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1 many's the ...
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2 many
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1. comparative - more; adjective(a great number of: Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes.) mucho, muchos
2. pronoun(a great number: A few people survived, but many died.) muchos- many-- many a
many1 adj muchosdid you make many mistakes? ¿hiciste muchas faltas? many se usa sobre todo en las frases negativas y en las preguntas; en las frases afirmativas se usa más a lot ofmany2 pron muchostr['menɪ]1 mucho,-a, muchos,-as1 muchos,-as1 la mayoría\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa good/great many muchísimos,-asas many... as tantos,-as... comohow many? ¿cuántos,-as?many a... muchos,-as...many's the... son muchos,-as...not many pocos,-as, no muchos,-asto have had one too many haber tomado una copa de mástoo many demasiados,-asmany pron: muchos pl, -chas pladj.• asaz adj.• diverso, -a adj.• mucho, -a adj.n.• gran número s.m.pron.• mucho, -a pron.• muchos, -as pron.
I 'meni1) muchos, -chashow many plates/cups? — ¿cuántos platos/cuántas tazas?
a great/good many people — muchísima/mucha gente
too many problems/people — demasiados problemas/demasiada gente
one chair too many, one too many chairs — una silla de más
2)many a — (liter) muchos, -chas
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pronoun muchos, -chashow many of you smoke? — ¿cuántos/cuántas de ustedes fuman?
however many you eat — te comas las or los que te comas
I don't want this many — yo no quiero tantos/tantas
would ten be too many? — ¿diez serían demasiados?
['menɪ]you've given me one/two too many — me has dado uno/dos de más
1.ADJ muchos/asmany people — mucha gente, muchas personas
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however many books you have — por muchos libros que tengas•
not many people — poca gente•
so many — tantos/asever so many people — la mar de gente, tantísimas personas
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many a time I've seen him act, many's the time I've seen him act — muchas veces lo he visto actuar•
too many — demasiados/as2.PRON muchos/as•
he has as many as I have — tiene tantos como yo•
how many are there? — ¿cuántos hay?how many there are! — ¡cuántos hay!
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however many you have — por muchos que tengas•
not many — pocos3.N* * *
I ['meni]1) muchos, -chashow many plates/cups? — ¿cuántos platos/cuántas tazas?
a great/good many people — muchísima/mucha gente
too many problems/people — demasiados problemas/demasiada gente
one chair too many, one too many chairs — una silla de más
2)many a — (liter) muchos, -chas
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pronoun muchos, -chashow many of you smoke? — ¿cuántos/cuántas de ustedes fuman?
however many you eat — te comas las or los que te comas
I don't want this many — yo no quiero tantos/tantas
would ten be too many? — ¿diez serían demasiados?
you've given me one/two too many — me has dado uno/dos de más
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3 many happy returns (of the day)!
many happy returns (of the day)!¡feliz cumpleaños!English-spanish dictionary > many happy returns (of the day)!
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4 the many
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5 many happy returns (of the day)
(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.) feliz (cumpleaños), felicidadesEnglish-spanish dictionary > many happy returns (of the day)
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6 many happy returns (of the day)
(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.) feliz (cumpleaños), felicidadesEnglish-spanish dictionary > many happy returns (of the day)
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7 the Supreme Court
noun (the highest court of law in (a state of) the USA and many other countries.) el Tribunal SupremoSMALLLAW/SMALL el Tribunal nombre masculino Supremo -
8 too many cooks spoil the broth
muchas manos en un plato hacen mucho garabatoexpr.• muchas manos en un plato hacen un garabato expr. -
9 there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
del dicho al hecho hay mucho trechoEnglish-spanish dictionary > there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
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10 have too many balls in the air
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11 have too many irons in the fire
English-spanish dictionary > have too many irons in the fire
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12 to be many and various
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13 to have many irons in the fire
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14 see the light
1) (to be born, discovered, produced etc: After many problems his invention finally saw the light (of day).) ver la luz2) (to be converted to someone else's point of view etc.) convertirse aexpr.• abrir los ojos expr. -
15 to play the field
salir con mucha gente1) * (=have many girlfriends, boyfriends) darse al ligue *2) * alternar con cualquiera -
16 jump the queue
(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) colarse -
17 too many etc irons in the fire
(to be involved in, or doing, several etc things at the same time.) tener muchas cosas entre manos -
18 There is many a slip between the cup and the lip
Antes que acabes, no te alabesEnglish-Spanish proverbs dictionary > There is many a slip between the cup and the lip
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19 to have a lot of/too many irons in the fire
tener muchos/demasiados asuntos entre manosEnglish-spanish dictionary > to have a lot of/too many irons in the fire
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20 Too many cooks spoil the broth
A muchos pastores, oveja muertaEnglish-Spanish proverbs dictionary > Too many cooks spoil the broth
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