that receives no thanks

bene quae in me fecerunt, ingrata habui,

sin autem ingrata esse sentiam,

ingratam Veneri pone superbiam,

labor,

jocus,

sapor,

Gaetulicus exercitui,

ingratus est, qui beneficium accepisse se negat, quod accepit: ingratus qui dissimulat: ingratus qui non reddit: ingratissimus omnium, qui oblitus est,

nihil cognovi ingratius,

ingrati animi crimen,

ingratum esse in aliquem,

contra aliquem,

vir adversus merita Caesaris ingratissimus,

quia nihil amas, quom ingratum amas,

salutis,

ingrata atque inrita esse omnia intellego quae dedi,

donum,

umeri,

amicitiae,

ignosces tamen post, et id ingratum,

pericla,

cubile,

ingratā ingluvie rem stringere (i. e. quae numquam satiatur, numquam acceptis contenta est),

ingrato vocem prostituisse foro,

mulier contra patronum suum ingrata,

ingrate viridis gemma,

sunt quibus ingrate timida indulgentia servit,

non ingrate nominando Varrone,

ingrate nostra facilitate abutuntur,

aliquid ferre,

ut sucus qui ingrate his (pomis vitiosis) posset impendi, ad meliora vertatur,

tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

tanti credono sia semplice farlo — many people believe it is easy to do

(altrettanto) tanto quanto — as much as

(con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell'anno millecinquecento e tanti — in the year fifteen hundred and something

(fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

non lavorare tanto! — don't work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? — why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! — they go so well together!

(nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

starai via tanto? — will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto — don't stay out for long

(con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

tanto è inutile — in any case it's useless

- e volte — many times

- i anni fa — many years ago

non ho -i soldi — I don't have much money

c'è ancora tanto tempo — there's still plenty of time

tanto tempo fa — a long time ago

fare -a strada — to go a long way

- e grazie! — thank you very much!

- i saluti — best regards

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere — your visit really pleased me

c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo — there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

non ho tanto denaro quanto te — I haven't got as much money as you (have)

ogni -i anni — every so many years

-e teste, -e opinioni — there are as many opinions as there are people

ho tanto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

ha ancora tanto da imparare — he still has a lot to learn

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

10.000 euro sono -i — 10,000 euros is a lot of money

- i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato — many of the places we visited

- i (di loro) sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

siamo in -i — there are many of us

è tanto così più alto di te — he's this much taller than you

è tanto che aspetti? — have you been waiting long?

non ci metterò tanto — I won't be long

è da tanto che non ci vediamo — it's been so long since we last met

non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione — it's not very far from here to the station

è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già tanto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne — add enough broth to cover the meat

lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te — I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto — he'll get a pass, if he's lucky

a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore — it will take another two hours at the outmost

l'Austria non mi attira tanto — Austria doesn't really appeal me

perché te la prendi tanto? — why do you care so much?

senza pensarci tanto — without thinking so much about it

sto tanto bene qui — I feel so good in here

tanto lontano da qui — so far away from here

tanto rapidamente — very quickly

così tanto — so much

tanto amato, chiacchierato — much-loved, much-talked about

tanto atteso — long awaited, longed-for

si crede tanto furbo — he thinks he's so smart

una cosa tanto bella — such a beautiful thing

è davvero tanto importante? — does it really matter?

è tanto più alta di lui — she's much taller than him

ogni tanto di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto — to see sb. occasionally o on and off

due, tre volte tanto — twice, three times as much

cento volte tanto — a hundredfold

è tanto bello quanto interessante — it's as beautiful as interesting

l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui — I explained it both to her and to him

ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male — he ate so much that he felt sick

essere tanto fortunato da fare — to be lucky enough to do

quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi — the older you grow, the wiser you get

tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco — the more I know him, the less I understand him

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

nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui — nobody can leave, least of all him

tanto per cambiare — for a change

tanto per cominciare — to begin with, for a start

tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? — just for the record, did you really do it?

tanto vale dire che... — you might just as well say that

essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese — to be paid so much a page, a month

un tanto alla o per volta — so much at the time

mi guardò con tanto d'occhi — he stared wide-eyed at me

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve — take it, I don't need it

tanto è lo stesso — it makes no difference

è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! — it's no use, he won't listen!

tanto peggio! — (so) much the worse! too bad!

tanto meglio (così) — (so) much the better

tanto meglio per te — good for you

tanto di guadagnato — all the better

non lo credevo capace di tanto — I didn't think he would go that far

non sono mai arrivato a tanto — I've never done such things

tanto (mi) basta! — it's enough (for me)!

né tanto né poco — not at all

quel tanto che basta per... — enough to...

se tanto mi dà tanto... — if this is the result..., if that's what I get...

non farla tanto lunga! — don't act it out!

tanto più che... — all the more so because

comenzó su carrera literaria hace dos décadas — she began her literary career two decades ago

la empresa comienza la construcción hoy — the company starts the construction work today

hemos comenzado mal el año — we started the year badly

comenzamos el recorrido en la iglesia — we start our trip at the church

comenzó diciendo que estaba de acuerdo conmigo — she began by saying that she agreed with me

la nieve comenzó a caer de nuevo — the snow started falling again, the snow began to fall again

podéis comenzar a comer — you can start eating

aquel día comenzó a tener problemas con el oído — that day she began having trouble with her hearing

para comenzar, una sopa de verduras — to start with, vegetable soup

para sentirte mejor, comienza por comer bien — in order to feel better, start by eating well

su nombre comienza por m — his name begins with m

todos sois culpables, comenzando por ti — you're all guilty, starting with you

al comenzar el día — at the beginning of the day

comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

comenzar por algo — to begin with something

comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

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al comenzar el día — at the beginning of the day

comenzar + ger — to begin by -ing

comenzar por algo — to begin with something

comenzar POR + inf — to begin by -ing

received with thanks the sum of... — recibí (conforme) la suma de...

to receive treatment — ser* tratado

received wisdom — (la) creencia popular

to be received into the Church — ser* admitido en el seno de la Iglesia

all contributions will be gratefully received — todas las contribuciones que nos lleguen serán bien recibidas

she received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989 — le otorgaron el premio Nobel de la Paz en 1989

I never received her message — nunca llegué a recibir su mensaje, nunca me llegó su mensaje

she received no support from her colleagues — sus colegas no la apoyaron

he received a wound in the leg — resultó herido en la pierna, sufrió una herida en la pierna

he received a blow to the head — recibió un golpe en la cabeza

a bowl to receive the liquid that drains off — un cuenco para recoger el líquido que se escurra

their plans received a setback — sus planes sufrieron un revés

she is receiving treatment for eczema — está siendo tratada de eczema

he received hospital treatment for cuts to the face — fue tratado en el hospital de unos cortes que tenía en la cara

he received a life sentence — lo sentenciaron a cadena perpetua

he received a suspended sentence — le suspendieron la condena

his suggestion was not well received — su sugerencia no tuvo buena acogida

her book was well received — su libro tuvo buena acogida

to receive sb into the Church — acoger a algn en el seno de la Iglesia

are you receiving me? — ¿me recibe?

the Duchess receives on Thursdays — la duquesa recibe los jueves

whisky two receiving! — ¡aquí whisky two, te recibo!

received with thanks the sum of... — recibí (conforme) la suma de...

to receive treatment — ser* tratado

received wisdom — (la) creencia popular

to be received into the Church — ser* admitido en el seno de la Iglesia