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1 much
much [mʌt∫]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. pronoun2. adjective3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. pronoun• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut2. adjective• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !3. adverba. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose► as much• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !• as much time as... autant de temps que...• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...• so much so that... à tel point que...• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !• so much for that! tant pis !• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...• this much is certain... un point est acquis...* * *Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoupFor particular usages, see I belowWhen much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-choseWhen much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent[mʌtʃ] 1.1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu prèsvery much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait
I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord
5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)2.the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chosemuch of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...
to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much — tellement, tant
so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience
it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix
it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling
as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...
do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose
it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose
3.I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
quantifier beaucoup de4.much+ combining form5.much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)6.much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins7.I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
so much as adverbial phrasewithout so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser
••there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près
there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose
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2 much
❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.For particular usages see C below.A adv1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.B pron1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? 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3 spend
1. Iearn before you spend сначала заработай, а потом уж трать; I haven't much to spend я не могу тратить много [денег]2. IIspend in some manner spend recklessly /rashly/ (freely, lavishly, right and left, etc.) нерасчетливо и т.д. тратить /расходовать/ деньги; I am always spending у меня всегда расходы, я всегда трачу деньги3. IIIspend smth.1) spend one's money (one's income, one's savings, etc.) тратить /расходовать/ свои деньги и т.д.2) spend one's strength /one's force/ (all one's ammunition, etc.) истратить /израсходовать/ свои силы и т.д.3) spend a sleepless night (a pleasant evening, a few instructive hours, etc.) проводить бессонную ночь и т.д.;4. IV1) spend smth. in some manner spend smth. quickly (freely, liberally /lavishly/, right and left, economically, wisely, foolishly, rashly /recklessly/, etc.) быстро и т.д. тратить /расходовать/ что-л.; how do you spend your time? как вы проводите время?; spend smth. in some time spend much money every day (ten dollars today, t 200 a year, etc.) тратить много денег каждый день и т.д.2) spend time somewhere spend too much time here (the winter abroad, etc.) проводить слишком много времени здесь и т.д.; I meant to spend the night here я хотел переночевать здесь /провести здесь ночь/5. XI1) be spent ill-gotten money is soon spent что нечестно наживается, то быстро проживается; be spent towards smth. he contributed a lot of money to be spent towards the improvement of medical care он пожертвовал много денег на улучшение /усовершенствование/ медицинского обслуживания2) be spent in doing smth. a week may be spent in seeing the sights на осмотр достопримечательностей отводится неделя6. XVIIIspend oneself his anger will soon spend itself его гнев скоро пройдет, он скоро перестанет сердиться; the storm has spent itself буря улеглась; his rage spent itself on the dog он сорвал свой гнев на собаке; he spends himself for his children он выматывается /выбивается из сил/ ради детей7. XXI11) spend smth. on (for) smb., smth. spend money [lavishly (recklessly, etc.)] on oneself (on books, on smb.'s education, on a mere hobby, on cigarettes, etc.) [щедро и т.д.] тратить /расходовать/ деньги на себя и т.д.; spend too much money (very little money, all one's fortune, five pounds, etc.) on smb., smth. тратить /расходовать/ слишком много денег и т.д. на кого-л., что-л.; I spent my whole life on it я этому посвятил всю свою жизнь; spend a lot of money for clothes (for amusements, for books, etc.) тратить много денег на одежду и т.д.; spend a lot of money for nought тратить много денег впустую; I'm willing to spend a lot for a piano на рояль я денег не пожалею; spend smth. in some time we spent more money than ever during our holidays во время нашего отпуска мы истратили больше денег, чем всегда2) spend smth. on (for, over, etc.) smth. spend a whole chapter on unimportant details (so many pages on the incident, etc.) отводить целую главу мелким /незначительным/ деталям и т.