man·y (m n  )adj. more (môr, m  r), most (mst) 1. Being one of a large indefinite number; numerous: many a child; many another day. 2. Amounting to or consisting of a large indefinite number: many friends. n. (used with a pl. verb) 1. A large indefinite number: A good many of the workers had the flu. 2. The majority of the people; the masses: "The many fail, the one succeeds" (Tennyson). pron. (used with a pl. verb) Idiom: A large number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14). as many The same number of: moved three times in as many years. [Middle English, from Old English manig; see menegh- in Indo-European roots.] |
many [ˈmɛnɪ]
determiner
1. (sometimes preceded by a great or a good)
a. a large number of many coaches many times
b. (as pronoun; functioning as plural) many are seated already
2. (foll by a, an, or another, and a singular noun) each of a considerable number of many a man
3. (preceded by as, too, that, etc.)
a. a great number of as many apples as you like too many clouds to see
b. (as pronoun; functioning as plural) I have as many as you
n
Many a large number; a company; multitude of people: the many, 1688.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  many - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number; "many temptations"; "the temptations are many"; "a good many"; "a great many"; "many directions"; "take as many apples as you like"; "too many clouds to see"; "never saw so many people"more - (comparative of `many' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning greater in number; "a hall with more seats"; "we have no more bananas"; "more than one" some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" few - a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number; "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle" |
many
determiner
pronoun
a lot, lots (informal), plenty, a mass, scores, piles (informal), tons (informal), heaps (informal), large numbers, a multitude, umpteen (informal), a horde, a thousand and one Many had avoided the delays by consulting the tourist office.
the many the masses, the people, the crowd, the majority, the rank and file, the multitude, (the) hoi polloi It gave power to a few to change the world for the many.
Translations
many [ˈmenɪ]
A. ADJ → muchos/as
many people → mucha gente, muchas personas
in many cases → en muchos casos
a good or a great many houses → muchas or (LAm) bastantes casas
however many books you have → por muchos libros que tengas
not many people → poca gente
so many → tantos/as
so many flies → tantas moscas
ever so many people → la mar de gente, tantísimas personas
many a time I've seen him act, many's the time I've seen him act → muchas veces lo he visto actuar
too many → demasiados/as
too many difficulties → demasiadas dificultades
many people → mucha gente, muchas personas
in many cases → en muchos casos
a good or a great many houses → muchas or (LAm) bastantes casas
however many books you have → por muchos libros que tengas
not many people → poca gente
so many → tantos/as
so many flies → tantas moscas
ever so many people → la mar de gente, tantísimas personas
many a time I've seen him act, many's the time I've seen him act → muchas veces lo he visto actuar
too many → demasiados/as
too many difficulties → demasiadas dificultades
B. PRON → muchos/as
many of them came → muchos(de ellos)vinieron
he has as many as I have → tiene tantos como yo
he has three times as many as I have → tiene tres veces más que yo
there were as many as 100 at the meeting → asistieron a la reunión hasta cien personas
as many again → otros tantos
and as many more → y otros tantos
how many are there? → ¿cuántos hay?
how many there are! → ¡cuántos hay!
however many you have → por muchos que tengas
not many → pocos
not many came → vinieron pocos
many of them came → muchos(de ellos)vinieron
he has as many as I have → tiene tantos como yo
he has three times as many as I have → tiene tres veces más que yo
there were as many as 100 at the meeting → asistieron a la reunión hasta cien personas
as many again → otros tantos
and as many more → y otros tantos
how many are there? → ¿cuántos hay?
how many there are! → ¡cuántos hay!
however many you have → por muchos que tengas
not many → pocos
not many came → vinieron pocos
C. N the many → la mayoría
many [ˈmɛni]
adj (= a lot of) → beaucoup de
The film has many special effects → Le film a beaucoup d'effets spéciaux.
BUT Le film a de nombreux effets spéciaux.
Were there many people at the concert? → Est-ce qu'il y avait beaucoup de monde au concert?, Est-ce qu'il y avait beaucoup de gens au concert?
He hasn't got many friends → Il n'a pas beaucoup d'amis.
how many ... → combien de ...
How many euros do you get for £100? → Combien d'euros a-t-on pour une livre?
very many → beaucoup de
I haven't got very many CDs → Je n'ai pas beaucoup de CD.
a great many ... → un grand nombre de ...
a problem for a great many women → un problème pour un grand nombre de femmes
a good many ... → un bon nombre de ...
so many ... → autant de ...
