not many days

how many plates/cups? — ¿cuántos platos/cuántas tazas?

a great/good many people — muchísima/mucha gente

I've had as many jobs as you — he tenido tantos trabajos como tú

use as many colors as you need — utiliza todos los colores que necesitas

she read 15 books in as many days — se leyó 15 libros en el mismo número de días

too many problems/people — demasiados problemas/demasiada gente

one chair too many, one too many chairs — una silla de más

many a — (liter) muchos, -chas

many a time — muchas veces

how many of you smoke? — ¿cuántos/cuántas de ustedes fuman?

many of us — muchos de nosotros

a good many of the houses — muchas de las casas

many's the time I've asked myself that — más de una vez me he preguntado eso

answer as many of the questions as possible — conteste todas las preguntas que pueda

I've got twice as many as you — tengo el doble que tú

as many as 26 are missing — faltan nada menos que 26

I don't want this many — yo no quiero tantos/tantas

would ten be too many? — ¿diez serían demasiados?

you've given me one/two too many — me has dado uno/dos de más

many would disagree with that — muchos no estarían de acuerdo con eso

many people — mucha gente, muchas personas

in many cases — en muchos casos

so many flies — tantas moscas

ever so many people — la mar de gente, tantísimas personas

too many difficulties — demasiadas dificultades

many of them came — muchos (de ellos) vinieron

he has three times as many as I have — tiene tres veces más que yo

there were as many as 100 at the meeting — asistieron a la reunión hasta cien personas

as many again — otros tantos

and as many more — y otros tantos

how many there are! — ¡cuántos hay!

not many came — vinieron pocos

the many — la mayoría

how many plates/cups? — ¿cuántos platos/cuántas tazas?

a great/good many people — muchísima/mucha gente

I've had as many jobs as you — he tenido tantos trabajos como tú

use as many colors as you need — utiliza todos los colores que necesitas

she read 15 books in as many days — se leyó 15 libros en el mismo número de días

too many problems/people — demasiados problemas/demasiada gente

one chair too many, one too many chairs — una silla de más

many a — (liter) muchos, -chas

many a time — muchas veces

how many of you smoke? — ¿cuántos/cuántas de ustedes fuman?

many of us — muchos de nosotros

a good many of the houses — muchas de las casas

many's the time I've asked myself that — más de una vez me he preguntado eso

answer as many of the questions as possible — conteste todas las preguntas que pueda

I've got twice as many as you — tengo el doble que tú

as many as 26 are missing — faltan nada menos que 26

I don't want this many — yo no quiero tantos/tantas

would ten be too many? — ¿diez serían demasiados?

you've given me one/two too many — me has dado uno/dos de más

many would disagree with that — muchos no estarían de acuerdo con eso

many people, cars — molta gente, molte macchine

many times — molte volte, spesso

in many ways — in molti modi

his many friends — i suoi numerosi amici

how many people, times? — quanta gente, quante volte?

too many people, times — troppa gente, troppe volte

for a great many years — per moltissimi anni

a good many people, times — parecchia gente, parecchie volte

I have as many books as you (do) — ho tanti libri quanto te

five exams in as many days — cinque esami in altrettanti giorni

many a man would be glad of... — più di un uomo sarebbe felice di...

not many — pochi, non molti

too many — troppi

how many? — quanti?

as many as you like — quanti ne vuoi

I didn't know there were so many — non sapevo che ce ne fossero così tanti

we don't need many more — non ce ne servono ancora molti

many of them were killed — molti di loro furono uccisi

there were too many of them — ce n'erano troppi, erano troppo numerosi

a good many of the houses were damaged — parecchie case furono danneggiate

you've set one place too many — hai preparato un posto di troppo

the many who — le molte persone che

to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many — sacrificare gli interessi di pochi a favore di molti

many people, cars — molta gente, molte macchine

many times — molte volte, spesso

in many ways — in molti modi

his many friends — i suoi numerosi amici

how many people, times? — quanta gente, quante volte?

too many people, times — troppa gente, troppe volte

for a great many years — per moltissimi anni

a good many people, times — parecchia gente, parecchie volte

I have as many books as you (do) — ho tanti libri quanto te

five exams in as many days — cinque esami in altrettanti giorni

many a man would be glad of... — più di un uomo sarebbe felice di...

not many — pochi, non molti

too many — troppi

how many? — quanti?