д.; spend one's blood and life for the cause of liberty отдавать силы и жизнь борьбе за свободу; spend one's strength (one's efforts) in vain (to no purpose) тратить силы напрасно (безрезультатно); spend one's words /one's breath/ in vain тратить слова впустую; it is useless to spend any more pains over it что толку заниматься этим дальше?; spend time on smth. spend much time on research (nearly twenty years on a project, etc.) тратить много времени на изыскания и т.д.; spend time in /at/ some place spend a lot of time in the library (a day at the beach, a delightful day in the country, more than half his life in Paris, the remainder of his years in Japan, etc.) проводить много времени в библиотеке и т.д.; spend many hours in a pleasant conversation проводить часы в приятной беседе, часами вести приятную беседу; spend all one's life in poverty прожить всю жизнь в нищете; spend time with smb. spend months (a fortnight, the day and evening, an afternoon, etc.) with smb. проводить долгие месяцы и т.д. с кем-л.; come and spend a week with us приезжайте и поживите у нас недельку; spend time over smth. spend time over books (over newspapers, etc.) проводить время за книгами и т.д.8. XXII1) spend money in doing smth. spend money in buying books (in drinking, in gambling, etc.) тратить деньги на покупку книг и т.д.2) spend smth. in doing smth. spend one's trouble (one's breath) in trying to help (in convincing him, etc.) тратить немало труда (немало слов), чтобы попытаться помочь и т.д.; spend time in (on) doing smth. spend much time in gardening тратить на свой сад много времени; spend part of the time in fishing часть своего времени заниматься рыбной ловлей; spend a lot of time in dressing уделять много времени своему туалету; spend one's holidays in reading провести весь свой отпуск за чтением /за книгами/; spend a lifetime on developing this theory посвятить всю жизнь разработке этой темы -
4 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
5 spend
spendpast tense, past participle - spent; verb1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) gastar2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) pasar•- spent- spendthrift
spend vb1. gastar2. pasartr[spend]1 (money) gastar (on, en)2 (pass time) pasar3 (devote time/energy) dedicar (on, a), invertir (on, en)4 (use up, exhaust) gastar, agotar1 (money) gastar1) : gastar (dinero, etc.)2) pass: pasar (el tiempo)to spend time on: dedicar tiempo av.(§ p.,p.p.: spent) = consumirse v.• expender v.• gastar v.• gastar dinero v.• pasar v.spendtransitive verb (past & past p spent)1)a) \<\<money\>\> gastarto spend something ON somebody/something — gastar algo en alguien/algo
b) ( expend)to spend something (ON something) — dedicarle* algo a algo, invertir* algo en algo
she spent two months on that painting — (se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro, le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro
2) ( pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasarwhere did you spend Christmas? — ¿dónde pasaste la Navidad?
3) ( exhaust) agotar[spend] (pt, pp spent)the hurricane had spent its force — el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza
1. VT1) (=pay out) [+ money] gastarto spend sth on sth/sb — gastar algo en algo/algn
the buildings need a lot spending on them — a los edificios les hace falta una buena inyección de dinero
- spend a penny2) (=devote) [+ effort, time] dedicarwe spend time, money and effort training these people — dedicamos tiempo, dinero y trabajo a formar a estas personas
3) (=pass) [+ period of time] pasarnight 1., 1)where are you spending your holiday? — ¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones?
4) (=use up) [+ force, ammunition, provisions] liter agotarthe storm has spent its fury — la tempestad ha agotado or perdido su fuerza
I spend all my energy just getting to work — nada más que en llegar al trabajo se me van todas las energías
2.VI gastar* * *[spend]transitive verb (past & past p spent)1)a) \<\<money\>\> gastarto spend something ON somebody/something — gastar algo en alguien/algo
b) ( expend)to spend something (ON something) — dedicarle* algo a algo, invertir* algo en algo
she spent two months on that painting — (se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro, le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro
2) ( pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasarwhere did you spend Christmas? — ¿dónde pasaste la Navidad?
3) ( exhaust) agotarthe hurricane had spent its force — el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza
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6 much
1. adjective,1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag
2)2. noun;be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vielesthat doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus
he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)
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 of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)
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
3. adverb,without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
more, most1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver
2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehrhe is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser
4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) vielI don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders
not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten
it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig
much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...
