived, but many died.) muchos- many-- many a
many1 adj muchosdid you make many mistakes? ¿hiciste muchas faltas? many se usa sobre todo en las frases negativas y en las preguntas; en las frases afirmativas se usa más a lot ofmany2 pron muchostr['menɪ]1 mucho,-a, muchos,-as1 muchos,-as1 la mayoría\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa good/great many muchísimos,-asas many... as tantos,-as... comohow many? ¿cuántos,-as?many a... muchos,-as...many's the... son muchos,-as...not many pocos,-as, no muchos,-asto have had one too many haber tomado una copa de mástoo many demasiados,-asmany pron: muchos pl, -chas pladj.• asaz adj.• diverso, -a adj.• mucho, -a adj.n.• gran número s.m.pron.• mucho, -a pron.• muchos, -as pron.
I 'meni1) muchos, -chashow many plates/cups? — ¿cuántos platos/cuántas tazas?
a great/good many people — muchísima/mucha gente
too many problems/people — demasiados problemas/demasiada gente
one chair too many, one too many chairs — una silla de más
2)many a — (liter) muchos, -chas
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pronoun muchos, -chashow many of you smoke? — ¿cuántos/cuántas de ustedes fuman?
however many you eat — te comas las or los que te comas
I don't want this many — yo no quiero tantos/tantas
would ten be too many? — ¿diez serían demasiados?
['menɪ]you've given me one/two too many — me has dado uno/dos de más
1.ADJ muchos/asmany people — mucha gente, muchas personas
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however many books you have — por muchos libros que tengas•
not many people — poca gente•
so many — tantos/asever so many people — la mar de gente, tantísimas personas
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many a time I've seen him act, many's the time I've seen him act — muchas veces lo he visto actuar•
too many — demasiados/as2.PRON muchos/as•
he has as many as I have — tiene tantos como yo•
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?how many there are! — ¡cuántos hay!
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however many you have — por muchos que tengas•
not many — pocos3.N* * *
I ['meni]1) muchos, -chashow many plates/cups? — ¿cuántos platos/cuántas tazas?
a great/good many people — muchísima/mucha gente
too many problems/people — demasiados problemas/demasiada gente
one chair too many, one too many chairs — una silla de más
2)many a — (liter) muchos, -chas
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pronoun muchos, -chashow many of you smoke? — ¿cuántos/cuántas de ustedes fuman?
however many you eat — te comas las or los que te comas
I don't want this many — yo no quiero tantos/tantas
would ten be too many? — ¿diez serían demasiados?
you've given me one/two too many — me has dado uno/dos de más
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7 want
wont
1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) querer; desear2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) necesitar, precisar, requerir3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) carecer (de); pasar miseria/necesidad
2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) deseo2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) pobreza, miseria3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) falta, ausencia; escasez•- wanted- want ad
- want for
want1 n falta / necesidadwant2 vb1. quererwhat do you want to do? ¿qué quieres hacer?2. necesitar3. deberyou don't want to do it like that! ¡no deberías hacerlo así!wanted se busca / se necesitatr[wɒnt]1 (lack) falta, carencia2 (desire, need) necesidad nombre femenino3 (poverty) miseria, indigencia1 (gen) querer■ what do you want to drink? ¿qué quieres beber?■ how much do you want for the bike? ¿cuánto pides por la bici?■ what more do you want? ¿qué más quieres?3 familiar (ought to) deber4 formal use (lack) necesitar, carecer de, faltar5 (require to be present) buscar, requerir la presencia de; (seek, hunt) buscar6 (desire) desear, querer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin want of something necesitarto be in want estar necesitado,-anot to want to know (about something) no querer saber nada de algoto want some doing exigir mucho esfuerzowant ad SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL anuncio pequeñowant ['wɑnt, 'wɔnt] vt1) lack: faltar2) require: requerir, necesitar3) desire: querer, desearwant n1) lack: falta f2) destitution: indigencia f, miseria f3) desire, need: deseo m, necesidad fv.• carecer v.• carecer de v.• desear v.• estar necesitado v.• faltar v.• necesitar v.• querer v.(§pret: quis-) fut/c: querr-•)n.• apuro s.m.• carencia s.f.• carestía s.f.• deseo s.m.• escasez s.f.• falta s.f.• laceria s.f.• menester s.m.• necesidad s.f.• pobreza s.f.
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1. wɔːnt, wɒnt1)a) (require, desire) querer*(it's) just what I('ve) always wanted! — (set phrase) (es) justo lo que quería!
the boss wants you — el jefe te quiere ver or quiere hablar contigo
he's wanted on the phone — hay una llamada para él, lo llaman por teléfono
does he want the book back? — ¿quiere que le devuelvan (or le devolvamos etc) el libro?
to want to + INF — querer* + inf
she can be charming when she wants to (be) — es un encanto cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone
to want somebody/something to + INF — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
what do you want me to do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?
to want somebody/something -ING — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
b) \<\<police\>\> buscar*he is wanted for murder/for questioning — lo buscan por asesinato/para interrogarlo
c) ( as price for something) pedir*how much does she want for the picture? — ¿cuánto pide por el cuadro?
d) \<\<person\>\> ( sexually) desear2) ( need) necesitargardener wanted — se necesita or se precisa jardinero
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vi ( lack) (frml) (usu with neg)you/they will want for nothing — no te/les faltará nada
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1) c u (requirement, need) necesidad fto be in want of something — tener* necesidad de algo
2) u (lack, absence) falta f, carencia f (frml)if she doesn't become champion, it won't be for want of trying — si no llega a ser campeona, no será porque no lo haya intentado
3) u (destitution, penury) miseria f, indigencia f[wɒnt]1. VT1) (=desire, wish for)a) quererI want my mummy! — ¡quiero que venga mi mamá!
I don't want you interfering! — ¡no quiero que te entrometas!
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I've always wanted a car like this — siempre he querido un coche como este•
we only want the best/what's best for you — solo queremos lo mejor para ti•
what do you want for your birthday? — ¿qué quieres por tu cumpleaños?•
what I want from a computer is... — lo que quiero de un ordenador es...•
she was everything he wanted in a woman — era todo lo que él quería en una mujer•
food was the last thing I wanted — comida era lo último que quería•
I know when I'm not wanted — sé muy bien cuando sobro or estoy de más•
where do you want the table? — ¿dónde quieres que pongamos la mesa?•
what does he want with/of me? — ¿qué quiere de mí?•
you want her back, don't you? — quieres que vuelva, ¿no?•
I want him dead! — ¡lo quiero muerto!•
I want her sacked! — ¡quiero que se la despida!, ¡quiero que la despidan!•
the last thing we want is for them to feel obliged to help — lo último que queremos es que se sientan obligados a ayudar•
without wanting to sound big-headed, I think I'll succeed — no quiero parecer engreído pero pienso que voy a tener éxito•
I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings/cause them any problems — no quisiera herir sus sentimientos/causarles ningún problemad) (sexually)2) (=ask for) [+ money] querer, pedir•
she wants £500 for the car — quiere or pide 500 libras por el cochehow much do you want for it? — ¿cuánto quiere or pide?
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you don't want much! — iro ¡anda que no pides nada! iro3) (=seek) [police] buscarwanted: general maid — se necesita asistenta
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he is wanted for robbery — se le busca por robo•
you're wanted in the kitchen — te buscan en la cocina•
you're wanted on the phone — te llaman al teléfono4) (=need, require) [person] necesitarchildren want lots of sleep — los niños necesitan or requieren muchas horas de sueño
this car wants cleaning — a este coche le hace falta una limpieza, a este coche hay que limpiarlo
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that's the last thing I want! * — ¡solo me faltaba eso! *•
you want to be more careful when you're driving — tienes que tener más cuidado al conduciryou want to see his new boat! — ¡tienes que ver su nuevo barco!
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what you want is a good hiding — lo que necesitas or te hace falta es una buena paliza *what do you want with a house that size? — ¿para qué quieres una casa tan grande?
5) (=lack)•
the contract wants only her signature — al contrato solo le falta su firma2. VI1) (=wish, desire) querer2) (=lack)waste 3., 1)•
they will not want for money or food — no les faltará ni dinero ni comida3. N1) (=lack) falta ffor want of anything better to do, I decided to go home — a falta de algo mejor que hacer, decidí irme a casa
I decided to go home for want of anything better to do — decidí irme a casa por falta de algo mejor que hacer
for want of a better word — a/por falta de una palabra más apropiada
he never did become a minister, but it was not for want of trying — nunca llegó a ministro, pero no fue por falta de intentarlo
2) (=need) necesidad f•
she had servants to attend to her every want — tenía sirvientes que atendían todas y cada una de sus necesidades•
to be in want of sth — necesitar algo3) (=poverty) necesidad f, penuria f•
to be in want — estar necesitadoto live in want — pasar necesidades, vivir en la penuria
4.CPDwant ad * N — (US) anuncio m clasificado
- want in- want out* * *
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1. [wɔːnt, wɒnt]1)a) (require, desire) querer*(it's) just what I('ve) always wanted! — (set phrase) (es) justo lo que quería!
the boss wants you — el jefe te quiere ver or quiere hablar contigo
he's wanted on the phone — hay una llamada para él, lo llaman por teléfono
does he want the book back? — ¿quiere que le devuelvan (or le devolvamos etc) el libro?
to want to + INF — querer* + inf
she can be charming when she wants to (be) — es un encanto cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone
to want somebody/something to + INF — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
what do you want me to do? — ¿qué quieres que haga?
to want somebody/something -ING — querer* que alguien/algo (+ subj)
b) \<\<police\>\> buscar*he is wanted for murder/for questioning — lo buscan por asesinato/para interrogarlo
c) ( as price for something) pedir*how much does she want for the picture? — ¿cuánto pide por el cuadro?
