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much to one's regret

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1 much to one's regret

Официальное выражение: к величайшему сожалению (much to our regret - к нашему величайшему сожалению)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > much to one's regret
2 regret

rə'ɡret 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb
(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.)
2. noun
(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) beklagelse, anger; sorg

- regretful
- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably

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subst. \/rɪˈɡret\/

1) beklagelse

• he expressed regrets at not being able to come

han uttrykte sin beklagelse over ikke å kunne komme

2) savn, sorg

3) anger

• I have no regrets

jeg angrer ingenting

• he expressed his regret

han ba om unnskyldning

be a matter of\/for regret være beklagelig

much to one's regret til ens store sorg

• much to my regret he never came back

til min store sorg kom han aldri tilbake

regret for savn etter

to one's regret dessverre

• to my regret I must confess

jeg må dessverre erkjenne

with regret med sorg

• it is with great regret we announce the death of our beloved mother
II
verb \/rɪˈɡret\/

1) beklage, være lei for

• I regret to say that I must leave

jeg må dessverre dra

• I regret not having been able to come

jeg beklager at jeg ikke kunne komme

• it is to be regretted that he is dead

det er meget beklagelig at han er død

2) angre

• I regret doing it

jeg angrer på at jeg gjorde det

3) ( spesielt i fortid) savne, sørge over tapet av, kjenne savn etter

• he was deeply regretted

han var dypt savnet

regret to inform somebody beklage å måtte meddele noen

• we regret to inform you

vi beklager å måtte meddele Dem

English-Norwegian dictionary > regret
3 regret

1. transitive verb,
- tt-

1) (feel sorrow for loss of) nachtrauern (+ Dat.)

2) (be sorry for) bedauern

regret having done something — es bedauern, dass man etwas getan hat

it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...

I regret to say that... — ich muss leider sagen, dass...
2. noun
Bedauern, das

much to my regret — zu meinem großen Bedauern

have no regrets — nichts bereuen

send one's regrets — (polite refusal) sich entschuldigen lassen

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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb
(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) bedauern
2. noun
(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) das Bedauern

- academic.ru/61219/regretful">regretful
- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably
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re·gret

[rɪˈgret, re-]

I. vt

<- tt->

▪ to \regret sth etw bedauern

they \regretted pouring paint on the neighbour's car es tat ihnen leid, dass sie Farbe auf das Auto des Nachbarn geschüttet hatten

it is to be \regretted that there are less registrations for the event this year es ist leider so, dass es weniger Anmeldungen für die diesjährige Veranstaltung gibt

we \regret any inconvenience to passengers die Passagiere werden um Verständnis gebeten

II. vi

<- tt->

▪ to \regret to do sth bedauern, etw tun zu müssen

the airline \regrets to announce the cancellation of flight BA 205 to Madrid die Fluggesellschaft bedauert, die Streichung des Fluges BA 205 nach Madrid bekanntgeben zu müssen

I \regret to have to inform you that... leider muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass...

III. n Bedauern nt kein pl

my only \regret is that... das Einzige, was ich bedaure, ist, dass...

a pang of \regret ein Anflug m von Reue

to have [or feel] a pang of \regret Reue empfinden

much to sb's \regret sehr zu jds Bedauern

we think, much to our \regret, that we will not be able to visit you next year es tut uns sehr leid, aber wir glauben, dass wir euch nächstes Jahr nicht besuchen werden können

much to my \regret zu meinem großen Bedauern

to express \regret at [or for] sth seinem Bedauern über etw akk Ausdruck verleihen, sein Bedauern über etw akk aussprechen

to have no \regrets about sth etw nicht bereuen

to send one's \regrets sich akk entschuldigen [lassen]

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[rɪ'gret]
1. vt
bedauern; one's youth, lost opportunity nachtrauern (+dat)
I regret that we will not be coming — ich bedauere, dass wir nicht kommen können

to regret the fact that... — (die Tatsache) bedauern, dass...

I regret to say that... — ich muss Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass...

he is very ill, I regret to say —

we regret to learn that... — wir hören mit Bedauern, dass...

we regret any inconvenience caused — für eventuelle Unannehmlichkeiten bitten wir um Verständnis

it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...

you won't regret it! —

this matter is much regretted — dieser Vorfall hat großes Bedauern ausgelöst

2. n
Bedauern nt no pl
to feel regret for one's past youth — seiner vergangenen Jugend (dat) nachtrauern

much to my regret — sehr zu meinem Bedauern

I have no regrets —

please give her my regrets that I cannot come — bitte, sagen Sie ihr, dass ich leider nicht kommen kann

he sends his regrets — er lässt sich entschuldigen, er muss leider absagen

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regret [rıˈɡret]

A v/t

1. beklagen, trauern um, jemandem oder einer Sache nachtrauern

2. bedauern, bereuen:

regret doing sth es bedauern oder bereuen, etwas getan zu haben

3. etwas bedauern:

it is to be regretted es ist bedauerlich;

I regret to say that … ich muss leider sagen, dass …;

we regret to inform you that … wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass …

B s

1. Schmerz m, Trauer f ( beide:

for um)

2. Bedauern n, Reue f:

have no regret(s) keine Reue empfinden;

have no regrets about sth etwas nicht bereuen

3. Bedauern n (at über akk):

with great regret mit großem Bedauern; → much C 1

4. pl Absage f:

send one’s regrets absagen, sich entschuldigen

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1. transitive verb,
- tt-

1) (feel sorrow for loss of) nachtrauern (+ Dat.)

2) (be sorry for) bedauern

regret having done something — es bedauern, dass man etwas getan hat

it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...

I regret to say that... — ich muss leider sagen, dass...
2. noun
Bedauern, das

much to my regret — zu meinem großen Bedauern

have no regrets — nichts bereuen

send one's regrets — (polite refusal) sich entschuldigen lassen

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n.

Bedauern -ungen n. v.

bedauern v.

bereuen v.

English-german dictionary > regret
4 regret

[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb
(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.)
2. noun
(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) obžalovanje

- regretful
- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably
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I [rigrét]
noun

obžalovanje, kesanje, kes; skrb ( for za); opravičevanje; žalost, bolečina, bolest; razočaranje

with regret — z obžalovanjem, nerad

to my regret — na moje obžalovanje

it is a regret to me — žal mi je, obžalujem

to express one's regret — izraziti svoje obžalovanje

I expressed (I sent) my regret for refusing — opravičil sem se, ker sem odklonil

I declined with much regret (with many regrets) — odklonil sem z največjim obžalovanjem

I have to refuse with much regret — na svojo veliko žalost (obžalovanje) moram odkloniti

to have no regret — ne obžalovati

to hear with regret — z obžalovanjem slišati (zvedeti)
II [rigrét]
transitive verb

obžalovati; kesati se; želeti, da se nekaj ne vrne; žalovati za čem, z obžalovanjem misliti na

I regret to say — žal moram reči

his health, I regret to say, is not good — njegovo zdravje žal ni dobro

it is to be regretted that... — treba je obžalovati, da..., škoda, da...

it is much to be regretted — vsega obžalovanja je vredno

to regret one's young years z — obžalovanjem (žalostjo) misliti na svoja mlada leta

English-Slovenian dictionary > regret
5 regret

re·gret [rɪʼgret, re-] vt <- tt-; to \regret sth

etw bedauern;

they \regretted pouring paint on the neighbour's car es tat ihnen leid, dass sie Farbe auf das Auto des Nachbarn geschüttet hatten;

it is to be \regretted that there are less registrations for the event this year es ist leider so, dass es weniger Anmeldungen für die diesjährige Veranstaltung gibt;

we \regret any inconvenience to passengers die Passagiere werden um Verständnis gebeten vi <- tt->

to \regret to do sth bedauern, etw tun zu müssen;

the airline \regrets to announce the cancellation of flight BA 205 to Madrid die Fluggesellschaft bedauert, die Streichung des Fluges BA 205 nach Madrid bekannt geben zu müssen;