as many as you like — quanti ne vuoi

I didn't know there were so many — non sapevo che ce ne fossero così tanti

we don't need many more — non ce ne servono ancora molti

many of them were killed — molti di loro furono uccisi

there were too many of them — ce n'erano troppi, erano troppo numerosi

a good many of the houses were damaged — parecchie case furono danneggiate

you've set one place too many — hai preparato un posto di troppo

the many who — le molte persone che

to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many — sacrificare gli interessi di pochi a favore di molti

one is too many/there is one too many — einer/eine/eins ist zu viel

many a man — so mancher; manch einer

many of us — viele von uns

a good/great many [of them/of the books] — eine Menge/eine ganze Reihe [von ihnen/der Bücher]

she has many — sie hat viele (davon)

there were as many as 20 — es waren sogar 20 da

fifty went to France and as many to Germany — fünfzig gingen nach Frankreich und ebenso viele nach Deutschland

as many again —

they are just so many cowards — das sind lauter Feiglinge

there's one too many — einer ist zu viel

he made one mistake too many — er hat einen Fehler zu viel gemacht

a good/great many houses — eine (ganze) Reihe or Anzahl Häuser

many a good soldier — so mancher gute Soldat

many a time —

many's the time I've heard that old story — ich habe diese alte Geschichte so manches Mal gehört

the many — die (große) Masse

one is too many/there is one too many — einer/eine/eins ist zu viel

many a man — so mancher; manch einer

many of us — viele von uns

a good/great many [of them/of the books] — eine Menge/eine ganze Reihe [von ihnen/der Bücher]

How many of you are there? — Сколько вас там?

This book is too many. — Эта книга лишняя.

You have given me too many. — Ты мне дал слишком много.

You may take as many as you like. — Можешь взять, сколько хочешь.

How many are there in your family? — Сколько человек в вашей семье?

few people — [nur] wenige [Leute]

[all] too few people — [viel] zu wenig Leute

few and far between — rar

a few... — wenige...

not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...

just a few words from you — nur ein paar Worte von dir

every few minutes — alle paar Minuten

a few — wenige

a very few — nur wenige

the few — die wenigen

few of us/them — nur wenige von uns/nur wenige [von ihnen]

few of the people — nur wenige [Leute]

just a few of you/her friends — nur ein paar von euch/ihrer Freunde

not a few of them — eine ganze Reihe von ihnen

the/these/those few who — diejenigen, die

a few [more] of these biscuits — [noch] ein paar von diesen Keksen

few people come to see him — nur wenige Leute besuchen ihn

with few exceptions — mit wenigen Ausnahmen

few and far between — dünn gesät

as few as six objections — bloß sechs Einwände, nicht mehr als sechs Einwände

how few they are! — wie wenige das sind!

so few books —

too few cakes — zu wenige Kuchen

there were 3 too few —

10 would not be too few — 10 wären nicht zu wenig

he is one of the few people who... — er ist einer der wenigen, die...

the exceptions are few — es gibt nur wenige Ausnahmen

a few — ein paar

a very few — nur ganz wenige

a few more days — noch ein paar Tage

a few times — ein paar Male

there were quite a few waiting —

he has quite a few girlfriends — er hat eine ganze Menge or ziemlich viele Freundinnen

he's had a few (too many) — er hat einen über den Durst getrunken

quite a few books — ziemlich viele Bücher, eine ganze Menge Bücher

I saw a good few or quite a few people — ich habe ziemlich viele Leute or eine ganze Menge Leute gesehen

not a few people —

we'll go in a few minutes — wir gehen in ein paar Minuten

in the next/past few days — in den nächsten/letzten paar Tagen

every few days — alle paar Tage

few of them came — wenige von ihnen kamen

some few —

the lucky few — die wenigen Glücklichen

opera used to be an experience for the few — Opern waren früher einer privilegierten Minderheit vorbehalten

as few as you — genauso wenig wie du

how few there are! — wie wenige das sind!

I've got so/too few as it is —

there are too few of you — ihr seid zu wenige

a few —

I'll just take a few — ich nehme nur ein paar

a few more — ein paar mehr

quite a few — eine ganze Menge

quite a few did not believe him — eine ganze Menge Leute or ziemlich viele Leute glaubten ihm nicht

some few — einige

there are always the few who... — es gibt immer einige wenige Leute or ein paar Leute, die...

the few who knew him — die wenigen, die ihn kannten

few people — [nur] wenige [Leute]

very few housewives know that — das wissen die wenigsten Hausfrauen

his few belongings — seine paar Habseligkeiten

[all] too few people — [viel] zu wenig Leute

few and far between — rar

they were few in number — sie waren nur sehr wenige

a few... — wenige...

not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...

just a few words from you — nur ein paar Worte von dir

every few minutes — alle paar Minuten

a few — wenige

a very few — nur wenige

the few — die wenigen

few of us/them — nur wenige von uns/nur wenige [von ihnen]

few of the people — nur wenige [Leute]

just a few of you/her friends — nur ein paar von euch/ihrer Freunde

not a few of them — eine ganze Reihe von ihnen

not a few — nicht wenige

the/these/those few who — diejenigen, die

there were a few of us who... — es gab einige unter uns, die...