5) (approximately) fast[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe
6)much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde
* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ]I. adj<more, most>+ sing vielthere wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Posthow \much...? wie viel...?how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so vielnot/so \much nicht/so viel[\much] too \much [viel] zu viela bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] vielII. pron1. (relative amount) vielthis \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicherI don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angelnhe left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigunghalf/twice as \much halb/doppelt so vieltoo \much zu viel2. (great deal) viel\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtigyou didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasstwell, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werdenmy new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel famI'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los famI've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen könnenshe's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskopehe's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus4. (larger part)\much of the day der Großteil des Tages\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit5. (be redundant)so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meerhow \much is it? was kostet das?III. adv<more, most>1. (greatly) sehrwe would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommenshe would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringenI've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung2. (by far) bei Weitemshe's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job3. (nearly) fastthings around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Altenas \much as so gut wiehe as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...\much the same fast soI am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern4. (specifying degree)as \much as so viel wieI like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie duthey fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und jeso \much so [sehr]it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehenI wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffenvery \much sehrthank you very \much herzlichen Dankthat's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich5. (exactly that) genau dasI had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartetit was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen6. (often) häufigwe don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] wegdo you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?7. (setting up a contrast)they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeithowever \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...* * *[mʌtʃ]1. adj, nmuch of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr
we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten
he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)
I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler
that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders
I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)
2)that insult was too much for me —
the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)
these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen
far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel
3)about/not as much —
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
I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc
as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...
4)it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —
See:→ also so5)to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen
Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks
I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)
2. adv1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)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 like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr
I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden
thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank
however much he tries —
there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen
See:→ also so2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitemmuch the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte
3) (= almost) beinahethey are much of an age or much the same age —
they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß
* * *A adj viel:I haven’t got much money on me;it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)B s Menge f, große Sache:nothing much nichts Besonderes;it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;C adv1. sehr:we much regret wir bedauern sehr;much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;it’s not much good umga) es ist nicht besonders gut,b) es schmeckt nicht besonders2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,b) viel befahren;much-vaunted viel gerühmt3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:much stronger viel stärker4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;a) so viel,b) so sehr,c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;a) so sehr,b) so viel,so much for today so viel für heute;so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);not so much as nicht einmal;without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;so much so (und zwar) so sehr;a) viel weniger,much like a child ganz wie ein Kind* * *1. adjective,1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag
