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1 much
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be too much[Swahili Word] -zidi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] uchungu ulipozidi Tamima alianza kuusia [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be too much for[Swahili Word] -zidi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] how much?[Swahili Word] kem[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] how much?[Swahili Word] kem[Part of Speech] pronoun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] how much?[Swahili Word] -ngapi?[Part of Speech] pronoun[Derived Word] -pi inter------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] much[Swahili Word] -ingi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] much[Swahili Word] kingi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] much[Swahili Word] maridhawa[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] much[Swahili Word] chakari[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] much[Swahili Word] chapa chapa[Part of Speech] adverb[Swahili Example] mkono wa Diana umelowa chapa chapa [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] much[Swahili Word] wingi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not much[Swahili Word] kidogo[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] -dogo adj------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not much[Swahili Word] -chache[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not much[Swahili Word] katiti[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not much[Swahili Word] kidogo[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] dogo[Swahili Example] maji dogo[Note] "some water, a little water".------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] very much[Swahili Word] kemkemu[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] very much[Swahili Word] hasa[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Word] husu, hususa, mahsusi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] very much[Swahili Word] jadi[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] very much[Swahili Word] sana[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] I like coffee very much.[Swahili Example] Ninapenda kahawa sana.------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 like
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] as you like[Swahili Word] upendavyo[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -landa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=fanana, lingana, -a sawasawa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] (=fanana, lingana, -a sawasawa[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -onekana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] potential[Derived Word] ona V[English Example] They looked like angels in their white sheets[Swahili Example] wakiwa katika shuka zao nyeupe walionekana kama malaika [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -randa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be like[Swahili Word] -shabihi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] this child looks very much like his/her mother t[Swahili Example] mtoto huyu amemshabihi [or anashabihiana na] mama yake sana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be liked[Swahili Word] -pendeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be liked[Swahili Word] -pendwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[English Example] This woman is liked in the whole neighborhood.[Swahili Example] mwanamke huyu anayependwa mtaani kote [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to like[Swahili Word] -pendeza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] I like you[Swahili Word] nakupenda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] just as you like[Swahili Word] hiari yako[Part of Speech] interjection[Derived Language] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] shabaha[Part of Speech] adverb[English Example] the fruit tree is like a mango[Swahili Example] mtunda shabaha embe.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] shabihi[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] mithili[Part of Speech] adverb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] madhali, mathalan, methali, -mithilisha[English Example] he came stealthily like a thief[Swahili Example] amekuja kimya kimya mithili ya mwizi [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] kama[Part of Speech] conjunction[English Example] scream like a child[Swahili Example] lia kama mtoto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] habu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -hebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba, muhebi, stahabu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -isa[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -pedelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -penda[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] (s)he did not like being looked at for a long time.;I like coffee very much.[Swahili Example] alikuwa hapendi kuangaliwa kwa muda mrefu [Kez];Napenda kahawa sana.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stahabu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stahiba[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -stehebu[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like[Swahili Word] -tamani[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like for[Swahili Word] -pendea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[English Example] I don't know why you like (those hair)[Swahili Example] sijui umezipendea [nywele hizo] nini [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] like this[Swahili Word] kama hivi[Part of Speech] conjunction[Related Words] hivi------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 want
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] not exactly what one wanted[Swahili Word] tafauti[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] the way I want[Swahili Word] hiari yangu[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] haja[Swahili Plural] haja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] mahitaji[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] haja------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] taabu[Swahili Plural] taabu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[English Plural] wants[Swahili Word] toa[Swahili Plural] toa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] uchache[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] uchechefu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] udhiki[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] uhitaji[Swahili Plural] hitaji, mahitaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukiwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukosa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukosefu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukosekanaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] ukosekano[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] utovu[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[English Plural] wants[Swahili Word] dhiki[Swahili Plural] dhiki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -arithi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] (rare)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -dhiki[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] udhiki------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -hitaji[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] haja, mhitaji, uhitaji[Swahili Example] yahitaji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -penda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -taka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] mataka, mtaka, mtashi, utashi[English Example] they asked themselves why she did not want to leave her husband; I want to drink tea.[Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwachabwana wake [Kez]; Ninataka kunywa chai.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -takia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want[Swahili Word] -towesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want of feeling[Swahili Word] sugu[Swahili Plural] sugu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] sugua V[English Example] a coarse, unfeeling person[Swahili Example] mtu sugu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want something[Swahili Word] -londea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want something[Swahili Word] -rondea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] want something very much[Swahili Word] -fa udusi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 arrive
