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1 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.

Big English-French dictionary > much
2 much

بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line.

Arabic-English glossary > much
3 too

adverb

1) (excessively) zu

far or much too much — viel zu viel

too much — zu viel

I've had too much to eat/drink — ich habe zu viel gegessen/getrunken

but not too much, please — aber bitte nicht allzu viel

the problem/he was too much for her — sie war der Aufgabe/ihm nicht gewachsen

things are getting too much for me — es wird mir allmählich zu viel

this is too much! — (indignantly) jetzt reicht's!

she's/that's just too much — (intolerable) sie ist/das ist zu viel! (ugs.); (coll.): (wonderful) sie ist/das ist echt spitze (ugs.)

too difficult a task — eine zu schwierige Aufgabe

none too or not any too easy — nicht allzu leicht; (less than one had expected) gar nicht so leicht

he is none too or not any too clever/quick — etc. er ist nicht der Schlauste/Schnellste usw.

none too soon — keinen Augenblick zu früh; see also academic.ru/1723/all">all 3.; good 1. 2), 5); many 1. 1); much 1. 1); only 2. 4)

2) (also) auch

she can sing, and play the piano, too — sie kann singen und auch od. außerdem Klavier spielen

3) (coll.): (very) besonders

I'm not feeling too good — mir geht es nicht besonders [gut]

I'm not too sure — ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher

not too pleased — nicht gerade erfreut

4) (moreover)

he lost in twenty moves, and to an amateur too — er verlor in zwanzig Zügen, und noch dazu gegen einen Amateur

there was frost last night, and in May/Spain too! — es hat letzte Nacht gefroren, und das im Mai/in Spanien!

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[tu:]
adverb

1) (to a greater extent, or more, than is required, desirable or suitable: He's too fat for his clothes; I'm not feeling too well.) (all-)zu

2) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) auch

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too

[tu:]

adv inv

1. (overly) big, heavy, small zu; ( form)

it was \too expensive a desk for a child's room der Tisch war für ein Kinderzimmer viel zu teuer

to be \too good an opportunity to miss eine Chance sein, die man nicht auslassen darf

to be \too bad wirklich schade sein

to be in \too deep zu tief [in einer Sache] drinstecken fam

far \too difficult viel zu schwierig

to be only [or all] \too easy nur zu einfach sein

to be \too good to be true zu gut um wahr zu sein

\too late zu spät

to be \too much zu viel sein

2. (very) sehr

my mother hasn't been \too well recently meiner Mutter geht es in letzter Zeit nicht allzu gut; ( form)

thank you, you're \too kind! danke, das ist wirklich zu nett von Ihnen!

to not be \too sure if... sich dat nicht ganz sicher sein, ob...

3. (also) auch

I'd like to come \too ich möchte ebenfalls kommen

me \too! ( fam) ich auch!

4. (moreover) überdies

it's a wonderful picture — and by a child \too! es ist ein wunderschönes Bild — und dabei von einem Kind gemalt!

5. AM ( fam: said for emphasis, to contradict) und ob

I'm not going to school today — you are \too! ich gehe heute nicht in die Schule — und ob du gehst!

she is \too a professional basketball player! und ob sie eine Profibasketballspielerin ist!

6.

▶ to have \too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten sein

▶ to be \too much like hard work ( fam) zu anstrengend sein

▶ to be \too little [and] \too late völlig unzureichend sein

▶ \too right! AUS stimmt genau!

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[tuː]
adv

1) (+adj or adv) zu

that's too/not too difficult a question to answer — diese Frage ist zu/nicht zu schwer zu beantworten

too much — zu viel inv

too many — zu viele

he's had too much to drink — er hat zu viel getrunken

you can have too much of a good thing — allzu viel ist ungesund

it's too much for her — es ist zu viel für sie

don't worry too much — mach dir nicht zu viel Sorgen

too much! (inf) — geil! (sl), Klasse! (inf)

too right! (inf) — das kannste laut sagen (inf)

2) (= very) zu

all too... — allzu...

only too... — nur zu...

none too... — gar nicht..., keineswegs...

not too... — nicht zu...

not any too... — nicht allzu...

he wasn't too interested — er war nicht allzu interessiert

I'm not/none too sure — ich bin nicht ganz/gar nicht or keineswegs sicher

(that's) too kind of you (iro) — (das ist) wirklich zu nett von Ihnen

none too soon — keineswegs zu früh

all too soon — allzu früh

3) (= also) auch

HE can swim too, he too can swim — er kann AUCH schwimmen, auch ER kann schwimmen

4) (= moreover, into the bargain) auch noch

it was really cheap, and it works too! — es war wirklich billig, und es funktioniert sogar or auch noch!

they asked for a price reduction too! — sie wollten auch noch einen Preisnachlass!

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too [tuː] adv

1. (vorangestellt) zu, allzu:

all too familiar allzu vertraut;

too fond of comfort zu sehr auf Bequemlichkeit bedacht;

it’s too high for you to reach es ist zu hoch, als dass du es erreichen könntest;

too large for my taste für meinen Geschmack zu groß;

far too many viel zu viele;

don’t be too sure! sei nicht so sicher!; → good B 9 b, much A

2. umg sehr, überaus, höchst, äußerst:

it is too kind of you;

I am only too glad to help you es ist mir ein (reines) Vergnügen, Ihnen zu helfen;

it’s not too easy es ist gar nicht so leicht

3. (nachgestellt) auch, ebenfalls

4. US umg (zur Verstärkung beim imp) you will too do that! und ob du das tun wirst!

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adverb

1) (excessively) zu

far or much too much — viel zu viel

too much — zu viel

I've had too much to eat/drink — ich habe zu viel gegessen/getrunken

but not too much, please — aber bitte nicht allzu viel

the problem/he was too much for her — sie war der Aufgabe/ihm nicht gewachsen

things are getting too much for me — es wird mir allmählich zu viel

this is too much! — (indignantly) jetzt reicht's!

she's/that's just too much — (intolerable) sie ist/das ist zu viel! (ugs.); (coll.): (wonderful) sie ist/das ist echt spitze (ugs.)

too difficult a task — eine zu schwierige Aufgabe

none too or not any too easy — nicht allzu leicht; (less than one had expected) gar nicht so leicht

he is none too or not any too clever/quick — etc. er ist nicht der Schlauste/Schnellste usw.

none too soon — keinen Augenblick zu früh; see also all 3.; good 1. 2), 5); many 1. 1); much 1. 1); only 2. 4)

2) (also) auch

she can sing, and play the piano, too — sie kann singen und auch od. außerdem Klavier spielen

3) (coll.): (very) besonders

I'm not feeling too good — mir geht es nicht besonders [gut]

I'm not too sure — ich bin mir nicht ganz sicher

not too pleased — nicht gerade erfreut

4) (moreover)

he lost in twenty moves, and to an amateur too — er verlor in zwanzig Zügen, und noch dazu gegen einen Amateur

there was frost last night, and in May/Spain too! — es hat letzte Nacht gefroren, und das im Mai/in Spanien!

