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A quantif beaucoup de, un grand nombre de ; many people/cars beaucoup de gens/voitures, un grand nombre de gens/voitures ; many times de nombreuses fois, bien des fois ; for many years pendant de nombreuses années ; in many ways à bien des égards ; his many friends ses nombreux amis ; the many advantages of city life les nombreux avantages de la vie citadine ; how many people/times? combien de gens/fois? ; too many people/times trop de gens/fois ; a great many people énormément de gens, un très grand nombre de gens ; for a great many years pendant de nombreuses années ; a good many people/times pas mal ○ de gens/de fois ; like so many other women, she… comme tant d'autres femmes, elle… ; I have as many books as you (do) j'ai autant de livres que toi ; five exams in as many days cinq examens en autant de jours ; many a man would be glad of such an opportunity plus d'un homme se réjouirait d'une telle occasion ; I spent many a night there j'y ai passé de nombreuses nuits ; I've been there many a time, many's the time I've been there j'y suis allé maintes fois.B pron beaucoup ; not many pas beaucoup ; too many trop ; how many? combien? ; as many as you like autant que tu veux ; I didn't know there were so many je ne savais pas qu'il y en avait autant ; we don't need many more il ne nous en faut pas beaucoup plus ; many of them were killed beaucoup d'entre eux ont été tués ; there were too many of them ils étaient trop nombreux ; a good many of the houses were damaged un bon nombre des maisons ont été endommagées ; one/two too many un/deux de trop ; you've set one place too many tu as mis un couvert de trop.C n the many ( the masses) la foule, les masses fpl ; to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many sacrifier les intérêts d'une minorité en faveur du plus grand nombre ; the many who loved her les nombreuses personnes qui l'ont aimée.to have had one too many ○ avoir bu un coup de trop ○. -
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['menɪ] 1.(compar. more; superl. most) quantisostantivo femminile molti, tantimany people, cars — molta gente, molte macchine
many times — molte volte, spesso
how many people, times? — quanta gente, quante volte?
too many people, times — troppa gente, troppe volte
a good many people, times — parecchia gente, parecchie volte
many a man would be glad of... — più di un uomo sarebbe felice di...
2.I've been there many a time many's the time I've been there — ci sono stato molte volte o più di una volta
pronome molti m. (-e)not many — pochi, non molti
3.there were too many of them — ce n'erano troppi, erano troppo numerosi
the many — (the masses) la folla, le masse
to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many — sacrificare gli interessi di pochi a favore di molti
••to have had one too many — colloq. avere bevuto un bicchiere di troppo
* * *['meni] 1. comparative - more; adjective(a great number of: Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes.) molti, molte2. pronoun(a great number: A few people survived, but many died.) molti, molte- many-- many a* * *['menɪ] 1.(compar. more; superl. most) quantisostantivo femminile molti, tantimany people, cars — molta gente, molte macchine
many times — molte volte, spesso
how many people, times? — quanta gente, quante volte?
too many people, times — troppa gente, troppe volte
a good many people, times — parecchia gente, parecchie volte
many a man would be glad of... — più di un uomo sarebbe felice di...
2.I've been there many a time many's the time I've been there — ci sono stato molte volte o più di una volta
pronome molti m. (-e)not many — pochi, non molti
3.there were too many of them — ce n'erano troppi, erano troppo numerosi
the many — (the masses) la folla, le masse
to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many — sacrificare gli interessi di pochi a favore di molti
••to have had one too many — colloq. avere bevuto un bicchiere di troppo
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