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive[Swahili Word] -fika[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] kifiko, kufika, mfiko[English Example] to run is not necessarily to arrive (proverb)[Swahili Example] kwenda mbio siyo kufika (methali)------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive[Swahili Word] -ja[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] jio, kijakazi, kijio, kinjia, mja, mjakazi, mjio, njia, ujaji, ujia, ujio------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive[Swahili Word] -soza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive[Swahili Word] -tokomea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive[Swahili Word] -wadia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive[Swahili Word] -wasili[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] wasili kwake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive (on time)[Swahili Word] -wahi[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Language] Arabic[Related Words] -wahia, -wahiwa, uwahi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive (subjunctive)[Swahili Word] afike[Part of Speech] verb[Class] conjugated[English Example] Lead her to arrive at a place of safety and knowledge[Swahili Example] Mpeleke afike mahali pa usalama na ujuzi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive (time)[Swahili Word] -timia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive at[Swahili Word] -tekelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive at the same place[Swahili Word] -fikiana[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-assoc[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fika------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive for[Swahili Word] -wahia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -wahi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive in a country[Swahili Word] -pata nchi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] arrive with much noise and confusion[Swahili Word] -yoyomea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to arrive[Swahili Word] -fikisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fika------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 do
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do[Swahili Word] -fanya[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] What are you doing here?[Swahili Example] njia iliwafanya wapendane [Kez]Unafanya nini hapa?------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do for[Swahili Word] -fanyia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Swahili Example] safari hii uzazi haukumfanyia taabu [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do to[Swahili Word] -fanyia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be done to[Swahili Word] -fanyiwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Swahili Example] una haja ya kaka yako kufanyiwa mpango [Mun]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be done[Swahili Word] -fanywa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Swahili Example] kitu kisichompendeza Mansuri ni kufanywa yeye hakuhusika na uchungu huu [Sul][Terminology] slang------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do as if[Swahili Word] -jifanya[Part of Speech] verb[Class] reflexive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -fanya[English Example] the man can pass and do as if he forgets to knock on the door[Swahili Example] mwanamume huweza akapita na kujifanya kasahau kupiga hodi [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do[Swahili Word] -fanza[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] fanya v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who does something[Swahili Word] mtenda[Swahili Plural] watenda[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] tenda V[English Example] rare: worker.[Swahili Example] mtenda kazi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do[Swahili Word] -tenda[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] ametenda ambayo yangetendwa na mwanamme mzima mwenye mke au wake na watoto [Muk]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do something to someone[Swahili Word] -tenda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do for[Swahili Word] -tendea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] tenda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do[Swahili Word] -amili[Part of Speech] verb[Note] Cf. '-amali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] keep on doing[Swahili Word] -fuliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do slowly[Swahili Word] -kokoteza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Swahili Example] "Si-si-siyo suala la gharama..." anakokoteza huyu mfupi [Ma]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do under difficulties[Swahili Word] -kusuru[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do again[Swahili Word] -rudia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] Arabic[English Example] the thief has gone back to stealing again[Swahili Example] Mwivi amerudia kuiba------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] have much to do[Swahili Word] -shughulika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] shughuli N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do something carefully[Swahili Word] -tunza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do for[Swahili Word] -wajibia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] do (imperative)[Swahili Word] ka[Part of Speech] verb tense------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Item(s) below have not yet been grouped within the headword do[English Word] do[Swahili Word] -enda[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 reduced
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be reduced[Swahili Word] -zimuliwa[Part of Speech] verb[Class] passive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -zimua[Related Words] -zima------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] reduced[Swahili Word] pungufu[Part of Speech] adjective[Derived Word] punga V[English Example] "It is not the right amount of money (i.e., is too little)".[Swahili Example] pesa hizi ni pungufu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sell at a much reduced price (after bargaining)[Swahili Word] -sumba[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 talk