I \regret to have to inform you that... leider muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass... n Bedauern nt kein pl;

my only \regret is that... das Einzige, was ich bedaure, ist, dass...;

a pang of \regret ein Anflug m von Reue;

to have [or feel] a pang of \regret Reue empfinden;

much to sb's \regret sehr zu jds Bedauern;

we think, much to our \regret, that we will not be able to visit you next year es tut uns sehr leid, aber wir glauben, dass wir euch nächstes Jahr nicht besuchen werden können;

much to my \regret zu meinem großen Bedauern;

to express \regret at [or for] sth seinem Bedauern über etw akk Ausdruck verleihen, sein Bedauern über etw akk aussprechen;

to have no \regrets about sth etw nicht bereuen;

to send one's \regrets sich akk entschuldigen [lassen]

English-German students dictionary > regret
6 much

{mʌtʃ}
I. 1. много
how MUCH? колко? колко струва?
very MUCH много
MUCH he cares upoн. много го e грижа/го интересува
2. със сравн. cm. много, значително
MUCH better много по-добре
so MUCH the better толкова по-добре
3. приблизително, горе-долу
MUCH (about) the same приблизително същият
pretty MUCH alike горе-долу еднакви
MUCH of a size почти толкова голям
MUCH the best/theworst далеч най-добър/най-лош
MUCH as колкото и да
MUCH as I tried колкото и да се опитвах
MUCH to my surprise/regret, etc. за мое голямо учудваие/съжалениеи пр.
he is MUCH the worse for this fall into the canal тойпострада много от падането си в канала
oceansdon't so MUCH divide the world as unite it океаните по-скоро обединяват света, отколкото да го разделят
not a single contemporary so MUCH as hints at нито единсъвременник дори и не намеква за
II. a (more, most) много
MUCH food/rain многохрана/дъжд
MUCH difficulty/trouble много/големи затруднения
he never eats MUCH breakfast той не яде многона закуска
not MUCH of a... неособено добър/голям...
he's not MUCH of a scholar той не e бог знае какъв учен
I'm not MUCH of a cinemagoer рядко ходя на кино
to betoo MUCH for много труден съм за, по-силен/по-опитен/по-хитър съм от
that book was too MUCH for meтази книга ми беше прекалено трудна
the schoolchampion was too MUCH for me шапмионът на училищетобеше далеч по-силен от мен
III. n много
MUCH of whatyou say is true голяма част от това, което казвате, е вярно
how MUCH a kilo is that beef? колко e килототова говеждо? I don't think the film is up to MUCH смятам, че филмът не струва
this/that MUCH толкова
that MUCHis certain това (поне) /едно e сигурно
I'll say this MUCHin his favour това мога да кажа в негва полза
tomake MUCH of разбирам, проумявам, отдавам голямо значение на, преувеличавам, обръщам голямо внимание на, приемам (някого) много радушно, разшетвам се за (някого), лаская
you havealways helped me and I'll always do as MUCH for you винагиси ми помагал и аз винаги ще ти помогна
it's asMUCH your responsibility as mine това e колкото твоя, толкова и моя отговорност
it was as MUCH as he coulddo to keep from laughing едва се сдържаше да не сеизсмее
that is as MUCH as to say все едно да кажеш
withnot/without so MUCH as saying good-bye без дори да сесбогува

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{m^tsh} adv (more {mъ:}); most {moust}) 1. много; how much ? 1) (2) {m^tsh} I. a (more; most) много; much food/rain много храна/дъжд

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1 a много, голямо количество;2 adv много, до голяма степен;how MUCH колко;make MUCH of ценя високо; угаждам на;so MUCH the better толкова по-добре;much; adv (more;{mЈ:}); most;{moust}) 1. много; how much ? 1) колко? 2) колко струва? very much

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1. he is much the worse for this fall into the canal тойпострада много от падането си в канала 2. he never eats much breakfast той не яде многона закуска 3. he's not much of a scholar той не e бог знае какъв учен 4. how much a kilo is that beef? колко e килототова говеждо? i don't think the film is up to much смятам, че филмът не струва 5. how much? колко? колко струва? 6. i'll say this muchin his favour това мога да кажа в негва полза 7. i'm not much of a cinemagoer рядко ходя на кино 8. i. много 9. ii. a (more, most) много 10. iii. n много 11. it was as much as he coulddo to keep from laughing едва се сдържаше да не сеизсмее 12. it's asmuch your responsibility as mine това e колкото твоя, толкова и моя отговорност 13. much (about) the same приблизително същият 14. much as i tried колкото и да се опитвах 15. much as колкото и да 16. much better много по-добре 17. much difficulty/trouble много/големи затруднения 18. much food/rain многохрана/дъжд 19. much he cares upoн. много го e грижа/го интересува 20. much of a size почти толкова голям 21. much of whatyou say is true голяма част от това, което казвате, е вярно 22. much the best/theworst далеч най-добър/най-лош 23. much to my surprise/regret, etc. за мое голямо учудваие/съжалениеи пр 24. not a single contemporary so much as hints at нито единсъвременник дори и не намеква за 25. not much of a... неособено добър/голям.. 26. oceansdon't so much divide the world as unite it океаните по-скоро обединяват света, отколкото да го разделят 27. pretty much alike горе-долу еднакви 28. so much the better толкова по-добре 29. that book was too much for meтази книга ми беше прекалено трудна 30. that is as much as to say все едно да кажеш 31. that muchis certain това (поне) /едно e сигурно 32. the schoolchampion was too much for me шапмионът на училищетобеше далеч по-силен от мен 33. this/that much толкова 34. to betoo much for много труден съм за, по-силен/по-опитен/по-хитър съм от 35. tomake much of разбирам, проумявам, отдавам голямо значение на, преувеличавам, обръщам голямо внимание на, приемам (някого) много радушно, разшетвам се за (някого), лаская 36. very much много 37. withnot/without so much as saying good-bye без дори да сесбогува 38. you havealways helped me and i'll always do as much for you винагиси ми помагал и аз винаги ще ти помогна 39. приблизително, горе-долу 40. със сравн. cm. много, значително
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much[mʌtʃ] I. adv ( more, most [mo:, moust]) 1. много; how \much? колко? \much pleased много доволен; \much he cares ирон. много го е грижа; 2. (при сравн. ст.) много, значително; \much better много по-добре; 3. приблизително, горе-долу; \much ( about) the same приблизително същият; pretty \much alike доста еднакви; \much of a size почти толкова голям; \much of a \much от един дол дренки; so \much the better толкова по-добре; \much will have more пари при пари отиват; not \much разг. малко вероятно е, едва ли; II. adj ( more, most) много; \much trouble голямо безпокойство; III. n голямо количество, много; to gain \much печеля много; to make \much of представям (третирам) като важен; приемам радушно, разшетвам се за; not \much of a cook не е кой знае какъв готвач; be not ( nothing) \much to look at разг. не се отличава с особена красота, не е нещо особено; I don't think \much of нямам особено добро мнение за; not up to \much разг. лошо качество, нищо особено; • I thought ( guessed) as \much така си и мислех; not to be \much on ( for) s.th. не съм във възторг от, не ми харесва особено; \much as макар че, въпреки че, \much as she likes him she won' t marry him въпреки че го харесва, тя няма да се омъжи за него; not \much of a one for s.th. разг. не обичам много, не ми допада; I am not \much of a one for scotch не си падам по шотландското уиски.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > much
7 regret