a few [more] of these biscuits — [noch] ein paar von diesen Keksen

few people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos

there were six books too few — faltaban seis libros

every few days — cada pocos días

the last few days have been difficult — estos últimos días han sido difíciles

there were fewer people than usual — había menos gente que de costumbre

fewer and fewer trains stop here — cada vez paran menos trenes aquí

a few — ( some)

a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó

I've been there a few times — he estado allí unas cuantas veces

there are quite a few mistakes — hay bastantes faltas

we have too few to go around — no tenemos suficientes para todos

the privileged few — la minoría privilegiada

as few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera

fewer than 200 tickets have been sold — se han vendido menos de 200 entradas

to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas

a few — ( some)

a few objected — algunos se opusieron

all but a few — casi todos

a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes

there are still quite a few left — todavía quedan unos cuantos

a few of us complained — algunos (de nosotros) nos quejamos

he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas

few books — pocos libros

few of them — pocos (de ellos)

only a few — solo unos pocos

only a few of them came — solo vinieron unos pocos

there are very few of us, we are very few — somos muy pocos

few (people) managed to do it — muy pocos consiguieron hacerlo

the few who... — los pocos que...

she is one of the few (people) who... — ella es una de los pocos que...

such men are few — hay pocos hombres así

there were three too few — faltaban tres

a few — algunos

a good few, quite a few — bastantes

(in) a few more days — dentro de unos pocos días

few people know about this — lo sabe poca gente, lo saben pocos

there were six books too few — faltaban seis libros

every few days — cada pocos días

the last few days have been difficult — estos últimos días han sido difíciles

there were fewer people than usual — había menos gente que de costumbre

fewer and fewer trains stop here — cada vez paran menos trenes aquí

a few — ( some)

a few people complained — algunos se quejaron/bastante gente se quejó

I've been there a few times — he estado allí unas cuantas veces

there are quite a few mistakes — hay bastantes faltas

we have too few to go around — no tenemos suficientes para todos

the privileged few — la minoría privilegiada

as few as 30% pass first time — tan sólo un 30% aprueba a la primera

fewer than 200 tickets have been sold — se han vendido menos de 200 entradas

to be few and far between: good beaches are few and far between — las playas buenas son contadísimas

a few — ( some)

a few objected — algunos se opusieron

all but a few — casi todos

a good few o quite a few already know — ya lo saben bastantes

there are still quite a few left — todavía quedan unos cuantos

a few of us complained — algunos (de nosotros) nos quejamos

he's had a few (too many) — (colloq) se ha tomado unas cuantas

few visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere

very few houses — pochissime case

on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...

their needs are few — hanno poche necessità

to be few in number — essere pochi di numero

with few exceptions — con rare eccezioni

every few days — a intervalli di pochi giorni, ogni due o tre giorni

these past few days — nei giorni scorsi

a few people, houses — alcune persone, case

I would like a few more — ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

we've lived here for a good few years — viviamo qui da un bel po' di anni

in a few minutes — tra qualche minuto

few of us succeeded — pochi di noi ci sono riusciti

there are so few of them that — sono talmente pochi che

there are four too few — ne mancano quattro

as few as four people turned up — sono arrivate soltanto quattro persone

a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi

I only need a few — me ne servono solo alcuni

quite a few of the tourists come from Germany — un buon numero di turisti viene dalla Germania

a good few of the houses — un bel po' di case

it appeals only to the few — piace solo a una minoranza (di persone)

to be few and far between — essere rarissimi

few visitors, letters — pochi visitatori, poche lettere

very few houses — pochissime case

on the few occasions that... — le rare volte che...

their needs are few — hanno poche necessità

to be few in number — essere pochi di numero

with few exceptions — con rare eccezioni

every few days — a intervalli di pochi giorni, ogni due o tre giorni

these past few days — nei giorni scorsi

a few people, houses — alcune persone, case

I would like a few more — ne vorrei ancora qualcuno

we've lived here for a good few years — viviamo qui da un bel po' di anni

in a few minutes — tra qualche minuto

few of us succeeded — pochi di noi ci sono riusciti

there are so few of them that — sono talmente pochi che

there are four too few — ne mancano quattro

as few as four people turned up — sono arrivate soltanto quattro persone

a few of the soldiers, countries — alcuni dei soldati, dei paesi

I only need a few — me ne servono solo alcuni

quite a few of the tourists come from Germany — un buon numero di turisti viene dalla Germania

a good few of the houses — un bel po' di case

it appeals only to the few — piace solo a una minoranza (di persone)

to be few and far between — essere rarissimi

I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr

more and more — immer mehr

many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]

some more things — noch einige Dinge

more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr

six or more — mindestens sechs

what is more... — außerdem...

