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much I. adverb

1. mult;

how much? cât de mult? cât?;

how much is it? cât costă?;

it doesn't matter much nu face / nu valorează mare lucru;

she has suffered much a suferit mult;

it much exceeds my expectations întrece cu mult aşteptările mele;

I enjoyed it very much mi-a făcut mare plăcere; mi-a plăcut (foarte) mult;

much to my surprise spre marea mea surprindere;

I did not know she was so much respected nu ştiam că e atât de respectată;

he has drunk very much a băut foarte mult;

a subject much talked of un subiect mult discutat;

(fam.) he is much married e / stă sub papuc;

too much prea mult;

this dress costs too much aceastil rochie costă prea mult;

much too much mult prea mult;

by much cu mult;

much better mult mai bine; mult mai bun;

thank you very much for mulţumesc foarte mult pentru.

2. atât, la fel;

as much tocmai aşa; atâta, pe atât; la fel;

I thought as much tocmai aşa credeam şi eu;

as much again / more încă odată pe atât;

give me twice as much dă-mi de două ori pe atât;

(fam.) I expected as much m-am aşteptat la asta;

as much as atât cât;

as much as possible atât cât e posibil;

he does not love me as much as her nu ţine la mine ca la ea, nu mă iubeşte atât cât pe ea;

so much the better cu atât mai bine;

so much the worse cu atât mai rău;

so much the more cu atât mai mult;

so much the less cu atât mai puţin;

as much as to say ca şi cum am spune;

he looked at me as much as to say m-a privit având aerul că ar vrea să spună;

to be too much for smb. a nu se putea măsura cu cineva, a fi mai puternic decât cineva;

nothing much nimic extraordinar;

not so much as nici măcar;

I would not so much as raise a finger to help them nu voi ridica / nu voi mişca nici un deget măcar pentru a-i ajuta;

she went away without so much as saying good-bye a plecat fără a spune măcar la revedere;

(fam.) not much puţin;

(fam.) so much for that destul (cu asta), ajunge, s-a terminat (cu asta);

so much so aşa / atât de mult, până acolo;

so much for the present ajunge/ destul pentru moment;

so much for his friendship! iată ce numeşte el prietenie!;

very much so negreşit, chiar aşa;

(sl.) not so much of it! destul! tacă-ţi gura! ajunge!

3. foarte;

much pleased foarte mulţumit, încântat;

ever so much more intelligent foarte inteligent, extrem de inteligent.

4. aproape, cam, aproximativ;

much of a muchness, (fam.) much the same much, much about the same, pretty much the same thing cam la fel, cam / aproape acela lucru.

much II. adjectiv nehot. mult; mare;

much care multă grijă;

much time mult timp;

much ado about nothing mult zgomot pentru nimic;

(prov.) much cry and little wool vorbă multă / lungă, sărăcia omului, vorbă multă, treabă puţină;

much water has flown under the bridge since that time multă apă a curs pe gârlă de atunci;

(ironic) much good may it do you? halal!;

how much sugar! cât zahăr?;

how much time do you need? cât timp îi trebuie?;

however much money you spend oricât de mulţi bani ai cheltui;

too much milk prea mult lapte.

much III. pronume nehot., substantiv

1. mult, cantitate mare; sumă mare; parte mare; (o) bună parte;

much still remains to be done mai rămâne încă mult de făcut;

there is much to be said for this subject e mult de spus în legătură cu acest subiect;

much of the paper is damaged o bună parte din hârtie e stricată;

the total does not amount to much totalul nu se ridică la o sumă mare;

it leaves much to be desired lasă mult de dorit;

this / that much atât de mult; (pe) atât;

I will say this much for you voi spune aceasta / atâta în favoarea ta;

(fam.) to take too much a trage la măsea mat mult decât se cade, a se îmbăta;

to take too much for granted a) a-şi permite prea mult; b) a fi mult prea înfumurat;

(prov.) too much is as bad as none at all ce e mult nu e bun;

(fam.) that's too much of a good thing (asta) întrece orice limită / măsură;

do you see much of one another? vă vedeţi adesea?

2. importanţă, valoare (mare);

(fam.) it is not up to much nu face / nu valorează mare lucru;

to make much of a) a face mare caz de, a pune mare preţ pe; a da o mare atenţie / importanţă (cu dat.); b) a alinta, a răsfăţa, a dezmierda;

this novelist has been made too much of acest romancier a fost prea mult lăudat, acestui romancier i s-a dat prea mare importanţă;

to set much by a acorda / da mare importanţă (cu dat.), a pune mare preţ pe;

there's not much to look at nu ai la ce să te uiţi;

there is not much in him n-are nimic remarcabil / extraordinar în el; n-are stofă în el;

(fam.) he is not much of a scholar nu s-ar putea spune că e un savant;

he is not much of a father nu prea e un tată model;

not much of a dinner un prânz sărac;

to have much to be thankful for a avea motiv /a avea pentru ce să fie recunoscător pentru;

to think much of oneself a se crede, a-şi da prea mare importanţă, a avea o părere foarte bună despre sine.

much IV. verb tr. (amer. dial.)

1. a face mai mult din, a spori, a mări, a înmulţi.

2. a linguşi, a flata.

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