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it leaves a great deal to be desired

Толкование Перевод

1 leave a great deal to be desired

Общая лексика: оставлять желать много лучшего (Much of the highway signage leaves a great deal to be desired. - оставляет желать много лучшего)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > leave a great deal to be desired
2 desire

1. noun
(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) desejo
2. verb
(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) desejar

- desirable
- desirability
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de.sire

[diz'aiə] n 1 desejo, apetite, vontade, cobiça, desejo violento, avidez, anelo, rogo. he is my heart’s desire / eu o quero muito. 2 coisa desejada. 3 cobiça sexual, luxúria, paixão. • vt+vi 1 desejar, apetecer, querer, cobiçar. it leaves a great deal to be desired / deixa muito a desejar. 2 pedir, rogar. 3 ter irrefreável desejo sexual.

English-Portuguese dictionary > desire
3 ♦ desire

♦ desire /dɪˈzaɪə(r)/
n. [cu]

1 desiderio ( anche sessuale): the desire for peace [change], il desiderio di pace [cambiamenti]; He expressed a desire to visit Egypt, ha espresso il desiderio di visitare l'Egitto; to grant sb. 's desire, esaudire il desiderio di q.; to fulfil (o to satisfy) a desire, appagare un desiderio; to feel a desire, provare un desiderio; a compelling desire, un desiderio trascinante; an overwhelming desire, un desiderio incontenibile; to have no desire for st. [to do st.], non desiderare qc. [di fare qc.]; You are my heart's desire, ti desidero tanto

2 (arc.) richiesta; invito: at the desire of Mr X, per invito del signor X

● to get one's desire, ottenere quel che si desidera □ one's heart's desire, il desiderio più sentito di q.: It was her heart's desire to go home to Ireland, tornarsene a casa in Irlanda era il suo desiderio più sentito.
(to) desire /dɪˈzaɪə(r)/
v. t.

1 (form.) desiderare: Her parents gave her everything she desired, i suoi genitori le davano tutto ciò che desiderava; He desired to see the world, desiderava vedere il mondo; We desire you to return the goods as soon as possible, desideriamo che restituiate gli articoli il più rapidamente possibile

2 (arc.) invitare (a fare qc.)

3 desiderare ( sessualmente)

● to leave much (o a great deal) to be desired, lasciare molto a desiderare: His conduct leaves much to be desired, la sua condotta lascia molto a desiderare □ if desired, se lo si desidera: The itinerary can be extended if desired, l'itinerario può essere esteso se lo si desidera □ (form.) if he [she, they, ecc.] so desire, qualora lo desiderasse [desiderassero, ecc.]: Guests may use the facilities at the health club if they so desire, gli ospiti possono utilizzare gli impianti del centro benessere qualora lo desiderassero.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ desire
4 much

[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

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

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

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comparative of; see more

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[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

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

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

English-Italian dictionary > much
5 much

1. n многое

to see much — много видеть

there is not much to see — не на что смотреть; здесь мало интересного

to do much — много сделать

there is much to do — многое надо сделать

to suffer much — много пережить

much still remains to be done — осталось ещё много работы, ещё многое нужно сделать

there is not much left — мало осталось

to say much — сказать многое

there is much to say — многое нужно сказать, о многом нужно поговорить

much of what you say is true — многое из того, что вы говорите, справедливо; вы во многом правы

to be worth much — стоить многого, представлять большую ценность

his work is not up to much — его работа большой ценности не представляет

it leaves much to be desired — это оставляет желать многого

so much — так много

know much — знать много

too much — слишком много

too much — слишком много

be worth much — стоить много

2. a уст. многие

much people — много людей; многие люди

there is much yet to do — ещё многое надо сделать

she is very much run after — за ней многие ухаживают

3. adv очень

to be much surprised — быть очень удивлённым

I am much obliged to you — я вам очень благодарен

to suffer much — очень страдать

I like him ever so much — он мне очень нравится

it gives me much pain — я от этого очень страдаю

much obliged — очень благодарен, крайне обязан

much obliged — очень благодарен; очень благодарна

pretty much — очень, в значительной степени; почти

4. adv много

to eat much — много есть

have much to do with — иметь много общего с

much ado about nothing — много шума из ничего

have much resemblance to — иметь много общего с

to cover much ground — охватывать много вопросов

they underwent much suffering — они много страдали

5. adv приблизительно, примерно, почти

to be much the same — быть приблизительно таким же

to be much of a size — быть приблизительно одного размера

to be much the same age, to be much of an age — быть приблизительно одного возраста

much as — почти так же; как

much of size — почти такого же размера

much the same — почти одно и то же; почти такой же

that is pretty much the same thing — это почти то же самое

6. adv усил. гораздо, значительно, много

much faster — гораздо быстрее

have much in common — иметь много общего

not much better than — не много лучше чем

spend much trouble — тратить много усилий

much faster then — значительно быстрее чем

much lower — гораздо более низкий; гораздо ниже

Синонимический ряд:

