much

much
much [{{t}}mʌtʃ]
beaucoup de1 beaucoup2(a), 3 autant de5 1 autant que5 2, 6 2 combien (de)8 tant de10 tellement (de)3
1 adjective
ⓘ GRAM Hormis dans la langue soutenue et dans certaines expressions, ne s'utilise que dans des structures négatives ou interrogatives.
beaucoup de;
we don't have much time on n'a pas beaucoup de temps;
there isn't much cake/money left il ne reste pas beaucoup de gâteau/d'argent;
the tablets didn't do much good les comprimés n'ont pas servi à grand-chose ou n'ont pas fait beaucoup d'effet;
{{}}ironic{{}} much good may it do you! grand bien vous fasse!
2 pronoun
(a) (gen) beaucoup;
is there much left? est-ce qu'il en reste beaucoup?;
is there any left? - not much est-ce qu'il en reste? - pas beaucoup;
there's still much to be decided il reste encore beaucoup de choses à décider;
he hadn't much to say on the subject il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire à ce sujet;
there's not much anyone can do about it personne n'y peut grand-chose;
we have much to be thankful for nous avons beaucoup de raisons d'être reconnaissants;
much of the time (long period) la majeure partie du temps; (very often) la plupart du temps;
much of the coffee had to be thrown away on a dû jeter une grande partie du café;
there is not much of it il n'y en a pas beaucoup;
I agreed with much of what she said j'étais d'accord avec presque tout ce qu'elle a dit
(b) (as intensifier)
I'm not much of a hiker je ne suis pas un très bon marcheur;
it hasn't been much of a holiday ce n'était pas vraiment des vacances;
it wasn't much of a surprise ce n'était pas une grande surprise;
it wasn't much of a joke ce n'était pas terrible comme plaisanterie;
what he said didn't amount to much il n'avait pas grand-chose d'important à dire;
his plans didn't come to much ses projets n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose;
the defence made much of the witness's criminal record la défense a beaucoup insisté sur le casier judiciaire du témoin;
I couldn't make much of the figures je n'ai pas compris grand-chose aux chiffres;
I don't think much of him/of his technique je n'ai pas une très haute opinion de lui/de sa technique;
there's much to be said for the old-fashioned method la vieille méthode a beaucoup d'avantages;
there's much to be said for his suggestions il y a des choses fort intéressantes dans ce qu'il propose;
it's not up to much ça ne vaut pas grand-chose;
he's not up to much ce n'est pas une lumière;
there's not much to choose between them ils se valent;
there's not much in it il n'y a pas une grande différence;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}ironic{{}} he doesn't want or ask or expect much, does he? il n'est pas difficile, lui, au moins!
3 adverb
beaucoup;
I don't drink much je ne bois pas beaucoup;
I don't like them much, I don't much like them je ne les aime pas beaucoup;
much admired/appreciated très admiré/apprécié;
much happier/more slowly beaucoup plus heureux/plus lentement;
much worse bien pire;
I feel very much better je me sens beaucoup mieux;
thank you very much (for) merci beaucoup (de ou pour);
{{}}formal{{}} it is much to be regretted that… il est fort regrettable que…;
it doesn't matter much cela n'a pas beaucoup d'importance;
much to my surprise à mon grand étonnement;
we are much obliged to you for… nous vous sommes très obligés de ou pour…;
I'm not much good at making speeches je ne suis pas très doué pour faire des discours;
it's much the best/the fastest way to travel c'est de beaucoup le meilleur moyen/le moyen le plus rapide de voyager;
it's much the best/the fastest c'est le meilleur/le plus rapide de beaucoup;
much the same presque pareil;
it's (pretty or very) much the same thing c'est à peu près la même chose;
she's still much the same as yesterday son état n'a pas changé depuis hier;
I feel much the same as you je pense plutôt comme vous;
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}ironic{{}} he doesn't like beer, does he? - not much he doesn't! il n'aime pas la bière, non? - et comment, il aime ça!
4 as much
1 pronoun
(that, the same) I thought/suspected as much c'est bien ce que je pensais/soupçonnais;
I expected as much je m'y attendais;
I said as much to him yesterday c'est ce que je lui ai dit hier;
would you do as much for me? en ferais-tu autant pour moi?