rɪˈɡret
1. сущ.
1) а) сожаление (выражает огорчение говорящего по поводу невозможности сделать что-л., особ. невозможности принять приглашение) to express regret at not being able to accept an invitation ≈ выражать сожаление по поводу невозможности принять приглашение б) сожаление, огорчение (выражает огорчение говорящего We regret to inform you... ≈ С сожалением сообщаем Вам... в) мн. извинения
2) а) сожаление, чувство печали, огорчения (вызванное потерей, утратой) to feel regret ≈ сожалеть fruitless regrets, useless regrets, vain regrets ≈ напрасные сожаления deep, keen regret ≈ горькое, острое сожаление б) печаль, грусть, сожаление, раскаяние (о том, что сделано или осталось несделанным) a token of (one's) regret ≈ признак сожаления to regret for one's mistake ≈ сожалеть о своей ошибке Syn: repentance, remorse
3) уст. горестное стенание;
жалобы Syn: complaint, lament
1.
2. гл.
1) сожалеть, испытывать сожаление (о чем-л.) I regret having to leave so early. ≈ Мне жаль так рано уезжать. Everyone regretted his being dismissed. ≈ Все жалели, что его уволили. We regret that we cannot accept your invitation. ≈ Жаль, что мы не можем принять Ваше приглашение. We regret to inform you that your position has been eliminated. ≈ Мы с сожалением сообщаем Вам, что Ваша должность упразднена.
2) горевать, убиваться, печалиться to regret deeply, very much ≈ сильно горевать to regret profoundly ≈ глубоко, искренне сожалеть Syn: grieve
3) раскаиваться, сожалеть I regret doing it. ≈ Я сожалею, что сделал это. Syn: repent сожаление - to hear of smth. with * услышать о чем-л. с сожалением - to my * к моему сожалению раскаяние, сожаление - to feel *s испытывать раскаяние - I have no *s я ни о чем не жалею, я ни в чем не раскаиваюсь извинение - to express * for smth. сожалеть о чем-л.;
извиняться, просить прощения за что-л. - please accept my *s примите, пожалуйста, мои извинения, я очень сожалею (о происшедшем) - to send *s вежливо отклонить приглашение (письменно) - he did not come but sent his *s он не пришел, но прислал письмо с извинениями - to express *s at not being able... выразить сожаление по поводу невозможности (сделать что-л.) сожалеть (о чем-л.) - I * to say к сожалению, должен сказать - I * that I cannot come on Monday к сожалению, я не смогу прийти в понедельник - it is to be *ted that... достойно сожаления /прискорбно/, что... - he died *ted by all его кончину оплакивали все раскаиваться, сожалеть - to * having done smth. раскаиваться в каком-л. поступке - you will live to * it ты еще об этом пожалеешь regret (обыкн. pl) извинения;
to express regret (for smth.) сожалеть (о чем-л.), извиняться, просить прощения (за что-л.) ;
he sent his regrets он прислал свои извинения regret (обыкн. pl) извинения;
to express regret (for smth.) сожалеть (о чем-л.), извиняться, просить прощения (за что-л.) ;
he sent his regrets он прислал свои извинения ~ сожалеть, горевать (о чем-л.) ;
I regret to say к сожалению, должен сказать ~ раскаяние, сожаление;
to my regret к моему сожалению regret (обыкн. pl) извинения;
to express regret (for smth.) сожалеть (о чем-л.), извиняться, просить прощения (за что-л.) ;
he sent his regrets он прислал свои извинения ~ раскаиваться ~ раскаяние, сожаление;
to my regret к моему сожалению ~ сожаление, горе ~ сожалеть, горевать (о чем-л.) ;
I regret to say к сожалению, должен сказать

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > regret
8 much

1. [mʌtʃ] n
1. многое

to see much - много(е) видеть

there is not much to see /to be seen/ - (здесь) не на что смотреть; здесь мало интересного

to do much - много(е) сделать

there is much to do /to be done/ - многое надо сделать

to suffer much - много(е) пережить [см. тж. much III 1, 1) и 2)]

much still remains to be done - осталось ещё много работы, ещё многое нужно сделать

there is not much left - мало (что) /немного/ осталось

to say much - (рас)сказать многое

there is much to say - многое нужно (рас)сказать, о многом нужно поговорить

much of smth. - большая часть чего-л.

much of what you say is true - многое из того, что вы говорите, справедливо; вы во многом правы

to be worth /to amount to/ much - стоить многого, представлять большую /значительную/ ценность

his work is not up to much - его работа большой ценности не представляет

it leaves much to be desired - это оставляет желать многого /лучшего/

there is not much in him - он ничего (особенного) собой не представляет

much he knows about it - ирон. много он (об этом) знает

2. в сочетаниях:

as much - это - то; именно это

to think as much - так и думать

I expected as much - именно этого я и ожидал; я ничего другого не ожидал [см. much II 2]

as much again - ещё столько же

I want as much again - мне нужно ещё столько же

♢ to be too much for smb. - оказаться не по силам кому-л.

not much of a scholar - не очень-то /не ахти какой/ образованный человек

not much of a teacher - весьма посредственный преподаватель

not much of a dinner - далеко не шикарный обед

to make much of smb., smth. - а) высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.; быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чём-л.; б) носиться с кем-л., чем-л.; много говорить о ком-л., чём-л.

to think much of smb., smth. = to make much of smb., smth.

to think it much to do smth. - а) считать важным что-л. сделать; б) стесняться что-л. сделать

not to be much to look at - не отличаться привлекательной внешностью; ≅ не на что смотреть

it is too much of a good thing - хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком /чересчур/

much will have more - посл. чем больше имеешь, тем больше хочется
2. [mʌtʃ] a (more; most)
1. 1) много

much water [rain, time] - много воды [дождей, времени]

I had much difficulty in convincing her - мне было очень трудно /стоило большого труда/ её убедить

I have not got much time - у меня немного времени

there is much truth in that remark - в этом замечании много справедливого

much good may it do you - ирон. очень это тебе поможет, много тебе от этого толку

how much? - а) сколько?; how much time do you need? - сколько времени вам потребуется?; how much water do you want? - сколько вам нужно воды?; б) сколько стоит?

how much is it? - сколько это стоит?

how much is it a pound? - сколько стоит фунт?

too much - слишком много

to put too much sugar [butter] - положить слишком много сахара [масла]

to cost too much - слишком дорого /много/ стоить

2) уст. многие

much people - много людей; многие люди

2. в сочетаниях:

so much so that - настолько, что; до такой степени, что

I was so much surprised that words failed me - я от удивления не мог найти слов

not so much... as - не столько... сколько; не так... как

he is not so much angry as upset - он скорее огорчён, чем рассержен

as much as - столько же; так же много

give me as much - дайте мне столько же

twice as much - вдвое больше

can you do as much? - вы можете /способны/ сделать столько же? [см. much I 2]
3. [mʌtʃ] adv (more; most)
1. 1) очень

to be much surprised [pleased, disappointed] - быть очень удивлённым [довольным, разочарованным /огорчённым/]

I am much obliged to you - я вам очень благодарен /признателен, обязан/

to suffer much - очень страдать [см. тж. 2) и much I 1]

to enjoy smth. very much - получать большое удовольствие от чего-л.

to thank smb. very much for smth. - очень благодарить кого-л. за что-л.

to love smb. very [so, ever so] much - очень [так] любить кого-л.