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adv.

allzu adv.

auch adv.

zu adv. conj.

überdies konj.

English-german dictionary > too
4 much

comparative of; see more

much adj pron mucho

there isn't much time no hay mucho tiempo

did it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?

Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lot

it rained a lot llovió mucho

there is a lot of sugar in this tea hay mucho azúcar en este té

much

tr[mʌʧ]

adjective (comp more, superl most)

1 mucho,-a

■ we haven't got much bread no tenemos mucho pan

■ he didn't have much time no tenía mucho tiempo

■ we've made too much jam hemos hecho demasiada mermelada

■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?

■ take as much time as you need tómate tanto tiempo como necesites

■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?

pronoun

1 mucho

■ there's not much to do round here no hay mucho que hacer por aquí

■ much has been learned from this experience se ha aprendido mucho de esta experiencia

■ much remains to be seen queda mucho por ver

■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?

■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo

■ I slept much of the time dormí durante la mayor parte del tiempo

adverb

1 mucho

■ he felt much better se encontraba mucho mejor

■ it's much more expensive es mucho más caro

■ she didn't say very much no dijo gran cosa

■ thank you ever so much muchísimas gracias

■ I'm very much looking forward to meeting you tengo muchísimas ganas de conocerte

■ much to her chagrin para gran disgusto suyo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-a

as much (equal) equivalente a 2 (the same) lo mismo

■ that's as much as saying I'm a thief eso equivale a decir que soy un ladrón

■ I thought as much ya lo suponía

it is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...

■ it was as much as I could do to restrain myself apenas pude contenerme

much as (although) por mucho que + subj

■ much as I'd like to por mucho que quisiera

to be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos iguales

not to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...

■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy bien

not to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algo

that's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decir

to make much of something dar mucha importancia a algo

to not be up to much no valer gran cosa

without so much as sin siquiera

much ['mʌʧ] adv, more ['mor] ; most ['mo:st] : mucho

I'm much happier: estoy mucho más contenta

she talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yo

much adj, more ; most : mucho

it has much validity: tiene mucha validez

too much time: demasiado tiempo

much pron

: mucho, -cha

I don't need much: no necesito mucho

much

adj.

• asaz adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

adv.

• casi adv.

• con mucho adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• más o menos adv.

n.

• mucho s.m.

pron.

• mucho pron.

I mʌtʃ
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

[mʌtʃ]
1.

ADJ mucho

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

• I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

• how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?

• so much tea — tanto té

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

• too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

• very much — mucho

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

• without much money — sin mucho dinero

2. ADV

1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muy

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo

much pleased — muy satisfecho

• much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho ir

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada

• however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce

• I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre

• not much — no mucho

• thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

• much though I like him — por mucho que él me guste

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

• much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía

• he talks too much — habla demasiado

• very much — mucho

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

2) (=by far) con mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

3.

PRON mucho

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

but much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer

• you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ella

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

• that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!

• there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro

• how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

• she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho

• to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo

• much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdad

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

• we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

• that's too much — eso es demasiado

• it's not up to much * — no vale gran cosa

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I [mʌtʃ]
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

English-spanish dictionary > much
5 too

[tu:] adv

inv

1) ( overly) big, heavy, small zu ( form);

it was \too expensive a desk for a child's room der Tisch war für ein Kinderzimmer viel zu teuer;

to be \too good an opportunity to miss eine Chance sein, die man nicht auslassen darf;

to be \too bad wirklich schade sein;

to be in \too deep zu tief [in einer Sache] drinstecken ( fam)

far \too difficult viel zu schwierig;

to be only [or all] \too easy nur zu einfach sein;

to be \too good to be true zu gut um wahr zu sein;

\too late zu spät;

to be \too much zu viel sein

2) ( very) sehr;

my mother hasn't been \too well recently meiner Mutter geht es in letzter Zeit nicht allzu gut ( form);

thank you, you're \too kind! danke, das ist wirklich zu nett von Ihnen!;

to not be \too sure if... sich dat nicht ganz sicher sein, ob...

3) ( also) auch;

I'd like to come \too ich möchte ebenfalls kommen;

me \too! ( fam) ich auch!

4) ( moreover) überdies;

it's a wonderful picture - and by a child \too! es ist ein wunderschönes Bild - und dabei von einem Kind gemalt!

5) (Am) (fam: said for emphasis, to contradict) und ob;

I'm not going to school today - you are \too! ich gehe heute nicht in die Schule - und ob du gehst!;

she is \too a professional basketball player! und ob sie eine Profibasketballspielerin ist!

PHRASES:

to have \too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten sein;

to be \too much like hard work ( fam) zu anstrengend sein;

to be \too little [and] \too late völlig unzureichend sein;

\too right! ( Aus) stimmt genau!

English-German students dictionary > too
6 too

too,, adv

❢ When too means also it is generally translated by aussi: me too = moi aussi ; can I have some too? = est-ce que je peux en avoir aussi? When too means to an excessive degree ( too high, too dangerous) it is translated by trop: trop haut, trop dangereux. For examples of the above and further usages, see the entry below.

