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1. adv. 2. (f. - cuanta)

pron.

all what, everything

- unos cuantos

3. (f. - cuanta)

adj.

as many

- cuanto más

- cuanto menos

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1. ADJ

1) [indicando cantidad]

daremos cuantos créditos se precisen — we will give as many loans as (are) needed o whatever loans are needed

cuantos hombres la ven se enamoran de ella — all the men that see her fall for her

2) [en correlación]

• cuanto más — the more

cuantos más invitados vengan más comida habrá que preparar — the more guests come, the more food we'll have to prepare

• cuanto menos — the less

cuanto menos dinero tiene la gente, menos gasta en salir a comer — the less money people have, the less they spend on eating out

cuantos menos errores hagas mejor — the fewer mistakes you make, the better

3)

• unos cuantos — (=no muchos) a few; (=bastantes) quite a few

solo unos cuantos funcionarios permanecerán en el país — only a few officials will stay in the country

he leído unos cuantos libros suyos — I've read quite a few of his books

2. PRON

1) [indicando cantidad] all

tiene todo cuanto desea — he has everything o all (that) he wants

tome cuanto quiera — take as much as you want, take all you want

2) [en correlación]

• cuantos más — the more

cuantos más mejor — the more the better

• cuantos menos — the fewer

3)

• unos cuantos — (=no muchos) a few; (=bastantes) quite a few

lo sabíamos unos cuantos, pero la mayoría no — a few of us knew, but most people didn't

hay unos cuantos en clase que no hacen más que molestar — there are a few people in the class who do nothing but cause trouble

-¿cuántos vinieron? -unos cuantos — "how many people came?" - "quite a few"

3. ADV CONJ

1) [expresando correlación]

• cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the better

• cuanto más — the more

cuanto más intentes convencerlo, menos caso te hará — the more you try to persuade him, the more he will ignore you

cuanto más corto mejor — the shorter, the better

• cuanto menos — the less

cuanto menos se hable sobre este asunto mejor — the less (that is) said about this issue, the better

2) [locuciones]

a)

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

tiene que estar terminado cuanto antes — it has to be finished as soon as possible

ven cuanto antes — come as soon as you can o as soon as possible

b)

en cuanto — (=tan pronto como) as soon as; (=en calidad de) as

en cuanto lo supe me fui — as soon as I heard I left

iré en cuanto pueda — I'll go as soon as I can

el cuento infantil, en cuanto género literario — children's stories, as a literary genre

c)

en cuanto a — as regards, as for

en cuanto a tu aumento de sueldo, lo discutiremos en diciembre — as regards o as for your pay rise, we'll discuss it in December

el sistema tiene ventajas en cuanto a seguridad y comodidad — as regards o with regard to safety and comfort, the system has advantages

en cuanto a mí — as for me

d)

en cuanto que — insofar as

e)

• cuanto más — especially

siempre está nervioso, cuanto más en época de exámenes — he's always nervous, all the more so o especially at exam time

no escribe a nadie, cuanto más a nosotros — he doesn't write to anyone, let alone us

f)

• cuanto menos — to say the least

esta interpretación es, cuanto menos, discutible — this interpretation is debatable to say the least

g)

• por cuanto — in that, inasmuch as frm

es un delito por cuanto vulnera los derechos constitucionales — it is a crime in that o inasmuch as frm it violates constitutional rights

llama la atención por cuanto supone de innovación — it attracts attention because of its novelty value

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I

adverbio

1) ( tanto como) as much as

grita cuanto quieras — shout as much as you like

2) (como conj)

cuantos más/menos seamos, mejor — the more/the fewer of us there are the better

cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos — the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish

3) (en locs)

cuanto antes — as soon as possible

cuanto más — let alone

es duro para una persona sana, cuanto más para un enfermo — it's hard enough for a healthy person, let alone somebody who's ill

en cuanto — ( tan pronto como) as soon as; (como, en calidad de) as

en cuanto pueda — as soon as I can

en cuanto a — ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards

en cuanto a rentabilidad — as for o as regards profitability

en cuanto a conocimientos del tema... — as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned...

por cuanto — (liter o frml) insofar as (frml)

II

- ta adjetivo

1)

a) (todo, todos)

llévate cuantos discos quieras — take as many records as you want o like

b) (sing) ( con valor plural)

tiene cuanto libro hay sobre el tema — she has every book there is on the subject

2)

unos cuantos — a few

unos cuantos amigos — a few friends

había unas cuantas personas — there were several o quite a few people there

III

- ta pronombre

le di todo cuanto tenía — I gave her everything I had

fuimos sólo unos cuantos — only a few of us went

unos cuantos que yo conozco — a few people I can think of

IV

masculino quantum

* * *

= how much, just how much.