1. abundant (adj.) abundant; ample; considerable; countless; endless; plentiful; profuse; substantial; voluminous

2. almost (adj.) almost; nearly; rather; somewhat

3. frequently (adj.) frequently; habitually; often; regularly; repeatedly

4. greatly (adj.) greatly; highly; largely; very

5. impressive (adj.) impressive; noteworthy; remarkable; striking

6. a great deal (noun) a great deal; abundance; exuberance; heap; lot; plenty; plethora; profuseness; wealth

7. barrel (noun) barrel; great deal; lashings; lump; mass; mountain; multiplicity; pack; peck; pile

8. nearly (other) about; all but; almost; approximately; as good as; just about; more or less; most; nearly; nigh; practically; rather; roughly; round; roundly; rudely; say; some; somewhat; somewhere; well-nigh

9. often (other) again and again; frequently; habitually; many a time; many times; oft; often; oftentimes; ofttimes; over and over; regularly; repeatedly; time and again

10. very (other) awfully; damned; dreadfully; eminently; enormously; exceedingly; exceptionally; extremely; greatly; highly; hugely; insatiably; largely; mightily; mighty; mortally; notably; parlous; pesky; rattling; remarkably; right; snapping; so; spanking; staving; strikingly; super; surpassingly; terribly; uncommonly; very

Антонимический ряд:

barely; limited; little; ordinary; rarely

English-Russian base dictionary > much
6 much

much [mʌt∫]

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1. pronoun

2. adjective

3. adverb

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► compar more, superl most

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1. pronoun

   a. ( = a lot) much has happened since then beaucoup de choses se sont passées depuis

• we have much to be thankful for nous avons tout lieu d'être reconnaissants

• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?

• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?

► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de

• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch

• he made too much of it il y attachait trop d'importance

   b. (in negative sentences)

► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup

• I haven't got much left il ne m'en reste pas beaucoup

• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose

• he hadn't much to say about it il n'avait pas grand-chose à en dire

• there's not much anyone can do about it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

• we don't see much of each other nous ne nous voyons pas beaucoup

• it isn't up to much (inf) ce n'est pas terrible (inf)

• she won but there wasn't much in it elle a gagné mais de justesse

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► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.

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• I don't think much of that film à mon avis ce film ne vaut pas grand-chose

• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut

2. adjective

beaucoup de

• much money beaucoup d'argent

• much crime goes unreported beaucoup de crimes ne sont pas signalés

• without much money avec peu d'argent

• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !

3. adverb

   a. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup

• he hasn't changed much il n'a pas beaucoup changé

• she doesn't go out much elle ne sort pas beaucoup

• much bigger beaucoup plus grand

• much more easily beaucoup plus facilement

• it doesn't much matter ça n'a pas grande importance

• much to my amazement à ma grande stupéfaction

► very much

• thank you very much merci beaucoup

• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...

   b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose

• the town is much the same as it was ten years ago la ville n'a pas beaucoup changé en dix ans

   c. (set structures)

► as much

• as much again encore autant

• twice as much deux fois plus

• half as much again la moitié de plus

• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !

• as much as possible autant que possible

• as much time as... autant de temps que...

• I need it as much as you do j'en ai autant besoin que toi

• I love him as much as ever je l'aime toujours autant

• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...

• I didn't enjoy it as much as all that je ne l'ai pas aimé tant que ça

• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much

• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?

• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as

• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)

he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)

he is not much of a writer ce n'est pas un très bon écrivain

• I'm not much of a drinker je ne bois pas beaucoup► so much ( = a lot) tellement

• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...

• so much of what he says is untrue il y a tellement de mensonges dans ce qu'il dit

• he beat me by so much il m'a battu de ça

• so much so that... à tel point que...

• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !

• so much for that! tant pis !

• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as

• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much

• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?

