Formas compostas:
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| after much deliberation adv | (having considered [sth] carefully) | após longa deliberação loc adv |
| | | após longa consideração loc adv |
| after much deliberation adv | (having discussed [sth] at length) | após longa deliberação loc adv |
| | | após longa consideração loc adv |
| as much expr | (the same thing) | o mesmo expres |
| | | a mesma coisa loc adv |
| | So, you're pregnant. I thought as much. |
| | Então você está grávida. Eu pensei o mesmo. |
| as much expr | (an equal amount) | o mesmo tanto loc adv |
| | | tanto quanto loc conj |
| | Joe was praised for his work on the project, but I did just as much. |
| as much as [sb/sth] expr | (the same amount as) | tanto quanto loc conj |
| | Nobody can eat as much as my brother! |
| | Ninguém come tanto quanto meu irmão. |
| as much [sth] as [sb/sth] expr | (an equal amount of) | tanto quanto loc conj |
| | I can't eat as much cheese as my sister. |
| as much as expr | (equally) | tanto quanto loc conj |
| | I love you as much as I love your sister. |
| | Eu te amo tanto quanto amo sua irmã. |
| as much [sth] as expr | (with clause: the same amount as) | tanto quanto loc conj |
| | | o mesmo tanto que expres |
| | I would love to earn as much money as you do. |
| as much as expr | (with clause: even though) | por mais que loc conj |
| | As much as I love Mel Gibson, this movie is just too violent for me. |
| | Por mais que eu ame Mel Gibson, esse filme é muito violento para mim. |
| as much as possible expr | (to greatest extent) | o máximo possível loc adv |
| | | tanto quanto possível loc adv |
| | I try to exercise as much as possible. |
| | Eu tento me exercitar o máximo possível. |
| as much as possible n | (greatest amount) | o máximo possível loc adv |
| | I always eat as much as possible at Thanksgiving dinner. |
| | Eu sempre como o máximo possível no jantar de Ação de Graças. |
| half as much n | (50 percent of) | metade da quantidade de sf |
| | | metade de sf |
| | | meia sf |
| | I'll have half as much of the pie as he has. |
| half as much expr | (50 percent less) | metade da quantia sf |
| | | pela metade loc adv |
| | The coat cost half as much on sale. |
| have too much v expr | (have an excess) | ter em excesso expres |
| | Do you want a slice of this cake? I've got too much. |
have too much [sth],
have too much of [sth] v expr | (have [sth] to excess) | ter excesso de loc v |
| how much expr | (what amount) (quantidade, grau) | quanto pron |
| | It's not important how much effort you put into the job - it's results that count! |
| | Não importa quanto esforço você coloque no trabalho, é o resultado que conta! |
| how much expr | (what price, cost) (custo) | quanto pron |
| | How much does this sandwich cost? |
| | Quanto é esse sanduíche? |
| how much expr | (to what extent) | quanto pron |
| | It doesn't matter how much I try to please my boss, he still isn't satisfied. |
| | Não importa quanto eu tente agradar meu chefe, ele ainda não está satisfeito. |
| I love you so much interj | (great affection) (BRA) | Eu te amo tanto interj |
| | (POR) | Amo-te, Gosto tanto de ti interj |
| | | Amo-te do fundo do coração expres |
| | I love you so much that I can't stand to be apart from you. |
| | Eu te amo tanto que não posso ficar separado de você. |
leave much to be desired,
leave a lot to be desired v expr | (be inadequate) | deixar muito a desejar expres |
| | Your table manners leave much to be desired. |
| | The house was cute on the outside, but inside left a lot to be desired. |
| much ado about nothing n | (fuss for little reason) | muito barulho por nada expres |
| Nota: From the title of a play by William Shakespeare. |
| Much Ado About Nothing n | (Shakespeare play) | Muito barulho por nada expres |
| much as conj | (in the same way as) (do mesmo modo) | tal qual loc conj |
| | He was scrabbling away at the earth, much as a dog buries a bone. |
| much as conj | (as much as: however much) (embora) | apesar do muito que loc conj |
| | Much as I like James as a friend, I could never date him. |
| much better adj | (greatly superior) | muito melhor adj |
| | French wine is good, but Californian wine is much better. |
