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Although she was tired, she went to work. — Хотя она устала, все же пошла на работу.

They all came, although they were not invited. — Они все пришли, хотя их и не приглашали.

I'll come, although I may be late. — Я приду, хотя, может быть, и опоздаю.

Although she was tired, she went to work. — Хотя она и устала, она все же пошла на работу.

They all came, although they were not invited. — Они все пришли, хотя их и не приглашали.

I'll be there, although I may be late. — Я там буду, хотя, может быть, и поздно.

Although he was perfectly willing to cooperate with Scotland Yard, Holmes has nothing but contempt for the intelligence and mentality of the police. — Хотя он охотно готов сотрудничать со Скотланд Ярдом, Холмс относился с величайшим презрением к способностям и умственным возможностям полиции.

I found the water sufficiently shallow for me to wade. Although the red weed impeded my feet a little. — Я обнаружил, что вода была не глубока, и по ней можно было идти, хотя ноги немного вязли в красных водорослях.

Although a look of alarm passed over his face, he didn't arrest his movements but disappeared into the shower room just as the chambermaid came out of number nine. — Хотя по его лицу промелькнуло выражение тревоги, он не замедлил шагов и скрылся в душевой, как раз в тот момент, когда уборщица выходила из кабины девять.

It is possible although highly improbable. — Это возможно, но, тем не менее, крайне мало вероятно.

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

when did you arrive? — ¿cuándo llegaste?

I asked him when the next train was — le pregunté cuándo salía el próximo tren

say when! — di cuándo

the year when we got married — el año en que nos casamos

in December, when we were on holiday — en diciembre, cuando estábamos de vacaciones

I'll ask him when I see him — se lo preguntaré cuando lo vea

reduce speed when approaching a junction — reduzca la velocidad al acercarse a un cruce

he said he was 18 when in fact he's only 15 — dijo que tenía 18 años cuando en realidad sólo tiene 15

when do you have to be in London by? — ¿para cuándo tienes que estar en Londres?

since when have they had the farm? — ¿desde cuándo tienen la granja?, ¿cuánto hace que tienen la granja?

when did it happen? — ¿cuándo ocurrió?

I know when it happened — yo sé cuándo ocurrió

he told me when to come in — me indicó cuándo entrar

when will we learn to keep our mouths shut! — ¡cuándo aprenderemos a callar la boca!

that was when the trouble started — entonces fue cuando empezaron los problemas

Monday? that's when Ted gets back — ¿el lunes? ese día es cuando vuelve Ted

that's when the programme starts — a esa hora es cuando empieza el programa

1958: that's when I was born — 1958: (en) ese año nací yo

she told me about when she was in London — me contó lo que le pasó cuando estuvo en Londres

during the time when she lived abroad — durante el tiempo (en) que vivió en el extranjero

the year when you were born — el año (en) que naciste

she can't remember a time when she wasn't happy — no recuerda una época (en) que no fuese feliz

there are times when I wish I'd never met him — hay momentos en los que desearía no haberlo conocido nunca

some days, when we're very busy, we don't finish work till very late — algunos días, cuando tenemos mucho trabajo, no acabamos hasta muy tarde

when I came in — cuando entré

when I was young — cuando era joven

he had just sat down when the phone rang — acababa de sentarse cuando sonó el teléfono

everything looks nicer when the sun is shining — todo está más bonito cuando brilla el sol

he arrived at 8 o'clock, when traffic is at its peak — llegó a las ocho en punto, en lo peor del tráfico

call me when you get there — llámame cuando llegues

when the bridge is built — cuando se construya el puente

you can go when we have finished — puedes irte cuando hayamos terminado

he said he'd tell me when I was older — dijo que me lo diría cuando fuera mayor

when he went out he saw it was raining — al salir vio que estaba lloviendo

when just three years old, he was... — cuando tenía solo tres años, era...

the floor is slippery when wet — el suelo resbala cuando está mojado

hardly had the film begun when there was a power cut — apenas había empezado la película cuando se fue la corriente

even when — aun cuando

I wouldn't walk when I could get the bus — no iría a pie si pudiese tomar el autobús

he thought he was recovering, when in fact... — pensaba que se estaba recuperando, cuando de hecho...

she made us study when all we wanted to do was play — nos hacía estudiar cuando lo único que queríamos hacer era jugar

when did you arrive? — ¿cuándo llegaste?

I asked him when the next train was — le pregunté cuándo salía el próximo tren

say when! — di cuándo

the year when we got married — el año en que nos casamos

in December, when we were on holiday — en diciembre, cuando estábamos de vacaciones

I'll ask him when I see him — se lo preguntaré cuando lo vea

reduce speed when approaching a junction — reduzca la velocidad al acercarse a un cruce

he said he was 18 when in fact he's only 15 — dijo que tenía 18 años cuando en realidad sólo tiene 15

when do you have to be in London by? — ¿para cuándo tienes que estar en Londres?

since when have they had the farm? — ¿desde cuándo tienen la granja?, ¿cuánto hace que tienen la granja?

