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we regret it very much

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1 very much regret this incident

Дипломатический термин: выразить глубокие сожаления по поводу инцидента (англ. цитата заимствована из статьи в газете Telegraph, Великобритания; контекстуальный перевод)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > very much regret this incident
2 I very much regret it

ich bedaure es außerordentlich

English-German idiom dictionary > I very much regret it
3 I very much regret that

ich bedauere sehr, daß

English-German idiom dictionary > I very much regret that
4 regret

rɪˈɡret
1. сущ.
1) а) сожаление (выражает огорчение говорящего по поводу невозможности сделать что-л., особ. невозможности принять приглашение) to express regret at not being able to accept an invitation ≈ выражать сожаление по поводу невозможности принять приглашение б) сожаление, огорчение (выражает огорчение говорящего We regret to inform you... ≈ С сожалением сообщаем Вам... в) мн. извинения
2) а) сожаление, чувство печали, огорчения (вызванное потерей, утратой) to feel regret ≈ сожалеть fruitless regrets, useless regrets, vain regrets ≈ напрасные сожаления deep, keen regret ≈ горькое, острое сожаление б) печаль, грусть, сожаление, раскаяние (о том, что сделано или осталось несделанным) a token of (one's) regret ≈ признак сожаления to regret for one's mistake ≈ сожалеть о своей ошибке Syn: repentance, remorse
3) уст. горестное стенание;
жалобы Syn: complaint, lament
1.
2. гл.
1) сожалеть, испытывать сожаление (о чем-л.) I regret having to leave so early. ≈ Мне жаль так рано уезжать. Everyone regretted his being dismissed. ≈ Все жалели, что его уволили. We regret that we cannot accept your invitation. ≈ Жаль, что мы не можем принять Ваше приглашение. We regret to inform you that your position has been eliminated. ≈ Мы с сожалением сообщаем Вам, что Ваша должность упразднена.
2) горевать, убиваться, печалиться to regret deeply, very much ≈ сильно горевать to regret profoundly ≈ глубоко, искренне сожалеть Syn: grieve
3) раскаиваться, сожалеть I regret doing it. ≈ Я сожалею, что сделал это. Syn: repent сожаление - to hear of smth. with * услышать о чем-л. с сожалением - to my * к моему сожалению раскаяние, сожаление - to feel *s испытывать раскаяние - I have no *s я ни о чем не жалею, я ни в чем не раскаиваюсь извинение - to express * for smth. сожалеть о чем-л.;
извиняться, просить прощения за что-л. - please accept my *s примите, пожалуйста, мои извинения, я очень сожалею (о происшедшем) - to send *s вежливо отклонить приглашение (письменно) - he did not come but sent his *s он не пришел, но прислал письмо с извинениями - to express *s at not being able... выразить сожаление по поводу невозможности (сделать что-л.) сожалеть (о чем-л.) - I * to say к сожалению, должен сказать - I * that I cannot come on Monday к сожалению, я не смогу прийти в понедельник - it is to be *ted that... достойно сожаления /прискорбно/, что... - he died *ted by all его кончину оплакивали все раскаиваться, сожалеть - to * having done smth. раскаиваться в каком-л. поступке - you will live to * it ты еще об этом пожалеешь regret (обыкн. pl) извинения;
to express regret (for smth.) сожалеть (о чем-л.), извиняться, просить прощения (за что-л.) ;
he sent his regrets он прислал свои извинения regret (обыкн. pl) извинения;
to express regret (for smth.) сожалеть (о чем-л.), извиняться, просить прощения (за что-л.) ;
he sent his regrets он прислал свои извинения ~ сожалеть, горевать (о чем-л.) ;
I regret to say к сожалению, должен сказать ~ раскаяние, сожаление;
to my regret к моему сожалению regret (обыкн. pl) извинения;
to express regret (for smth.) сожалеть (о чем-л.), извиняться, просить прощения (за что-л.) ;
he sent his regrets он прислал свои извинения ~ раскаиваться ~ раскаяние, сожаление;
to my regret к моему сожалению ~ сожаление, горе ~ сожалеть, горевать (о чем-л.) ;
I regret to say к сожалению, должен сказать

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > regret
5 regret

[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb
(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) lamentar
2. noun
(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) pesar

- regretful
- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably
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re.gret

[rigr'et] n 1 pesar, sentimento de perda, tristeza, pena. 2 arrependimento, remorso. 3 desgosto, desapontamento. • vt 1 sentir, lastimar, lamentar, deplorar. we regret it very much / sentimos muito. it is to be regretted / é lamentável. 2 arrepender-se, afligir-se por alguma coisa. to feel/ have regret at lamentar, sentir pesar por. to send one’s regrets enviar mensagem recusando um convite.

English-Portuguese dictionary > regret
6 much

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 adv

1 ( 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 pron

1 ( 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.

Idioms

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? that's a bit much! elle est encore en retard? elle exagère! ; ⇒ so.

Big English-French dictionary > much
7 much

much [mʌt∫]

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1. pronoun

2. adjective

3. adverb

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► compar more, superl most

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1. pronoun

   a. ( = a lot) much has happened since then beaucoup de choses se sont passées depuis

• we have much to be thankful for nous avons tout lieu d'être reconnaissants

• 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

• he made too much of it il y attachait trop d'importance

   b. (in negative sentences)

► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup

• I haven't got much left il ne m'en reste pas beaucoup

• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose

• he hadn't much to say about it il n'avait pas grand-chose à en dire

• there's not much anyone can do about it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire

• we don't see much of each other nous ne nous voyons pas beaucoup

• it isn't up to much (inf) ce n'est pas terrible (inf)

• she won but there wasn't much in it elle a gagné mais de justesse

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► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.

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• I don't think much of that film à mon avis ce film ne vaut pas grand-chose

• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut

2. adjective

beaucoup de

• much money beaucoup d'argent

• much crime goes unreported beaucoup de crimes ne sont pas signalés

• without much money avec peu d'argent

• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !

3. adverb

   a. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup

• he hasn't changed much il n'a pas beaucoup changé

• she doesn't go out much elle ne sort pas beaucoup

• much bigger beaucoup plus grand

• much more easily beaucoup plus facilement

• it doesn't much matter ça n'a pas grande importance

• much to my amazement à ma grande stupéfaction

► very much

• thank you very much merci 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

• the town is much the same as it was ten years ago la ville n'a pas beaucoup changé en dix ans

   c. (set structures)

► as much

• as much again encore autant

• twice as much deux fois plus

• half as much again la moitié de plus

• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !

• as much as possible autant que possible

• as much time as... autant de temps que...

• I need it as much as you do j'en ai autant besoin que toi

• I love him as much as ever je l'aime toujours autant

• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...

• I didn't enjoy it as much as all that je ne l'ai pas aimé tant que ça

• 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 is not much of a writer ce n'est pas un très bon écrivain

• I'm not much of a drinker je ne bois pas beaucoup► so much ( = a lot) tellement

• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...

• so much of what he says is untrue il y a tellement de mensonges dans ce qu'il dit

• he beat me by so much il m'a battu de ça

• 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 ?

• he was at least this much taller than me il était plus grand que moi d'au moins ça

• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...

• this much is certain... un point est acquis...

• this much is true... ce qui est sûr, c'est que...► too much trop

• I've eaten too much j'ai trop mangé

• he talks too much il parle trop

• that was too much for me c'en était trop pour moi

• too much sugar trop de sucre

• the stress was too much for me je n'arrivais plus à supporter le stress

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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 beaucoup

For particular usages, see I 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 III below
[mʌtʃ] 1.
adverb

1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup

much smaller — beaucoup plus petit

the film is much better — le film est bien meilleur

it's much better organized — c'est beaucoup mieux organisé

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

they are much to be pitied — ils sont bien à plaindre

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 doing — il n'est pas très doué pour faire

does it hurt much? — est-ce que ça fait très mal?

she's much the best teacher here — elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici

much to my surprise — à ma grande surprise

2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent

we don't go out much — nous ne sortons pas beaucoup

do you go to concerts much? — est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert?

3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près

it's much the same — c'est à peu près pareil (as que)

it's pretty much like driving a car — c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture

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

very much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait

he misses you very much — tu lui manques beaucoup

it's very much the norm — c'est tout à fait la norme

I feel very much the foreigner — je me sens tout à fait étranger

so much — tellement

as much — autant (as que)

I like them as much as you (do) — je les aime autant que toi

they hated each other as much as ever — ils se détestaient toujours autant

I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais

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

5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
2.
pronoun

1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose

do you have much left? — est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup?

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 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 it — ça présente des avantages

much of — une grande partie de

much of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...

I don't see much of them now — je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant

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

we'd eaten so much that — nous avions tellement mangé que

so much of her work is gloomy — une si grande partie de son œuvre est sombre

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

it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!

she was too much of an egotist to do — elle était trop égoïste pour faire

the heat was too much for them — ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur

he was too much for his opponent — il était trop fort pour son adversaire

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 plus

if we had half as much as you — si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as

as much as possible — autant que possible

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?

tell them how much you won — dis-leur combien tu as gagné

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

I'm not much of a reader — je n'aime pas beaucoup lire

it wasn't much of a life — ce n'était pas une vie

I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
3.
quantifier beaucoup de

I haven't got (very) much time — je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps

she didn't speak much English — elle ne connaissait que quelques mots d'anglais

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

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?
4.
much+ combining form

much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté

much-maligned — tant décrié

much-needed — indispensable
5.
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)

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
6.
much less conjunctional phrase 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
7.
so much as adverbial phrase

without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser

if you so much as move — si tu fais le moindre mouvement

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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? that's a bit much! — elle est encore en retard? elle exagère!

they're much of a muchness — il n'y a pas beaucoup de différence entre eux

English-French dictionary > much
8 much

much [mʌtʃ]

beaucoup de ⇒ 1 beaucoup ⇒ 2 (a), 3 autant de ⇒ 5 1 autant que ⇒ 5 2, 6 2 combien (de) ⇒ 8 tant de ⇒ 10 tellement (de) ⇒ 3

1 adjective

ⓘ GRAM Hormis dans la langue soutenue et dans certaines expressions, ne s'utilise que dans des structures négatives ou interrogatives.

beaucoup de;

∎ we don't have much time on n'a pas beaucoup de temps;

∎ there isn't much cake/money left il ne reste pas beaucoup de gâteau/d'argent;

∎ the tablets didn't do much good les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ou n'ont pas fait beaucoup d'effet;

∎ ironic much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!

