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| as much expr | (the same thing) (vage) | schon, bereits Adv |
| | | genau das Adj + Best Art, n |
| | So, you're pregnant. I thought as much. |
| | Also, du bist schwanger. Das habe ich schon (or: bereits) gedacht. |
| as much expr | (an equal amount) | genauso viel Adv + Adj |
| | Joe was praised for his work on the project, but I did just as much. |
| | Joe wurde für seine Arbeit an dem Projekt gelobt, aber ich habe genauso viel gemacht. |
| as much as [sb/sth] expr | (the same amount as) | so viel wie Rdw |
| | Nobody can eat as much as my brother! |
| | Niemand kann so viel essen wie mein Bruder. |
| as much [sth] as [sb/sth] expr | (an equal amount of) | nicht so viel wie [jmd/etw] Rdw |
| | I can't eat as much cheese as my sister. |
| as much as expr | (equally) | genauso sehr wie Rdw |
| | | genauso wie Adv + Adv |
| | I love you as much as I love your sister. |
| | Ich liebe dich genauso sehr wie ich deine Schwester liebe. |
| as much [sth] as expr | (with clause: the same amount as) | genauso viel [etw] wie Rdw |
| | I would love to earn as much money as you do. |
| | Ich würde gerne genauso viel Geld verdienen wie du. |
| as much as expr | (with clause: even though) | auch wenn Adv + Konj |
| | | obwohl Konj |
| | As much as I love Mel Gibson, this movie is just too violent for me. |
| | Auch wenn ich Mel Gibson mag, dieser Film ist zu brutal für mich. |
| as much as possible expr | (to greatest extent) | so viel wie Rdw |
| | I try to exercise as much as possible. |
| | Ich versuche so wie Sport wie möglich zu machen. |
| as much as possible n | (greatest amount) | so viel wie möglich Rdw |
| | | möglichst viel Adv + Adj |
| | I always eat as much as possible at Thanksgiving dinner. |
| | Ich esse immer so viel wie möglich beim Abendessen zu Thanksgiving. |
| half as much n | (50 percent of) | Hälfte Nf |
| | I'll have half as much of the pie as he has. |
| half as much expr | (50 percent less) | um die Hälfte Rdw |
| | | Hälfte Nf |
| | The coat cost half as much on sale. |
| how much expr | (what amount) | wie viel Adv + Pron |
| | It's not important how much effort you put into the job - it's results that count! |
| | Es ist weniger wichtig, wie viel Mühe du in deine Arbeit steckst – was zählt sind die Ergebnisse! |
| how much expr | (what price, cost) (Finanzwesen) | viel Adv |
| | (informell) | was Pron |
| | How much does this sandwich cost? |
| | Wie viel kostet dieses Sandwich? |
| how much expr | (to what extent) | wie sehr Adv + Adv |
| | It doesn't matter how much I try to please my boss, he still isn't satisfied. |
| | Egal, wie sehr ich versuche, meinem Boss alles recht zu machen – er ist nie zufrieden. |
| I love you so much interj | (great affection) | Ich liebe dich so sehr Int |
| | I love you so much that I can't stand to be apart from you. |
| | Ich liebe dich so sehr, dass ich es nicht ertragen kann, von dir getrennt zu sein. |
leave much to be desired,
leave a lot to be desired v expr | (be inadequate) | zu wünschen übrig lassen Rdw |
| | Your table manners leave much to be desired. |
| | The house was cute on the outside, but inside left a lot to be desired. |
| much as conj | (in the same way as) (ugs) | so wie Adv + Konj |
| | | genauso wie Adv + Konj |
| | He was scrabbling away at the earth, much as a dog buries a bone. |
| much as conj | (as much as: however much) | soviel Konj |
| | Much as I like James as a friend, I could never date him. |
| much better adj | (greatly superior) | viel besser Adv + Adj |
| | French wine is good, but Californian wine is much better. |
| | Französischer Wein ist gut, aber Kalifornischer Wein ist viel besser. |
| much better adj | (greatly improved) | viel besser Adv + Adj |
| | | bei Weitem besser Rdw |
| | | weit aus besser Rdw |
| | Your chances of getting a job are much better if you have computer skills. |
| | Deine Aussichten eine Arbeit zu finden sind viel besser, wenn du mit Computern umgehen kannst. |