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

keys cut while you wait — se hacen llaves al momento

the situation, while tense, seems unlikely to lead to war — la situación aunque tensa, no es probable que lleve a una guerra

it's a while since we had any news — hace tiempo que no tenemos noticias

it's been a good while since we had any rain — hace bastante (tiempo) que no llueve

he was here a little while ago — hace un ratito estaba aquí

she knew all the while that he was dead — supo desde el principio que estaba muerto

I'll be back in a little while — enseguida vuelvo

she'll be here in a short while — llegará dentro de un ratito

(every) once in a while — de vez en cuando; see also worth I b)

a while — (=some moments) un ratito; (=some minutes, hours) un rato; (=some weeks, months) un tiempo

let it simmer for a while — deje que hierva un rato a fuego lento

he looked at me the while — mientras tanto me estaba mirando

• it is worth while to ask whether... — vale la pena preguntar si...

we'll make it worth your while — te compensaremos generosamente

it's not worth my while — no me vale la pena

while this was happening — mientras pasaba esto

she fell asleep while reading — se durmió mientras leía

while you are away — mientras estés fuera

to drink while on duty — beber estando de servicio

it won't happen while I'm here — no pasará mientras (que) yo esté aquí

while I admit it is awkward — aunque reconozco que es difícil

I enjoy sport, while he prefers reading — a mí me gusta el deporte, mientras que él prefiere la lectura

keys cut while you wait — se hacen llaves al momento

the situation, while tense, seems unlikely to lead to war — la situación aunque tensa, no es probable que lleve a una guerra

it's a while since we had any news — hace tiempo que no tenemos noticias

it's been a good while since we had any rain — hace bastante (tiempo) que no llueve

he was here a little while ago — hace un ratito estaba aquí

she knew all the while that he was dead — supo desde el principio que estaba muerto

I'll be back in a little while — enseguida vuelvo

she'll be here in a short while — llegará dentro de un ratito

(every) once in a while — de vez en cuando; see also worth I b)

I wasn't sure whether to answer or not o whether or not to answer non sapevo se rispondere o no; I wonder whether it's true mi chiedo se sia vero; the question is whether anyone is interested il problema è capire se c'è qualcuno interessato; he was worried about whether to invite her — si chiedeva se era il caso di invitarla

you're going to school whether you like it or not! — a scuola ci vai, che ti piaccia o no!

whether or not you are happy is of little importance — se sei contento o no ha poca importanza

he needs an adult whether it be a parent or teacher — ha bisogno di un adulto, non importa se è un genitore o un insegnante

I wasn't sure whether to answer or not o whether or not to answer non sapevo se rispondere o no; I wonder whether it's true mi chiedo se sia vero; the question is whether anyone is interested il problema è capire se c'è qualcuno interessato; he was worried about whether to invite her — si chiedeva se era il caso di invitarla

you're going to school whether you like it or not! — a scuola ci vai, che ti piaccia o no!

whether or not you are happy is of little importance — se sei contento o no ha poca importanza

he needs an adult whether it be a parent or teacher — ha bisogno di un adulto, non importa se è un genitore o un insegnante

if you're good, I'll read you a story — si te portas bien, te leeré un cuento

I'd help you if I could — te ayudaría si pudiera

if not: they were undernourished, if not (yet) actually starving estaban desnutridos, si bien no se estaban muriendo de inanición; she was very offhand, if not downright rude — estuvo muy brusca, por no decir verdaderamente grosera

if nothing else — aunque no sea más que eso

if only: if only she could have seen him! — si lo pudiera haber visto!

if so — (as linker) si es así, de ser así

they asked if she had left — preguntaron si se había ido

she doesn't care if you win or lose — no le importa que pierdas o ganes

if you'll all follow me, please — síganme, por favor, ¿quieren seguirme, por favor?

well, if it isn't Mike Britton! — pero si es Mike Britton!

a lot of ifs and buts — muchas condiciones y salvedades

I'll go if you come with me — yo iré si tú me acompañas

if you studied harder you would pass your exams — si estudiaras más aprobarías los exámenes

if they are to be believed — si hacemos caso de lo que dicen

if you were to say that you'd be wrong — si dijeras eso te equivocarías

even if he tells me himself I won't believe it — ni aunque me lo diga él mismo me lo creo

it's no bigger than our last house, if anything, it's even smaller — no es más grande que nuestra última casa si acaso, es incluso más pequeña

she acts as if she were the boss — se comporta como si fuera la jefa

as if by chance — como por casualidad

it isn't as if we were rich — no es que seamos precisamente ricos, no es que seamos ricos que digamos

are you coming? if not, I'll go with Mark — ¿vienes? si no, iré con Mark

if only I could! — ¡ojalá pudiera!

if only we had a car! — ¡ojalá tuviéramos coche!, ¡quién tuviera coche!

I'll come, if only to see him — voy, aunque solo sea para verlo

I'll try to be there, if only for a few minutes — trataré de estar allí, aunque solo sea unos minutos

if you're good, I'll read you a story — si te portas bien, te leeré un cuento

I'd help you if I could — te ayudaría si pudiera

if not: they were undernourished, if not (yet) actually starving estaban desnutridos, si bien no se estaban muriendo de inanición; she was very offhand, if not downright rude — estuvo muy brusca, por no decir verdaderamente grosera

if nothing else — aunque no sea más que eso

if only: if only she could have seen him! — si lo pudiera haber visto!

if so — (as linker) si es así, de ser así

they asked if she had left — preguntaron si se había ido

she doesn't care if you win or lose — no le importa que pierdas o ganes

if you'll all follow me, please — síganme, por favor, ¿quieren seguirme, por favor?

well, if it isn't Mike Britton! — pero si es Mike Britton!

a lot of ifs and buts — muchas condiciones y salvedades