however+much

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I. (en -ker)

(mar) ( af rå) yard arm;

( af gaffel) peak.

II. adj

( tilstrækkelig) enough ( fx have enough money, have money enough),

F sufficient ( fx sufficient food; sufficient reason);

adv enough ( fx you have slept enough; she is old enough to be your mother);

F sufficiently;

( sandsynligvis) very likely, probably;

( konstrueres ofte med) be sure to ( fx han kommer nok he is sure to come);

[ besynderligt (el. mærkeligt, sært, underligt) nok] oddly (el. curiously, strangely) enough, strange to say;

[ du forstår mig nok] you know what I mean;

[ jeg har fået nok af din uforskammethed] I have had (quite) enough of your impudence;

[ gad nok], se gide;

[ godt nok], se god;

[ det går nok] it will be all right; don't you worry;

[ han har nok at gøre] he has his hands full ( med at -ing);

[ han har nok i sin egen familie] he is only concerned with his own family;

[ han har nok i sine egne problemer] he has problems enough of his own;

[ hver dag har nok i sin plage] sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof;

[ ikke nok med det] not only that; to make matters worse;

[ man kan ikke være forsigtig nok] you can't be too careful;

[ åh far, må vi ikke nok?] please daddy, won't you let us? (el. do let us!);

[ sagde jeg det ikke nok!] I told you so! didn't I tell you!

[ vil du ikke nok svare?] won't you give me an answer, please?

...;

[ du kan nok tænke] you can imagine;

[ det kan nok være han blev vred!] he was angry and no mistake! and wasn't he angry!

[ det kan nok være du er vokset!] my (word), how you have grown!

[ det kan være nok] that will do;

[ nu kan det være nok!] enough of that! stop it! enough is enough!

[ det er let nok for dig at] it's easy enough (el. all right) for you to

( fx laugh);

[ kaffen er lige stærk nok] the coffee is rather strong,

T the coffee is a bit on the strong side;

[ det er lige skrapt nok!]

T it's a bit thick!

[ han er lige smart nok]

T he is too clever by half;

[ det mente jeg nok] I thought so (el. as much);

[ jeg må nok hellere] I suppose I had better ( fx tell you);

[ det må jeg nok sige!]

( overrasket) well, how about that! well, I never!

( forarget) I like that!

[ det må du nok sige] you may well say so;

T you can say `that again;

( ofte =) yes (, no) indeed;

[ hvad skal vi gøre? ja det må du nok sige!] what shall we do? what indeed!

[ må vi ikke nok], se ovf;

[ nok om det] enough said, enough of that;

[ være sig selv nok] be self-sufficient,

F be sufficient unto oneself;

[ du skal nok høre fra mig] you shall hear from me;

[ jeg skal nok gøre det!] I'll do it (all right)!

[ nok så]

( mindst lige så) rather more ( fx rather more tired than yesterday);

( meget) very, quite ( fx nok så net quite nicely);

[ om han havde nok så mange penge] however much money he had;

[ nok så stor som] at least (el. fully) as big as;

[ det er varmt nok til at vi kan gå ud at bade] it is hot enough for us to go swimming;

[ det vil jeg nok sige!] se ovf: det må jeg nok sige;

[ vil du ikke nok], se ovf;

[ være nok] be enough,

F suffice, be sufficient;

[ nok er det at] the fact remains that.

III. adv ( yderligere):

[ nok én] one more, another;

[ nok en gang] once more, once again.