2 pronoun

(a) (gen) beaucoup;

∎ is there much left? est-ce qu'il en reste beaucoup?;

∎ is there any left? - not much est-ce qu'il en reste? - pas beaucoup;

∎ there's still much to be decided il reste encore beaucoup de choses à décider;

∎ he hadn't much to say on the subject il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire à ce sujet;

∎ there's not much anyone can do about it personne n'y peut grand-chose;

∎ we have much to be thankful for nous avons beaucoup de raisons d'être reconnaissants;

∎ much of the time (long period) la majeure partie du temps; (very often) la plupart du temps;

∎ much of the coffee had to be thrown away on a dû jeter une grande partie du café;

∎ there is not much of it il n'y en a pas beaucoup;

∎ I agreed with much of what she said j'étais d'accord avec presque tout ce qu'elle a dit

(b) (as intensifier)

∎ I'm not much of a hiker je ne suis pas un très bon marcheur;

∎ it hasn't been much of a holiday ce n'était pas vraiment des vacances;

∎ it wasn't much of a surprise ce n'était pas une grande surprise;

∎ it wasn't much of a joke ce n'était pas terrible comme plaisanterie;

∎ what he said didn't amount to much il n'avait pas grand-chose d'important à dire;

∎ his plans didn't come to much ses projets n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose;

∎ the defence made much of the witness's criminal record la défense a beaucoup insisté sur le casier judiciaire du témoin;

∎ I couldn't make much of the figures je n'ai pas compris grand-chose aux chiffres;

∎ I don't think much of him/of his technique je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui/de sa technique;

∎ there's much to be said for the old-fashioned method la vieille méthode a beaucoup d'avantages;

∎ there's much to be said for his suggestions il y a des choses fort intéressantes dans ce qu'il propose;

∎ it's not up to much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose;

∎ he's not up to much ce n'est pas une lumière;

∎ there's not much to choose between them ils se valent;

∎ there's not much in it il n'y a pas une grande différence;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't want or ask or expect much, does he? il n'est pas difficile, lui, au moins!

3 adverb

beaucoup;

∎ I don't drink much je ne bois pas beaucoup;

∎ I don't like them much, I don't much like them je ne les aime pas beaucoup;

∎ much admired/appreciated très admiré/apprécié;

∎ much happier/more slowly beaucoup plus heureux/plus lentement;

∎ much worse bien pire;

∎ I feel very much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;

∎ thank you very much (for) merci beaucoup (de ou pour);

∎ formal it is much to be regretted that… il est fort regrettable que…;

∎ it doesn't matter much cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;

∎ much to my surprise à mon grand étonnement;

∎ we are much obliged to you for… nous vous sommes très obligés de ou pour…;

∎ I'm not much good at making speeches je ne suis pas très doué pour faire des discours;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest way to travel c'est de beaucoup le meilleur moyen/le moyen le plus rapide de voyager;

∎ it's much the best/the fastest c'est le meilleur/le plus rapide de beaucoup;

∎ much the same presque pareil;

∎ it's (pretty or very) much the same thing c'est à peu près la même chose;

∎ she's still much the same as yesterday son état n'a pas changé depuis hier;

∎ I feel much the same as you je pense plutôt comme vous;

∎ familiar ironic he doesn't like beer, does he? - not much he doesn't! il n'aime pas la bière, non? - et comment, il aime ça!

4 as much

1 pronoun

∎ (that, the same) I thought/suspected as much c'est bien ce que je pensais/soupçonnais;

∎ I expected as much je m'y attendais;

∎ I said as much to him yesterday c'est ce que je lui ai dit hier;

∎ would you do as much for me? en ferais-tu autant pour moi?

2 adverb

∎ (with multiples, fractions) twice/three times as much deux/trois fois plus;

∎ half as much la moitié (de ça);

∎ a quarter as much un quart (de ça);

∎ as much again encore autant

5 as much…as

1 adjective

∎ (the same amount as) as much…as autant de…que;

∎ I've got as much money as you j'ai autant d'argent que vous;

∎ take as much sugar as you like prenez autant de ou tout le sucre que vous voulez

2 conjunction

autant…que;

∎ he's as much to blame as her elle n'est pas plus responsable que lui, il est responsable autant qu'elle;

∎ it is as much your fault as (it is) mine c'est autant de votre faute que de la mienne

6 as much as

1 pronoun

(a) (the same as)

∎ it costs as much as the Japanese model ça coûte le même prix que le modèle japonais;

∎ he looked at me as much as to say… il me regarda avec l'air de (vouloir) dire…;

∎ that's as much as to say that I'm a liar ça revient à me traiter de menteur

(b) (all)

∎ it was as much as I could do to keep a straight face j'ai failli éclater de rire;

∎ it was as much as we could do to stand upright nous avions le plus grand mal à nous tenir debout

2 conjunction

autant que;

∎ I hate it as much as you do ça me déplaît autant qu'à vous;

∎ as much as ever toujours autant;

∎ as much as before autant qu'avant;

∎ not quite as much as… pas tout à fait autant que…;

∎ I don't dislike them as much as all that ils ne me déplaisent pas autant que ça

7 however much

1 adjective

∎ however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas

2 pronoun

∎ however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la

3 adverb

∎ however much you dislike the idea… quelle que soit votre aversion pour cette idée…;

∎ however much I try, it doesn't work j'ai beau essayer, ça ne marche pas

8 how much

1 adjective

combien de;

∎ how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?

2 pronoun

combien;

∎ how much do you want? (gen) combien en voulez-vous?; (money) combien voulez-vous?;

∎ how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?

9 much as conjunction

∎ much as I admire him, I have to admit that… malgré toute mon admiration pour lui, je dois admettre que…;

∎ much as I would like to, I can't come à mon grand regret, il m'est véritablement impossible de venir;

∎ much as I try, I can't succeed j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas;

∎ the result was much as I expected le résultat correspondait bien à ce que j'attendais

10 so much

1 adjective

tant de, tellement de;

∎ it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;

∎ it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête

2 pronoun

(a) (such a lot) tant;

∎ I've learnt so much on this course j'ai vraiment appris beaucoup (de choses) en suivant ces cours;

∎ there's still so much to do il y a encore tant à faire;

∎ he has drunk so much that… il a tellement bu que…

(b) (this amount)

∎ there's only so much one can do il y a une limite à ce qu'on peut faire;

∎ how much water will I put in? - about so much combien d'eau est-ce que je dois mettre? - à peu près ça;

∎ so much a kilo tant le kilo

3 adverb

tellement;

∎ I miss you so much tu me manques tellement;

∎ I wouldn't mind so much, only he promised to do it ça ne me gêne pas tellement, mais il avait promis de le faire;

∎ it's not so much his unpunctuality, it's his rudeness I can't stand ce n'est pas tellement ses retards, c'est sa grossièreté que je ne supporte pas;

∎ thank you ever so much merci infiniment ou mille fois;

∎ so much the better tant mieux;

∎ so much so that… au point que…, à tel point que…;

∎ not so much a…, more a… pas vraiment un…, mais plutôt un…

11 so much as adverb

même;

∎ if you so much as breathe a word of this… si seulement tu répètes un mot de tout ça…;

∎ without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission;

∎ I would not so much as raise a finger to help him je ne lèverais pas même le petit doigt pour l'aider

12 so much for preposition

∎ so much for the agenda; now let us consider… voilà pour ce qui est de l'ordre du jour; maintenant, je voudrais que nous nous penchions sur la question de…;

∎ so much for that idea! on peut oublier cette idée!;

∎ so much for his friendship! et voilà ce qu'il appelle l'amitié!

13 that much

1 adjective

∎ there was that much food, we thought we'd never finish it il y avait tellement à manger qu'on pensait ne jamais arriver à finir

2 pronoun

∎ was there much damage? - not that much y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - pas tant que ça;

∎ did it cost that much? ça a coûté autant que ça?;

∎ how much do you want? - about that much combien en veux-tu? - à peu près ça

3 adverb (with comparative)

(a) (a lot) beaucoup plus;

∎ it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;

∎ not that much better pas beaucoup mieux

(b) (this amount)

∎ she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça

14 this much

1 adjective

∎ there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café

2 pronoun

(a) (this amount)

∎ I had to cut this much off the hem of my skirt j'ai dû raccourcir ma jupe de ça

(b) (one thing) une chose;

∎ this much is true… une chose au moins est vraie…;

∎ I'll say this much for her, she's got guts il faut reconnaître une chose, c'est qu'elle a du cran

15 too much

1 adjective

trop de

2 pronoun

trop;

∎ there's too much to do il y a trop à faire;

∎ don't expect too much (be too demanding) ne soyez pas trop exigeant, n'en demandez pas trop; (be too hopeful) ne vous faites pas trop d'illusions;

∎ to cost too much coûter trop cher;

∎ £10 too much 10 livres de trop;

∎ familiar she's too much! elle est trop!;

∎ familiar that's too much! ça, c'est trop!;

∎ familiar that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort!;

∎ you can't have too much of a good thing abondance de biens ne nuit pas

3 adverb

(work, speak) trop

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > much
9 regret

1. transitive verb,
- tt-

1) (feel sorrow for loss of) nachtrauern (+ Dat.)

2) (be sorry for) bedauern

regret having done something — es bedauern, dass man etwas getan hat

it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...

