this+hard

taglie forti — (Abbigliamento) outsize

usare le maniere forti — to use strong-arm methods o tactics

piatto forte Culin — main dish

che forte! fam — amazing!, fantastic!

andare forte — (fam : essere bravo) to be amazing, be fantastic, (aver successo) to be all the rage

un forte bevitore — a hard o heavy drinker

avere un forte mal di denti — to have bad toothache; (abbondante) [nevicata, pioggia] heavy

essere forte a — to be good at o strong on [scacchi, calcio]

cucinare non è il mio forte — I'm not much of a one for cooking colloq.

la strinse forte a sé — he held her closely to him; (saldamente)

ti ricevo forte e chiaro — rad. I'm receiving you loud and clear

andare forte — colloq. to be o go over big

è più forte di me — (incontrollabile) I just can't help it

ogni tanti chilometri/giorni — every so many kilometres/days

tante persone, tante opinioni diverse — there are as many different opinions as there are people

c'è ancora tanta strada da fare! — there's still a long way to go!

tante volte — so many times, so often

l'ha detto con tanta gentilezza — he said it with such kindness o so kindly

ho aspettato per tanto tempo — I waited so long o for such a long time

ho tanta pazienza quanta ne hai tu — I am as patient as you are, I have as much patience as you (have)

ha tanti amici quanti nemici — he has as many friends as he has enemies

ho tanti libri quanti ne ha lui — I have as many books as him o as he has

(plurale) tanti(e) — (molti) many, a lot, (così tanti) so many, such a lot

è una ragazza come tante — she's like any other girl

è solo uno dei tanti che... — he's just one of the many who...

se cerchi un bicchiere, lassù ce ne sono tanti — if you are looking for a glass there are a lot o lots up there

(plurale) tanti quanti — as many as

tempo? ne ho tanto quanto basta — time? I have as much as I need

costa un tanto al metro — it costs so much per o a metre

di tanto in tanto — every so often, (every) now and again

è rimasto con tanto di naso — he was left feeling disappointed

tanto di guadagnato! — so much the better!

tanto meglio così! — so much the better!

se tanto mi dà tanto — oh well, if that's the case...

guardare qc con tanto d'occhi — to gaze wide-eyed at sth

ogni tanto — every so often, (every) now and then

ascoltava con tanto d'orecchi — he was all ears

tanto vale che... — you may o might as well...

tanto... che... — so... (that)...

è tanto bello che sembra finto — it's so beautiful (that) it seems unreal

tanto... da... — so... as...

saresti tanto gentile da prendermi una tazza? — would you be so kind as to get me a cup?

è stato tanto idiota da crederci — he was stupid enough to believe it

è tanto gentile quanto discreto — he is as kind as he is discreet

non è poi tanto difficile quanto sembra — it is not as difficult as it seems after all

mi piace non tanto per l'aspetto quanto per il suo carattere — I like her not so much for her looks as for her personality

conosco tanto Carlo quanto suo padre — I know both Carlo and his father

un'ora a dir tanto — an hour at the most

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

non è poi tanto giovane — he is not all that young after all

l'ho visto tanto giù — he seemed o looked very down to me

scusami tanto — I'm very sorry, do excuse me

sono tanto tanto contento di vederti — I'm so very happy to see you

vengo tanto volentieri — I'd love to come

tanto per cambiare (anche) iro — just for a change

parla tanto per parlare — he talks just for the sake of talking

tanto per ridere — just for a laugh

una volta tanto — just for once

tre volte tanto — three times as much

tanto più lo vedo tanto meno mi piace — the more I see him the less I like him

- i libri — a lot of o a large number of o many books

avere -i soldi — to have lots o plenty of o a great deal of money

con -a cura, pazienza — with much o great care, patience

mi ha insegnato tanto! — he taught me so much o so many things!

lavorare, parlare tanto — to work, talk much o a lot

ho pagato tanto quanto lei — I paid as much as she did; (sia... sia)

tanto valeva che glielo chiedessi — it would be just as well as you asked him o you might as well had asked him

tanto ha detto e tanto ha fatto che... — he insisted o pestered so much that...

una volta tanto — just for once o once and for all

ho dovuto sudare per finire quella traduzione fig — I had to work hard to finish that translation

mi ha fatto sudare fig — he made me work hard

sudare freddo (anche) fig — to come out in a cold sweat

duro d'orecchi — (sordo) hard of hearing

duro di comprendonio o di testa — slow-witted

avere la pelle dura — (fig : persona) to be tough

fare il gioco duro — sport to play hard (anche fig.)

quando il gioco si fa duro — fig. when the going gets tough

rendere la vita -a a qcn. — to make life difficult for sb., to give sb. a rough ride o a hard time colloq.

tenere duro — to hold out, to stay the course, to stand fast, to hold o stand (one's) ground

avere il sonno pesante — to be a heavy o sound sleeper

andarci pesante con — to be heavy on [sale, profumo]

in questo periodo non lavoro — at the moment o in this period I'm not working

nel breve, lungo periodo — in the short, long term o run

attraversare un brutto periodo — to have a hard o rough o tough time (of it), to go through a hard o rough period

abitavo a Roma in quel periodo — I was living in Rome then o at the time

periodo di siccità, di caldo — a dry, warm period o spell

venire o passare al sodo — to get down to brass tacks o the nitty-gritty

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

quant'è? — how much is it?

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?

-i — (coloro che) those who

quanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?

mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it

era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)

grande quanto basta — big enough ( per to)

aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)

non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting

nella vita quotidiana o di ogni giorno — in everyday life

cambiare vita — to change one's way of life o one's lifestyle

punto (di) vita Sartoria — waist