much [mʌtʃ]
adjetivo
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
adverbio
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
pronombre
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
