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1 Much
adj.P. and V. πολύς, Ar. and P. συχνός.Frequent: P. and V. πυκνός.Countless: V. μυρίος (also Plat. but rare P.).So much: P. and V. τοσοῦτος, τοσόσδε, V. τόσος (rare P.).Twice as much: V. δὶς τόσος; see Twice.Four times as much: P. τετράκις τοσοῦτος (Plat., Meno. 83B).——————adv.With comparatives: P. and V. πολύ, πολλῷ.Too much: see Excessively.Make much of, consider important, v.: P. περὶ πολλοῦ ποιεῖσθαι (acc.); see Value.So much: P. and V. τοσοῦτον, τοσοῦτο, τοσόνδε.With comparatives: P. and V. τόσῳ (rare P.), τοσούτῳ, τοσῷδε.So much for that: P. and V. τοιαῦτα μὲν δὴ ταῦτα, P. ταῦτα μὲν οὖν οὕτω, περὶ τούτων τοσαῦτα εἰρήσθω, Ar. καὶ ταῦτα δὴ ταῦτα, V. τούτων μὲν οὕτως, τοιαῦτα μὲν τάδʼ ἐστί.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Much
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2 much as
(although: Much as I should like to come, I can't.) όσο κι αν -
3 much
comparative of; see more -
4 much
1) πολύ2) πολύς -
5 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) σχεδόν ίδιος -
6 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.) όχι και σπουδαίος -
7 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!) αρκετά για/δεν αξίζει να μιλάμε για -
8 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) δεν λέει πολλά πράγματα -
9 be too much for
(to overwhelm; to be too difficult etc for: Is the job too much for you?) πέφτω πολύ,ξεπερνώ την αντοχή/τις ικανότητες(κάποιου) -
10 make much of
1) (to make a fuss of (a person) or about (a thing).) αποδίδω μεγάλη σημασία σε/πολυπεριποιούμαι2) (to make sense of; to understand: I couldn't make much of the film.) πολυκαταλαβαίνω -
11 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) τίποτα σπουδαίο -
12 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) δεν υπάρχουν μεγάλες διαφορέςEnglish-Greek dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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13 nothing much
(nothing important, impressive etc: `What are you doing?' `Nothing much.') τίποτα σημαντικό -
14 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.) δεν έχω σε μεγάλη εκτίμησηEnglish-Greek dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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15 think too much of
(to have too high an opinion of: He thinks too much of himself.) έχω υπερβολική ιδέα για -
16 without so much as
(without even: He took my umbrella without so much as asking.) χωρίς καν -
17 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.) εφόσον -
18 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) σχεδόν το ίδιο -
19 In as much as
conj.See Since.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > In as much as
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20 beyond expectation
(much more or much better than expected: The plan succeeded beyond all expectations; The hotel was beyond our expectations.) απροσδόκητος
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