1 (also, as well) aussi ; you too could be a winner! vous aussi, vous pourriez réussir! ; ‘I love you’-‘I love you too’ ‘je t'aime’-‘moi aussi, je t'aime’ ; have you been to India too? ( like me) est-ce que toi aussi tu es allé en Inde? ; ( as well as other countries) est-ce que tu es allé en Inde aussi? ; he speaks French, German too il parle français et allemand aussi ; the town has changed, so too have the inhabitants la ville a changé, les habitants aussi ; ‘have a nice evening’-‘you too!’ ‘bonne soirée’-‘toi aussi!’ ; she's kind but she's strict too elle est gentille mais elle est stricte ;

2 ( reinforcing an opinion) you should talk to someone-and soon too il faudrait que tu en parles à quelqu'un et sans tarder ; Marie cooked the meal-and very tasty it is too! Marie a préparé le repas-c'est vraiment très bon! ; ‘she was very annoyed and quite right too!’ ‘elle était vraiment agacée et il y avait de quoi!’ ; they sacked him and quite right too! ils l'ont viré et ils ont bien fait! ;

3 (expressing indignation, annoyance) ‘they're here’-‘about time too!’ ‘ils sont là’-‘il est bien temps! ’ ; ‘I'm sorry’-‘I should think so too!’ ‘je m'excuse’-‘j'espère bien!’ ; it was such a smart jacket, expensive too c'était une si belle veste, et chère en plus ; …and in front of your mother too! …et devant ta mère en plus or par-dessus le marché! ;

4 ( excessively) trop ; the coat is too big for him le manteau est trop grand pour lui ; just too big/nosy bien trop grand/curieux ; it's too early to leave il est trop tôt pour partir ; it's too early for them to leave il est trop tôt pour qu'ils partent ( subj) ; the tray was too heavy for me to carry le plateau était trop lourd pour moi ; it's too easy (for them) to criticize c'est trop facile (pour eux) de critiquer ; I was too shocked to speak j'étais trop choqué pour parler ; it's too hot a day for walking il fait trop chaud pour marcher aujourd'hui ; it's too fast a game for me c'est un jeu trop rapide pour moi ; too many/too few people trop de/trop peu de gens ; too much traffic trop de circulation ; I ate too much j'ai trop mangé ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop stressant ; she's too much of a feminist/a diplomat to do elle est trop féministe/diplomate pour faire ; he was in too much of a hurry to talk il était trop pressé pour parler ; too silly for words d'une bêtise sans nom ; it was too little too late c'était trop peu trop tard ; the measures were too little too late les mesures étaient insuffisantes et avaient été prises trop tard ;

5 (emphatic: very) trop ; you're too kind! aussi hum, iron vous êtes trop aimable! ; they'll be only too pleased to help ils seront trop contents or ils seront ravis de rendre service ; he's only too ready to criticize il ne rate pas une occasion de critiquer ; she hasn't been too well recently elle n'est pas vraiment en forme ces temps-ci ; that's too bad! ( a pity) c'est tellement dommage! ; ( tough) tant pis! ; ‘so you're annoyed’-‘too right (I am)!’ ‘alors tu es fâché’-‘et comment!’ ; ⇒ all, only ;

6 ( in negatives) trop ; he's not too mad about jazz il n'aime pas trop le jazz ; he didn't do too bad a job il ne s'est pas trop mal débrouillé ; it wasn't too bad [film, trip] ce n'était pas trop mal ; you weren't too bad at all! tu n'étais pas mal du tout! ; he wasn't too bad ( in health) il n'allait pas trop mal ; ( in appearance) il n'était pas trop mal ; ( in his reactions) il n'était pas trop désagréable ; we're not too thrilled on ne peut pas dire que nous soyons ravis ; I'm not too sure about that je n'en suis pas si sûr ; it's not too far removed from blackmail c'est presque du chantage ; ‘they've arrived’-‘none too soon!’ ‘ils sont arrivés’-‘ce n'est pas trop tôt’ ;

7 ○ (contradicting: so) ‘you don't know how to swim’-‘I do too!’ ‘tu ne sais pas nager’-‘bien sûr que si je sais!’ ; ‘he didn't pinch you’-‘he did too!’ ‘il ne t'a pas pincé’-‘si d'abord ○ !’

Big English-French dictionary > too
7 كثير

كَثِير \ ample: enough or more than is necessary: There is an ample supply of food. We have ample time to catch the train. considerable: great (of amount, cost, difficulty, distance, etc.). constant: happening very often: He paid constant visit to the doctor. good: fairly large: It cost a good deal of money. many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (A job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). plentiful: (esp. of fruit or vegetables) obtainable in large numbers: Apples are plentiful this year. We had a plentiful supply of fruit. \ بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line. \ كَثِير الأحلام \ dreamy: having an appearance of dreaming; inattentive to what is around one. \ كَثِير الأعشاب الضَّارَّة \ weedy: full of weeds or weed. \ كَثِير إلى هذا الحَدّ \ so many, so much: such a lot of: I never knew that you had so many brothers. \ كَثِير الإنتاج \ productive: (of land, work, plans, etc.) producing (many) goods or results. \ كَثِير التِّلال \ hilly: (of a country or roads) full of hills. \ كَثِير التَّنقُّل \ on the move: moving; travelling: He’s always on the move and never settles for long. \ كَثِير الجِبال \ mountainous: (of land) full of mountains. \ كَثِير جدًّا \ a good many, a great many: very many: a good many people. immensely: very much: I enjoyed myself immensely. in abundance: in large quantities. so many, so much: such a lot of: I never knew that you had so many brothers. \ كَثِير الحِجارة \ stony: having many stones: stony soil. \ كَثِير الحَرَاشِف \ scaly: covered with scales: A scaly creature; a scaly surface. \ كَثِير الدُّخَان \ smoky: producing much smoke; full of smoke; of a greyish brown colour. \ كَثِير الرّياح \ windy: having a lot of wind: Windy weather; a windy hillside. \ كَثِير الرِّيح \ breezy: (of weather) rather windy; fresh. \ كَثِير السُّؤَال \ inquisitive: too eager to know about other people’s affairs. \ كَثِير الشَّعْر \ hairy: covered with hair: hairy legs. \ كَثِير الضَّباب \ foggy: not clear because of fog: a foggy day. \ كَثِير الضَّجيج \ noisy: making a lot of noise: noisy children. \ كَثِير العَدَد \ numerous: great in number; very many: numerous mistakes. \ كَثِير العُشْب \ grassy: covered with grass. \ كَثِير العُصَارة \ juicy: (of fruit, etc.) containing a lot of liquid: a juicy apple. \ كَثِير العَظْم \ bony: (of fish or meat) full of bones. \ كَثِير العَمَل \ busy: working; having much to do: My wife is busy cooking. I’ve had a busy day at the office. \ See Also مشغول (مَشْغُول)‏ \ كَثِير مِن \ a lot of, lots of: a great deal of (but much or many is more common in questions or negative sentences): He has a lot of money but he hasn’t much sense. a good deal, a great deal: a lot: he suffers a good deal of pain. He has a great deal of money. dozen: a lot: I have dozens of relations. masses: a lot: I’ve got masses of work to finish. much: (it should be used: (a) only with nu nouns; use many for nc. nouns; (b) in negative sentences or questions; (c) in statements only when it describes the subject or when it follows how, too, so or as; in other statements use a lot, plenty of, a good deal of) a large amount of: We haven’t much food. Much money was spent on repairs. You eat too much sugar. \ كَثِير النُّتُوءات \ lumpy: full of lumps; covered with lumps; not smooth. \ كَثِير النِّسْيَان \ forgetful: often failing to remember things. \ كَثيرًا \ lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (only in negative sentences or questions; always after the verb) often: Does he come here much?, (with p.p) greatly a much-loved friend, (with verbs (a) it must not come between the verb and its object, (b) it may come at the end of a negative sentence or question, (c) it may only come at the end of a statement if it follows very) greatly: I don’t much like it or (I don’t like it). often: many times: It often rains in winter. \ كَثيرًا جدًّا \ highly: greatly; very; very much: I was highly delighted at his success. This substance is highly poisonous. She is a highly experienced taecher. I value your advice highly. \ كَثيرةُ الأرجُل (من المَفْصِليّات)‏ \ millepedes or millipedes, Myriapoda. \ _(field) Zool.