I like it very [so, ever so] much - мне это очень [так] нравится

I don't much like it - мне это не очень нравится

much to my astonishment [regret] - к моему большому удивлению [сожалению]

2) много

to eat [to drink, to cry, to talk] (too) much - (слишком) много есть [пить, плакать, разговаривать]

to suffer much - много страдать [см. тж. 1) и much I 1]

he doesn't swim much - он не очень много /не очень часто/ плавает

to see much of smb. - часто видеться с кем-л.

2. приблизительно, примерно, почти

to be much the same (in smth.) - быть приблизительно /почти/ таким же (в чём-л., в каком-л. отношении)

to be much of a size [of a height] - быть приблизительно /примерно, почти/ одного размера [роста /-ой высоты/]

to be much the same age, to be much of an age - быть приблизительно /примерно/ одного возраста

it was much about that time - это было приблизительно /примерно/ в то (самое) время

I left it much as I found it - я оставил это приблизительно /почти/ в таком же виде, в каком нашёл

3. усил. (при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях) гораздо, значительно, (на)много

much faster [better, worse, richer, happier, more carefully] - гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ быстрее [лучше, хуже, богаче, счастливее, осторожнее]

much less agreeable - гораздо /значительно/ менее приятный

4. в сочетаниях:

as much as - (столько) сколько

to take as much as one desires - взять (столько), сколько хочется

to do as much as one can - сделать (столько), сколько можно /возможно/

to like nothing as much as music - ничего так (сильно) не любить, как музыку

I have three times as much as I want - у меня втрое больше, чем мне нужно

it is as much your fault as mine - вы виноваты в этом столько же, сколько и я; это в такой же мере ваша вина, как и моя

as much as to say - равносильно тому /всё равно/, что сказать

it is as much as to say /saying/ that he is a liar - это всё равно, что назвать его лжецом

it is as much as he can do to read - а) всё, что он умеет - это читать; б) он с трудом читает

it was as much as I could do not to cry - я с трудом удерживал слёзы, я с трудом удерживался, чтобы не расплакаться

much as - как бы ни

much as I like it - как бы мне это ни нравилось

much as I dislike it - как бы неприятно для меня это ни было; хотя мне это очень неприятно

much as I tried - как бы /сколько бы/ я ни пытался /ни старался/; хотя я очень старался

as much as (all) that - так сильно; так много; до такой степени

do you owe him as much as that? - (неужели) вы ему так много должны?

do you love her as much as (all) that? - вы так (сильно) её любите?

so much - так много

it takes so much time - на это уходит столько времени

not so much sugar, please - не (кладите) столько сахара, пожалуйста

that /this, so/ much - а) столько; give me that much - дайте мне вот столько; I have only done that much so far - я пока только вот сколько сделал; б) столько-то; это-то; хоть это

he admitted that much - это-то он признал

this much is certain - это-то точно /определённо/

you must know that much - это-то /хоть это/ вы должны знать

I shall say this /so/ much for him - вот что я скажу в его защиту /пользу/

by that much - настолько

the sleeves are too long by that much - рукава вот настолько длинны

♢ very much so - и очень даже; безусловно; именно так

not much - отнюдь (нет), совсем /конечно/ нет

so much for that - хватит (говорить) об этом, с этим покончено

so much for his friendship! - и это он называет дружбой!

(to be) much the worse (for smth.) - (быть) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ хуже (вследствие чего-л.)

so much the better [the worse, the more, the less] - тем лучше [хуже, больше, меньше]

much the best [the largest] - а) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ лучше [больше]; б) самый лучший [большой]

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9 regret

regret [rɪ'gret] (pt & pp regretted, cont regretting)

1 transitive verb

(a) (be sorry about → action, behaviour) regretter;

∎ I regret to say (apologize) j'ai le regret de ou je regrette de dire; (unfortunately) hélas, malheureusement;

∎ we regret to inform you… nous avons le regret de vous informer…;

∎ to regret doing or having done sth regretter d'avoir fait qch;

∎ I regret ever mentioning it je regrette d'en avoir jamais parlé;

∎ I regret not being able to come je regrette ou je suis désolé de ne pouvoir venir;

∎ she regrets that she never met Donovan elle regrette de n'avoir jamais rencontré Donovan;

∎ it is to be regretted that… il est regrettable ou à regretter que… + subjunctive;

∎ the accident/the error is greatly to be regretted l'accident/l'erreur est tout à fait regrettable ou déplorable;

∎ you'll live to regret this! vous le regretterez!;

∎ the airline regrets any inconvenience caused to passengers la compagnie s'excuse pour la gêne occasionnée

(b) literary (lament) regretter;

∎ she will be much regretted on la regrettera beaucoup;

∎ he regrets his student days il regrette l'époque où il était étudiant

2 noun

(sorrow, sadness) regret m;

∎ with regret avec regret;

∎ we announce with regret the death of our chairman nous avons le regret de vous faire part de la mort de notre directeur;

∎ much to our regret à notre grand regret;

∎ to express one's regrets at or about sth exprimer ses regrets devant qch;

∎ I have no regrets je n'ai pas de regrets, je ne regrette rien;

∎ do you have any regrets about or for what you did? regrettez-vous ce que vous avez fait?;

∎ my only regret is that I didn't resign earlier je n'ai qu'un regret, c'est de ne pas avoir donné ma démission plus tôt;

∎ to send sb one's regrets (condolences) exprimer ses regrets à qn; (apologies) s'excuser auprès de qn

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10 regret

regret [rɪˈgret]

1. transitive verb

regretter (doing sth, to do sth de faire qch) ( that que + subj)

• I regret to say that... j'ai le regret de dire que...

• we regret that it was not possible to... nous regrettons qu'il n'ait pas été possible de...

• you won't regret it! vous ne le regretterez pas !

• the President regrets he cannot see you today le Président regrette de ne pouvoir vous recevoir aujourd'hui

2. noun

regret m ( for de)

• much to my regret à mon grand regret

• I have no regrets je n'ai aucun regret

• to do sth with regret faire qch à regret

• to send (one's) regrets envoyer ses excuses

* * *
[rɪ'gret] 1.
noun regret m ( about à propos de; that que + subj)

to have no regrets about doing — ne pas regretter d'avoir fait

to my great regret — à mon grand regret
2.
transitive verb (p prés etc - tt-) regretter ( that que + subj)

to regret doing — regretter d'avoir fait

I regret to say that... — je suis au regret de dire que...

I regret to inform you that — j'ai le regret de vous informer que

it is to be regretted that — il est regrettable que (+ subj)

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11 much

much

❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.

For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.

For particular usages see C below.

A adv

1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;

2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;

3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;

4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;

5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.

B pron

1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;

2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;

3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.

C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?

D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.

E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.

F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.

G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.

Idioms

much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? that's a bit much! elle est encore en retard? elle exagère! ; ⇒ so.

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12 much

much [mʌtʃ]

beaucoup de ⇒ 1 beaucoup ⇒ 2 (a), 3 autant de ⇒ 5 1 autant que ⇒ 5 2, 6 2 combien (de) ⇒ 8 tant de ⇒ 10 tellement (de) ⇒ 3

1 adjective

ⓘ GRAM Hormis dans la langue soutenue et dans certaines expressions, ne s'utilise que dans des structures négatives ou interrogatives.

beaucoup de;

∎ we don't have much time on n'a pas beaucoup de temps;

∎ there isn't much cake/money left il ne reste pas beaucoup de gâteau/d'argent;

∎ the tablets didn't do much good les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ou n'ont pas fait beaucoup d'effet;

∎ ironic much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!