2)2. noun;be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus
he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)
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 of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)
3. adverb,I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht
more, most1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver
2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehrhe is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser
4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) vielI don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders
not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten
much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...
5) (approximately) fast[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe
6)much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch
* * *adj.viel adj. n.sehr adv.viel adj. -
7 ♦ (to) spend
♦ (to) spend /spɛnd/(pass. e p. p. spent) v. t.1 spendere; (fig.) adoperare, consumare, impiegare: She spends all her money on clothes, spende tutto il suo denaro in vestiti; You could spend your time in a better way, potresti spendere meglio il tuo tempo; He spends his energy quickly, consuma in fretta le sue energie; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I spent too much time answering the other questions, ho impiegato troppo tempo a rispondere alle altre domande2 passare; trascorrere: I spent my holidays in Greece, ho passato le vacanze in Grecia; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We spent most of the time relaxing on the beach, abbiamo trascorso la maggior parte del tempo rilassandoci in spiaggia● to spend itself, consumarsi, esaurirsi; finire: The tornado soon spent itself, il tornado si è dissolto in breve tempo □ ( del vento, ecc.) to spend one's force, esaurire la propria violenza; placarsi □ (fam., eufem.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto; fare pipì □ to spend profusely, spendere e spandere; sperperare □ (fig.) to be spent, ( di persona) essere esaurito, esausto; ( di cosa) esaurirsi, finire, placarsi: His fury was soon spent, la sua furia non tardò a placarsi. -
8 ♦ (to) spend
♦ (to) spend /spɛnd/(pass. e p. p. spent) v. t.1 spendere; (fig.) adoperare, consumare, impiegare: She spends all her money on clothes, spende tutto il suo denaro in vestiti; You could spend your time in a better way, potresti spendere meglio il tuo tempo; He spends his energy quickly, consuma in fretta le sue energie; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I spent too much time answering the other questions, ho impiegato troppo tempo a rispondere alle altre domande2 passare; trascorrere: I spent my holidays in Greece, ho passato le vacanze in Grecia; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We spent most of the time relaxing on the beach, abbiamo trascorso la maggior parte del tempo rilassandoci in spiaggia● to spend itself, consumarsi, esaurirsi; finire: The tornado soon spent itself, il tornado si è dissolto in breve tempo □ ( del vento, ecc.) to spend one's force, esaurire la propria violenza; placarsi □ (fam., eufem.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto; fare pipì □ to spend profusely, spendere e spandere; sperperare □ (fig.) to be spent, ( di persona) essere esaurito, esausto; ( di cosa) esaurirsi, finire, placarsi: His fury was soon spent, la sua furia non tardò a placarsi. -
9 overspend
[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) bruge for mange penge* * *[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) bruge for mange penge -
10 pay
1. I1) he owes it and must pay он должен /задолжал/ и обязан заплатить; who is paying? кто платит?2) this work (the business, the shop, farming, this enterprise, etc.) pays (does not pay) эта работа и т.д. (не) окупается / (не) оправдывает себя/; how to make business pay? как сделать предприятие рентабельным?2. II1) pay in some manner pay willingly (reluctantly, grudgingly, handsomely, inadequately, punctually, etc.) платить /выплачивать/ охотно и т.д.; pay monthly (annually, etc.) платить /выплачивать/ ежемесячно и т.д.; pay at some time I shall pay soon (at once, next week, etc.) я скоро и т.д. заплачу2) pay in some manner this work pays well эта работа выгодна; the mine is paying fairly well эта выработка приносит довольно хороший доход3. III1) pay smb., smth. pay the dressmaker (the tailor, the workmen, a teacher, the electric light company, etc.) платить портнихе и т.д., расплачиваться с портнихой и т.д.; pay the money (the deposit of t 10, the monthly rent, etc.) платить деньги и т.д.; pay an account (a bill) заплатить по счету, расплатиться; pay one's dues внести взносы; pay debts выплачивать долги; pay one's passage (one's bus fare, etc.) платить за проезд и т.д., оплачивать проезд и т.