Translation of much in Spanish:

much

mucho, adj.
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Pronunciation /mətʃ//mʌtʃ/

adjective

1
mucho
mucha
I don't need much water/coal — no necesito mucha agua/mucho carbón
- do you listen to much classical music? — ¿escuchas mucha música clásica?
- I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero
- you've given me $2 too much — me has dado 2 dólares de más
- not much evidence has so far been found — hasta el momento no se han descubierto muchas pruebas
- he passed the exam without much effort — pasó el examen sin mucho / sin demasiado esfuerzo
- there isn't much point in carrying on — no tiene mucho sentido seguir
- how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
2
mucho
mucha
much work still needs to be done — todavía queda mucho trabajo por hacer
- I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera
- use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites
- you drink too much coffee — tomas demasiado café

pronoun

1
mucho
mucha
you'd better buy some coffee/flour; there isn't much left — vas a tener que comprar café/harina; no queda mucho/mucha
- half a slice of bread isn't much of a meal — media rebanada de pan no es comida
- he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien
- what do you think of the new boss? — not much — ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? — no gran cosa
- their house is not much to write home about — la casa no es nada del otro mundo
- do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?
- I don't have much to do today — hoy no tengo mucho que hacer
- the champion won, though not by much / (British also) though there wasn't much in it — el campeón ganó, pero por poco
- how much does a ticket cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta una entrada?
- How do you disagree with much of what the papers print, yet defend to the death their right to print it?
- Few argue with the need to improve the shabby eyesore which blights much of Piccadilly.
- She didn't say much other than what she was up to professionally, but there you go.
- So much of modern medicine relies on our understanding of the physiology of the human body.
- It is therefore no wonder that it yields poor crops, in return for much labour and expense.
- So much money is going into the city centre and we feel that we're being ignored.
- So much it is possible to learn from reading the newspapers and watching the television.
- Often this turns out to be a hoax, clogging up the net and causing much unnecessary anxiety.
- I am a little afraid to ask what it is, but I do know I will not be eating much of this.
- Local drivers will bear much of the cost, through road tolls and vehicle licence fees.
- To be honest I was asleep for much of the flight so I really don't know what happened.
- These stories are rife on the streets and provoke much fear, among the rich and poor equally.
- He is thought to have spent much of the previous night at a North Yorkshire guest house.
- Technically that's a good thing, as it means there's not much bad going on in the world.
- None of the brothers had given much thought to the consequences of their actions.
- There was so much juicy gossip it was hard to pay much attention to the debate.
- The whole show was cringingly off the mark and much of the time was just plain boring and pointless.
- I didn't have much interesting news to offer him, but it was nice just to talk to him.
- He does not have much free time but when he does he enjoys spending time in his garden.
- The most important thing is that we're here and there isn't much left for the finish.
2
mucho
mucha
much still remains to be done — todavía queda mucho por hacer
- much of the equipment was useless — gran parte del equipo no servía
- much of the day was taken up with … — gran parte / la mayor parte del día se fue en …
- the cat eats almost as much as the dog — el gato come casi tanto como el perro
- I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido
- three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer
- you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana
- I expected as much of him — yo me lo esperaba de él
- you need at least twice as much — necesitas por lo menos el doble
- and as much again — y otro tanto
- it wasn't so much that he was late; it was the fact that he didn't seem to care — no fue tanto el hecho de que llegara tarde, sino que le diera igual
- however much she eats, she never puts on weight — coma lo que coma, nunca engorda
- but this much I can tell you … — lo que sí te puedo decir es que …
- you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

adverb

1
- 1.1(to large extent)
  mucho
  I like it very much — me gusta mucho
  it won't go on much after nine o'clock — no se alargará hasta mucho más de las nueve
  it is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco / no mucho
  I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos
  I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla
  I am much saddened by your attitude — me entristece sobremanera tu actitud
  you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo
  the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya
  he wasn't so much rude as cold and unfriendly — más que grosero estuvo frío y antipático
  you talk/work too much — hablas/trabajas demasiado
  much as / though I dislike her, one has to admire her courage — a pesar de lo que me desagrada / por mucho que me desagrade, tengo que admirar su valor
  much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa
  He had not much liked the earlier hit he had taken, and he absolutely despised this.
  Will rushed over to check I was ok, and gave me a much-needed hug, stroking my hair as he did so.
  In wealthy areas, the total income available to be taxed is much higher than in poor areas.
  Such a screenwriter runs the risk of being accused of much more than just poor taste.
  The rich are much more powerful than the poor and will crush them with a level playing field.
  Sherry has been much reviled by reviewers and accused of literally losing the plot.
  The dog is a much loved family pet and on these two occasions it was allowed to roam on to the street.
  Yet the poor person is much more likely to spend an additional dollar than a rich person.
  So much so, that when I do have a task to perform, it seems like a really big deal.
  It is a gesture that is very much appreciated by myself and Dawn's family in Devon.
  In his studies he was much influenced by the thinking of Gandhi and Reinhold Niebuhr.
  The main river is a much different prospect, with a nice variety of fish falling to maggot.
  Her shoulders shone with a deepening tan, much different from when he had first seen her.
  He was much respected for his willingness to listen, and for the sincerity of his advice.
  Michael will miss his adopted home and the camaraderie and will be much missed in turn.
  The meeting of City fans on Monday revealed that the soul of York City is very much alive.
  Their innovative power and tremendous humour and charm are still very much intact.
  Scotland was a much poorer country than England at the time of the Treaty of Union.
  So much did he love playing the trumpet that he had bought a new instrument.
  McEwan has always had a twinkle in her eyes and this is going to be very much evident with the new series.
- 1.2(often)
  mucho
  do you use your bicycle much? — ¿usas mucho la bicicleta?
  I don't listen to the radio very much — no escucho mucho la radio
  she doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes / como solía
  He is kind of an egocentric person and I guess if he doesn't read much, he doesn't think anyone does either.
  I don't go out much anymore, so a Guide Dog would be wasted on me.
  We don't watch tv much, but we spend all of our time on the Internet.
2
mucho
your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía
- he won't stay much longer — no se va a quedar mucho más (tiempo)
- this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias esta es, con mucho, la más grande
- this is much the hottest summer we've had in a long time — este es, con mucho, el verano más caluroso que hemos tenido en mucho tiempo
- I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupado para hacerlo
- I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa
- I'm not much good at chess — no soy muy bueno para el ajedrez
- it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío
3
(more or less, approximately)
he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual
- one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas
- the street looks much the way it did 80 years ago — la calle no ha cambiado casi nada en 80 años
- at much the same time — más o menos a la misma hora