Many in spanish
pronunciation: mutʃoʊs part of speech: adjective
many = muchos.
Example: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.more:
» a good many = una gran cantidad de, bastante.
Example: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.» a great many more = muchos más.
Example: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.» a great many (of the) + Nombre = muchísimos (de los) + Nombre.
Example: The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.» a great many years ago = hace muchísimos años.
Example: To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, 'incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.» all those many moons ago = hace muchas lunas, hace mucho tiempo.
Example: Things were different back then, all those many moons ago.» all too many = demasiados.
Example: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.» among many more = entre muchos más.
Example: Fruit trees include orange trees, lemon trees, lime trees, avocado trees, apple trees, peach trees, among many more.» among many others = entre otros muchos.
Example: Companies in Canada, the UK, the United States and Germany, among many others, process hemp seed into a growing range of food products and cosmetics.» among (many) other things = entre otras (muchas) cosas.
Example: The microcomputer also has, among other things, a clock device which synchronizes all the various high speed operations, so that they do not get out of step.» and many more = y muchas cosas más, y muchos más, y muchos otros.
Example: Mosaic tiles are widely used in swimming pools, fountains, lakes, water parks and many more.» and many others = y muchos otros.
Example: Henry loved to build things, including his own home and many others.» as many = el mismo número, otros tantos.
Example: For example, the Director of the United Kingdom electronic libraries programme, notes over eighteen such new services in one library system, and my own library could quote probably as many.» as many ... as ... = tanto ... como ....
Example: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.» as many as + Número = nada más y nada menos que + Número.
Example: Plantin, who may have owned as many as 22 or 23 presses in the middle of his career, abruptly reduced the number in use to 3 in 1576.» be one too many = ser uno más de la cuenta, ser uno de más, ser uno de sobra.
Example: But even one child who dies from this sort of incidents is one too many.» come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes = haber de muchos tipos, haber de muy diversos tipos.
Example: Printers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and with a range of print quality and speeds of operation.» come in + many (different) forms = existir de muchas formas (diferentes), haber de muchas formas (diferentes).
Example: Jungle gyms also come in many different forms and structures, having in common only that they allow for climbing around.» come in + many guises = existir de muchos tipos.
Example: Abstractors come in many guises.» come in + many shapes = existir de muchas formas, haber de muchas formas.
Example: Natural pearls come in many shapes, with perfectly round ones being comparatively rare.» far too many = demasiado.
Example: Obviously this is far too many references or added entries.» for many centuries = durante muchos siglos, desde hace muchos siglos.
Example: Indeed, for many centuries, liniments have been the cornerstone of folk remedies.» for many long hours = durante muchas horas, durante mucho tiempo.
Example: They work terribly, terribly, hard, for many long hours.» for many years = durante muchos años, desde hace muchos años.
Example: Indexes have used controlled-language indexing and authority lists for many years.» for many years now = desde hace muchos años.
Example: For many years now, scientists have understood that the onset of cancer is a gradual, stepwise process that may unfold over the course of decades.» for many years to come = durante muchos años. [Referido al futuro]
Example: The traditional information sources will continue to play an important role for many years to come.» good many = muchos.
Example: A good many small books of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries had decorations or sub-titles printed on the first and last pages.» half again as many/much (as) = la mitad más (que), un cincuenta por ciento más (que). [Expresión americana equivalente a la británica half as many/much again (as)]
Example: The United States is exporting half again as much wine as it did last year, thanks largely to drinkers in Canada, Britain and Germans.» half as many/much again (as) = la mitad más (que), un cincuenta por ciento más (que). [Expresión británica equivalente a la americna half again as many/much (as)]
Example: According to a survey out today, the average teenager now receives an allowance heading towards £1,000 a year, with some pocketing half as much again.» have had one too many = haber bebido demasiado, estar borracho.
Example: A variety of ottomans were also provided to help those out who might have had one too many or simply needed to rest their legs after a razzle.» have + many things in common = tener muchas cosas en común.
Example: These solopreneurs have many things in common, most notably, they all show annual profits in the six figures.» have tippled one too many = haber bebido demasiado, estar borracho.
Example: She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many.» how many + Nombre Contable = cuántos + Nombre Contable.
Example: But the real question of how many terminals is not answerable in a finite number.» in as many years = en el mismo número de años.
Example: This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.» in many capacities = desempeñando muchas funciones.
Example: He had worked in the library during summer and other vacations and in many capacities for two years.» in many instances = en muchos casos.
Example: To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.» in many quarters = en muchos sectores, en muchos grupos, en muchos sectores de la población, en muchos grupos de la población.