per quanto io l'ammiri

however much I admire him, much as I admire him

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→  quanto

"1. What...?: Ne dedin? What did you say? 2. What a...!/How...! (used as an intensifier before adjectives): Ne biçimsiz bir masa! What an ugly table! Ne soğuk! How cold it is! 3. whatever: Ahmet ne yaparsa Ayşe beğenir. Ayşe approves of whatever Ahmet does. 4. What...?: Bu ne kutusu? What´s this box for? Yarın ne dersin var? What lesson do you have tomorrow? 5. used as an intensifier: Dün rüzgâr ne esti ha! Yesterday the wind blew like all get-out. 6. used to express approval or disapproval: Bu ne kıyafet böyle? And just what sort of getup is this? Bu dünyada ne anneler var! This old world has some pretty wonderful/awful mothers in it! -ler used to indicate a quantity of things: Daha neler gördük, neler! We saw lots and lots of other things as well! Neler öğrendin? What things have you learned? -si used to show a connection: Sen İsmet´in nesisin? How are you kin to İsmet? O adam buranın nesi? What´s that man´s position here? -sine? What on earth does he need... for?: Otomobil onun nesine? What on earth does he need a car for? Altın kolye onun nesine? What on earth is she doing with a gold necklace? - akla hizmet ediyor? Why on earth is he doing such a thing? - âlâ! How nice! - âlâ memleket! What a fine kettle of fish!/What a wonderful state of affairs! (said sarcastically). - âlem used to express a feeling of astonishment tempered with affection: Ne âlem adam! What a crazy guy! O kadın ne âlemdir bir bilsen! That gal´s a character, I can tell you! - âlemdesiniz? How are things with you? - alıp veremiyor? 1. What is it he wants?/What´s he after? 2. /la/ What´s the problem between...?: Onunla ne alıp veremiyorsun? What´s the problem between you and her? (...) - arar! /da/ (Someone) is completely lacking in (something).: Onda para ne arar! He´s never got two cents to rub together. (Burada/Orada) - arıyor? What´s he doing here/there?/What does he want? - biçim used to show disapproval: Ne biçim adam yahu! What a jerk! Ne biçim sözlük! And this thing´s supposed to be a dictionary! - buyurdunuz? What did you say? - buyurulur? /a/ 1. What do you say to...?/What would you say to a...?: Soğuk bir limonataya ne buyurulur? What do you say to a cold lemonade?/Would you like a cold lemonade? 2. What do you have to say to...? (said tauntingly). - canı var ki? How can he do that? (He´s not got the physical strength.) - çare! What can one do?/It´s a hopeless situation. - çıkar? 1. What difference will it make one way or the other? 2. What´ll come of it? (Nothing!). 3. What can I/you expect to get out of it? - çiçektir biliriz. colloq. I know what a bad lot he is./I know just how nocount he is./I´ve got his number. - de olsa nevertheless, nonetheless. - dedim de...? Why on earth (didn´t I do something)?: Ne dedim de sana haber vermedim? Why on earth didn´t I inform you? - demek? 1. What does it mean?: Bu ne demek? What does this mean? 2. Just what does it mean? (said angrily): Ders ekmek ne demek? Just what do you mean by cutting a class? - demeye...? 1. Why...?: Buraya ne demeye geldin? Why have you come here? 2. used when questioning the meaning of something: O sözü ne demeye getirdi? Just what did she mean by that remark? -ler de neler, maydanozlu köfteler all manner of strange and outlandish things. - denir?/- dersin? colloq. What can you say?/There´s nothing you can say. - denli 1.... how much.... 2. However much.... 3. My, how...! - dersin? colloq. What do you think? - dese beğenirsin? colloq. You´ll never guess what he said to me./You won´t believe what he said to me./Just guess what she said!/Guess what she called me! - diye...? Why...?/For what purpose...?: Ne diye ben gideyim? Why should I be the one to go? Ne diye gideyim? What´s the point in my going?/For what purpose am I to go? - ekersen onu biçersin. proverb You reap what you sow. - fayda! colloq. What good can that do now?/What´s the good of it now?/It´s too late for that now. (...) - gezer! see ne arar! - gibi...? Wha

[ evvaḷavu ] evaLavu எவளவு how much, however much; how many

1. ( usu. foil. by Conj «a» or «но» + imper сделай, выполни etc) despite any circumstances

no matter what

2. despite whatever you do, however much effort you put into sth. (it is useless, futile)

no matter what you do

• ХОТЬ ЛОПНИ < ТРЕСНИ> substand

[ хоть + VPimper; these forms only; subord clause]

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1. [usu. foll. by Conj " а" or "но" + Imper сделай, выполни etc]

⇒ despite any circumstances:

- no matter what;

- come hell or high water.

     ♦ Он - человек, который знает, что ему надо. Вот выбрал меня и всё, хоть лопни, а будь его женой (Кожевников 1). He's a man who knows what he needs. So, he's chosen me. That's it, no matter what, I'll be his wife (1a).

2. despite whatever you do, however much effort you put into sth. (it is useless, futile):

- no matter what you do;

- however hard you try;

- try as you might (may).

     ♦...Бывают дни невезения, когда ни черта не клеится, хоть лопни (Трифонов 4)....There were bad luck days when not a damn thing went right no matter what you did (4a).

• ХОТЬ ЛОПНИ < ТРЕСНИ> substand

[ хоть + VPimper; these forms only; subord clause]

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1. [usu. foll. by Conj " а" or "но" + Imper сделай, выполни etc]

⇒ despite any circumstances:

- no matter what;

- come hell or high water.

     ♦ Он - человек, который знает, что ему надо. Вот выбрал меня и всё, хоть лопни, а будь его женой (Кожевников 1). He's a man who knows what he needs. So, he's chosen me. That's it, no matter what, I'll be his wife (1a).

2. despite whatever you do, however much effort you put into sth. (it is useless, futile):

- no matter what you do;

- however hard you try;

- try as you might (may).

     ♦...Бывают дни невезения, когда ни черта не клеится, хоть лопни (Трифонов 4)....There were bad luck days when not a damn thing went right no matter what you did (4a).