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1 spend
spend гл.
1) тратить, расходовать( for, on - на что-л.) to spend money on smth. ≈ тратить деньги на что-л. to spend time on smth. ≈ тратить время на что-л. Syn: expend
2) проводить (время) (in - занимаясь чем-л.) He spent a weekend in London. ≈ Выходные он провел в Лондоне. She spends her spare time gardening. ≈ Свое свободное время она проводит, копаясь в саду. How do you spend your leisure? ≈ Как вы проводите свой досуг? Syn: pass
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3) истощать, ослаблять, растрачивать He spent his force. ≈ Он растратил все свои силы. spend oneself Syn: exhaust
2., wear out, use up
4) расточать, тратить впустую Syn: waste
3., squander
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5) сл. испытывать оргазм Syn: have an orgasm, come, ejaculate
2. тратить, растрачивать, расходовать - to * money тратить деньги - to * labour затрачивать труд - to * much money on foolish pleasures тратиться на пустяковые развлечения - to * much trouble on smth. тратить много усилий на что-либо - to * oneself in vain endeavour тратить силы на безнадежное дело - she spent herself for her children он всю себя отдала детям - he *s money like water он сорит деньгами, он транжирит деньги нести издержки нести материальные затраты - to * on books тратиться на книги - to * for public purposes делать затраты на общественные нужды проводить (время) - to * one's time in reading проводить время за чтением - to * the winter in the south провести зиму на юге - * a week with ua! останьтесь у нас на недельку! - a life honestly spent честно прожитая жизнь исчерпывать, истощать - our ammunition was all spent у нас кончились боеприпасы - the day is far spend день на исходе - the fury of the storm is spent буря стихает - the war has spent its force война уже на исходе - the bullet has spent its force пуля на излете истощаться - to * oneself иссякать - his anger has spent itself его гнев утих - grandually the hurricane spent itself ураган постепенно стих изливать - they spent their fury on the dog они сорвали свою злость на собаке (редкое) нести потери, терять - to * a mast (морское) терять мачту > to * a penny( эвфмеизм) пойти в туалет > I want to * a penny мне нужно кое-куда spend истощать;
to spend oneself устать, вымотаться;
the storm has spent itself буря улеглась ~ истощать ~ исчерпывать ~ нести издержки ~ нести материальные затраты ~ мор. потерять( мачту) ~ проводить (время) ;
to spend a sleepless night провести бессонную ночь ~ растрачивать ~ расходовать ~ (spent) тратить, расходовать;
to spend much trouble( on smth.) тратить немало труда (на что-л.) ~ тратить, затрачивать ~ тратить ~ проводить (время) ;
to spend a sleepless night провести бессонную ночь ~ (spent) тратить, расходовать;
to spend much trouble (on smth.) тратить немало труда (на что-л.) spend истощать;
to spend oneself устать, вымотаться;
the storm has spent itself буря улеглась spend истощать;
to spend oneself устать, вымотаться;
the storm has spent itself буря улеглась -
2 spend
spendpast tense, past participle - spent; verb1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) gastar2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) pasar•- spent- spendthrift
spend vb1. gastar2. pasartr[spend]1 (money) gastar (on, en)2 (pass time) pasar3 (devote time/energy) dedicar (on, a), invertir (on, en)4 (use up, exhaust) gastar, agotar1 (money) gastar1) : gastar (dinero, etc.)2) pass: pasar (el tiempo)to spend time on: dedicar tiempo av.(§ p.,p.p.: spent) = consumirse v.• expender v.• gastar v.• gastar dinero v.• pasar v.spendtransitive verb (past & past p spent)1)a) \<\<money\>\> gastarto spend something ON somebody/something — gastar algo en alguien/algo
b) ( expend)to spend something (ON something) — dedicarle* algo a algo, invertir* algo en algo
she spent two months on that painting — (se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro, le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro
2) ( pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasarwhere did you spend Christmas? — ¿dónde pasaste la Navidad?
3) ( exhaust) agotar[spend] (pt, pp spent)the hurricane had spent its force — el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza
1. VT1) (=pay out) [+ money] gastarto spend sth on sth/sb — gastar algo en algo/algn
the buildings need a lot spending on them — a los edificios les hace falta una buena inyección de dinero
- spend a penny2) (=devote) [+ effort, time] dedicarwe spend time, money and effort training these people — dedicamos tiempo, dinero y trabajo a formar a estas personas
3) (=pass) [+ period of time] pasarnight 1., 1)where are you spending your holiday? — ¿dónde vas a pasar las vacaciones?
4) (=use up) [+ force, ammunition, provisions] liter agotarthe storm has spent its fury — la tempestad ha agotado or perdido su fuerza
I spend all my energy just getting to work — nada más que en llegar al trabajo se me van todas las energías
2.VI gastar* * *[spend]transitive verb (past & past p spent)1)a) \<\<money\>\> gastarto spend something ON somebody/something — gastar algo en alguien/algo
b) ( expend)to spend something (ON something) — dedicarle* algo a algo, invertir* algo en algo
she spent two months on that painting — (se) pasó dos meses con ese cuadro, le dedicó dos meses a ese cuadro
2) ( pass) \<\<period of time\>\> pasarwhere did you spend Christmas? — ¿dónde pasaste la Navidad?
3) ( exhaust) agotarthe hurricane had spent its force — el huracán había agotado or perdido su fuerza
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3 much
much [mʌt∫]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. pronoun2. adjective3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. pronoun• does it cost much? est-ce que ça coûte cher ?• is it worth much? est-ce que ça a de la valeur ?► much of ( = a large part of) une bonne partie de• much of what you say une bonne partie de ce que vous dites► to make much of sth attacher beaucoup d'importance à qch► not/nothing... much ( = a small amount) pas beaucoup• what was stolen? -- nothing much qu'est-ce qui a été volé ? -- pas grand-chose━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Constructions with valoir are often used when assessing value or merit.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• there isn't much in it (in choice, competition) ça se vaut2. adjective• it's a bit much! (inf) c'est un peu fort !3. adverba. ( = to a great degree) beaucoup• I very much hope that... j'espère de tout cœur que...b. ( = more or less) it's much the same c'est quasiment la même chose► as much• I thought as much! c'est bien ce que je pensais !• as much time as... autant de temps que...• twice as much money as... deux fois plus d'argent que...• you could pay as much as $200 for that ça peut te coûter jusqu'à 200 dollars► however much• however much you like him... quelle que soit votre affection pour lui,...► how much? combien ?• how much does it cost? combien ça coûte ?► much as• much as I dislike doing this,... bien que je n'aime pas du tout faire cela,...► much less ( = and even less)he couldn't understand the question, much less answer it il ne pouvait pas comprendre la question et encore moins y répondre► not much of a (inf) ( = not a great)• he'd drunk so much that... il avait tellement bu que...• so much so that... à tel point que...• so much for his help! c'est ça qu'il appelle aider !• so much for that! tant pis !• so much the better! tant mieux !► not so much... as• I think of her not so much as a doctor but as a friend je la considère plus comme une amie que comme un médecin► this/that much• this much? (ça ira) comme ça ?• I know this much... ce que je sais, c'est que...• this much is certain... un point est acquis...* * *Note: When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoupFor particular usages, see I belowWhen much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-choseWhen much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent[mʌtʃ] 1.1) ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup2) ( often) beaucoup, souvent3) ( nearly) plus ou moins, à peu prèsvery much — ( a lot) beaucoup; ( absolutely) tout à fait
I thought as much — ça ne m'étonne pas, je m'en doutais
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord
5) (emphatic: setting up a contrast)2.the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante
1) ( a great deal) beaucoup; ( in negative sentences) grand-chosemuch of the difficulty lies in... — une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans...