| much better adj | (greatly improved) | muito melhor adj |
| | | muito maior adj |
| | Your chances of getting a job are much better if you have computer skills. |
| | Suas chances de conseguir um emprego são muito melhores se você tiver habilidade com um computador. |
much esteemed,
much-esteemed adj | (highly respected) | altamente estimado, respeitado loc adj |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Our much-esteemed colleague from Brown University disagrees. |
| much less n | (a considerably smaller quantity) | muito menos expres |
| | Men have fought wars for much less. |
| much less adv | (to a lesser degree) | menos adv |
| | If I liked her much less I wouldn't like her at all! |
| much like prep | (in the same way as) | tal como loc prep |
| | Annabel walks much like her mother, with dainty steps. |
| much like prep | (very similar to) | tal como loc prep |
| | Frozen yoghurt tastes much like sorbet. |
| much more n | (a considerably larger quantity) | Muito mais loc adv |
| | | bastante mais loc adv |
| | Much more will have to be done if we want to succeed. |
| | Muito mais terá que ser feito se quisermos ter sucesso. |
| much more adv | (to a greater degree) | muito mais loc adv |
| | I like him much more now than I did when he was younger. |
| | Gosto dele muito mais agora do que quando ele era mais novo. |
| much obliged interj | (thank you) | muito obrigado interj |
| be much obliged v expr | (be thankful, grateful) | muito grato expres v |
| much the same adj | (very similar) | quase o mesmo loc adj |
| | I will use much the same method as George did to make these changes. |
| much the same adj | (unchanged) | quase o mesmo loc adj |
| | 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) | muito querido adv + adj |
| | | muito amado adv + adj |
| | Uncle Bob was a much-loved member of the family. |
| much-needed adj | (necessary but lacking) | necessário adj |
| not much adj | (very little) (muito pouco) | não muito loc 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) (figurado, de aparência desinteressante) | não ser essas coisas expres |
| | 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) (menos) | não muito loc adv |
| | It's not so much that you are cruel, more that you don't think things through. |
| not so much adj | (little) (menos) | não tanto, não muito loc adv |
| | No, there was not so much singing at the show. |
| not think much of [sth/sb] v expr | informal (be unimpressed by) | não ficar impressionado com expres |
| | | não dar muita importância expres |
| | I did not think much of that artist's new exhibit, I thought it was trite. |
| nothing much n | (not a lot) | nada de mais expres |
| | There is nothing much happening downtown today. |
| pretty much adv | informal (mostly) | praticamente adv |
| | When you visit the South, you'll pretty much eat only fried food. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês Passei a semana inteira praticamente só comendo e dormindo. |
| pretty much the same adj | informal (very similar) | quase o mesmo loc adv |
| | It hardly matters which candidate you vote for; they're all pretty much the same. |
| pretty much the same adv | (unchanged from earlier) | quase o mesmo loc adv |
| | The state of the patient's health has stayed pretty much the same. |
| protest too much v expr | (insist unconvincingly that [sth] is untrue) (insistir de forma não convincente que algo é falso) | protestar demais vt + adv |
| | | jurar que não loc v |
| | “The lady doth protest too much”, as they say. |
| so much adj | (a large amount of) | tanto adj |
| | | tanto pron |
| | 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. |
| | Vou acabar ficando com os sapatos molhados com tanta água no chão. |
| | Tem tanto para fazer que não sei por onde começar. |
| so much adj | (this amount of) | este tanto de loc adv |
| | Showing her son the cup, Paige said, "You take so much flour and add it to the mixing bowl." |
| | Mostrando a xícara para o filho, Paige disse, "Você pega este tanto de farinha e acrescenta à tigela." |
| so much adv | (a lot) | tanto adv |
| | I wish my sister didn't talk so much. |
| | Queria que minha irmã não falasse tanto. |
| so much as adv | (even) | sequer adv |
