much in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for much in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.much [Brit mʌtʃ, Am mətʃ] ADV When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I in this entry. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non… un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as an adjective it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money/much luck = non hanno molto denaro/molta fortuna. For particular usages, see IV, in this entry.

1. much (to a considerable degree):

much

molto

much smaller, happier

molto più piccolo, molto più felice (than di)

they're not much cheaper than the originals

non costano molto meno degli originali

much more interesting

molto più interessante

the film was much better than expected

il film era molto meglio del previsto

it's much better organized

è molto meglio organizzato

they're getting much less demanding

stanno diventando molto meno esigenti

the shoes are much too expensive

le scarpe sono davvero troppo care

it's much too dangerous

è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them

non gli importa un granché di loro

I didn't much like what I saw

non mi è piaciuto molto quello che ho visto

she doesn't worry much about it

non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here

noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

the meeting has been much criticized

l'incontro è stato molto criticato

they are much to be pitied

devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated

i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at Latin

non è molto bravo in latino

he's not much good at tennis

non gioca molto bene a tennis

he's not much good at doing

non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much?

fa tanto or molto male?

it's much the more interesting of the two studies

fra i due è di gran lunga lo studio più interessante

she's much the best teacher here

è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to our annoyance, they didn't phone back

con nostro grande disappunto, non ci hanno richiamato

much to my surprise

con mia grande sorpresa

2. much (often):

much

molto

much

spesso

we don't go out much

non usciamo molto

they didn't see each other much

non si vedevano spesso

she doesn't talk much about the past

non parla molto del passato

do you go to concerts much?

vai spesso ai concerti?

a much married film star

una star del cinema che si è risposata molte volte

3. much (approximately, nearly):

much

più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same

essere quasi uguale (as a)

his condition is much the same as yesterday

le sue condizioni sono pressappoco uguali a ieri

it's pretty much like driving a car

è più o meno come guidare una macchina

he behaved much the way the others did

si è comportato più o meno come gli altri

in much the same way

più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of China

quasi lo stesso si può dire della Cina

4. much (specifying degree to which something is true):

too much

troppo

you worry, talk too much

ti preoccupi, parli troppo

very much (a lot)

molto

very much (absolutely)

moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much

gli manchi da morire

I'd appreciate it very much if

mi farebbe molto piacere se

thanks very much

molte, mille grazie

we enjoyed ourselves very much

ci siamo divertiti moltissimo

she's very much like her mother

somiglia tantissimo a sua madre

it's very much the norm

è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner

mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much

(così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you

avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it hurts so much

fa male da morire

it's so much better

è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that he prefers to take the boat

odia talmente volare che preferisce andare in nave

thanks so much for

grazie di cuore per

as much

tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do)

li amo tanto quanto te

she doesn't worry as much as before

non si preoccupa più (tanto) come prima

they hated each other as much as ever

si odiavano così come sempre

she is as much entitled to a visa as you

ha lo stesso tuo diritto di ricevere un visto

they were as much a part of village life as the farmers

facevano parte integrante del villaggio tanto quanto i contadini

he wasn't sure and said as much

non ne era sicuro e l'ha ammesso

I thought as much

me l'aspettavo

however much

sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree

dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

I couldn't cry out however much it hurt

per quanto male facesse, non riuscivo a urlare

5. much (emphatic: setting up a contrast):

not so much X as Y

non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

it wasn't so much a warning as a threat

più che un avvertimento era una minaccia

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing

la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

it doesn't annoy me so much as make me wonder

più che darmi fastidio mi stupisce

6. much:

much as

per quanto, anche se

much as he needed the money, he wouldn't beg for it

per quanto bisogno avesse di quel denaro, non lo avrebbe mai chiesto

much as we regret our decision we have no choice

anche se ci dispiace dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7. much:

much less

tanto meno

I've never seen him much less spoken to him

non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

Phrases:

so much as without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology

senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move, sigh

se ti azzardi a muoverti, a lamentarti

they can be imprisoned for so much as criticizing the regime

possono essere incarcerati anche solo per avere criticato il regime

II.so much for PREP

1. so much for (having finished with):

so much for that problem, now for

chiudiamo l'argomento e passiamo a

2. so much for (used disparagingly) inf:

so much for equality, liberalism

addio uguaglianza, liberalismo

so much for saying you'd help

meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

III.much- COMP

much-loved

amatissimo

much-respected

molto rispettato

much-maligned

molto chiacchierato

IV.much [Brit mʌtʃ, Am mətʃ] ADJ

much

molto

much

tanto

have you got much money, work?

hai molti soldi, tanto lavoro?

