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1 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) não ser grande coisa -
2 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) não ser grande coisa -
3 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) não2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) não•* * *[nɔt] adv não. I can not / não posso. I do not know / não sei. not at all de forma alguma. not even nem sequer. not long ago há pouco tempo. not once or twice muitas vezes. not so much nem sequer. not yet ainda não. why not? por que não?, como não? -
4 not for ever so much
not for ever so muchnem por tudo deste mundo. -
5 not much cop
not much copnão é grande coisa. -
6 not so much
not so muchnem sequer. -
7 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) na mesma* * *much the samequase a mesma coisa. -
8 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) quase o mesmo -
9 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) não2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) que não• -
10 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) não muito -
11 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) não muito -
12 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') muito -
13 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') nem me fale -
14 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) não ser muito de -
15 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) não ser grande coisa como -
16 it is not much to boast of
it is not much to boast ofnão é grande coisa. -
17 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) não há por onde escolher entreEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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18 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) não há escolha entreEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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19 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) já que* * *in as much asporquanto, visto como. -
20 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) ter má opinião deEnglish-Portuguese dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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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