to make much of something — ( focus on) insister sur quelque chose; ( understand) comprendre quelque chose
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much — tellement, tant
so much of the time, it's a question of patience — la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience
it's too much! — lit c'est trop!; ( in protest) c'en est trop!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix
it can cost as much as £50 — ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling
as much as to say... — d'un air de dire...
do you know how much this means to me? — est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi?
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not ou nothing much — ce n'est pas grand-chose
it's not up to much — GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose
3.I'm not much of a one for cooking — (colloq) la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort (colloq)
quantifier beaucoup de4.much+ combining form5.much-loved/-respected — très apprécié/respecté
much as conjunctional phrase bien que (+ subj)6.much as we regret our decision we have no choice — bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix
much less conjunctional phrase encore moins7.I've never seen him much less spoken to him — je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler
so much as adverbial phrasewithout so much as saying goodbye/as an apology — sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser
••there isn't much in GB ou to US it — (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près
there isn't much in it for us — ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose
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4 much
❢ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by beaucoup: it's much longer = c'est beaucoup plus long ; she doesn't talk much = elle ne parle pas beaucoup.For particular usages, see A below. When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by beaucoup: there is much to learn = il y a beaucoup à apprendre. However, in negative sentences grand-chose is also used: I didn't learn much = je n'ai pas beaucoup appris or je n'ai pas appris grand-chose.When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by beaucoup de: they don't have much money = ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent.For particular usages see C below.A adv1 ( to a considerable degree) beaucoup ; much smaller/happier beaucoup plus petit/ content (than que) ; they're not much cheaper than the originals ils ne sont pas beaucoup moins chers que les originaux ; much more interesting beaucoup or bien plus intéressant ; the film was much better than expected le film était bien meilleur que prévu ; it's much better organized c'est beaucoup mieux organisé ; they're getting much less demanding ils deviennent beaucoup moins exigeants ; the shoes are much too expensive les chaussures sont beaucoup trop chères ; it's much too dangerous c'est beaucoup trop dangereux ; he doesn't much care for them il ne les aime pas beaucoup ; I didn't much like what I saw je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé ce que j'ai vu ; she doesn't worry much about it ça ne l'inquiète pas beaucoup ; we'd much rather stay here nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici ; the meeting has been much criticized on a beaucoup critiqué la réunion ; they are much to be pitied ils méritent qu'on ait pitié d'eux ; much loved by her friends très aimée de ses amis ; your comments would be much appreciated tous vos commentaires seront les bienvenus ; he's not much good at Latin/at tennis il n'est pas très bon en latin/au tennis ; he's not much good at doing il n'est pas très doué pour faire ; does it hurt much? est-ce que ça fait très mal? ; it's much the more interesting of the two studies c'est de loin la plus intéressante des deux études ; she's much the best teacher here elle est de loin le meilleur professeur ici ; much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back ils n'ont pas rappelé, ce qui nous a beaucoup vexés ; much to my surprise à ma grande surprise ;2 ( often) beaucoup, souvent ; we don't go out much nous ne sortons pas beaucoup ; they didn't see each other much ils ne se voyaient pas beaucoup ; she doesn't talk much about the past elle ne parle pas beaucoup du passé ; do you go to concerts much? est-ce que tu vas souvent au concert? ; a much married film star une vedette de cinéma qui s'est remariée plusieurs fois ;3 (approximately, nearly) plus ou moins, à peu près ; to be much the same être à peu près pareil (as que) ; his condition is much the same as yesterday son état est plus ou moins or à peu près le même qu'hier ; it's pretty much like driving a car c'est plus ou moins la même chose que de conduire une voiture ; he behaved much the way the others did il s'est comporté plus ou moins comme les autres ; in much the same way à peu près de la même façon (as que) ; much the same is true of China la situation est à peu près la même en Chine ;4 ( specifying degree to which something is true) too much trop ; you worry/talk too much tu t'inquiètes/parles trop ; very much ( a lot) beaucoup ; ( absolutely) tout à fait ; he misses you very much tu lui manques beaucoup ; I'd appreciate it very much if j'apprécierais beaucoup que (+ subj) ; thanks very much merci beaucoup ; we enjoyed ourselves very much nous nous sommes beaucoup amusés ; she's very much like her mother elle ressemble beaucoup à sa mère ; it's very much the norm c'est tout à fait la norme ; I felt very much the foreigner je me sentais tout à fait étranger ; so much tellement ; I wanted so much to meet you j'avais tellement envie de vous rencontrer ; it hurts so much ça fait tellement mal ; it's so much better c'est tellement mieux ; he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat il déteste tellement l'avion qu'il préfère prendre le bateau ; thanks so much for merci beaucoup pour ; as much autant (as que) ; I like them as much as you (do) je les aime autant que toi ; she doesn't worry as much as before elle ne s'inquiète pas autant qu'avant ; they hated each other as much as ever ils se détestaient toujours autant ; she is as much entitled to a visa as you elle a autant droit à un visa que toi ; they were as much a part of village life as the farmers ils faisaient autant partie de la vie du village que les fermiers ; he wasn't sure and said as much il n'était pas sûr et il l'a dit ; I thought as much c'est bien ce qui me semblait ; however much même si ; you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree il va falloir que tu acceptes la décision même si tu n'es pas d'accord ; I couldn't cry out however much it hurt je ne pouvais pas crier même si ça me faisait très mal ;5 (emphatic: setting up a contrast) not so much X as Y moins X que Y, plus Y que X ; it wasn't so much a warning as a threat c'était moins un avertissement qu'une menace, c'était plus une menace qu'un avertissement ; the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing la découverte était moins choquante que déprimante ; it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder ça m'agace moins que ça ne me surprend.B pron1 ( a great deal) beaucoup ; ( in negative sentences) grand-chose ; do you have much left? est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? ; did he earn much? est-ce qu'il a gagné beaucoup? ; we have much to learn nous avons beaucoup à apprendre (from de) ; we didn't eat much nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose ; there isn't much to do il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire ; he doesn't have much to say il n'a pas grand-chose à dire ; there isn't much one can do to prevent it il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire pour empêcher