I haven't got (very) much time

non ho molto tempo

we didn't get much support

non abbiamo ricevuto molto appoggio

it doesn't make much sense

non ha molto senso

there isn't much wine left

non c'è quasi più vino

does he watch much TV?

guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English

non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy

troppa forza

to spend too much money

spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time

non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt

non mettere così tanto sale

why does he make so much noise?

perché fa così tanto rumore?

I spent so much time doing

ho passato così tanto tempo a fare

she gets so much enjoyment out of the radio

le piace così tanto ascoltare la radio

we paid twice as much money

abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left?

quanto tempo ci rimane?

how much liquid does it contain?

quanto liquido contiene?

V.much [Brit mʌtʃ, Am mətʃ] PRON

1. much (a great deal):

much

molto m

much

tanto m

do you have much left?

ne avete ancora molto?

did he earn much?

ha guadagnato molto?

we have much to learn

abbiamo molto da imparare (from da)

we didn't eat much

non avevamo mangiato molto

there isn't much to do

non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to say

non ha molto da dire

there isn't much one can do to prevent it

non si può fare molto per impedirlo

he doesn't have much to complain about

non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired

lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for plan, country life, job sharing

ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of

gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in

gran parte della difficoltà sta in

much of the meeting was spent discussing

gran parte della riunione la si è passata a discutere

much of their work involves

buona parte del loro lavoro consiste in

much of what remains is useless

gran parte di quello che rimane è inutilizzabile

much of the resentment is due to

il rancore è dovuto in gran parte a

I don't see much of them now

non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth (focus on)

dare importanza a qc

to make much of sth (understand)

capire qc

the report made much of the scandal

il rapporto dava molto risalto allo scandalo

I couldn't make much of her last book

non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2. much (expressing a relative amount, degree):

so much

così tanto

they are willing to pay so much per vehicle

sono pronti a pagare un tanto a veicolo

we'd eaten so much that …

abbiamo mangiato così tanto che …

she spends so much of her life abroad

vive soprattutto all'estero

she spends so much of her life abroad that …

passa così tanto tempo all'estero che …

so much of her work is gloomy

gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the earth is polluted

gran parte della terra è inquinata

so much of the time, it's a question of patience

nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much

troppo

it costs too much

è troppo caro

you eat too much

mangi troppo

it's too much!

è troppo!

it's too much! (in protest)

questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much!

è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

it's too much of a strain

è uno sforzo troppo grande

she was too much of an egotist to do

era troppo egoista per fare

I couldn't eat all that, it's too much for me!

non ce la farei a mangiare tutta quella roba, è troppo per me!

the heat was too much for them

faceva troppo caldo per loro

the work was too much for them

il lavoro era troppo per loro

the measures proved too much for them

i provvedimenti si dimostrarono troppo rigidi per loro

he was too much for his opponent

era troppo forte per il suo avversario

I bought about this much

ne ho comprato più o meno tanto così

he's read this much already

ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest

posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice

una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much

due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you

se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

I'll need half as much again

me ne servirà ancora metà

as much as possible

per quanto (è) possibile

they paid as much as we did

hanno pagato tanto quanto noi

is it as much as that?

(costa) così tanto?

I enjoy nature as much as the next person

amo la natura come chiunque altro

it can cost as much as £50

si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh

sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say

equivale a dire

how much?

quanto fa?

how much did you pay for it?

quanto l'hai pagato?

tell us how much you won

dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know?

quanto ne sanno?

he never knew how much we missed him

non ha mai saputo quanto ci è mancato

do you know how much this means to me?

sai quanto significa questo per me?

3. much (focusing on limitations, inadequacy):

it's not or nothing much

non è niente di che

it's not up to much Brit

non è un granché

he's not much to look at

(fisicamente) non è un granché

she doesn't think much of him

non ha una buona opinione di lui

she doesn't think much of it

non ne pensa un gran che bene

I'm not much of a letter-writer

non amo molto scrivere lettere

I'm not much of a reader

non sono un gran lettore

it's not much of a film

non è un gran film

it wasn't much of a life

così non era vivere

it wasn't much of a holiday for us

non è stata una vera vacanza per noi

that's not much of a consolation!

non è una gran consolazione!

