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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
much /mʌtʃ/ When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it’s much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn’t talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c’è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn’t learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don’t have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below. See lexical note→ 22

avv.
1. (to a considerable degree) molto;
  ~ smaller molto più piccolo;
  ~ better than molto meglio di;
  ~ more interesting molto più interessante;
  ~ less demanding molto meno esigenti;
  it’s ~ too dangerous è un po’ troppo pericoloso;
  he doesn’t ~ care for them non gli importa un granché di loro;
  she doesn’t worry ~ about it non se ne preoccupa molto;
  we’d ~ rather stay here noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui;
  they are ~ to be pitied devono essere compatiti;
  your comments would be ~ appreciated i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi;
  he’s not ~ good at doing non è molto bravo a fare;
  does it hurt ~? fa tanto o molto male?
  she’s ~ the best teacher here è di gran lunga l’insegnante migliore che c’è qui;
  ~ to my surprise con mia grande sorpresa
1. (often) molto, spesso;
  we don’t go out ~ non usciamo molto;
  do you go to concerts ~? vai spesso ai concerti?
1. (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all’incirca;
  to be ~ the same essere quasi uguale (as a);
  it’s pretty ~ like driving a car è più o meno come guidare una macchina;
  in ~ the same way più o meno nello stesso modo (as di);
  ~ the same is true of quasi lo stesso si può dire di
1. (specifying degree to which something is true) too ~ troppo;
  very ~ (a lot) molto;
  (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo;
  he misses you very ~ gli manchi da morire;
  thanks very ~ molte o mille grazie;
  it’s very ~ the norm è piuttosto normale;
  I felt very ~ the foreigner mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo;
  so ~ (così) tanto;
  I wanted so ~ to meet you avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti;
  it’s so ~ better è davvero molto meglio;
  he hates flying so ~ that odia talmente volare che;
  as ~ tanto (as quanto);
  I like them as ~ as you (do) li amo tanto quanto te;
  they hated each other as ~ as ever si odiavano così come sempre;
  I thought as ~ me l’aspettavo;
  however ~ sebbene, per quanto;
  you’ll have to accept the decision however ~ you disagree dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d’accordo
1. (emphatic) not so ~ X as Y non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y;
  the discovery wasn’t so ~ shocking as depressing la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante
1. much as per quanto, anche se;
  ~ as we regret our decision we have no choice anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
1. much less tanto meno;
  I’ve never seen him ~ less spoken to him non l’ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
1. so much as without so ~ as saying goodbye, as an apology senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi;
  if you so ~ as move se ti azzardi a muoverti
1. so much for so ~ for that problem chiudiamo l’argomento;
  so ~ for equality colloq. addio uguaglianza;
  so ~ for saying you’d help meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
1. much- in composti ~-loved amatissimo;
  ~-respected molto rispettato;
  ~-maligned molto chiacchierato;
  ~-needed indispensabile

quantif. molto, tanto;
I haven’t got (very) ~ time non ho molto tempo;
does he watch ~ TV? guarda molto la televisione?
she didn’t speak ~ English non parlava molto bene l’inglese;
too ~ energy troppa forza;
to spend too ~ money spendere troppi soldi;
we don’t have too ~ time non abbiamo troppo tempo;
don’t use so ~ salt non mettere così tanto sale;
we paid twice as ~ money abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi);
how ~ time have we got left? quanto tempo ci rimane?

pron.
1. (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.;
  do you have ~ left? ne avete ancora molto?
  we have ~ to learn abbiamo molto da imparare;
  there isn’t ~ to do non c’è un granché da fare;
  he doesn’t have ~ to complain about non ha molto da lamentarsi;
  it leaves ~ to be desired lascia molto a desiderare;
  there’s ~ to be said for ci sono molti argomenti a favore di;
  ~ of gran parte di;
  ~ of the difficulty lies in gran parte della difficoltà sta in;
  I don’t see ~ of them now non li frequento molto al momento;
  to make ~ of sth. (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.;
  I couldn’t make ~ of her last book non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro
1. (expressing a relative amount, degree) so ~ così tanto;
  we’d eaten so ~ that abbiamo mangiato così tanto che;
  so ~ of her work is gloomy gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe;
  so ~ of the time, it’s a question of patience nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza;
  too ~ troppo;
  it costs too ~ è troppo caro;
  it’s too ~! è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
  she’s late again? that’s a bit ~! è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!
  he was too ~ of an egotist to do era troppo egoista per fare;
  the heat was too ~ for them faceva troppo caldo per loro;
  he was too ~ for his opponent era troppo forte per il suo avversario;
  he’s read this ~ already ha già letto tutto questo;
  I’ll say this ~ for him, he’s honest posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta;
  this ~ is certain, we’ll have no choice una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta;
  twice as ~ due volte tanto;
  if we had half as ~ as you se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu;
  as ~ as possible per quanto (è) possibile;
  it can cost as ~ as £ 50 si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline;
  it was as ~ as I could do not to laugh sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate;
  it is as ~ as to say equivale a dire;
  how ~? quanto fa?
  tell us how ~ you won dicci quanto hai vinto;
  how ~ do they know? quanto ne sanno?
  do you know how ~ this means to me? sai quanto significa questo per me?
1. (focusing on limitations, inadequacy) it’s not o nothing ~ non è niente di che;
  it’s not up to ~ BE non è un granché;
  he’s not ~ to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché;
  she doesn’t think ~ of him non ha una buona opinione di lui;
  I’m not ~ of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere;
  it wasn’t ~ of a life così non era vivere;
  I’m not ~ of a one for cooking colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