• he was at least this much taller than me il était plus grand que moi d'au moins ça

• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...

• this much is certain... un point est acquis...

• this much is true... ce qui est sûr, c'est que...► too much trop

• I've eaten too much j'ai trop mangé

• he talks too much il parle trop

• that was too much for me c'en était trop pour moi

• too much sugar trop de sucre

• the stress was too much for me je n'arrivais plus à supporter le stress

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Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup

For particular usages, see I below

When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent

For particular usages see III below
[mʌtʃ] 1.
adverb

1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup

much smaller — beaucoup plus petit

the film is much better — le film est bien meilleur

it's much better organized — c'est beaucoup mieux organisé

she doesn't worry much about it — ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup

we'd much rather stay here — nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici

they are much to be pitied — ils sont bien à plaindre

much loved by her friends — très aimée de ses amis

your comments would be much appreciated — tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus

he's not much good at doing — il n'est pas très doué pour faire

does it hurt much? — est-ce que ça fait très mal?

she's much the best teacher here — elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici

much to my surprise — à ma grande surprise

2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent

we don't go out much — nous ne sortons pas beaucoup

do you go to concerts much? — est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert?

3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près

it's much the same — c'est à peu près pareil (as que)

it's pretty much like driving a car — c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture

in much the same way — à peu près de la même façon (as que)

much the same is true of China — la situation est à peu près la même en Chine

4) ( specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — trop

very much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait

he misses you very much — tu lui manques beaucoup

it's very much the norm — c'est tout à fait la norme

I feel very much the foreigner — je me sens tout à fait étranger

so much — tellement

as much — autant (as que)

I like them as much as you (do) — je les aime autant que toi

they hated each other as much as ever — ils se détestaient toujours autant

I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais

however much — même si

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord

5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
2.
pronoun

1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose

do you have much left? — est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup?

we didn't eat much — nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose

there isn't much to do — il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

he doesn't have much to complain about — il n'a pas à se plaindre

it leaves much to be desired — ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer

there's much to be said for it — ça présente des avantages

much of — une grande partie de

much of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...

I don't see much of them now — je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant

to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — tellement, tant

we'd eaten so much that — nous avions tellement mangé que

so much of her work is gloomy — une si grande partie de son œuvre est sombre

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience

too much — trop

it costs too much — c'est trop cher

it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!

she was too much of an egotist to do — elle était trop égoïste pour faire

the heat was too much for them — ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur

he was too much for his opponent — il était trop fort pour son adversaire

he's read this much already — il a déjà lu tout ça

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix

twice as much — deux fois plus

if we had half as much as you — si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as

as much as possible — autant que possible

it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...

how much? — combien?

tell them how much you won — dis-leur combien tu as gagné

do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose

it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose

he's not much to look at — il n'est pas très beau

she doesn't think much of him — elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui

I'm not much of a reader — je n'aime pas beaucoup lire

it wasn't much of a life — ce n'était pas une vie

I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
3.
quantifier beaucoup de

I haven't got (very) much time — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

she didn't speak much English — elle ne connaissait que quelques mots d'anglais

to spend too much money — dépenser trop d'argent

we don't have too much time — nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps

don't use so much salt — ne mets pas tant de sel

we paid twice as much money — nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent

how much time have we got left? — combien de temps nous reste-t-il?
4.
much+ combining form

much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté

much-maligned — tant décrié

much-needed — indispensable
5.
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
6.
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
7.
so much as adverbial phrase

without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser

if you so much as move — si tu fais le moindre mouvement

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there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près

there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose

she's late again? that's a bit much! — elle est encore en retard? elle exagère!

they're much of a muchness — il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