I regret to say that... — ich muss leider sagen, dass...
2. noun
Bedauern, das

much to my regret — zu meinem großen Bedauern

have no regrets — nichts bereuen

send one's regrets — (polite refusal) sich entschuldigen lassen

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[rə'ɡret] 1. past tense, past participle - regretted; verb
(to be sorry about: I regret my foolish behaviour; I regret that I missed the concert; I regret missing the concert; I regret to inform you that your application for the job was unsuccessful.) bedauern
2. noun
(a feeling of sorrow, or of having done something wrong: I have no regrets / I feel no regret about what I did; It was with deep regret that I heard the news of his death.) das Bedauern

- academic.ru/61219/regretful">regretful
- regretfully
- regrettable
- regrettably
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re·gret

[rɪˈgret, re-]

I. vt

<- tt->

▪ to \regret sth etw bedauern

they \regretted pouring paint on the neighbour's car es tat ihnen leid, dass sie Farbe auf das Auto des Nachbarn geschüttet hatten

it is to be \regretted that there are less registrations for the event this year es ist leider so, dass es weniger Anmeldungen für die diesjährige Veranstaltung gibt

we \regret any inconvenience to passengers die Passagiere werden um Verständnis gebeten

II. vi

<- tt->

▪ to \regret to do sth bedauern, etw tun zu müssen

the airline \regrets to announce the cancellation of flight BA 205 to Madrid die Fluggesellschaft bedauert, die Streichung des Fluges BA 205 nach Madrid bekanntgeben zu müssen

I \regret to have to inform you that... leider muss ich Ihnen mitteilen, dass...

III. n Bedauern nt kein pl

my only \regret is that... das Einzige, was ich bedaure, ist, dass...

a pang of \regret ein Anflug m von Reue

to have [or feel] a pang of \regret Reue empfinden

much to sb's \regret sehr zu jds Bedauern

we think, much to our \regret, that we will not be able to visit you next year es tut uns sehr leid, aber wir glauben, dass wir euch nächstes Jahr nicht besuchen werden können

much to my \regret zu meinem großen Bedauern

to express \regret at [or for] sth seinem Bedauern über etw akk Ausdruck verleihen, sein Bedauern über etw akk aussprechen

to have no \regrets about sth etw nicht bereuen

to send one's \regrets sich akk entschuldigen [lassen]

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[rɪ'gret]
1. vt
bedauern; one's youth, lost opportunity nachtrauern (+dat)
I regret that we will not be coming — ich bedauere, dass wir nicht kommen können

to regret the fact that... — (die Tatsache) bedauern, dass...

I regret to say that... — ich muss Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass...

he is very ill, I regret to say —

we regret to learn that... — wir hören mit Bedauern, dass...

we regret any inconvenience caused — für eventuelle Unannehmlichkeiten bitten wir um Verständnis

it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...

you won't regret it! —

this matter is much regretted — dieser Vorfall hat großes Bedauern ausgelöst

2. n
Bedauern nt no pl
to feel regret for one's past youth — seiner vergangenen Jugend (dat) nachtrauern

much to my regret — sehr zu meinem Bedauern

I have no regrets —

please give her my regrets that I cannot come — bitte, sagen Sie ihr, dass ich leider nicht kommen kann

he sends his regrets — er lässt sich entschuldigen, er muss leider absagen

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regret [rıˈɡret]

A v/t

1. beklagen, trauern um, jemandem oder einer Sache nachtrauern

2. bedauern, bereuen:

regret doing sth es bedauern oder bereuen, etwas getan zu haben

3. etwas bedauern:

it is to be regretted es ist bedauerlich;

I regret to say that … ich muss leider sagen, dass …;

we regret to inform you that … wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen, dass …

B s

1. Schmerz m, Trauer f ( beide:

for um)

2. Bedauern n, Reue f:

have no regret(s) keine Reue empfinden;

have no regrets about sth etwas nicht bereuen

3. Bedauern n (at über akk):

with great regret mit großem Bedauern; → much C 1

4. pl Absage f:

send one’s regrets absagen, sich entschuldigen

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1. transitive verb,
- tt-

1) (feel sorrow for loss of) nachtrauern (+ Dat.)

2) (be sorry for) bedauern

regret having done something — es bedauern, dass man etwas getan hat

it is to be regretted that... — es ist bedauerlich, dass...

I regret to say that... — ich muss leider sagen, dass...
2. noun
Bedauern, das

much to my regret — zu meinem großen Bedauern

have no regrets — nichts bereuen

send one's regrets — (polite refusal) sich entschuldigen lassen

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n.

Bedauern -ungen n. v.

bedauern v.

bereuen v.

English-german dictionary > regret
10 much

[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

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

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much 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 meno

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

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

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

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

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

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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
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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

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comparative of; see more

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[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

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

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much 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 meno

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

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

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

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

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

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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
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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

English-Italian dictionary > much
11 much

1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

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.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

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

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) 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 sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I 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

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

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

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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comparative of; see more

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much

[mʌtʃ]

I. adj

<more, most>

+ sing viel

there wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Post

how \much...? wie viel...?

how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

not/so \much nicht/so viel

[\much] too \much [viel] zu viel

a bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] viel

II. pron

1. (relative amount) viel

this \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicher

I don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angeln

he left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigung

half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so viel

too \much zu viel

2. (great deal) viel

\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtig

you didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasst

well, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werden

my new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel fam

I'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los fam

3. with neg ( pej: poor example)

I've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen können

she's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskope

he's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus

4. (larger part)

\much of the day der Großteil des Tages

\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit

5. (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 Meer

6. with interrog

how \much is it? was kostet das?

III. adv

<more, most>

1. (greatly) sehr

we would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommen

she 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 bringen

I've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser

\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung

to not be \much good at sth in etw dat nicht sehr gut sein

2. (by far) bei Weitem

she's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job

3. (nearly) fast

things around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Alten

as \much as so gut wie

he as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...

\much the same fast so

I am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern

4. (specifying degree)

as \much as so viel wie

I like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie du

they fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und je

so \much so [sehr]

it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehen

I wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffen

very \much sehr

thank you very \much herzlichen Dank

that's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich

5. (exactly that) genau das

I had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartet

it was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen

6. (often) häufig

we don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] weg

do 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

IV. conj (although) auch wenn, wenngleich geh

\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 Mahlzeit

however \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...

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[mʌtʃ]
1. adj, n

1) viel inv

how much — wie viel inv

not much — nicht viel

that much — so viel

but that much I do know — aber DAS weiß ich

much 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

not much of a choice — keine große Auswahl

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)

to be too much for sb (in quantity) — zu viel für jdn sein

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

he'd be too much for anybody — er wäre für jeden eine Zumutung

he doesn't do too much — er tut nicht übermäßig viel

far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel

3)

(just) as much — ebenso viel inv, genauso viel inv

about/not as much —

three times as much — dreimal so viel

as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc

as much as possible —

he spends as much as he earns — er gibt (genau)so viel aus, wie er verdient

they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen

as much again — noch einmal so viel

I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc

it's as much as I can do to stand up — es fällt mir schwer genug aufzustehen

as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...

4)

so much — so viel inv; (emph so, with following that) so viel

it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —

you know so much — du weißt so viel

See:

→ also so

5)

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. adv

1) (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 very much — vielen Dank

thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank

I don't much care or care much — es ist mir ziemlich egal

however much he tries —

much to my astonishment much as I should like to — sehr zu meinem Erstaunen so gern ich möchte

much as I like him — sosehr ich ihn mag

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 so

2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitem

much the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte

I would much prefer to or much rather stay — ich würde viel lieber bleiben

3) (= almost) beinahe

they 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

they are produced in much the same way — sie werden auf sehr ähnliche Art hergestellt

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much [mʌtʃ] komp more [mɔː(r); US auch ˈməʊər], sup most [məʊst]

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;

too much of a good thing zu viel des Guten; → make B 14

C adv

1. 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 umg

a) es ist nicht besonders gut,

b) es schmeckt nicht besonders

2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:

much-admired;

much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;

much-travel(l)ed

a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,

b) viel befahren;

much-vaunted viel gerühmt

3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:

much stronger viel stärker

4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:

much the oldest

5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:

he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;

it is much the same thing es ist ziemlich dasselbeBesondere Redewendungen: as much

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;

as much more ( oder again) noch einmal so viel (as wie);

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;

so much

a) so sehr,

b) so viel,

c) lauter, nichts als so much the better umso besser ( for für);

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;

much less

a) viel weniger,

b) geschweige denn not much umg (als Antwort) wohl kaum;

much like a child ganz wie ein Kind

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1. adjective,
more, most

1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]

with much love — voller Liebe

he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag

too much — zu viel indekl.

2)

be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
2. noun;
see also more 2.; most 2.; vieles

we don't see much of her any more — wir sehen sie kaum noch

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.)

it isn't much of a bicycle — es ist kein besonders tolles Fahrrad (ugs.)

not be much to look at — nicht sehr ansehnlich sein

it's as much as she can do to get up the stairs — sie kommt gerade noch die Treppe hinauf

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

without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
3. adverb,
more, most

1) 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 sehr

he is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser

4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) viel

I 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

I would much prefer to stay at home — ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

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

much as he disliked the idea — sosehr ihm die Idee auch missfiel

much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde

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adj.

viel adj. n.

sehr adv.

viel adj.

