much in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.much [Am mətʃ, Brit mʌtʃ] ADJ

II.much [Am mətʃ, Brit mʌtʃ] PRON

1. much in neg, interrog sentences:

much
mucho / mucha
you'd better buy some coffee/flour; there isn't much left
vas a tener que comprar café/harina; no queda mucho/mucha
half a slice of bread isn't much of a meal
media rebanada de pan no es comida
he's not much of a swimmer
no nada muy bien
what do you think of the new boss? — not much inf
¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? — no gran cosa inf
their house is not much to write home about
la casa no es nada del otro mundo
do you see much of the Smiths?
¿ves mucho a los Smith?
do you see much of the Smiths?
¿ves a menudo a los Smith?
I don't have much to do today
hoy no tengo mucho que hacer
the champion won, though not by much or Brit also though there wasn't much in it
el campeón ganó, pero por poco
how much does a ticket cost?
¿cuánto cuesta una entrada?

2. much in affirm sentences:

much
mucho / mucha
much still remains to be done
todavía queda mucho por hacer
it leaves much to be desired
deja mucho que desear
much of the equipment was useless
gran parte del equipo no servía
much of the day was taken up with …
gran parte or la mayor parte del día se fue en …
the cat eats almost as much as the dog
el gato come casi 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
I expected as much of him
yo me lo esperaba de él
you need at least twice as much
necesitas por lo menos el doble
and as much again
y otro tanto
he refused to donate so much as a penny
se negó a donar tan siquiera un penique
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 press freedom/feminine intuition!
¡y después hablan de la libertad de prensa/la intuición femenina!
it wasn't so much that he was late; it was the fact that he didn't seem to care
no fue tanto el hecho de que llegara tarde, sino que le diera igual
however much she eats, she never puts on weight
coma lo que coma, nunca engorda
but this much I can tell you …
lo que sí te puedo decir es que …
a baby may be too much for you
a lo mejor no puedes con un niño
you've drunk too much
has bebido demasiado
it's a bit much!
¡ya es demasiado!
it's a bit much!
¡es pasarse un poco! inf
it's not up to much
no vale gran cosa

III.much [Am mətʃ, Brit mʌtʃ] ADV

1.1. much (to large extent):

much
mucho
I like it very much
me gusta mucho
it won't go on much after nine o'clock
no se alargará hasta mucho más de las nueve
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
I am much saddened by your attitude
me entristece sobremanera tu actitud
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
he wasn't so much rude as cold and unfriendly
más que grosero estuvo frío y antipático
so much the better
tanto mejor
so much the worse for you
mucho peor para ti
you talk/work too much
hablas/trabajas demasiado
much as or though I dislike her, one has to admire her courage
a pesar de lo que me desagrada or por mucho que me desagrade, tengo que admirar su valor
much to my surprise
para mi gran sorpresa

much- [Am mətʃ, Brit mʌtʃ] PREFIX

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the much-vaunted new model
el tan cacareado nuevo modelo
to be much of a muchness Brit people:
ser el mismo perro con diferente collar inf, hum
to be much of a muchness things:
ser tres cuartos de lo mismo inf
to be much of a muchness things:
ser el mismo perro con diferente collar inf, hum
without so much as a by-your-leave
sin (ni) siquiera pedir permiso
we surmised as much
nos lo suponíamos
we surmised as much
nos lo figurábamos

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much in the PONS Dictionary

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I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADV

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

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after much soul-searching
después de mucha reflexión
to be much of a muchness
ser más o menos lo mismo
to be (very much) mistaken
estar (muy) equivocado
unless I'm very much mistaken ...
si no me equivoco...

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much Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I didn't derive much benefit from school
no aprendí gran cosa en la escuela
so much violence in films sickens me
me pone enfermo tanta violencia en las películas
he's never 61, he looks much younger
no aparenta 61, parece mucho más joven
how much do you have in change?
¿cuánto dinero suelto llevas?
much has been written about this matter
sobre este asunto han corrido ríos de tinta
the teacher is asking for too much
el docente exige demasiado
the lamp doesn't give off much light
la lámpara alumbra poco
this haircut makes you look much younger
este peinado te rejuvenece
this wardrobe takes up too much space
este armario ocupa demasiado espacio
there wasn't much happening in the street
no había ambiente en la calle
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Much of the incisor can be seen externally, while the rest is fastened to a socket in the skull.
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She spent much of her childhood with her maternal grandfather who owned a large country estate and was from an early age a nature and animal lover.
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To this day these communal garden squares continue to provide the area with much of its attraction for the wealthiest householders.
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Throughout, the faction fight was about much more than just a struggle for power.
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There's too much faulty wiring in this low-caliber actioner and any emotional payoff comes far too late.
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This batch of tunes could be used in much the same way, and includes some characters who would probably benefit mightily, if temporarily, from a good antifogmatic.
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The rest of the team are allowed to help out as much as they can.
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She didn't have much time for saying the right thing, wearing the right thing and curtsying.
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Much of the sand colors stem from the rich content of minerals in the sand, such as rutile, ilmenite, zircon, and monazite.
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There much may be found that was of interest in his time, philosophy, universal and literary history, natural science, astronomy.
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