I've never seen so many policemen → Je n'ai jamais vu autant de policiers.
too many ... → trop de ...
too many difficulties → trop de difficultés
She makes too many mistakes → Elle fait trop d'erreurs.
as many ... as → autant de ... que
I entered as many photo competitions as I could → Je me suis inscrit à autant de concours de photos que j'ai pu.
twice as many ... → deux fois plus de ...
We produce ten times as many tractors as the United States → Nous produisons dix fois plus de tracteurs que les Etats-Unis.
many a ... → bien des ..., plus d'un(e) ...
many a time → plus d'une fois
The film has many special effects → Le film a beaucoup d'effets spéciaux.
BUT Le film a de nombreux effets spéciaux.
Were there many people at the concert? → Est-ce qu'il y avait beaucoup de monde au concert?, Est-ce qu'il y avait beaucoup de gens au concert?
He hasn't got many friends → Il n'a pas beaucoup d'amis.
how many ... → combien de ...
How many euros do you get for £100? → Combien d'euros a-t-on pour une livre?
very many → beaucoup de
I haven't got very many CDs → Je n'ai pas beaucoup de CD.
a great many ... → un grand nombre de ...
a problem for a great many women → un problème pour un grand nombre de femmes
a good many ... → un bon nombre de ...
so many ... → autant de ...
I've never seen so many policemen → Je n'ai jamais vu autant de policiers.
too many ... → trop de ...
too many difficulties → trop de difficultés
She makes too many mistakes → Elle fait trop d'erreurs.
as many ... as → autant de ... que
I entered as many photo competitions as I could → Je me suis inscrit à autant de concours de photos que j'ai pu.
twice as many ... → deux fois plus de ...
We produce ten times as many tractors as the United States → Nous produisons dix fois plus de tracteurs que les Etats-Unis.
many a ... → bien des ..., plus d'un(e) ...
many a time → plus d'une fois
pron → beaucoup
Some find jobs, but many are forced to beg → Certains trouvent du travail mais beaucoup sont obligés de mendier.
not many → pas beaucoup
how many? → combien?
How many do you want? → Combien en veux-tu?
many of → beaucoup de
that's too many → c'est trop
so many → autant
I didn't know there would be so many → Je ne savais pas qu'il y en aurait autant.
as many as (= up to) → jusqu'à
as many as ten thousand people → jusqu'à dix mille personnes
as many as (+ clause) → autant que
as many as you want; as many as you like → autant que vous voulez
as many as I could → autant que j'ai pu
as many as possible → autant que possible
twice as many → deux fois plus
Some find jobs, but many are forced to beg → Certains trouvent du travail mais beaucoup sont obligés de mendier.
not many → pas beaucoup
how many? → combien?
How many do you want? → Combien en veux-tu?
many of → beaucoup de
that's too many → c'est trop
so many → autant
I didn't know there would be so many → Je ne savais pas qu'il y en aurait autant.
as many as (= up to) → jusqu'à
as many as ten thousand people → jusqu'à dix mille personnes
as many as (+ clause) → autant que
as many as you want; as many as you like → autant que vous voulez
as many as I could → autant que j'ai pu
as many as possible → autant que possible
twice as many → deux fois plus
many
many:
adj, pron → viele; many people → viele (Menschen or Leute); she has many → sie hat viele (davon); he hasn’t got many → er hat nicht viele (davon); there were as many as 20 → es waren sogar 20 da; fifty went to France and as many to Germany → fünfzig gingen nach Frankreich und ebenso viele nach Deutschland; as many again → noch einmal so viele; they are just so many cowards → das sind lauter Feiglinge; there’s one too many → einer ist zu viel; he’s had one too many (inf) → er hat einen zu viel or einen über den Durst getrunken (inf); they were too many for us → sie waren zu viele or zu zahlreich für uns; he made one mistake too many → er hat einen Fehler zu viel gemacht; a good/great many houses → eine (ganze) Reihe or Anzahl Häuser; many a good soldier → so mancher gute Soldat; many a time → so manches Mal; she waited many a long year (liter) → sie wartete gar manches lange Jahr (liter); many’s the time I’ve heard that old story → ich habe diese alte Geschichte so manches Mal gehört
n the many → die (große) Masse
many:
many-coloured, (US) many-colored
adj → bunt, vielfarbig
many-sided
adj → vielseitig; figure also → vieleckig; it’s a many problem → das Problem hat sehr viele verschiedene Aspekte
many [ˈmɛnɪ] adj & pron → molti/e, tanti/e
too many difficulties → troppe difficoltà
many a ... → più di un(a)..., molti/e...