Ex. 'I don't know how much I have to work with then?' he said, moving his neck as though his collar was not comfortable.

Ex. Yet just how much greater the cost would be depends on the application.

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* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.

* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.

* con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación = at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.

* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre = how far along + Nombre + be.

* cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.

* cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* cuántos + Nombre Contable = how many + Nombre Contable.

* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.

* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.

* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.

* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.

* en cuanto a él = as for him.

* en cuanto a ella = as for her.

* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.

* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.

* en cuanto a mí = as for me.

* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.

* en cuanto a ti = as for you.

* en cuanto a usted = as for you.

* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.

* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.

* en cuanto que = in that.

* en tanto en cuanto = as long as, so long as.

* en tanto en cuanto que = inasmuch as, insomuch as.

* en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo = provided (that).

* en unos cuantos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.

* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.

* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.

* otros cuantos = several other.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some, to name only some.

* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y unos cuantos más = and a few others.

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I

adverbio

1) ( tanto como) as much as

grita cuanto quieras — shout as much as you like

2) (como conj)

cuantos más/menos seamos, mejor — the more/the fewer of us there are the better

cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos — the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish

3) (en locs)

cuanto antes — as soon as possible

cuanto más — let alone

es duro para una persona sana, cuanto más para un enfermo — it's hard enough for a healthy person, let alone somebody who's ill

en cuanto — ( tan pronto como) as soon as; (como, en calidad de) as

en cuanto pueda — as soon as I can

en cuanto a — ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards

en cuanto a rentabilidad — as for o as regards profitability

en cuanto a conocimientos del tema... — as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned...

por cuanto — (liter o frml) insofar as (frml)

II

- ta adjetivo

1)

a) (todo, todos)

llévate cuantos discos quieras — take as many records as you want o like

b) (sing) ( con valor plural)

tiene cuanto libro hay sobre el tema — she has every book there is on the subject

2)

unos cuantos — a few

unos cuantos amigos — a few friends

había unas cuantas personas — there were several o quite a few people there

III

- ta pronombre

le di todo cuanto tenía — I gave her everything I had

fuimos sólo unos cuantos — only a few of us went

unos cuantos que yo conozco — a few people I can think of

IV

masculino quantum

* * *

= how much, just how much.

Ex: 'I don't know how much I have to work with then?' he said, moving his neck as though his collar was not comfortable.

Ex: Yet just how much greater the cost would be depends on the application.

* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.

* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.

* con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación = at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.

* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre = how far along + Nombre + be.

* cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.

* cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* cuántos + Nombre Contable = how many + Nombre Contable.

* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.

* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.

* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.

* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.

* en cuanto a él = as for him.

* en cuanto a ella = as for her.

* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.

* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.

* en cuanto a mí = as for me.

* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.

* en cuanto a ti = as for you.

* en cuanto a usted = as for you.

* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.

* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.

* en cuanto que = in that.

* en tanto en cuanto = as long as, so long as.

* en tanto en cuanto que = inasmuch as, insomuch as.

* en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo = provided (that).

* en unos cuantos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.

* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.

* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.

* otros cuantos = several other.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some, to name only some.

* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y unos cuantos más = and a few others.

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cuanto¹

adverb

A (tanto como) as much as

puedes gritar cuanto quieras you can shout all you like o as much as you like [ for examples with adjectives see cuan]

B ( como conj):

cuantos menos seamos, mejor the fewer of us there are the better

cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish

C ( en locs):

cuanto antes as soon as possible

cuanto más: es un trabajo duro para una persona fuerte, cuanto más para un enfermo it's hard work for a healthy person, let alone o never mind someone who's ill

tienen mal tiempo en verano, cuanto más en invierno they have bad weather in summer, and the winter's even worse

en cuanto (tan pronto como) as soon as; (como, en calidad de) as

vendré en cuanto pueda I'll come as soon as I can

en cuanto a (en lo que concierne) as for, as regards

en cuanto a rentabilidad as for o as regards profitability

en cuanto a conocimientos del tema, no lo supera nadie as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned nobody can match him

no le dieron ninguna indicación en cuanto a la forma de hacerlo he was given no indication as to how to do it

por cuanto ( liter o frml); insofar as ( frml), inasmuch as ( frml)

cuanto² -ta

adjective

A

1

(todo, todos): llévate cuantos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like

2 ( sing)