I'm not much of a one for cooking inf

cucinare non è il mio forte

VI.much [Brit mʌtʃ, Am mətʃ]

much wants more

chi più ha più vuole

there isn't much in it Brit , there isn't much to it Am (in contest, competition)

= sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us (to our advantage)

non ci guadagnamo un granché

much-anticipated ADJ

much-anticipated

tanto atteso

much-needed ADJ

much-needed

indispensabile

I.so [Brit səʊ, Am soʊ] ADV

1. so (so very):

so

così

so

talmente

so stupid

talmente stupido

so quickly

così velocemente

he's so fat he can't get in

è talmente grasso che non riesce a entrare

so thin, tall that …

così magro, alto che …

what's so funny?

che cosa c'è di tanto divertente?

not so thin, tall as inf person

non magro, alto come or quanto

he's not so stern a father as yours

non è un padre severo quanto il tuo

not so good a plumber

un idraulico non troppo bravo

not nearly so expensive as your pen

non una stilografica cara quanto la tua

I'm not feeling so good inf

non mi sento troppo bene

2. so liter:

so, also so much

talmente, così tanto

she loved him so

lo amava talmente

she worries so

si preoccupa talmente

3. so (to limited extent):

we can only work so fast and no faster

non possiamo lavorare più velocemente di così

you can only do so much (and no more)

non puoi fare più di così

4. so (in such a way):

so arranged, worded that …

disposto, formulato in modo tale che …

walk so

camminate così

and so on and so forth

e così via or e avanti di questo passo

just as X is equal to Y, so A is equal to B

come X è uguale a Y, così A è uguale a B

just as you need him, so he needs you

così come tu hai bisogno di lui, lui ha bisogno di te

just as in the 19th century, so today

come nel XIX secolo, così oggi

so be it!

così sia!

she likes everything to be just so

le piace che tutto sia perfetto

5. so (for that reason):

so it was that …

e fu così che …

she was young and so lacked experience

era giovane e quindi inesperta

she was tired and so went to bed

era stanca, così andò a dormire

6. so (true):

is that so?

davvero?

if (that's) so

se è così

7. so (also):

so

anche

so is she, do I etc.

anche lei, anch'io ecc.

if they accept so do I

se accettano loro, accetto anch'io

8. so (thereabouts):

so inf

circa

20 or so

circa 20

a year or so ago

circa un anno fa

9. so (as introductory remark):

so there you are

e così, eccoti qua

so that's the reason

e così, questa è la ragione

so you're going are you?

e così te ne vai?

10. so (avoiding repetition):

he's conscientious, perhaps too much so

è coscienzioso, forse perfino troppo

he's the owner or so he claims

è il proprietario, almeno, così dice

he dived and as he did so…

si tuffò e nel farlo or facendolo…

he opened the drawer and while he was so occupied…

aprì il cassetto e mentre era così intento…

perhaps so

è possibile or forse è così

I believe so

credo di sì

so I believe

è quel che penso

I'm afraid so

temo di sì

so it would appear

così sembrerebbe

so to speak

per così dire

I told you so

te l'avevo detto

so I see

lo vedo

I think so

penso di sì

I don't think so

penso di no

who says so?

chi lo dice?

he said so

ha detto così

we hope so

speriamo

only more so

ancora di più

the question is unsettled and will remain so

la questione è irrisolta e tale rimarrà

11. so (referring forward or back) form:

yes if you so wish

sì, se così desiderate

if you so wish you may…

se lo desiderate, potete…

12. so (reinforcing a statement):

“I thought you liked it?” - “so I do”

“credevo che ti piacesse” - “sì che mi piace”

“it's broken” - “so it is”

“è rotto” - “lo vedo (bene)!”

“I'd like to go to the ball” - “so you shall”

“mi piacerebbe andare al ballo” - “ci andrai”

“I'm sorry” - “so you should be”

“sono dispiaciuto” - “lo credo bene”

it just so happens that

guarda caso

13. so (refuting a statement) inf:

“he didn't hit you” - “he did so!”

“non ti ha picchiato” - “sì che l'ha fatto”

I can so make muffins

sì che so fare i muffin

14. so (as casual response):

so inf

e allora

“I'm leaving” - “so?”

“me ne vado” - “e allora?”

so why worry!

e allora perché preoccuparsi!

so what?

embè?