English-german dictionary > much
12 much

{mʌtʃ}
I. 1. много
how MUCH? колко? колко струва?
very MUCH много
MUCH he cares upoн. много го e грижа/го интересува
2. със сравн. cm. много, значително
MUCH better много по-добре
so MUCH the better толкова по-добре
3. приблизително, горе-долу
MUCH (about) the same приблизително същият
pretty MUCH alike горе-долу еднакви
MUCH of a size почти толкова голям
MUCH the best/theworst далеч най-добър/най-лош
MUCH as колкото и да
MUCH as I tried колкото и да се опитвах
MUCH to my surprise/regret, etc. за мое голямо учудваие/съжалениеи пр.
he is MUCH the worse for this fall into the canal тойпострада много от падането си в канала
oceansdon't so MUCH divide the world as unite it океаните по-скоро обединяват света, отколкото да го разделят
not a single contemporary so MUCH as hints at нито единсъвременник дори и не намеква за
II. a (more, most) много
MUCH food/rain многохрана/дъжд
MUCH difficulty/trouble много/големи затруднения
he never eats MUCH breakfast той не яде многона закуска
not MUCH of a... неособено добър/голям...
he's not MUCH of a scholar той не e бог знае какъв учен
I'm not MUCH of a cinemagoer рядко ходя на кино
to betoo MUCH for много труден съм за, по-силен/по-опитен/по-хитър съм от
that book was too MUCH for meтази книга ми беше прекалено трудна
the schoolchampion was too MUCH for me шапмионът на училищетобеше далеч по-силен от мен
III. n много
MUCH of whatyou say is true голяма част от това, което казвате, е вярно
how MUCH a kilo is that beef? колко e килототова говеждо? I don't think the film is up to MUCH смятам, че филмът не струва
this/that MUCH толкова
that MUCHis certain това (поне) /едно e сигурно
I'll say this MUCHin his favour това мога да кажа в негва полза
tomake MUCH of разбирам, проумявам, отдавам голямо значение на, преувеличавам, обръщам голямо внимание на, приемам (някого) много радушно, разшетвам се за (някого), лаская
you havealways helped me and I'll always do as MUCH for you винагиси ми помагал и аз винаги ще ти помогна
it's asMUCH your responsibility as mine това e колкото твоя, толкова и моя отговорност
it was as MUCH as he coulddo to keep from laughing едва се сдържаше да не сеизсмее
that is as MUCH as to say все едно да кажеш
withnot/without so MUCH as saying good-bye без дори да сесбогува

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{m^tsh} adv (more {mъ:}); most {moust}) 1. много; how much ? 1) (2) {m^tsh} I. a (more; most) много; much food/rain много храна/дъжд

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1 a много, голямо количество;2 adv много, до голяма степен;how MUCH колко;make MUCH of ценя високо; угаждам на;so MUCH the better толкова по-добре;much; adv (more;{mЈ:}); most;{moust}) 1. много; how much ? 1) колко? 2) колко струва? very much

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1. he is much the worse for this fall into the canal тойпострада много от падането си в канала 2. he never eats much breakfast той не яде многона закуска 3. he's not much of a scholar той не e бог знае какъв учен 4. how much a kilo is that beef? колко e килототова говеждо? i don't think the film is up to much смятам, че филмът не струва 5. how much? колко? колко струва? 6. i'll say this muchin his favour това мога да кажа в негва полза 7. i'm not much of a cinemagoer рядко ходя на кино 8. i. много 9. ii. a (more, most) много 10. iii. n много 11. it was as much as he coulddo to keep from laughing едва се сдържаше да не сеизсмее 12. it's asmuch your responsibility as mine това e колкото твоя, толкова и моя отговорност 13. much (about) the same приблизително същият 14. much as i tried колкото и да се опитвах 15. much as колкото и да 16. much better много по-добре 17. much difficulty/trouble много/големи затруднения 18. much food/rain многохрана/дъжд 19. much he cares upoн. много го e грижа/го интересува 20. much of a size почти толкова голям 21. much of whatyou say is true голяма част от това, което казвате, е вярно 22. much the best/theworst далеч най-добър/най-лош 23. much to my surprise/regret, etc. за мое голямо учудваие/съжалениеи пр 24. not a single contemporary so much as hints at нито единсъвременник дори и не намеква за 25. not much of a... неособено добър/голям.. 26. oceansdon't so much divide the world as unite it океаните по-скоро обединяват света, отколкото да го разделят 27. pretty much alike горе-долу еднакви 28. so much the better толкова по-добре 29. that book was too much for meтази книга ми беше прекалено трудна 30. that is as much as to say все едно да кажеш 31. that muchis certain това (поне) /едно e сигурно 32. the schoolchampion was too much for me шапмионът на училищетобеше далеч по-силен от мен 33. this/that much толкова 34. to betoo much for много труден съм за, по-силен/по-опитен/по-хитър съм от 35. tomake much of разбирам, проумявам, отдавам голямо значение на, преувеличавам, обръщам голямо внимание на, приемам (някого) много радушно, разшетвам се за (някого), лаская 36. very much много 37. withnot/without so much as saying good-bye без дори да сесбогува 38. you havealways helped me and i'll always do as much for you винагиси ми помагал и аз винаги ще ти помогна 39. приблизително, горе-долу 40. със сравн. cm. много, значително
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much[mʌtʃ] I. adv ( more, most [mo:, moust]) 1. много; how \much? колко? \much pleased много доволен; \much he cares ирон. много го е грижа; 2. (при сравн. ст.) много, значително; \much better много по-добре; 3. приблизително, горе-долу; \much ( about) the same приблизително същият; pretty \much alike доста еднакви; \much of a size почти толкова голям; \much of a \much от един дол дренки; so \much the better толкова по-добре; \much will have more пари при пари отиват; not \much разг. малко вероятно е, едва ли; II. adj ( more, most) много; \much trouble голямо безпокойство; III. n голямо количество, много; to gain \much печеля много; to make \much of представям (третирам) като важен; приемам радушно, разшетвам се за; not \much of a cook не е кой знае какъв готвач; be not ( nothing) \much to look at разг. не се отличава с особена красота, не е нещо особено; I don't think \much of нямам особено добро мнение за; not up to \much разг. лошо качество, нищо особено; • I thought ( guessed) as \much така си и мислех; not to be \much on ( for) s.th. не съм във възторг от, не ми харесва особено; \much as макар че, въпреки че, \much as she likes him she won' t marry him въпреки че го харесва, тя няма да се омъжи за него; not \much of a one for s.th. разг. не обичам много, не ми допада; I am not \much of a one for scotch не си падам по шотландското уиски.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > much
13 much

comparative of; see more

much adj pron mucho

there isn't much time no hay mucho tiempo

did it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?

Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lot

it rained a lot llovió mucho

there is a lot of sugar in this tea hay mucho azúcar en este té

much

tr[mʌʧ]

adjective (comp more, superl most)

1 mucho,-a

■ we haven't got much bread no tenemos mucho pan

■ he didn't have much time no tenía mucho tiempo

■ we've made too much jam hemos hecho demasiada mermelada

■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?

■ take as much time as you need tómate tanto tiempo como necesites

■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?

pronoun

1 mucho

■ there's not much to do round here no hay mucho que hacer por aquí

■ much has been learned from this experience se ha aprendido mucho de esta experiencia

■ much remains to be seen queda mucho por ver

■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?

■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo

■ I slept much of the time dormí durante la mayor parte del tiempo

adverb

1 mucho

■ he felt much better se encontraba mucho mejor

■ it's much more expensive es mucho más caro

■ she didn't say very much no dijo gran cosa

■ thank you ever so much muchísimas gracias

■ I'm very much looking forward to meeting you tengo muchísimas ganas de conocerte

■ much to her chagrin para gran disgusto suyo

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-a

as much (equal) equivalente a 2 (the same) lo mismo

■ that's as much as saying I'm a thief eso equivale a decir que soy un ladrón

■ I thought as much ya lo suponía

it is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...

■ it was as much as I could do to restrain myself apenas pude contenerme

much as (although) por mucho que + subj

■ much as I'd like to por mucho que quisiera

to be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos iguales

not to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...

■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy bien

not to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algo

that's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decir

to make much of something dar mucha importancia a algo

to not be up to much no valer gran cosa

without so much as sin siquiera

much ['mʌʧ] adv, more ['mor] ; most ['mo:st] : mucho

I'm much happier: estoy mucho más contenta

she talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yo

much adj, more ; most : mucho

it has much validity: tiene mucha validez

too much time: demasiado tiempo

much pron

: mucho, -cha

I don't need much: no necesito mucho

much

adj.

• asaz adj.

• mucho, -a adj.

adv.

• casi adv.

• con mucho adv.

• mucho adv.

• muy adv.

• más o menos adv.

n.

• mucho s.m.

pron.

• mucho pron.

I mʌtʃ
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

[mʌtʃ]
1.

ADJ mucho

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

• I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú

• how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?

• so much tea — tanto té

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

• too much jam — demasiada mermelada f

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

• very much — mucho

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

• without much money — sin mucho dinero

2. ADV

1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muy

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo

much pleased — muy satisfecho

• much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho ir

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada

• however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce

• I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre

• not much — no mucho

• thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

• much though I like him — por mucho que él me guste

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

• much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía

• he talks too much — habla demasiado

• very much — mucho

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

2) (=by far) con mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

3.

PRON mucho

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

but much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer

• you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ella

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

• that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!

• there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro

• how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

• she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho

• to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo

• much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdad

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

• we spent so much — gastamos tanto

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

• that's too much — eso es demasiado

• it's not up to much * — no vale gran cosa

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I [mʌtʃ]
adjective mucho, -cha

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

II

pronoun mucho, -cha

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

what do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

III

adverb

1)

a) ( to large extent) mucho

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

b) ( often) mucho

she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía

2) (before adj, adv) mucho

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

3) (more or less, approximately)

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

English-spanish dictionary > much
14 much

comparative of; see more

mye

I
adj. ( more - most) \/mʌtʃ\/

meget, mye, omtrent

• too much rain

altfor mye regn

• he never eats much breakfast

han spiser aldri mye til frokost

• did you have much difficulty in finding the house?

hadde du noen vanskeligheter med å finne huset?

• that was much the same

det var omtrent det samme

• it was all so much nonsense

det var bare tull, alt sammen

so much for that! det var det!

much difficulty may it do you ( spøkefullt) velbekomme, lykke til (ironisk), det kommer du nok til å få mye glede av
II
adv. ( more - most) \/mʌtʃ\/

1) mye, meget

• she was very much older

hun var svært mye\/betydelig eldre

• he was much alone

han var mye alene

• I very much regret the mistake

jeg beklager feilen sterkt

• I like him very much

• is he much hurt?