d) \<\<person\>\> ( sexually) desear2) ( need) necesitargardener wanted — se necesita or se precisa jardinero
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vi ( lack) (frml) (usu with neg)you/they will want for nothing — no te/les faltará nada
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1) c u (requirement, need) necesidad fto be in want of something — tener* necesidad de algo
2) u (lack, absence) falta f, carencia f (frml)if she doesn't become champion, it won't be for want of trying — si no llega a ser campeona, no será porque no lo haya intentado
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I [wɒnt]1) (need) bisogno m., esigenza f.2) lett. (deprivation) indigenza f., povertà f.3) (lack) mancanza f., insufficienza f.II 1. [wɒnt]for want of — in o per mancanza di, per insufficienza di
1) (desire) volereI want — (as general statement) io voglio; (would like) io vorrei
what o how much do you want for this chair? quanto vuole per questa sedia? I want the job finished vorrei che il lavoro fosse finito; I don't want to non ne ho voglia; to want sb. to do volere che qcn. faccia; they just don't want to know — non ne vogliono proprio sapere
2) colloq. (need)several jobs want doing — BE ci sono diversi lavori da fare
"cook wanted" — "cercasi cuoco"
2.I know when I'm not wanted — scherz. capisco quando sono di troppo
to want for — mancare di, avere bisogno di
- want in- want out* * *[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) volere2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) (avere bisogno di)3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) occorrere; (vivere in miseria)2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desiderio2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) miseria3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mancanza•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *want /wɒnt/n.2 bisogno; necessità; esigenza; desiderio: (econ.) the satisfaction of human wants, il soddisfacimento dei bisogni umani; freedom from want, la libertà dal bisogno3 [u] indigenza; miseria; ristrettezze: They live in the direst want, vivono nella più squallida miseria● ( USA) want ad, annuncio economico ( offerta o richiesta di lavoro, ecc.) □ (leg.) want of evidence, mancanza di prove □ (leg.) want of jurisdiction, difetto di giurisdizione □ to be in want of, aver bisogno di; necessitare di: The house was in want of repair, la casa aveva bisogno di un restauro.♦ (to) want /wɒnt/A v. t.1 aver bisogno di; abbisognare di: What do you want?, di che cosa hai bisogno?; che cosa ti serve?; The car wants washing, l'automobile ha bisogno di una lavata; You're wanted in the kitchen, c'è bisogno di te (o ti vogliono) in cucina2 volere; desiderare molto: He wants to stay, vuole rimanere; I don't want him to come, non voglio che venga; He wants me to stay here, vuole che io resti qui; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- I've always wanted to learn French, ho sempre voluto imparare il francese; I want it done at once, voglio che lo si faccia subito; If you want anything done, ask him, se vuoi che qualcosa si faccia, chiedilo a lui; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- Do you want peas or carrots with that?, come contorno vuole i piselli o le carote?; DIALOGO → - Dinner 2- What do you want to drink?, che vuoi da bere?; He wants some coffee, desidera del caffè NOTA D'USO: - volere-3 (fam.) dovere (spec. al condiz.); bisognare, occorrere (impers.): You want to be more careful, dovresti stare più attento; You don't want to work so hard, non dovresti lavorare così; It wants to be done with the utmost care, bisogna farlo con la massima cura4 (generalm. al passivo) ( della polizia, ecc.) ricercare: He is wanted for questioning, lo ricercano per interrogarlo; He is wanted for murder, è ricercato per omicidioB v. i.● (fam.) to want it both ways, volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca □ (fam.) to want some doing, volerci del bello e del buono □ not to want to know, non volerne sapere, disinteressarsene, infischiarsene.NOTA D'USO: - to want to do o to want doing?-* * *I [wɒnt]1) (need) bisogno m., esigenza f.2) lett. (deprivation) indigenza f., povertà f.3) (lack) mancanza f., insufficienza f.II 1. [wɒnt]for want of — in o per mancanza di, per insufficienza di
1) (desire) volereI want — (as general statement) io voglio; (would like) io vorrei
what o how much do you want for this chair? quanto vuole per questa sedia? I want the job finished vorrei che il lavoro fosse finito; I don't want to non ne ho voglia; to want sb. to do volere che qcn. faccia; they just don't want to know — non ne vogliono proprio sapere
2) colloq. (need)several jobs want doing — BE ci sono diversi lavori da fare
"cook wanted" — "cercasi cuoco"
2.I know when I'm not wanted — scherz. capisco quando sono di troppo
to want for — mancare di, avere bisogno di
- want in- want out -
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wont 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) ville, ønske (seg), ha lyst på/til2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) trenge3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) mangle, savne; lide nød2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) ønske2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) fattigdom, armod3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mangel, skort•- wanted- want ad
- want formangel--------nød--------trenge--------ville--------ønskeIsubst. \/wɒnt\/1) ( gammeldags) mangel, skort, knapphet2) nød, armod, trange kår3) ( spesielt flertall) behov• Christmas will soon be here, make your wants knownjulen er snart her, la oss høre hva du trenger4) ønske, savn, trang5) ( hverdagslig) vilje, ambisjon6) nødvendighetbe in want lide nødfor want of av mangel påfreedom from want frihet fra nødhave a want (skotsk, hverdagslig) ha en skrue løsin want of trengestand in want of mangle trenge, behøvethrough\/from want of av mangel påwant for nothing ikke mangle noewant of attention uoppmerksomhetwant of judgement uforstandwant of money pengeknipewants behovIIverb \/wɒnt\/1) ville (ha), ønske (seg)• do you want some bread?• what do you want to drink?• what do you want for Christmas?• how much do you want for this?• what do you want of me?• what did he want with you?• who do you want to see?2) ville prate med, ville treffe, spørre etter3) (britisk, hverdagslig) behøve, trenge4) ( hverdagslig) burde gjøre (noe), trenge å gjøre (noe), skulle gjøre (noe)5) ( gammeldags) mangle, ikke ha6) ( om tid e.l.) mangle7) lide nød, mangleI shall not want ( bibelsk) meg fattes intetwanted etterlyst( i annonse) ønskes leid, ønskes kjøpt, søkeswant for mangle, behøve• if you want for anything, let him knowom du trenger noe, så si fra til hamwant in on ville være med påwant in(to) (amer., hverdagslig) ønske seg inn, ville innwant out (amer., hverdagslig) ønske seg ut, ville ut, ikke ville være med lenger -
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pronoun1) sing./pl. du/ihr; in polite address sing. or pl. Sie; as direct object dich/euch/Sie; as indirect object dir/euch/Ihnen; refl. dich/dir/ euch; in polite address sichit was you — du warst/ihr wart/Sie waren es
you-know-what/-who — du weißt/ihr wisst/Sie wissen schon, was/wer/wen/wem
2) (one) mansmoking is bad for you — Rauchen ist ungesund. See also academic.ru/83548/your">your; yours; yourself; yourselves
* * *[ju:]1) ((used as the subject or object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition) the person(s) etc spoken or written to: You look well!; I asked you a question; Do you all understand?; Who came with you?) du, ihr, Sie, dir, euch, Ihnen, dich, euch, Sie2) (used with a noun when calling someone something, especially something unpleasant: You idiot!; You fools!) du, ihr, Sie* * *[ju:, ju, jə]pron pers\you look nice du siehst gut ausI love \you ich liebe dichI'll help \you if \you like wenn du willst, helfe ich dir\you painted that yourself? das hast du selbst gemalt?if I were \you wenn ich du/Sie wäre, an deiner/Ihrer Stellethat dress just isn't \you! das Kleid passt einfach nicht zu dir!\you got it AM sofortwould you get me a coffee? — sure, \you got it würden Sie mir einen Kaffee bringen? — natürlich, soforthow many of \you are there? wie viele seid ihr?\you Americans/engineers/men ihr Amerikaner/Ingenieure/MännerI can't stand \you men! ich kann euch Männer nicht ausstehen!\you two/three/four ihr zwei/drei/vierare \you two ready? seid ihr beiden fertig?3. (one) man\you learn from experience aus Erfahrung wird man klug\you can't get a driving licence till \you're seventeen in this country in diesem Land bekommt man erst mit 17 den Führerscheinit's not good for \you das ist nicht gesund\you never know man weiß nie4. (in exclamations) du/sie/ihr...!\you darling! du bist ein Engel! [o Schatz!]\you clever girl! du kluges Mädchen!\you fools! ihr Dummköpfe!hey \you, what are you doing in there? he Sie, was machen Sie da drinnen?now there's a man for \you! das ist [doch mal] ein toller Mann!just \you dare! untersteh dich!5.▶ \you and yours die FamilieChristmas is a time to spend with \you and yours Weihnachten sollte man mit der Familie verbringen* * *[juː]pron1) (German familiar form) (sing) (nom) du; (acc) dich; (dat) dir; (pl) (nom) ihr; (acc, dat) euch; (German polite form: sing, pl) (nom, acc) Sie; (dat) Ihnenall of you (pl) —
I want all of you (sing) — ich will dich ganz
if I were you — wenn ich du/Sie wäre, an deiner/Ihrer Stelle
you two/three wait here! —
silly old you you darling — du Dussel (inf), du Dumm(er)chen (inf) you darling du bist ein Schatz or Engel
is that you? — bist dus/seid ihrs/sind Sies?
it's you — du bist es/ihr seids/Sie sinds
what's the matter? – it's you or you are —
there's a fine house for you! — das ist mal ein schönes Haus!
now there's a woman for you! —
now you say something — sag du/sagt ihr/sagen Sie (auch) mal was
just you dare! — trau dich bloß!, untersteh dich!
