much as I'd like to

like father like son — Prov tel père tel fils Prov

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun

they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig

much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

how much — wie viel inv

much of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr

we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten

he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)

I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler

that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders

I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)

the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)

he spends as much as he earns — er gibt (genau)so viel aus, wie er verdient

as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...

Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks

I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)

I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen

they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß

too much — zu viel indekl.

that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus

he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)

not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

I don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders

not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten

[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

• I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

• how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?

• so much tea — tanto té

• too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

• very much — mucho

• without much money — sin mucho dinero

he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo

• much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho ir

much as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho

much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada

• however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce

• I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre

• not much — no mucho

• thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

• much though I like him — por mucho que él me guste

• much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía

• he talks too much — habla demasiado

• very much — mucho

but much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer

• you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ella

• that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!

• there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro

• how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?

• she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho

• to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo

• much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdad

• we spent so much — gastamos tanto

• that's too much — eso es demasiado

• it's not up to much * — no vale gran cosa

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

how much money? — quanti soldi?

how much is it? — quanto costa?

it's not much — non è tanto

there's not much to do — non c'è molto da fare

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

as much as you want — (tanto) quanto vuoi

he 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 spends as much as he earns — spende tanto quanto guadagna

he has (just) as much money as you — ha tanti soldi quanto te

I thought as much — c'era da aspettarselo

three times as much tea — tre volte tanto tè

at so much a pound — un tot or un tanto alla libbra

so much for that! — pazienza!

the problem is not so much one of money as time — non è tanto una questione di soldi quanto di tempo

that's too much! or a bit (too) much! fam — questo è (un po') troppo!

the job is too much for her — quel lavoro è al di sopra delle sue capacità

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

much as I would like to go I can't — per quanto abbia or anche se ho una gran voglia di andarci, non posso

he was much embarrassed — era molto imbarazzato

how much? — quanto?

however much he tries — per quanto ci provi

I hardly know her, much less her mother — conosco appena lei e ancora meno sua madre

it doesn't much matter — non ha molta importanza

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

too much — troppo

I like it very much — mi piace moltissimo

thank you very much — molte grazie

much the biggest — di gran lunga il (la)più grande

I would much rather stay — preferirei di gran lunga restare

they're much the same — sono praticamente uguali