• thank you very much

tusen (hjertelig) takk \/ mange takk

• this is very much a matter of taste

dette er i høy grad en smakssak

• I don't much like doing it

jeg er ikke særlig lysten på å gjøre det

• it doesn't much matter

det spiller ingen rolle

• much against my will

i høy grad mot min vilje \/ høyst ugjerne

• much to my delight

til min store glede

• much too low

altfor lav

2) absolutt, avgjort, langt, uten tvil

• much the best plan

den avgjort beste planen

• much the largest amount

det ubetinget største beløpet \/ det avgjort største beløpet

• much the most likely

den klart sannsynligste

3) ( også pretty much, much as usual, much the same way) omtrent, nesten, noenlunde

• pretty much alike

omtrent like

• much of a size

omtrent like store

• it is much the same to me

det spiller ingen rolle for meg \/ det er det samme for meg

how much hvor mye, hvor høyt

• how much do you love him?

look much like se ut som

• he doesn't look much like a clergyman

han ser ikke akkurat ut som en prest

• it looks very much like it

det ser nesten sånn ut \/ det er ikke langt i fra

much as I like enda så godt jeg liker

much more langt mer, enda mer, for ikke å snakke om

much less langt mindre, enda mindre

be not so much... as... være snarere... enn...

• he is not so much unintelligent as inexperienced

han er snarere uerfaren enn dum

think too much of oneself ha alfor høye tanker om seg selv
III
determ. ( more - most) \/mʌtʃ\/

mye, meget

• you have much to learn

du har mye å lære

• much of what you say is true

mye av det du sier, er sant

• she is not much to look at

hun er ikke mye å se på

• we don't see (very) much of them now

vi treffer dem ikke så ofte nå

• how much rain did you have yesterday?

hvor mye regn kom det hos dere i går?

• he never eats much breakfast

han spiser aldri mye til frokost

• did you have much difficulty finding the house?

hadde du noen vanskeligheter med å finne huset?

as much like (så) mye, så mye

• you can have as much as you like

du kan ta så mye du vil

det samme

• you would've done as much for me

du ville ha gjort det samme for meg akkurat det

• I feared as much

det var akkurat det jeg var redd for

• he said as much

det var akkurat hva han sa

• I thought as much

jeg tenkte meg det \/ jeg kunne tenke meg det \/ jeg tenkte det nok

• it is as much as he can do

det er alt man kan vente seg av ham

• it was as much as he could do to keep calm

det var så vidt han kunne holde seg rolig

as much again\/more en gang til så mye, dobbelt så mye, det dobbelte

how much hvor mye

• how much are the apples?

hva koster eplene?

• how much does it all come to?

hva beløper det seg til?

• how much percent?

hvor mange prosent?

• how much for this?

hva koster denne?

if so much hvis så mye

• if he so much as stirred

hvis han så mye som beveget seg

make much of få mye ut av, forstå

• I couldn't make much of the play

gjøre stort vesen\/nummer av

utnytte (på beste måte), dra fordeler av, gjøre mest mulig ut av gjøre stas av

much someone does something ( spøkefullt) særlig at noen gjør noe

• much you know about it!

det vet du ingenting om!

• much you care

mye du bryr deg!

not as much as ikke så mye som, ikke engang

not be up to much ikke være så mye å skryte av, ikke være noe videre

nothing much ( hverdagslig) ikke noe spesielt, ikke noe av betydning

nothing so much as mest av alt

• the scene resembled nothing so much as a war zone

scenen lignet mest av alt på en krigssone

not much! ( hverdagslig) slett ikke!, absolutt ikke!, nesten aldri!

not much of ikke akkurat, ikke noe videre

• he is not much of a writer

han er ikke akkurat noen stor forfatter

not so much as ikke så mye som, ikke engang

• they hadn't so much as heard of it

so much så mye\/meget, så og så mye (om beløp, mengde e.l.)

• at so much a week

til så og så mye per uke

• he is rich - so much so that he bought the whole castle

han er rik - så rik at han kjøpte hele slottet

so much for ferdig med, takk og farvel, slik går det nå

• so much for her

så var vi ferdige med henne

• so much for that

mer er det ikke å si om den saken

• so much for telling him all about it

slik går det når man forteller alt til ham

so much the better\/worse så mye bedre\/verre, så meget desto bedre\/verre

think much of something like noe, ha høye tanker om noe

this\/that much så mye\/meget

• I know this much that she's never been prouder

så mye vet jeg i hvert fall at hun aldri har vært stoltere

thus much så mye for så vidt

too much for mye, altfor mye

• he was too much for me

han var for sterk for meg

• it was too much for my feelings

det ble for sterkt for meg

• she was too much of a woman to apologize

hun var for mye kvinne til å be om unnskyldning

• he had had too much to drink

han hadde fått for mye å drikke

too much of a good thing for mye av det gode

without so much as uten så mye som

English-Norwegian dictionary > much
15 much

1. [mʌtʃ] n
1. многое

to see much - много(е) видеть

there is not much to see /to be seen/ - (здесь) не на что смотреть; здесь мало интересного

to do much - много(е) сделать

there is much to do /to be done/ - многое надо сделать

to suffer much - много(е) пережить [см. тж. much III 1, 1) и 2)]

much still remains to be done - осталось ещё много работы, ещё многое нужно сделать

there is not much left - мало (что) /немного/ осталось

to say much - (рас)сказать многое

there is much to say - многое нужно (рас)сказать, о многом нужно поговорить

much of smth. - большая часть чего-л.

much of what you say is true - многое из того, что вы говорите, справедливо; вы во многом правы

to be worth /to amount to/ much - стоить многого, представлять большую /значительную/ ценность

his work is not up to much - его работа большой ценности не представляет

it leaves much to be desired - это оставляет желать многого /лучшего/

there is not much in him - он ничего (особенного) собой не представляет

much he knows about it - ирон. много он (об этом) знает

2. в сочетаниях:

as much - это - то; именно это

to think as much - так и думать

I expected as much - именно этого я и ожидал; я ничего другого не ожидал [см. much II 2]

as much again - ещё столько же

I want as much again - мне нужно ещё столько же

♢ to be too much for smb. - оказаться не по силам кому-л.

not much of a scholar - не очень-то /не ахти какой/ образованный человек

not much of a teacher - весьма посредственный преподаватель

not much of a dinner - далеко не шикарный обед

to make much of smb., smth. - а) высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.; быть высокого мнения о ком-л., чём-л.; б) носиться с кем-л., чем-л.; много говорить о ком-л., чём-л.

to think much of smb., smth. = to make much of smb., smth.

to think it much to do smth. - а) считать важным что-л. сделать; б) стесняться что-л. сделать

not to be much to look at - не отличаться привлекательной внешностью; ≅ не на что смотреть

it is too much of a good thing - хорошенького понемножку; это уж слишком /чересчур/

much will have more - посл. чем больше имеешь, тем больше хочется
2. [mʌtʃ] a (more; most)
1. 1) много

much water [rain, time] - много воды [дождей, времени]

I had much difficulty in convincing her - мне было очень трудно /стоило большого труда/ её убедить

I have not got much time - у меня немного времени

there is much truth in that remark - в этом замечании много справедливого

much good may it do you - ирон. очень это тебе поможет, много тебе от этого толку

how much? - а) сколько?; how much time do you need? - сколько времени вам потребуется?; how much water do you want? - сколько вам нужно воды?; б) сколько стоит?

how much is it? - сколько это стоит?

how much is it a pound? - сколько стоит фунт?

too much - слишком много

to put too much sugar [butter] - положить слишком много сахара [масла]

to cost too much - слишком дорого /много/ стоить

2) уст. многие

much people - много людей; многие люди

2. в сочетаниях:

so much so that - настолько, что; до такой степени, что

I was so much surprised that words failed me - я от удивления не мог найти слов

not so much... as - не столько... сколько; не так... как

he is not so much angry as upset - он скорее огорчён, чем рассержен

as much as - столько же; так же много

give me as much - дайте мне столько же

twice as much - вдвое больше

can you do as much? - вы можете /способны/ сделать столько же? [см. much I 2]
3. [mʌtʃ] adv (more; most)
1. 1) очень

to be much surprised [pleased, disappointed] - быть очень удивлённым [довольным, разочарованным /огорчённым/]

I am much obliged to you - я вам очень благодарен /признателен, обязан/

to suffer much - очень страдать [см. тж. 2) и much I 1]

to enjoy smth. very much - получать большое удовольствие от чего-л.

to thank smb. very much for smth. - очень благодарить кого-л. за что-л.

to love smb. very [so, ever so] much - очень [так] любить кого-л.

I like it very [so, ever so] much - мне это очень [так] нравится

I don't much like it - мне это не очень нравится

much to my astonishment [regret] - к моему большому удивлению [сожалению]

2) много

to eat [to drink, to cry, to talk] (too) much - (слишком) много есть [пить, плакать, разговаривать]

to suffer much - много страдать [см. тж. 1) и much I 1]

he doesn't swim much - он не очень много /не очень часто/ плавает

to see much of smb. - часто видеться с кем-л.