sit you down (hum) — setz dich/setzt euch/setzen Sie sich
that hat just isn't you (inf) — der Hut passt einfach nicht zu dir/zu Ihnen
you never know, you never can tell — man kann nie wissen, man weiß nie
it's not good for you — es ist nicht gut
* * *you [juː; jʊ] pron1. (persönlich)a) (nom) du, ihr, Sieb) (dat) dir, euch, Ihnenc) (akk) dich, euch, Sie:you are so kind du bist (ihr seid, Sie sind) so nett;who sent you? wer hat dich (euch, Sie) geschickt?;you three ihr (euch) drei;don’t you do that! tu das ja nicht!;that’s a wine for you das ist vielleicht ein (gutes) Weinchen!2. reflexiv obsa) dir, euch, sichb) dich, euch, sich:get you gone schau, dass du fortkommst!;sit you down setz dich hin!3. unpers man:what should you do? was soll man tun?;you soon get used to it man gewöhnt sich bald daran;that does you good das tut einem gut* * *pronoun1) sing./pl. du/ihr; in polite address sing. or pl. Sie; as direct object dich/euch/Sie; as indirect object dir/euch/Ihnen; refl. dich/dir/ euch; in polite address sichit was you — du warst/ihr wart/Sie waren es
you-know-what/-who — du weißt/ihr wisst/Sie wissen schon, was/wer/wen/wem
2) (one) mansmoking is bad for you — Rauchen ist ungesund. See also your; yours; yourself; yourselves
* * *(2nd pers.pl.) pron.Sie pron. (formal) pron.Sie pron. (one) pron.man pron. pron.dich pron.du pron.du bist pron.euch pron.pl.ihr pron. -
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♦ how /haʊ/A avv. (in frasi interr. ed escl.)1 come; in qual modo; in che modo: How shall I do it?, come devo farlo?; Tell him how to do it, digli in che modo si fa; How did you get there?, come hai fatto ad arrivarci?; DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- How are you getting to the interview?, come pensi di arrivare al colloquio?; DIALOGO → - After an exam- How did your exam go?, com'è andato l'esame?; How is it that you don't know?, com'è che non lo sai?2 come; quanto; che: How long is it?, quant'è lungo?; How long ago?, quanto tempo fa?; DIALOGO → - New flame- How long have you been seeing her?, da quanto tempo vi frequentate?; DIALOGO → - New clothes- How long is the sale on for?, per quanto tempo ci saranno i saldi?; How kind he is!, quant'è gentile!; How lovely!, com'è bello!; How kind of you to call!, che gentile da parte tua telefonarmi! NOTA D'USO: - come-B cong.2 (lett.) cheC n.(il) come; maniera; modo: Tell me the how and why, ditemi il come e il perché (fam.: il perché e il percome)● How about… ?, ( per fare una proposta) che ne dici (o diresti) di…?, che ne dite (o direste) di…?; ( anche) e (per quanto riguarda…)?: How about a glass of beer?, che ne dici di un bicchiere di birra?; How about going to the cinema?, che ne direste di andare al cinema?; I'm thirsty, how about you?, io ho sete, e tu? □ How about that?, mica male (eh?) □ How are you?, come stai?; come sta (Lei)?; ( anche) salve!, ciao! □ How are you feeling?, come va la salute?; come stai (di salute)? □ (fam.) How come?, come mai?; come si spiega?: How come he failed the exam?, come mai è stato bocciato? □ ( slang USA) How does that grab you?, che te ne pare? □ How do you do? ( formula di saluto o presentazione), piacere! □ (fam.) a how-do-you-do (o how-d'ye-do, how-de-do), una situazione imbarazzante; un pasticcio; un guaio □ How do you like it?, ti piace?; ( anche) che cosa ne dici? □ (fam.) How do you mean?, che cosa vuoi dire? □ (fam.) How ever…?, come mai…?; come…?: How ever did you manage to come?, come (mai) sei riuscito a venire? □ how far ► far □ (fam. USA) How goes it?, come va? □ how many, quanti □ how much, quanto: How much sugar do you want?, quanto zucchero vuoi? NOTA D'USO: - chi- □ (arc.) How now?, che vuoi dire?; che cosa significa ciò?; e allora? □ How often…?, ogni quanto (tempo)…?; con che frequenza…?; quanto spesso…?: How often do you go the cinema?, quanto spesso (o con che frequenza) vai al cinema? □ (fam.) How on earth (o How in the world, How the goodness, How the devil, How the deuce)…?, come diavolo…?; come diamine…?; come mai…?: How on earth can I get rid of him?, come diamine faccio a sbarazzarmi di lui? □ How so?, come mai?; ( anche) in che senso? □ How's that?, come mai?; come si spiega?; ( anche) che te ne pare?, che ne pensi?; ( anche) come hai detto? □ How's that for…?, (per sottolineare qc.) se questo non è…!: We finished the house one month in advance. How's that for efficiency?, abbiamo finito la casa con un mese di anticipo. Se questa non è efficienza! □ (fam.) And how!, altroché!; eccome! □ ( in un brindisi) Here's how!, alla salute!NOTA D'USO: - how o what?- -
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1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) cómo2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) cuánto; cómo de3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) cómo4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) cómo5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) cómo•- however
2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) de todas formas, lo (mires) como lo (mires)- how come
- how do you do?
how adv1. cómohow does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?how do you spell your name? ¿cómo se escribe tu nombre?2. quéhow beautiful you look! ¡qué guapa estás!how about...? ¿qué tal si...? / ¿qué te parece...?how about going to the park? ¿qué te parece si vamos al parque?how are you? ¿qué tal? / ¿cómo estás?how much did it cost? ¿cuánto te costó?how many chairs are there? ¿cuántas sillas hay?how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?How do you do? es un saludo formal que se emplea cuando alguien es presentado por primera vez. Se responde igual: How do you do?tr[haʊ]1 (in questions - direct) ¿cómo?; (- indirect) cómo■ how are you? ¿cómo estás?■ how can I help you? ¿cómo la puedo ayudar?■ how old are you? ¿cuántos años tienes?■ how long is it? ¿cuánto mide de largo?■ how often do you go to the cinema? ¿con qué frecuencia vas al cine?, ¿cada cuánto vas al cine?2 (in exclamations) qué■ how odd! ¡qué extraño!, ¡qué raro!■ how kind of you! ¿qué amable de tu parte!■ how well she dances! ¡qué bien baila!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand how! familiar ¡y tanto!how about... ¿y si.?, ¿qué te parece si...?■ how about a drink? ¿y si nos tomáramos una copa?■ how about going for a drive? ¿qué te parece si damos una vuelta con el coche?how about that! ¡vaya!how come...? familiar ¿por qué...?, ¿cómo es que...?■ how come this door's not locked? ¿cómo es que esta puerta no está cerrada?how come? familiar ¿y eso?, ¿por qué?how many? (number) cuántos,-ashow much? (quantity) cuánto,-ahow ['haʊ] adv1) : cómohow are you?: ¿cómo estas?I don't know how to fix it: no se cómo arreglarlo2) : quéhow beautiful!: ¡qué bonito!3) : cuántohow old are you?: ¿cuántos años tienes?4)how about...? : ¿qué te parece...?adv.• a qué adv.• como adv.• cuán adv.• cuánto adv.• cómo adv.• qué adv.interj.• cuál interj.• cómo interj.pron.• cómo pron.haʊ1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)[haʊ]how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
1. ADVERB1) (in direct and indirect questions, reported speech)a) with verbYou can usually use cómo to translate how in questions as well as after report verbs and verbs of (un)certainty and doubt (e.g. no sé):
cómohow did you do it? — ¿cómo lo hiciste?
how can that be? — ¿cómo puede ser eso?
how are you? — ¿cómo estás?, ¿cómo or qué tal te va? (LAm) *, ¿qué tal (estás)? (Sp) *
how was the film? — ¿qué tal la película?
please tell me how to do it — por favor, dígame cómo hacerlo
I wasn't sure how to make soup — no sabía muy bien cómo hacer or preparar una sopa
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I explained to her how to make a paella — le expliqué cómo se hacía una paella•
I know how you did it — ya sé cómo lo hiciste•
to learn how to do sth — aprender a hacer algo, aprender cómo se hace algo•
how do you like your steak? — ¿cómo le gusta el filete?how do you like the book? — ¿qué te parece el libro?
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how's that for cheek? — ¿no te parece de una cara dura increíble?•
I can't understand how it happened — no entiendo cómo ocurriób) (=to what degree)
how + adjective in questions can often be translated using cómo es/era de + adjective (agreeing with the noun), but other constructions might be more usual depending on the context:how big is it? — ¿cómo es de grande?
how difficult was the exam? — ¿cómo fue de difícil el examen?
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
With adverbs various translations are possible depending on the context. A very common construction is preposition + [qué] + noun:how wide is this bed? — ¿qué anchura tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de ancho esta cama?
how far away is it? — ¿a qué distancia queda?, ¿qué tan lejos queda? (LAm)
how far is it (from here) to Edinburgh? — ¿qué distancia hay de aquí a Edimburgo?
how fast can it go? — ¿a qué velocidad puede ir?
how soon can you be ready? — ¿cuánto tardas en prepararte?
To translate [how] + adjective/adverb in reported speech, [lo] + adjective/adverb is used. Note that the adjective agrees with the noun.how soon can you come? — ¿cuándo puedes venir?
and how! ¡y cómo!, ¡y tanto! how aboutthey've been telling me how well you did in your exams — ya me han hablado de lo bien que hiciste los exámenes
how about tomorrow? — ¿qué te parece mañana?
how about a cup of tea? — ¿te apetece una taza de té?
I like it, but how about you? — a mí me gusta, pero ¿y a ti?
how longhow about going to the cinema? — ¿qué tal si vamos al cine?, ¿y si vamos al cine?
how long is this bed? — ¿qué longitud tiene esta cama?, ¿cuánto mide de largo esta cama?
how long will you be? — ¿cuánto vas a tardar?
how manyhow long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?
how muchhow many cartons of milk did you buy? — ¿cuántos cartones de leche has comprado?
how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?
how oftenhow much is it? — ¿cuánto vale?, ¿cuánto es?
else Translate how with verbs other than report ones or verbs of (un)certainty and doubt using como without an accent: como You can often translate how + adjective/adverb using qué + adjective/adverb: quéhow often do you go? — ¿con qué frecuencia vas?
how beautiful! — ¡qué bonito!
how strange! — ¡qué raro!
how quickly the time passed! — ¡qué de prisa pasó el tiempo!
how glad I am to see you! — ¡cuánto me alegro de verte!
how they talk! — ¡cuánto hablan!
how sorry I am! — ¡cuánto lo siento!
how she's changed! — ¡cuánto ha cambiado!
2.CONJUNCTION (=that) * que3.NOUN* * *[haʊ]1) (in questions, indirect questions) cómohow are you? — ¿cómo estás?
how's the new job? — ¿cómo marcha el nuevo trabajo?
how's your French? — ¿qué tal es tu francés?
how do I look? — ¿cómo or qué tal estoy?
how would Monday suit you? — ¿te viene bien el lunes?
how will you vote? — ¿a or por quién vas a votar?