English-French dictionary > much
7 much

mʌtʃ
1. прил.;
сравн. - more;
превосх. - most обильный, богатый;
присутствующий в большом количестве или объеме much water≈ много воды;
обильная вода much light ≈ много света Syn: abundant to be too much for ≈ оказаться не по силам кому-л.
2. нареч.;
сравн. - more;
превосх. - most
1) весьма, очень, сильно;
в большой степени I don't much like the sound of your cough. ≈ Мне не очень нравится твой кашель. We enjoyed the concert very/so much. ≈ Нам очень понравился концерт. Syn: very, greatly
2) (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно much more difficult ≈ гораздо сложнее much worse ≈ намного хуже
3) близко, около, почти much of a size ≈ почти того же размера much the same ≈ почти то же самое, почти такой же much as it was ≈ почти так же, как было Syn: almost, nearly ∙ not much ≈ отнюдь нет;
ни в коем случае
3. сущ.
1) многое;
большое количество You haven't said much. ≈ Вы рассказали немногое. The children never eat much. ≈ Дети никогда не едят много. make much of Syn: a great deal, many things
2) что-л., заслуживающее внимания, важное There's not much on TV tonight. ≈Сегодня вечером по телевидению нет ничего интересного/заслуживающего внимания. ∙ much of a muchness разг. ≈ почти (одно и) то же;
одного поля ягода much will have more посл. ≈ деньги к деньгам многое - to see * много(е) видеть - there is not * to see /to be seen/ (здесь) не на что смотреть;
здесь мало интересного - to do * много(е) сделать - there is * to do /to be done/ многое надо сделать - to suffer * много(е) пережить - * still remains to be done осталось еще много работы, еще многое нужно сделать - there is not * left мало (что) /немного/ осталось - to say * (рас-) сказать многое - there is * to say многое нужно (рас) сказать, о многом нужно поговорить - * of smth. большая часть чего-л. - * of what you say is true многое из того, что вы говорите, справделиво;
вы во многом правы - to be worth /to amount to/ * стоит многого, представлять большую /значительную/ ценность - his work is not up to * его работа большой ценности не представляет - it leaves * to be desired это оставляет желать многого /лучшего/ - there is not * in him он ничего (особенного) собой не представляет - * he knows about it (ироничное) много он (об этом) знает в сочетаниях: - as * это - то;
именно это - to think as * так и думать - I expected as * именно этого я и ожидал;
я ничего другого не ожидал - as * again еще столько же - I want as * again мне нужно еще столько же > to be too * for smb. оказаться не по силам кому-л. > not * of a scholar не очень-то /не ахти какой/ образованный человек > not * of a teacher весьма посредственный преподаватель > not * of a dinner далеко не шикарный обед > to make * of smb., smth. высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.;
быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чем-л.;
носиться с кем-л., чем-л.;
много говорить о ком-л., чем-л. > to think * of smb., smth. высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.;
быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чем-л.;
носиться с кем-л., чем-л.;
много говорить о ком-л., чем-л. > to think it * to do smth. считать важным что-л. сделать;
стесняться что-л. сделать > not to be * to look at не отличаться привлекательной внешностью;
не на что смотреть > it is too * of a good thing хорошенького понемножку;
это уж слишком /чересчур/ > * will have more (пословица) чем больше имеешь, тем больше хочется много - * water много воды - I had * difficulty in convincing her мне было очень трудно /стоило большого труда/ ее убедить - I have not got * time у меня немного времени - there is * truth in that remark в этом замечании много справедливого - * good my it do you (ироничное) очень это тебе поможет, много тебе от этого толку - how *? сколько?;
сколько стоит? - how * time do you need? сколько времени вам потребуется? - how * water do you want? сколько вам нужно воды? - how * is it? сколько это стоит? - how * is it a pound? сколько стоит фунт? - too * слишком много - to put too * sugar положить слишком много сахара - to cost too * слишком дорого /много/ стоить( устаревшее) многие - * people много людей;
многие люди в сочетаниях: - so * that настолько, что;
до такой степени, что - I was so surprised that words failed me я от удивления не мог найти слов - not so *... as не столько... сколько;
не так... как - he is not so * angry as upset он скорее огорчен, чем рассержен - as * as столько же, так же много - give me as * дайте мне столько же - twice as * вдвое больше - can you do as *? вы можете /способны/ сделать столько же? очень - to be * surprised быть очень удивленным - I am * obliged to you я вам очень благодарен /признателен, обязан/ - to suffer * очень страдать - to enjoy smth. very * получать большое удовольствие от чего-л. - to thank smb. very * for smth. очень благодарить кого-л. за что-л. - to love smb. very * очень любить кого-л. - I like it very * мне это очень нравится - I don't * like it мне это не очень нравится - * to my astonishment к моему большому удивлению много - to eat (too) * (слишком) много есть - to suffer * много страдать - he doesn't swim * он не очень много /не очень часто/ плавает - to see * of smb. часто видеться с кем-л. приблизительно, примерно, почти - to be * the same( in smth.) быть приблизительно /почти/ таким же (в чем-л., в каком-л. отношении) - to be * of a size быть приблизительно /примерно, почти/ одного размера - to be * of the same age, to be * of an age быть приблизительно /примерно/ одного возраста - it was * about that time это было приблизительно /примерно/ в то (самое) время - I left it * as I found it я оставил это приблизительно /почти/ в таком же виде, в каком нашел( усилительно) (при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях) гораздо, значительно, (на) много - * faster гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ быстрее - * less agreeable гораздо /значительно/ менее приятный в сочетаниях: - as * as (столько) сколько - to take as * as one desires взять( столько), сколько хочется - to do as * as one can сделать (столько), сколько можно /возможно/ - to like nothing as * as music ничего так (сильно) не любить, как музыку - I have three times as * as I want у меня втрое больше, чем мне нужно - it is as * your fault as mine вы виноваты в этом столько же, сколько и я;
это в такой же мере ваша вина, как и моя - as * as to say равносильно тому /все равно/, что сказать - it is as * as to say /saying/ that he is a liar это все равно, что назвать его лжецом - it is as * as he can do to read все, что он умеет - это читать;
он с трудом читает - it was as * as I could do not to cry я с трудом удерживал слезы;
я с трудом удерживался, чтобы не расплакаться - * as как бы ни - * as I like it как бы мне это ни нравилось - * as I dislike it как бы неприятно это для меня ни было;
хотя мне это очень неприятно - * as I tried как бы /сколько бы/ я ни пытался /ни старался/;
хотя я очень старался - as * as (all) that так сильно;
так много;
до такой степени - do you owe him as * as that? (неужели) вы ему так много должны? - do you love her as * as (all) that? вы так (сильно) ее любите? - so * так много - it takes so * time на это уходит столько времени - not so * sugar, please не (кладите) столько сахара, пожалуйста - that /this, so/ * столько;
столько-то;
это-то;
хоть это - give me that * дайте мне вот столько - I have only done that * so far пока я только вот сколько сделал - he admitted that * это-то он признал - this * is certain это-то точно /определенно/ - you must know that * это-то /хоть это/ вы должны знать - I shall say this /so/ * for him вот что я скажу в его защиту /пользу/ - by that * настолько - the sleeves are too long by that * рукава вот настолько длинны > very * so и очень даже;
безусловно;
именно так > not * отнюдь (нет), совсем /конечно/ нет > so * for that хватит( говорить) об этом, с этим покончено > so * for his friendship! и это он называет дружбой! > (to be) * the worse (for smth.) (быть) гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ хуже (вследствие чего-л.) > so * the better тем лучше > * the best гораздо /значительно, (на) много/ лучше;
самый лучший ~ water has flown under the bridge since that time = много воды утекло с тех пор;
to be too much for оказаться не по силам (кому-л.) to make ~ of носиться (с кем-л., чем-л.) ;
he is not much of a scholar он не слишком образованный человек ~ adv (more;
most) очень;
I am much obliged to you я вам очень благодарен to make ~ of высоко ценить;
быть высокого мнения to make ~ of носиться (с кем-л., чем-л.) ;
he is not much of a scholar он не слишком образованный человек much (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно;
much more natural гораздо естественнее;
much better намного лучше much (при сравн. ст.) гораздо, значительно;
much more natural гораздо естественнее;
much better намного лучше ~ of a muchness разг. почти (одно и) то же;
= одного поля ягода;
much will have more посл. = деньги к деньгам ~ почти, приблизительно;
much of a size (a height, etc.) почти того же размера (той же высоты и т. п.) ~ a (more;
most) много;
much snow много снега;
much time много времени ~ (about) the same почти (одно и) то же, почти такой же same: a symptom of the ~ nature аналогичный симптом;
much the same почти такой же ~ a (more;
most) много;
much snow много снега;
much time много времени ~ water has flown under the bridge since that time = много воды утекло с тех пор;
to be too much for оказаться не по силам (кому-л.) ~ of a muchness разг. почти (одно и) то же;
= одного поля ягода;
much will have more посл. = деньги к деньгам not ~ отнюдь нет;
ни в коем случае

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > much
8 much

much

❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.

For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.

For particular usages see C below.

A adv

1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;

2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;

3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;

4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;

5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.

B pron

1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;

2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;

3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.

C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?

D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.

E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.

F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.

G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.

Idioms

much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? that's a bit much! elle est encore en retard? elle exagère! ; ⇒ so.

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