Example: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.» in many respects = en muchos sentidos.
Example: Databases differ in many respects, most importantly in content and types of source document.» in many ways = en gran medida, por muchas razones, en muchos sentidos, de muchas formas.
Example: In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300).» many a(n) = muchos.
Example: Many a title a yard long does not convey as much meaning as two well chosen words.» many a slip between the cup and the lip = del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho, entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho.
Example: The article is entitled 'Towards academic status: many a slip between the cup and the lip'.» many a time = muchas veces, en muchas ocasiones.
Example: I have been victim of deceptive advertising many a time.» many-faceted = multifacético, variado, variopinto.
Example: The solutions to educational problems will be necessarily complex and many-faceted.» many hundreds of = miles de.
Example: In this time toy libraries have loaned many hundreds of toys to children and their families all around the country = Durante este tiempo, las ludotecas han prestado miles de juguetes a los niños y sus familias de todo el país.» many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA] = a muchos niveles, a varios niveles.
Example: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.» many moons ago = hace muchas lunas, hace mucho tiempo.
Example: Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed.» many moons later = mucho tiempo después.
Example: I started writing my first novel in college and finished it many moons later.» many-sided = multifaceta.
Example: In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.» many splendoured = esplendoroso, maravilloso, magnífico.
Example: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.» many times = muchas veces, en muchas ocasiones.
Example: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.» many times over = muchísimas veces.
Example: During a human lifetime every molecule of the body is replaced many times over.» many years ago = hace muchos años.
Example: The arbitrary surnames, for instance, given Jews in the German area many years ago were often derogatory, and those remain their personal names.» Número + times as many = Número + veces más.
Example: That is, a library that has three different files to look up loses nine times as many potential users as a library that has only one file.» Número + too many = demasiados, Número + de más, Número + de sobra.
Example: It cannot be said too often that one death is one too many.» one too many times = demasiadas veces.
Example: It was just one too many times for him.» on many an occasion = en muchas ocasiones, muchas veces.
Example: At least you know that the person looking after you has actually been in the same situation himself on many an occasion and he knows exactly how you're feeling.» on many occasions = en muchas ocasiones, muchas veces.
Example: On many occasions we have heard that a person went through surgery and had a speedy recovery.» over many years = durante el transcurso de muchos años, durante muchos años.
Example: Local history collections are being built up in many countries, whether as deliberate policy, based on collections of local antiquaries, or developed casually over many years = En muchos países se están creando colecciones de historia local, ya sea como fruto de una política delibrada, a partir de de colecciones de anticuarios de la localidad, o creadas de un modo casual durante el transcurso de muchos años.» so many = tantos. [Seguido de nombres cuantificables en plural (por ej., trabajos, ideas, etc.)]
Example: So many colleagues and students contributed ideas and suggestions for the examples in this book that it would be impossible to thank them all personally by name.» the many + Nombre = la diversidad de + Nombre.
Example: The article is entitled 'The many roles of public libraries in Canada and the challenges they present' = La diversidad de funciones de las bibliotecas públicas de Canada y los retos que presentan.» there + be + no telling how many/much = no saberse cuánto(s), no haber forma/manera/modo de averiguar/conocer/saber cuánto(s).
Example: There was no telling how many more women had been too ashamed to go to the police.» There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip = del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho, entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho.
Example: There's many a slip twixt cup and lip, of course, in plans like these, but that's the intention now.» too many = demasiados.
Example: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.» too many chiefs (and) not enough Indians = muchos jefes y pocos indios, muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores, demadiados jefes y pocos indios, demasiados jefes y pocos trabajadores.
Example: Limiting the number of leaders streamlines decision-making, avoiding the perils of too many chiefs and not enough indians.» too many cooks (spoil the broth) = demasiados participantes. [Proverbio que se utiliza para indicar que cuando hay demasiadas personas que intentan ayudar en algo unas se entorpecen a otras]
Example: The problem is not, as in the States, a case of too many cooks but one of an exceedingly complex menu of services and separate benefits set out in a language that at times even the chef does not understand.» twice + as many = el doble.
Example: The uncompetitive English book trade at the end of the seventeenth century imported twice as many books as it was able to sell abroad.» use in + many/different ways = usar de muchas formas (diferentes), utilizar de muchas formas (diferentes).
Example: Sticker labels can be used in many different ways and can come in many different forms.» way too many = demasiado.
Example: I am not sure that we incarcerate too many people, but I am certain that we incarcerate way too many people for way too long.