ça ; he doesn't have much to complain about il n'a pas à se plaindre ; it leaves much to be desired ça laisse (vraiment) à désirer ; there's much to be said for beaucoup de choses plaident en faveur de [plan, country life, job-sharing] ; much of une grande partie de ; much of the difficulty lies in… une grande partie de la difficulté réside dans… ; much of the meeting was spent discussing… une grande partie de la réunion a été consacrée à discuter… ; much of their work involves… une grande partie de leur travail consiste à… ; much of what remains is useless une grande partie de ce qui reste est inutile ; much of the resentment is due to le ressentiment vient en grande partie de ; I don't see much of them now je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant ; to make much of sth ( focus on) insister sur qch ; ( understand) comprendre qch ; the report made much of the scandal le rapport insistait sur le scandale or faisait grand cas du scandale ; I couldn't make much of her last book je n'ai pas compris grand-chose à son dernier livre ;2 (expressing a relative amount, degree) so much tant ; they are willing to pay so much per vehicle ils sont prêts à payer tant par véhicule ; we'd eaten so much that nous avions tant mangé que ; she spends so much of her life abroad elle passe une très grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger ; she spends so much of her life abroad that elle passe une si grande partie de sa vie à l'étranger que ; so much of her work is gloomy il y a une grande partie de son œuvre qui est sombre ; so much of the earth is polluted la terre est tellement polluée ; so much of the time, it's a question of patience la plupart du temps c'est une question de patience ; too much trop ; it costs too much c'est trop cher ; you eat too much tu manges trop ; it's too much! lit c'est trop! ; ( in protest) c'en est trop! ; it's too much of a strain c'est trop éprouvant ; she was too much of an egotist to do elle était trop égoïste pour faire ; I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me! je ne pourrais jamais manger tout ça, c'est trop pour moi! ; the heat/the work was too much for them ils n'ont pas pu supporter la chaleur/le travail ; the measures proved too much for them ils n'ont pas pu tolérer les mesures ; he was too much for his opponent il était trop fort pour son adversaire ; I bought about this much j'en ai acheté à peu près ça ; he's read this much already il a déjà lu tout ça ; I'll say this much for him, he's honest il a au moins ça pour lui, il est honnête ; this much is certain, we'll have no choice une chose est certaine, nous n'aurons pas le choix ; twice as much deux fois autant or plus ; if we had half as much as you si nous avions la moitié de ce que tu as ; I'll need half as much again il me faudra encore la moitié de ça ; as much as possible autant que possible ; they paid as much as we did ils ont payé autant que nous ; is it as much as that? est-ce que ça fait autant que ça? ; I enjoy nature as much as the next person j'apprécie la nature autant que n'importe qui ; it can cost as much as £50 ça peut coûter jusqu'à 50 livres sterling ; it was as much as I could do not to laugh il a fallu que je me retienne pour ne pas rire ; as much as to say… d'un air de dire… ; how much? combien? ; how much did you pay for it? combien est-ce que tu l'as payé? ; tell them how much you won dis-leur combien tu as gagné ; how much do they know? qu'est-ce qu'ils savent au juste? ; he never knew how much we missed him il n'a jamais su à quel point or combien il nous a manqué ; do you know how much this means to me? est-ce que tu sais à quel point or combien c'est important pour moi? ;3 (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it's not ou nothing much ce n'est pas grand-chose ; it's not up to much GB ça ne vaut pas grand-chose ; he 's not much to look at il n'est pas très beau ; she doesn't think much of him elle n'a pas très bonne opinion de lui ; she doesn't think much of it elle n'en pense pas beaucoup de bien ; I'm not much of a letter-writer/reader je n'aime pas beaucoup écrire des lettres/lire ; it's not much of a film ce n'est pas un bon film ; it wasn't much of a life ce n'était pas une vie ; it wasn't much of a holiday for us ce n'était vraiment pas des vacances pour nous ; that's not much of a consolation! ça ne me console pas tellement! ; I'm not much of a one for cooking ○ la cuisine ce n'est pas mon fort ○.C quantif beaucoup de ; have you got much money/work? est-ce que tu as beaucoup d'argent/de travail? ; I haven't got (very) much time je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps ; we didn't get much support nous n'avons pas eu beaucoup de soutien ; it doesn't make much sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; there isn't much wine left il ne reste pas beaucoup de vin ; does he watch much TV? est-ce qu'il regarde beaucoup la télé ○ ? ; she didn't speak much English elle parlait peu anglais ; too much energy trop d'énergie ; to spend too much money dépenser trop d'argent ; we don't have too much time nous n'avons pas beaucoup de temps ; don't use so much salt ne mets pas tant de sel ; why does he make so much noise? pourquoi fait-il tant de bruit? ; I spent so much time doing j'ai passé tant de temps à faire ; she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio elle a tant de plaisir à écouter la radio ; we paid twice as much money nous avons payé deux fois plus d'argent ; how much time have we got left? combien de temps nous reste-t-il? ; how much liquid does it contain? combien de liquide est-ce que ça contient?D much+ (dans composés) much-loved/-respected très apprécié/respecté ; much-maligned tant décrié ; much-needed indispensable.E much as conj phr bien que (+ subj) ; much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it il avait vraiment besoin de cet argent et pourtant il ne pouvait se résoudre à mendier ; much as we regret our decision we have no choice bien que nous regrettions or nous avons beau regretter notre décision, nous n'avons pas le choix.F much less conj phr encore moins ; I've never seen him much less spoken to him je n'ai jamais eu l'occasion de le voir encore moins de lui parler.G so much as adv phr without so much as saying goodbye/as an apology sans même dire au revoir/s'excuser ; if you so much as move/sigh si tu fais le moindre mouvement/pousses le moindre soupir ; they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime ils peuvent être emprisonnés ne serait-ce que pour avoir critiqué le régime.much wants more plus on en a plus on en veut ; there isn't much in GB ou to US it (in contest, competition) ils se suivent de près ; there isn't much in it for us ( to our advantage) ça ne va pas nous apporter grand-chose ; she's late again? 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5 spend on
• spend (money, time) on something How much time did you spend on this report? How much money do you spend on food? тратить (деньги, время) на что-то -
6 spend
(a) (money, fortune) dépenser;∎ to spend money on (food, clothes) dépenser de l'argent en; (house, car) dépenser de l'argent pour, consacrer de l'argent à;∎ how much do you spend on the children's clothes? combien (d'argent) dépensez-vous pour habiller vos enfants?;∎ he spends all his money (on) gambling il dépense tout son argent au jeu;∎ he spends most of his pocket money on (buying) records la plus grande partie de son argent de poche passe dans l'achat de disques;∎ I consider it money well spent je considère que c'est un bon investissement;∎ without spending a penny sans dépenser un centime, sans bourse délier;∎ to spend time on sth/on doing sth passer du temps sur qch/à faire qch;∎ she spent the whole afternoon reading elle a passé tout l'après-midi à lire;∎ I spent three hours on the job le travail m'a pris ou demandé trois heures;∎ what a way to spend Easter! quelle façon de passer les vacances de Pâques!;∎ how do you spend your weekends? qu'est-ce que tu fais le week-end?;∎ I spent a lot of time and effort on this j'y ai consacré beaucoup de temps et d'efforts;∎ she spent her life helping the underprivileged elle a consacré sa vie à aider les défavorisés(c) (exhaust, use up → one's strength, ammunition) épuiser;∎ the gale had spent itself le vent avait fini par tomber;∎ she has at last spent her indignation son indignation s'est enfin calméedépenser, faire des dépenses3 nounBritish (allocated money) allocation f, dépenses fpl;∎ we must increase our marketing spend nous devons augmenter le budget marketing -