2. приблизительно, примерно, почти

to be much the same (in smth.) - быть приблизительно /почти/ таким же (в чём-л., в каком-л. отношении)

to be much of a size [of a height] - быть приблизительно /примерно, почти/ одного размера [роста /-ой высоты/]

to be much the same age, to be much of an age - быть приблизительно /примерно/ одного возраста

it was much about that time - это было приблизительно /примерно/ в то (самое) время

I left it much as I found it - я оставил это приблизительно /почти/ в таком же виде, в каком нашёл

3. усил. (при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях) гораздо, значительно, (на)много

much faster [better, worse, richer, happier, more carefully] - гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ быстрее [лучше, хуже, богаче, счастливее, осторожнее]

much less agreeable - гораздо /значительно/ менее приятный

4. в сочетаниях:

as much as - (столько) сколько

to take as much as one desires - взять (столько), сколько хочется

to do as much as one can - сделать (столько), сколько можно /возможно/

to like nothing as much as music - ничего так (сильно) не любить, как музыку

I have three times as much as I want - у меня втрое больше, чем мне нужно

it is as much your fault as mine - вы виноваты в этом столько же, сколько и я; это в такой же мере ваша вина, как и моя

as much as to say - равносильно тому /всё равно/, что сказать

it is as much as to say /saying/ that he is a liar - это всё равно, что назвать его лжецом

it is as much as he can do to read - а) всё, что он умеет - это читать; б) он с трудом читает

it was as much as I could do not to cry - я с трудом удерживал слёзы, я с трудом удерживался, чтобы не расплакаться

much as - как бы ни

much as I like it - как бы мне это ни нравилось

much as I dislike it - как бы неприятно для меня это ни было; хотя мне это очень неприятно

much as I tried - как бы /сколько бы/ я ни пытался /ни старался/; хотя я очень старался

as much as (all) that - так сильно; так много; до такой степени

do you owe him as much as that? - (неужели) вы ему так много должны?

do you love her as much as (all) that? - вы так (сильно) её любите?

so much - так много

it takes so much time - на это уходит столько времени

not so much sugar, please - не (кладите) столько сахара, пожалуйста

that /this, so/ much - а) столько; give me that much - дайте мне вот столько; I have only done that much so far - я пока только вот сколько сделал; б) столько-то; это-то; хоть это

he admitted that much - это-то он признал

this much is certain - это-то точно /определённо/

you must know that much - это-то /хоть это/ вы должны знать

I shall say this /so/ much for him - вот что я скажу в его защиту /пользу/

by that much - настолько

the sleeves are too long by that much - рукава вот настолько длинны

♢ very much so - и очень даже; безусловно; именно так

not much - отнюдь (нет), совсем /конечно/ нет

so much for that - хватит (говорить) об этом, с этим покончено

so much for his friendship! - и это он называет дружбой!

(to be) much the worse (for smth.) - (быть) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ хуже (вследствие чего-л.)

so much the better [the worse, the more, the less] - тем лучше [хуже, больше, меньше]

much the best [the largest] - а) гораздо /значительно, (на)много/ лучше [больше]; б) самый лучший [большой]

НБАРС > much
16 regret *** re·gret

[rɪ'ɡrɛt]
1. n

1) rimpianto, rammarico

much to my regret; to my great regret — con mio grande dispiacere

I have no regrets — non ho rimpianti

2)

regrets npl — (excuses) scuse fpl

2. vt

(news, death) essere dispiaciuto (-a) per, essere desolato (-a) per

to regret doing sth — rimpiangere di aver fatto qc

try it, you won't regret it! — provalo, non te ne pentirai!

he is very ill, I regret to say — purtroppo è molto malato

I regret that I will be unable to attend your party frm — mi rincresce (di) non poter venire alla vostra festa

we regret to inform you that... frm — siamo spiacenti di informarla che...

I regret that I/he cannot help — mi rincresce (di) non poter aiutare/che lui non possa aiutare

English-Italian dictionary > regret *** re·gret
17 as....................71

act as a deterrent auf to

act as if...

address as

and an airline as well

and there'll be something to eat too / as well

appear as witness

appoint oneself as judge

as a present

as far as he's concerned

as far as that is concerned

as far as the eye can see

as for

as I see it 1

as I see it 2

as package deals

as per account rendered

as such

as sure as hell

as the need arises

be as strong as an ox

both... and...,... as well as...

dismiss as

enough is as good as a feast

half as much again

he can give as good as he gets

he comes across as very self-confident

he died as a hero

he doesn't see it the same way as us

he's not doing as well as he used to

his announcement that he is / was going to resign / leave the church etc. came as a surprise

I had to pull myself together so as not to

identify someone as

it looks as if it's going to be a nice day

it looks like rain / as if it's going to rain

it looks very much as if

it looks very much as if it was him

it's as clear as daylight

much as I regret

much as I regret it

pass oneself off as

pass someone / something off as

regard as

set oneself up as / appoint oneself a moralizer

set oneself up as something

so, as I was saying / I say

sound someone out as to whether

sound someone out ob as to whether

strike someone as strange

that's as old as the hills

the room serves as a makeshift kitchen when needed

turn something as far as it will go

use something as a peg to hang something on

use something as an opportunity excuse to

we may as well stay at home

without even / so much as asking

write something as two words

you can go as far as I'm concerned

you look as if you've had a good rest

English-German idiom dictionary > as....................71
18 far

1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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1. adverb
1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) weit

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) weit

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) weit
2. adjective
1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) fern

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) entfernter

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- academic.ru/26511/farther">farther
- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far
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far

<farther or further, farthest or furthest>

[fɑ:ʳ, AM fɑ:r]

I. adv

1. (in place) weit

it's too \far to walk es ist zu weit zu Fuß

how much further is it? wie weit ist es denn noch?

he can't walk that \far er kann nicht so weit laufen

have you come very \far? kommen Sie von weit her?

do you have \far to travel to work? haben Sie es weit zu Ihrer Arbeitsstelle?

she doesn't live \far from here sie wohnt nicht weit von hier [entfernt]

his name is fairly \far down the list sein Name steht ziemlich weit unten auf der Liste

you can see how \far up the wall the water came during the flood man kann sehen, wie hoch das Wasser während der Flut an der Mauer stieg; ( liter)

a traveller from some \far distant land ein Reisender aus einem fernen Land

\far away in the distance in weiter Ferne

\far from home fern der Heimat

\far and wide weit und breit

from \far and wide [or near] aus Nah und Fern

2. (in time) weit

some time \far in the past/future irgendwann in ferner Vergangenheit/Zukunft

one day, perhaps \far in the future, you'll regret what you've done irgendwann einmal wirst du bereuen, was du getan hast

your birthday's not \far away bis zu deinem Geburtstag ist es nicht mehr lang

he's not \far off seventy er geht auf die siebzig zu

we're not \far off finishing now es dauert nicht mehr lange, und wir sind fertig

to work \far into the night bis spät in die Nacht hinein arbeiten

to plan further ahead weiter voraus planen

as \far back as:

as \far back as I can remember... so weit ich zurückdenken kann...

we warned you about this as \far back as 1977 wir haben Sie bereits 1977 davor gewarnt

it probably dates from as \far back as the end of the last century es geht wahrscheinlich sogar bis auf das Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts zurück

3. (in progress) weit

how \far have you got? — I'm on page 17 wie weit bist du? — ich bin jetzt auf Seite 17

how \far have you got with your new play? wie weit bist du mit deinem neuen Stück gekommen?

to not get very \far with [doing] sth mit etw dat nicht besonders weit kommen

to not get very \far with sb bei jdm nicht viel erreichen

she tried to talk him round, but she didn't get very \far with him sie versuchte ihn zu überreden, kam aber nicht sonderlich weit

4. inv (much) weit, viel

she was not sure how \far he was committed sie war sich nicht sicher, wie sehr er engagiert war

this is a claim too \far diese Forderung geht zu weit

\far better/nicer/warmer viel besser/netter/wärmer

\far more difficult viel schwieriger

\far too expensive viel zu teuer

by \far bei Weitem, mit Abstand

it would be better by \far to accept the offer es wäre sehr viel besser, das Angebot anzunehmen

5.

▶ as \far as (in place) bis

I can take you as \far as Bristol ich kann Sie bis Bristol mitnehmen

as \far as the eye can see so weit das Auge reicht; (in degree)

as \far as I can, I avoid using my car soweit es mir möglich ist, benutze ich mein Auto nicht

I use public transport as \far as possible ich benutze so oft wie möglich öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

as \far as I can see... so wie ich es beurteilen kann,...

he isn't coming today as \far as I know soweit ich weiß, kommt er heute nicht

as \far as I'm concerned... wenn es nach mir geht...

as \far as Bob is concerned, he's one hell of a nice fellow Bob? der ist ein wirklich netter Kerl!

he's a good mechanic, but that's as \far as it goes er ist ein guter Mechaniker, aber das ist auch alles

▶ \far and away mit Abstand, bei Weitem

your entry was \far and away the best dein Auftritt war einsame Spitze fam

▶ sb would \far do sth BRIT

I'd \far prefer to go with you ich würde viel lieber mit dir gehen

I'd \far rather stay at home ich würde viel lieber zu Hause bleiben

she'd \far sooner go on her own sie würde viel lieber allein gehen

▶ \far from sth:

we're \far from happy with the situation wir sind alles andere als zufrieden mit der Situation

\far from it! weit gefehlt

Jim selfish? \far from it! Jim egoistisch? alles nur das nicht!

▶ \far be it from [or for] me... es liegt mir fern...

\far be it from me to blame anyone, it was a total accident ich will unter keinen Umständen jemanden beschuldigen, es war ein Unfall

▶ to go too \far zu weit gehen

▶ to [not] go \far enough [nicht] weit genug gehen fig

stop it now, the joke has gone \far enough hör jetzt auf damit, man kann den Spaß auch zu weit treiben

▶ to go so \far as to do sth:

surely they wouldn't go so \far as to break in? sie würden doch sicher nicht so weit gehen und einen Einbruch wagen?

▶ sb will go \far jd wird es zu etwas bringen

▶ sth will go \far to sth etw wird entscheidend zu etw dat beitragen

▶ sth won't go very \far etw wird nicht lange vorhalten

a hundred pounds won't go very \far if you're going abroad for two weeks mit hundert Pfund kommt man nicht weit, wenn man zwei Wochen lang im Ausland ist

▶ \far gone (in a bad state) beschädigt; (advanced in time) fortgeschritten

▶ so \far so good ( saying) so weit, so gut

▶ so [or thus] \far (until now) bisher

so \far everything's been going according to plan so weit ist alles nach Plan gelaufen

any problems? — not so \far Probleme? — bis jetzt nicht; (to a limited extent)

I trust her only so \far ich traue ihr nicht so ganz

vitamins can protect you only so \far Vitamine bieten nur bedingt Schutz

▶ to not trust sb as \far as one could throw him/her jdm nicht über den Weg trauen

II. adj attr

1. (further away)

at the \far end of the room am anderen Ende des Raumes

the \far bank of the river das gegenüberliegende Ufer des Flusses

2. (extreme)

the \far left/right [of a party] die extreme Linke/Rechte [einer Partei]

3. (distant)

a \far country ( liter) ein fernes Land liter

in the \far distance in weiter Ferne

4.