(con valor plural): se ha leído cuanto libro hay sobre el tema she's read every book there is on the subject

le compran cuanto juguete se le antoja they buy him any toy(s) he wants

B

unos cuantos: ponle unas cuantas cucharadas de jugo de limón add several spoonfuls of lemon juice

ya había unas cuantas personas there were already several o quite a few people there

sólo unos cuantos amigos just a few friends

cuanto³ -ta

pronoun

le di todo cuanto tenía I gave her everything I had

no fuimos todos, sólo unos cuantos we didn't all go, only a few of us

unos cuantos que yo conozco a few people I can think of o I could mention

cuanto⁴

masculine

quantum

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Multiple Entries:
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cuánto
cuanto 1 adverbio

a) ( tanto como) as much as;

◊ grita cuánto quieras shout as much as you like

b) ( como conj):

◊ cuántos más/menos seamos, mejor the more/the fewer of us there are the better;

cuánto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish

c) ( en locs)

◊ cuanto antes as soon as possible;

en cuanto ( tan pronto como) as soon as;
en cuanto a ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards
cuanto 2

◊ -ta adjetivo: llévate cuántos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like;

unos cuántos amigos a few friends;
tiene cuánto libro hay sobre el tema she has every book there is on the subject
■ pronombre: le di todo cuánto tenía I gave her everything I had;
fuimos solo unos cuántos only a few of us went
cuánto 1 adverbio

a) ( en preguntas) how much

b) ( uso indirecto):

◊ si supieras cuánto la quiero/lo siento if you knew how much I love her/how sorry I am

cuánto 2

◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ( en preguntas) ( sing) how much;

(pl) how many;

◊ ¿cuánto café queda? how much coffee is there left?;

¿cuántos alumnos tienes? how many students do you have?;
¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?;
¿cuánto tiempo tardarás? how long will you take?

b) ( uso indirecto) ( sing) how much;

(pl) how many;

◊ no sé cuánto dinero/cuántos libros tengo I don't know how much money/how many books I have

c) ( en exclamaciones):

◊ ¡cuánto vino! what a lot of wine!;

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages! (colloq)
■ pronombre
1 ( en preguntas)

a) ( sing) how much;

(pl) how many;

◊ ¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?;

¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?;
¿cuántos quieres? how many do you want?;
¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?

b) ( refirido a tiempo) how long;

◊ ¿cuánto falta para llegar? how long before we get there?

c) (refirido a precios, dinero) how much;

◊ ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?;

¿cuánto es? how much is that (altogether)?
2 ( uso indirecto):

◊ pregúntale cuánto va a demorar ask her how long she'll be;

no sé cuánto puede costar/cuántos tiene I don't know how much it might cost/how many she has
3 ( en exclamaciones):

◊ ¡cuánto has tardado! it's taken you a long time!

cuanto,-a
I adjetivo all: come cuanto arroz quieras, eat as much rice as you want
unas cuantas veces, a few times
II pron rel as much as: dice todo cuanto piensa, he says everything he thinks
gasta cuanto tiene, he spends all he has
III pron indef pl unos cuantos, a few
IV adverbio
1 (cantidad) cuanto más..., más, the more... the more: cuanto más trabajo, más me canso, the more I work the more tired I get
cuantos más (seamos), mejor, the more the merrier
2 (tiempo) ven cuanto antes, come as soon as possible
cuanto antes, mejor, the sooner the better
♦ Locuciones: en cuanto, (tan pronto como) as soon as
(en condición de) as
en cuanto a, with respect to, regarding
en cuanto a Javier, as for Javier o as far as Javier is concerned
cuánto,-a
I adjetivo & pron interr sing how much?
(pl) how many?: ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
¿cuántos días faltan?, how many days are left?
¡cuánta gente!, what a lot of people!
II adverbio how, how much: ¿cuánto quieres a mamá?, how much do you love mummy?
¡cuánto dormiste!, what a long time you slept!
' cuánto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- amanecer
- antes
- cada
- cerrojo
- cómo
- congelación
- contumaz
- costar
- cuanta
- cuánta
- cuanto
- desbandada
- desorden
- despojar
- dicotomía
- ducha
- durante
- embalarse
- ser
- estar
- honda
- hueso
- interesar
- irresoluta
- irresoluto
- larga
- largo
- limitación
- moscón
- mucha
- mucho
- mullida
- mullido
- rebotarse
- saber
- tardar
- tiempo
- apenas
- equivaler
- hoy
- más
- mejor
- mientras
- posible
- vanidoso
English:
action
- ago
- ahead
- altogether
- as
- asap
- be
- better
- bring round
- chance
- come to
- complaint
- disagree
- divorce
- doze off
- dread
- due
- duration
- far
- few
- for
- heavy
- height
- hold out
- how
- immediately
- ingrained
- less
- line
- lionise
- long
- more
- much
- play down
- possible
- publicity
- rate
- realize
- respect
- scrap
- soon
- strength
- subscription
- tall
- term
- the
- unpack
- wage
- what
- worth