2) (with adjs, advs)a) (in questions, indirect questions)how wide is it? — ¿cuánto mide or tiene de ancho?, ¿qué tan ancho es? (AmL exc CS)
how heavy is it? — ¿cuánto pesa?
how high can you jump? — ¿hasta dónde puedes saltar?
how often do you meet? — ¿con qué frecuencia se reúnen?
how bad is the damage? — ¿de qué gravedad son los daños?, ¿qué tan graves son los daños? (AmL exc CS)
how old are you? — ¿cuántos años tienes?
I can't tell you how grateful I am! — no puedo decirte lo agradecido que estoy or (liter) cuán agradecido estoy!
b) ( in exclamations) quéhow strange/rude! — qué raro/grosero!
3) (in phrases)how about o (colloq) how's about something: how about a drink? ¿nos tomamos una copa?; Thursday's no good; how about Friday? el jueves no puede ser ¿qué te parece el viernes?; I'd love to go; how about you? me encantaría ir ¿y a ti?; 10 out of 10! how about that? 10 sobre 10 ¿qué te parece?; how come (colloq): how come the door's locked? ¿cómo es que la puerta está cerrada con llave?; and how! — (colloq) y cómo!
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1. I1) I have the very thing you want у меня есть как раз то, что вам хочется; have you all you want? у вас есть все, что вам нужно?; what do you want? что вы хотите?, чего бы вам хотелось?, что вам надо?; the more a man gets the more he wants чем больше у человека есть, тем больше ему хочется2) a few pages of the book were wanting в книге не хватало нескольких страниц; there are so many books (stamps, autographs, etc.) wanting не хватает многих книг и т.д.; the head of the statue is wanting у статуи нет головы; nothing shall be wanting ни в чем не будет недостатка3) his family will see to it that he doesn't want его семья позаботится о том, чтобы он не нуждался2. III1) want with. want a new саг (а large flat, this book, everything one sees, etc.) хотеть новую машину и т.д., do you want this jack-knife? хотите /вам хочется/ [иметь] этот перочинный ножик?; I want my dinner я хочу пообедать; how much for this armchair? want-I want five pounds сколько стоит это кресло? want-Я прошу пять фунтов2) want smth. the book wants a page в книге не хватает страницы; your coat wants an inch or so ваше пальто должно быть примерно на дюйм длиннее; he wants energy (courage, self-confidence, judgement, etc.) ему не хватает энергии и т.д.; he certainly does not want intelligence ума ему хватает /не занимать/; want smb. tell the boy I want him скажите мальчику, что он мне нужен; mother wants you мама зовет тебя3) want smth. coll. want [а] rest (much care, time, etc.) нуждаться в отдыхе и т.д.; he wants plenty of sleep ему нужно [хорошенько] выспаться; this work wants a lot of patience эта работа требует большего терпения; plants want water растениям необходима вода; he wants a shave (a haircut, a wash, etc.) ему надо побриться и т.д.; I want two sandwiches (some sugar, a dozen eggs, etc.), please пожалуйста, дайте мне два бутерброда и т.д.; I want brown shoes, please покажите, пожалуйста, коричневые туфли; we shan't want a fire today сегодня нам не придется топить камин3. IVwant smth., smb. in some manner I badly want a new hat (some day shirts, some evening ties, some hot water at once, etc.) мне очень нужна новая шляпа и т.д.; it wants but one word more and I shall turn you out еще одно слово, и я выставлю тебя вон; it wanted only this last outrage только этого последнего безобразия не хватало; I may want you suddenly вы мне можете неожиданно понадобиться; want smb. somewhere if nobody wants me here, I am going home если я здесь никому не нужен, [я] пойду домой; I want the book back soon верните мне книгу поскорее; boss wants you back хозяин хочет, чтобы ты вернулся [на работу]; want smth. at some time shall you want anything more tonight? вам сегодня вечером еще что-нибудь понадобится?4. VII1) want smb. to do smth. want him to come (you to try, me to buy her this camera, you to do this at once, smb. to read to me. her to be cheerful, etc.) хотеть, чтобы он пришел и т.д.; I don't want you to be hurt я не хочу, чтобы вы пострадали2) want smth. to do smth. the house only wants a few more rooms to be perfect если бы в этом доме было еще несколько комнат, его можно было бы считать просто великолепным; there is a volume wanting to complete the set до полного собрания не хватает одного тома; nothing is wanting to make the party a success есть все необходимое, чтобы вечер прошел хорошо5. VIIIwant smb. doing smth. usually in the negative I don't want you turning everything upside down (breaking her toys, answering their questions, etc.) я не хочу, чтобы вы перевернули здесь все вверх дном и т.д.6. IXwant smth. done want the book published (these shoes resoled, this tree cut down, the door painted white, the job finished by tomorrow, etc.) хотеть, чтобы книгу издали и т.д.; I don't want it known я не хочу, чтобы это стало известно; he wants this report typed ему надо перепечатать этот доклад7. XI1) be wanted call me if I'm wanted позовите меня, если я понадоблюсь; I won't go if (where) I'm not wanted я не пойду [туда], если я там (где я) лишний; these books are not wanted эти книги лишние; be wanted for smth. am I wanted for anything? вам нужна моя помощь?; be wanted in some manner help is urgently wanted срочно требуется помощь; be wanted at some time you won't be wanted this afternoon вы сегодня больше не потребуетесь /не понадобитесь/; be wanted somewhere you are wanted at the door (at the president's office, etc.) вас вызывают /просят/ [подойти] к выходу и т.д.; you are wanted on the phone вас просят [подойти] к телефону; it may be wanted elsewhere это может где-нибудь потребоваться2) be wanted by smb., smth. he is wanted by the police (by law, by the government, by the authorities, etc.) его разыскивает полиция и т.д.; be wanted for smth. he is wanted for highway robbery (for murder, etc.) его разыскивают [власти] по обвинению в краже и т.д.; wanted a cook for a small family ищу кухарку /нужна кухарка/ в небольшую семьи (объявление)8. XIIIwant to do smth.1) want to teach him a lesson (to go, to taste it, to ask you a question, to go swimming, to see what is going on, etc.) хотеть проучить его в т.д.; he could have done it if he had wanted to он мог бы это сделать, если бы захотел2) coll. you want to see a doctor at once (to have your teeth seen to, to be very careful in handling poisons, etc.) вам необходимо немедленно пойти к врачу и т.д.; this work wants to be done with great care эту работу следует сделать с большой тщательностью; you don't want to be rude (to overdo it) не надо /не следует/ грубить (перебарщивать)9. XIVwant doing smth. coll. his hair wants cutting ему нужно постричься; these clothes want washing (ironing) эту одежду надо выстирать (погладить /выгладить/); that boy wants a good beating /thrashing, whipping/ этого мальчишку надо хорошенько выпороть, этому мальчишке нужно всыпать как следует; it wants some doing это не так легко сделать10. XVI1) want for smth. usually in the negative he does not want for spirit (for temper, for pluck, etc.) энтузиазма и т.д. ему не занимать2) want for smth. want for bread (for the common necessaries of life, etc.) нуждаться в хлебе и т.д.; they want for nothing они ни в чем не нуждаются; be wanting in smth. he is wanting in experience (in skill, in courtesy, in judg(e)ment, in initiative, etc.) ему не хватает опыта и т.д.; he is lamentably wanting in common sense у него крайне мало здравого смысла11. XXI11) want smth. from /of/ (with) smb. want help from the neighbours хотеть, чтобы соседи помогли; what do you want from /of/ him? что вы от него хотите?, что вам от него нужно?; what do you want with him? зачем он вам понадобился?; want smth. for smth. what price do you want for your house? сколько вы хотите за [ваш] дом?; want smb. for smb. want smb. for president (for our captain, etc.) хотеть, чтобы кто-л. стал президентом и т.д.; what do you want me for? зачем я вам нужен?; want smb. for some time I want you for a minute or two вы мне нужны на минутку2) want smth. to /of, till/ smth. it wants ten minutes to two (an hour till dinner, five minutes to noon, a few days to Christmas, etc.) через десять минут будет ровно два [часа] и т.д.; I want some months of /to/ eighteen через несколько месяцев мне будет восемнадцать; it wants an inch of /to/ the regulation measurement до установленного размера не хватает одного дюйма; the fund wants only a few hundred dollars of the sum needed до нужной суммы в фонде не хватает всего несколько сот долларов12. XXVwant that... I want that you should come (that they should go, that he should bring the book, etc.) я хочу, чтобы вы пришли и т.д. -
14 how
adv. 1. яаж, хэрхэн яаж. \how can it be done? ҮҮүнийг яаж хийх вэ? 2. хир зэрэг, аль хир. \how far is it? Аль хир хол вэ? 3. хэдэн, хичнээн. how many? хэдэн? хичнээн? 4. яагаад, ямар учраас. \how is it you don't want to go? Та яагаад явахыг хүсэхгүй байна вэ? How are you? Та сайн сууж байна уу? How do you do? Сайн байна уу, та. -
15 koliko komada želite kupiti
• how many item you want to bay -
16 cuánto
adj.as much.conj.as much as, all.* * *► adjetivo (pl cuántos,-as)1 (singular) as much as; (plural) as many as1 (singular) everything, all2 (plural) all who, everybody who\cuanto a with respect to, regarding, as forcuanto antes as soon as possiblecuanto más (máximo) all the morecuanto más... más the more... the morecuantos,-as más, mejor the more, the merriercuanto menos... menos the less... the less■ cuanto menos comas, menos engordarás the less you eat, the less weight you'll put oncuantos,-as... tantos,-as as many... as■ cuantas cabezas, tantos sombreros as many heads as hatsen cuanto as soon as, when■ en cuanto llegue dile... as soon as he arrives tell him...en cuanto a with respect to, regarding, as for■ en cuanto a mí as for me, as far as I'm concerneden cuanto que insofar as, inasmuch aspor cuanto given that, sinceunos,-as cuantos,-as some, a few————————1 FÍSICA quantum* * *1. adv. 2. (f. - cuanta)pron.all what, everything3. (f. - cuanta)adj.- cuanto menos* * *1. ADJ1) [indicando cantidad]daremos cuantos créditos se precisen — we will give as many loans as (are) needed o whatever loans are needed
2) [en correlación]cuantos más invitados vengan más comida habrá que preparar — the more guests come, the more food we'll have to prepare
cuanto menos dinero tiene la gente, menos gasta en salir a comer — the less money people have, the less they spend on eating out
cuantos menos errores hagas mejor — the fewer mistakes you make, the better
3)• unos cuantos — (=no muchos) a few; (=bastantes) quite a few
solo unos cuantos funcionarios permanecerán en el país — only a few officials will stay in the country
2. PRON1) [indicando cantidad] alltiene todo cuanto desea — he has everything o all (that) he wants
tome cuanto quiera — take as much as you want, take all you want
2) [en correlación]3)• unos cuantos — (=no muchos) a few; (=bastantes) quite a few
lo sabíamos unos cuantos, pero la mayoría no — a few of us knew, but most people didn't
hay unos cuantos en clase que no hacen más que molestar — there are a few people in the class who do nothing but cause trouble
-¿cuántos vinieron? -unos cuantos — "how many people came?" - "quite a few"
3. ADV CONJ1) [expresando correlación]•
cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the bettercuanto más intentes convencerlo, menos caso te hará — the more you try to persuade him, the more he will ignore you
cuanto más corto mejor — the shorter, the better
cuanto menos se hable sobre este asunto mejor — the less (that is) said about this issue, the better
2) [locuciones]a)• cuanto antes — as soon as possible
ven cuanto antes — come as soon as you can o as soon as possible
b)en cuanto — (=tan pronto como) as soon as; (=en calidad de) as
el cuento infantil, en cuanto género literario — children's stories, as a literary genre
c)en cuanto a — as regards, as for
en cuanto a tu aumento de sueldo, lo discutiremos en diciembre — as regards o as for your pay rise, we'll discuss it in December
el sistema tiene ventajas en cuanto a seguridad y comodidad — as regards o with regard to safety and comfort, the system has advantages
d)e)• cuanto más — especially
siempre está nervioso, cuanto más en época de exámenes — he's always nervous, all the more so o especially at exam time
no escribe a nadie, cuanto más a nosotros — he doesn't write to anyone, let alone us
f)• cuanto menos — to say the least
esta interpretación es, cuanto menos, discutible — this interpretation is debatable to say the least
g)• por cuanto — in that, inasmuch as frm
es un delito por cuanto vulnera los derechos constitucionales — it is a crime in that o inasmuch as frm it violates constitutional rights
llama la atención por cuanto supone de innovación — it attracts attention because of its novelty value
* * *I1) ( tanto como) as much as2) (como conj)cuantos más/menos seamos, mejor — the more/the fewer of us there are the better
cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos — the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish
3) (en locs)es duro para una persona sana, cuanto más para un enfermo — it's hard enough for a healthy person, let alone somebody who's ill
en cuanto — ( tan pronto como) as soon as; (como, en calidad de) as
en cuanto a — ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards
en cuanto a rentabilidad — as for o as regards profitability
en cuanto a conocimientos del tema... — as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned...