| much less n | (a considerably smaller quantity) (ugs) | viel weniger Adv + Adj |
| | Men have fought wars for much less. |
| much less adv | (to a lesser degree) (ugs) | weniger Adv |
| | If I liked her much less I wouldn't like her at all! |
| much like prep | (in the same way as) (ugs) | genauso Adv |
| | | so wie Adv + Konj |
| | Annabel walks much like her mother, with dainty steps. |
| much like prep | (very similar to) | wie Konj |
| | Frozen yoghurt tastes much like sorbet. |
| much more n | (a considerably larger quantity) | viel mehr Adv + Adj |
| | | weit mehr Adv + Adj |
| | Much more will have to be done if we want to succeed. |
| | Wenn wir erfolgreich sein wollen, dann muss noch viel mehr getan werden. |
| much more adv | (to a greater degree) | viel mehr Adv + Adj |
| | | bei Weitem mehr Rdw |
| | I like him much more now than I did when he was younger. |
| | Ich mag ihn jetzt viel mehr als ich es tat, als er jünger war. |
| much obliged interj | (thank you) | vielen Dank Int |
| | | danke Int |
| be much obliged v expr | (be thankful, grateful) | dankbar sein Adj + Vt |
| much the same adj | (very similar) | ganz ähnlich Adv + Adj |
| | | fast die gleiche Rdw |
| | I will use much the same method as George did to make these changes. |
| much the same adj | (unchanged) | unverändert V Part Perf |
| | | genauso Adv |
| | The doctors say he is in much the same condition as yesterday. |
| | My hometown looks much the same as it did when I left 10 years ago. |
| much-loved adj | (loved by many people) | geliebt Adj |
| | | geschätzt Adj |
| | | beliebt Adj |
| | Uncle Bob was a much-loved member of the family. |
| much-needed adj | (necessary but lacking) | unbedingt notwendig, dringend notwendig Adj + Adj |
| not much adj | (very little) | wenig Adj |
| | | nicht viel Präp + Adj |
| | There isn't much food in the cupboard; I think we should go out for dinner. |
| not much to look at adj | informal (unattractive or unimpressive) | keine Augenweide Pron + Nf |
| | | nicht gerade eine Schönheit Rdw |
| | He's not much to look at, but he's got a good job and he's very nice. |
| | It's not much to look at, but it's home. |
| not so much adj | (less) | weniger Adj |
| | It's not so much that you are cruel, more that you don't think things through. |
| not so much adj | (little) (ugs) | nicht so viel Rdw |
| | No, there was not so much singing at the show. |
| not think much of [sth/sb] v expr | informal (be unimpressed by) | nicht viel von etwas halten Rdw |
| | | nicht viel auf etwas geben Rdw |
| | | sich nicht von etwas beeindrucken lassen Rdw |
| | I did not think much of that artist's new exhibit, I thought it was trite. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) | nicht viel Adv + Adj |
| | | nicht gerade viel Rdw |
| | | kaum etwas Adv + Pron |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| pretty much adv | informal (mostly) | die meiste Zeit Rdw |
| | | überwiegend, hauptsächlich Adv |
| | When you visit the South, you'll pretty much eat only fried food. |
| | Wenn du in den Süden gehst, wirst du die meiste Zeit Frittiertes essen. |
| pretty much the same adj | informal (very similar) | so ziemlich gleich Rdw |
| | | so ziemlich das Gleiche Rdw |
| | | sich sehr ähnlich sein Rdw |
| | It hardly matters which candidate you vote for; they're all pretty much the same. |
| pretty much the same adv | (unchanged from earlier) | im Großen und Ganzen gleich geblieben Rdw |
| | | noch so ziemlich dasselbe Rdw |
| | The state of the patient's health has stayed pretty much the same. |
| so much adj | (a large amount of) | so viel Adv + Adj |
| | I'm bound to get my shoes wet with so much water on the ground. |
| | There's so much to do I don't know where to start. |
| | Bei so viel Wasser auf dem Boden werden meine Schuhe sicherlich nass. // Es ist so viel zu tun, ich weiß gar nicht, wo ich anfangen soll. |
| so much adj | (this amount of) | so viel Adv + Adj |