a great many → un gran numero (di), moltissimi/e
so many books → (così) tanti libri
many people → molta or tanta gente, molte persone
there were as many as 100 at the meeting → alla riunione c'erano ben 100 persone
many a man → più d'uno, molti
many a time → più volte
he has as many as I have → ne ha tanti quanti ne ho io
there's one too many → ce n'è uno in più
he's had one too many → ha bevuto un bicchiere di troppo
as many again → altrettanti
twice as many → due volte tanto
a good or great many houses → moltissime case, un gran numero di case
how many? → quanti/e?
how many people? → quanta gente?, quante persone?
there are too many of you → siete (in) troppi
however many there may be → per quanti ce ne siano
many of them came → molti di loro sono venuti
too many difficulties → troppe difficoltà
many a ... → più di un(a)..., molti/e...
a great many → un gran numero (di), moltissimi/e
so many books → (così) tanti libri
many people → molta or tanta gente, molte persone
there were as many as 100 at the meeting → alla riunione c'erano ben 100 persone
many a man → più d'uno, molti
many a time → più volte
he has as many as I have → ne ha tanti quanti ne ho io
there's one too many → ce n'è uno in più
he's had one too many → ha bevuto un bicchiere di troppo
as many again → altrettanti
twice as many → due volte tanto
a good or great many houses → moltissime case, un gran numero di case
how many? → quanti/e?
how many people? → quanta gente?, quante persone?
there are too many of you → siete (in) troppi
however many there may be → per quanti ce ne siano
many of them came → molti di loro sono venuti
adj many [ˈmeni]
a great number of Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes. baie كَثير много mnoho mange viele πολλοί mucho, muchos palju بسیار؛ زیاد monta beaucoup הַרבֶּה अनेक mnogo, velik broj sok banyak margir molti, molte 多くの 많은 daugelis, daugybė daudz banyak veel mange dużo, wiele muitos mult многие; много mnoho, veľa mnogo mnogo många มากมาย çok 許多的 багато متعدد nhiều; lắm 许多的
pron
a great number A few people survived, but many died. baie كَثير، عَدَد كَبير множество mnoho mange viele πολλοί muchos paljud بسیاری monet beaucoup הַרבֶּה ढेर सारे mnoštvo sok(an) banyak margir molti, molte 多数 다수 daugelis daudzi banyak veel mengde, hel del wiele muitos mult многие veľa mnogi mnogo många คนหรือสิ่งของจำนวนมาก çok 許多 багато بڑی تعداد nhiều 许多
many-
having a great number of (something) many-coloured; many-sided. veel مُتَعَدِّد с много mnoho- mange- viel-... πολυ- (ως α΄ συνθ.) multi- mitme- چند moni- à beaucoup de, multi- רַב- बहुत सारे više- sok-, több- banyak marg- multi- 多－ 많은 수의 daugia- daudz- banyak veel{#169} mange-, fler- wielo- multi- cu mai multe много- mnoho- več... više- mång- มาก çok... (-li) 多...的 багато- کسی چیز کی بڑی مقدار (từ ghép) nhiều 多...的
many a
a great number of I've told him many a time to be more polite. baie كَثيرون، عَدَد كَبير много mnoho mange des öfteren πολλοί muchos mitu چندین monen monta maint הַרבֵּה अनेक višestruko sok, számos banyak (fjöl)margur, margoft parecchi, parecchie 数々の 매우 많은, 여러 daug daudz banyak menig mang en wiele muitas (vezes) de mai multe много veľakrát mnog mnogo mången บ่อย pek çok, birçok 許多 багато کئی بار nhiều 许多的
many means a great number (of): many cars ; Some are full, but many are empty .
much means a great amount (of): much effort ; She doesn't say much .
many → عديد, كثير mnoho mange viele πολλοί muchos moni beaucoup, nombreux mnogi molti 多くの, 多数 다수, 많은 veel mange, mye liczni, wiele muitos многие, многочисленные många คนหรือสิ่งของจำนวนมาก, มากมาย çok nhiều 许多, 许多的
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