IIpor cuanto — (liter o frml) insofar as (frml)
- ta adjetivo1)a) (todo, todos)b) (sing) ( con valor plural)2)IIIhabía unas cuantas personas — there were several o quite a few people there
- ta pronombreIVmasculino quantum* * *= how much, just how much.Ex. 'I don't know how much I have to work with then?' he said, moving his neck as though his collar was not comfortable.Ex. Yet just how much greater the cost would be depends on the application.----* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.* con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación = at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre = how far along + Nombre + be.* cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.* cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* cuántos + Nombre Contable = how many + Nombre Contable.* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.* en cuanto a él = as for him.* en cuanto a ella = as for her.* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.* en cuanto a mí = as for me.* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.* en cuanto a ti = as for you.* en cuanto a usted = as for you.* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.* en cuanto que = in that.* en tanto en cuanto = as long as, so long as.* en tanto en cuanto que = inasmuch as, insomuch as.* en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo = provided (that).* en unos cuantos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.* otros cuantos = several other.* por cuanto que = because.* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some, to name only some.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.* unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y unos cuantos más = and a few others.* * *I1) ( tanto como) as much as2) (como conj)cuantos más/menos seamos, mejor — the more/the fewer of us there are the better
cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos — the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish
3) (en locs)es duro para una persona sana, cuanto más para un enfermo — it's hard enough for a healthy person, let alone somebody who's ill
en cuanto — ( tan pronto como) as soon as; (como, en calidad de) as
en cuanto a — ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards
en cuanto a rentabilidad — as for o as regards profitability
en cuanto a conocimientos del tema... — as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned...
IIpor cuanto — (liter o frml) insofar as (frml)
- ta adjetivo1)a) (todo, todos)b) (sing) ( con valor plural)2)IIIhabía unas cuantas personas — there were several o quite a few people there
- ta pronombreIVmasculino quantum* * *= how much, just how much.Ex: 'I don't know how much I have to work with then?' he said, moving his neck as though his collar was not comfortable.
Ex: Yet just how much greater the cost would be depends on the application.* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.* con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación = at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre = how far along + Nombre + be.* cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.* cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.* cuántos + Nombre Contable = how many + Nombre Contable.* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.* en cuanto a él = as for him.* en cuanto a ella = as for her.* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.* en cuanto a mí = as for me.* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.* en cuanto a ti = as for you.* en cuanto a usted = as for you.* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.* en cuanto que = in that.* en tanto en cuanto = as long as, so long as.* en tanto en cuanto que = inasmuch as, insomuch as.* en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo = provided (that).* en unos cuantos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.* otros cuantos = several other.* por cuanto que = because.* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some, to name only some.* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.* unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable.* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.* y unos cuantos más = and a few others.* * *A (tanto como) as much aspuedes gritar cuanto quieras you can shout all you like o as much as you like [ for examples with adjectives see cuan]B ( como conj):cuantos menos seamos, mejor the fewer of us there are the bettercuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finishC ( en locs):cuanto antes as soon as possiblecuanto más: es un trabajo duro para una persona fuerte, cuanto más para un enfermo it's hard work for a healthy person, let alone o never mind someone who's illtienen mal tiempo en verano, cuanto más en invierno they have bad weather in summer, and the winter's even worsevendré en cuanto pueda I'll come as soon as I canen cuanto a (en lo que concierne) as for, as regardsen cuanto a rentabilidad as for o as regards profitabilityen cuanto a conocimientos del tema, no lo supera nadie as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned nobody can match himno le dieron ninguna indicación en cuanto a la forma de hacerlo he was given no indication as to how to do itA1(todo, todos): llévate cuantos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like2 ( sing)(con valor plural): se ha leído cuanto libro hay sobre el tema she's read every book there is on the subjectle compran cuanto juguete se le antoja they buy him any toy(s) he wantsBunos cuantos: ponle unas cuantas cucharadas de jugo de limón add several spoonfuls of lemon juiceya había unas cuantas personas there were already several o quite a few people theresólo unos cuantos amigos just a few friendsle di todo cuanto tenía I gave her everything I hadno fuimos todos, sólo unos cuantos we didn't all go, only a few of usunos cuantos que yo conozco a few people I can think of o I could mentionquantum* * *
Multiple Entries:
cuanto
cuánto
cuanto 1 adverbio
b) ( como conj):◊ cuántos más/menos seamos, mejor the more/the fewer of us there are the better;
cuánto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finishc) ( en locs)
en cuanto ( tan pronto como) as soon as;
en cuanto a ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards
cuanto 2◊ -ta adjetivo: llévate cuántos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like;
unos cuántos amigos a few friends;
tiene cuánto libro hay sobre el tema she has every book there is on the subject
■ pronombre: le di todo cuánto tenía I gave her everything I had;
fuimos solo unos cuántos only a few of us went
cuánto 1 adverbio
b) ( uso indirecto):◊ si supieras cuánto la quiero/lo siento if you knew how much I love her/how sorry I am
cuánto 2◊ -ta adjetivo
(pl) how many;◊ ¿cuánto café queda? how much coffee is there left?;
¿cuántos alumnos tienes? how many students do you have?;
¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?;
¿cuánto tiempo tardarás? how long will you take?
(pl) how many;◊ no sé cuánto dinero/cuántos libros tengo I don't know how much money/how many books I havec) ( en exclamaciones):◊ ¡cuánto vino! what a lot of wine!;
¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages! (colloq)
■ pronombre
1 ( en preguntas)
(pl) how many;◊ ¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?;
¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?;
¿cuántos quieres? how many do you want?;
¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?
◊ ¿cuánto falta para llegar? how long before we get there?
◊ ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?;
¿cuánto es? how much is that (altogether)?
2 ( uso indirecto):
no sé cuánto puede costar/cuántos tiene I don't know how much it might cost/how many she has
3 ( en exclamaciones):◊ ¡cuánto has tardado! it's taken you a long time!
cuanto,-a
I adjetivo all: come cuanto arroz quieras, eat as much rice as you want
unas cuantas veces, a few times
II pron rel as much as: dice todo cuanto piensa, he says everything he thinks
gasta cuanto tiene, he spends all he has
III pron indef pl unos cuantos, a few
IV adverbio
1 (cantidad) cuanto más..., más, the more... the more: cuanto más trabajo, más me canso, the more I work the more tired I get
cuantos más (seamos), mejor, the more the merrier
2 (tiempo) ven cuanto antes, come as soon as possible
cuanto antes, mejor, the sooner the better
♦ Locuciones: en cuanto, (tan pronto como) as soon as
(en condición de) as
en cuanto a, with respect to, regarding
en cuanto a Javier, as for Javier o as far as Javier is concerned
cuánto,-a
I adjetivo & pron interr sing how much?
(pl) how many?: ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
¿cuántos días faltan?, how many days are left?
¡cuánta gente!, what a lot of people!
II adverbio how, how much: ¿cuánto quieres a mamá?, how much do you love mummy?
¡cuánto dormiste!, what a long time you slept!