2 pronoun

(a) (gen) beaucoup;

∎ is there much left? est-ce qu'il en reste beaucoup?;

∎ is there any left? - not much est-ce qu'il en reste? - pas beaucoup;

∎ there's still much to be decided il reste encore beaucoup de choses à décider;

∎ he hadn't much to say on the subject il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire à ce sujet;

∎ there's not much anyone can do about it personne n'y peut grand-chose;

∎ we have much to be thankful for nous avons beaucoup de raisons d'être reconnaissants;

∎ much of the time (long period) la majeure partie du temps; (very often) la plupart du temps;

∎ much of the coffee had to be thrown away on a dû jeter une grande partie du café;

∎ there is not much of it il n'y en a pas beaucoup;

∎ I agreed with much of what she said j'étais d'accord avec presque tout ce qu'elle a dit

(b) (as intensifier)

∎ I'm not much of a hiker je ne suis pas un très bon marcheur;

∎ it hasn't been much of a holiday ce n'était pas vraiment des vacances;

∎ it wasn't much of a surprise ce n'était pas une grande surprise;

∎ it wasn't much of a joke ce n'était pas terrible comme plaisanterie;

∎ what he said didn't amount to much il n'avait pas grand-chose d'important à dire;

∎ his plans didn't come to much ses projets n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose;

∎ the defence made much of the witness's criminal record la défense a beaucoup insisté sur le casier judiciaire du témoin;

∎ I couldn't make much of the figures je n'ai pas compris grand-chose aux chiffres;

∎ I don't think much of him/of his technique je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui/de sa technique;

∎ there's much to be said for the old-fashioned method la vieille méthode a beaucoup d'avantages;

∎ there's much to be said for his suggestions il y a des choses fort intéressantes dans ce qu'il propose;

∎ it's not up to much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ he's not up to much ce n'est pas une lumière;

∎ there's not much to choose between them ils se valent;

∎ there's not much in it il n'y a pas une grande différence;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't want or ask or expect much, does he? il n'est pas difficile, lui, au moins!

3 adverb

beaucoup;

∎ I don't drink much je ne bois pas beaucoup;

∎ I don't like them much, I don't much like them je ne les aime pas beaucoup;

∎ much admired/appreciated très admiré/apprécié;

∎ much happier/more slowly beaucoup plus heureux/plus lentement;

∎ much worse bien pire;

∎ I feel very much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;

∎ thank you very much (for) merci beaucoup (de ou pour);

∎ formal it is much to be regretted that… il est fort regrettable que…;

∎ it doesn't matter much cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;

∎ much to my surprise à mon grand étonnement;

∎ we are much obliged to you for… nous vous sommes très obligés de ou pour…;

∎ I'm not much good at making speeches je ne suis pas très doué pour faire des discours;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest way to travel c'est de beaucoup le meilleur moyen/le moyen le plus rapide de voyager;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest c'est le meilleur/le plus rapide de beaucoup;

∎ much the same presque pareil;

∎ it's (pretty or very) much the same thing c'est à peu près la même chose;

∎ she's still much the same as yesterday son état n'a pas changé depuis hier;

∎ I feel much the same as you je pense plutôt comme vous;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't like beer, does he? - not much he doesn't! il n'aime pas la bière, non? - et comment, il aime ça!

4 as much

1 pronoun

∎ (that, the same) I thought/suspected as much c'est bien ce que je pensais/soupçonnais;

∎ I expected as much je m'y attendais;

∎ I said as much to him yesterday c'est ce que je lui ai dit hier;

∎ would you do as much for me? en ferais-tu autant pour moi?

2 adverb

∎ (with multiples, fractions) twice/three times as much deux/trois fois plus;

∎ half as much la moitié (de ça);

∎ a quarter as much un quart (de ça);

∎ as much again encore autant

5 as much…as

1 adjective

∎ (the same amount as) as much…as autant de…que;

∎ I've got as much money as you j'ai autant d'argent que vous;

∎ take as much sugar as you like prenez autant de ou tout le sucre que vous voulez

2 conjunction

autant…que;

∎ he's as much to blame as her elle n'est pas plus responsable que lui, il est responsable autant qu'elle;

∎ it is as much your fault as (it is) mine c'est autant de votre faute que de la mienne

6 as much as

1 pronoun

(a) (the same as)

∎ it costs as much as the Japanese model ça coûte le même prix que le modèle japonais;

∎ he looked at me as much as to say… il me regarda avec l'air de (vouloir) dire…;

∎ that's as much as to say that I'm a liar ça revient à me traiter de menteur

(b) (all)

∎ it was as much as I could do to keep a straight face j'ai failli éclater de rire;

∎ it was as much as we could do to stand upright nous avions le plus grand mal à nous tenir debout

2 conjunction

autant que;

∎ I hate it as much as you do ça me déplaît autant qu'à vous;

∎ as much as ever toujours autant;

∎ as much as before autant qu'avant;

∎ not quite as much as… pas tout à fait autant que…;

∎ I don't dislike them as much as all that ils ne me déplaisent pas autant que ça

7 however much

1 adjective

∎ however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas

2 pronoun

∎ however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la

3 adverb

∎ however much you dislike the idea… quelle que soit votre aversion pour cette idée…;

∎ however much I try, it doesn't work j'ai beau essayer, ça ne marche pas

8 how much

1 adjective

combien de;

∎ how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?

2 pronoun

combien;

∎ how much do you want? (gen) combien en voulez-vous?; (money) combien voulez-vous?;

∎ how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?

9 much as conjunction

∎ much as I admire him, I have to admit that… malgré toute mon admiration pour lui, je dois admettre que…;

∎ much as I would like to, I can't come à mon grand regret, il m'est véritablement impossible de venir;

∎ much as I try, I can't succeed j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas;

∎ the result was much as I expected le résultat correspondait bien à ce que j'attendais

10 so much

1 adjective

tant de, tellement de;

∎ it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;

∎ it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête

2 pronoun

(a) (such a lot) tant;

∎ I've learnt so much on this course j'ai vraiment appris beaucoup (de choses) en suivant ces cours;

∎ there's still so much to do il y a encore tant à faire;

∎ he has drunk so much that… il a tellement bu que…

(b) (this amount)

∎ there's only so much one can do il y a une limite à ce qu'on peut faire;

∎ how much water will I put in? - about so much combien d'eau est-ce que je dois mettre? - à peu près ça;

∎ so much a kilo tant le kilo

3 adverb

tellement;

∎ I miss you so much tu me manques tellement;

∎ I wouldn't mind so much, only he promised to do it ça ne me gêne pas tellement, mais il avait promis de le faire;

∎ it's not so much his unpunctuality, it's his rudeness I can't stand ce n'est pas tellement ses retards, c'est sa grossièreté que je ne supporte pas;

∎ thank you ever so much merci infiniment ou mille fois;

∎ so much the better tant mieux;

∎ so much so that… au point que…, à tel point que…;

∎ not so much a…, more a… pas vraiment un…, mais plutôt un…

11 so much as adverb

même;

∎ if you so much as breathe a word of this… si seulement tu répètes un mot de tout ça…;

∎ without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission;

∎ I would not so much as raise a finger to help him je ne lèverais pas même le petit doigt pour l'aider

12 so much for preposition

∎ so much for the agenda; now let us consider… voilà pour ce qui est de l'ordre du jour; maintenant, je voudrais que nous nous penchions sur la question de…;

∎ so much for that idea! on peut oublier cette idée!;

∎ so much for his friendship! et voilà ce qu'il appelle l'amitié!