7 spend
1 ( pay out) dépenser [money, salary] ; to spend money on clothes/food/rent dépenser son argent en vêtements/en nourriture/en loyer ; how much do you spend on food? combien est-ce que tu dépenses en nourriture? ; to spend money on one's house/children/hobbies dépenser de l'argent pour la maison/les enfants/les loisirs ; to spend a fortune on books dépenser une fortune en livres ; he didn't spend a penny on his son's education il n'a pas dépensé un sou pour l'éducation de son fils ;2 passer [time] ; I spent three weeks in China j'ai passé trois semaines en Chine ; they will spend a day in Rome ils passeront une journée à Rome ; he spent the night with me il a passé la nuit avec moi ; I spent two hours on my essay j'ai passé deux heures sur ma dissertation ; to spend hours/one's life doing passer des heures/sa vie à faire ; I want to spend some time with my family je veux passer un peu de temps avec ma famille ;3 ( exhaust) épuiser [ammunition, energy, resources]. -
8 spend
1. Iearn before you spend сначала заработай, а потом уж трать; I haven't much to spend я не могу тратить много [денег]2. IIspend in some manner spend recklessly /rashly/ (freely, lavishly, right and left, etc.) нерасчетливо и т.д. тратить /расходовать/ деньги; I am always spending у меня всегда расходы, я всегда трачу деньги3. IIIspend smth.1) spend one's money (one's income, one's savings, etc.) тратить /расходовать/ свои деньги и т.д.2) spend one's strength /one's force/ (all one's ammunition, etc.) истратить /израсходовать/ свои силы и т.д.3) spend a sleepless night (a pleasant evening, a few instructive hours, etc.) проводить бессонную ночь и т.д.;4. IV1) spend smth. in some manner spend smth. quickly (freely, liberally /lavishly/, right and left, economically, wisely, foolishly, rashly /recklessly/, etc.) быстро и т.д. тратить /расходовать/ что-л.; how do you spend your time? как вы проводите время?; spend smth. in some time spend much money every day (ten dollars today, t 200 a year, etc.) тратить много денег каждый день и т.д.2) spend time somewhere spend too much time here (the winter abroad, etc.) проводить слишком много времени здесь и т.д.; I meant to spend the night here я хотел переночевать здесь /провести здесь ночь/5. XI1) be spent ill-gotten money is soon spent что нечестно наживается, то быстро проживается; be spent towards smth. he contributed a lot of money to be spent towards the improvement of medical care он пожертвовал много денег на улучшение /усовершенствование/ медицинского обслуживания2) be spent in doing smth. a week may be spent in seeing the sights на осмотр достопримечательностей отводится неделя6. XVIIIspend oneself his anger will soon spend itself его гнев скоро пройдет, он скоро перестанет сердиться; the storm has spent itself буря улеглась; his rage spent itself on the dog он сорвал свой гнев на собаке; he spends himself for his children он выматывается /выбивается из сил/ ради детей7. XXI11) spend smth. on (for) smb., smth. spend money [lavishly (recklessly, etc.)] on oneself (on books, on smb.'s education, on a mere hobby, on cigarettes, etc.) [щедро и т.д.] тратить /расходовать/ деньги на себя и т.д.; spend too much money (very little money, all one's fortune, five pounds, etc.) on smb., smth. тратить /расходовать/ слишком много денег и т.д. на кого-л., что-л.; I spent my whole life on it я этому посвятил всю свою жизнь; spend a lot of money for clothes (for amusements, for books, etc.) тратить много денег на одежду и т.д.; spend a lot of money for nought тратить много денег впустую; I'm willing to spend a lot for a piano на рояль я денег не пожалею; spend smth. in some time we spent more money than ever during our holidays во время нашего отпуска мы истратили больше денег, чем всегда2) spend smth. on (for, over, etc.) smth. spend a whole chapter on unimportant details (so many pages on the incident, etc.) отводить целую главу мелким /незначительным/ деталям и т.д.; spend one's blood and life for the cause of liberty отдавать силы и жизнь борьбе за свободу; spend one's strength (one's efforts) in vain (to no purpose) тратить силы напрасно (безрезультатно); spend one's words /one's breath/ in vain тратить слова впустую; it is useless to spend any more pains over it что толку заниматься этим дальше?; spend time on smth. spend much time on research (nearly twenty years on a project, etc.) тратить много времени на изыскания и т.д.; spend time in /at/ some place spend a lot of time in the library (a day at the beach, a delightful day in the country, more than half his life in Paris, the remainder of his years in Japan, etc.) проводить много времени в библиотеке и т.д.; spend many hours in a pleasant conversation проводить часы в приятной беседе, часами вести приятную беседу; spend all one's life in poverty прожить всю жизнь в нищете; spend time with smb. spend months (a fortnight, the day and evening, an afternoon, etc.) with smb. проводить долгие месяцы и т.д. с кем-л.; come and spend a week with us приезжайте и поживите у нас недельку; spend time over smth. spend time over books (over newspapers, etc.) проводить время за книгами и т.д.8. XXII1) spend money in doing smth. spend money in buying books (in drinking, in gambling, etc.) тратить деньги на покупку книг и т.д.2) spend smth. in doing smth. spend one's trouble (one's breath) in trying to help (in convincing him, etc.) тратить немало труда (немало слов), чтобы попытаться помочь и т.д.; spend time in (on) doing smth. spend much time in gardening тратить на свой сад много времени; spend part of the time in fishing часть своего времени заниматься рыбной ловлей; spend a lot of time in dressing уделять много времени своему туалету; spend one's holidays in reading провести весь свой отпуск за чтением /за книгами/; spend a lifetime on developing this theory посвятить всю жизнь разработке этой темы -
9 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
10 much
1. adjective,1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag
2)2. noun;be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vielesthat doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus
he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)
spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun
they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan
not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)
I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht
you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er
3. adverb,without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
more, most1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver
2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehrhe is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser
4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) vielI don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders
not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten
it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig
much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...