Arabic-English dictionary > كثير
8 exageración

f.

1 exaggeration, extremism, extralimitation.

2 overstatement, big talk, exaggeration.

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exageración

► nombre femenino

1 exaggeration

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡qué exageración! come off it!

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SF exaggeration

dice que lleva diez horas trabajando ¡qué exageración! — he says he's been working for ten hours? that's such an exaggeration! o what an exaggeration!

-piden diez millones por esa casa -¡menuda exageración! — "they're asking ten million for that house" - "that's way too much! o that's a ridiculous amount!"

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femenino exaggeration

es una exageración lo que trabaja — he works far too hard

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= exaggeration, overplaying [over-playing], hyperbole, overstatement.

Ex. To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

Ex. For the reference librarian his big scene is the reference search: the trap to be avoided here is over-playing.

Ex. One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.

Ex. Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.

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* exageración de las cualidades de Algo = overselling.

* exageración de los méritos de Algo = overselling.

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femenino exaggeration

es una exageración lo que trabaja — he works far too hard

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= exaggeration, overplaying [over-playing], hyperbole, overstatement.

Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

Ex: For the reference librarian his big scene is the reference search: the trap to be avoided here is over-playing.

Ex: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.

Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.

* exageración de las cualidades de Algo = overselling.

* exageración de los méritos de Algo = overselling.

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exageración

feminine

exaggeration

sería una exageración decir que … it would be an exaggeration to say that …, it would be exaggerating to say that …

no sé cómo trabaja tantas horas, es una exageración I don't know how he can work such long hours, he's overdoing it o it's too much

no pienso pagar ese precio, es una exageración I'm not going to pay that price, it's excessive o it's exorbitant o it's much too expensive

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exageración sustantivo femenino
exaggeration
exageración sustantivo femenino exaggeration, excessive amount, too much: ¿no te parece una exageración la cantidad de pan que has comprado? don't you think that you bought way too much bread?
' exageración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
morirse
- cuento
- jalada
- teatro
English:
exaggeration
- gross
- sensationally
- wild
- over

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exageración nf

exaggeration;

decir que son amigos sería una exageración to say they were friends would be to go too far;

este precio es una exageración that's a ridiculous price;

su reacción me pareció una exageración I thought his reaction was a bit extreme;

en su casa tiene una exageración de libros she's got stacks of books at home

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exageración

f exaggeration

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exageración nf, pl - ciones : exaggeration

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exageración n exaggeration

Spanish-English dictionary > exageración
9 franchement

franchement [fʀɑ̃∫mɑ̃]

adverb

   a. ( = honnêtement) frankly

• pour vous parler franchement to be frank with you

• franchement, j'en ai assez ! quite frankly, I've had enough!

• franchement non frankly no

   b. ( = sans ambiguïté) clearly ; ( = nettement) definitely

• dis-moi franchement ce que tu veux tell me straight out what you want

• c'est franchement au-dessous de la moyenne it's definitely below average

   c. (intensif = tout à fait) really

• ça m'a franchement dégoûté it really disgusted me

• c'est franchement trop (cher) it's much too expensive

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fʀɑ̃ʃmɑ̃
adverbe

1) ( honnêtement) [parler, dire] frankly; [répondre] candidly

je lui ai demandé franchement ce qu'il comptait faire — I asked him straight out what he intended to do

franchement non, je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé — to be frank ou honest I didn't like it very much

2) ( sans hésiter) [appuyer] firmly; [entrer] boldly

servez-vous franchement — take a good helping

versez franchement! — don't be afraid of pouring in too much!

3) ( complètement) really

il m'a franchement agacé — he really annoyed me

elle est franchement bête — she is downright ou plain stupid

4) ( exclamatif) really, honestly

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fʀɑ̃ʃmɑ̃
1. adv

1) (= sans détour) frankly

Il m'a parlé franchement. — He spoke to me frankly.

2) (= carrément)

y aller franchement — to go at it

3) (= tout à fait) downright

C'est franchement mauvais. — It's downright bad.

2. excl

well, really!

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franchement adv

1 ( honnêtement) [parler, s'exprimer] openly, frankly; [demander] straight out; [répondre] candidly; [dire] frankly; je lui ai demandé franchement ce qu'il comptait faire I asked him straight out what he intended to do; je vais vous dire franchement ce que j'en pense I'll tell you exactly what I think; franchement non, je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé to be frank ou honest I didn't like it very much; tu avoueras franchement que tu es allé trop loin! you must admit that you went too far!;

2 ( sans hésiter) [appuyer] firmly; [entrer] boldly; tape franchement, sinon le clou ne s'enfoncera jamais hammer hard, otherwise the nail will never go in; servez-vous franchement, il y en a assez pour tout le monde help yourself to as much as you like, there's enough for everybody; allez-y franchement go right ahead; allez-y, versez franchement! go ahead, don't be afraid of pouring in too much!;

3 ( complètement) really; il m'a franchement déçu/agacé/impressionné he really disappointed/annoyed/impressed me; le film était franchement nul the film was really awful; on a franchement bien rigolé◑ we had a really good laugh; elle est franchement bête she is downright ou plain stupid;

4 ( exclamatif) really, honestly; franchement! tu ne trouves pas qu'il exagère? really ou honestly! don't you think he's going a bit far?