more than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]

a more interesting book — ein interessanteres Buch

more often — häufiger

more than anything [else] — vor allem

once more — noch einmal

more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)

become more and more absurd — immer absurder werden

more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd

more so — noch mehr

the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...

more and more — immer mehr

three more —

a few more — noch ein paar

many/much more — viel mehr

not many/much more — nicht mehr viele/viel

even more — noch mehr

I shall have more to say about this — dazu habe ich noch etwas zu sagen

let's say no more about it —

there's more to come — da kommt noch etwas, das ist noch nicht alles

what more do you want? — was willst du denn noch?

there's more to it — da steckt (noch) mehr dahinter

there's more to bringing up children than just... — zum Kindererziehen gehört mehr als nur...

they are more than we are — sie sind in der Mehrzahl

there's more where that came from — davon gibts noch mehr

(all) the more — umso mehr

the more you give him, the more he wants — je mehr du ihm gibst, desto mehr verlangt er

the more the merrier — je mehr, desto besser or umso besser

two/five more bottles —

one more day, one day more more and more money/friends — noch ein Tag immer mehr Geld/Freunde

a few more friends/weeks — noch ein paar Freunde/Wochen

no more money/friends — kein Geld/keine Freunde mehr

do you want some more tea/books? —

is there any more wine in the bottle? — ist noch (etwas) Wein in der Flasche?

there isn't any more wine — es ist kein Wein mehr da

(the) more fool you! — du bist ja vielleicht ein Dummkopf!

more and more — immer mehr

it will weigh/grow a bit more — es wird etwas mehr wiegen/noch etwas wachsen

will it weigh/grow any more? — wird es mehr wiegen/noch wachsen?

it'll grow more if you... — es wächst besser, wenn du...

to like/want sth more — etw lieber mögen/wollen

more than — mehr als

it will more than meet the demand — das wird die Nachfrage mehr als genügend befriedigen

he's more lazy than stupid — er ist eher faul als dumm

no more than, not more than — nicht mehr als

nothing more than a wild guess — eine reine Vermutung

he's more like a brother to me — er ist eher wie ein Bruder (für mich)

no more do I — ich auch nicht

(= again) once more — noch einmal, noch mal (inf)

never more — nie mehr or wieder

no more, not any more — nicht mehr

if he comes here any more... — wenn er noch weiter or länger hierher kommt...

more beautiful — schöner

more and more beautiful — immer schöner

more seriously — ernster

no more stupid than I am — (auch) nicht dümmer als ich

more or less — mehr oder weniger

neither more nor less, no more, no less — nicht mehr und nicht weniger

I haven't any more [apples/tea] — ich habe keine [Äpfel]/keinen [Tee] mehr

more and more — immer mehr

many more things — noch viel mehr [Dinge]

some more things — noch einige Dinge

the more fool you — du bist vielleicht ein Dummkopf

more and more — mehr und mehr; immer mehr

six or more — mindestens sechs

what is more... — außerdem...

there's no need to do/say [any] more — da braucht nichts weiter getan/gesagt zu werden

more than — (coll.): (exceedingly) über[satt, -glücklich, -froh]; hoch[erfreut, -willkommen]

a more interesting book — ein interessanteres Buch

this book is more interesting — dieses Buch ist interessanter

more often — häufiger

more than anything [else] — vor allem

more... than... — eher... als...

more dead than alive — mehr tot als lebendig

not any more — nicht mehr

once more — noch einmal

more and more... — mehr und mehr od. immer mehr...; with adj. or adv. immer... (+ Komp.)

become more and more absurd — immer absurder werden

more or less — (fairly) mehr oder weniger; (approximately) annähernd

more so — noch mehr

the more so because... — um so mehr, als od. weil...

they are few and far between — ils sont rarissimes

all day and every day — tagaus, tagein

for two days — zwei Tage [lang]

the day before yesterday/after tomorrow — vorgestern/übermorgen

the other day — neulich

from this/that day [on] — von heute an/von diesem Tag an

one of these [fine] days — eines [schönen] Tages

some day — eines Tages; irgendwann einmal

for the day — für einen Tag

day after day — Tag für Tag

day by day, from day to day — von Tag zu Tag

day in day out — tagaus, tagein

it's not my day — ich habe [heute] einen schlechten Tag

these days — heutzutage

in those days — damals; zu jener Zeit

in this day and age — heutzutage

have seen/known better days — bessere Tage gesehen/gekannt haben

those were the days — das waren noch Zeiten