5) (approximately) fast[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe
6)much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde
* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ]I. adj<more, most>+ sing vielthere wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Posthow \much...? wie viel...?how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so vielnot/so \much nicht/so viel[\much] too \much [viel] zu viela bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] vielII. pron1. (relative amount) vielthis \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicherI don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angelnhe left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigunghalf/twice as \much halb/doppelt so vieltoo \much zu viel2. (great deal) viel\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtigyou didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasstwell, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werdenmy new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel famI'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los famI've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen könnenshe's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskopehe's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus4. (larger part)\much of the day der Großteil des Tages\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit5. (be redundant)so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meerhow \much is it? was kostet das?III. adv<more, most>1. (greatly) sehrwe would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommenshe would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringenI've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung2. (by far) bei Weitemshe's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job3. (nearly) fastthings around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Altenas \much as so gut wiehe as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...\much the same fast soI am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern4. (specifying degree)as \much as so viel wieI like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie duthey fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und jeso \much so [sehr]it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehenI wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffenvery \much sehrthank you very \much herzlichen Dankthat's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich5. (exactly that) genau dasI had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartetit was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen6. (often) häufigwe don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] wegdo you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?7. (setting up a contrast)they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeithowever \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...* * *[mʌtʃ]1. adj, nmuch of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr
we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten
he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)
I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler
that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders
I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)
2)that insult was too much for me —
the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)
these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen
far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel
3)about/not as much —
as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc
as much as possible —
they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen
I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc
as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...
4)it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —
See:→ also so5)to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen
Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks
I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)
2. adv1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)a much-admired/-married woman —
he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc
so much — so viel; so sehr
too much — zu viel, zu sehr
I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr
I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden
thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank
however much he tries —
there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen
See:→ also so2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitemmuch the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte
3) (= almost) beinahethey are much of an age or much the same age —
they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß
* * *A adj viel:I haven’t got much money on me;it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)B s Menge f, große Sache:nothing much nichts Besonderes;it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;C adv1. sehr:we much regret wir bedauern sehr;much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;it’s not much good umga) es ist nicht besonders gut,b) es schmeckt nicht besonders2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,b) viel befahren;much-vaunted viel gerühmt3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:much stronger viel stärker4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;a) so viel,b) so sehr,c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;a) so sehr,b) so viel,so much for today so viel für heute;so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);not so much as nicht einmal;without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;so much so (und zwar) so sehr;a) viel weniger,much like a child ganz wie ein Kind* * *1. adjective,1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag
2)2. noun;be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus
he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)
spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun
they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan
not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)
3. adverb,I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht
more, most1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver
2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehrhe is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser
4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) vielI don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders
not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten
much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...
5) (approximately) fast[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe
6)much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch
* * *adj.viel adj. n.sehr adv.viel adj. -
11 spend
§ (spent, spent) ხარჯვა; ტარება დროის§1 (spent) ხარჯვა (დახარჯავს)to spend money / time / energy ფულის / დროის / ენერგიის ხარჯვა2 (spent) გატარება (გაატარებს)he spent the night at our place ღამე ჩვენთან ეძინა / გაათიაkeep a tally of how much you spend შენი დანახარჯის / ხარჯების ანგარიში აწარმოე!where did you spend your holidays? სად გაატარე არდადეგები / შვებულება?●●she spends money like water ფულს აბნევს/ფლანგავს/ანიავებს -
12 much
1. n многоеthere is not much to see — не на что смотреть; здесь мало интересного
much still remains to be done — осталось ещё много работы, ещё многое нужно сделать
there is much to say — многое нужно сказать, о многом нужно поговорить
much of what you say is true — многое из того, что вы говорите, справедливо; вы во многом правы
to be worth much — стоить многого, представлять большую ценность
2. a уст. многиеmuch people — много людей; многие люди
3. adv оченьmuch obliged — очень благодарен, крайне обязан
much obliged — очень благодарен; очень благодарна
pretty much — очень, в значительной степени; почти
4. adv много5. adv приблизительно, примерно, почтиto be much the same age, to be much of an age — быть приблизительно одного возраста
much as — почти так же; как
much the same — почти одно и то же; почти такой же
6. adv усил. гораздо, значительно, многоmuch lower — гораздо более низкий; гораздо ниже