▶ to be a \far cry from sth/sb mit etw/jdm nicht zu vergleichen sein

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[fAː(r)] comp further, farther, superl furthest, farthest
1. adv

1) (in distance) weit

we don't live far or we live not far from here — wir wohnen nicht weit von hier

I'll go with you as far as the gate — ich begleite dich bis zum Tor

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von nah und fern

far above — hoch or weit über (+dat)

far away — weit entfernt or weg

I won't be far off or away — ich bin ganz in der Nähe

far away in the distance — weit in der Ferne

I was or my thoughts were far away —

far into the jungle — weit in den Dschungel hinein

far out — weit draußen

have you come far? — kommen Sie von weit her?

2)

(in time) as far back as I can remember — so weit ich (zurück)denken or mich erinnern kann

as far back as 1945 — schon (im Jahr) 1945

far into the night — bis spät in die Nacht

far into the future — bis weit in die Zukunft

3) (in degree, extent) weit

how far have you got with your plans? — wie weit sind Sie mit Ihren Plänen (gekommen)?

far longer/better — weit länger/besser

it's far beyond what I can afford — das übersteigt meine Mittel bei Weitem

4)

(in set phrases) as or so far as I'm concerned — was mich betrifft

it's all right as far as it goes — das ist so weit ganz gut

in so far as — insofern als

far and away the best, by far the best, the best by far — bei Weitem or mit Abstand der/die/das Beste

better by far — weit besser

far from satisfactory — alles andere als befriedigend

far from liking him I find him quite unpleasant — ich mag ihn nicht, ich finde ihn (im Gegenteil) sogar ausgesprochen unsympathisch

far from it! — ganz und gar nicht, (ganz) im Gegenteil

far be it from me to... — es sei mir ferne, zu...

so far this week I've seen him once/three times —

so far this week I haven't seen him at all — diese Woche habe ich ihn noch nicht gesehen

so far so good — so weit, so gut

so far and no further — bis hierher und nicht weiter

to go far (money, supplies, measures etc) — weit reichen

these measures won't go very far toward(s) stemming rising costs — diese Maßnahmen werden nicht viel dazu beitragen, die steigenden Kosten einzudämmen

I would go so far as to say... — ich würde so weit gehen zu sagen...

that's going too far —

to carry a joke too far — einen Spaß zu weit treiben

that's carrying a joke too far — da hört der Spaß auf

not far out (in guess) — nicht schlecht

not far off (in space) — nicht weit; (in guess, aim) fast (getroffen)

the weekend isn't far off now — es ist nicht mehr lang bis zum Wochenende

far gone (inf) — schon ziemlich hinüber (inf)

2. adj

1) (= more distant of two) weiter entfernt, hintere(r, s)

the far end of the room — das andere Ende des Zimmers

the far window/door — das Fenster/die Tür am anderen Ende des Zimmers

the far wall — die Wand am anderen Ende

on the far side of — auf der anderen Seite von

when he reached the far bank —

which of these cars is yours? – the far one — welches ist dein Auto? – das, das weiter weg ist

which bed will you have? – the far one — welches Bett möchtest du? – das da drüben

2) (= far-off) country, land weit entfernt

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

it's a far cry from... (fig) — das ist etwas ganz anderes als...

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far [fɑː(r)] komp. farther [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)], further [ˈfɜːðə; US ˈfɜrðər], sup farthest [ˈfɑː(r)ðıst], furthest [ˈfɜːðıst; US ˈfɜr-]

A adj

1. fern, (weit) entfernt, weit, entlegen

2. (vom Sprecher aus) entfernter, abliegend:

at the far end am anderen Ende;

the far side die andere Seite

3. weit vorgerückt, fortgeschritten ( beide:

in in dat)

B adv

1. fern, weit:

far away, far off weit weg oder entfernt;

his thoughts were far away er war mit seinen Gedanken ganz woanders

2. fig weit entfernt ( from von):

far from rich alles andere als reich;

far from completed noch lange oder längst nicht fertig;

I am far from believing it ich bin weit davon entfernt, es zu glauben;

far be it from me (to deny it) es liegt mir fern(, es zu leugnen), ich möchte (es) keineswegs (abstreiten);

far from it! ganz und gar nicht!, keineswegs!

3. weit(hin), fern(hin):

far into weit oder hoch oder tief in (akk);

far into the night bis spät oder tief in die Nacht (hinein);

it went far to convince him das hat ihn beinahe überzeugt

4. auch far and away, by far weit(aus), bei Weitem, um vieles, wesentlich (bes mit komp und sup):

far better;

(by) far the best

a) weitaus oder mit Abstand der (die, das) beste,

b) bei Weitem am bestenBesondere Redewendungen: as far as

a) so weit oder so viel (wie), insofern als,

b) bis (nach oder zu oder an akk), nicht weiter als far and near fern und nah;

far and wide weit und breit;

far back weit zurück oder hinten;

as far back as 1800 schon (im Jahre) 1800;

from far von Weitem;

go far

a) weit gehen oder reichen,

b) fig weit kommen, es weit bringen ten pounds don’t go far mit 10 Pfund kommt man nicht weit;

as far as that goes was das (an)betrifft;

it is a very good book as far as it goes es ist insgesamt ein sehr gutes Buch;

she is quite nice as far as she goes sie ist so weit ganz nett;

I’ll go so far as to say that … ich möchte oder würde sogar behaupten, dass…;

go too far zu weit gehen;

in so far (as) insofern, -weit (als);

so far bis hierher, bisher, bis jetzt;

so far so good so weit, so gut;

far out

a) weit draußen,

b) weit hinaus,

c) → far-out be far out weit daneben liegen (mit einer Vermutung etc);

far up hoch oben; → between B, cry A 1

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1. adverb,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (in space) weit

far away — weit entfernt

far [away] from — weit entfernt von

see something from far away — etwas aus der Ferne sehen

I won't be far away — ich werde ganz in der Nähe sein

far above/below — hoch über/tief unter (+ Dat.); adverb hoch oben/tief unten

fly as far as Munich — bis [nach] München fliegen

far and wide — weit und breit

from far and near or wide — von fern und nah

2) (in time) weit

far into the night — bis spät od. tief in die Nacht

as far back as I can remember — soweit ich zurückdenken kann

3) (by much) weit

far too — viel zu

far longer/ better — weit[aus] länger/besser

4) (fig.)

as far as — (to whatever extent, to the extent of) so weit [wie]

I haven't got as far as phoning her — ich bin noch nicht dazu gekommen, sie anzurufen

not as far as I know — nicht, dass ich wüsste

as far as I remember/know — soweit ich mich erinnere/weiß

go so far as to do something — so weit gehen und etwas tun

in so far as — insofern od. insoweit als

so far — (until now) bisher

so far so good — so weit, so gut

by far — bei weitem

better by far — weitaus besser

far from easy/good — alles andere als leicht/gut

far from it! — ganz im Gegenteil!

go too far — zu weit gehen

carry or take something too far — etwas zu weit treiben
2. adjective,
farther, further; farthest, furthest

1) (remote) weit entfernt; (remote in time) fern

in the far distance — in weiter Ferne

2) (more remote) weiter entfernt

the far bank of the river/side of the road — das andere Flussufer/die andere Straßenseite

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adj.

fern adj.

weit adj.

English-german dictionary > far
19 miss

noun

1) (title of unmarried woman)

Miss Brown — Frau Brown; Fräulein Brown (veralt.); (girl) Fräulein Brown

2) (title of beauty queen)

Miss France — Miss Frankreich

3) (as form of address to teacher etc.) Frau Schmidt usw

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[mis]
noun

1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) das Fräulein

2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) junges Mädchen

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miss¹

[mɪs]

n

1. (young unmarried woman) Fräulein nt veraltend

2. (form of address for waitress) [gnädiges] Fräulein veraltend, Bedienung f

3. (title)

▪ M\miss Fräulein nt veraltend, Miss f

M\miss Smith Fräulein [o Miss] Smith

M\miss America Miss Amerika

4. BRIT (teacher)

▪ M\miss in address Frau Lehrerin veraltet

5. ( dated or hum: young lady) junges Ding veraltend o hum

6. BRIT ( pej: naughty girl) freches Ding veraltend o pej

miss²

[mɪs]

I. n

<pl -es>

1. (failure) Fehlschlag m, Misserfolg m; SPORT (hit) Fehltreffer m; (shot) Fehlschuss m; (throw) Fehlwurf m; AUTO Fehlzündung f; MED ( fam) Fehlgeburt f

I've never had a car accident, but I've had a few near \misses ich hatte noch nie einen Unfall, aber ein paar Beinahezusammenstöße

2. BRIT, AUS ( fam: skip)

to give sth a \miss dance, dessert etw auslassen; (avoid) meeting, practice etw sausenlassen fam

3.

▶ a \miss is as good as a mile ( prov) knapp vorbei ist auch daneben prov

II. vi

1. (not hit) nicht treffen; projectile also danebengehen; person, weapon also danebenschießen

\missed! daneben!, nicht getroffen!

2. (be unsuccessful) missglücken, fehlschlagen

3. AUTO engine aussetzen

III. vt

1. (not hit)

▪ to \miss sb/sth jdn/etw verfehlen [o nicht treffen]

the ricochet \missed her by inches der Querschläger verfehlte sie um Zentimeter

2. (not meet)

▪ to \miss sth bus, train etw versäumen [o verpassen]

▪ to \miss sb jdn verpassen

to \miss a deadline einen Termin nicht [ein]halten

3. (be absent)

▪ to \miss sth etw versäumen [o verpassen]

to \miss school in der Schule fehlen

4. (not use)

▪ to \miss sth opportunity etw verpassen

his new film is too good to \miss seinen neuen Film darf man sich einfach nicht entgehen lassen

you didn't \miss much du hast nicht viel verpasst

5. (avoid)

▪ to \miss sth etw vermeiden [o umgehen]

I narrowly \missed being run over ich wäre fast überfahren worden

6. (not see)

▪ to \miss sb/sth jdn/etw übersehen

he's over there, you can't \miss him er ist da drüben, du kannst ihn gar nicht übersehen

7. (not hear)

▪ to \miss sth etw nicht mitbekommen; (deliberately) etw überhören

sorry, I \missed that — could you say that again? Entschuldigung, das habe ich nicht mitbekommen — können Sie das noch einmal wiederholen?