[frɑ̃ʃmɑ̃] adverbe

1. [sincèrement] frankly

parlons franchement let's be frank

pour vous parler franchement, je ne sais pas de quoi il s'agit to be honest with you, I don't know what it's all about

franchement, je ne sais que faire I honestly don't know what to do

écoute, franchement, tu crois vraiment qu'il le fera? listen, do you honestly think he'll do it?

2. [sans équivoque] clearly, definitely

il a pris franchement parti pour son Premier ministre he came down unequivocally on the side of his Prime Minister

3. [résolument] boldly

appuie franchement sur le bouton press firmly on the button

ils y sont allés franchement

a. [dans un projet] they got right down to it

b. [dans une conversation, une négociation] they didn't mince words

4. [vraiment] really

elle est devenue franchement jolie she became really pretty

il est franchement insupportable he's downright unbearable

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > franchement
10 a lot

بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line.

Arabic-English glossary > a lot
11 all

بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line.

Arabic-English glossary > all
12 by far

بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line.

Arabic-English glossary > by far
13 far

بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line.

Arabic-English glossary > far
14 lot

بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line.

Arabic-English glossary > lot
15 well

بِكَثِير \ all: (with comparatives) much: If you run you’ll get there all the sooner. by far: by a long way or very much: He is by far the better player of the two. He plays better by far. far: (comparing things) much: He works far harder than you do. lot: a lot very much: I feel a lot better today. He likes her a lot. much: (in comparisons; before more, etc., and before too) a lot; by a great amount: This is much more useful than that. I feel much better today. It’s much too expensive. well: quite a long way: He’s well over 60. Stand well back from the line.

Arabic-English glossary > well
16 подступаться

разг; св - подступи́ться

to approach

к нему́ не подсту́пишься — he is inaccessible/unapproachable

там всё до́рого, не подсту́пишься — things are much too expensive there/are well beyond my means

Русско-английский учебный словарь > подступаться
17 beyond smb.'s purse

не по карману кому-л.

They're much too expensive skeletons. Far beyond your purse. (S. Chaplin, ‘The Big Room’, ch. 4) — Скелеты слишком уж дорогие. Они тебе не по карману.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > beyond smb.'s purse
18 слишком

too (much), over-

э́то сли́шком до́рого (далеко́) — it is too expensive (far)

- ну это уж слишком!

Американизмы. Русско-английский словарь. > слишком
19 auch

Adv.

1. (ebenfalls) also, too, as well; das kann ich auch I can do that too; kommst du auch mit? are you coming too?; ich habe Durst - ich auch I’m thirsty - me ( oder I am) too; ich glaube es - ich auch I believe it - so do I; ich habe sie gesehen - ich auch I saw her - I did too; ich kann es nicht - ich auch nicht I can’t do it - nor ( oder neither) can I, I can’t either; ich habe keine Zeit - ich auch nicht I don’t have (the) time - nor ( oder neither) do I, I don’t either; nicht nur..., sondern auch not only..., but also; sowohl... als auch... both... and...,... as well as...; auch das noch! that too!

2. (selbst, sogar) even; wenn auch even if; auch der kleinste Fehler even the smallest mistake ( oder of mistakes); das Fest findet auch bei Regen statt the party will take place even if it rains; ohne auch nur zu fragen without even ( oder so much as) asking

3. (gleich) was / wer / wo etc. auch ( immer) whatever / whoever / wherever etc.; wer es auch sei whoever it is; mag er auch noch so unfreundlich sein however unpleasant he is ( oder may be); sosehr ich es auch bedaure much as I regret

4. erklärend: sie ist krank, deshalb ist sie auch nicht gekommen she’s ill, and that’s why she hasn’t come; er hat ja auch schwer gearbeitet he has been working hard(, after all); das hab ich auch nicht gesagt that’s not what I said(, is it?)

5. zustimmend: so ist es auch absolutely, that’s (exactly) it; so sieht er auch aus umg. he looks it; vom Typ her: auch he looks the sort; das kommt auch noch (das wird kommen) that’s still to come; (schön der Reihe nach!) we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it

6. ermahnend: ich gebe dir das Buch, nun lies es aber auch now mind you read it though; dass du auch ja vorsichtig bist! you make sure to ( oder and) be careful!

7. in Fragen, sich vergewissernd: wirst du es auch ( wirklich) tun? are you really going to do it?; ist es auch wahr? is it really true?; haben Sie ihn auch ( wirklich) gesehen? are you sure you saw him?

8. in rhetorischen Fragen: warum hab ich auch nicht besser aufgepasst? why ever ( oder why on earth) did I not pay more attention?; wie konntest du auch nur so dumm sein? how on earth could you have been so stupid?; wozu auch? what’s the point?

9. verstärkend: du bist aber auch stur! talk about stubborn umg.; das fehlte auch noch! that’s all I, we etc. needed!, that’s the last straw!; so was aber auch! that of all things!; dass ich aber auch gerade jetzt krank werden muss! why do I have to get ill right now, of all times?; so ist es auch! so it is indeed!, why so it is!; so schlimm ist es auch wieder nicht it isn’t that ( oder so) bad, after all; da können wir auch ( genauso gut) zu Hause bleiben we may as well stay at home

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as well; too; also; likewise; even

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[aux]
adv

1) (= zusätzlich, gleichfalls) also, too, as well

die Engländer müssen áúch zugeben, dass... — the English must admit too or as well that..., the English must also admit that...

áúch die Engländer müssen... — the English too must...

das kann ich áúch — I can do that too or as well

das ist áúch möglich — that's possible too or as well, that's also possible

ja, das áúch — yes, that too

áúch gut — that's OK too

du áúch? — you too?, you as well?

áúch nicht — not... either

das ist áúch nicht richtig — that's not right either

er kommt – ich áúch — he's coming – so am I or me too

ich will eins – ich áúch — I want one – so do I or me too

er kommt nicht – ich áúch nicht — he's not coming – nor or neither am I, he's not coming – I'm not either or me neither

áúch das noch! — that's all I needed!