д.; pay one's college вносить плату за обучение в колледже; pay wages платить /выплачивать/ зарплату; pay a subscription уплатить за подписку; I had to pay an extra five roubles мне надо было доплатить пять рублей; pay damages оплачивать /возмещать/ убытки2) pay smb., smth. the job does not pay me эта работа невыгодна; the stock pays 4 per cent эти акции дают /приносят/ четыре процента прибыли4. IVpay smb. in some manner pay smb. liberally (handsomely, meagerly, grudgingly, etc.) платить кому-л. /расплачиваться с кем-л./ щедро и т.д.; pay smth. in some manner pay smth. promptly (partially, grudgingly, etc.) платить /выплачивать/ что-л. аккуратно и т.д.; pay smb., smth. at some time pay smb. at once немедленно /тут же, сразу же/ заплатить кому-л. /расплатиться с кем-л./; he hasn't paid the doctor yet он еще не заплатил врачу /не расплатился с врачом/5. Vpay smb. smth. pay smb. the money one owes заплатить кому-л. долг; pay me the money you owe me верни мне долг /деньги, которые ты должен/; pay smb. an annuity выплачивать кому-л. ренту6. VIIpay smb. to do smth. I pay smb. to mow the lawn (to dig a hole, to baby-sit, etc.) платить кому-л., чтобы он постриг газон и т.д.; they paid him ten pounds to hold his tongue ему заплатили десять фунтов, чтобы он держал язык за зубами; you could not pay me to do that я не сделаю этого ни за какие деньги2)it would not pay me to take that job мне не стоит /не имеет смысла/ брать эту работу; it would pay you to be more careful вам не мешало бы быть поосторожнее; does it pay them to employ such a large stuff? выгодно ли им иметь такой большой штат?7. XIbe paid in some manner he was amply (fabulously) paid ему хорошо (баснословно много) платили; they are generally paid by the distance and not by the time им обычно платят за пройденное расстояние, а не за время; get paid at some time when do you get paid? когда вы получаете зарплату?, когда у вас получка?; get paid for doing smth. do you get paid for baby-sitting? вам платят за то, что вы сидите с ребенком?; be paid at some time we are paid on Fridays мы получаем зарплату по пятницам; when are we going to be paid? когда с нами будут рассчитываться /нам заплатят/?; my subscription is paid to January у меня подписка оплачена до января; freight to be paid before departure [груз] к оплате до отправки (надпись); be paid for the work has been paid for работа уже оплачена; he dislikes to be invited and paid for он терпеть не может, когда его приглашают и за него платят8. XIIIit pays to do smth. it pays to buy good things есть смысл /стоит/ покупать хорошие вещи; it pays to advertize реклама себя оправдывает; it pays to be polite вежливость окупается сторицей; it does not pay to spend too much money on this work не стоит тратить слишком много денег на эту работу; it doesn't pay to get angry злиться не стоит9. XVIpay for smth. pay for the house (for the car, for smb.'s services, for the damage, for the loss, for smb.'s education /schooling/, for board, for a year's subscription, etc.) платить /вносить плату/ за дом и т.д.; he is not paying well for our labour он мало платит за ваш труд; we are paying for the room by the day мы оплачиваем комнату посуточно /поденно/;for one's mistakes (for one's folly, for one's sins, for one's cruelty, for one's idleness, for one's inexperience, etc.) расплачиваться за свои ошибки и т.д.; pay dearly for what one has done дорого заплатить за то, что сделал; he paid for it with his life он поплатился /заплатил/ за это своей жизнью; he paid for his negligence by losing bis situation он потерял работу из-за своей халатности; I'll make him pay for this! он у меня еще за это поплатится!; pay for smb. I shall pay for you я за вас заплачу /расплачусь/; she always pays for herself она всегда платит сама за себя; pay in /by, into/ smth. pay in cash (in ready money, in silver, in kind, etc.) заплатить наличными и т.д.; pay in full (in part) расплачиваться полностью (по частям); you can pay in /by/ instalments вы можете платить /выплачивать/ частями /в рассрочку/; pay in advance заплатить /оплатить/ вперед, заплатить /расплатиться/ заблаговременно; pay into smb.'s account внести деньги на чей-л. счет; pay by cheque оплатить чеком; pay out of smth. pay out of one's own pocket (out of public money, out of the fund, etc.) платить /расплачиваться/ из собственного кармана и т.д.; pay by smth. pay by the hour платить за каждый час, выплачивать почасовые; pay by the year платить [один] раз в год; they pay by the distance (by the time) они платят в зависимости от [пройденного] расстояния (в соответствии с затраченным временем); pay at /in/ smth. pay at the gate (at the turnstile, in the doorway, etc.) платить у ворот и т.д.; pay on smth. pay on delivery оплатить при доставке10. XVIIIpay for oneself pay for itself окупаться, оправдывать расходы; this machine will pay for itself soon эта машина очень скоро себя окупит /окупится/11. XXI1pay smth. for smth. pay a hundred guineas (a lot of money, extra money, too much, etc.) for smth. платить сто гиней и т.д. за что-л.; how much did you pay for your car (for that book, etc.)? сколько вы заплатили за свою машину и т.д.? pay smth. on smth. pay customs duties on imported articles платить пошлину на ввозимые товары; pay interest on public loans платить проценты по займам; pay smth. into smth. pay money into the bank (a sum into your account, taxes into the treasury, etc.) вносить деньги в банк и т.