locuzioni idiomatiche there isn’t ~ in BE o to AE it (in contest) = sono molto vicini;
there isn’t ~ in it for us (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché.

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Inglese:

ado - all - altogether - amount - annoyance - as - ask - balk - basically - besides - better - bit - bother - by-your-leave - chagrin - change - charge - choose - commend - controversial - controversy - cost - crowd - dearly - delight - double - elbowroom - else - ever - every - evidence - expect - far - fare - fat - further - get - give - good - guess - half - have - hear - help - hold - hope - hot air - how - however - indeed

Italiano:

affidamento - altrettanto - anche - aspettare - assai - avere - bastare - battuto - bene - brutto - buono - Carabinieri - che - chiacchierato - chiedere - comunque - concludere - così - costare - dire - disappunto - dispetto - dispiacere - disposizione - disturbo - doppio - dovere - dubitare - eccedere - equivalere - esigere - faccia - fare - fiducia - fino - forse - forte - forza - frequentare - furia - granché - grande - grazie - guadagnato - ilarità - illusione - importo - infinito - intascare - lasciare

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
much	adv	(greatly)	molto agg
Nota: too much = troppo
He looks much older now.
Lui sembra molto più vecchio adesso.
much	adj	(cost) how much	quanto avv
How much does this sandwich cost?
Quanto costa questo panino?
much	adj	(of great quantity)	molto agg
We heard much laughter coming from the room.
Sentivamo molte risate provenire dalla stanza.
much	adj	(of great degree)	molto agg
They ate much more than usual yesterday.
Ieri hanno mangiato molto più del solito.

