ˈtanto
English translation of ˈtanto
A. adj
- [so] much; (con nomi plurali) [so] many, [such] a lot of tanto tempo = [such] a long time non ha tanta pazienza = he doesn't have much patience tanto tempo quanto ti serve = as much time as you need tanti amici quanti parenti = as many friends as relatives Definition of much in the British & World English dictionary Definition of much in the US English dictionary Translate much | into French | into German | into Spanish
B. pron
- much; (plurale) many; (tanto tempo) much time è un uomo come tanti = he's just an ordinary man tanti (molte persone) = many people non ci vuole così tanto = it doesn't take that long tanto quanto = as much as tanti quanti = as many as Definition of much in the British & World English dictionary Definition of much in the US English dictionary Translate much | into French | into German | into Spanish
C. conj
- (comunque) anyway, in any case Definition of anyway in the British & World English dictionary Definition of anyway in the US English dictionary Translate anyway | into French | into German | into Spanish
D. adv
- (così) so; (con verbi) so much è tanto debole che non sta in piedi = he's so weak that he can't stand è tanto ingenuo da crederle = he's naive enough to believe her di tanto in tanto = every now and then tanto l'uno come l'altro = both tanto quanto = as much as non è tanto intelligente quanto suo padre = he's not as intelligent as his father tre volte tanto = three times as much una volta tanto = once in a while tanto meglio così! = so much the better! tant'è = so much so tanto vale che andiamo a casa = we might as well go home tanto per cambiare = for a change Definition of so in the British & World English dictionary Definition of so in the US English dictionary Translate so | into French | into German | into Spanish