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much

Pronunciation: /mʌtʃ/

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French translation of much

A. adv

  • beaucoup much more/less = beaucoup plus/moins much smaller = beaucoup plus petit I don't read much = je ne lis pas beaucoup we'd much rather stay here = nous préférerions de beaucoup rester ici does it hurt much? = est-ce que ça fait très mal? we don't go out much = nous ne sortons pas beaucoup or souvent it's much the same = c'est à peu près pareil (as que) too much = trop very much = beaucoup thank you very much = merci beaucoup so much = tellement as much = autant (as que) they hated each other as much as ever = ils se détestaient toujours autant

B. pron

  • beaucoup do you have much left? = est-ce qu'il vous en reste beaucoup? we didn't eat much = nous n'avons pas mangé grand-chose I don't see much of them now = je ne les vois plus beaucoup maintenant so much = tellement, tant we'd eaten so much that = nous avions tellement mangé que too much = trop it costs too much = c'est trop cher twice as much = deux fois plus as much as possible = autant que possible how much? = combien? it's not or nothing much = ce n'est pas grand-chose he's not much to look at = il n'est pas très beau

C. det

  • beaucoup de I haven't got much time = je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps she didn't speak much English = elle ne connaissait que quelques mots d'anglais too much money = trop d'argent don't use so much salt = ne mets pas tant de sel we paid twice as much = nous avons payé deux fois plus how much time have we got left? = combien de temps nous reste-t-il?

D. phr (much as)

  • bien que (+ subjunctive)

E. phr (so much as)

  • without so much as an apology = sans même s'excuser if you so much as move = si tu fais le moindre mouvement

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