' cuánto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- amanecer
- antes
- cada
- cerrojo
- cómo
- congelación
- contumaz
- costar
- cuanta
- cuánta
- cuanto
- desbandada
- desorden
- despojar
- dicotomía
- ducha
- durante
- embalarse
- ser
- estar
- honda
- hueso
- interesar
- irresoluta
- irresoluto
- larga
- largo
- limitación
- moscón
- mucha
- mucho
- mullida
- mullido
- rebotarse
- saber
- tardar
- tiempo
- apenas
- equivaler
- hoy
- más
- mejor
- mientras
- posible
- vanidoso
English:
action
- ago
- ahead
- altogether
- as
- asap
- be
- better
- bring round
- chance
- come to
- complaint
- disagree
- divorce
- doze off
- dread
- due
- duration
- far
- few
- for
- heavy
- height
- hold out
- how
- immediately
- ingrained
- less
- line
- lionise
- long
- more
- much
- play down
- possible
- publicity
- rate
- realize
- respect
- scrap
- soon
- strength
- subscription
- tall
- term
- the
- unpack
- wage
- what
- worth
* * *cuanto1, -a♦ adjsoporté todas cuantas críticas me hizo I put up with every single criticism he made of me;todos cuantos intentos hicimos fracasaron every single one of our attempts met with failurenecesitaré unas cuantas hojas I'm going to need a few sheets of paper3. (antes de adv) [expresa correlación]cuantas más mentiras digas, menos te creerán the more you lie, the less people will believe you;cuantos más amigos traigas, tanto mejor the more friends you bring, the better♦ pron relativo1. [todo lo que] everything, as much as;come cuanto quieras eat as much as you like;comprendo cuanto dice I understand everything he says;herederás todo cuanto tengo you will inherit everything I have;esto es todo cuanto puedo hacer this is as much as o all I can do2.[cosas] everything (that);cuantos [todos] [personas] everyone who;cuantos fueron alabaron el espectáculo everyone who went said the show was excellent;dio las gracias a todos cuantos le ayudaron he thanked everyone who helped him3.unos cuantos [algunos] some, a few;no tengo todos sus libros, sólo unos cuantos I don't have all of her books, only some o a few of them♦ adv[expresa correlación]cuanto más se tiene, más se quiere the more you have, the more you want;cuantos menos vayamos, más barato saldrá the fewer of us who go, the cheaper it will be;cuanto más come, más gordo está the more he eats, the fatter he gets;cuanto más lo pienso, menos lo entiendo the more I think about it, the less I understand it;cuanto menos nos distraigas, mejor the less you distract us, the better;cuanto antes llegues, antes empezaremos the sooner you arrive, the sooner we'll start♦ cuanto antes loc advas soon as possible;hazlo cuanto antes do it as soon as possible o as soon as you can♦ en cuanto loc prep[en calidad de] as;en cuanto cabeza de familia as head of the family♦ en cuanto loc conj[tan pronto como] as soon as;en cuanto acabe as soon as I've finished;la reconocí en cuanto la vi I recognized her as soon as I saw her o instantly♦ en cuanto a loc prepas regards;en cuanto a tu petición as regards your request, as far as your request is concerned;en cuanto a temas de literatura, nadie sabe más que él no one knows more about literature than he does, when it comes to literature, no one knows more than he doescuanto2 nmFís quantum* * *1I adj:cuanto dinero quieras as much money as you want;unos cuantos chavales a few boysII pron all, everything;se llevó cuanto podía she took all o everything she could;le dio cuanto necesitaba he gave her everything she needed;unas cuantas a few;todo cuanto everythingIII adv:cuanto antes, mejor the sooner the better;en cuanto as soon as;en cuanto a as for;cuanto más the more;cuanto más, mejor the more the better;cuanto más … más … the more …, the more …;por cuanto inasmuch as;todos cuantos all those who2 m FÍS quantum;teoría de los cuantos quantum theory* * *cuánto adv: how much, how many¿a cuánto están las manzanas?: how much are the apples?no sé cuánto desean: I don't know how much they wantcuánto, -ta adj: how much, how many¿cuántos niños tiene?: how many children do you have?cuánto pron: how much, how many¿cuántos quieren participar?: how many want to take part?¿cuánto cuesta?: how much does it cost?cuanto adv1) : as much ascome cuanto puedas: eat as much as you can2)cuanto antes : as soon as possible3)en cuánto : as soon as4)en cuanto a : as for, as regardscuanto, -ta adj: as many, whateverllévate cuantas flores quieras: take as many flowers as you wishcuanto, -ta pron1) : as much as, all that, everythingtengo cuanto deseo: I have all that I want2)unos cuantos, unas cuantas : a few* * *cuanto1 adj allcuantos más / menos... the more / fewer...cuanto2 adv as much ascuanto más / menos... the more / less...cuanto más dinero tiene, más avaro es the more money he has, the greedier he iscuanto menos trabajes, menos cobrarás the less you work, the less you'll earnen cuanto a as for / regardingcuanto3 pron everything / all -
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1. adj how muchcon nomi plurali how manytutto quanto il libro the whole booktutti quanti pl every single one sgquanti ne abbiamo oggi? what is the date today?, what is today's date?2. adv: quanto dura ancora? how long will it go on for?quanto a me as for mequanto costa? how much is it?quanto prima as soon as possiblein quanto since, becauseper quanto ne sappia as far as I know3. m: teoria f dei quanti quantum theory* * *quanto1 agg.interr.1 how much; pl. how many: quanto zucchero metti nel caffè?, how much sugar do you put in your coffee?; quanto denaro vi occorre?, how much money do you need?; quanti dischi hai?, how many records have you got?; quante lezioni comprende il corso?, how many lessons does the course consist of?; quanti giorni starai via?, how many days will you be away?; sai quanti spettatori c'erano allo stadio?, do you know how many spectators there were at the ground?; non so quante settimane durerà la mostra, I don't know how many weeks (o how long) the exhibition will last; dimmi quanto pane devo comprare, tell me how much bread I am to get // quanti anni hai?, how old are you?2 quanto tempo, how long: quanto tempo ci vuole per arrivare alla stazione?, how long does it take to get to the station?; non so quanto tempo mi fermerò qui, I don't know how long I'll stay here // In espressioni ellittiche: quanto è che non lo vedi?, how long is it since you saw him?; da quanto mi aspetti?, how long have you been waiting for me?; quanto dovrai lavorare ancora?, how much longer have you got to work?; di quanto sono in ritardo?, how late am I?; fra quanto saremo a Roma?, how long before we get to Rome?; ogni quanto passa l'autobus?, how often (o how frequently) does the bus run?3 ( in espressioni ellittiche non di tempo): quanto costa?, how much is it?; quanto ha di febbre?, what's his temperature?; quanti ne abbiamo oggi?, what's the date today?; quanto c'è da qui alla stazione?, how far is it to the station?; non so quanto valga questo anello, I don't know how much this ring is worth◆ agg.escl. what (a lot of); how: quanto gasolio abbiamo consumato quest'anno!, what a lot of oil we've used this year!; quanto tempo ci hai messo!, what a long time you've been!; quanto freddo abbiamo patito!, how cold it was!; quanto interesse ha suscitato!, what a lot of interest it roused!; quanti giorni sono passati!, how long it's been!; quante me ne ha dette!, how he insulted me! // In espressioni ellittiche: quanto tempo sprecato!, what a lot of time wasted!; quante parole inutili!, what a load of rubbish!; quanti complimenti!, what a lot of fuss!◆ agg.rel. ( tutto quello che) as... as...: lo puoi tenere quanto tempo vuoi, you can keep it as long as you like; prendi pure quanto denaro ti occorre, take as much money as you need.quanto1 avv.1 interr. (con un agg.) how; (con un v.) how much: quanto è largo?, how wide is it?; quanto è lontana la chiesa?, how far is the church?; quanto bevi di solito?, how much do you usually drink?; quanto sei alto?, how tall are you?; gli chiesi quanto si fosse divertito, I asked him how much he had enjoyed himself; non so quanto l'abbia apprezzato, I don't know how much he appreciated it; chiedono molto per quella casa, ma non ti so dire quanto, they are asking a great deal for that house, but I can't tell you how much // si è pentito e Dio sa quanto!, God only knows how much he regretted it!2 escl. (con un agg.) how; (con un v.) how (much): quanto è bello!, how beautiful it is!; quanto sono felice di rivederti!, how happy I am to see you again!; quanto mi piace!, how I love it!; chissà quanto desiderava di ritornare!, goodness knows how much he longed to return!; non sai quanto ti ho pensato!, you don't know how much I thought about you!; hanno riso, e quanto!, how they laughed!3 (in corr. con tanto) as: è ( tanto) studioso quanto intelligente, he is as studious as he is intelligent; è ( tanto) affabile quanto lui, she is as friendly as he is; ho lavorato ( tanto) quanto lui, I worked as hard as he did (o as him); non è ( tanto) facile quanto tu credi, it isn't as (o so) easy as you think; è ( tanto) curioso quanto una scimmia, he's as curious as a cat // quanto più... tanto più, meno → più, meno avv. // tanto... quanto, (sia... sia) both... and: tanto io quanto mio fratello, both my brother and I; si è venduto tanto la casa quanto l'automobile, he sold both his house and his car // non tanto per... quanto per, not so much for... but (o as) for: non è stato tanto per negligenza quanto per ingenuità, it wasn't so much for negligence as for naïvety4 (in frasi comparative o per rafforzare un superl.): è stimato più di quanto meriti, he's more admired than he deserves; sono arrivato prima di quanto pensassi, I arrived sooner than I expected; si doveva intervenire quanto più rapidamente possibile, it was necessary to intervene as quickly (o as fast) as possible // quanto mai, extremely, very much indeed: mi sono divertito quanto mai, I enjoyed myself very much indeed (o fam. I had a whale of a time); è una persona quanto mai garbata, he's an extremely courteous person // quanto prima → prima // quanto meno → meno avv. // quant'è vero Dio!, as God's my judge!; quant'è vero che mi chiamo..., as sure as my name is...◆ FRASEOLOGIA: quanto a, as for; ( circa) as to: quanto a te, as for you; quanto agli altri, non ne so nulla, I don't know anything as to the others; quanto a fermarmi una settimana, dovrò pensarci su, as to staying a week, I'll have to think about it // in quanto ( che), ( poiché) since (o as); ( per il fatto che) because: in quanto minorenne, non ha diritto di voto, since (o as) he is under age, he can't vote; non ti ho telefonato in quanto ( che) credevo che non fossi in casa, I didn't phone you, as I thought you weren't in // in quanto, ( in qualità di) as: solo lui, in quanto medico, fu autorizzato a vedere il paziente, only he, as a doctor, was allowed to see the patient // per quanto (con agg. e avv.) however; ( con verbi) although: per quanto indaffarato sia..., however busy you are...; per quanto camminassi in fretta, non riuscii a raggiungerli, although I walked fast I was unable to catch up with them; per quanto, è pur sempre un affare, it's still a bargain, however // tanto quanto, tanto o quanto, ( pressappoco) more or less: ''Sarà costato qualche milione'' ''Sì, tanto quanto'', ''It must have cost a few million'' ''Yes, more or less'' // oggi non gli si può parlare, da quanto è nervoso, (fam.) you can't say a word to him today as he is so uptight.quanto1 pron.interr. how much; pl. how many: quanto ne vuoi?, how much do you want (of it)?; quanti ne hai presi?, how many did you get (of them)?; quanti hanno accettato?, how many have they accepted?; quanti di voi sono d'accordo?, how many of you agree?; non so quanti aderirono alla proposta, I don't know how many agreed to the proposal // quanto c'è di vero in quello che dice?, how much truth is there in what he says?