| | Cross that line by so much as a hair and you'll see what anger means. |
| so much as adv | (merely, no more than) | sequer adv |
| so much for [sth] expr | informal (disappointment, failure) | já era expres |
| | So much for my plans to spend today at the beach; it's pouring with rain! |
| so much for that! interj | informal (disappointment, failure) | chega disso interj |
| | I failed my entrance exam yet again. So much for that! |
| so much for that! interj | informal (enough discussion) | chega disso interj |
| | Well, so much for that! Maybe we can talk about something else now. |
so much so,
so much so that expr | (to such a degree that) | tanto que loc conj |
| | Hannah and her elder sister look alike; so much so, people often ask them if they are twins. |
| talk too much v expr | (speak excessively) (falar excessivamente) | falar demais vt + adv |
| | | falar pelos cotovelos expres |
| | She talks too much … and most of what she says is rubbish. |
| Thank you so much interj | (Many thanks) (masculino) | Muito obrigado interj |
| | (feminino) | Muito obrigada interj |
| thank you very much interj | (many thanks) | muito obrigado, muito obrigada interj |
| | (informal) | obrigado mesmo, obrigada mesmo interj |
| | (informal) | obrigadíssimo, obrigadíssima interj |
| | Thank you very much; you've been very helpful. |
| Thanks so much! interj | informal (Many thanks indeed) | Muito obrigado, mesmo! interj |
| | | Obrigado, de verdade! interj |
| there is only so much expr | (there is a limit) | haver um limite expres v |
too much,
too much [sth],
too much of [sth] adj | (an excess of) | demais adv |
| | | além da conta loc adj |
| | Too much coffee makes me jittery. |
| | Café demais me deixa irrequieto. |
| too much adv | (excessively, to excess) | demais adv |
| | | demasiado adv |
| | He loved her too much to leave her. |
| | Ele a amava demais para deixá-la. |
| too much n | (an excessive amount) | demais adv |
| | I can't possibly eat all that – it's too much. |
| | Não consigo comer tudo isso - é demais. |
| too much at once n | (sudden excess of [sth]) | muito de uma só vez expres |
| | | demasia sf |
| | I took a big gulp of beer and got too much at once. |
| too much for [sb] prep | (overwhelming) | demais para alguém |
| | Caring for six children was too much for the exhausted young mother. |
| too much for [sb] prep | (intolerable) (intolerável) | demais para |
| | Losing his wife was too much for him to bear. |
| too much of a good thing n | informal ([sth] spoilt by excess) (algo estragado por excesso) | tudo que é demais estraga expres |
| | There was so much to eat; sometimes you can have too much of a good thing! |
| | Havia muito o que comer; às vezes tudo que é demais estraga! |
| too much to ask n | informal (excessive, unreasonable demand) (demanda excessiva ou fora de propósito) | demanda exorbitante loc sf |
| | | pedido exagerado loc sm |
| twice as much n | (double the amount) | o dobro loc sm |
| | I've decided to give twice as much to charity this year. |
| | Decidi doar o dobro de dinheiro para caridade esse ano. |
| twice as much expr | (double the amount of [sth]) | o dobro loc adj |
| | | duas vezes mais loc adj |
| | It can take twice as much effort to make dinner without a stove. |
| | Vai me dar o dobro de trabalho para fazer o jantar sem um forno. |
| | Vai me dar duas vezes mais trabalho para fazer o jantar sem um forno. |
| very much adv | (greatly) | muito adv |
| | I like him very much. |
| | Gosto muito dele. |
| very much n | (large amount) (uma grande quantidade) | muitíssimo adv |
| Nota: Often used in negative sentences. |
| | I would share my candy with you but I don't have very much. |
| very much like adj | (similar to) (parecido com) | muito parecido com adj |
| | | muito semelhante a adj |
| way too much adj | informal (an excess of) (excesso de) | bastante adj |
| | | demais adj |
| | The cook put way too much mashed potato on my plate. |
| way too much adv | informal (excessively) | excessivamente adv |
| | | em excesso loc adv |
| | My son plays way too much computer golf. |
| with much effort adv | (by hard work) | com muito esforço loc adv |
| | With much effort, he was able to reach the top of the mountain. |