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1 much
[mʌtʃ] 1. adjtime, money, effort dużo ( +gen), wiele ( +gen)we haven't got much time/money — nie mamy dużo or wiele czasu/pieniędzy
2. pronI have as much money/intelligence as you — mam tyle samo pieniędzy/rozumu co ty
dużo, wiele3. adv1) (greatly, a great deal) bardzoI read as much as possible/as ever — czytam tyle, ile to możliwe/co zawsze
he is as much a part of the community as you — jest w takim samym stopniu częścią tej społeczności, co i ty
2) ( by far) (+comparative) znacznie; (+superlative) zdecydowanieit's much the biggest publishing company in Europe — jest to zdecydowanie największe wydawnictwo w Europie
3) ( almost)the view is much as it was ten years ago — widok jest w dużym stopniu taki, jak dziesięć lat temu
how are you feeling? — much the same — jak się czujesz? — prawie tak samo
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2 much as
(although: Much as I should like to come, I can't.) chociaż -
3 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) bez większych zmian -
4 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) być nie najlepszym, kiepskim -
5 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) to by było `na tyle` w kwestii -
6 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) być niczym szczególnym -
7 be too much for
(to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for: Is the job too much for you?) być ponad siły -
8 make much of
1) (to make a fuss of (a person) or about (a thing).) robić wiele hałasu o, przesadzać z2) (to make sense of; to understand: I couldn't make much of the film.) pojąć -
9 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) nic specjalnego -
10 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) prawie bez różnicyEnglish-Polish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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11 nothing much
(nothing important, impressive etc: `What are you doing?' `Nothing much.') nic szczególnego -
12 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) mieć nie najlepsze zdanie oEnglish-Polish dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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13 think too much of
(to have too high an opinion of: He thinks too much of himself.) mieć wysokie mniemanie o -
14 without so much as
(without even: He took my umbrella without so much as asking.) (nawet) bez -
15 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) skoro -
16 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) całkiem podobny, prawie taki sam -
17 half as much again
półtora raza więcejEnglish-Polish dictionary for engineers > half as much again
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18 take up much room
zajmować dużo miejsca -
19 beyond expectation
(much more or much better than expected: The plan succeeded beyond all expectations; The hotel was beyond our expectations.) ponad wszelkie/najśmielsze oczekiwania -
20 a good deal / a great deal
(much or a lot: They made a good deal of noise; She spent a great deal of money on it.) sporo
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