| | Showing her son the cup, Paige said, "You take so much flour and add it to the mixing bowl." |
| | Paige zeigte ihrem Sohn die Tasse und sagte: "Du nimmst so viel Mehl und gibst es in die Schüssel." |
| so much adv | (a lot) | so viel Adv + Adj |
| | I wish my sister didn't talk so much. |
| | Ich wünschte meine Schwester würde nicht so viel reden. |
| so much as adv | (even) | gerade so viel wie Rdw |
| | Cross that line by so much as a hair and you'll see what anger means. |
| so much as adv | (merely, no more than) | nur, bloß Adv |
| | | nicht mehr als Rdw |
| so much for [sth] expr | informal (disappointment, failure) | das war's dann mit [etw] Rdw |
| | So much for my plans to spend today at the beach; it's pouring with rain! |
| so much for that! interj | informal (disappointment, failure) | so viel dazu Int |
| | I failed my entrance exam yet again. So much for that! |
| | Ich habe meine Aufnahmeprüfung wieder nicht bestanden. So viel dazu! |
| so much for that! interj | informal (enough discussion) | so viel dazu Int |
| | | genug für jetzt Int |
| | Well, so much for that! Maybe we can talk about something else now. |
| | So viel dazu! Vielleicht können wir jetzt über etwas Anderes reden. |
so much so,
so much so that expr | (to such a degree that) | so sehr, dass Rdw |
| | | so sehr Adv + Adv |
| | Hannah and her elder sister look alike; so much so, people often ask them if they are twins. |
| Thank you so much interj | (Many thanks) | Vielen lieben Dank Int |
| | | Tausend Dank Int |
| | | Ich danke dir sehr Int |
| thank you very much interj | (many thanks) | Vielen Dank Int |
| | (mündlich) | Großen Dank Int |
| | | Vielen lieben Dank Int |
| | | Herzlichen Dank Int |
| | Thank you very much; you've been very helpful. |
| | Vielen Dank; Sie waren sehr hilfreich. |
| Thanks so much! interj | informal (Many thanks indeed) | Großen Dank, Tausend Dank Int |
| | | Vielen Dank Int |
too much,
too much [sth],
too much of [sth] adj | (an excess of) | zu viel [etw] Präp + Adj |
| | Too much coffee makes me jittery. |
| | Zu viel Kaffee macht mich zitterig. |
| too much adv | (excessively, to excess) | zu sehr Präp + Adv |
| | He loved her too much to leave her. |
| | Er liebte sie zu sehr, als dass er sie verlassen könnte. |
| too much n | (an excessive amount) | zu viel Präp + Adj |
| | I can't possibly eat all that – it's too much. |
| | Ich kann das nicht alles essen - es ist zu viel. |
| too much at once n | (sudden excess of [sth]) | zu viel Adv + Adv |
| | | zu viel auf einmal Rdw |
| | I took a big gulp of beer and got too much at once. |
| too much for [sb] prep | (overwhelming) | zu viel für Rdw |
| | Caring for six children was too much for the exhausted young mother. |
| too much for [sb] prep | (intolerable) | zu viel für Rdw |
| | Losing his wife was too much for him to bear. |
| too much to ask n | informal (excessive, unreasonable demand) | zu viel verlangt Rdw |
| | | ein zu großer Gefallen Rdw |
| twice as much n | (double the amount) | Doppelte Nn |
| | I've decided to give twice as much to charity this year. |
| twice as much expr | (double the amount of [sth]) | doppelt so viel Rdw |
| | | Doppelte Nn |
| | It can take twice as much effort to make dinner without a stove. |
| very much adv | (greatly) | sehr Adv |
| | I like him very much. |
| | Ich mag ihn sehr. |
| very much n | (large amount) | so viel Part + Adj |
| | | Unsumme Nf |
| | | große Anzahl Adj + Nf |
| Anmerkung: Often used in negative sentences. |
| | I would share my candy with you but I don't have very much. |
| | Ich würde meine Süßigkeiten ja mit euch teilen, aber ich habe nicht so viel. |
| very much like adj | (similar to) | sehr ähnlich Adv + Adj |
| way too much adj | informal (an excess of) | viel zu viel Rdw |
| | The cook put way too much mashed potato on my plate. |
| way too much adv | informal (excessively) | viel zu sehr Rdw |
| | | viel zu viel Rdw |
| | My son plays way too much computer golf. |