many's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for many's in the English»French Dictionary

I.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] ADJ

many

beaucoup de, un grand nombre de

many people/cars

beaucoup de gens/voitures, un grand nombre de personnes/voitures

were there many people?

y avait-il beaucoup de monde?

many times

de nombreuses fois, bien des fois

for many years

pendant de nombreuses années

in many ways

à bien des égards

his many friends

ses nombreux amis

the many advantages of city life

les nombreux avantages de la vie citadine

the many people who came

les nombreuses personnes qui sont venues

how many people/times?

combien de personnes/fois?

too many times

trop de fois

there are too many people

il y a trop de monde

many/too many people think that …

beaucoup/trop de gens/personnes pensent que …

a great/good many people came

de nombreuses personnes sont venues

there were a great/good many people

il y avait beaucoup de monde

for a great many years

pendant de nombreuses années

like so many other women, she …

comme tant d'autres femmes, elle …

I have as many books as you (do)

j'ai autant de livres que toi

five exams in as many days

cinq examens en autant de jours

many are those who …

nombreux sont ceux qui …

many a man would be glad of such an opportunity

plus d'un homme se réjouirait d'une telle occasion

I spent many a night there

j'y ai passé de nombreuses nuits

I've been there many a time, many's the time I've been there

j'y suis allé maintes fois

II.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] PRON

many

beaucoup

not many

pas beaucoup

too many

trop

how many?

combien?

as many as you like

autant que tu veux

I didn't know there were so many

je ne savais pas qu'il y en avait autant

we don't need many more

il ne nous en faut pas beaucoup plus

many of them were killed

beaucoup d'entre eux ont été tués

there were too many of them

ils étaient trop nombreux

a good many of the houses were damaged

bon nombre de maisons ont été endommagées

one/two too many

un/deux de trop

you've set one place too many

tu as mis un couvert de trop

III.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni] N

the many (the masses)

la foule, les masses fpl

to sacrifice the interests of the few in favour of the many

sacrifier les intérêts d'une minorité en faveur du plus grand nombre

the many who loved her

les nombreuses personnes qui l'ont aimée

IV.many <comp more; superl most> [Brit ˈmɛni, Am ˈmɛni]

to have had one too many inf

avoir bu un coup de trop inf

many-coloured, many-hued ADJ liter

many-coloured

multicolore

many-sided ADJ

many-sided personality, phenomenon:

many-sided

à multiples facettes

write once read many disk N COMPUT

write once read many disk

disque m inscriptible une seule fois

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too many cooks spoil the broth prov

on n'arrive à rien quand tout le monde s'en mêle

Translations for many's in the French»English Dictionary

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branchu (branchue)

many-branched attr

moult

many

maint (mainte)

many + vb pl

maint (mainte)

many a + vb sing

pour maint lecteur

for many a reader, for many readers

on retrouvera le même phénomène dans mainte famille

we come across the same phenomenon in many families

j'y ai séjourné maintes fois

I've stayed there many a time, many's the time I've stayed there

maints politiciens

many a politician

à maintes reprises

many times

une nombreuse descendance

many descendants

multiforme vie, danger

many-sided

many's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for many's in the English»French Dictionary

I.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] ADJ

many

beaucoup de

very many flowers

un très grand nombre de fleurs

his many books

ses nombreux livres

how many glasses?

combien de verres?

too/so many people

trop/tellement de gens

one chair too many

une chaise en trop

as many words/letters as

autant de mots/lettres que

many times [or a time]

souvent

Phrases:

many happy returns!

joyeux anniversaire!

II.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] PRON

many

beaucoup

many are here

un grand nombre sont ici

I've read so/too many

j'en ai tant/trop lu

not many like it

peu l'apprécient

one too many

un de trop

I saw many more

j'en ai vu un autre

III.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] N

the many

la masse

See also much

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

much

beaucoup de

much criticism is justified

de nombreuses critiques sont justifiées

you don't need much water

il ne faut pas beaucoup d'eau

how much milk?

combien de lait?

too/so much water

trop/tellement d'eau

as much water as

autant d'eau que

three times as much water

trois fois plus d'eau

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADV

much

très

much better

beaucoup mieux

thank you very much

merci beaucoup

I don't use it much

je ne m'en sers pas beaucoup

he's much like his father

il est tout à fait comme son père

to be much surprised

être fort surpris

a much praised/criticized building

un bâtiment très apprécié/critiqué

a much deserved rest/shower

un repos/une douche bien mérité(e)

much to my astonishment

à mon grand étonnement

I like you as much as her

je vous aime autant qu'elle

much the best

de loin le meilleur

not him, much less her

pas lui, encore moins elle

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

much

beaucoup

much of the criticism

beaucoup de critiques

not much of the money is left

il ne reste pas grand-chose de l'argent

much of the day

une bonne partie de la journée

too much

trop

you earn twice as much as me

tu gagnes deux fois plus que moi

I don't think much of it

je n'en pense pas grand bien

to make much of sb/sth

faire grand cas de qn/qc

many-sided ADJ

many-sided

à plusieurs facettes

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many a true word is spoken in jest prov

on dit souvent la vérité sous le couvert d'une plaisanterie

too many chiefs and not enough Indians prov

trop de dirigeants et pas assez d'exécutants

many more besides

bien d'autres encore

Translations for many's in the French»English Dictionary

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ils sont nombreux à faire qc

many of them do sth

multiple occasions, aspects, raisons, cas

many

à de multiples reprises

on many occasions

(des) quantités de personnes/de choses

a great many people/things

(des) quantités

a great many

je mets combien de couverts?

how many places do I lay?

les difficultés risquent d'être incalculables

there may be too many difficulties to count

many's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

many do it but more don't

beaucoup le font mais plus encore ne le font pas

too many cooks spoil the broth prov

trop de cuisiniers gâtent la sauce

too many chiefs and not enough Indians prov

trop de dirigeants et pas assez d'exécutants

how many francs to the euro?

combien de francs dans un euro?

there were many victims in the accident

l'accident a fait de nombreuses victimes

how many places do I lay?

je mets combien de couverts?

many (people) think the same (thing)

beaucoup pensent la même chose

to combine as many advantages as possible

réunir un maximum d'avantages

how many does he/she make it?

c'est le/la combien?

to have made many previous attempts

ne pas en être à son premier essai

many's Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for many's in the French»English Dictionary

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famille nombreuse

family with many children

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They have terrorised many's an old-aged pensioner from her bed at night.

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