many of the places we visited

ti è piaciuto? — sì, molto — did you like it? — yes, very much

ci vorranno a dir molto 3 giorni — it will take 3 days at the most

(distanza, tempo) c'è ancora molto da camminare — there's still a long way to go

ne hai ancora per molto? — will you be much longer?

arriverà fra non molto — he'll arrive soon

molti; molte — many, a lot

molti pensano che sia giusto — many (people) think it's right

- i fiori — many flowers

è da -i anni che — it's a long time that

- a gente — many people

non rimane più molto pane — there isn't much bread left

abbiamo fatto -a strada — we've gone very far

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

fate -a attenzione — be very careful

avere -a fortuna — to be very lucky, to have a lot of luck

molto più, meno denaro — much more, less money

-e meno persone, -i meno libri — far fewer people, books

è molto più difficile — it's much more difficult

- i di loro — many of them

-i dei luoghi che ho visitato... — many of the places I visited

- i sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

- i sono tentati di crederlo — many people tend to believe him

vincere, scrivere molto — to win, write a lot

ho molto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

avete già fatto molto per me — you've already done so much for me

non ci vuole molto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

molto di quello che dici è vero — much of what you say is true

non me ne intendo molto di cinema — I don't know much about cinema

aspetti da molto? — have you been waiting long?

non ci vorrà molto a finire — it won't take long to finish

fra non molto — before long

ho aspettato molto — I waited for a long time

è già molto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già molto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

è molto per la tua età — it's a lot for your age

la ringrazio molto — I thank you very much

amare molto qcn. — to love sb. very much

va molto a teatro — he goes to the theatre a lot

è cambiato molto — he has changed a lot

non mi piace molto — I don't really like it

molto bene — very well

sto molto bene — I'm really fine, I feel very well

si è comportato molto male — he behaved really badly

molto gentilmente, volentieri — very kindly, with much pleasure

molto prima, dopo — a long time before, after

molto felice, pulito, famoso — very happy, clean, famous

è molto amato a scuola — he's very much loved at school

molto in anticipo — far in advance

sta molto meglio — he's much better

molto meno — much less

lavora molto più velocemente di me — he works much faster than me

tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

tanti credono sia semplice farlo — many people believe it is easy to do

(altrettanto) tanto quanto — as much as

(con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell'anno millecinquecento e tanti — in the year fifteen hundred and something

(fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

non lavorare tanto! — don't work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? — why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! — they go so well together!

(nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

starai via tanto? — will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto — don't stay out for long

(con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

tanto è inutile — in any case it's useless

- e volte — many times

- i anni fa — many years ago

non ho -i soldi — I don't have much money

c'è ancora tanto tempo — there's still plenty of time

tanto tempo fa — a long time ago

fare -a strada — to go a long way

- e grazie! — thank you very much!

- i saluti — best regards

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere — your visit really pleased me

c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo — there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

non ho tanto denaro quanto te — I haven't got as much money as you (have)

ogni -i anni — every so many years

-e teste, -e opinioni — there are as many opinions as there are people

ho tanto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

ha ancora tanto da imparare — he still has a lot to learn

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

10.000 euro sono -i — 10,000 euros is a lot of money

- i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato — many of the places we visited

- i (di loro) sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

siamo in -i — there are many of us

è tanto così più alto di te — he's this much taller than you

è tanto che aspetti? — have you been waiting long?

non ci metterò tanto — I won't be long

è da tanto che non ci vediamo — it's been so long since we last met

non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione — it's not very far from here to the station

è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già tanto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne — add enough broth to cover the meat

lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te — I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto — he'll get a pass, if he's lucky

a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore — it will take another two hours at the outmost

l'Austria non mi attira tanto — Austria doesn't really appeal me

perché te la prendi tanto? — why do you care so much?

senza pensarci tanto — without thinking so much about it

sto tanto bene qui — I feel so good in here

tanto lontano da qui — so far away from here

tanto rapidamente — very quickly

così tanto — so much

tanto amato, chiacchierato — much-loved, much-talked about

tanto atteso — long awaited, longed-for

si crede tanto furbo — he thinks he's so smart

una cosa tanto bella — such a beautiful thing

è davvero tanto importante? — does it really matter?

è tanto più alta di lui — she's much taller than him

ogni tanto di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto — to see sb. occasionally o on and off

due, tre volte tanto — twice, three times as much

cento volte tanto — a hundredfold

è tanto bello quanto interessante — it's as beautiful as interesting

l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui — I explained it both to her and to him

ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male — he ate so much that he felt sick

essere tanto fortunato da fare — to be lucky enough to do

quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi — the older you grow, the wiser you get

tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco — the more I know him, the less I understand him

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

nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui — nobody can leave, least of all him

tanto per cambiare — for a change

tanto per cominciare — to begin with, for a start

tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? — just for the record, did you really do it?

tanto vale dire che... — you might just as well say that

essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese — to be paid so much a page, a month

un tanto alla o per volta — so much at the time

mi guardò con tanto d'occhi — he stared wide-eyed at me

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve — take it, I don't need it

tanto è lo stesso — it makes no difference

è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! — it's no use, he won't listen!

tanto peggio! — (so) much the worse! too bad!

tanto meglio (così) — (so) much the better

tanto meglio per te — good for you

tanto di guadagnato — all the better

non lo credevo capace di tanto — I didn't think he would go that far

non sono mai arrivato a tanto — I've never done such things

tanto (mi) basta! — it's enough (for me)!

né tanto né poco — not at all

quel tanto che basta per... — enough to...

se tanto mi dà tanto... — if this is the result..., if that's what I get...

non farla tanto lunga! — don't act it out!

tanto più che... — all the more so because

la fin du roman surprend beaucoup — the ending of the novel is very surprising

s'intéresser beaucoup à quelque chose — to be very interested in something

je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé le concert — I didn't enjoy the concert very much

il n'écrit plus beaucoup — he doesn't write much any more

beaucoup à boire — a lot to drink

c'est beaucoup dire — that's going a bit far

c'est déjà beaucoup qu'elle soit venue — it's already quite something that she came

beaucoup moins de livres — far fewer books

beaucoup plus vite — much faster

beaucoup trop — far too much, much too much

il ne reste plus beaucoup de pain — there isn't much bread left

beaucoup sont retraités — many are pensioners

ta réussite est due pour beaucoup à — your success is largely due to

être pour beaucoup dans — to have a lot to do with

Il boit beaucoup. — He drinks a lot.

Il ne boit pas beaucoup. — He doesn't drink much., He doesn't drink a lot.

il est beaucoup plus grand — he is much taller, he is a lot taller

beaucoup de — a lot of, many

beaucoup d'étudiants — a lot of students, many students

beaucoup de touristes — a lot of tourists, many tourists

Elle fait beaucoup de fautes. — She makes a lot of mistakes.

beaucoup de courage — a lot of courage

Il y avait beaucoup de monde au concert. — There were a lot of people at the concert.

J'ai eu beaucoup de chance. — I was very lucky.

Il n'a pas beaucoup d'argent. — He hasn't got much money., He hasn't got a lot of money.

de beaucoup — by far

Beaucoup le savent. — A lot of people know that.

Beaucoup ont été endommagés durant le transport. — A lot were damaged in transport., Many were damaged in transport.

Ortega estuvo magnífico — Ortega was magnificent

¡magnífico! — excellent!, splendid!

magnífico! — excellent!

magnífico! — excellent!