2) (= tatsächlich) too, as well

und das tue/meine ich áúch — and I'll do it/I mean it too or as well

wenn sie sagt, sie geht, dann geht sie áúch — if she says she's going then she'll go

Frechheit! – ja, das ist es áúch — what impudence! – you can say that again

du siehst müde aus – das bin ich áúch — you look tired – (so) I am

das ist er ja áúch — (and so) he is

so ist es áúch — (so) it is

3) (= sogar) even

áúch wenn du Vorfahrt hast — even if you (do) have right of way

ohne áúch nur zu fragen — without even asking

4) (emph)

den Teufel áúch! — damn it (all)! (inf)

zum Donnerwetter áúch! — blast it! (inf)

so ein Dummkopf áúch! — what an absolute blockhead! (inf)

so was Ärgerliches aber áúch! — it's really too annoying!

wozu áúch? — what on earth for? (inf), whatever for?

5)

(= auch immer) wie dem áúch sei — be that as it may

was er áúch sagen mag — whatever he might say

und mag er áúch noch so klug sein, wenn er áúch noch so klug ist — however clever he may be

so schnell er áúch laufen mag — however fast he runs or he may run, no matter how fast he runs

See:

→ immer

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1) (in addition or besides; too: He is studying German but he is also studying French; They know him and I know him also.) also

2) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) so

3) (in addition; also; as well: My husband likes cycling, and I do, too.) too

4) (in addition; too: If you will go, I'll go as well.) as well

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auch

[aux]

I. adv

1. (ebenfalls) too, also, as well

gehst du morgen \auch ins Kino? are you going to the cinema too [or as well] tomorrow?, are you also going to the cinema tomorrow?

ich habe Hunger, du \auch? I'm hungry, are you [too]?

Gewalt ist aber \auch keine Lösung! violence is no solution either [or is also no solution]!

das ist \auch möglich that's also possible, that's possible too [or as well]

kannst du \auch einen Salto rückwärts? can you also do a summersault backwards?, can you do a summersault backwards too [or as well]?

ich will ein Eis! — ich \auch! I want an ice-cream! — me too [or so do I]!

ich liebe Schokolade — ich \auch I love chocolate — so do I [or me too]

die Regierung muss \auch verstehen, dass... the government must also understand that...

\auch die Regierung muss Zugeständnisse machen the government too has to make concessions, the government has to make concessions too [or as well]

\auch gut that's ok [too]

\auch nicht not either

wenn du nicht hingehst, gehe ich \auch nicht if you don't go, I won't [go] either [or too]

ich gehe nicht mit! — ich \auch nicht! I'm not coming! — nor am I [or me neither]!

sie kommt \auch nicht mit she's not coming either [or too]

ich gehe \auch nicht zur Party I'm not going to the party either

2. (außerdem) also; (zu alledem)

\auch noch on top of everything

das Haus ist zu teuer und liegt \auch nicht schön the house is too expensive and also not in a nice location

der Wagen ist unzuverlässig, alt und [dazu] \auch noch zu teuer the car is unreliable, old, and on top of everything, it is too expensive

und dann hat sie mir \auch noch gesagt, dass sie mich gar nicht mag and on top of everything she told me that she doesn't really like me

und dann ist \auch noch die Waschmaschine kaputt gegangen! and on top of everything, the washing machine broke!

\auch das noch! that's all I need!

\auch nicht not either

das Essen ist gut und \auch nicht sehr teuer the food is good and not very expensive either [or and also not very expensive]

es ist zu teuer und es gefällt mir \auch nicht it's too expensive and I also don't like it [or and I don't like it either

3. (sogar) even

sie hat \auch trotz ihrer Krankheit nicht den Mut verloren even despite her illness she didn't lose her courage

der Chef hat eben immer Recht, \auch wenn er Unrecht hat! the boss is always right, even when he's wrong!

\auch wenn das stimmen sollte, sie werden [es] dir niemals glauben even if it were [or was] true, they will never believe you [or it]

ohne \auch nur etw zu tun without even doing sth

sie gab auf, ohne es \auch nur [einmal] zu versuchen she gave up without even trying

ohne \auch nur zu zögern without any hesitation

4. (ebenso gut) [just] as well

wenn du keine Lust dazu hast, können wir \auch hierbleiben if you don't feel like it we may [just] as well stay here

II. part

1. (tatsächlich, wirklich)

ganz so schlecht hat das nun \auch wieder nicht geschmeckt! it didn't taste all that bad!

wenn ich etwas verspreche, tue ich das \auch! If I promise something then I'll do it!

ich habe das nicht nur gesagt, ich meine das \auch [so]! I didn't just say it, I mean it!

du siehst erschöpft aus — das bin ich \auch you look exhausted — I am

sie ist im Showgeschäft — so sieht sie \auch aus she's in the show business — she looks it

du hast die Gelegenheit, nutze sie aber \auch you've got the opportunity, mind you make use of it [though]

alle sagen, seine Übersetzungen seien schlecht — das sind sie [ja] \auch! they all say his translations are bad — and they are!

sie glaubt, er habe sie nur des Geldes wegen geheiratet — so ist es ja auch [o hat er ja \auch]! she thinks he only married her for her money — and that's the case [or he did]!

2. (verstärkend)

so was Ärgerliches aber \auch! that's really too annoying!

verdammt aber \auch! (sl) damn it! fam

wozu \auch? what on earth for?

wozu [aber] \auch sich widersetzen what's the point in arguing

3. (verallgemeinernd)

so/wie... \auch... however...

so schnell sie \auch laufen mag... however fast she may run...

wie sehr du \auch flehst... however much you beg...

was/wer/wie \auch [immer] however/whoever/whatever

was er \auch sagen mag, glaub ihm nicht! whatever he may say, don't believe him!

wie dem \auch sei whatever

wie dem \auch sei, ich gehe jetzt nach Hause be that as it may, I am going home now

4. (einräumend)

wenn \auch although, even though

er ist reich, wenn er es \auch leugnet he is rich, although [or even though] he denies it

5. (zweifelnd) really

ist das \auch gut/nicht zu weit? are you sure it's good/not too far?

bist du dir \auch sicher? are you really sure?

