English translation of 'quanto'
adjective
1. (interrogativo)
(quantità) how much
(numero) how many
quanti anni hai? how old are you?
quanti metri desidera? how many metres would you like?
quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? how much did they ask you (for it)?
quanta stoffa ti serve? how much material do you need?
quanto tempo? how long? ⧫ how much time?
quanto tempo ci metti da qui all’ufficio? how long does it take you from here to the office?
quante volte? how often? ⧫ how many times?
2. (esclamativo)
quante storie! what a fuss!
quanto tempo sprecato! what a waste of time!
3. (relativo)
(quantità) as much as
(numero) as many as
ti darò quanto denaro ti serve I’ll give you as much money as you need
prendi quanti libri vuoi take as many books as you want
fermati quanto tempo vuoi stay as long as you want
pronoun
1. (interrogativo)
(quantità) how much
(numero) how many
quanto costa? how much does it cost?
quanto credi costerà? how much do you think it will cost?
quanto è da qui al negozio? how far is it from here to the shop?
quanti di loro? how many of them?
quanto ci hai messo a farlo? how long did it take you to do it?
quanti ne desidera? how many do you want?
quanti ne abbiamo oggi? what’s the date today?
quanto stai via? how long will you be away?
so che devo prendere del pane, ma non so quanto I know I must get some bread, but I don’t know how much
quant’è? how much is it?
2. (esclamativo)
vedi quanti hanno accettato! see how many have accepted!
quante me ne ha dette! (insulti) the way he insulted me!; (bugie) the number of lies he told me!
3. (relativo)
(quantità) as much as
(numero) as many as
gli darò quanto chiede I’ll give him what or as much as he asks for
è quanto di meglio potessi trovare it’s the best you could find
a quanto dice lui according to him
in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... in answer to the points raised in your letter ...
saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected
per quanto ne so as far as I know
faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti we’ll do all we can or as much as we can to help you
era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato he was happier than he had ever been
spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna he spends all that or every penny he earns ⧫ he spends as much as he earns
fanne venire quanti vuoi get as many as you like to come
Adjectives in ItalianIn Italian, adjectives always agree with the noun they describe, which means that they have to show whether they are masculine or feminine and singular or plural to match the noun. For further information, see Collins Easy Learning Italian Grammar.
GenderSingularPluralMasculinequantoquantiFemininequantaquante
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Italian Easy Learning GrammarAdjectives used in exclamationsIn Italian che…! is often used with a noun where we would say What a ...!
in English.
Che peccato! What a pity!
Che disordine! What a mess!
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in English.
Che peccato! What a pity!
Che disordine! What a mess!
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Italian Easy Learning GrammarInterrogative adjectivesWhat is an interrogative adjective?
An interrogative adjective is a question word such as which, what or how much
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An interrogative adjective is a question word such as which, what or how much
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Italian Easy Learning GrammarQuestion words1 How to ask questions using question words
The following are common question words which never change their form:
dove? where?
Dove abiti? Where ... Read more
The following are common question words which never change their form:
dove? where?
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adverb
1.
(quantità) how much
(numero) how many
sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! if you knew how far we have walked!
quanto fumi al giorno? how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?
Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! God only knows how angry I was!
quanto pesi? how much do you weigh?
quanto sono felice! how happy I am!
2. (nella misura o quantità che) as much as
aggiungere brodo quanto basta add sufficient or enough stock ⧫ add as much stock as is necessary
dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario you’ll have to wait as long as is necessary
strillava quanto poteva she was shouting at the top of her voice or as loud as she could
3. (come)
siamo ricchi quanto loro we are as rich as they are
mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi I’ve had more rest than ever recently
è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea she’s a very natural girl
è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie he’s famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry
è tanto sciocco quanto cafone he is as stupid as he is rude ⧫ he is both stupid and rude
quanto è vero Iddio...! I swear to God ...!
4.
in quanto insegnante as a teacher
non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti I didn’t ring as or since I was afraid I would wake you
in quanto a (per ciò che riguarda) as for
in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... as for the money you owe me ... ⧫ as far as the money you owe me is concerned ...
5.
per quanto si sforzi, non riesce however hard he tries he can’t do it
per quanto sembri complicato however complicated it may seem
cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti I’ll try and do something for him although or even though he doesn’t deserve it
6.
quanto meno the less
quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto the less one demands the more one is offered
quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco the harder or the more I try to remember the less I succeed
quanto più the more
quanto più presto potrò as soon as I can
verrò quanto prima I’ll come as soon or as early as possible
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Examples of 'quanto' in a sentence
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In other languages
quanto
British English: how
/haʊ/ ADVERB
asking about number or amount You use how when you ask about an amount.
How many people were at the party?
- American English: how /ˈhaʊ/
- Arabic: كَمْ
- Brazilian Portuguese: quanto, quantos
- Chinese: 多少
- Croatian: koliko
- Czech: kolik
- Danish: hvor
- Dutch: hoe
- European Spanish: cuánto
- Finnish: kuinka
- French: de quelle
- German: wieviel
- Greek: πόσο
- Italian: quanto
- Japanese: どのくらい
- Korean: 얼마나
- Norwegian: hvor
- Polish: ile
- European Portuguese: quanto
- Romanian: cât
- Russian: сколько
- Latin American Spanish: cuánto
- Swedish: hur
- Thai: เท่าใด
- Turkish: kaç
- Ukrainian: скільки
- Vietnamese: bao nhiêu
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