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cuanto¹, -a

♦ adj

1. [todo]

despilfarra cuanto dinero gana he squanders all the money he earns;

soporté todas cuantas críticas me hizo I put up with every single criticism he made of me;

todos cuantos intentos hicimos fracasaron every single one of our attempts met with failure

2. [algunos]

unos cuantos chicos some o a few boys;

necesitaré unas cuantas hojas I'm going to need a few sheets of paper

3. (antes de adv) [expresa correlación]

cuantas más mentiras digas, menos te creerán the more you lie, the less people will believe you;

cuantos más amigos traigas, tanto mejor the more friends you bring, the better

♦ pron relativo

1. [todo lo que] everything, as much as;

come cuanto quieras eat as much as you like;

comprendo cuanto dice I understand everything he says;

herederás todo cuanto tengo you will inherit everything I have;

esto es todo cuanto puedo hacer this is as much as o all I can do

2.

cuantos [todos] [personas] everyone who;

[cosas] everything (that);

cuantos fueron alabaron el espectáculo everyone who went said the show was excellent;

dio las gracias a todos cuantos le ayudaron he thanked everyone who helped him

3.

unos cuantos [algunos] some, a few;

no tengo todos sus libros, sólo unos cuantos I don't have all of her books, only some o a few of them

♦ adv

[expresa correlación]

cuanto más se tiene, más se quiere the more you have, the more you want;

cuantos menos vayamos, más barato saldrá the fewer of us who go, the cheaper it will be;

cuanto más come, más gordo está the more he eats, the fatter he gets;

cuanto más lo pienso, menos lo entiendo the more I think about it, the less I understand it;

cuanto menos nos distraigas, mejor the less you distract us, the better;

cuanto antes llegues, antes empezaremos the sooner you arrive, the sooner we'll start

♦ cuanto antes loc adv

as soon as possible;

hazlo cuanto antes do it as soon as possible o as soon as you can

♦ en cuanto loc prep

[en calidad de] as;

en cuanto cabeza de familia as head of the family

♦ en cuanto loc conj

[tan pronto como] as soon as;

en cuanto acabe as soon as I've finished;

la reconocí en cuanto la vi I recognized her as soon as I saw her o instantly

♦ en cuanto a loc prep

as regards;

en cuanto a tu petición as regards your request, as far as your request is concerned;

en cuanto a temas de literatura, nadie sabe más que él no one knows more about literature than he does, when it comes to literature, no one knows more than he does

cuanto² nm

Fís quantum

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cuanto

1

I adj

:

cuanto dinero quieras as much money as you want;

unos cuantos chavales a few boys

II pron all, everything;

se llevó cuanto podía she took all o everything she could;

le dio cuanto necesitaba he gave her everything she needed;

unas cuantas a few;

todo cuanto everything

III adv

:

cuanto antes, mejor the sooner the better;

en cuanto as soon as;

en cuanto a as for;

cuanto más the more;

cuanto más, mejor the more the better;

cuanto más … más … the more …, the more …;

por cuanto inasmuch as;

todos cuantos all those who

cuanto

2 m FÍS quantum;

teoría de los cuantos quantum theory

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cuánto adv

: how much, how many

¿a cuánto están las manzanas?: how much are the apples?

no sé cuánto desean: I don't know how much they want

cuánto, -ta adj

: how much, how many

¿cuántos niños tiene?: how many children do you have?

cuánto pron

: how much, how many

¿cuántos quieren participar?: how many want to take part?

¿cuánto cuesta?: how much does it cost?

cuanto adv

1) : as much as

come cuanto puedas: eat as much as you can

2)

cuanto antes : as soon as possible

3)

en cuánto : as soon as

4)

en cuanto a : as for, as regards

cuanto, -ta adj

: as many, whatever

llévate cuantas flores quieras: take as many flowers as you wish

cuanto, -ta pron

1) : as much as, all that, everything

tengo cuanto deseo: I have all that I want

2)

unos cuantos, unas cuantas : a few

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cuanto¹ adj all

le gustan cuantos juguetes ve anunciados he likes all the toys he sees advertised

cuantos más / menos... the more / fewer...

cuanto² adv as much as

estudio cuanto puedo I study as much as I can

cuanto más / menos... the more / less...

cuanto más dinero tiene, más avaro es the more money he has, the greedier he is

cuanto menos trabajes, menos cobrarás the less you work, the less you'll earn

cuanto antes as soon as possible

en cuanto as soon as

en cuanto a as for / regarding

cuanto³ pron everything / all

tiene cuanto necesita he's got everything he needs

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