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1.
Adverb

1) (ebenso, ebenfalls) as well; too; also

Klaus war auch dabei — Klaus was there as well or too; Klaus was also there

Ich gehe jetzt. - Ich auch — I'm going now - So am I

Mir ist warm. - Mir auch — I feel warm - So do I

... - Ja, das auch —... - Yes, that too

auch gut! — that's all right too

das kann ich auch! — I can do that too

was er verspricht, tut er auch — what he promises to do, he does

nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

grüß deine Frau und auch die Kinder — give my regards to your wife and the children too

sehr gut, aber auch teuer — very good but expensive too

auch das noch! — that's all I/we etc. need!

oder auch — or

oder auch nicht — or not, as the case may be

das weiß ich auch nicht — I don't know either

ich habe auch keine Lust/kein Geld — I don't feel like it either/don't have any money either

das hat auch nichts genützt — that did not help either; s. auch sowohl

2) (sogar, selbst) even

auch wenn — even if

wenn auch — even if or though

ohne auch nur zu fragen/eine Sekunde zu zögern — without even asking/hesitating for a second

3) (außerdem, im übrigen) besides
2.
Partikel

1) not translated

etwas anderes habe ich auch nicht erwartet — I never expected anything else

so schlimm ist es auch [wieder] nicht — it's not as bad as all that

nun hör aber auch zu! — now listen!

wozu [denn] auch? — what's the point? why should I/you etc.?

2) (zweifelnd)

bist du dir auch im klaren, was das bedeutet? — are you sure you understand what that means?

bist du auch glücklich? — are you truly happy?

lügst du auch nicht? — you're not lying, are you?

3) (mit Interrogativpron.)

wo.../wer.../wann.../was... usw. auch [immer] — wherever/whoever/whenever/whatever etc....

wie dem auch sei — however that may be

4) (konzessiv)

mag er auch noch so klug sein — however clever he may be; no matter how clever he is

so oft ich auch anrief — however often I rang; no matter how often I rang

so sehr er sich auch bemühte — much as he tried

wenn auch! — never mind

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auch adv

1. (ebenfalls) also, too, as well;

das kann ich auch I can do that too;

kommst du auch mit? are you coming too?;

ich habe Durst - ich auch I’m thirsty – me ( oder I am) too;

ich glaube es - ich auch I believe it - so do I;

ich habe sie gesehen - ich auch I saw her – I did too;

ich kann es nicht - ich auch nicht I can’t do it - nor ( oder neither) can I, I can’t either;

ich habe keine Zeit - ich auch nicht I don’t have (the) time - nor ( oder neither) do I, I don’t either;

nicht nur …, sondern auch not only …, but also;

sowohl … als auch … both … and …, … as well as …;

auch das noch! that too!

2. (selbst, sogar) even;

wenn auch even if;

auch der kleinste Fehler even the smallest mistake ( oder of mistakes);

das Fest findet auch bei Regen statt the party will take place even if it rains;

ohne auch nur zu fragen without even ( oder so much as) asking

3. (gleich)

was/wer/wo etc

auch (immer) whatever/whoever/wherever etc;

wer es auch sei whoever it is;

mag er auch noch so unfreundlich sein however unpleasant he is ( oder may be);

sosehr ich es auch bedaure much as I regret

4. erklärend:

sie ist krank, deshalb ist sie auch nicht gekommen she’s ill, and that’s why she hasn’t come;

er hat ja auch schwer gearbeitet he has been working hard(, after all);

das hab ich auch nicht gesagt that’s not what I said(, is it?)

5. zustimmend:

so ist es auch absolutely, that’s (exactly) it;

so sieht er auch aus umg he looks it; vom Typ her: auch he looks the sort;

das kommt auch noch (das wird kommen) that’s still to come; (schön der Reihe nach!) we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it

6. ermahnend: ich gebe dir das Buch,

nun lies es aber auch now mind you read it though;

dass du auch ja vorsichtig bist! you make sure to ( oder and) be careful!

7. in Fragen, sich vergewissernd:

wirst du es auch (wirklich) tun? are you really going to do it?;

ist es auch wahr? is it really true?;

haben Sie ihn auch (wirklich) gesehen? are you sure you saw him?

8. in rhetorischen Fragen:

warum hab ich auch nicht besser aufgepasst? why ever ( oder why on earth) did I not pay more attention?;

wie konntest du auch nur so dumm sein? how on earth could you have been so stupid?;

wozu auch? what’s the point?

9. verstärkend:

du bist aber auch stur! talk about stubborn umg;

das fehlte auch noch! that’s all I, we etc needed!, that’s the last straw!;

so was aber auch! that of all things!;

dass ich aber auch gerade jetzt krank werden muss! why do I have to get ill right now, of all times?;

so ist es auch! so it is indeed!, why so it is!;

so schlimm ist es auch wieder nicht it isn’t that ( oder so) bad, after all;

da können wir auch (genauso gut) zu Hause bleiben we may as well stay at home

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1.
Adverb

1) (ebenso, ebenfalls) as well; too; also

Klaus war auch dabei — Klaus was there as well or too; Klaus was also there

Ich gehe jetzt. - Ich auch — I'm going now - So am I

Mir ist warm. - Mir auch — I feel warm - So do I

... - Ja, das auch —... - Yes, that too

auch gut! — that's all right too

das kann ich auch! — I can do that too

was er verspricht, tut er auch — what he promises to do, he does

nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

grüß deine Frau und auch die Kinder — give my regards to your wife and the children too

sehr gut, aber auch teuer — very good but expensive too

auch das noch! — that's all I/we etc. need!

oder auch — or

oder auch nicht — or not, as the case may be

das weiß ich auch nicht — I don't know either

ich habe auch keine Lust/kein Geld — I don't feel like it either/don't have any money either

das hat auch nichts genützt — that did not help either; s. auch sowohl

2) (sogar, selbst) even

auch wenn — even if

wenn auch — even if or though

ohne auch nur zu fragen/eine Sekunde zu zögern — without even asking/hesitating for a second

3) (außerdem, im übrigen) besides
2.
Partikel

1) not translated

etwas anderes habe ich auch nicht erwartet — I never expected anything else

so schlimm ist es auch [wieder] nicht — it's not as bad as all that

nun hör aber auch zu! — now listen!

wozu [denn] auch? — what's the point? why should I/you etc.?

2) (zweifelnd)

bist du dir auch im klaren, was das bedeutet? — are you sure you understand what that means?

bist du auch glücklich? — are you truly happy?

lügst du auch nicht? — you're not lying, are you?