Additional Translations
much	adj	(of great measure)	molto agg
She gave him much love.
Lei gli dava molto amore.
much	adj	(measure, quantity)	traduzione non disponibile
It can take twice as much effort to make dinner without a stove.
Può volerci il doppio dello sforzo per preparare la cena senza un fornello.
much	adj	(in comparison)	molto avv
He felt much better after taking an aspirin.
Si è sentito molto meglio dopo aver preso l'aspirina.
much	n	(great amount)	molti pron pl
			molto nm
Much of his reasoning was illogical.
Molti dei suoi ragionamenti erano illogici.
much	n	often negative (notable thing)	grande agg
			gran ché nm
Nota: Gran, abbreviazione di "grande"
It wasn't much of a lunch - just a few snacks.
Non è stato un gran pranzo - solo un po' di spuntini.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
a bit much			un po' troppo
as much	idiom	(the same thing, so)	lo stesso pron
			la stessa cosa pron
as much	adv	(to an equal amount or degree)	ugualmente avv
			in pari maniera
as much as	conj	(even though)	per quanto
as much as	prep	literal (equally to)	tanto quanto
as much as	adv	(almost, in effect)	nemmeno avv
Non mi ha nemmeno scritto due righe da allora.
as much as possible	adv	(to the greatest feasible extent)	il più possibile avv
I try to exercise as much as possible.
as much as possible	adv	(the greatest feasible amount)	il più possibile avv
I always eat as much as possible at Thanksgiving dinner.
as much as to say			così come dire
be too much			essere intollerabile
half as much	adj	(50 percent of)	la metà di nf
half as much	adv	(by 50 percent)	al 50 per cento avv
have too much	vi	(have an excess of sth)	avere troppo vtr
have too much	vtr	(have an excess of)	avere troppo vtr
how much		(what amount, what degree)	quanto agg
It's not important how much effort you put into the job - it's results that count!
Quanto zucchero ci vuole per la torta di carote?
how much		(to what degree, to what extent)	quanto avv
It doesn't matter how much I try to please my boss, he still isn't satisfied.
Non riesco neanche a descrivere quanto io ami nuotare in mare.
how much does it cost?			quanto costa?
how much is it?			quanto costa?
How much is it?			quanto è?, quant'è?
I love you so much	interj	(I feel great affection for you)	ti voglio tanto bene, ti amo tanto
I love you so much that I can`t stand to be apart from you.
I love you so much that I want to be with you all the time.
Ti voglio così tanto bene che non posso stare lontano da te.
I miss you much			mi manchi tanto
leave much to be desired	v	(be inadequate)	lasciare molto a desiderare
make much of			fare molto di
make much of			farsene di
make much of sth			dare importanza a qualcosa
make too much of			esasperare
mean much			significare molto
miss sb so much			sentire molto la mancanza di qualcuno
much acclaimed			molto acclamato
much ado about nothing			molto rumore per nulla
much as	conj	(in the same way as)	proprio come cong
He was scrabbling away at the earth, much as a dog buries a bone.
Stava scavando, proprio come un cane quando seppellisce un osso.
much as	conj	(however much)	per quanto cong
Much as I like James as a friend, I could never date him.
Per quanto voglia bene a James come un amico, non potrei mai uscire con lui.
much better	adj	(greatly superior)	molto migliore agg
much better	adj	(greatly improved)	molto migliore agg
Your chances of getting the job are much better if you have computer skills.
much esteemed, much-esteemed	adj	(highly respected)	stimato, esimio, egregio agg
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)	molto meno avv
Men have fought wars for much less.
much less	adv	(to a lesser degree)	ancora meno avv
I don't like horror films, much less comedy.
much like	prep	(in the same way as)	come, proprio come, quasi come prep
much like	prep	(very similar to)	come, proprio come, quasi come prep
much more	n	(a considerably larger quantity)	molto di più avv
Much more will have to be done if we want to succeed.
much more	adv	(to a greater degree)	molto di più avv
I like him much more now than I did when he was younger.
much obliged			molto obbligato
much the same	adj	(very similar)	piuttosto uguale agg
much the same	adj	(unchanged)	praticamente invariato agg
much to be desired			molto a desiderare
much-admired			molto ammirato
much-discussed			molto discusso
much-lauded			molto lodato
much-loved			molto amato
much-praised			molto supplicato
much-sought			molto ricercato
much-suffering			molto malato
much-valued			molto stimato
not much	adj	(very little)	non molto agg
not much to look at	adj	informal (unattractive or unimpressive)	non un granché, niente di speciale, niente di che
not so much	adj	(less)	non è tanto
It's not so much that you are cruel, more that you don't think things through.
not so much	adj	(little)	poco, non molto
No, there was not so much singing at the show.
not think much of	vtr	informal (be unimpressed by)	non avere una grande opinione di vtr
not think too much of			non avere una buona opinione di
nothing much	n	(not a lot)	non molto, niente di che
pay too much	v	(be overcharged for sth)	pagare troppo
I paid too much for the taxi from the airport to the city centre.
pretty much	adv	informal (mostly)	piuttosto avv
pretty much the same	adj	informal (very similar)	sostanzialmente uguale
pretty much the same	adv	(unchanged from earlier)	quasi allo stesso modo
protest too much	v	(insist unconvincingly that sth is untrue)	affannarsi a negare
I think the lady doth protest too much.
so much	adj	(a large amount of)	tanto, tantissimo agg
There's so much water on the ground.
There is so much to do I don't know where to start.
so much	adv	(a lot)	così tanto avv
I wish my sister didn't talk so much.
so much as			addirittura
so much as			tanto come
so much for that			basta così
so much for that			chiudiamo il discorso, discorso chiuso
talk too much			parlare troppo
thank you so much			grazie infinite
thank you so much			grazie mille
thank you very much	interj	(many thanks)	grazie mille inter
thanks very much			grazie molte
think much of			pensare molto di
think too much of			pensare troppo a
too much	adj	(an excess of)	troppo agg
Too much coffee makes me jittery.
Troppo caffè mi agita.
too much	adv	(excessively, to excess)	troppo avv
He loved her too much to leave her.
L'amava troppo per poterla lasciare.
too much	n	(an excessive amount)	troppo avv
That was realy too much for me to put up with.
too much at once			troppo in una sola volta, troppo in un colpo solo
too much for			troppo per
twice as much	adj	(double the amount of)	il doppio, due volte tanto
Lui ha mangiato il doppio di te!
twice as much	n	(double the amount)	doppio nm
He charged me twice as much.
I've decided to give twice as much to charity this year.
Devono essersi sbagliati, mi hanno addebitato il doppio.
very much	adv	(greatly)	molto adv
I like him very much.
La tua macchina mi piace molto.
with much effort	adv	(by hard work)	con molto sforzo, con grande sforzo avv
With much effort, he was able to reach the top of the mountain.
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'much' in the title:
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All the answers you don't amount to much
Allow me to say thank you very much
Am i in your thoughts as much as you are in mine?
are much less common a problem
are said too much
As far as Vs Much as
as much as 50% of the risk
as much as ever
as much as he considered anyone was in control of anything
as much as I need
As much as I wanted to escape
as much as I would love
As much as the girl next door
as much as VS so much as
as much as we can
as much as you have time for
as much as you were supposed to
as much as, like
as much enthusiasm as one would have expected
as much information as possible
as much milk as required
as much precedent as can be set with the ruling
As much time as you need
as much trouble as we go to with these novels
as much, and as little
At the minute, I don't have the time because I have too much
At times there was too much milk and my mother froze it
Because you are great, because I appreciate you so much
behave in much the same way as...
Boy, you may not ever realize how much I like you
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