13 that much

1 adjective

∎ there was that much food, we thought we'd never finish it il y avait tellement à manger qu'on pensait ne jamais arriver à finir

2 pronoun

∎ was there much damage? - not that much y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - pas tant que ça;

∎ did it cost that much? ça a coûté autant que ça?;

∎ how much do you want? - about that much combien en veux-tu? - à peu près ça

3 adverb (with comparative)

(a) (a lot) beaucoup plus;

∎ it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;

∎ not that much better pas beaucoup mieux

(b) (this amount)

∎ she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça

14 this much

1 adjective

∎ there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café

2 pronoun

(a) (this amount)

∎ I had to cut this much off the hem of my skirt j'ai dû raccourcir ma jupe de ça

(b) (one thing) une chose;

∎ this much is true… une chose au moins est vraie…;

∎ I'll say this much for her, she's got guts il faut reconnaître une chose, c'est qu'elle a du cran

15 too much

1 adjective

trop de

2 pronoun

trop;

∎ there's too much to do il y a trop à faire;

∎ don't expect too much (be too demanding) ne soyez pas trop exigeant, n'en demandez pas trop; (be too hopeful) ne vous faites pas trop d'illusions;

∎ to cost too much coûter trop cher;

∎ £10 too much 10 livres de trop;

∎ familiar she's too much! elle est trop!;

∎ familiar that's too much! ça, c'est trop!;

∎ familiar that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort!;

∎ you can't have too much of a good thing abondance de biens ne nuit pas

3 adverb

(work, speak) trop

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > much
13 much

much [mʌt∫]

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1. pronoun

2. adjective

3. adverb

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► compar more, superl most

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1. pronoun

   a. ( = a lot) much has happened since then beaucoup de choses se sont passées depuis

• we have much to be thankful for nous avons tout lieu d'être reconnaissants

• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?

• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?

► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de

• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch

• he made too much of it il y attachait trop d'importance

   b. (in negative sentences)

► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup

• I haven't got much left il ne m'en reste pas beaucoup

• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose

• he hadn't much to say about it il n'avait pas grand-chose à en dire

• there's not much anyone can do about it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

• we don't see much of each other nous ne nous voyons pas beaucoup

• it isn't up to much (inf) ce n'est pas terrible (inf)

• she won but there wasn't much in it elle a gagné mais de justesse

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► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.

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• I don't think much of that film à mon avis ce film ne vaut pas grand-chose

• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut

2. adjective

beaucoup de

• much money beaucoup d'argent

• much crime goes unreported beaucoup de crimes ne sont pas signalés

• without much money avec peu d'argent

• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !

3. adverb

   a. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup

• he hasn't changed much il n'a pas beaucoup changé

• she doesn't go out much elle ne sort pas beaucoup

• much bigger beaucoup plus grand

• much more easily beaucoup plus facilement

• it doesn't much matter ça n'a pas grande importance

• much to my amazement à ma grande stupéfaction

► very much

• thank you very much merci beaucoup

• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...

   b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose

• the town is much the same as it was ten years ago la ville n'a pas beaucoup changé en dix ans

   c. (set structures)

► as much

• as much again encore autant

• twice as much deux fois plus

• half as much again la moitié de plus

• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !

• as much as possible autant que possible

• as much time as... autant de temps que...

• I need it as much as you do j'en ai autant besoin que toi

• I love him as much as ever je l'aime toujours autant

• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...

• I didn't enjoy it as much as all that je ne l'ai pas aimé tant que ça

• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much

• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?

• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as

• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)

he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)

he is not much of a writer ce n'est pas un très bon écrivain

• I'm not much of a drinker je ne bois pas beaucoup► so much ( = a lot) tellement

• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...

• so much of what he says is untrue il y a tellement de mensonges dans ce qu'il dit

• he beat me by so much il m'a battu de ça

• so much so that... à tel point que...

• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !

• so much for that! tant pis !

• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as

• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much

• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?

• he was at least this much taller than me il était plus grand que moi d'au moins ça

• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...

• this much is certain... un point est acquis...

• this much is true... ce qui est sûr, c'est que...► too much trop

• I've eaten too much j'ai trop mangé

• he talks too much il parle trop

• that was too much for me c'en était trop pour moi

• too much sugar trop de sucre

• the stress was too much for me je n'arrivais plus à supporter le stress

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Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup

For particular usages, see I below

When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose

When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent

For particular usages see III below
[mʌtʃ] 1.
adverb

1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup

much smaller — beaucoup plus petit

the film is much better — le film est bien meilleur

it's much better organized — c'est beaucoup mieux organisé

she doesn't worry much about it — ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup

we'd much rather stay here — nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici

they are much to be pitied — ils sont bien à plaindre

much loved by her friends — très aimée de ses amis

your comments would be much appreciated — tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus

he's not much good at doing — il n'est pas très doué pour faire

does it hurt much? — est-ce que ça fait très mal?

she's much the best teacher here — elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici

much to my surprise — à ma grande surprise

2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent

we don't go out much — nous ne sortons pas beaucoup

do you go to concerts much? — est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert?

3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près

it's much the same — c'est à peu près pareil (as que)

it's pretty much like driving a car — c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture

in much the same way — à peu près de la même façon (as que)

much the same is true of China — la situation est à peu près la même en Chine

4) ( specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — trop

very much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait

he misses you very much — tu lui manques beaucoup

it's very much the norm — c'est tout à fait la norme

I feel very much the foreigner — je me sens tout à fait étranger

so much — tellement

as much — autant (as que)

I like them as much as you (do) — je les aime autant que toi

they hated each other as much as ever — ils se détestaient toujours autant

I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais

however much — même si

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord

5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
2.
pronoun

1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose

do you have much left? — est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup?

we didn't eat much — nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose

there isn't much to do — il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

he doesn't have much to complain about — il n'a pas à se plaindre

it leaves much to be desired — ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer

there's much to be said for it — ça présente des avantages

much of — une grande partie de

much of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...

I don't see much of them now — je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant

to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — tellement, tant

we'd eaten so much that — nous avions tellement mangé que

so much of her work is gloomy — une si grande partie de son œuvre est sombre

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience

too much — trop

it costs too much — c'est trop cher

it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!

she was too much of an egotist to do — elle était trop égoïste pour faire

the heat was too much for them — ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur

he was too much for his opponent — il était trop fort pour son adversaire

he's read this much already — il a déjà lu tout ça

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix

twice as much — deux fois plus

if we had half as much as you — si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as

as much as possible — autant que possible

it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire

as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...

how much? — combien?

tell them how much you won — dis-leur combien tu as gagné

do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose

it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose

he's not much to look at — il n'est pas très beau

she doesn't think much of him — elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui

I'm not much of a reader — je n'aime pas beaucoup lire

it wasn't much of a life — ce n'était pas une vie

I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
3.
quantifier beaucoup de

I haven't got (very) much time — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

she didn't speak much English — elle ne connaissait que quelques mots d'anglais

to spend too much money — dépenser trop d'argent

we don't have too much time — nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps

don't use so much salt — ne mets pas tant de sel

we paid twice as much money — nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent

how much time have we got left? — combien de temps nous reste-t-il?
4.
much+ combining form

much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté

much-maligned — tant décrié

much-needed — indispensable
5.
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
6.
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
7.
so much as adverbial phrase

without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser

if you so much as move — si tu fais le moindre mouvement

••

there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près

there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose

she's late again? that's a bit much! — elle est encore en retard? elle exagère!

they're much of a muchness — il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

English-French dictionary > much
14 regret

1. III
regret smth.

1) regret an unhappy coincidence (an unfortunate encounter, a misapprehension, one's past mistakes, one's ignorance, smb.'s absence, etc.) сожалеть о несчастливом стечении обстоятельств и т.д.; he no sooner spoke that he regretted it не успел он заговорить, как уже пожалел об /как уже раскаялся в/ этом; I can only regret your want of confidence я могу лишь сожалеть о том, что вам недостает уверенности; I regret my mistake сожалею о своей ошибке

