not nearly as much as

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

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

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

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

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

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

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

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

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

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

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

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

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

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

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

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

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

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

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

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

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

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

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

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

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

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

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

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

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?

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

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

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

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?

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

to be too much for sb (in quantity) — zu viel für jdn sein

that insult was too much for me —

these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen

he'd be too much for anybody — er wäre für jeden eine Zumutung

he doesn't do too much — er tut nicht übermäßig viel

far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel

(just) as much — ebenso viel inv, genauso viel inv

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc

as much as possible —

they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen

as much again — noch einmal so viel

I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc

it's as much as I can do to stand up — es fällt mir schwer genug aufzustehen

so much — so viel inv; (emph so, with following that) so viel

it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —

you know so much — du weißt so viel

to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen

a much-admired/-married woman —

he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc

so much — so viel; so sehr

too much — zu viel, zu sehr

I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden

thank you very much — vielen Dank

I don't much care or care much — es ist mir ziemlich egal

however much he tries —

much to my astonishment much as I should like to — sehr zu meinem Erstaunen so gern ich möchte

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

much the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

they are much of an age or much the same age —

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

with much love — voller Liebe

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

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

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

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

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht

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

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

much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver

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

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

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

much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

much water— много воды; обильная вода

much light — много света

I don't much like the sound of your cough. — Мне не очень нравится твой кашель.

We enjoyed the concert very / so much. — Нам очень понравился концерт.

much more difficult — гораздо сложнее

much worse — намного хуже

much of a size — почти того же размера

much the same — почти то же самое, почти такой же

not much — отнюдь нет

You haven't said much. — Вы рассказали немногое.

The children never eat much. — Дети никогда не едят много.

There's not much on TV tonight. —Сегодня вечером по телевизору нет ничего заслуживающего внимания.

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

to make much of smb. / smth. — высоко ценить кого-л. / что-л.; быть высокого мнения о ком-л. / чём-л.

as you know — come sai

as usual — come di solito, come al solito

as is usual in such cases — come accade abitualmente

do as I say — fai come ti dico

as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me

as I understand it — a quanto ho capito

knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai

the street as it looked in the 1930s — la strada così com'era negli anni trenta

as often happens — come spesso accade

he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella

leave it as it is — lascialo così com'è

we're in enough trouble as it is — siamo già abbastanza nei guai così

as one man to another — da uomo a uomo

as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...

as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato

as it were — per così dire

as he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco

as a child, he... — da bambino, lui

as you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto

strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai

comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara

try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare

the same... as — lo stesso... che

I've got a jacket the same as yours — ho una giacca come la tua

the same as always — come sempre

so as to do — per fare

it' s not as if he hadn't been warned! — non è che non sia stato avvertito!

he looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"

it looks as if we've lost — sembra che abbiamo perso

as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia

dressed as a sailor — vestito da marinaio

he is portrayed as a victim — viene presentato come una vittima

he works as a pilot — lavora come pilota

a job as a teacher — un posto di insegnante

speaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...

my rights as a parent — i miei diritti di genitore

with Lauren Bacall as Vivien — con Lauren Bacall nella parte di Vivien

to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari

he was quoted as saying that — avrebbe detto che

it came as a shock — è stato un vero shock

75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso

as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...

he is as intelligent as you — è intelligente come te

as before, she... — come prima, lei...

I thought as much! — era come pensavo!

as you know — come sai

as usual — come di solito, come al solito

as is usual in such cases — come accade abitualmente

do as I say — fai come ti dico

as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me

as I understand it — a quanto ho capito

knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai

the street as it looked in the 1930s — la strada così com'era negli anni trenta

as often happens — come spesso accade

he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella

leave it as it is — lascialo così com'è

we're in enough trouble as it is — siamo già abbastanza nei guai così

as one man to another — da uomo a uomo

as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...

as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato

as it were — per così dire

as he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco

as a child, he... — da bambino, lui

as you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto

strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai

comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara

try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare

the same... as — lo stesso... che

I've got a jacket the same as yours — ho una giacca come la tua

the same as always — come sempre

so as to do — per fare

it' s not as if he hadn't been warned! — non è che non sia stato avvertito!

he looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"

it looks as if we've lost — sembra che abbiamo perso

as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia

dressed as a sailor — vestito da marinaio

he is portrayed as a victim — viene presentato come una vittima

he works as a pilot — lavora come pilota

a job as a teacher — un posto di insegnante

speaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...

my rights as a parent — i miei diritti di genitore

with Lauren Bacall as Vivien — con Lauren Bacall nella parte di Vivien

to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari

he was quoted as saying that — avrebbe detto che

it came as a shock — è stato un vero shock

75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso

as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...

he is as intelligent as you — è intelligente come te

as before, she... — come prima, lei...

I thought as much! — era come pensavo!