8. (not notice)

▪ to \miss sth etw nicht bemerken; (deliberately) etw übersehen

Susan doesn't \miss much Susan entgeht einfach nichts

9. (not have)

▪ to \miss sth etw nicht haben/tun

I've \missed my period ich habe meine Tage nicht bekommen fam

I decided to \miss breakfast ich beschloss, nicht zu frühstücken

10. (long for)

▪ to \miss sb/sth jdn/etw vermissen

I \miss having you here to talk to du fehlst mir hier zum Reden

11. (notice loss)

▪ to \miss sb/sth jdn/etw vermissen

12.

▶ to \miss the boat ( fam: not use) den Anschluss verpassen fam; (not understand) etw nicht mitbekommen

▶ to \miss the bus ( fam) den Anschluss verpassen fam

▶ to \miss the mark das Ziel [o den Zweck] verfehlen

▶ to \miss the point nicht verstehen, worum es geht

▶ to not \miss a trick [or any tricks] ( fam: overdo) alle Register ziehen; (notice)

she never \misses a trick ihr entgeht nichts

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I [mɪs]
1. n

1) (= shot) Fehltreffer m or -schuss m; (= failure) Misserfolg m, Pleite f (inf), Reinfall m (inf)

his first shot was a miss — sein erster Schuss ging daneben

it was a near miss — das war eine knappe Sache; (shot) das war knapp daneben

we had a near miss with that car —

the sales department voted it a miss a miss is as good as a mile (prov) — in der Verkaufsabteilung räumte man dem keine Chance ein knapp vorbei ist auch daneben

2)

to give sth a miss (inf) — sich (dat) etw schenken

2. vt

1) (= fail to hit, catch, reach, find, attend etc by accident) verpassen; chance, appointment, bus, concert verpassen, versäumen; (= deliberately not attend) nicht gehen zu or in (+acc); (= not hit, find) target, ball, way, step, vocation, place, house verfehlen; (shot, ball) verfehlen, vorbeigehen an (+dat)

to miss breakfast — nicht frühstücken

they missed each other in the crowd — sie verpassten or verfehlten sich in der Menge

to miss the boat or bus (fig) — den Anschluss verpassen

he missed school for a week — er hat eine Woche lang die Schule versäumt

miss a turn — einmal aussetzen

have I missed my turn? —

if you miss a pill — wenn Sie vergessen, eine Pille zu nehmen

2) (= fail to experience) verpassen; (deliberately) sich (dat) entgehen lassen; (= fail to hear or perceive) nicht mitbekommen, verpassen; (deliberately) überhören/-sehen

I missed that — das ist mir entgangen

he doesn't miss much (inf) —

you haven't missed much! — da hast du nicht viel verpasst or versäumt!

I wouldn't have missed it for anything — das hätte ich mir nicht entgehen lassen wollen

3) (= fail to achieve) prize nicht bekommen or schaffen (inf)

he narrowly missed being first/becoming president — er wäre beinahe auf den ersten Platz gekommen/Präsident geworden

4) (= avoid) obstacle (noch) ausweichen können (+dat); (= escape) entgehen (+dat)

to miss doing sth — etw fast or um ein Haar tun

the car just missed the tree —

we narrowly missed having an accident — wir hätten um ein Haar einen Unfall gehabt

5) (= leave out) auslassen; (= overlook, fail to deal with) übersehen

my heart missed a beat — mir stockte das Herz

6) (= notice or regret absence of) vermissen

I miss him/my old car — er/mein altes Auto fehlt mir

he won't be missed — keiner wird ihn vermissen

he'll never miss it — er wird es nie merken(, dass es ihm fehlt)

3. vi

1) (= not hit) nicht treffen; (punching) danebenschlagen; (shooting) danebenschießen; (= not catch) danebengreifen; (= not be present, not attend) fehlen; (ball, shot, punch) danebengehen

2) (inf

= fail) you can't miss — da kann nichts schiefgehen

he never misses — er schafft es immer
II
n

1)

Miss — Fräulein nt, Frl.

Miss Germany 1998 — (die) Miss Germany von 1998

2)

(= girl) a proper little miss —

look here, you cheeky little miss! — hör mal, mein ( kleines) Fräulein!

3) (= term of address) (to waitress etc) Bedienung, Fräulein (dated); (to teacher) Frau X

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miss¹ [mıs] s

1. Miss (mit folgendem Namen) Fräulein n:

Miss Smith Fräulein Smith;

Miss America Miss Amerika (die Schönheitskönigin von Amerika)

2. oft hum oder pej Ding n, Dämchen n

3. WIRTSCH junges Mädchen, Teenager m: → academic.ru/40291/junior_miss">junior miss

4. (ohne folgenden Namen) Fräulein n (Anrede für Lehrerinnen, Kellnerinnen etc)

miss² [mıs]

A v/t

1. eine Gelegenheit, den Zug, eine Verabredung etc verpassen, -säumen, den Beruf, jemanden, das Tor, den Weg, das Ziel etc verfehlen, sich etwas entgehen lassen, SPORT einen Elfmeter etc vergeben, verschießen:

miss the bus ( oder boat) umg den Anschluss oder seine Chance verpassen;

miss doing sth (es) versäumen, etwas zu tun;

you shouldn’t miss (seeing) that film den Film solltest du dir unbedingt ansehen;

he didn’t miss much

a) er versäumte nicht viel,

b) ihm entging so gut wie nichts;

she missed her period ihre Periode blieb aus;

missed approach FLUG Fehlanflug m; → fire A 9, footing 1, hold² A 1, mark¹ A 12

2. auch miss out auslassen, übergehen, -springen

3. nicht haben, nicht bekommen:

I missed my breakfast ich habe kein Frühstück (mehr) bekommen

4. a) auch miss hearing überhören

b) übersehen, nicht bemerken

c) nicht begreifen

5. vermissen:

we miss her very much, we really miss her sie fehlt uns sehr;

he is missing his wallet er vermisst seine Brieftasche;

he won’t miss £100 100 Pfund tun ihm nicht weh umg

6. entkommen (dat), entgehen (dat), vermeiden:

he just ( oder narrowly) missed being drowned er wäre um ein Haar ertrunken;

I just ( oder narrowly) missed running him over um ein Haar hätte ich ihn überfahren

B v/i

1. nicht treffen:

a) danebenschießen, -werfen, -schlagen etc

b) fehlgehen, danebengehen (Schuss etc)

2. missglücken, -lingen, fehlschlagen, danebengehen

3. miss out

a) zu kurz kommen,

b) etwas versäumen:

miss out on sth etwas verpassen; etwas weglassen oder nicht berücksichtigen;

he’s missing out on his private life sein Privatleben kommt zu kurz

C s

1. Fehlschuss m, -wurf m, -schlag m, -stoß m:

every shot a miss jeder Schuss ging daneben

2. Verpassen n, -säumen n, -fehlen n:

a miss is as good as a mile (Sprichwort) knapp daneben ist auch vorbei;

give sth a miss

a) etwas vermeiden oder nicht nehmen oder nicht tun, die Finger lassen von etwas,

b) etwas auslassen, verzichten auf etwas; → near B 6

3. besonders US umg

a) Fehlgeburt f

b) AUTO Fehlzündung f

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noun

1) (title of unmarried woman)

Miss Brown — Frau Brown; Fräulein Brown (veralt.); (girl) Fräulein Brown

2) (title of beauty queen)

Miss France — Miss Frankreich

3) (as form of address to teacher etc.) Frau Schmidt usw

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n.

Fehlschuss m.

Fräulein -s n. v.

fehlschlagen v.

missen v.

verfehlen v.

vermissen v.

verpassen v.

versäumen v.

übersehen v.

English-german dictionary > miss
20 не I

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1. (сообщает слову значение полного отрицания) not;
(при сравнит. ст.) no, not... any;
(при именном сказ.) no;
(при деепричастии) without (+ -ing) ;
он не знает he does not know;
he doesn`t know разг. ;
он не пойдёт he will not go;
he won`t go разг. ;
мы не придём we shall not come;
we shan`t come разг. ;
разве вы не знаете? do you not know?;
don`t you know? разг. ;
ей не хуже she is no worse, she is not any worse;
нам от этого не легче that doesn`t make it any easier for us;
он не гений he is no genius;
не долетев до цели without reaching the target;
он ничего не сказал he said nothing, he did not say anything;
~ в кадре кино out of frame;
~ в фокусе фото, кино out of focus;

2. (придаёт значение неполного отрицания) (в положении между повторяющимися сущ.) perhaps not (опускается первое сущ.) ;
(между повторяющимися гл.) whether... or not;
счастье не счастье, а что-то очень похожее perhaps not happiness, but something very much like it;
хочешь не хочешь, а придётся сделать whether you like it or not, you`ll have to do it;

3. (+ инф.;
в знач. невозможности) will never;
ему этого не сделать he`ll never (be able to) do it;
ему не уйти he won`t escape;
его не узнать you would never know him;

4. (придаёт выражению утвердительное значение) обыкн. не переводится ;
какие тут цветы не растут! there are so many flowers growing here!;
как не радоваться! how can one help being pleased!, one cannot help being pleased!;
кто не любит поесть! everyone likes a good meal!, who doesn`t enjoy a good meal!;

5. (с предлогом без придаёт значение ограниченного утверждения) not;
часто передаётся утвердительным оборотом ;
не без трудностей not without difficulty, with some difficulty;
не без сожаления not without regret, with some regret.

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