2) regret bygone times (smb.'s death, the loss of a friend, one's university years, one's happy youth, one's wasted 'opportunities, etc.) жалеть о прошлом /об ушедшем времени/ и т.д.; I don't regret the old home я не жалею /не испытываю сожаления/, что мы не живем в нашем старом доме
2. IV
regret smth. in some manner regret smth. deeply (bitterly, exceedingly, passionately, vainly, etc.) глубоко и т.д. сожалеть о /раскаиваться в/ чем-л.; regret smth. at some time it was a foolish thing to do and I regretted it immediately afterwards было глупо так поступать, и я сразу же об этом пожалел; a mistake which he regretted all his life ошибка, о которой он сожалел /в которой он раскаивался/ всю свою жизнь
3. XI
be regretted in some manner it is a matter sincerely to be regretted об этом следует искренне пожалеть; it is to be much /greatly, deeply, keenly, etc./ regretted that... приходится весьма сожалеть, что...; be regretted by smb. he died regretted by all он умер, оплакиваемый всеми
4. XIII
regret to do smth. offic. I regret to say that I am unable to help you к сожалению, должен сказать, что я не могу помочь вам; I regret to have to announce the death of Mr. X с сожалением должен объявить о смерти мистера X; we much regret to announce with this the death of... с большим сожалением извещаем при этом о смерти...; I regret to hear of his ill luck с сожалением услышал /узнал/ о его несчастье
5. XIV
regret doing /having done/ smth. regret having given smb. offence (having spoken, having done such.a thing, having bought this cottage, having deceived her, going abroad, etc.) сожалеть о том, что обидел кого-л. и т.д.; I've always regretted not having travelled я всегда сожалел, что мне не пришлось путешествовать; you will not regret following my advice вы не пожалеете, что последовали моему совету; I regret being unable to help мне очень жаль, что не могу помочь; I have never regretted being a teacher я никогда не жалел о /не раскаивался в/ том, что я учитель
6. XXV
regret that... I regret that I cannot help (that I did not take your advice, that I cannot come on Monday, that I have given away /have sold, have pledged, have broken/ my bicycle, etc.) мне жаль, что я не могу помочь и т.д., I regret that he has gone so soon мне жаль, что он так быстро уехал; we regret that he has to leave нам жаль, что он должен уходить /уезжать/

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > regret
15 regret

rə'ɡret
1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb
(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) lamentar

2. noun
(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) pesar; remordimiento

- regretful
- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably

regret¹ n pesar

it is with deep regret that I have to inform you of the death of the King con un profundo pesar, les tengo que comunicar la muerte del Rey

to have no regrets no arrepentirse

I've no regrets about spending the money no me arrepiento de haber gastado el dinero

regret² vb

1. arrepentirse

he regrets buying such an expensive game se arrepiente de haber comprado un juego tan caro

2. lamentar

I regret to say he has died lamento tener que decir que ha muerto

regret

tr[rɪ'gret]

noun

1 (remorse) remordimiento

2 (sadness) pesar nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (feel sorry) lamentar, arrepentirse de

■ I don't regret leaving her no me arrepiento de haberla dejado

2 (express one's sadness) lamentar

■ I regret to inform you that... lamento informarle que...

■ we regret to announce the death of... lamentamos comunicar la muerte de...

3 (miss) echar de menos, echar en falta

plural noun regrets

1 excusas nombre masculino plural

■ she sends her regrets manda sus excusas

regret [ri'grɛt] vt, - gretted ; - gretting : arrepentirse de, lamentar

he regrets nothing: no se arrepiente de nada

I regret to tell you: lamento decirle

regret n

1) remorse: arrepentimiento m, remordimientos mpl

2) sadness: pesar m, dolor m

3) regrets npl

: excusas fpl

to send one's regrets: excusarse

regret

n.

• arrepentimiento s.m.

• dolor s.m.

• pesar s.m.

• remordimiento s.m.

• resquemor s.m.

• sentimiento s.m.

v.

• arrepentirse de v.

• doler v.

• lamentar v.

• sentir v.

I rɪ'gret
transitive verb - tt- \<\<decision/mistake\>\> arrepentirse* de, lamentar

we regret any inconvenience caused — rogamos disculpen las molestias (que hayamos podido ocasionar)

to regret -ING — arrepentirse* de or lamentar + inf

I regret that I shall be unable to attend — lamento no poder asistir

it is to be regretted that... — es lamentable que (+ subj)

to regret to + INF — lamentar tener que + inf

we regret to inform you that... — lamentamos comunicarle or informarle que...

II

mass & count noun ( sadness) pesar m; ( remorse) arrepentimiento m

it is with regret that we announce... — lamentamos tener que anunciar que...

my biggest/one regret is that I didn't have children — lo que más lamento/lo único que lamento es no haber tenido hijos

I've no regrets about leaving — no me arrepiento de haberme ido

[rɪ'ɡret]
1. N

1) (=sorrow) pena f, pesar m

she accepted his resignation with regret — aceptó su dimisión con pena or pesar

the President expressed his regret for the deaths of civilians — el presidente expresó su pesar or dolor por las muertes de los civiles

my one or only regret is that I didn't see her before she died — lo único que siento or lamento es no haberla visto antes de que muriera

I felt no regret at giving up my work — no sentí dejar el trabajo

much to my regret, to my great regret — con gran pesar mío

2) (=remorse) remordimiento(s) m(pl)

I felt a pang of regret — me entraron remordimientos

I have no regrets — no me arrepiento de nada

3) regrets (=excuses) excusas fpl, disculpas fpl

to send one's regrets — excusarse or mandar sus disculpas (por no poder acudir)

2. VT

1) (=apologize for, be sorry for) [+ death, inconvenience, error] lamentar

we regret any inconvenience caused by the delay — lamentamos cualquier inconveniente que les pueda haber causado el retraso

it is to be regretted that he did not act sooner — lo lamentable es que no actuó antes

the President regrets (that) he cannot see you today — el presidente lamenta or siente no poder verle hoy

we regret to inform you that... — lamentamos tener que informarle que...

her lack of co-operation is nothing new, I regret to say — lamento decir que su falta de cooperación no es algo nuevo

we regret having to do this, but it is necessary — lamentamos or sentimos tener que hacer esto, pero es necesario

he regretted what had happened — lamentó lo ocurrido

2) (=rue) [+ decision] arrepentirse de, lamentar

you won't regret it! — ¡no te arrepentirás!, ¡no lo lamentarás!

he regrets saying it — se arrepiente de or lamenta haberlo dicho

he was regretting that he had asked the question — se arrepentía de or lamentaba haber hecho la pregunta

I don't regret what I did — no me arrepiento de or lamento lo que hice

to live to regret sth — arrepentirse de or lamentar algo más tarde

* * *

I [rɪ'gret]
transitive verb - tt- \<\<decision/mistake\>\> arrepentirse* de, lamentar

we regret any inconvenience caused — rogamos disculpen las molestias (que hayamos podido ocasionar)

to regret -ING — arrepentirse* de or lamentar + inf

I regret that I shall be unable to attend — lamento no poder asistir

it is to be regretted that... — es lamentable que (+ subj)

to regret to + INF — lamentar tener que + inf

we regret to inform you that... — lamentamos comunicarle or informarle que...