д.; pay smth. with smth. pay a debt with interest вернуть долг с процентами; pay kindness with evil платить злом за добро; pay smth. in smth. pay part of the sum in cash (the rest of the debt in bills, one's debts in four instalments, etc.) заплатить /выплатить/ часть суммы наличными и т.д.; pay smb. in smth. pay smb. in his own coin отплатить кому-л. той же монетой; pay smb. in full полностью расплатиться с кем-л.; pay smb. by smth. pay smb. by the time (by the year, by the hour, etc.) платить кому-л. в зависимости от затраченного времени и т.д.; pay smb., smth. for smth. pay smb. for the work (for his services, for the car, for the painting, etc..) платить кому-л. за работу и т.д.; pay the teacher five dollars for a lesson платить учителю пять долларов за урок; pay smb. for the trouble (for the insults, etc.) отплачивать кому-л. за причиненное беспокойство и т.д.; pay smth. to smb. pay interest to a creditor платить кредитору проценты; pay smth. for smb. he paid five dollars for me он заплатил за меня пять долларов; he paid my debts for me он выплатил мои долги; pay smb. out of smth. pay smb. out of the town funds (out of the public money, out of one's own pocket, etc.) платить кому-л. из городских фондов и т.д. || pay one's respects to smb. засвидетельствовать свое почтение кому-л.; pay a call on smb. наносить визит кому-л.; pay a visit to smb. посещать кого-л.12. XXIV1pay smth. as smth. pay some money as expenses for the evening внести определенную сумму на покрытие расходов за вечер13. XXV -
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ouvə'spendpast tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) despilfarrar, gastar demasiadotr[əʊbə'spend]1 exceder el presupuesto (on, de)1 déficit nombre masculino presupuestario'əʊvər'spend, ˌəʊvə'spendintransitive verb (past & past p - spent) gastar más de la cuenta[ˌǝʊvǝ'spend] (pt, pp overspent) [ˌˌǝʊvǝ'spent]I've overspent by £5 — he gastado 5 libras de más
1.VT2.VI gastar demasiado or más de la cuentawe have overspent by 50 dollars — hemos gastado 50 dólares de más or más de lo que debíamos
* * *['əʊvər'spend, ˌəʊvə'spend]intransitive verb (past & past p - spent) gastar más de la cuentaI've overspent by £5 — he gastado 5 libras de más
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intransitive verb, forms asacademic.ru/69415/spend">spend zu viel [Geld] ausgebenoverspend by £100 — 100 Pfund zuviel ausgeben
* * *[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) sich verausgaben an* * *over·ˈspend<-spent, -spent>I. vi zuviel [Geld] ausgebento \overspend on a budget ein Budget überschreitenII. vt▪ to \overspend sth etw überziehento \overspend a budget/target einen Etat/eine Ausgabengrenze überschreitento \overspend one's income über seine Verhältnisse leben* * *overspend irrA v/i zu viel ausgebenB v/t1. mehr ausgeben als, eine bestimmte Ausgabensumme überschreiten:overspend one’s income → B 22. overspend o.s. über seine Verhältnisse leben* * *intransitive verb, forms asspend zu viel [Geld] ausgebenoverspend by £100 — 100 Pfund zuviel ausgeben
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[ˌəʊvə'spend] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - spent) spendere più di [budget, income]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - spent) spendere troppo* * *[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) spendere troppo* * *[ˌəʊvə'spend] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - spent) spendere più di [budget, income]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - spent) spendere troppo -
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ouvə'spendpast tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) bruke for mye, ha for stort forbruk1) ( om penger) bruke for mye, ha for stort forbruk, sløse2) ( om budsjett eller fast sum) overskride, bruke mer ennoverspend one's budget overskride budsjettetoverspend on something bruke for mye penger på noe -
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[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) gastar em excesso* * *o.ver.spend[ouvəsp'end] vt+vi (ps+pp overspent) 1 gastar demais, esbanjar. 2 esgotar, exaurir. -
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[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) preveč zapraviti* * *[ouvəspénd]1.transitive verbzapravljati, trošiti prek svojih moči;2.intransitive verbrazdajati se, izčrpati se -
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[əuvə'spɛnd]wydawać (wydać perf) za dużowe have overspent by 5,000 dollars — przekroczyliśmy budżet o 5.000 dolarów
* * *[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) wydawać za dużo -
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[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) eyða um efni fram -
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[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) túlköltekezik -
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v. fazla para harcamak, bütçeyi aşmak* * *fazla masraf yap* * *[ouvə'spend]past tense, past participle - overspent; verb(to spend too much money: He overspent on his new house.) çok fazla para harcamak
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