many in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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

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

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

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too many cooks spoil the broth prov
on n'arrive à rien quand tout le monde s'en mêle

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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 in the PONS Dictionary

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I.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] ADJ

II.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] PRON

III.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] N

See also much

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADV

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

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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

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

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Many members elected to keep their entire staff on payroll in order to continue serving... constituents.
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Many plumbers and steamfitters are aware of the phenomenon called water hammer.
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Over many years, realtors, the local newspaper, private pre-schools, and the rumor mill have steered middle class families away from the public schools.
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Many elements of target concepts come from source domains and are not preexisting.
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It is thought that these injuries arose due to burnout from playing too many games at a young age.
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Many of them were so distraught that they charged back into their own lines.
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Although many hospitals had been reformed and expanded, allegations of medical negligence were becoming widespread, although inquiries were showing the opposite.
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Many systems use an aluminium oxide or zirconium oxide or zirconia core instead of metal that makes complete porcelain restorations.
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They may also benefit strawberries, watermelons, citrus, avocados, lychees, and many others.
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The firm puts on large-scale promotional giveaways for their eyeglasses, as many as 10,000 pairs each round.
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