II

mass & count noun ( sadness) pesar m; ( remorse) arrepentimiento m

it is with regret that we announce... — lamentamos tener que anunciar que...

my biggest/one regret is that I didn't have children — lo que más lamento/lo único que lamento es no haber tenido hijos

I've no regrets about leaving — no me arrepiento de haberme ido

English-spanish dictionary > regret
16 regret

I [rɪ'gret]
nome rimpianto m., rammarico m. ( about, at per)

to have no regrets about doing — non rimpiangere di aver fatto

to my great regret — con mio grande rammarico
II [rɪ'gret]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-)

1) (rue) rimpiangere [action, decision]

to regret doing — rimpiangere di aver fatto

2) (feel sad about) rimpiangere [absence, lost youth]

I regret to say that — mi dispiace dover dire che

I regret to inform you that — sono spiacente di informarla che

it is to be regretted that — è deplorevole che

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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb
(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) dispiacere, rincrescere
2. noun
(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) rammarico, rimpianto

- regretful
- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably
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regret /rɪˈgrɛt/
n. [cu]

1 rammarico; dispiacere: to express regret for st., esprimere il proprio rammarico per qc.; It is with deep regret that we announce the death of one of our founder members, è con grande rammarico che annunciamo la scomparsa di uno dei nostri soci fondatori; It is with great regret that I have to decline your invitation, sono molto dispiaciuto di dover declinare il Suo invito

2 rimpianto: He has no regrets about what he did, non ha rimpianti per quello che ha fatto; My only regret is that I didn't meet her when I was younger, il mio unico rimpianto è di non averla conosciuta quand'ero più giovane

● to give [send] one's regrets, porgere [mandare] le proprie scuse per non poter accettare un invito □ ( su un biglietto d'invito) «Regrets only», «Si prega di rispondere soltanto in caso d'impossibilità d'intervenire».
♦ (to) regret /rɪˈgrɛt/
v. t.

1 rammaricarsi di; essere dispiaciuto di: I regret that I cannot attend the meeting, mi rincresce di non poter presenziare alla riunione; We regret to inform you that we are unable to consider your application, siamo spiacenti di informarLa che la Sua candidatura non è stata accolta; We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, siamo spiacenti per i disagi che questo può causarLe

2 pentirsi di; rimpiangere: DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- I didn't pay much attention at school and regret it now, non ero molto attenta a scuola e ora me ne pento; I have done many things I regret, ho fatto molte cose delle quali sono pentito; She doesn't regret having left college, non rimpiange di aver interrotto l'università: If you don't make up with her, I think you'll live to regret it, se non fai la pace con lei, penso che te ne pentirai finché campi; He lived to bitterly regret his decision, ha rimpianto amaramente la sua decisione per tutta la vita

3 (form.) piangere; rimpiangere: to regret the loss of a friend, piangere la perdita di un amico; to die regretted by all, lasciare un gran rimpianto dietro di sé ( dopo la morte)

● I regret to say, mi dispiace doverlo dire.
NOTA D'USO: - to regret-
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I [rɪ'gret]
nome rimpianto m., rammarico m. ( about, at per)

to have no regrets about doing — non rimpiangere di aver fatto

to my great regret — con mio grande rammarico
II [rɪ'gret]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-)

1) (rue) rimpiangere [action, decision]

to regret doing — rimpiangere di aver fatto

2) (feel sad about) rimpiangere [absence, lost youth]

I regret to say that — mi dispiace dover dire che

I regret to inform you that — sono spiacente di informarla che

it is to be regretted that — è deplorevole che

English-Italian dictionary > regret
17 much

[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

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

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

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comparative of; see more

* * *
[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

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

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

English-Italian dictionary > much
18 much

comparative of; see more

much adj pron mucho

there isn't much time no hay mucho tiempo

did it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?

Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lot

it rained a lot llovió mucho

there is a lot of sugar in this tea hay mucho azúcar en este té

much

tr[mʌʧ]

adjective (comp more, superl most)

1 mucho,-a

■ we haven't got much bread no tenemos mucho pan

■ he didn't have much time no tenía mucho tiempo

■ we've made too much jam hemos hecho demasiada mermelada

■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?

■ take as much time as you need tómate tanto tiempo como necesites

■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?

pronoun

1 mucho

■ there's not much to do round here no hay mucho que hacer por aquí

■ much has been learned from this experience se ha aprendido mucho de esta experiencia

■ much remains to be seen queda mucho por ver

■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?

■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo

■ I slept much of the time dormí durante la mayor parte del tiempo

adverb

1 mucho

■ he felt much better se encontraba mucho mejor

■ it's much more expensive es mucho más caro

■ she didn't say very much no dijo gran cosa

■ thank you ever so much muchísimas gracias

■ I'm very much looking forward to meeting you tengo muchísimas ganas de conocerte

■ much to her chagrin para gran disgusto suyo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-a

as much (equal) equivalente a 2 (the same) lo mismo

■ that's as much as saying I'm a thief eso equivale a decir que soy un ladrón

■ I thought as much ya lo suponía

it is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...

■ it was as much as I could do to restrain myself apenas pude contenerme

much as (although) por mucho que + subj

■ much as I'd like to por mucho que quisiera

to be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos iguales

not to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...

■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy bien

not to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algo

that's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decir

to make much of something dar mucha importancia a algo

to not be up to much no valer gran cosa

without so much as sin siquiera

much ['mʌʧ] adv, more ['mor] ; most ['mo:st] : mucho

I'm much happier: estoy mucho más contenta

she talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yo

much adj, more ; most : mucho

it has much validity: tiene mucha validez

too much time: demasiado tiempo

much pron

: mucho, -cha

I don't need much: no necesito mucho

much

adj.

• asaz adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

adv.

• casi adv.

• con mucho adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• más o menos adv.

n.

• mucho s.m.

pron.

• mucho pron.

I mʌtʃ
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

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

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

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

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

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

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

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

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

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

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

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

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

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

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

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

[mʌtʃ]
1.

ADJ mucho

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

• 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

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

• too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

• very much — mucho

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

• without much money — sin mucho dinero

2. ADV

1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muy

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

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

much pleased — muy satisfecho

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

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

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

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

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

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

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

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

• much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía

• he talks too much — habla demasiado

• very much — mucho

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

2) (=by far) con mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

3.

PRON mucho

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

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

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

• 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?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

• 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 don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

• we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

• that's too much — eso es demasiado

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

* * *

I [mʌtʃ]
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

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

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

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

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

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

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

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

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

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

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

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

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

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

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

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

English-spanish dictionary > much
19 regret

n. spijt
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v. spijten; betreuren

regret¹

[ rigret]

I 〈 niet-telbaar zelfstandig naamwoord〉

1 spijt ⇒ leed(wezen), berouw

♦voorbeelden:

1   feel regret at/for • spijt hebben van/over

     greatly/much to my regret • tot mijn grote spijt

     hear with regret • met spijt/tot zijn spijt (moeten) vernemen

II 〈 meervoud〉

1 (betuigingen van) spijt ⇒ verontschuldigingen

♦voorbeelden:

1   give someone one's regrets • iemand zijn verontschuldigingen aanbieden

     have no regrets • geen spijt/berouw hebben

     send one's regrets • zich laten verontschuldigen

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regret²

〈werkwoord; regretted〉

1 betreuren ⇒ spijt hebben van, berouw/verdriet hebben over

♦voorbeelden:

1   you will regret it • het zal je berouwen

     we regret to inform you • tot onze spijt moeten wij u meedelen

English-Dutch dictionary > regret
20 regret

[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb
(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) lamentar
2. noun
(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) pesar

- regretful
- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably
* * *

re.gret

[rigr'et] n 1 pesar, sentimento de perda, tristeza, pena. 2 arrependimento, remorso. 3 desgosto, desapontamento. • vt 1 sentir, lastimar, lamentar, deplorar. we regret it very much / sentimos muito. it is to be regretted / é lamentável. 2 arrepender-se, afligir-se por alguma coisa. to feel/ have regret at lamentar, sentir pesar por. to send one’s regrets enviar mensagem recusando um convite.

English-Portuguese dictionary > regret

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