◆ pron.escl. what a lot (of): quanto ne hai consumato!, what a lot you've used!; che bei fiori, e quanti!, what a lot of lovely flowers!; quanti sono intervenuti alla cerimonia!, what a lot of people came to the ceremony!◆ pron.rel.1 ( ciò che) what; ( tutto ciò che) all (that): ho quanto mi occorre, I have what (o all) I need; ha fatto quanto ha potuto, he did what he could; quanto ho è a tua disposizione, what (o all) I have is at your disposal; non credere a quanto ti dicono, don't believe what they tell you; c'è molto di vero in quanto afferma, there's a lot of truth in what he says; non dire a nessuno quanto ti ho confidato, don't tell anyone what I let you in on; lo deduco da quanto mi avete detto voi, I guess it from what you told me // quanto di meglio, di peggio, the best, the worst: è quanto di meglio si possa trovare sul mercato in fatto di computer, it's the best computer you can find on the market // in risposta a quanto sopra, in reply to the above // quanto basta, ( con riferimento a dosaggio) sufficient... (to) // per quanto io ne sappia, as far as I know // per quanto si sforzi, non riesce a rendersi simpatica, however hard she tries, she isn't very likable // a quanto dicono..., according to what they say... // questo è quanto, that's all (o that's it)2 pl. ( tutti coloro che) all those (who), whoever (con costr. sing.): quanti desiderano iscriversi, possono farne richiesta, all those wishing to register can apply to do so; era sempre pronto a dare un consiglio a quanti glielo chiedevano, he was always ready to give advice to whoever asked him for any3 ( in correlazione con tanto) as: ha speso ( tanto) quanto ha guadagnato, he spent as much as he earned; ''Quanti moduli occorrono?'' ''Tanti quanti sono i candidati'', ''How many forms are needed?'' ''As many as there are candidates''4 ( in correlazione con tanto) as: possiede tanto denaro quanto tu non immagini, he has as much money as you could ever imagine; non ho tanta pazienza quanta ne ha lei, I haven't got as much patience as she has; c'erano tanti posti quanti erano gli invitati, there were as many seats as there were guests; ha tante preoccupazioni quante ne abbiamo noi, he has as many worries as we have; non ho tanti amici quanti ne hai tu, I haven't as many friends as you have // sono partiti tutti quanti, everyone has left; ha perso tutto quanto, he lost everything; si è sporcato tutto quanto, he got all dirty5 ( in frasi comparative) than: abbiamo ottenuto più, meno di quanto pensassimo, we got more, less than we expected.quanto2 s.m.* * *['kwanto] I quanto (-a)1. agg1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many2)quante storie! — what a fuss!3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many asti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need
prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want
fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want
2. pron1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how manyquanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?
quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?
quanti di loro? — how many of them?
quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?
quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?
quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?
so che devo prendere del pane, ma non so quanto — I know I must get some bread, but I don't know how much
quant'è? — how much is it?
2)vedi quanti hanno accettato! — see how many have accepted!quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!
3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many asgli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for
in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...
saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected
quanto ne so — as far as I knowfaremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you
II ['kwanto] avvspende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns
1) (quantità) how much, (numero) how manysapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!
Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!
quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!
2) (nella misura o quantità che) as much asaggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary
strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could
3)mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently
è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl
è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry
è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude
4)in
quanto insegnante — as a teachernon ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you
in
quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as forin
quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...5)quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do itquanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seemcercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it
6)quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed
IIIverrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible
smFis quantum* * *I 1. ['kwanto] 2.pronome interrogativo how much; pl. how manya quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?
quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?
3.- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?
aggettivo esclamativo4. 5.- i regali! -a gente! — what a lot of gifts, people!
aggettivo relativo1)6.per -i problemi possano avere,... — how ever many problems they may have
pronome relativo what-i — (coloro che) those who
tutti -i — everybody, one and all
7.per quanto ne so — for all I know, as far as I'm aware, to my knowledge
1) (in frasi interrogative) how muchquanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?
mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it
era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)
aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)
5) quanto piùquanto più guadagna, tanto più spende — the more he earns, the more he spends
6) quanto menoquanto meno si allena, tanto più ingrassa — the less he trains, the more weight he puts on
per quanto io l'ammiri — however much I admire him, much as I admire him
per quanto ci provi non riesco a farlo — try as I might, I can't do it
8) in quanto (poiché) because; (in qualità di) as9) (in) quanto a as for, concerning, regardingII ['kwanto]non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting
sostantivo maschile fis. quantum** * *quanto1/'kwanto/(con nomi non numerabili) how much; (con nomi plurali) how many; quanto zucchero vuoi? how much sugar would you like? quanto tempo è rimasto? how much time is there left? quanto tempo ci hai messo per venire? how long did you take to come? -i giorni occorrono per andarci? how many days does it take to get there? -i anni hai? how old are you? fra quanto tempo arriviamo? when will we get there?how much; pl. how many; -i siete? how many of you are there? non so -i partiranno I don't know how many (people) will be leaving; a quanto andava la macchina? how fast was the car going? a quanto ammontano le perdite? how much o what do the losses come to? quanto manca ancora? (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it? quanto c'è da qui al mare? how far is it to the sea? quanto dura il film? how long is the film? how long does the film last? per quanto ne hai? how long will you be? da quanto abiti qui? how long have you been living here? fra quanto potrai uscire? when will you be able to get away? quanto dista casa tua? how far is your house? -i ne abbiamo oggi? what's the date today o today's date?-i regali! -a gente! what a lot of gifts, people! quanto tempo ci abbiamo messo! what a long time we took!quanto ci sarebbe ancora da dire! a lot more could be said (about that)!1 prendi quanto denaro ti occorre take as much money as you need2 (preceduto da preposizione) hai notato con -a cattiveria gli ha risposto? did you notice how snappily she answered him? per -i problemi possano avere,... how ever many problems they may have,...what; ho quanto occorre I have what I need; non credo a quanto mi ha detto I don't believe what he told me; tutto quanto everything; questo è quanto that's it; -i (coloro che) those who; tutti -i everybody, one and all; è quanto di meglio si possa trovare this is the best that could be found; a quanto dicono if they're to be believed; da quanto ho capito as I understand it; per quanto ne so for all I know, as far as I'm aware, to my knowledge; per quanto mi riguarda as far as I'm concernedVII avverbio1 (in frasi interrogative) how much; quanto costa? how much o what does it cost? quanto fa? how much is it? mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it; quanto è grande il giardino? how big is the garden? quanto sei alto? how tall are you? what's your height? quanto pesi? how heavy are you? how much do you weigh?2 (in che misura) vedi quanto le cose sono cambiate you can see how much things have changed3 (in frasi esclamative) quant'è brutto! how ugly it is! è stupefacente quanto ti assomigli! it's amazing how much he looks like you! quanto lo odio! how I hate him! quanto mi dispiace! how sorry I am! ma quanto sei carina! how nice you look!4 (in un comparativo) (con aggettivo) è bravo quanto lui he's as good as him; è tanto bella quanto intelligente she's just as pretty as she is intelligent; era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo) rimani pure quanto vuoi stay as long as you like; lavoro tanto quanto te I work as much as you do; ti aiuterò quanto è possibile I'll help you insofar as I can; ho fatto quanto è possibile I did as much as possible; grande quanto basta big enough ( per to); quanto basta per due just about enough for two; aggiungere sale quanto basta add salt to taste; (con avverbio) quanto prima as soon as possible5 quanto più quanto più guadagna, tanto più spende the more he earns, the more he spends6 quanto meno quanto meno si allena, tanto più ingrassa the less he trains, the more weight he puts on7 per quanto (sebbene) per quanto io l'ammiri however much I admire him, much as I admire him; per quanto ci provi non riesco a farlo try as I might, I can't do it8 in quanto (poiché) because; (in qualità di) as; in quanto insegnante as a teacher; in quanto tale as such9 (in) quanto a as for, concerning, regarding; in quanto a voi as for you; non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting.————————quanto2/'kwanto/sostantivo m.fis. quantum*. -
18 combien
combien [kɔ̃bjɛ̃]1. adverb• combien de bouteilles veux-tu ? how many bottles do you want?• tu en as pour combien de temps ? how long will you be?• depuis combien de temps travaillez-vous ici ? how long have you been working here?• combien sont-ils ? how many of them are there?c. (formal = à quel point) si tu savais combien ça m'a agacé ! you can't imagine how annoyed I was!d. ( = avec mesure) combien est-ce ? how much is it?• combien ça coûte ? how much is it?• ça fait combien ? (inf) how much is it?• combien pèse ce colis ? how much does this parcel weigh?• combien mesures-tu ? how tall are you?• ça va faire une différence de combien ? what will the difference be?• ça fait combien de haut ? how high is it?2. masculine noun(inf) on est le combien ? what's the date?• il y en a tous les combien ? (fréquence) [de trains, bus] how often do they run?* * *
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1. kɔ̃bjɛ̃1) ( dans une interrogation)combien coûte une bouteille de vin? — how much ou what does a bottle of wine cost?
combien êtes-vous/sont-ils? — how many of you/them are there?