3) (mit Interrogativpron.)

wo.../wer.../wann.../was... usw. auch [immer] — wherever/whoever/whenever/whatever etc....

wie dem auch sei — however that may be

4) (konzessiv)

mag er auch noch so klug sein — however clever he may be; no matter how clever he is

so oft ich auch anrief — however often I rang; no matter how often I rang

so sehr er sich auch bemühte — much as he tried

wenn auch! — never mind

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adv.

also adv.

as well adv.

too adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > auch
20 teuer

I Adj.

1. (kostspielig) expensive, bes. Brit. auch dear; etw. für teures Geld kaufen pay a lot of (vorwurfsvoll: auch pay good) money for s.th.; wie teuer ist es? how much is it?, what does it cost?; Fleisch ist teurer geworden meat prices have ( oder meat has) gone up, meat has got(ten) more expensive; es ist ganz schön teuer umg. it’s not exactly cheap, it’s a lot of money; das Ganze ist überhaupt nicht teuer all in all it’s very reasonable, all in all it’s quite a bargain; Pflaster 2, Spaß 3

2. fig., altm. oder iro. (lieb) dear ( jemandem to s.o.); jemandem lieb und teuer sein be (very) dear to s.o.; wertvoller Besitz etc.: be s.o.’s pride and joy; Kleinkind etc.: be the apple of s.o.’s eye; teurer Freund good friend; Anrede: my good fellow ( oder man); meine Teuerste my beloved

II Adv. dear(ly); etw. zu teuer kaufen pay too much ( oder over the odds) for s.th.; das kam ihn teuer zu stehen it cost him a fortune; fig. he had to pay dearly for it; sein Leben so teuer wie möglich verkaufen sell one’s life as dearly as possible, fight to the death; bezahlen I 3, erkaufen

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(kostspielig) expensive; costly; pricey;

(lieb) dear

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teu|er ['tɔyɐ]
1. adj
expensive, dear usu pred; (fig) dear
etw für teures Geld kaufen — to pay good money for sth

teurer werden — to go up (in price)

Brot wieder teurer! — bread up again

in Tokio ist das Leben téúer — life is expensive in Tokyo, Tokyo is expensive

téúer aber gut —

das ist mir (lieb und) téúer (liter) — that's very dear or precious to me

mein Teurer or Teuerster, meine Teure or Teuerste (old, hum) (von Mann zu Mann) — my dearest my dearest friend

See:

→ Vergnügen, Spaß, Pflaster

2. adv
anbieten, speisen expensively
etw téúer kaufen/verkaufen — to buy/sell sth for or at a high price

etw zu téúer kaufen — to pay too much for sth

in Tokio lebt man téúer — life is expensive in Tokyo

das wird ihn téúer zu stehen kommen (fig) — that will cost him dear

einen Sieg téúer erkaufen — to pay dearly for victory

téúer erkauft — dearly bought

etw téúer bezahlen (fig) — to pay a high price for sth

etw téúer bezahlen lassen — to charge a high price for sth

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1) (costing a great deal: expensive clothes.) expensive

2) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) dear

3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) dear

4) (expensive.) pricey

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teu·er

[ˈtɔyɐ]

I. adj

<teurer, teuerste>

1. (viel kostend) expensive

▪ jdm zu \teuer sein to be too expensive [or dear] for sb

ein teures Vergnügen an expensive bit of fun

2. (hohe Preise verlangend) expensive

3. (geh: geschätzt) dear

▪ jdm [lieb und] \teuer sein to be dear to sb

mein Teurer/meine Teure, mein T\teuerster/meine T \teuerste (poet o hum) my dearest; (unter Männern) my dear friend

II. adv (zu einem hohen Preis) expensively

das hast du aber zu \teuer eingekauft you paid too much for that

sich dat etw \teuer bezahlen lassen to demand a high price for sth

▶ etw \teuer bezahlen müssen to pay a high price for sth

▶ \teuer erkauft dearly bought

▶ jdn \teuer zu stehen kommen to cost sb dear, sb will pay dearly

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1.
Adjektiv

1) expensive; dear usu. pred.

wie teuer war das? — how much did that cost?

Kaffee soll wieder teurer werden — coffee is supposed to be going up again; s. auch Rat 1)

2) (veralt.): (geschätzt) dear

teurer Freund! — [my] dear friend!

[mein] Teuerster! — [my] dearest; (von Mann zu Mann) [my] dearest friend
2.
adverbial expensively; dearly

etwas teuer kaufen/verkaufen — pay a great deal for something/sell something at a high price

sie haben ihren Sieg teuer erkauft — they paid a high price for their victory

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teuer

A. adj

1. (kostspielig) expensive, besonders Br auch dear;

etwas für teures Geld kaufen pay a lot of (vorwurfsvoll: auch pay good) money for sth;

wie teuer ist es? how much is it?, what does it cost?;

Fleisch ist teurer geworden meat prices have ( oder meat has) gone up, meat has got(ten) more expensive;

es ist ganz schön teuer umg it’s not exactly cheap, it’s a lot of money;

das Ganze ist überhaupt nicht teuer all in all it’s very reasonable, all in all it’s quite a bargain; → Pflaster 2, Spaß 3

2. fig, obs oder iron (lieb) dear (

jemandem to sb);

jemandem lieb und teuer sein be (very) dear to sb; wertvoller Besitz etc: be sb’s pride and joy; Kleinkind etc: be the apple of sb’s eye;

teurer Freund good friend; Anrede: my good fellow ( oder man);

meine Teuerste my beloved

B. adv dear(ly);

etwas zu teuer kaufen pay too much ( oder over the odds) for sth;

das kam ihn teuer zu stehen it cost him a fortune; fig he had to pay dearly for it;

sein Leben so teuer wie möglich verkaufen sell one’s life as dearly as possible, fight to the death; → bezahlen A 3, erkaufen

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1.
Adjektiv

1) expensive; dear usu. pred.

wie teuer war das? — how much did that cost?

Kaffee soll wieder teurer werden — coffee is supposed to be going up again; s. auch Rat 1)

2) (veralt.): (geschätzt) dear

teurer Freund! — [my] dear friend!

[mein] Teuerster! — [my] dearest; (von Mann zu Mann) [my] dearest friend
2.
adverbial expensively; dearly

etwas teuer kaufen/verkaufen — pay a great deal for something/sell something at a high price

sie haben ihren Sieg teuer erkauft — they paid a high price for their victory

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adj.

dear adj.

expensive adj.

pricey adj. adv.

dearly adv.

expensively adv.

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