much

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

* * *

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


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