2 adverb
(with multiples, fractions) twice/three times as much deux/trois fois plus;
half as much la moitié (de ça);
a quarter as much un quart (de ça);
as much again encore autant
5 as much…as
1 adjective
(the same amount as) as much…as autant de…que;
I've got as much money as you j'ai autant d'argent que vous;
take as much sugar as you like prenez autant de ou tout le sucre que vous voulez
2 conjunction
autant…que;
he's as much to blame as her elle n'est pas plus responsable que lui, il est responsable autant qu'elle;
it is as much your fault as (it is) mine c'est autant de votre faute que de la mienne
6 as much as
1 pronoun
(a) (the same as)
it costs as much as the Japanese model ça coûte le même prix que le modèle japonais;
he looked at me as much as to say… il me regarda avec l'air de (vouloir) dire…;
that's as much as to say that I'm a liar ça revient à me traiter de menteur
(b) (all)
it was as much as I could do to keep a straight face j'ai failli éclater de rire;
it was as much as we could do to stand upright nous avions le plus grand mal à nous tenir debout
2 conjunction
autant que;
I hate it as much as you do ça me déplaît autant qu'à vous;
as much as ever toujours autant;
as much as before autant qu'avant;
not quite as much as… pas tout à fait autant que…;
I don't dislike them as much as all that ils ne me déplaisent pas autant que ça
7 however much
1 adjective
however much money you give him, it won't be enough vous pouvez lui donner autant d'argent que vous voulez, ça ne suffira pas
2 pronoun
however much they offer, take it quelle que soit la somme qu'ils proposent, acceptez-la
3 adverb
however much you dislike the idea… quelle que soit votre aversion pour cette idée…;
however much I try, it doesn't work j'ai beau essayer, ça ne marche pas
8 how much
1 adjective
combien de;
how much flour have we got left? combien de farine nous reste-t-il?
2 pronoun
combien;
how much do you want? (gen) combien en voulez-vous?; (money) combien voulez-vous?;
how much is the record or does the record cost? combien coûte ce disque?
9 much as conjunction
much as I admire him, I have to admit that… malgré toute mon admiration pour lui, je dois admettre que…;
much as I would like to, I can't come à mon grand regret, il m'est véritablement impossible de venir;
much as I try, I can't succeed j'ai beau essayer, je n'y arrive pas;
the result was much as I expected le résultat correspondait bien à ce que j'attendais
10 so much
1 adjective
tant de, tellement de;
it takes up so much time ça prend tellement de temps;
it's just so much nonsense c'est tellement bête
2 pronoun
(a) (such a lot) tant;
I've learnt so much on this course j'ai vraiment appris beaucoup (de choses) en suivant ces cours;
there's still so much to do il y a encore tant à faire;
he has drunk so much that… il a tellement bu que…
(b) (this amount)
there's only so much one can do il y a une limite à ce qu'on peut faire;
how much water will I put in? - about so much combien d'eau est-ce que je dois mettre? - à peu près ça;
so much a kilo tant le kilo
3 adverb
tellement;
I miss you so much tu me manques tellement;
I wouldn't mind so much, only he promised to do it ça ne me gêne pas tellement, mais il avait promis de le faire;
it's not so much his unpunctuality, it's his rudeness I can't stand ce n'est pas tellement ses retards, c'est sa grossièreté que je ne supporte pas;
thank you ever so much merci infiniment ou mille fois;
so much the better tant mieux;
so much so that… au point que…, à tel point que…;
not so much a…, more a… pas vraiment un…, mais plutôt un…
11 so much as adverb
même;
if you so much as breathe a word of this… si seulement tu répètes un mot de tout ça…;
without so much as asking permission sans même demander la permission;
I would not so much as raise a finger to help him je ne lèverais pas même le petit doigt pour l'aider
12 so much for preposition
so much for the agenda; now let us consider… voilà pour ce qui est de l'ordre du jour; maintenant, je voudrais que nous nous penchions sur la question de…;
so much for that idea! on peut oublier cette idée!;
so much for his friendship! et voilà ce qu'il appelle l'amitié!
13 that much
1 adjective
there was that much food, we thought we'd never finish it il y avait tellement à manger qu'on pensait ne jamais arriver à finir
2 pronoun
was there much damage? - not that much y a-t-il eu beaucoup de dégâts? - pas tant que ça;
did it cost that much? ça a coûté autant que ça?;
how much do you want? - about that much combien en veux-tu? - à peu près ça
3 adverb (with comparative)
(a) (a lot) beaucoup plus;
it'll be that much easier to organize ce sera d'autant plus facile à organiser;
not that much better pas beaucoup mieux
(b) (this amount)
she's that much taller than me elle est plus grande que moi de ça
14 this much
1 adjective
there was this much coffee left il restait ça de café
2 pronoun
(a) (this amount)
I had to cut this much off the hem of my skirt j'ai dû raccourcir ma jupe de ça
(b) (one thing) une chose;
this much is true… une chose au moins est vraie…;
I'll say this much for her, she's got guts il faut reconnaître une chose, c'est qu'elle a du cran
15 too much
1 adjective
trop de
2 pronoun
trop;
there's too much to do il y a trop à faire;
don't expect too much (be too demanding) ne soyez pas trop exigeant, n'en demandez pas trop; (be too hopeful) ne vous faites pas trop d'illusions;
to cost too much coûter trop cher;
£10 too much 10 livres de trop;
{{}}familiar{{}} she's too much! elle est trop!;
{{}}familiar{{}} that's too much! ça, c'est trop!;
{{}}familiar{{}} that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort!;
you can't have too much of a good thing abondance de biens ne nuit pas
3 adverb
(work, speak) trop

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