English translation of 'tanto'

tanto

/a [ˈtanto]

indefinite adjective

(molto)

(quantità) a lot of ⧫ much

(numero) a lot of ⧫ many

(così tanto)

(quantità) so much ⧫ such a lot of

(numero) so many ⧫ such a lot of

ogni tanti chilometri/giorni every so many kilometres/days

tante persone, tante opinioni diverse there are as many different opinions as there are people

c’è ancora tanta strada da fare! there’s still a long way to go!

tante volte so many times ⧫ so often

2. (rafforzativo) such

l’ha detto con tanta gentilezza he said it with such kindness or so kindly

ho aspettato per tanto tempo I waited so long or for such a long time

tanto... quanto... (quantità) as much ... as ...; (numero) as many ... as ...

ho tanta pazienza quanta ne hai tu I am as patient as you are ⧫ I have as much patience as you (have)

ha tanti amici quanti nemici he has as many friends as he has enemies

ho tanti libri quanti ne ha lui I have as many books as him or as he has

indefinite pronoun

(molto) much ⧫ a lot

(così tanto) so much ⧫ such a lot

(plurale)

tanti/e (molti) many ⧫ a lot; (così tanti) so many ⧫ such a lot

è una ragazza come tante she’s like any other girl

è solo uno dei tanti che... he’s just one of the many who ...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto I thought there was (such) a lot ⧫ I thought there was plenty

se cerchi un bicchiere, lassù ce ne sono tanti if you are looking for a glass there are a lot or lots up there

tanti credono sia semplice farlo many people believe it is easy to do

(altrettanto)

tanto quanto as much as

(plurale)

tanti quanti as many as

tempo? ne ho tanto quanto basta time? I have as much as I need

3. (con valore indeterminato)

riceve un tanto al mese he receives so much a month

costa un tanto al metro it costs so much per or a metre

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l’alloggio of the money I’ve got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell’anno millecinquecento e tanti in the year fifteen hundred and something

4. (fraseologia)

me ne ha dette tante! he gave me a real mouthful!

di tanto in tanto every so often ⧫ (every) now and again

è rimasto con tanto di naso he was left feeling disappointed

tanto di guadagnato! so much the better!

tanto meglio così! so much the better!

se tanto mi dà tanto oh well, if that’s the case ...

guardare qc con tanto d'occhi to gaze wide-eyed at sth

ogni tanto every so often ⧫ (every) now and then

ascoltava con tanto d'orecchi he was all ears

tanto vale che... you may or might as well ...

adverb

(così, in questo modo)

(con verbo) so much ⧫ such a lot

(con avverbio, aggettivo) so

(così a lungo) so long

tanto... che... so ... (that) ...

è tanto bello che sembra finto it’s so beautiful (that) it seems unreal

tanto... da... so ... as ...

saresti tanto gentile da prendermi una tazza? would you be so kind as to get me a cup?

è stato tanto idiota da crederci he was stupid enough to believe it

non lavorare tanto! don’t work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! they go so well together!

2. (nei comparativi)

tanto... quanto... as ... as ...

è tanto gentile quanto discreto he is as kind as he is discreet

non è poi tanto difficile quanto sembra it is not as difficult as it seems after all

mi piace non tanto per l’aspetto quanto per il suo carattere I like her not so much for her looks as for her personality

conosco tanto Carlo quanto suo padre I know both Carlo and his father

3. (molto) very

un’ora a dir tanto an hour at the most

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo it doesn’t take much to understand it

non è poi tanto giovane he is not all that young after all

l’ho visto tanto giù he seemed or looked very down to me

scusami tanto I’m very sorry, do excuse me

sono tanto tanto contento di vederti I’m so very happy to see you

vengo tanto volentieri I’d love to come

4. (a lungo) (for) long

starai via tanto? will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto don’t stay out for long

5. (solamente) just

tanto per cambiare (also ironic) just for a change

parla tanto per parlare he talks just for the sake of talking

tanto per ridere just for a laugh

una volta tanto just for once

6. (con valore moltiplicativo)

due volte tanto twice as much

tre volte tanto three times as much

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà the more you insist the more stubborn he’ll be

tanto più lo vedo tanto meno mi piace the more I see him the less I like him

conjunction

after all

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente I’ll do it, after all it won’t cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa do without then, I don’t care

tanto è inutile in any case it’s useless

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