Синонимический ряд:1. abundant (adj.) abundant; ample; considerable; countless; endless; plentiful; profuse; substantial; voluminous2. almost (adj.) almost; nearly; rather; somewhat3. frequently (adj.) frequently; habitually; often; regularly; repeatedly4. greatly (adj.) greatly; highly; largely; very5. impressive (adj.) impressive; noteworthy; remarkable; striking6. a great deal (noun) a great deal; abundance; exuberance; heap; lot; plenty; plethora; profuseness; wealth7. barrel (noun) barrel; great deal; lashings; lump; mass; mountain; multiplicity; pack; peck; pile8. nearly (other) about; all but; almost; approximately; as good as; just about; more or less; most; nearly; nigh; practically; rather; roughly; round; roundly; rudely; say; some; somewhat; somewhere; well-nigh9. often (other) again and again; frequently; habitually; many a time; many times; oft; often; oftentimes; ofttimes; over and over; regularly; repeatedly; time and again10. very (other) awfully; damned; dreadfully; eminently; enormously; exceedingly; exceptionally; extremely; greatly; highly; hugely; insatiably; largely; mightily; mighty; mortally; notably; parlous; pesky; rattling; remarkably; right; snapping; so; spanking; staving; strikingly; super; surpassingly; terribly; uncommonly; veryАнтонимический ряд:barely; limited; little; ordinary; rarely -
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♦ (to) spend /spɛnd/(pass. e p. p. spent) v. t.1 spendere; (fig.) adoperare, consumare, impiegare: She spends all her money on clothes, spende tutto il suo denaro in vestiti; You could spend your time in a better way, potresti spendere meglio il tuo tempo; He spends his energy quickly, consuma in fretta le sue energie; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I spent too much time answering the other questions, ho impiegato troppo tempo a rispondere alle altre domande2 passare; trascorrere: I spent my holidays in Greece, ho passato le vacanze in Grecia; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We spent most of the time relaxing on the beach, abbiamo trascorso la maggior parte del tempo rilassandoci in spiaggia● to spend itself, consumarsi, esaurirsi; finire: The tornado soon spent itself, il tornado si è dissolto in breve tempo □ ( del vento, ecc.) to spend one's force, esaurire la propria violenza; placarsi □ (fam., eufem.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto; fare pipì □ to spend profusely, spendere e spandere; sperperare □ (fig.) to be spent, ( di persona) essere esaurito, esausto; ( di cosa) esaurirsi, finire, placarsi: His fury was soon spent, la sua furia non tardò a placarsi. -
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♦ (to) spend /spɛnd/(pass. e p. p. spent) v. t.1 spendere; (fig.) adoperare, consumare, impiegare: She spends all her money on clothes, spende tutto il suo denaro in vestiti; You could spend your time in a better way, potresti spendere meglio il tuo tempo; He spends his energy quickly, consuma in fretta le sue energie; DIALOGO → - After an exam- I spent too much time answering the other questions, ho impiegato troppo tempo a rispondere alle altre domande2 passare; trascorrere: I spent my holidays in Greece, ho passato le vacanze in Grecia; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We spent most of the time relaxing on the beach, abbiamo trascorso la maggior parte del tempo rilassandoci in spiaggia● to spend itself, consumarsi, esaurirsi; finire: The tornado soon spent itself, il tornado si è dissolto in breve tempo □ ( del vento, ecc.) to spend one's force, esaurire la propria violenza; placarsi □ (fam., eufem.) to spend a penny, andare al gabinetto; fare pipì □ to spend profusely, spendere e spandere; sperperare □ (fig.) to be spent, ( di persona) essere esaurito, esausto; ( di cosa) esaurirsi, finire, placarsi: His fury was soon spent, la sua furia non tardò a placarsi. -
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1)а) Местоимение much употребляется только с неисчисляемыми существительными: см. Countable and uncountable nouns, 1.There isn't much space left. — Места здесь осталось немного.
б) Местоимение many употребляется только с исчисляемыми существительными. Существительное после many употребляется в форме множественного числа.We didn't spend many days there. — Мы провели там не очень много дней.
2) В разговорной речи местоимения much и many используются главным образом в вопросительных и отрицательных предложениях, а также после слов so, as и too. В прочих случаях обычно используются другие выражения: lots / a lot, plenty, a large number, a large amount, a great deal.She ate too much cheese — Она съела слишком много сыра.
He didn't read many books so he used to make a great deal of spelling mistakes — Он не очень много читал, поэтому делал множество орфографических ошибок.
3) В утвердительных предложениях в функции наречия обычно используется выражение very much или выражения a lot, a great deal.John enjoyed the party very much / a lot — Джону вечеринка очень понравилась.
•— Образование сравнительной степени см. Comparative degree: adjectives, 1) г).
— Образование превосходной степени см. Superlative degree: adjectives, 1) г).
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16 how much do you want to spend?
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17 as
æz
1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) cuando; mientras2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) como3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) como, igual que4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) como5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) aunque; por mucho que + verbo en subjuntivo6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) al igual que
2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) tan
3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) como2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) como3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) como4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) como, en tanto que•- as for- as if / as though
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as1 adv tan / tantoas2 conj1. mientras / cuando2. como / ya queas she wasn't there, I left a message como no estaba, le dejé un mensaje3. comoLiam, as you know, is a singer Liam, como ya sabéis, es cantanteas3 prep como / de
as sustantivo masculino ace
as sustantivo masculino ace Locuciones: as en la manga, ace up one's sleeve 'as' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abismo - acabada - acabado - acreditar - actuar - además - adjetivar - alguna - alguno - amabilidad - amable - amarrar - ambas - ambicionar - ambos - amén - andanzas - antes - antojo - apadrinar - apellidarse - apenas - aquel - aquél - aquella - aquélla - arreglarse - arte - artífice - asesorar - así - asimismo - atar - aviar - bailar - balsa - bendita - bendito - bien - bloque - bondad - brevedad - broma - buenamente - burra - burro - cachondeo - cada - calcada English: above - acclaim - accomplished - accused - ace - acknowledge - act - action - address - advance - against - ago - aim - all - along - aloud - apprentice - arson - as - asap - assistant - bat - bell - black - bonus - both - by - by-product - capacity - cast - chalk - change - check off - cheer - class - clear - click - cluster - come on - compare - concern - construe - crop up - crow - dammit - date - dead - deaf - decision - decoyastr[æz, ʊnstressed əz]1 como■ as he painted, he whistled mientras pintaba, silbaba■ as I shut the door I realized I'd left the keys inside al cerrar la puerta me di cuenta de que había dejado las llaves dentro2 (because) ya que, como3 (although) aunque■ tall as he was, he still couldn't reach the shelf aunque era alto no podía alcanzar el estante4 (showing manner) como■ as I was saying,... como decía,...■ do as you are told! ¡haz lo que te dicen!■ as you all know,... como ya sabéis todos,...5 (and so too) como, igual que■ she's colour-blind, as is her mother es daltónica, igual que su madre\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas against frente a, en comparación conas far as hastaas far as I know que yo sepaas far as I'm concerned por lo que a mí respectaas for en cuanto aas if como sias it is tal como están las cosasas it were por así decirloas long as mientrasas of desdeas often as not las más de las vecesas soon as tan pronto comoas though como sias well as además deas yet hasta ahora, de momentoas ['æz] adv1) : tan, tantothis one's not as difficult: éste no es tan difícil2) : comosome trees, as oak and pine: algunos árboles, como el roble y el pinoas conj1) like: como, igual que2) when, while: cuando, mientras, a la vez que3) because: porque4) though: aunque, por más questrange as it may appear: por extraño que parezca5)as is : tal como estáas prep1) : deI met her as a child: la conocí de pequeña2) like: comobehave as a man: compórtate como un hombreas pron: quein the same building as my brother: en el mismo edificio que mi hermanoasadv.• a medida que adv.• como adv.• cual adv.• cuan adv.• tan adv.• ya que adv.conj.• conforme conj.• que conj.• según conj.prep.• por prep.pron.• cual pron.• que pron.