II.so (that) CONJ

1. so (that) (in such a way that):

so (that)

in modo che

she wrote the instructions so that they'd be easily understood

scrisse le istruzioni in modo che potessero essere facilmente comprensibili

2. so (that) (in order that):

so (that)

affinché

she fixed the party for 8 so that Ian could come

fissò la festa per le 8 affinché Ian potesse venire

be quiet so I can work

stai buono, così posso lavorare

III.so as CONJ

so as

per

so as to attract attention, not to disturb people

per attirare l'attenzione, per non disturbare

IV.so many PRON

1. so many (such large numbers):

so many friends, people

così tanti

so many of her friends

così tanti suoi amici

2. so many (in comparisons):

to behave like so many schoolgirls

comportarsi come tante ragazzine

3. so many (limited amount):

I can only make so many loaves

posso fare solo tante pagnotte così

V.so much PRON

1. so much (such large quantity):

so much sugar, money, homework

così tanto

so much of her life

così tanta parte della sua vita

so much of the information

così tante informazioni

2. so much (in comparisons):

tossed like so much flotsam

sballottati come tanti relitti

3. so much (limited amount):

I can only make so much bread

posso fare solo tanto pane così

I can pay so much

ce la faccio a pagare questa cifra

there's only so much you can take

non puoi sopportare oltre

VI.so much ADV

1. so much (to such an extent):

so much worse

talmente peggio

to like, hate sth so much that …

amare, detestare qc talmente tanto che …

she worries so much

si preoccupa talmente tanto

he was so much like his sister

assomigliava talmente tanto a sua sorella

so much so that …

a tal punto che …

thank you so much

grazie mille

2. so much (in contrasts):

not so much X as Y

non tanto X quanto Y

it wasn't so much shocking as depressing

non era tanto scioccante quanto deprimente

it doesn't annoy me so much as surprise me

non mi irrita tanto quanto mi sorprende

VII.so much as ADV (even)

so much as

neanche

he never so much as apologized

non si è neanche scusato

VIII.so much for PREP

1. so much for (having finished with):

so much for that problem, now for…

e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a…

2. so much for (used disparagingly):

so much for equality, liberalism inf

alla faccia dell'uguaglianza, del liberalismo

so much for saying you'd help inf

meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

IX.so long as CONJ

so long as inf:

so long as

purché, a patto che

X.so [Brit səʊ, Am soʊ]

so long! (goodbye) inf

arrivederci! ciao!

so much the better, the worse

tanto meglio, peggio

so so

così così

so there!

ecco!

I did it first, so there!

tanto l'ho fatto prima io!

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much- or well-travelled road, route

molto battuto

much- or widely-travelled person

persona che ha viaggiato molto

much-maligned

molto chiacchierato

much vaunted

tanto decantato

after much heart-searching

dopo un profondo esame di coscienza

after much prevarication

dopo molto tergiversare

Translations for much in the Italian»English Dictionary

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essere una persona (molto) -a

to be (much) talked about or much-maligned

much in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for much in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

much

molto, molta

too much wine

troppo vino

how much milk?

quanto latte?

too/so much water

troppa/tanta acqua

as much as

tanto quanto

three times as much

tre volte tanto

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADV

much

molto

much better

molto meglio

thank you very much

molte grazie

to be very much surprised

essere molto sorpreso

much to my astonishment

con mia grande sorpresa

not him, much less her

non lui, e tanto meno lei

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

much

molto

much of the day

gran parte della giornata

I don't think much of it

non gli dò grande importanza

to make much of sb/sth

dare importanza a qu/qc

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after much soul-searching

dopo un'approfondita riflessione

Translations for much in the Italian»English Dictionary

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dibattuto (-a)

much-discussed

tot

so much/many

tot

so much

rimpianto (-a)

much missed

quintuplo

five times as much

quadruplo

four times as much

il settuplo

seven times as much

troppo

too much

troppo

too much

ho mangiato troppo

I've eaten too much

non troppo (poco)

not much

di troppo

too much

il triplo (di)

three times as much (as)

much Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

so much violence in films sickens me

tutta questa violenza nei film mi dà il voltastomaco

how much do you have in change?

quanto hai in spiccioli?

I didn't like the movie very much

il film mi è piaciuto poco

it doesn't take much to be happy

basta poco per essere felici

is it much farther before we arrive?

c'è ancora -a strada prima di arrivare?

there's not much to be cheerful about

c'è poco da stare -i

how much should I put in?

quanto ne metto?

I don't have much to do today

oggi non ho tanto da fare

add as much oil as is necessary

aggiungere olio quanto basta

I didn't pay much attention to it

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