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many a child is hungry because the brewer is rich

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quand les parents boivent, les enfants trinquent

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many

      adj   (=a lot of)   beaucoup de
→ Many people have been killed.
→ Not many films are made in Finland.
The film has many special effects.      Le film a beaucoup d'effets spéciaux., 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 cigarettes do you smoke a day?
→ No-one knows how many people were killed.
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 ...
→ For a great many men and women, romance can be a most important part of marriage.
a problem for a great many women      un problème pour un grand nombre de femmes
a good many ...      un bon nombre de ...
→ he attracted a good many doctoral candidates from East Asia
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
→ You can enter as many competitions as you want and can afford.
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)   ...
→ This is the rock on which many a woman's career has smashed.
many a time      plus d'une fois
→ That's happened many a time to me.

      pron   beaucoup
→ A few of the questions are easy, but many are rather difficult
Some find jobs, but many are forced to beg.      Certains trouvent du travail mais beaucoup sont obligés de mendier.
not many      pas beaucoup
→ We stood up, thinking through the possibilities. There weren't many.
how many?      combien?
How many do you want?      Combien en veux-tu?
many of      beaucoup de
→ In many of these neighbourhoods people don't have telephones.
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 four million people watched the parade.
as many as ten thousand people      jusqu'à dix mille personnes
as many as        (+ clause)    autant que
→ Let the child try on as many as she likes.
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
→ "Has he got more books than you?" -- "Twice as many."

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mangy, manly, man, May

Collaborative Dictionary English-French


She is reputed to be rich.	exp.	Elle est réputée pour être riche.
She is reputed to be rich.	exp.	On dit qu'elle est riche.
there are rich pickings to be had in ...	exp.	il y a gros à gagner dans ...
many are called but few are chosen	exp.	beaucoup d'appelés, peu d'élus	Citation issue des Évangiles.
Children are being permanently damaged by malnutrition.	exp.	Les enfants souffrent de lésions permanentes dues à la malnutrition.
am hungry	v.	a faim
are hungry	v.	avoir faim
be hungry	v.	avoir faim
been hungry	past part.	eu faim
being hungry	pres. part	ayant faim
is hungry	v.	a faim
only the rich get richer	adv.	on ne prête qu'aux riches
was hungry	v.	eu faim
were hungry	v.	eu faim
being very hungry	pres. part	ayant très faim
was very hungry	v.	eu très faim
I was feeling hungry.	exp.	J'avais faim.
to be ravenously hungry	exp.	avoir une faim de loup
to be hungry for success	exp.	être avide de succès
to be rich in sth	exp.	être riche en qch
The sauce was too rich.	exp.	La sauce était trop lourde.
She was unaware that she was being filmed.	exp.	Elle ignorait qu'elle était filmée.
a hungry man is an angry man	adv.	ventre affamé n'a point d'oreilles
to be, or not to be, that is the question	q.	être ou ne pas être, telle est la question	Citation tirée de la pièce « Hamlet » de Shakespeare
be many.	v.	être nombreux ; être beaucoup	the advantages are many. les avantages sont nombreux.
I returned the shirt because it was faulty.	exp.	J'ai rapporté la chemise parce qu'elle avait un défaut.
She was refused promotion because of her sex.	exp.	On lui refusé une promotion à cause de son sexe.
How many continents are there?	exp.	Combien y a-t-il de continents?

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quand les parents boivent, les enfants trinquent	adv.	many a child is hungry because the brewer is rich

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