I æz, weak form əz1)a) (when, while) cuandoas she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...
as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda
b) ( indicating progression) a medida queas (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando
2) (because, since) comoas it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos
3) ( though)try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo
much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...
4)a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, comoin the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30
b) ( in generalizations) comoit's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable
c) ( in accordance with) comothe situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...
5)a) ( in the way that) comodo as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba
use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda
b) ( defining)it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos
I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes
c) (in phrases)as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización
as... as — tan... como
she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo
7)as if/as though — como si (+ subj)
he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara
he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto
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1) ( equally)I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)
2)as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960
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1)a) (in the condition, role of)as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar
as a teacher... — como maestro...
b) ( like) como2) (in phrases)as for — en cuanto a, respecto a
and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...
as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de
[æz, ǝz] For set combinations in which as is not the first word, eg such... as, the same... as, dressed as, acknowledge as, look up the other word.as to — en cuanto a, respecto a
1. CONJUNCTIONYou can usually use cuando when the as clause simply tells you when an event happened: cuando Alternatively, use [al] + infinitive:he tripped as he was coming out of the bank — tropezó al salir or cuando salía del banco
Translate as using mientras for longer actions which are happening at the same time: (=while) mientrasas the car drew level with us, I realized Isabel was driving — al llegar el coche a nuestra altura or cuando el coche llegó a nuestra altura, me di cuenta de que lo conducía Isabel
In the context of two closely linked actions involving parallel development, translate [as] using [a medida que] or [conforme]. Alternatively, use [según va] {etc} + gerund:as we walked, we talked about the future — mientras caminábamos, hablábamos del futuro
as one gets older, life gets more and more difficult — a medida que se envejece or conforme se envejece or según va uno envejeciendo, la vida se hace cada vez más difícil
When as means "since" or "because", you can generally use como, provided you put it at the beginning of the sentence. Alternatively, use the more formal puesto que either at the beginning of the sentence or between the clauses or ya que especially between the clauses. como; more frm puesto que, ya queas he got older he got deafer — a medida que or conforme envejeció se fue volviendo más sordo, según fue envejeciendo se fue volviendo más sordo
as you're here, I'll tell you — como estás aquí or puesto que estás aquí, te lo diré
he didn't mention it as he didn't want to worry you — como no quería preocuparte, no lo mencionó, no lo mencionó puesto que no quería preocuparte
he couldn't come as he had an appointment — no pudo asistir porque or puesto que or ya que tenía un compromiso
patient as she is, she'll probably put up with it — con lo paciente que es, seguramente lo soportará
3) (describing way, manner) comoknowing him as I do, I'm sure he'll refuse — conociéndolo como lo conozco, estoy seguro de que no aceptará
the village, situated as it is near a motorway,... — el pueblo, situado como está cerca de una autopista,...
as I've said before... — como he dicho antes...
as I was saying... — como iba diciendo...
she is very gifted, as is her brother — tiene mucho talento, al igual que su hermano
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you'll have it by noon as agreed — lo tendrá antes del mediodía, tal como acordamos•
it's not bad, as hotels go — no está mal, en comparación con otros hoteles•
as in all good detective stories — como en toda buena novela policíaca•
Arsenal are playing as never before! — ¡Arsenal está jugando mejor que nunca!•
as often happens — como suele ocurrir•
he performed brilliantly, as only he can — actuó de maravilla, como solo él sabe hacerlo•
as you were! — (Mil) ¡descansen!4) (=though) aunquetired as he was, he went to the party — aunque estaba cansado, asistió a la fiesta
interesting as the book is, I don't think it will sell very well — el libro es interesante, pero aún así no creo que se venda bien, aunque el libro es interesante, no creo que se venda bien
try as she would or might, she couldn't lift it — por más que se esforzó no pudo levantarlo
as if {or}3} as though como siunlikely as it may seem... — por imposible que parezca...
it was as if or as though he were still alive — era como si estuviera todavía vivo
he looked as if or as though he was ill — parecía como si estuviera enfermo
it isn't as if or as though he were poor — no es que sea pobre, que digamos
as if toas if she knew! — ¡como si ella lo supiera!
as in as it isthe little dog nodded his head, as if to agree — el perrito movió la cabeza, como asintiendo
as it is, it doesn't make much difference — en realidad, casi da lo mismo
as it wereas it is we can do nothing — en la práctica or tal y como están las cosas no podemos hacer nada
I'd understood the words, but I hadn't understood the question, as it were — había entendido las palabras, pero no había comprendido la pregunta, por así decirlo
I have become, as it were, two people — me he convertido como en dos personas
as washe was as it were tired and emotional — estaba de alguna forma cansado y con los nervios a flor de piel
that's the headmistress, the deputy as was — esa es la directora, que antes era la subdirectora
2. PREPOSITION1) (=while)2) (=in the capacity of) comoI don't think much of him as an actor — como actor, no me gusta mucho
such 3.Gibson as Hamlet — (Theat) Gibson en el papel de Hamlet
3. ADVERBas... as tan... comoshe hit him as hard as she could — lo golpeó lo más fuerte que pudo, lo golpeó tan fuerte como pudo
she doesn't walk as quickly or as fast as me — no camina tan rápido como yo
walk as quickly or as fast as you can — camina lo más rápido que puedas
is it as far as that? — ¿tan lejos está?
as little as as many... as tantos(-as)... comois it as big as all that? — ¿es de verdad tan grande?
as muchI've got a lot of tapes but I haven't got as many as him or as he has — tengo muchas cintas, pero no tantas como él
as much... as tanto(-a)... comoshe thought he was an idiot, and said as much — pensaba que era un idiota, y así lo expresó
you spend as much as me or as I do — tú gastas tanto como yo
as one half/twice/three times as... without as {or}3} so much asit can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
as forshe gave me back the book without as much as an apology — me devolvió el libro sin pedirme siquiera una disculpa
as for the children, they were exhausted — en cuanto a los niños, estaban rendidos, los niños, por su parte, estaban rendidos
as from as ofas for that... — en cuanto a esto...
as toas of yesterday/now — a partir de ayer/ahora
as to that I can't say — en lo que a eso se refiere, no lo sé
as yet hasta ahora, hasta el momento; regard 2., 4)as to her mother... — en cuanto a su madre...
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I [æz], weak form [əz]1)a) (when, while) cuandoas she was eating breakfast... — cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno...
as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left — yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda
b) ( indicating progression) a medida queas (and when) we need them — a medida que or según los vamos necesitando
2) (because, since) comoas it was getting late, we decided to leave — como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos
3) ( though)try as he might, he could not open it — por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo
much as I agree with you... — aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy...
