there was plenty to drink

plenty of — viel; eine Menge; (coll.): (enough) genug

have you all got plenty of meat? — habt ihr alle reichlich Fleisch?

we gave him plenty of warning — wir haben ihn früh genug gewarnt

in plenty — im Überfluss

three kilos will be plenty — drei Kilo sind reichlich

there's plenty here for six — es gibt mehr als genug für sechs

that's plenty, thanks! — danke, das ist reichlich

you've already had plenty — du hast schon reichlich gehabt

there had been plenty going on — es war einiges los gewesen

there's plenty to do — es gibt viel zu tun

I've got plenty to do —

there's plenty more where that came from —

there are still plenty left — es sind immer noch eine ganze Menge da

plenty of — viel, eine Menge

plenty of time/milk — viel Zeit/Milch, eine Menge Zeit/Milch

plenty of eggs/reasons — viele Eier/Gründe, eine Menge Eier/Gründe

a country with plenty of natural resources — ein Land mit umfangreichen Bodenschätzen

has everyone got plenty of potatoes? — hat jeder reichlich Kartoffeln?

there will be plenty of things to drink — es gibt dort ausreichend zu trinken

he had been given plenty of warning — er ist genügend oft gewarnt worden

take plenty of exercise — Sie müssen viel Sport treiben

plenty bananas — reichlich Bananen

plenty big (enough) — groß genug

he's plenty mean —

he was plenty rude to her — er war ziemlich grob zu ihr

it rained plenty — es hat viel geregnet

plenty of — viel; eine Menge; (coll.): (enough) genug

have you all got plenty of meat? — habt ihr alle reichlich Fleisch?

we gave him plenty of warning — wir haben ihn früh genug gewarnt

it's plenty large enough — es ist groß genug

in plenty — en abundancia

plenty of — muchos, -chas

plenty of books — muchos libros

there are plenty of us — somos muchos

there was plenty to eat — había comida en abundancia, había mucha comida

there's plenty more in here — aquí hay mucho más

$50 is plenty — 50 dólares es más que suficiente

plenty of — mucho, -cha

plenty of time — tiempo de sobra

you'll need money and plenty of it — vas a necesitar dinero, y mucho

she must love him plenty — debe quererlo mucho

in plenty — en abundancia

the land of plenty — la tierra de la abundancia

that's plenty, thanks — ¡así basta, gracias!

there's plenty more where that came from — aún queda más de esto

plenty of — (=much, a good deal of) mucho(-a); (=many) muchos(-as)

it takes plenty of courage — requiere mucho valor

they have plenty of money — tienen mucho dinero

we've got plenty of time to get there — tenemos tiempo de sobra para llegar

I've got plenty of work to be getting on with — tengo trabajo más que suficiente para empezar

drink plenty of fluids — beba muchos líquidos

there are plenty of them — los hay en cantidad

plenty of people are self-employed nowadays — hoy en día hay mucha gente que trabaja de autónomo

we see plenty of Mum and Dad — vemos a mis padres con frecuencia, vemos mucho a mis padres

it's plenty big enough — es bastante grande

we like it plenty — nos gusta mucho

in plenty — en abundancia

plenty of — muchos, -chas

plenty of books — muchos libros

there are plenty of us — somos muchos

there was plenty to eat — había comida en abundancia, había mucha comida

there's plenty more in here — aquí hay mucho más

$50 is plenty — 50 dólares es más que suficiente

plenty of — mucho, -cha

plenty of time — tiempo de sobra

you'll need money and plenty of it — vas a necesitar dinero, y mucho

she must love him plenty — debe quererlo mucho

hay gran abundancia de olivos — there is a great abundance of olive trees

en abundancia: hay copas en abundancia — there are plenty of glasses

había bebida en abundancia — there was plenty to drink

bendijo la abundancia de la cosecha — he blessed the abundance of the harvest

su familia vive en la abundancia — his family are very well-off

la sociedad de la abundancia — the affluent society

la abundancia de peces — the abundance of fish

hay comida en abundancia — there's an abundance of food

aquí existen datos en abundancia — there's a wealth of information here

darse en abundancia — to be plentiful

tiempos de abundancia — times of plenty

viven en la abundancia — they're well-off

la abundancia de peces — the abundance of fish

hay comida en abundancia — there's an abundance of food

aquí existen datos en abundancia — there's a wealth of information here

darse en abundancia — to be plentiful

tiempos de abundancia — times of plenty

viven en la abundancia — they're well-off

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

à profusion — in abundance

à profusion — in plenty

in reichem Máß(e) — abundantly

in geringem Máß(e) — to a small extent

in großem Máße — to a great extent

in vollem Máße — fully

in besonderem Máße — especially

in gewissem/höherem or stärkerem/beschränktem/erheblichem Máß — to a certain/greater/limited/considerable degree or extent

in höchstem Máße — extremely

in or mit Máßen — in moderation

Maße und Gewichte — weights and measures

das Maß ist voll — enough is enough

mit zweierlei Maß messen — apply different [sets of] standards

[bei] jemandem Maß nehmen — take somebody's measurements; measure somebody [up]

im höchsten Maß[e] — extremely; exceedingly

über die od. alle Maßen — (geh.) beyond [all] measure

Maße und Gewichte — weights and measures

das Maß ist voll — enough is enough

das Maß voll machen — go too far

mit zweierlei Maß messen — apply different [sets of] standards

Maß halten — exercise moderation

[bei] jemandem Maß nehmen — take somebody's measurements; measure somebody [up]

im höchsten Maß[e] — extremely; exceedingly

über die od. alle Maßen — (geh.) beyond [all] measure

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden

dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball

dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail

el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge

dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute

el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko

le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar

con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

darse un banquete — to have a feast

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other