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] a serious talk[Swahili Word] lumba[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] (= simulia, hadithia, hoji)[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be much talked about[Swahili Word] -vumika[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be talked into something[Swahili Word] -nyenyeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be the talk of the town[Swahili Word] -vuma[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] vumi, vumilivu, kivumi, mvumi, mvumo, uvumi, uvumilivu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause to be talked about[Swahili Word] -vumisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -vuma------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk[Swahili Word] payo[Swahili Plural] mapayo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Derived Word] paya V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majinuni[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] foolish talk (causing amusement or provoking ridicule)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] force someone to talk[Swahili Word] -nyenga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] get someone to talk[Swahili Word] -payusha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] idle talk[Swahili Word] mnong'ono[Swahili Plural] minong'ono[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] nong'ona------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] make one talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewesesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] silly talk (causing amusement)[Swahili Word] majununi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -nena[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk clearly, don't talk through your nose[Swahili Example] nena vizuri, usiseme puani------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -ongea[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[English Example] Yohana and Mwai were speaking together[Swahili Example] Yohana na Mwai walipokuwa wakiongea pamoja [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -sema[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] talk with mother[Swahili Example] sema na mama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk[Swahili Word] -amba[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Related Words] jigamba, mgambo------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk (about something)[Swahili Word] -ongelea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ongea V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -teta[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk behind someone's back[Swahili Word] -amba mtu[Part of Speech] verb[Class] transitive[Related Words] kigambo, mtu, mwambaji[English Example] they talked about their comrade behind her back when she left with her mother[Swahili Example] walimwamba ndugu yao wakati aliondoka na mamake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fedhulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk big[Swahili Word] -fezulika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwabwaja[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -bwata[Part of Speech] verb[Note] id.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk confusedly[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babaika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -babayika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk deliriously[Swahili Word] -ewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -dapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk evasively[Swahili Word] -diradira[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -ota[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -paya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk foolishly[Swahili Word] -payuka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk idly[Swahili Word] -piga domo[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] waliendelea kupiga domo kwa muda mrefu [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -wewedeka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk in one's sleep[Swahili Word] -weweseka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk indiscreetly[Swahili Word] -boboka[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] lopoka[Part of Speech] adverb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk nonsense[Swahili Word] -ropoka[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] stop talking nonsense[Swahili Example] Waacha kuropoka------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk oneself out of something[Swahili Word] -shariti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk over[Swahili Word] -kubalisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kubali------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -nyenya[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -pembeja[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something[Swahili Word] -shawishi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Ali talked his/her friend into buying a car[Swahili Example] Ali alimshawishi rafiki yake kununua motokaa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk someone into something.[Swahili Word] -shaushi[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] Elizabeth talked the woman into not wearing those shoes[Swahili Example] Elizabeth alimshaushi mama asivae viatu vile------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ambizana[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] ambia V[Swahili Example] kina bibi wakainamiana na kuambizana [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -ongeana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk to each other[Swahili Word] -semezana[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk uselessly[Swahili Word] -piga mdomo[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] talk very fast (and unintelligibly)[Swahili Word] -kimbiliza maneno[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -kimbia[Related Words] maneno------------------------------------------------------------
См. также в других словарях:
not up to much — (informal) Not very good • • • Main Entry: ↑much … Useful english dictionary
not hold out (much) hope — phrase to have little hope that something will happen The report is supposed to be published next month. I don’t hold out much hope though! Thesaurus: to lose hope, or to give up hopesynonym Main entry: hope … Useful english dictionary
not come to much — not ˈcome to much idiom to not be important or successful Main entry: ↑comeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not hold out much hope (of something …) — hold out little, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) idiom to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen • The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not hold out much hope (of that …) — hold out little, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) idiom to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen • The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not half as much as — not half as good/bad/much/etc as phrase used for emphasizing that one person or thing is not nearly as good bad etc as another I never thought that Chaplin was half as funny as Buster Keaton. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not do anything much for somebody — not ˈdo anything/a lot/much for sb idiom (informal) used to say that sth does not make sb look attractive • That hairstyle doesn t do anything for her. Main entry: ↑doidiom … Useful english dictionary
not do a much for somebody — not ˈdo anything/a lot/much for sb idiom (informal) used to say that sth does not make sb look attractive • That hairstyle doesn t do anything for her. Main entry: ↑doidiom … Useful english dictionary
not be up to much — (not) be up to much British & Australian 1. to not be of a very high quality. It s a very beautiful looking town but the shopping s not up to much. (British, informal) 2. if something is not up to much, it is not very good or effective. This… … New idioms dictionary
Much — Much, adv. [Cf. Icel. mj[ o]k. See {Much}, a.] To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. Much suffering heroes. Pope. [1913 Webster] Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. [1913 Webster] Excellent speech becometh not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not — W1S1 [nɔt US na:t] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: nought] 1.) used to make a word, statement, or question negative ▪ Most of the stores do not open until 10am. ▪ She s not a very nice person. ▪ You were wrong not to inform the police. ▪ Can we go… … Dictionary of contemporary English