4)a) (expressing comparison, contrast) igual que, comoin the 1980s, as in the 30s — en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30
b) ( in generalizations) comoit's quite reasonable, as restaurants go — para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable
c) ( in accordance with) comothe situation, as we understand it, is... — la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es...
5)a) ( in the way that) comodo as you wish — haz lo que quieras or lo que te parezca
she arrived the next day, as planned/expected — llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba
use form A or B as appropriate — use el formulario A o B, según corresponda
b) ( defining)it would be the end of civilization as we know it — significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos
I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me — sólo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí
Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known — Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes
c) (in phrases)as it is: we can't publish it as it is no podemos publicarlo tal y como está, no podemos publicarlo así como está; we've got too much work as it is ya tenemos demasiado trabajo; as it were por así decirlo; as was: our new president, our secretary as was — el nuevo presidente, ex secretario de nuestra organización
as... as — tan... como
she ran as fast as she could — corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo
7)as if/as though — como si (+ subj)
he acts as if o as though he didn't care — se comporta como si no le importara
he looks as if o as though he's had enough — tiene cara de estar harto
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1) ( equally)I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many — yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)
2)as... as: these animals grow to as much as 12ft long estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo; as recently as 1976 aún en 1976; as many as 400 people hasta 400 personas; as long ago as 1960 — ya en 1960
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1)a) (in the condition, role of)as a child she adored dancing — de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar
as a teacher... — como maestro...
b) ( like) como2) (in phrases)as for — en cuanto a, respecto a
and as for you... — y en cuanto a ti..., y en lo que a ti respecta...
as of o (BrE) as from — desde, a partir de
as to — en cuanto a, respecto a
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v. (grew, grown) 1. ургах, нахиалах, соёолох. 2. өсөх, нэмэгдэх, ихсэх, томрох. 3. өсгөх, ургуулах, тарих. She wants to let her hair \grow. Тэр, үсээ ургуулах санаатай. 4. болох. \grow old(er) хөгшин болох, хөгшрөх. It began to \grow dark. Харанхуй болов. grow on trees ургадаг мэт элбэг байх. You spend too much-money doesn't \grow on trees, you know. Мөнгө ургадаггүйг мэдсээр байтал чи яасан үрэлгэн юм. grow apart (from sb) уулзалгүй олон жил болох, холбоо тасраад удах. grow away from sb аажмаар холдох/ хөндийрөх. When she left school she started to \grow away from her mother. Тэр, сургуулиа төгсөөд эхээсээ хөндийрч эхлэв. grow into sth 1. болох, өөрчлөгдөх, хувирах. She is \growing into a beautiful young woman. Тэр, сайхан хүүхэн болж байна. 2. өсөж том болох. 3. гарших, дадах, дасах. grow on sb анхнаасаа дургүй байсан юм хожим таалагддаг болох, санаанд нийцэж эхлэх. His music \grows on you, I find. Түүний хөгжим чамд таалагдах болсныг би мэдэж байна. grow out of sth 1. бие өсөж хувцас нь багадах. 2. өсөх, том болох. \grow out of children's games хүүхдийн тоглоом тоглох наснаас өнгөрөх. 3. (санаа г.м.) төрөх, үүсэх, эх сурвалж болох. grow up өсөх, том болох, насанд хүрэх, хөгжих. grower n. 1. үржүүлэгч, ургуулагч, таригч. 2. ургамал. a quick \grow хурдан ургадаг ургамал. growing adj. өсөж буй, өсөн нэмэгдэж байгаа, томорч/ ихсэж буй. growing pains n. 1. бага хүүхдийн бие өсөж мөчнүүд нь янгинах. 2. шинээр эхлэх юманд тулгарах зовлон бэрхшээл. -
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n pl infml1)She was sort of freaked after all this fun and games — Она была немного не в себе после всех этих сексуальных проказ
2)You're going to have fun and games putting up those new shelves — Тебе придется попотеть, прежде чем ты установишь эти полки
3)The fun and games are over, it's time to get down to work — Хватит веселиться, пора приниматься за работу
4)The new dictionary of modern spoken language > fun and games
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expr vulg slDon't listen to him - he's just shooting the shit — Не слушай его, он такое трепло
We'd have had great fun, shootin' the shit, you and I. We could have talked about sports — Вот бы мы повеселились, болтая о том о сем. Ну, например, о спорте
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spend*/*/*/ — [spend] (past tense and past participle spent [spent] ) verb 1) [I/T] to use money to pay for things How much money did you spend?[/ex] You spend too much on clothes.[/ex] 2) [T] to stay somewhere, or to do something, for a period of time We… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
spend — [ spend ] (past tense and past participle spent [ spent ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to use money to pay for things: How much money did you spend? spend for: This year we will spend more money for medical care. spend something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
much — [ mʌtʃ ] (comparative more [ mɔr ] ; superlative most [ moust ] ) function word, quantifier *** Much can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by an uncountable noun): There isn t much time left. How much money do you have? as… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spend — I UK [spend] / US verb Word forms spend : present tense I/you/we/they spend he/she/it spends present participle spending past tense spent UK [spent] / US past participle spent *** Get it right: spend: When you use spend with another verb, to talk … English dictionary
spend — ▪ I. spend spend 1 [spend] verb spent PTandPP [spent] [intransitive, transitive] 1. to use your money to buy or pay for things: • How much do we have to spend? • It is worth spending money on advertising … Financial and business terms
spend — [[t]spe̱nd[/t]] ♦ spends, spending, spent 1) VERB When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want. [V n] By the end of the holiday I had spent all my lire... [V n ing] Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products...… … English dictionary
much*/*/*/ — [mʌtʃ] (comparative more [mɔːr] ; superlative most [məʊst] ) grammar word summary: Much can be: ■ a determiner: There isn t much time left. ■ a pronoun: He didn t say much. ♦ Much of the work has already been completed. ■ an adverb: Things haven… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Spend management — is the way in which companies control and optimize the money they spend. It involves cutting operating and other costs associated with doing business. These costs typically show up as operating costs or SG A (Selling, General and Administrative)… … Wikipedia
spend — /spend/ past tense and past participle spent /spent/ verb 1 MONEY (I, T) to use your money to buy or pay for things: spend money/ 5/$10/a lot: I spent so much money this weekend! | spend money etc on sth: More money should be spent on health and… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
give you shit — [B] lecture you, be angry with you, give you hell If you spend too much money he ll give you shit … English idioms
You Bet Your Life — infobox television show name = You Bet Your Life caption = format = Quiz show runtime = 30 minutes creator = John Guedel starring = Groucho Marx George Fenneman country = USA network = NBC first aired = October 5, 1950 last aired = September 21,… … Wikipedia