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1 job ***** n
[dʒɒb]to be out of a job — essere disoccupato (-a) or senza lavoro
a part-time job — un lavoro part-time or a mezza giornata
2) (piece of work) lavoro, (task) compitoto make a good/bad job of sth — fare bene/male qc
3)it's a good job that... — meno male che...
we had quite a job getting here or to get here — è stata un'impresa arrivare qui
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2 much *****
[mʌtʃ] more comp most superl1. adj, pron1) molto (-a)much money? — quanti soldi?much is it? — quanto costa?much of this is true — molto di questo è vero
I'm not much of a cook/singer — non sono un granché come cuoco/cantante
that wasn't much of a party — la festa non è stata un granché
we don't see much of each other — non ci vediamo molto spesso
he/it isn't up to much fam — non vale granché
2)as
much as you want — (tanto) quanto vuoihe drinks as much beer as I do — beve tanta birra quanto me
it's as much as he can do to stand up — stare in piedi è il massimo che riesce a fare
he has (just) as much money as you — ha tanti soldi quanto te
I thought as much — c'era da aspettarselo
3)so
much — talmente tanto (-a), così (tanto (-a)at
so much a pound — un tot or un tanto alla libbrathe problem is not so much one of money as time — non è tanto una questione di soldi quanto di tempo
4)much — troppo (-a)the job is too much for her — quel lavoro è al di sopra delle sue capacità
5)to make much of sb — (treat as important) coprire qn di attenzioni
to make much of — (success, failure) fare un sacco di storie per, (item of news, scandal) dare rilievo a
I couldn't make much of that fam — non ci ho capito molto
2. adv1) moltomuch as I would like to go I can't — per quanto abbia or anche se ho una gran voglia di andarci, non posso
much? — quanto?much he tries — per quanto ci proviI hardly know her, much less her mother — conosco appena lei e ancora meno sua madre
I like it so much — mi piace così tanto
so
much — così (tanto)much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa, con mio grande stupore
much — troppo2) (by far) di gran lungaI would much rather stay — preferirei di gran lunga restare
3) (almost) pressappoco, quasi
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