2) ( modifiant un verbe)il est triste de voir combien la situation s'est dégradée — it's sad to see how the situation has deteriorated
il est difficile d'expliquer combien je les apprécie — it's difficult to explain how much I appreciate them
3) ( modifiant un adjectif)il souligne combien est précieuse l'aide de ses collègues — he stresses how valuable his colleagues' help is to him
4) ( modifiant un adverbe)
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combien de déterminant interrogatif1) ( avec un nom dénombrable) how manycombien de fois — ( nombre de fois) how many times; ( fréquence) how often
2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable) how much
II kɔ̃bjɛ̃nom masculin et féminin invariable1) ( ordre)tu es la combien? — (colloq) ( dans une queue) how many people are before you?
2) ( date)le combien sommes-nous?, on est le combien? — (colloq) what's the date today?
3) ( mesure)4) ( fréquence)* * *kɔ̃bjɛ̃1. adv1) (= quantité) how much2) (= nombre) how many3) (prix) how much4) (mesure)combien de (quantité) — how much, (nombre) how many
2. nm* * *I.A adv1 ⇒ Les mesures de longueur, Le poids, Les quantités, Les tailles ( dans une interrogation) combien coûte une bouteille de vin? how much ou what does a bottle of wine cost?; combien vaut le livre? how much ou what is the book worth?; combien mesure le salon? how big is the lounge?; ça fait combien? ( valeur) how much does that come to?; ( dimensions) how big is that?; ( poids) how heavy is that?; j'aimerais savoir combien il a payé son costume I'd like to know how much ou what he paid for his suit; combien êtes-vous/sont-ils? how many of you/them are there?; à combien s'évaluent leurs pertes? how much ou what do their losses come to?; combien pèse ta valise? how much ou what does your case weigh?;2 ( adverbe de degré modifiant un verbe) il est triste de voir combien la situation s'est dégradée it's sad to see how the situation has deteriorated; elle souligne combien cette approche peut être efficace she stresses how effective this approach can be; vous voyez combien les choses ont changé you can see how (much) things have changed; il est difficile d'expliquer combien je les apprécie it's difficult to explain how much I appreciate them;3 ( adverbe de degré modifiant un adjectif) c'est cher mais combien efficace! it's expensive but so effective!; ‘il est malin!’-‘ô combien!’ ‘he's smart!’-‘isn't he just!’; le combien célèbre chanteur the very famous singer; un travail intéressant mais ô combien difficile an interesting but very difficult job; montrer combien étaient dérisoires les efforts des sauveteurs to show how useless the rescuers' efforts were; il souligne combien est précieuse l'aide de ses collègues he stresses how valuable his colleagues' help is to him;4 ( adverbe de degré modifiant un adverbe) il a gagné ô combien brillamment he won really ou absolutely brilliantly; combien peu d'idées how few ideas; combien peu d'or how little gold; combien plus d'argent/plus de personnes how much more money/many more people; combien moins d'argent/moins de personnes how much less money/many fewer people.B combien de dét inter1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) how many; combien d'élèves accueillerez-vous en janvier? how many pupils will you receive in January?; combien de candidatures avez-vous reçu? how many applications did you receive?; sais-tu combien de voitures circulent dans Paris? do you know how many cars there are in Paris?; c'est à combien de kilomètres? how far away is it?; combien de kilomètres y a-t-il entre les deux villes? how far apart are the two towns?; combien y a-t-il d'ici à la mer? how far is it to the sea?; combien de fois ( nombre de fois) how many times; ( fréquence) how often; dans combien d'années envisages-tu d'avoir des enfants? in how many years time do you intend to start a family?; sais-tu combien de jours il faut pour y aller? do you know how many days it takes to get there?;2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) how much; de combien de pain as-tu besoin? how much bread do you need?; combien de pain reste-t-il? how much bread is left?; combien de temps faut-il? how long does it take?; tu es là depuis combien de temps? how long have you been here?; on arrive dans combien de temps? when will we get there?; combien de temps as-tu mis pour venir? how long did it take you to get here?; dis-moi combien de temps il faut le faire cuire tell me how long it takes to cook.II.combien ⇒ Les tailles nmf inv1 ( par rapport à un ordre) tu es la combien? ( dans une queue) how many people are before you?; tu es le combien à l'école? where are you in the class?; vous êtes arrivés les combien au rallye? where did you come in the rally?; ‘la sixième en partant de la gauche’-‘la combien?’ ‘the sixth from the left’-‘the which?’;2 ( par rapport à une date) le combien sommes-nous?, on est le combien○? what's the date today?; vous arrivez le combien? what date are you arriving?;3 ( par rapport à une mesure) tu chausses du combien? what size shoes do you take?;4 ( par rapport à la fréquence) tu le vois tous les combien? how often do you see him?[kɔ̃bjɛ̃] adverbe1. [pour interroger sur une somme] how muchc'est combien?, ça fait combien? how much is it?combien coûte ce livre? how much is this book?, how much does this book cost?2. [pour interroger sur le nombre] how many3. [pour interroger sur la distance, la durée, la mesure etc.]combien dure le film? how long is the film?, how long does the film last?4. [en emploi exclamatif] howces mesures étaient sévères mais combien efficaces these measures were drastic but extremely efficientcombien plus crédible était sa première version des faits! his first version of the facts was so much more believable!ô combien! (littéraire & humoristique) : elle a souffert, ô combien! she suffered, oh how she suffered!————————[kɔ̃bjɛ̃] nom masculin invariable————————combien de locution déterminante1. [pour interroger - suivi d'un nom non comptable] how much ; [ - suivi d'un nom comptable] how manycombien de fois how many times, how often2. [emploi exclamatif] -
19 quanto
['kwanto] I quanto (-a)1. agg1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how many2)quante storie! — what a fuss!3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many asti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need
prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want
fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want
2. pron1) (interrogativo: quantità) how much, (numero) how manyquanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?
quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?
quanti di loro? — how many of them?
quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?
quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?
quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?
so che devo prendere del pane, ma non so quanto — I know I must get some bread, but I don't know how much
quant'è? — how much is it?
2)vedi quanti hanno accettato! — see how many have accepted!quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!
3) (relativo: quantità) as much as, (numero) as many asgli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for
in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...
saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected
quanto ne so — as far as I knowfaremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you
II ['kwanto] avvspende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns
1) (quantità) how much, (numero) how manysapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!
Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!
quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!
2) (nella misura o quantità che) as much asaggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary
strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could
3)mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently
è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl
è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry
è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude
4)in
quanto insegnante — as a teachernon ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you
in
quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as forin
quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...5)quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do itquanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seemcercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it
6)quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed
IIIverrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible
smFis quantum -
20 cuánto
Multiple Entries: cuanto cuánto
cuanto 1 adverbiob) ( como conj):◊ cuántos más/menos seamos, mejor the more/the fewer of us there are the better;cuánto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finishc) ( en locs)en cuanto ( tan pronto como) as soon as; en cuanto a ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards
cuanto 2
◊ -ta adjetivo: llévate cuántos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like;unos cuántos amigos a few friends; tiene cuánto libro hay sobre el tema she has every book there is on the subject ■ pronombre: le di todo cuánto tenía I gave her everything I had; fuimos solo unos cuántos only a few of us went
cuánto 1 adverbiob) ( uso indirecto):◊ si supieras cuánto la quiero/lo siento if you knew how much I love her/how sorry I am
cuánto 2
◊ -ta adjetivo(pl) how many;◊ ¿cuánto café queda? how much coffee is there left?;¿cuántos alumnos tienes? how many students do you have?; ¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?; ¿cuánto tiempo tardarás? how long will you take? (pl) how many;◊ no sé cuánto dinero/cuántos libros tengo I don't know how much money/how many books I havec) ( en exclamaciones):◊ ¡cuánto vino! what a lot of wine!;¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages! (colloq) ■ pronombre 1 ( en preguntas) (pl) how many;◊ ¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?;¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?; ¿cuántos quieres? how many do you want?; ¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?◊ ¿cuánto falta para llegar? how long before we get there?◊ ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?;¿cuánto es? how much is that (altogether)? 2 ( uso indirecto): no sé cuánto puede costar/cuántos tiene I don't know how much it might cost/how many she has 3 ( en exclamaciones):◊ ¡cuánto has tardado! it's taken you a long time!
cuanto,-a
I adjetivo all: come cuanto arroz quieras, eat as much rice as you want
unas cuantas veces, a few times
II pron rel as much as: dice todo cuanto piensa, he says everything he thinks
gasta cuanto tiene, he spends all he has
III pron indef pl unos cuantos, a few
IV adverbio
1 (cantidad) cuanto más..., más, the more... the more: cuanto más trabajo, más me canso, the more I work the more tired I get
cuantos más (seamos), mejor, the more the merrier
2 (tiempo) ven cuanto antes, come as soon as possible
cuanto antes, mejor, the sooner the better Locuciones: en cuanto, (tan pronto como) as soon as (en condición de) as
en cuanto a, with respect to, regarding
en cuanto a Javier, as for Javier o as far as Javier is concerned
cuánto,-a
I adjetivo & pron interr sing how much? (pl) how many?: ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
¿cuántos días faltan?, how many days are left?
¡cuánta gente!, what a lot of people!
II adverbio how, how much: ¿cuánto quieres a mamá?, how much do you love mummy?
¡cuánto dormiste!, what a long time you slept! ' cuánto' also found in these entries: Spanish: acostumbrar - amanecer - antes - cada - cerrojo - cómo - congelación - contumaz - costar - cuanta - cuánta - cuanto - desbandada - desorden - despojar - dicotomía - ducha - durante - embalarse - ser - estar - honda - hueso - interesar - irresoluta - irresoluto - larga - largo - limitación - moscón - mucha - mucho - mullida - mullido - rebotarse - saber - tardar - tiempo - apenas - equivaler - hoy - más - mejor - mientras - posible - vanidoso English: action - ago - ahead - altogether - as - asap - be - better - bring round - chance - come to - complaint - disagree - divorce - doze off - dread - due - duration - far - few - for - heavy - height - hold out - how - immediately - ingrained - less - line - lionise - long - more - much - play down - possible - publicity - rate - realize - respect - scrap - soon - strength - subscription - tall - term - the - unpack - wage - what - worth
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